Can The Academy Really Diversify the Oscars?If the nomination roster next spring, or in 2019, or 2021, looks enough like America not to generate an OscarsSoAnything protest, that will be a victory.
Tom Hanks Turned Down AMPAS-Prez GigNikki Finke reports that Tom Hanks was the board of governors’ top choice to replace the departing Sid Ganis as president.
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Jackman, Others Join the AcademyAmong the famous people invited to join as voting members are stars who either hosted, won awards, or helped out at last year’s Oscar ceremony.
Ellen Page Coldly Denied Admission Into Hip New AMPASThe Academy apparently instituted a new, stricter admissions policy way back in 2004 with the intent of making the membership younger, hipper, and more culturally diverse.