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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES

VOL. 3 No.1 9038 MELROSE AVENUE • 46, CALIF. JAN. 1947

AWARD NOMINATIONS VOTING SCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH

NOMINATIONS ballots to select candidates for the 1946 Academy Awards are going to all eligible voters in the industry this month. All ballots are to be properly filled out and mailed to Price, Waterhouse not later than midnight of January 28, 1947. In accordance with regulations established by the Board of Governors at the September meeting, nominations for the best picture of the year will be made by members of the Academy. All other nominations, except those for music, will be made by members of the various branches of the Academy, assisted by members of the guilds representing those branches in the industry. All music nominations will be made by members of the Music Branch. Never in the history of the Academy has competition for the coveted awards been so keen. A plethora of pictures was released in just enough time to dash under the dead­ line wire and qualify for the top production award. Every picture carries its quota of candidates for all acting awards. Sollie carry an extra quota. Contestants for the direction, writing, art direction and the rest of the awards are out in force. Those eligible to cast ballots will find themselves hard put to determine which pictures and other nominations should be accorded the desired top five positions. I Ballots will be tabulated by Price, Waterhouse as received and nominations for all awards will be announced by the Academy to the industry and public February 10. Screenings of pictures covering all nominations will be started February 16. A complete schedule of screenings will be announced later.

HAVE YOU READ ACADEMY MEMBERSHIP REACHES NEW HIGH More Trouble in Paradise Fortune, November 1946 Academy membership stood at nearly 1S00 Literature and Hollywood when the rolls closed December 1, 1946 for James Hilton, Atlantic M., Dec. 1946 the required three-month period before the British Film Industry, and Awards. It was the most active membership Animation Comes to Britain year in the organization's history. Fortune, Vol. 2, 1946 Increased numbers of outstanding achieve­ Each month your F.Y.I. will list outstand­ ments in the various motion picture crafts ing articles on the motion picture industry. made a larger number of persons eligible for invitation to membership in the Academy. ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES OFFICERS BOARD OF GOVERNORS

JEAN HERSHOLT President Y. FRANK FREEMAN HARRY BRA D FRA K CAPRA Vice-Presiden ts CHARLES G. CLARK~: EMMET LAVERY WILLIAM DOZIER PHILIP DUNNE MERVYN LEROY RA Y HEINDORF WIARD IHNEN . Secretary JEAN HERSHOLT MERVYN LERoy JOSEPH SISTROM Asst. Secretary FRANK LLOYD JACK 1. WARNER. Treasurer MARY C. MCCALL, JR. GENE MARKEY GORDON HOLLINGSHEAD Asst. Treasurer THOMAS T. MOULTO ALFRED NEWMAN MARGARET HERRICK Executive Secretary LOYD WRIGHT Counsel HERBERT STOTHART WILLIAM F. KELLEY Manager, Research Council JULES WHITE

ACADEMY AWARDS NIGHT HERSHOLT AUTHOR OF ARTICLE SL~TED FOR SHRINE "The Two ever Met," an interesting side­ Academy Awards for achievements com­ light in the life of , pleted in 1946 will be presented at the Shrine written by Jean Hersholt, president of the Auditorium, March 13, 1947. Selection of the Academy, appeared in the December 21, 1946 Shrine by the Awards Presentation Committee issue of the Saturday Review of Literature. offers two attractions never before possible at The article deals with Andersen's connec­ the annual event. tion with Horace Elisha Scudder, an early All members of the Academy will, for the American publisher. It was through Scudder first time, have an opportunity to attend the that the Danish author's works were introduced presentation. At the same time a portion of the to America. In fact, the friendship that grew public will be given a chance to attend the between the men enabled Scudder to publish ceremony. Never before have these two items at least 10 of Andersen's stories in this country been a possibility. before they appeared in Denmark. The 1947 event will be the Academ 's Des ite the intimate business relationships nineteenth award presentation. Of the past W IC existe etween t em over a ong peno eighteen, fifteen were in the form of banquets, of years, neither visited the country of the the first at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the other and "The Two Never Met." remaining fourteen of this group divided be­ tween the Biltmore and Ambassador Hotels. ACADEMY ISSUES NEW BULLETINS The last three awards nights were held at The Bulletins Office of the Academy recently Grauman's Chinese Theater. completed the revised list of writers, whIch is a vailable to members and other subscribers. This bulletin, in order to be of maximum serv­ FIRST "OSCAR'" 2200 YEARS AGO ice to the industry and writers alike, covers Robert 1. Ripley, in his famous cartoon, an eight-year span instead of the usual five­ "Believe It Or Not" for October 19, 1946, year period. This enables writers, who served announced: "The 'Oscar' of 2276 years ago in the war, to present their credits. was a monument ... a solid column set on a Other bulletins in production ('over credits square base and surrounded by seven smaller of directors, technicians and the revised five­ columns. It was presented to Lysikrates, weal­ year productions list. The monthly supple­ thy Greek, for sponsoring the best hoys' chorus mt'llts on writers. dirt'ctors and productions ill Greece in 330 B. c." ~ an' also bt'ing maintained as usual. AWARDS PRESENTATION GROUP CALENDAR-JANUARY EVENTS OUTLINES SPECIAL PROGRAM 14-Board of Governors Meeting An Awards Night program unique in the Academy Library history of this event has been promised by Short Subjects entries due in Academy Mervyn LeRoy, chairman of the Awards Pres- office. entation Committee. 16-Short Subjects Executive Meeting A special film feature is being developed Academ)' Library under the supervision of Federick Richards. Sound Awa~'d Screening Details will be announced latcr. Paramount Stlldio Theater Selection of the Shrine for this year's event 17-Nominations ballots mailed presents new problems tu the committee. The 18-Documentary entries due in audience will be more than three times as large Academy o.Uice as any previous one, thus requiring special 20-Documentary meeting to consider eligi- consideration from the program angle. The bility of entries public is also to be invited for the first time. Art Directors Nominating Panel of Judges Co-ordinating presentation of the show with meets-Councilo.ffices '------rlhe bruadcas t crf-the-even-t-is-frf-m-aj-er-im'per+-' ~--"7L=-C::h;:;-;:t~7h;;~-.;-'~;;;;-~~~~~;;o;;:;-;-;:~c=----'~-== ance to the committee and preparations are ort u jects nOmlI1atlOI1S screenll1gs being made to offer a complete, running live 21-Sound Award Screening show. Paramount Studio Theater Members of LeRoy'S committee are Charles 22-Special Effects Nominating Committee Brackett, William Cannon, William Dozier, meets-Council offices Johnny Green, Margaret Herrick, Ray Heindorf, 23-Sound Award nominations Screening , Frederick Richards, Dore Paramount Studio Theater Schary, George Sidney, 1. K. Sidney, and -Cinematagraphic nominations screening Walter Wanger. 24-Cinematagraphic nominations screenilig Announcement of Short Subjects ACADEMY EXECUTIVES TRAVEL FAR nominations. Tra vel was high on the agenda of Academy 26-Membership screening executives during 1946. Three officials left the Academy Theater V nited States to represent the organization at 28-Sound Award nominations screening­ various events of importance to the movie Paramount Studio Theater industry. Nominations voting closes at midnight. President of the Academy Jean Hersholt Film Editing nominations voting closes wound up the out-of-the-country trips when at midnight. he represented the Academy at the inaugura­ Cinematagraphic nominations screening tion of Mexican President-elect Miguel Aleman 30-Sound Award nominations screening­ in December. Paramount Studio Theater Walter wanger, Academy -Board member, Cinematagraphic nominafions screening. went to England in November representing the Academy at the command performance of CALENDAR-FEBRUARY EVENTS "Stairway to Heaven." FunJs for the per­ 2-Short Subjects final screening forman ce went to the Cinematagraph Trade Academy Theater Relief Fund. Margaret Herrick, executive secretary, was 3-Music nominations announced the first to leave the States when she fl ew to Documentary prints due in Academy office. France in September to represent the Academy Documentary nominations screenings at the International Film Festival in Cannes, February 3 through 8. France. 4-Sound Award nominations screening­ Paramount Studio Theater COMPTON MATERIAL REVISED Cinematagraphic nominations screening. The position in the industry held by th e S-Short Subjects Exe{;utive Meeting Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Academy Library has just been recognized by the editors of 6-Sound Award nominations screclling­ Compton's Encyclopedia. That publication has Paramoullt Studio Theater Continued on Page 4 IO-Announcement of 110m illations to press AUTHORIZED FILM LIST GOVERNS SELECTION OF AWARD NOMINEES ACADEMY AWARD nominees for acting, best production, direction, music and writing will be selected from a list of 409 films produced and released during 1946. This master list of eligible films was prepared by the Academy office and checked by each studio and will be included in the nominations ballot mailing scheduled for January 17 to all persons eligibl.e to vote under the 19th Award regulations. The list of films covers all the awards in the five sections, but includes two variations. The Music Branch, requires three lists to nominate for its multiple-award program. The first, for the "Best Musical Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture" has 379 contenders for the five nomina­ tion spots. Second consideration is for the "Best Scoring of a Musical Picture" and the list includes 30 pictures. For the "Best Song Award" a list of 124 original songs written for and first used in a motion picture is submitted. The other variation is in the Writers' Branch where a list of 404 pictures will be used to determine nominations for its three "Oscars." Nominations for the five pictures to be candidates for the best production award will NEW BY-LAWS DRAFTED be made by the membership of the Academy. Selections for the fifteen candidates for the New by-laws governing the operation of the three music awards will be made by the mem­ Academy have been completed and are being bership of the Music Branch. ominations for printed. The new set of regulations covers 32 the other awards will be made by members of changes authorized by the Board of Governors last August, when a committee headed by the Actors, Writers and Directors Branches, William Dozier, reported proposed changes. assisted by the members in good standing of Principal changes in the laws were estab- the guilds representing those divisions of the industry. Each group will select nominations lishing the Academy year from May 1 to April 30; dropping Sciences as a composite branch only for the award representing their respec­ and establishing four new branches; changing tive branches. membership and officer arrangement on the All ballots must be filled in and post-marked Board of Governors; and closing membership not later than midnight January 28, 1947 to be invitations through December, January and counted in the tabulation of votes. February each year. Changing the Academy year permits the Officers and Board to hold office throughout an award year. ACADEMY THEATER SCREENS The new branches having full representa­ SELECT FOREIGN FILMS tion are Art Direction, Cinematographers, Film Editors and Short Subjects. All were formerly Screenings of important foreign films have combined.-" the singlp ci.e.uce ~"""""""'J.-. ___--' een presenredat tneA:ca emy l\ward Theater With eleven branches the by-laws now pro- in the past two months for Academy members. . vide that each branch shall be represented on These picture-presentations are a part of the the Board by two members. Instead of officers Academy's program to present outstanding being elected from the Academy membership­ fi lms to its members. The project offers an at-large the new Board will nominate and elect opportunity to study and enjoy film work from the governors elected from the branches. produced by other countries of the Americas This will limit the Board to 22. and Europe. The two films shown thus far are "Donde Mueren las Palabras" produced by Associated Continlled from Page 3 Artists of Argentina, and "Pepita Jimenez," requested that the Academy revise the material produced by Clasa Mohme, Inc., of Mexico. on motion pictures to appear in the encyclo­ Hugo Fregonese, director of the Argentine film, pedia's new edition, now being enlarged. Study was recently signed to a directing contract of material required and preparation of tech­ with M-G-M. Ricardo Montalban, star of nical data will be made by the Research Council "Pepita Jimenez" was also signed by the same of the Academy, under the direction of Wil­ studio. Fortunio Bonanova, well-known in liam F. Kelley" Other staff members, including Hollywood, also stars in the Mexican film. the library, will also assist.