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LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the newly appointed chairs and vice chairs for its 2026-2027 committees and affinity groups, including appointments to the new Academy Marquee Theater Committee. The Academy’s committees and affinity groups bring together members to advance key initiatives, inform Academy policy and programs and serve the interests of its membership. All chairs and vice chairs serve one-year terms.

Kim Taylor-Coleman re-elected president of the Academy Foundation Board LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the newly elected 2026-2027 Academy Foundation Board members and officers.

STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (TIFF) ALL WINNING FILMS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR 99TH OSCARS® LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted 16 students as winners of the 53rd Student Academy Awards® competition. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received 2,972 entries from 894 colleges and universities worldwide.

ACADEMY BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2026-2027 OFFICERS ELECTED LOS ANGELES, CA – Oscar®-nominated producer Lynette Howell Taylor was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors.

MEET THE 2026 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS FINALISTS Alternative/Experimental Lei He, “Drifting,” Duke University (United States) Sinned Raun, “Everyone Always Experience Everything Equally,” VIA Film and Transmedia (Denmark) Zsófia Pethő, “Inlands,” Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (Hungary) Sara Khani, “Neither Reality, Nor Fiction,” Pars University of Architecture and Art (Iran) Raghad Albakheet, “A subconscious dive,” Jordan Cinema Academy (Jordan) Viktorie Štěpánová, “Volklore,”...

Oscar® statuettes to be presented to honorees on November 15 in partnership with Rolex LOS ANGELES, CA – Producer and former Academy Producers Branch governor Jennifer Todd will produce the 17th Governors Awards for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor announced today. It is her first time producing the event.

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 529 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures. This year, there are 95 Oscar® nominees, including 21 winners, and three Scientific and Technical Award recipients among the invitees.

MEET THE 2026 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS SEMIFINALISTS Alternative/Experimental Yuchen Li, “BLACK WASTELAND,” Royal College of Art (United Kingdom) Noga Erlich Kochavi, “Cold Hands,” Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem (Israel) Lei He, “Drifting,” Duke University (United States) Sinned Raun, “Everyone Always Experience Everything Equally,” VIA Film and Transmedia (Denmark) Antonina Bialobrzeska, “Exegi Monumentum,” Gerrit Rietveld Academy (Netherlands) Eva Sajanová, “How to Listen to...

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2026-2027 Board of Governors. The governors will take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term. In February 2026, the Board approved a bylaws amendment that ensures equity in board representation among branches.

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that submissions for the 2027 Scientific and Technical Awards are open. The deadline to submit is Thursday, July 23, at 5 p.m. PT. Through the Scientific and Technical Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honors the individuals and companies whose discoveries and innovations have contributed in significant and lasting ways to motion pictures.