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Encyclopedia > Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Abbreviation AMPAS
Formation May 11, 1927
Type Film organization
Headquarters Beverly Hills, California, USA
Location 8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90211
Membership 6,000
President Sid Ganis
Website www.oscars.org
Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study building on La Cienega Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California
Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study building on La Cienega Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California
Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in the Hollywood, district.
Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in the Hollywood, district.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Beverly Hills redirects here. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Sid Ganis is a jewish motion picture producer in the United_states who produced such films as Deuce_Bigalow, Big_Daddy_(movie), Mr. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 829 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mary Pickford Academy of Motion Picture... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 829 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mary Pickford Academy of Motion Picture... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of...


The Academy is composed of over 6,000 motion picture professionals. While the great majority of its members are based in the United States, membership is open to qualified filmmakers around the world. As of 2004, the Academy roster included theatrical filmmakers from 36 countries.[1]


The Academy is known around the world for its annual Academy Awards, informally known as the "Oscars." In addition, the Academy gives Student Academy Awards annually to filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate level; awards up to five Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting annually; and operates the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, California and the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood, California, which will expand to include The Museum of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to open as a tourist attraction by 2012.[2] Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Student Academy Awards are awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate levels, primarily in the United States. ... Beverly Hills redirects here. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue...


The current president of the Academy is Sid Ganis. Sid Ganis is a jewish motion picture producer in the United_states who produced such films as Deuce_Bigalow, Big_Daddy_(movie), Mr. ...

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Membership

All members must be invited to join. Invitation comes from the Board of Governors. Membership eligibility may be achieved by a competitive nomination or a member may submit a name based on other significant contribution to the field of motion pictures. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of...


New membership proposals are considered annually. The Academy does not publicly disclose its membership, although past press releases have announced the names of those who have been invited to join.


Academy membership is divided into 15 branches, representing different disciplines in motion pictures. Members may not belong to more than one branch. Members whose work does not fall within one of the branches may belong to a group known as "Members At Large."


Academy Branches

  • Actors
  • Art Directors
  • Cinematographers
  • Directors
  • Documentary
  • Executives
  • Film Editors
  • Makeup
  • Music
  • Producers
  • Public Relations
  • Short Films and Feature Animation
  • Sound
  • Visual Effects
  • Writers

Original 36 founders of the Academy

Actors

Directors Richard (Dick) Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 - August 17, 1963) was a silent film star. ... Jack Holt (31 May 1888 - 18 January 1951) was a U.S motion picture actor. ... Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 - February 24, 1970) was a successful American screen actor and matinee idol of the silent film era and beyond. ... Milton Sills Milton Sills (January 12, 1882 - September 15, 1930) was a highly successful American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century. ... Douglas Fairbanks (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer, who became noted for his swashbuckling roles in silent movies such as The Mark of Zorro (1920), The Three Musketeers (1921), Robin Hood (1922), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and The Black Pirate (1926). ... Harold Clayton Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American film actor and director, most famous for his silent comedies. ... For the Katie Melua song, see Mary Pickford (Used to Eat Roses). ...

Writers The claim is made (under the heading Personal Life) that DeMille was in negotiations with MGM to direct Ben-Hur at the time of his death in January, 1959. ... Frank Lloyd (born 2 February 1886 in Glasgow, UK, died 10 August 1960 in Santa Monica, California, United States) was a film director, scriptwriter and producer. ... Henry King (* 24th January 1886 in Christiansburg, Virginia; † 29th June 1982 in Toluca Lake, California) was an American film director. ... Fred Niblo (born January 6, 1874 - died November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer. ... John Malcolm Stahl (January 21, 1886 – January 12, 1950) was an American film director and producer. ... Raoul Walsh as John Wilkes Booth in Birth of a Nation Raoul Walsh (March 11, 1887 – December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh. ...

Technicians Joseph Farnham (December 2, 1884 - June 2, 1931) is an Academy Award-winning film writer and film editor of the silent movie era to the early 1930s. ... Benjamin Glazer (May 7, 1887 - March 18, 1956) is an Academy Award-winning writer, producer, foley artist, and director of American films from the 1920s through the 1950s. ... Jeanie MacPherson (May 18, 1887 in Boston, Massachusetts - August 26, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) was a a silent film actress from 1908 to 1917 and a film screenwriter through the 1940s. ... Bess Meredyth was an award-winning film writer. ... Carey Wilson (May 19, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, - February 1, 1962, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) was an Oscar-nominated American writer, voice actor and producer. ...

Producers Cedric Gibbons in Dublin, Ireland, (23 March 1893 - 26 July 1960 was the art director at MGM studios. ...

Lawyers Charles H. V. Christie (April 13, 1880 – October 1, 1955) was a motion picture studio owner. ... Sidney Patrick Grauman (March 17, 1879 - March 5, 1950) was an American showman who created one of Southern Californias most recognizable and visited landmarks, Graumans Chinese Theater. ... Lasky in 1915. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Joseph M. Schenck, born December 25, 1878 - died October 22, 1961, was a pioneer executive who played a key role in the development of the United States film industry. ... Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 – September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. ... Harold (Harry) Morris Warner (born Hirsch Eichelbaum, December 12, 1881 Krasnosielc, Mazovia, Poland - 25 July 1958) was one of the founders of Warner Bros. ... This article is about Jack Warner, the head of Warner Brothers. ...

  • Edwin Loeb
  • George W. Cohen

Presidents of the Academy

Presidents are elected for one-year terms and may not be elected for more than four consecutive terms.

Douglas Fairbanks (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer, who became noted for his swashbuckling roles in silent movies such as The Mark of Zorro (1920), The Three Musketeers (1921), Robin Hood (1922), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and The Black Pirate (1926). ... Willam C. DeMille (July 25, 1878 - March 8, 1955) was a screenwriter and film director from the silent movie era through the early 1930s. ... Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 - February 24, 1970) was a successful American screen actor and matinee idol of the silent film era and beyond. ... Theodore Reed (1887 - 1959) was an American film director and producer. ... Frank Lloyd (born 2 February 1886 in Glasgow, UK, died 10 August 1960 in Santa Monica, California, United States) was a film director, scriptwriter and producer. ... This article is about the film director. ... Walter Wanger (July 11, 1894 - November 18, 1968) was an important American film producer. ... This article is about the actress. ... Jean Hersholt (July 12, 1886 - June 2, 1956) was an Danish actor. ... Charles Brackett (November 26, 1892-March 9, 1969) was an accomplished movie screenwriter and movie producer. ... George Seaton (April 17, 1911 - July 28, 1979) was an American playwright, film director and producer. ... George Stevens examining film from A Place in the Sun. ... Valentine Davies (25 August 1905 to 23 July 1961) was an American film and television writer, producer, and director. ... Actor Wendell Corey in a prisoner uniform from the 1956 film The Killer Is Loose Wendell Corey (March 20, 1914 – November 8, 1968) was an American actor. ... Arthur Freed (September 9, 1894 - April 12, 1973) was born Arthur Grossman in Down Ton Ton Village. ... Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... Daniel Taradash, (29 January 1913 - 22 February 2003) was an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter. ... Walter Mirisch (born November 8, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American film producer in Hollywood, California. ... Howard Winchel Koch (April 11, 1916 - February 16, 2001) was an American director and producer of motion pictures and television. ... Fay Mitchell Kanin (born May 9, 1917) is an American screenwriter who was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1979 to 1983. ... Robert Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was a sound effects editor, film editor, and Academy Award-winning American film producer and director. ... Richard Ferdinand Kahn was born in 1905, in Hampstead, England. ... Karl Malden (born on March 22, 1912) is an Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American actor, known for his expansive manner. ... Robert Rehme (5th May 1935 in Cincinatti Ohio) is a film producer, and his credits include films such as Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger and The Generals Daughter. ... Arthur Hiller, O.C. (born November 22, 1923 in Edmonton, Alberta) is an Oscar-nominated Canadian film director. ... Frank R. Pierson (born 12 May 1925) is an American screenwriter and film director. ... Sid Ganis is a jewish motion picture producer in the United_states who produced such films as Deuce_Bigalow, Big_Daddy_(movie), Mr. ...

Current administration of the Academy

Academy Officers 2007-2008


Board of Governors 2007-2008 Sid Ganis is a jewish motion picture producer in the United_states who produced such films as Deuce_Bigalow, Big_Daddy_(movie), Mr. ... Robert Rehme (5th May 1935 in Cincinatti Ohio) is a film producer, and his credits include films such as Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger and The Generals Daughter. ... Thomas Jeffrey Tom Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is a two-time Academy Award-, two-time Emmy-, four-time Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American film actor, director, voice-over artist, writer and film producer. ... Charles Bernstein (born April 4, 1950) is an American poet, critic, editor and teacher. ... Howard Winchel Koch, Jr. ...

Michael Apted (born 10 February 1941;) is an English director, producer, writer and actor. ... Dede Allen (born Dorothea Carothers Allen, 3 December, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American film editor. ... Edward James Begley, Jr. ... Charles Bernstein (February 28, 1943) is a Daytime Emmy Award winning composer for film and television music. ... James L. Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is a three-time Academy Award, nineteen-time Emmy and Golden Globe-winning American producer, writer, and film director. ... Bruce Broughton (born March 8, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is a film, video game, and television soundtrack composer who has composed several highly acclaimed soundtracks over his extensive career, including Homeward Bound and Silverado, as well as the video game Heart of Darkness (game). ... Donn Cambern (born October 29, 1929), is an Academy Award nominated film editor. ... Caleb Deschanel (born September 21, 1944) is an American cinematographer. ... Richard Edlund (December 6, 1940) is a multiple Academy Award- winning US special effects photographer. ... Category: ... Sid Ganis is a jewish motion picture producer in the United_states who produced such films as Deuce_Bigalow, Big_Daddy_(movie), Mr. ... The father of Max Goldblatt, Mark Goldblatt is an ACE (American Cinema Editor), and has edited well over thirty films, which include The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and Pearl Harbor (2001). ... Thomas Jeffrey Tom Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is a two-time Academy Award-, two-time Emmy-, four-time Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American film actor, director, voice-over artist, writer and film producer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mark Johnson may refer to: Mark Johnson (professor), philosophy professor Mark Johnson (footballer) (born 1978), Australian rules footballer Mark Johnson (film producer) Mark Johnson (umpire), baseball umpire Mark Johnson (hockey player) (born 1957) Mark Johnson (rugby) Mark Johnson (baseball analyst) Mark Johnson (musician) Mark Johnson (football club director), director of... Fay Mitchell Kanin (born May 9, 1917) is an American screenwriter who was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1979 to 1983. ... Producer Kathleen Kennedy Kathleen Kennedy (b. ... Howard Winchel Koch, Jr. ... John Alan Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) is an Academy Award-winning American animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. ... Paul Mazursky (born April 25, 1930) is an American actor and film director. ... Kevin OConnell is the Chief Meterologist of WGRZ-TV. The NBC affiliate in Buffalo, New York. ... Jeannine Claudia Oppewall is an Oscar Nominated Art Director. ... Constantine Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an Academy Award winning American film director and screenwriter. ... Richard Pearce (born January 25, 1943 in San Diego, California) is an American film director and producer. ... Robert Rehme (5th May 1935 in Cincinatti Ohio) is a film producer, and his credits include films such as Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger and The Generals Daughter. ... Owen Roizman, born 22 September 1936, is a celebrated cinematographer and a Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ... Commodore William Leonard Bill Taylor RAN (retired) (born 14 September 1938) an Australian Naval Officer, Politician and Administrator. ... Dr. Henry Franklin Jameson Frederick Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, director, producer and author. ... Albert Wolsky was born in Paris, France. ... Vilmos Zsigmond (born June 16, 1930) is a Hungarian-American cinematographer. ...

By Branch

Actors
Tom Hanks
Henry Winkler
Ed Begley Jr.
Art Directors
Rosemary Brandenburg
Jeannine Oppewall
Albert Wolsky
Cinematographers
Vilmos Zsigmond
Owen Roizman
Caleb Deschanel
Directors
Curtis Hanson
Paul Mazursky
Alexander Payne
Documentary
Richard Pearce
Michael Apted
Rob Epstein
Executives
Jim Gianopulos
Robert Rehme
Tom Sherak
Film Editors
Dede Allen
Donn Cambern
Mark Goldblatt
Makeup
Leonard Engelman

Branch was created in 2006, one Board Member will be elected each year until 2008, so that not all branch members would be up for re-election in the same year. Thomas Jeffrey Tom Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is a two-time Academy Award-, two-time Emmy-, four-time Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American film actor, director, voice-over artist, writer and film producer. ... Dr. Henry Franklin Jameson Frederick Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, director, producer and author. ... Edward James Begley, Jr. ... Jeannine Claudia Oppewall is an Oscar Nominated Art Director. ... Albert Wolsky was born in Paris, France. ... Vilmos Zsigmond (born June 16, 1930) is a Hungarian-American cinematographer. ... Owen Roizman, born 22 September 1936, is a celebrated cinematographer and a Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ... Caleb Deschanel (born September 21, 1944) is an American cinematographer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Paul Mazursky (born April 25, 1930) is an American actor and film director. ... Constantine Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an Academy Award winning American film director and screenwriter. ... Richard Pearce (born January 25, 1943 in San Diego, California) is an American film director and producer. ... Michael Apted (born 10 February 1941;) is an English director, producer, writer and actor. ... Robert Rehme (5th May 1935 in Cincinatti Ohio) is a film producer, and his credits include films such as Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger and The Generals Daughter. ... Dede Allen (born Dorothea Carothers Allen, 3 December, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American film editor. ... Donn Cambern (born October 29, 1929), is an Academy Award nominated film editor. ... The father of Max Goldblatt, Mark Goldblatt is an ACE (American Cinema Editor), and has edited well over thirty films, which include The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and Pearl Harbor (2001). ...

Music
Charles Fox
Charles Bernstein (composer)
Bruce Broughton
Producers
Hawk Koch
Mark Johnson
Kathleen Kennedy
Public Relations
Marvin Levy
Sid Ganis
Cheryl Boone Issacs
Short Films and Feature Animation
Carl Bell
John Lasseter
Jon Bloom
Sound
Curt Behlmer
Kevin O'Connell
J. Paul Huntsman
Visual Effects
Richard Edlund
Craig Barron
Bill Taylor
Writers
Frank R. Pierson
James L. Brooks
Fay Kanin

Category: ... Charles Bernstein (February 28, 1943) is a Daytime Emmy Award winning composer for film and television music. ... Bruce Broughton (born March 8, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is a film, video game, and television soundtrack composer who has composed several highly acclaimed soundtracks over his extensive career, including Homeward Bound and Silverado, as well as the video game Heart of Darkness (game). ... Howard Winchel Koch, Jr. ... Mark Johnson may refer to: Mark Johnson (professor), philosophy professor Mark Johnson (footballer) (born 1978), Australian rules footballer Mark Johnson (film producer) Mark Johnson (umpire), baseball umpire Mark Johnson (hockey player) (born 1957) Mark Johnson (rugby) Mark Johnson (baseball analyst) Mark Johnson (musician) Mark Johnson (football club director), director of... Kathleen Kennedy (b. ... Sid Ganis is a jewish motion picture producer in the United_states who produced such films as Deuce_Bigalow, Big_Daddy_(movie), Mr. ... Carl Bell is an American Musician born January 9, 1967 in Kenton, Tennessee. ... John Alan Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) is an Academy Award-winning American animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. ... Kevin OConnell is the Chief Meterologist of WGRZ-TV. The NBC affiliate in Buffalo, New York. ... Richard Edlund (December 6, 1940) is a multiple Academy Award- winning US special effects photographer. ... Commodore William Leonard Bill Taylor RAN (retired) (born 14 September 1938) an Australian Naval Officer, Politician and Administrator. ... Frank R. Pierson (born 12 May 1925) is an American screenwriter and film director. ... James L. Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is a three-time Academy Award, nineteen-time Emmy and Golden Globe-winning American producer, writer, and film director. ... Fay Mitchell Kanin (born May 9, 1917) is an American screenwriter who was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1979 to 1983. ...

See also

Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation, itself part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, an educational and nonprofit organization. ...

Not to be confused with...

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) is the organization which awards the Emmys. ... The House of the Academy, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... MPAA redirects here. ... The 2005 Prestige Awards Poster The Prestige Academy of Motion Pictures is a Virginia Beach based group that promotes film in the regional community. ...

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - MSN Encarta (306 words)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, organization founded in 1927 at Hollywood, California, for the purpose of raising the cultural and technical standards of professional filmmaking.
The academy is best known for its annual presentation of special awards of merit, called the Academy Awards.
The headquarters of the academy is in Beverly Hills, California.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (203 words)
Founded on May 11, 1927 in California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures.
The Academy is known around the world for its annual Academy Awards, informally known as the "Oscars".
In addition, the Academy gives Student Academy Awards annually to filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate level; awards up to five Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting annually; and operates the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, California and the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood, California.
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