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FROM THE PRESIDENT Thalberg Award to Lucas, Honorary Usually, the most <>scars to Ray and Harryhausen difficult question facing the Academy Producer George He went on to complete the trilogy with president is: Whowill Lucas has been se­ APARAJITO and THE WORLD OF APU. produce the next lected by the Acad­ Among Ray's other films are DEVI, Oscar telecast? This emy Board of Gov­ CHARULATA and DAYS AND NIGHTS I , it wasil't a ernors to receive the THE FOREST. tough call to make. Irving G. Thalberg After the resounding , the ninth recipient of the Memorial Award at success of last year's Gordon E. Sawyer Award, is being recog­ the 64th Annual triple Emmy-win­ nized for his "technological contributions , ning Oscar Show, [thatl have brought credit to the industry." there was no way not while Indian film­ (continued on page 2) Karl Malden to ask Gil Cates to do maker it a third time. To my will be awarded an Honorary Oscar and great delight, Gil said 'yes." special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award. Since then, Gil has wasted no time in assem­ bling the creative talents who will work with George Lucas is regarded as one of the him. jeffMargolis will direct the live telecast industry'S most innovative and creative for the fourth consecutive time. Production motion picture producers. His "Star Wars" Designer Roy Christopher will work on his saga and "Indiana Jones" series rank among seventh Oscarcast. the top box office hits of all time. His dedication to technical quality in film pro­ Oscar-winning composer Bill Conti will serve duction and his commitment to research as, music director for the eighth time, and and development have led him to establish the very talented Debbie Allen will again be the LucasArts Entertainment Company, a the choreographer. Ray Aghayan returns to multi-media firm that has done pioneering oversee the costume design, and Hal Kanter and Buzz Kohan, Emmy-winners for last work in editing, audio and special effects. year's Show, will again write the sCript. In designating Lucas for the honor, the Academy Governors noted that he has It 's quite a team: a group_of talented me-I carried the producer's role beyon e and women who will work long hours for post-production phase of movie-making many weeks to put together the 64th Annual into the theaters. His leadership in encour­ Academy Awards Show. Lest J forget, an­ Sawyer Award winner Ray Harryhausen touches other element of the program will be a new aging exhibitors throughout the nation to up one of his creations during the filming of film assembled by Chuck Workman: six upgrade their sound and projection quality CLASH OF THE 71TANS. minutes of movie clips explOring the history was cited as an incalculable service to the ,-______offilm comedy. motion picture art. LoHery to Determine The production team really gels going full Satyajit Ray is being honored for his "rare Awards ncket Recipients bore with the announcement of nomina­ mastery of the art of motion pictures, and tions on February 19. And as a long-time for his profound humanitarian outlook, Although the postal service has improved observer ofthes e things, J believe we're going which has had an indelible influence on since the days of the Pony Express (well, to have some very interesting races in a filmmakers and audiences throughout the a bit), the Academy has concluded that a number of categories. world." lottery system will provide a fairer method for allocating Academy Awards Show tickets. Then, come the 3 0th ofMarch , we'll present Ray, born in Calcutta in 1921, gained initial the 64th Annual Academy Awards. Some fame for his "Apu" trilogy of films about a Here's how it will work. This year invita­ time that night, at the Governor's Ball after child growing up in modem . PA THER the Show, J will once again thank Gil Cates P ANCHALI, his first film, introduced Indian tions will be mailed the last week of for making that difficult question such an cinema to the West when it won a special February to the membership, with foreign easy one to answer. 1 jury prize at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. and out-of-state invitations sent Qut first. (continued on page 4) 1'.\(,[ 2 .\( .\I>I:\IY RI.I'ORT

Endowment Campaign On Target Honorary Oscars (continued from page 1) The Grand Staircase at the Academy's new The Directors Guild Educational and Be­ In the more than 50 years he has spent Center for Motion Picture Study has been nevolent Foundation pledged a $50,000 animating three-dimensional screen fanta­ named in honor of who, contribution to be paid over five years, and sies, Ray Harryhausen's name has become along with his wife Anne, has pledged Illig Construction Co., the firm which ex­ synonymous with spectacular special ef­ $100,000 to the Academy Foundation's ecuted the conversion of the former Beverly fects. Inspired by the original Endowment Campaign. Hills Waterworks into the award-winning to seek a career in filmmaking, he worked Center for Motion Picture Study, contrib­ initially on 's animated "My long relationship with the Douglas uted $25,000 to the Endowment Fund. A "." He worked on his first family makes this contribution particularly $41,250 payment from the Motion Picture feature, MIGHTY JOE YOUNG, as head meaningful to me," said Academy Presi­ Association represents the Academy and assistant to Willis O'Brien. In dent Karl Malden. "I learned the craft of Foundation'S latest share of revenues from association with producer Charles Schneer, acting side by side with a fellow named HOLLYWOOD, THE GIIT OF LAUGHTER, a Harryhausen made such films as THE SEV­ Izzy Demsky, who turned into Kirk Dou­ . compilation film produced by major stu­ E TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD , JASON AND glas, and myoid 'Streets of San Francisco' dios about ten years ago and released as a TIlE ARGONAUT'S and CLASH OF TIlE TITANS. sidekick has been a leader television special. The Academy Founda­ of this campaign from the outset. The tion, one of several charities sharing in The Irving G. Thalberg Award to George Douglas family hasbeen a major reason for these proceeds, has received a total of Lucas and the Honorary Oscar to Satyajit the success of tlie drive to . build this $209,239 over the past decade. Ray will be presented during the 64th endowment. " Annual Academy Awards Presentation at In other campaign developments, Simon the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on March New major individual contributors to the Kornblit, Executive Vice President ofWorld­ 30. The Gordon E. Sawyer Award will be campaign include Robert Daly, who also wide Marketing for Universal Pictures, has presented to Ray Harryhausen at the pledged $100,000, as well as Ann-Margret, accepted appointment to the Endowment Academy's Scientific or Technical Awards Bette Midler and Alan· Ladd, Jr. , each of Campaign Committee. Also joining the ceremonies on March 7 and will be broad­ whom pledged a gift of $50,000 to be paid committee is Academy Vice President cast as part of Awards Presentation on over the next five years. Arthur Hamilton, who chairs the Academy's March 30. 1 Music Branch Executive Committee. 1 Awards Video Ready For Release "Oscar's Greatest Moments," the Academy's capped by the presentation of a number of videotape compilation ofAcademy Awards excerpts from "Oscar's Greatest Moments." highlights scheduled for release on Febru­ Joining Academy President Karl Malden at ary 19, was the focus of a gala premiere the podium during the program were celebration at the Center for Motion Picture Kathy Bates, ,Joe Man~egna, Study on January 15. All of the Academy's EdwardJames Olmos, Academy Executive proceeds from the sale of the tape will Director Bruce Davis and Pat Campbell, benefit the Center's endowment fund. president of Columbia TriStar Home Video, the distributor of "Oscar's Greatest Upon an-ivai at the Center, guests were Moments" and host of the affair. Ben Kingsley and Tom Hulce at the celebration for given tours of the faCility before moving the release of "Oscar's Greatest Moments." into an enormous tent that had been New York's Museum of Television and "Oscar's Greatest MomefltsE wi1 ,e- erected on the south lawn. Cocktails and Radio played host to a similar "Oscar's leased to stores worldwide on February 19. dinner followed, and the evening was Greatest Moments" party on February 10. 1 ACADEMY Scholarship and Grant Awards Announced REPORT At the October 23 meeting of the Academy and Television, and Velvet Published by the Foundation's Scholarships and Grants Com­ Light Trap. Funding to support the publi­ Academy of Motion Picnlre Arts and Sciences mittee, 17 grants totaling $72,000 were cation of a volume on the life and work of 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, 90211-1972 approved. experimental filmmaker Maya Deren was (310) 247-3000 given to Anthology Film Archives. President. Karl Malden Focusing this year on film publicatiOns, the First Vice PreSident Robert Rehme committee awarded grants to twelve United Also receiving grants were the Vice President . Donn Cambern States-based journals. The publications Student Film Institute for workshops for Vice President ...... Arthur Hamilton included Black Film Review, Camera K-12 grade teachers, the Tisch School of Treasurer ...... Fay Kanin Secretary . Alan Bergman Obscura, Cinematogr.aph, Film Criticism, the Arts at New York University and the Executive Director. Bruce Davis International Documentary, Journal of University of Southern Mississippi for grants Co-Editors .. Greg Beal Popular Film and Television, Jump Cut, for film production students, and the Writ­ Mikel Kaufman Literature/Film Quarterly, Millenium ers Workshop of Los Angeles in support of Film Review, Quarterly Review of Film its screenwriting programs. 1 This newsleuer has been printed on recycled paper. .\( .\UDIY RI POR r 1'.\(.1' 5 Sci-Tech Awards Unveiled Milestone Oscars Returned Kicking off the year's Oscar Sea­ Two of the first Oscars ever given were son is the announcement of the returned to the safe-keeping of the Acad­ awards for scientific or technical emy recently after it was learned that the achievement. The awards, voted statuettes were being offered for sale. The by the Academy Board of Gov­ Oscars, awarded to Lewis Milestone for the ernors based on recommenda­ 1928 comedy TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS and tions made by the Scientific or the 1930 classic war film ALL QUIET ON THE Technical Awards Committee, WESTERN FRONT, disappeared from his will be presented at a ceremony home in 1978. Milestone died in 1980, and on March 7 at the Century Plaza nothing was known of the awards until this Hotel. year, when the Academy received infor­ mation that a North Hollywood man was Garnering Scientific and Engi­ shopping them around. Although the man neering Awards, in the form of would never publicly say how he came an Academy Plaque, will be: into possession of the Oscars, he complied • lain Neil, Albert Saiki and with the Academy's request to return the statuettes. . Panavision, Incorporated for the Earl Sinclairfrom "Dinosaurs" and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle concept and development of Michelangelo show just how the Henson Performance Control the Primo Zoom L ns. System WOrks during toe Sci-Tech demonstratIonsf.Jeld on October • Georg Thoma, Heinz Feierlein 30 in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. andtheengineeringdepartmentofSachtler duction system for feature film . AG for the development of a range of fluid • George Worrall for the deSign, develop­ tripod heads. ment and manufacture of the Worrall geared • Harry]. Baker forthe first full fluid-action camera head. tripod head with adjustable degrees of viscous drag. Technical Achievement Awards (an Acad­ • Guido Cartoni for his pioneering work in emy Certificate) will be presented to Rob­ fluid tripod heads. ert W. Stoker, Jr. ; James Doyle; Dave • Ray Feeney, Richard Keeney and Rich­ Cavdek, Steve Hamer ki and Otto Nemenz ard ]. Lundell for the software develop­ International; Ken Robings and Clairmont ment and adaptation of the Solitaire Film Camera; and Century Precision Optics. Recorder. Lewis Milestone at home with his Oscar for • Faz Fazakas, Brian Henson, Dave An Award of Commendation (a Special directing ALL QUlJ:.T ON THE WESTERN FRONT. Housman, Peter Miller andJohn Stephenson Plaque) will be given to Pete Comandini, Milestone began working in Hollywood in for the development of the Henson Perfor­ Richard T. Dayton, Donald Hagans and 1918 as an assistant to such filmmakers as mance Control System. Richard T. Ryan of YCM Laboratories for Henry King, Thomas Ince and Mack Sennett. • Mario Celso for his pioneering work with the creation and development of a motion After a short stint as an editor, he directed carbon arc and xenon power supplies and picture film restoration process. his first feature SEVEN SI NERS in 1925. His igniters used in motion picture projection. career extended into the late 1960s and • Randy Cartwright, David B. Coons, Lem Medals of Commendation will be awarded included THE NEW KLONDIKE (926), THE Davis, Thomas Hahn,James Houston, Mark to Richard]. Stumpf andJoseph Westheirner FRONT PAGE (931), THE RED PONY (949), Kimball, Peter Nye, Michael Shantzis, David for outstanding service and dedication in LES MISERABLES (952) and MUTINY 0 F. Wolf and the Wa1CTIisney Feature upholding the high standards of the Aca - THE BOUNTY (962). Animation Department for the "CAPS" pro- emy. . 1 Ibis poster ofjoan Silent Cinema, Animation Art On Display Crawford from Two stunning collections documenting Katten and represent the first major dona­ tbe 1928jilm different periods of movie history are cur­ tion to the Charles M. Powell Repository of OUR DANCING DAUGJffERS, painted rently on display in the Academy's Wilshire Motion Picture Marketing Materials at the ry Batiste Madalena, Boulevard headquarters. Center for Motion Picture Study. is on display in the Academy Grand In the first floor Grand Lobby, twenty "Helping Win the War: Animation Art Lobry until April 3. Additional poster paintings from the 1920s by Batiste During World War II, " an exhibition con­ information Madalena can be viewed from now until sisting of over 200 artifacts, fills the Acad­ about Academy April 3. The posteI;s were created between emy headquarters' fourth floor gallery until JOAIt exhibitions can be obtained ry calling 1924 and 1928 when Madalena was artist­ March 27. Made possible by the Glad CUAWfOltD 'ft in-residence at a movie palace in Roches­ Family Trust, "Helping Win the War" is the 310-247-3000, OUR ext. 148. ter, New York, owned by photographic first major exhibition of WWII animation pioneer George Eastman. art and includes cels, background paint­ DAMCIMG ings, drawings, photos and posters. 1 These twenty Madalena posters have been DAUGH given to the Academy by Judith and Steven 1'.\(.1' f \( .\1>1 \1'11' IU I'OR r

Academy Cracks Down On Award Ticket Re-Sales Awards Show lottery (continued from page 1) One little-noticed aftereffect of last year's The Board of Governors, more than a little Responses must be received by mail at the Gulf War is that the supply of scalped startled by these findings, has ruled that Academy no later than March 12 to be tickets to the Academy Awards is expected those members found to have re-sold eligible for the lottery. Next the response to dry up almost completely in 1992. Awards tickets will be infom1ed that they envelopes will be opened at random until may not purchase tickets in subsequent orders for all available tickets at each price Because the war was still going on in the years. The Board also asked that the level have been filled. This is an attempt weeks just prior to last year's Awards Academy's legal counsel take steps to to level the playing field for those members Presentation, the show's security experts prevent professional brokers, which are who live in areas with notoriously slow took an unusually hard look at the ques­ legal in California, from soliCiting or selling post offices. The new system should also tion of how unauthorized attendees might Academy Awards tickets, which is not relieve any distress felt by members who gain admission to the theater. The reselling legal. reside outside Los Angeles and have be­ of Awards tickets, both by brokers and by lieved in the past that slow mail was individuals working through classified ads, Most local brokers have now agreed not to reducing their chances of acquiring tickets. was carefully examined for the first time. traffic in Oscar tickets. Two companies are All members who participate in the lottery, contesting the Academy's right to prohibit whether or not they will be receiving The results were eye-opening. Although such sales, but the Academy's attorney, tickets, will be notified of the results by the Awards have always been a non-public John Quinn, feels confident that the courts mail. event, and each ticket carries contractual will uphold the organization's right to keep 1 language indicating its non-transferability, its live event private. nearly 100 tickets were found to have been sold or offered for sale by their rightful "It's unusual to find an organization that holders. The adventurers in the scalp trade has so carefully defined a high-profile included a sprinkling of press and other event as private," says Quinn, "and which special guests, but most were Academy has reiterated that position so clearly over members who bought pairs of tickets at so many years. If it comes to a court case, member prices and sold them for whatever we'll be in very good shape." 1 the market would bear. rIVe Writers Awarded 1991 Nicholl Saeenwriting Fellowships "Watch out for the two Ts - input and to people, if they expect to capture the improvisation" were among the words rhythm of the world." of advice offered by keynote speaker Julius Epstein to the 1991 recipients of The Nicholl Fellows spent several busy the Academy's Nicholl Fellowships in days in Los Angeles leading up to the Screenwriting at an awards ceremony presentation on December 5, meeting with held at Chasen's on December 5. agents, producers and production execu­ tives. Their accommodations were gra­ The five fledgling screenwriters, each of Ciously provided by the Century Plaza whom will be provided with $20,000 Hotel and Tower. over the course of the fellowship year to complete a new script, are Len Alaria of Entry applications for the 1992 Nicholl Sausalito, California; Peter Crow of Grove, Screenwriting competition are available at Designer Irene Shara!! oversees the final details Oklahoma; Raymond De Felitta of Los the Academy. Deadline for entry is on her costume worn by du ring May 1, 1992. For additional information, thefilming of CLEOPATRA. The Academy and Angeles, California; Ronald Emmons of the Museum ofModern Art held a tribute in Chicago, Illinois; and Brian Reich of call 310-247-3059. 1 Ms. Sharaffs honor on November 7 in New York. New York, New York.

Serving as the event's master of ceremo­ nies was Nicholl Committee member Hal Kanter, who kept the audience rolling with laughter throughout the evening. Acad­ emy President Karl Malden was also present, welcoming the award winners and Acad­ emy members to the festivities.

Nicholl Committee Chair Julian Blaustein introduced Mrs. Gee Nicholl, whose 1985 grant made the entire program possible. Betty Comden and Adolph Green, two ofAmerica's most talented musical writers, belt out a number Mrs. Nicholl offered one key piece of during the tribute held in their honor on November 12 at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in commemoration of their 50 years in show business. The next night, in conjunction with the American advice often given by her late husband Society of Composers, Authors an,d Publishers, the Academy presented "Broadway Comes to Hollywood, " Don - "writers have to listen, really listen a symposium focusing on the thrills and tribulations of writing Broadway and movie musicals.