ACADEMY O F MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND S C IE NCE S 8949 Wi lshire Boulevard . Beve rly Hills. Ca lifornia 902 11 - 19i2 · TEL : 3 10. 247. 3000· f Ax: 3 10 .271. '3 39 5 CONTACT: Dawn Newell (310) 247-3000 May 29, 2002 [email protected] FOR lMMEDIA TE RELEASE CA.M.P.A.S.® NEWS ACADEMY MAILS APPLICATIONS FOR 2002 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARDS BEVERLY HILLS, CA - In the fi rst offici al public act relating to the 75th Academy Awards' season, the Aca demy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has mailed applications for the 2002 Scientific and Teclmical Awards. Entry forms have been sent to more than 850 companies and individuals, including past w inners, w ithin the sci-tech film community both in the United States and abroad. "We want to begin collecting achievements that can be considered by the Scientific and Technical Committee for recognition at the 75th Academy Aw ards," said Committee Chair Richard Edlund. In order to be considered, achievements must show exceptional merit and evidence of having provided significant advances in the production of motion pictures. "The technology didn't have to be invented within the past yea r, but the achievements ultimately chosen need to have a proven track record showcasing successful and repeated use in the film industry," said Awards Administration Director Rich Miller. - more - Academy Mails Applications For 2002 Sci-Tech A wards 2-2-2-2-2-2 All entry applications must be submitted to the Academy no later than Thursday, August 1. Technical advances submitted to the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee will be evaluated by sub-committees comprised of distinguished engineers, scientists and craftspersons before being recommended to the Academy's Board of Governors for award consideration. Information and application packets may be obtained by contacting Rich Miller's office via phone at 310-247-3000, ext. 129; by fax at 310-859-9619; via e-mail to [email protected] or by visiting the Academy website at www.oscars.org. ##It ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES 894 9 Wilshire Boulevard. Beverl y Hills. Ca lifornia 9 0 2 11 ~ 1 9i2 · TEL : 310 .2 47.3000 · FAx: 310 .271. 33 95 CONTACT: John Pavlik - (310) 247-3000 July 2, 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CA.M.P:A .S.® NEWS ACADEMY BOARD APPROVES 75TH AWARDS RULES BEVERLY HILLS, CA - Rules for the 75th Academy Awards'" have been approved by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with the governors making it tougher to give honorary awards. The procedure by which governors vote for honorary awards - the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and the Honorary Award - will now require a vote of two-thirds of the governors present to give an award, and three-fourths of the governors will have to endorse a candidate for a second award. Nominating and voting for all three awards will be conducted as a single procedure. The move is an attempt by the board to limit the number of honoraries presented each year to one, or, at most, two, and to do so in a way that is fair to each of the three types of award. Other changes include: • deletion of the requirement that devices and inventions must be employed in the motion picture industry during the awards year to be eligible for consideration for scientific and technical awards • simplification of the category names for the writing awards. The "Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published" category will now be known as the "Adapted Screenplay" category. "Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen" will now be called "Original Screenplay." --more-- Academy Approves 75th Awards Rules 2-2-2-2-2-2 • excluding from consideration in the short documentary category films that are reedited versions of earlier feature-length documentaries . • buttressing of the Academy's resolve to restrict Best Picture nominations and awards to producers who actually functioned as producers. If a nominated picture has more than the permissible three credited producers, and they can't agree among themselves which three should be the nominees, the Producers Branch Executive Committee, which arbitrates in such cases, now has the option of identifying fewer than three producers as nominees. The official "75th Annual Academy Award'" Rules" booklet will be ready for distribution to Academy members during the first week of August. Academy Award rules are reviewed annually by branch and category committees, and submitted to the Awards Rules Committee, which then reviews all proposed changes and presents its recommendations to the Board of Governors. The 75th Annual Academy Awards Presentation will be telecast live from the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland'" by the ABC Television Network at 5:30 p.m., PST, on Sunday, March 23, 2003. ### ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES 89 49 Wilsh ire Boul evard . Beve rly Hills. Cali fornia 90211 - 19 72 . Tn: 31 O.24i. 3000 · F.U: 310.2i1.3393 CONTACT: John Pavlik - (310) 247-3000 July 9, 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CA. MPA.S.® NEWS VOTING SCHEDULE SET FOR 75TH ACADEMY A W ARDS® BEVERLY HILLS, CA - The schedule of voting events for the 75th Annual Academy Awards was released today by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: December 2, 2002: Deadline for receipt of official screen credit forms to qualify feature films for award consideration. December 31, 2002: Awards year ends at midnight. January 10, 2003: Nominations ballots mailed. January 29, 2003: Nominations polls close 5 p.m. PST. February 11, 2003: All nominations announced at 5:30 a.m. PST, Samuel Goldwyn Theater. February 25, 2003: Final ballots mailed. March 1, 2003: Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation, 6 p.m. PST, Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. March 10, 2003: Nominees Luncheon, Beverly Hilton Hotel. March 18, 2003: Final polls close 5 p.m. PST. March 23, 2003: 75th Annual Academy Awards Presentation from the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland" will be televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5:30 p.m. (PST), with a half-hour arrivals program preceding the presentation ceremony. ### ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIE NCES 8949 Wilshire Boulevard . Beverly Hills, California 90211 - 1972· TEL : 310 .24 7.3000 · FAx : 310 .271 .33 93 CONTACT: Dawn Newell (310) 247-3000 July 24, 2002 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE C A.M.PA.S.® NEWS AUGUST 1 IS OSCAR®DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SCI-TECH ENTRIES BEVERLY HILLS, CA - Thursday, August 1, is the deadline to submit scientific and technical achievements to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the 75th Academy Awards' , Scientific and Technical Awards Committee Chair Richard Edlund announced today. In late May, entry information was sent to over 850 companies and individuals, including past winners, within the sci-tech film community both in the United States and abroad. According to Awards Administration Director Rich Miller, any device, method, formula, discovery or invention of special and outstanding value may be considered. "The committee will be looking for exceptional achievements - technologies that have proven their value with repeated use in films and have provided significant advances in the production of motion pictures," said Miller. Teclmical advances submitted to the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee will be evaluated by subcommittees comprised of distinguished engineers, scientists and craftspersons before being recommended to the Academy's Board of Governors for award consideration. Information may be obtained by contacting Rich Miller's office via phone at 310-247-3000, ext. 129 or by fa x at 310-859-9619. 1#1# ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES 8949 Wilsh ire Boulevard. Beve rly Hills, Califo rnia 902 11- 19 72 . TEL: 310.247.3000 . FAx: 310.27 1. 3395 CONTACT: Dawn Newell (310) 247-3000 A ugus t 2, 2002 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS ACADEMY INVITES 85 COUNTRIES TO SUBMIT THEIR BEST PICTURES FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OSCAR'" BEV ERLY HILLS, CA - Eighty-five countries have been invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit their top films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 75th Academy Awards'". Entry forms must be received at the Academy by Friday, November 1, and films must be received by Friday, November 15. According to Academy rules, to qualify for consideration for the 2002 Award, a film must have had its first public showing in a commercial theater in its home country for at least seven consecutive days between November 1, 2001, and October 31, 2002, and must have been produced with a predominantly non­ English dialogue track in the language of the submitting country. Over the years, 92 different countries have submitted films to the competition at least once. In 2001, a record number of 51 entries were rece ived for this category. The 75th Academy Award'" nominations will be announced at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Tuesday, February 11, 2003. Information about the Foreign Language Film Award m ay be obtained by contacting Awards Coordinator Patrick Stockstill at the Academy via phone at 310-247-3000, ext. 116; by fax at 310-247-2600 or bye-mail to [email protected]. Academy Awa rds for outstanding film achievements of 2002 will be presented on Sunday, March 23, 2003, from the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland'" and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST. A half-hour arrival segment will precede the presentation ceremony at 5 p.m. ### ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES 8 9 ~9 Wilshire Boulevard.