18 • 3RD QUARTER 2006 • WWW.OSCARS.ORG FROM THE PRESIDENT

Mli.i"llI Planners Encouraging Excellence _lei for Proposed THE HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AS A MEANS "lmyMuseum of encouraging excellence in filmmaking by seeking out and rewarding each year's .nc:IIAV HAS RETAINED significant achi evements in 24 areas of this most collaborative art. It is certainly the Associates, a national Academy's best-known effort. The Awards, of course, go to the industry'S most talented and planning consul­ and creative artists and craftspersons, those at the pinnacle of creative success. with exhibition planning Less well known, though, are the Academy's annual efforts to seek out and reward development for its pro­ talent and achievement at the other end of the scale, among those much less known or of the moving picture. newly learning their craft. move too far along on the The thought that we're doing a pretty good job of that, too, came to me over the of our museum, we first summer and fall as I officiated at the presentation of and firm grip on our concept of Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. and the kind of exhibitions Both programs have done their jobs well, recogruzing the talent of such Student Academy we need to ensure that vis­ Award winners as , Robert Zemeckis, and Trey Parker, and Nicholl want to visit not just once, but Fellows like Susannah Grant, Doug Atchison, Mike Rich, Ehren Kruger and Andrew " Academy President Sid Marlowe, all of whom now fmd themselves high atop the lists of the most acknowledged and "Gallagher & Associates is successful members of their crafts. board to help us do just that. The Academy recognizes scholarship in cinema studies as well and now has a roster want to build a beautiful of 14 writers, researchers and teachers who have been named Academy Film Scholars decide what to put in it," he since 2000. Among them are Princeton's Emily Thompson, Notre Dame's Donald providing a place where Crafton, Yale's Charles Musser and UCLA's Jan-Christopher Horak. be exposed to a variety of For more than a dozen years, the Academy has conducted a "Media Literacy Program," informative experiences. which brings some 500 high school students to the Academy twice yearly to give Gallagher and his wizards them a little taste of what the industry is all about. And there are now seven guides in the just what those "Teacher's Guide Series" which focus on the art of the many craft areas involved in creating a be, then we'll select an motion picture and which are sent annually to nearly 18,000 high schools in the United States. the structures In addition, the Academy sends its members as Visiting Artists to colleges and film festivals to talk to students in film classes or attendees at festival programs as well as hosting seminar series in the Linwood Dunn Theater, where interested film lovers can learn about movie subjects directly from the members' mouths. And if that's not enough, we give students the Academy member's rate for many of the myriad lectures, retrospectives, tributes, salutes and screenings held throughout the year. Ruth Gordon said upon winning the Academy Award far along in her career, "I can't tell you how encouragin' a thing like this is." And there's no telling precisely how encouragin' we've been to new filmmakers over the years, but to hear some of them tell it, the answer is "a lot."

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2 A C ADEM Y REPORT ' VOLUME 18 S=k:;.sc~ Litrti0'. 8:.',-::;'::; Hi;!::, C:.A. Sid Ganis Reelected President of Academy

THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS RETURNED SID GANIS by acclamation to a second term as president of the Academy at the August elections. Also reelected were Robert Rehme, an Executives Branch governor and past Academy president, as first vice president; Music Branch governor Arthur Hamilton as vice president and Actors Branch governor Kathy Bates as secretary. Sound Branch governor Donald C. Rogers was elected vice president and Actors Branch governor Tom Hanks was named treasurer. Academy Board members serve three-year terms, while officers serve one-year terms, with a maximum of four consecutive terms in anyone office.

Six New Governors Elected; Eight Incumbents Returned

SIX NEW GOVERNORS, THREE OF Branch; , Art Alexander Payne, Directors; Michael them serving for the first time, were Directors; Caleb Deschanel, Apted and Freida Lee Mock, elected in the third quarter to represent Cinematographers; Tom Sherak, Documentary; Jim Gianopulos and their branches on the Board of Executives; Bruce Broughton, Music; Robert Rehme, Executives; Donn Governors. Eight incumbent governors Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Public Relations; Cambern and Tom Rolf, Fil m Editors; were ree lected. Jon Bloom, Short Films and Feature Charles Bernstein and Arthur Hamilton, Newcomers to the Board are Rob Animation; and Kevin O'Connell, Music; Kathleen Kennedy and Hawk Epstein, Documentary Branch; Mark Sound . Koch, Producers; Sid Ganis and Marvin Go ldblatt, Fi lm Editors; and James L. Governors who were not up for Levy, Public Relations; Carl Bell and Brooks, Writers. Returning to the reelection and who continue on the John Lasseter, Short Films and Feature Board after a hiatus are Paul Mazursky, Board are: Kathy Bates and Tom Hanks, Animation; J. Paul Huntsman and Director.s; Mark Johnson, Producers; Actors Branch; Rosemary Brandenburg Donald C. Rogers, Sound; Craig Barron and Bill Taylor, Visua l Effects. and Albert Wolsky, Art Directors; and Jonathan Erland, Visual Effects; and Incumbent governors reelected to Roger Deakins and Owen Roizman, Fay Kanin and Phil Robinson, Writers. another term are Ed Begley Jr., Actors Cinematographers; Curtis Ha!1son and

ACADEMY REPORT · THIRD QUARTER 2006 3 4 ACADEMY REPORT · VOLUME 18 •'!The Exorcist"

Participants: Director William Friedkll\ actress Unda Blair, cinematographer Owen RoiZman and editor Bud Smith, all of whom received Oscar nominations for their work on the film.

ACADEMY REPORT ' THIRD QUARTER 2006 5 Academy Declares Oscar on Block a Counterfeit

AN OSCAR STATUETTE SCHEDULED that all three of the statuettes that her identifying the statuette as the 1944 to be sold in an Internet auction in August father had won during his ca reer were Directing award. The statuette proper, was declared a "high-quality counterfeit" sitting safely on her mantel. Robertson said, was a close copy of an by the Academy, and the auction was That information was relayed to the Oscar but we ighed a full pound more cance ll ed. Mastro Auctions, who brought auction house, which then asked the than an authentic one and differed from the statuette to the Academy so that its Academy to examine the Oscar. a genuine Oscar in three additional key authenticity could be confirmed or Academy Executive Administrator Ric respects. disproved, ca ncel led the sale. Robertson reported that a group of Robertson said that there were in di­ The proposed sa le of the statuette, Academy experts had closely studied the cations that the individual who consigned which was purported to be the Directing award and had found it to be made up of the statuette to the aucti on house may award presented to Leo McCarey in 1944 two mismatched parts, neither of which have himself been misled at the time he for "Going My Way," had been w id ely was ever a part of McCarey's award. acquired it. He said the Academy would cove red in the press. The reports came The lower section is an au thentic attempt to identify those who had unlaw­ as a cons id erable surprise to McCarey's Academy Award base with its original fully reproduced its copyrighted award, daughter, Mary McCarey Washburn, id entifying plate pried off and replaced and that it would pursue its legal options who ca lled the Academy to point out with a far more recent plate inaccurately if those efforts were successful.

6 ACADEMY REPORT · VOLUME 18 e· Diary of Anne Frank"

Participants: Cast members Millie Perkins, Diane Baker and Richard Beymer. Robert Osborne moderated.

ACADEMY REPORT ' THIRD QUARTER 2006 7 "Chicago"

THE 1928 VERSION of "Chicago," predecessor to the 2002 Best Picture Oscar winner, screened with live Jazz Age musica l accompani­ ment at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in August. A new print of the silent short "Movie Night" (1929), starring Charley Chase, screened before the feature, accompanied by M ichael Mortilla on the piano. Participants: Production designer and rerecording mixer , both of whom won Oscars for their work on the 2002 version of "Chicago," and fi lm preservationist Jere Guld in.

"Oscar's Docs" Series

THE ACADEMY REVISITED THE FIRST OF THE 32 ACADEMY AWARD winn ing documentaries of the 1960s and 1970s in "Oscar's Docs, Part Two: 1961-1976," which began in mid-September at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater. The documentary series showcased each year's Oscar-winning short subject and feature documentary on Monday nights, presenting the best avai lable prints, ma ny of which were newly struck or restored for the series.

The September screenings were: " Project Hope" (1961) " Le Ciel et la Boue" ("Sky above and Mud Beneath") (1961) " Dylan Thomas" (1962) "Black Fox: The True Story of Adolf Hitler" (1962) "Chagall" (1963) " Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World" (1963) "Nine from Little Rock" (1964) "Jacques-Yves Cousteau's World without Sun " (1964)

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Science and Technology Council Adds Two

MARK KIMBALL AND RICK SAYRE ha ve accepted invi­ tations to join the Academy's Science and Technology Council, bringing the group's membership to 25. Kimball, the director of digital production at the Company, shared a Scientific and Engineering Award in 1991 for the design and development of the "CAPS" produc­ A Celebration of Vitaphone tion system for feature film animation. Sayre, the supervising technical director at THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL PRESENTED A Pi xar Animation Studios, shared a ~ o-night celebration of the 80th anniversary of Vitaphone sound technology Technical Achievement Award in 1996 for m July and August at the Linwood Dunn Theater. The Vitaphone sound-on­ the creation and development of the disc system, the product of a risky venture undertaken by Western Electric Direct Input Device. and the Warner brothers (Harry, Sam, Albert and Jack), was among the first The 2006-2007 Council is co-chaired synchronized sound technologies that ushered in the "talkie" revolution. by Bill Taylor and Ra y Feeney. T?e July evening commemorated the technology's premiere, presenting The Council's other 21 members are: the Vltaphone Corporation's complete sound-on-disc program as it was Academy governors Jonathan Erland and experienc.ed on August 6, 1926, at the Warner Theater in City. Donald C. Rogers, Peter W. Anderson, The everung was hosted by preservationist Bob Gitt from the UCLA Film & Clay M. Davis Jr., Richard Edlund, Phillip J. Television Archive, and featured "Don Juan" and several original Vitaphone Feiner, Richard B. Glickman, Da vid W. short subjects. Gray, Douglas Greenfield, Richard The Council also premiered that evening its exhibition "In Synch: The Hollander, Rob Hummel, Brad Hunt, David Birth of Vitaphone," which showcased Vitaphone rarities and highlighted the Inglish, George Joblove, Bi ll Kroyer, Tad people, inventions and developments surrounding the revolutionary technology. Marburg, Takuo Miyagishima, Daryn "~ S.ynch" was housed in the foyer of the Dunn Theater and was open for Okada, Richard Patterson, Garrett Smith vlewmg whenever the Academy presented screenings at the Dunn. and Barry S. Weiss. The following week the Council presented a second evening of restored Estab li shed in 2003 by the Board of sound-on-disc classics, including a number of vaudeville, comedy and musical Governors, the Council provides a forum shorts, including in "The Office Scandal" (1930), Spencer for the exchange of information while Tracy in "The Hard Guy" (1929), Burns and Allen in "Lambchops" (1929) promoting cooperation among diverse and "Baby Rose Marie, the Child Wonder" (1929). technological interests within the industry as well as sponsoring publications, fostering educational activities and preserving the history of the Fourteen short and feature-length the Academy Foundation and the science and documentaries, including the Oscar­ UCLA Film & Television Archive at technology of winning "A Note of Triumph: The the Linwood Dunn Theater. Now In motion pictures. Golden Age of Norman Corwin" and its 25th year, the series kicked off In two other nominees, were screened September with "Mr. Mergler's Gift" this fall in part one of the and "Mad Hot Ballroom." Part Two 2006-2007 Contemporary will continue in the Dunn Theater Documentaries Series, presented by in March.

10 ACADEMY REPORT ' VOLUME 18 Norman McLaren

Academy Salutes Norman McLaren

The Academy McLaren's former colleagues and current In 1975, the magazine Sequences tipped its hat animators, including Ishu Patel and Chris christened McLaren the "poet of anima­ in August to Hinton, both two-time Oscar-nominated tion" for a signature style that fused music, Norman McLaren, animated short film directors; David movement, abstract images and innova­ the Oscar-winning Silverman, supervising director of "The tive animation techniques. "All young ani­ animator who Simpsons" and director of "The Simpsons mators, one way or another, are touched he lped launch the Movie"; and artist, filmmaker, animator and by McLaren's legacy," added Patel. National Film educator Christine Panushka. McLaren was born in Stirling, Board of Canada's The NFB has honored its roots by Scotland, in 1914. As a student filmmaker now-renowned remastering and restoring a significant he was influenced by the abstract work animation amount of McLaren's work. The tribute fea­ of German animator Oskar Fischinger. program. The tured 13 short films, all in remastered and While McLaren is widely associated with salute also restored 35mm prints, including McLaren's drawing, painting or etching directly on ce lebrated 65 yea rs of animated fi lm 1952 Oscar-winning short documentary, the film frame, he also explored numerous production at the NFB. "Neighbours" and his Oscar-nominated other approaches and produced and Hosted by animation expert and 1957 live action short, "A Chairy Tale." directed live action and documentary author Cha rl es Solomon, the program "McLaren makes it possible to shorts. His films also made key connec­ explored McLaren's life and work as well imagine that one can make a personal tions with emerging aesthetics in painting, as his influence on the visual culture of film, that animation movement is an end choreography and jazz in the 19405, '505 Canada and on animation worldwide. in itself, and that experimental animation and '60s. He retired from filmmaking in Joining Solomon was a panel of has a place in the world," said Patel. 1983 and died in 1987.

ACADEMY REPORT · THIRD QUARTER 2006 11 "For Heaven's Sake"

"The Kid Brother" "A Sailor-Made Man" 'S STILLS LAND AT THE ACADEMY

PHOTOGRAPHS OF MASTER FILM COMEDIAN HAROLD LLOYD TEETERING OFF A LEDGE IN "FEET FIRST' (1930) AND CAVORTING WITH A MONKEY IN "THE KID BROTHER" (1927) WERE AMONG THE 110 RARELY SEEN IMAGES FEATURED IN THE ACADEMY EXHIBITION, "OUT ON A LEDGE: PHOTOGRAPHS OF A COMIC GENIUS, FROM THE HAROLD LLOYD COLLECTION ,"

12 ACADEMY REPORT ' VOLUME 18 The exhibition highlighted Lloyd's ranging from silent one­ life both in front of and behind the cam­ reelers to feature-length era and presented stills from 41 Lloyd sound pictures. Lloyd per­ fi lms, including the features "A Sailor­ formed his ow n stunts, Made Man" (1 921), "Dr. Jack" (1922), whether it meant crashing "Why W orry?" (1 923 ), "Girl Sh y" (1924), , balancing on con­ "The Freshman" (1925), "For Heaven's struction girders or pla ying A theater exterior during the 1930 run of "Feet First." Sake" (1926), "Speedy" (1928), and college football with the many one- and two-reelers. real USC team. that recognized his charity efforts, "This exhibition showcased the "I believe these photographs ha ve particularly for the Shriners. magnitude of my grandfather's work not been a revelation to all w ho ha ve seen In 2002 Suzanne Lloyd donated onl y as a comedic genius, but also as an them, giving unprecedented insight into nearly 3,000 original still photographs independent filmmaker and actor who the work of a true legend and negatives and approximately 85 advanced the notion that a comic male and bona fide motion picture genius," scrapbooks documenting Ll oyd's lead could also be a romantic male lead," said "Out on a Ledge" curator Robert personal life and film career to the said Su zanne Lloyd. "Most of these Cushman. Margaret Herrick Library. To celebrate photographs had never been displayed A founding member of the the donation, Cushman, who is the publicly." Academy, Lloyd was awarded an library's photograph curator, selected Lloyd's career spanned from 1912 to Honorary Oscar in 1952 as a "master the photos in the exhibition from the 1947 and included more than 200 films comedian and good citizen," a tribute collection.

ACADEMY REPORT ' THIRD QUARTER 2006 13 From left, Cathy Schulman, Producers Branch; Sarah Halley Finn, Members­ at-Large; Amy Adams, Actors Branch; Randi Hiller, Members-at-Large. Receiving New Members

MORE THAN 50 OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE work, the kind of work that got you invited to membership in Academy met in the the first place," and second, "vote." Lobby of the "Your obligation in this regard is simple," Ganis said. "If Fairbanks Center for you've seen the contenders, vote on the work. Let your Motion Picture Study experience and your ta lent and your heart and your head work with Academy gover­ together to help yo u select the best examples of the art form. nors, senior staff and "B ut if you haven't seen all the nominees in a particular each other in category, don't vote. September. "Or if you come to a category and yo u just don't know Among them were enough about that particular craft to decide which was the 12-year-old actress better achievement, don't vote. Dakota Fanning and "One of the things that makes the Oscar so special is that 88-year-old production we have the most informed electorate possible. Whenever any executive Abby Singer. of us feels like we're not that well informed, for whatever Academy President Sid Ganis welcomed the new members reason , it's OK to sit the dance out." "with great affection," and congratulated them for achieving the The Margaret Herrick Library staff displayed photos and "extraordinary and singular honor" of Academy membership. papers relating to the new members in the Cecil B. DeMille Ganis suggested that the most important things a new Reading Room, and membership certificates were distributed as member can do for the Academy are, "first, keep doing good the guests departed.

14 ACADEMY REPORT , VOLUME 18 ACADEMY REPORT ' THIRD QUARTER 2006 15 Academy Library Is Keeping Longer Hours

TO BETTER SERVE its numerous patrons, the Margaret Herrick Library has extended its public hours one day a week. Since mid­ August, the library has been open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. The longer hours are in response to requests from the library's users, who indicated in a survey that additional time later in the day would be beneficial, particularly for those who work or attend school on a full-time basis. "We hope the extended hours enhance the conven­ ience for people who already know about and utilize the library," said Library Director Linda Harris Mehr. San Francisco International Film Festival "It would also be wonderful Selected for 3-Year Academy Grant if new users, who might not otherwise be able to take advantage of our resources, THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HAS BECOME THE would now be able to do so." third major U.S. festival to receive a "secure foundation" grant from the Academy. It wi ll receive $50,000 from the Academy in 2007 and $50,000 a year for the next For Academy members, two years, for a total of $150,000. a current membership card is "With the Academy guaranteeing funds for three years, our hope is that this type of all that's required for grant will help a festival bui ld a sturdy foundation for a project," said Festival Grants entrance and access to Committee Chair . "That kind of security will permit a festival to take some chan ces with programs they might otherwise not be willing to try." materials, which are non­ La st year, the Los Ange les Film Festiva l received this special grant from the circulating and for on-site Academy an d two yea rs ago, the Tell uride Film Festival in Colorado was the first to reference use only. receive the three years of funding. Hours on Mondays, "Next year we' ll take a look at how Telluride and Los Angeles have fared with this Thursdays and Fridays funding and see if it's an idea we want to continue in future years," Hurd said. In add ition to these special grants, the Academy's annual festival grants program remain unchanged: 10 a.m. last year dispensed $300,000 in grants to 24 festivals, said Academy Grants Coordi­ to 6 p.m. The library is nator Shawn Guthrie, and later this year wi ll allocate another $300,000. Under this closed on Wednesdays and annua l program, the San Francisco International Fil m Festival received a $30,000 grant weekends. in 2000 and $25,000 grants in 2003 and 2005.

16 ACADEMY REPORT , VOLUME 18 Returns as Telecast Producer

PRODUCER LAURA ZISKIN WILL PRODUCE THE 79TH ANNUAL Academy Awards telecast next Februa ry. It will be her second involvement w ith the production of an Oscar telecast. Her first was in 2002 for the telecast of the , the first time the ceremonies were held at the Theatre. Her 2002 freshman outing ga rn ered eight Emmy® nominations for the telecast, including one for Ziskin as producer in the Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Specia l category. The telecast won an Emmy for choreography. "This is a tough producing job," sai d Academy President Sid Ganis, "but we've been blessed with terrific producers, including Laura. Her 2002 show was one of the most colorful and fun shows in my memory. I ca n't tel l you how pleased I am and how exciting it is to ha ve her back, and for me to be, this time, in a position to participate with her in the creation of the show. This one is going to be great fun for all of us, viewers especially." There are a lot of award shows these days, Ziskin sa id, "but the Oscars remain unparalleled. "I have wanted to produce the Academy Awards again for a long time. It is a terrific, really fun challenge for a producer - commingling the thrills of putting on a live show, creating an exciting broadcast for the people watching at home and celebrating the extraordinary medium of fi lm." Academy and IRS Reach Gift Basket Accord

THE ACADEMY AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE but that it was well established by the early 1970s. The major stars reached an agreement that re so lved outstanding tax responsi­ who present the awards on the show are not paid for that service, bilities with respect to A ca demy Awards gift baskets. and the performers receive only the minimum union payment. The Academy had voluntari ly approached the IRS shortly after Over time the "thank-you gifts" became more elaborate as hotels, the last Awards presentation seeking to cl arify the tax issues resorts and high-end clothing lines vied to associate their services surrounding the gift baskets, as well as to ensure that any and products with Hollywood's most famous names. In April, obligations for prior years were met. the Academy Board of Governors voted to discontinue the practice Under the closing agreement, the Academy and the I RS have of thanking Academy Awards presenters and performers with settled the tax obligations with respect to gi fts given through 2005. gift baskets. Recipients of this year's gift basket will be issued appropriate Publicity about the gift baskets had led Eve rson to issue a press informational tax forms by the Academy and will be responsible release, three days prior to the Academy Awards broadcast in for satisfying their income tax obligations. 2006 that focused on gift baskets and pointed out that "movie "We appreciate the Academy's lea dership on this issue," IRS stars face the same tax obligations as ordinary Americans." Commissioner Mark W . Everson sa id. "The gift basket industry "The Commissioner worked some movie titles into his reminder has exploded, and it's important that the groups running these that gave it a humorous spin," Ganis sai d, "but the basic message events keep in mind the ta x conse quences." was clear: the contents of the baskets, however much we may have "We are happy to have reached an agreement with the IRS that been inclined to view them as mannerly thank-yous, in fact consti­ works to the benefit of the gift ba sket recipients and the Academy," tute taxable income. And since we didn't want any of our presen­ said Academy president Sid Ganis. ters to get hit retroactively for a gi ft we had given them, we asked He added that it was unclear as to when the practice of thanking the Service if there was a way for us to take on the tax obligations, Academy Award presenters and performers with baskets began, and they were very willing to work with us."

Ellen DeGeneres to Host 79th Awards Presentation

SEEMINGLY JUST MOMENTS AFTER BEING NAMED producer of the telecast, Laura Ziskin tapped Ellen DeGeneres to host the show. It will be DeGeneres's first time as Oscar host, as well as her first appearance on an Academy Awards telecast. "When Laura Ziskin called, I was thrilled," said DeGeneres. "There's two things I've always wanted to do in my life. One is to host the Oscars. The second is to get a call from Laura Ziskin. You can imagine that day's diary entry." "Ellen was born to host the Academy Awards," said Ziskin. "There is no more challenging hosting job in show business. It requires someone who can keep the show alive and fresh and moving, as well as someone who is a flat-out great enter­ tainer. Ellen completely fits the bill. I can already tell she is going to set the bar very high for herself and therefore for all of us involved in putting on the show. Now all we need is a lot of great movies." DeGeneres is the host of the syndicated talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," which in 2006 won its third Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show and earned DeGeneres her second Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host. "S he just sparkles," said Academy President Sid Ganis. "She is such a pleasure to watch. Her wit 'ei cuts to the truth of things, but in a wonderfully warm-spirited way. I think she'll be a fantastic host for this show and we're extremely pleased that she's agreed to do it." Now Casting Takes Over Academy Players Directory . after 70-Year Run

THE ACADEMY PLA YERS DIRECTORY, KN OWN casti ng process is that a number of for-profi t entities have throughout the en tertainment in dustry as the "casti ng entered t he fi eld in recent years. The Boa rd just wasn't bible," was taken over in July by Now comfortable with the idea that the Casting, I nc., and after nea rly 70 yea rs Academy, a not -for-profit, was Now Casting will as an Acade my pu bl ica tion, is now in esse nce competing with those continue to publish the known as si mply the Players Directory. companies Kei th W. Go nzales, editor of the printed version of the The Academy Players Directory and Players Directory for the pas t ten yea rs, Players Directory, but also Now Casting had been associated since co ntinues in th is capacity for Now will provide increasingly April 2005 in a prog ram that enabled Casting. He took with hi m some of t he sophisticated online PO subscri bers to post demonst ra tion Players Directory staff, and remaining products to actors sub­ ree ls with onli ne profiles on t he Now staff we re absorbed into other pos i­ scribing to the service. Cas ti ng Web site. tions at the Academy or moved on to First printed in January 1937, the other end eavors. Now Casting w il l Academy Players Directory was the co ntinue to publ ish the pri nted version of the Players ind ustry's oldest and best-known casting directory. The Directory, but also will prov id e increasi ngly sophisticated first issue was a 248-page publication listing 1,257 players, onli ne products to actors subscribing to t he service. includ ing Mae West, , Ge ne Autry, Bette "I t fee ls strange for us to divest ourselves of a fu nction Davis, Mary Astor and . The most recent issue that the Aca demy has performed for nearly as long as the incl uded thousand s of listings, among them ma ny of organ ization ha s bee n in ex istence," sa id Academy today's best-known actors. Presi dent Sid Ganis. "For almos t all of that time we were For the past four years, the Players Directory had been the on ly ones providi ng that particul ar service. One side located at the Academy's Pickford Center for Motion effect of the increased influence of techn ology in the Pictu re Study in Hollywood

Academy Grants $500,000 to Film and Cultural Organizations

THE ACADEMY FOUNDATION'S INSTITUTIONAL communities," explained Institutional Grants Committee Grants Program has awarded $500,000 to 60 film-related Chair Buffy Shutt. organizations in the United States, Canada, France and the Since the establishment of the grants program in 1968, United Kingdom. the Academy Foundation, the educational wing of the "The Academy's grants program is designed to advance Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has distrib­ personal and professional interest in the motion picture uted over 460 grants to film-related nonprofi t organizations, industry and raise cultural awareness throughout our schools and colleges .

." . A complete list of ri~ipie~i in~i"itution"s is on the Academy's Web site at www.oscars.org/grants/institutional/institutional.~rants.html ". ~ " .. , <

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