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2010/2011 ANNUAL REPORT PRESERVING THE PAST. CRAFTING THE FUTURE. Above 1940 photo of Judy Garland in front of the May Company building in Los Angeles. Opposite LACMA West (story on page 43). D • ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES 2010/2011 ANNUAL REPORT • 1 PRESERVING THE PAST. CRAFTING THE FUTURE. Above 1940 photo of Judy Garland in front of the May Company building in Los Angeles. Opposite LACMA West (story on page 43). D • ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES 2010/2011 ANNUAL REPORT • 1 Table of Contents Honoring Excellence 6 The 83rd Academy Awards, the Governors Awards, Scientific and Technical Awards, Student Academy Awards and Nicholl Fellowships. The Academy Awards Student Academy Awards Margaret Herrick Library Cultural Diplomacy A busy year of International Outreach exchanges. colleges whose students 16 used the Library in 2010 photographs screenplays Oscar nominations earned by past production and costume Student Academy Award winners design drawings countries aired the 83rd Academy Awards telecast Grants Support Diverse Initiatives Academy Film Archive special collections on film industry notables and organizations original movie posters periodical titles 20 Financial support to film festivals and film-related organizations for 2011. Events & Exhibitions Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting film and video assets Academy Awards won by former student winners . But Who’s Counting? Teacher’s Guide Series Statistics showing the depth and breadth of films restored entries in 2010 22 the Academy. galleries and museums exhibited Margaret Herrick Library materials in 2010 high school students have access prints provided for to Young Minds Inspired study guides individual titles film screenings last year exploring filmmaking crafts 63,000 people attended Academy events and exhibitions in 2010 Celebrating the Big Screen Academy Grants Public events and exhibitions fill the calendar Nicholl Fellows produced feature films24 written or since 1985 co-written by former Nicholl Fellows year to inform and entertain. institutional grants to film-related nonprofits and universities since 1968 Evolving Technology public events The Science and Technology Council’s last year 28 film festivals supported institutional and progress in solving the technological issues in grants awarded annually in 2011 internship grants worldwide box office gross for feature films awarded in 2011 Nicholl Fellows wrote or co-wrote affecting our industry. Our Collective History 32 Film history preserved and brought to life by the Margaret Herrick Library and the Academy Film Archive. Library Acquisitions 36 Highlights of the 2010–2011 additions to the Academy’s extraordinary collections. Academy Leadership 42 Saying goodbye to retiring Executive Director Bruce Davis and welcoming new leaders. Financial Report 44 Consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year, July 1, 2010–June 30, 2011. Committees Tom Hooper (‘The King’s Speech”) 52 Academy members in action: accepting the Oscar for Achievement 2010–11 committee chairs. in Directing. 2 • ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES 2010/2011 ANNUAL REPORT • 3 Table of Contents . Honoring E)(cellence The 83rd Academy Awards. the Governors Awards. " '. .' , ,-\ 6 .1:., _----. ,1),1 I Scientific and Techn ical Awards. Student Academy I -:;~", .....,... Awards and Nicholl Fellowships. I - ,."', •. ....• II " ...,, - I Cultural Diplomacy 16 A busy year of International Outreach exchanges. Grants Support Diverse Initiatives 20 Financial support to film festivals and film·related organizations for 2011. .. But Who's Counting? -,. Statistics showing the depth and breadth of 22 the Academy. • e:.~ nnn I 10 Celebrating the Big Screen Public events and e)(h ibitions fill the calendar 24 year to inform and entertain. I Evolving Technology The Science and Technology Council"s 28 progress in solving the technological issues affecting our industry. Our Collective Hi story Film history preserved and brought to life by 32 the Margaret Herrick Library and the Academy Film Archive. Library Acquisitions Highlights of the 2010- 2011 additions to the 36 Academis extraordinary collections. Academy Leadership Saying goodbye to retiring Executive Director 42 Bruce Davis and welcoming new leaders. FinanCial Report Consolidated financial statements for the lO.634 44 fiscal year. July 1. 2010- June 30. 2011. Committees • , 52 Academy members In action: , ' 2010- 11 committee chairs. ! I . From the President Dear Academy Member, My second year as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was as exciting as my first. I am deeply honored to serve the membership and to have been re-elected by the Board for a third year. This past year saw a packed calendar of exhibitions and programs, significant advances in our preservation work (for both film and digital), continued global and educational outreach, and great achievements by the Science and Technology Council in bringing long-term initiatives to fruition. The telecast of the 83rd Academy Awards was an incredible ride, as always. During the show, I had the pleasure of announcing (along with Anne Sweeney, President of Disney/ABC Television Group) that we have extended our agreement to broadcast the Oscars on ABC through the year 2020. It was as extraordinary a time as ever to be part of the Academy– for the membership, the leadership and the staff. With the close of the fiscal year, we marked an even greater ending, and also the beginning of a new era. After 30 years of service to the Academy, Bruce Davis retired from his position as executive director, a post he held for two decades. Bruce’s leader- ship on many fronts – including the establishment of the Margaret Herrick Library in its current home and the creation of the Academy Film Archive – has ensured that the Academy Officers 2010–2011 Third Row: Not pictured: safeguarding of our industry’s legacy will forever be a part of his own. 2010–2011 Board Of Governors Jeffrey Kurland John Bailey Tom Sherak, President Front Row: Kathryn Bigelow Ed Begley Jr. Sid Ganis, First Vice President Annette Bening Bill Kroyer Rosemary Brandenburg On July 1st, Bruce passed the mantle to Dawn Hudson, our new CEO, and to James L. Brooks, Vice President Sid Ganis Curt Behlmer James L. Brooks Ric Robertson, our new COO. They have inherited a thriving organization from Phil Robinson, Vice President Tom Sherak Don Hall Donn Cambern Bruce, and the combination of Dawn’s new perspective and Ric’s operational and Hawk Koch, Treasurer Phil Robinson Marvin Levy Caleb Deschanel institutional expertise will be invaluable as the Academy faces new challenges Annette Bening, Secretary Frank Pierson Richard Edlund Rob Friedman Bill Taylor Tom Hanks and opportunities. Second Row: Hawk Koch Michael Moore Rob Epstein Kevin O’Connell I am thrilled to work with Dawn and Ric, our staff and all of you in making sure Anne V. Coates Top Row: Edward Zwick that the year ahead is as exciting and meaningful as the greatest achievements of Mark Goldblatt Jon Bloom Martha Coolidge Charles Fox our past. Please join me in celebrating everything the Academy represents: past Owen Roizman Leonard Engelman accomplishments, future achievement, old friends and new beginnings. Lynne Littman Arthur Hamilton Kathleen Kennedy Craig Barron John Lasseter Robert Rehme Jim Gianopulos Mark Johnson Jim Bissell Bruce Broughton 2010/2011 ANNUAL REPORT • 5 From the President Dear Academy Member, My second year as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was as exciting as my first. I am deeply honored to serve the membership and to have been re-elected by the Board for a third year. This past year saw a packed calendar of exhibitions and programs, significant advances in our preservation work (for both film and digital), continued global and educational outreach, and great achievements by the Science and Technology Council in bringing long-term initiatives to fruition. The telecast of the 83rd Academy Awards was an incredible ride, as always. During the show, I had the pleasure of announcing (along with Anne Sweeney, President of Disney/ABC Television Group) that we have extended our agreement to broadcast the Oscars on ABC through the year 2020. It was as extraordinary a time as ever to be part of the Academy– for the membership, the leadership and the staff. With the close of the fiscal year, we marked an even greater ending, and also the beginning of a new era. After 30 years of service to the Academy, Bruce Davis retired from his position as executive director, a post he held for two decades. Bruce’s leader- ship on many fronts – including the establishment of the Margaret Herrick Library in its current home and the creation of the Academy Film Archive – has ensured that the Academy Officers 2010–2011 Third Row: Not pictured: safeguarding of our industry’s legacy will forever be a part of his own. 2010–2011 Board Of Governors Jeffrey Kurland John Bailey Tom Sherak, President Front Row: Kathryn Bigelow Ed Begley Jr. Sid Ganis, First Vice President Annette Bening Bill Kroyer Rosemary Brandenburg On July 1st, Bruce passed the mantle to Dawn Hudson, our new CEO, and to James L. Brooks, Vice President Sid Ganis Curt Behlmer James L. Brooks Ric Robertson, our new COO. They have inherited a thriving organization from Phil Robinson, Vice President Tom Sherak Don Hall Donn Cambern Bruce, and the combination of Dawn’s new perspective and Ric’s operational and Hawk Koch, Treasurer Phil Robinson Marvin Levy Caleb Deschanel institutional expertise will be invaluable as the Academy faces new challenges Annette Bening, Secretary Frank Pierson Richard Edlund Rob Friedman Bill Taylor Tom Hanks and opportunities. Second Row: Hawk Koch Michael Moore Rob Epstein Kevin O’Connell I am thrilled to work with Dawn and Ric, our staff and all of you in making sure Anne V. Coates Top Row: Edward Zwick that the year ahead is as exciting and meaningful as the greatest achievements of Mark Goldblatt Jon Bloom Martha Coolidge Charles Fox our past.