FROM THE PRESIDENT Through Odober 14 - A(Odemy Fourth Roor Gallery - uFritz Lang: Vienna-Berlin-Paris-HoIIywood." An ON STEPPING UP exhibition of the life and work of the visionary film director, including an audio·visual disploy of never·before·seen footage TO THE PRESIDENCY and interviews with long colleagues. Through October 14 - Academy Grand lobby Gallery T he Academy represents all that is the best in Hollywood, - "Shooting Stars: Photographs by Leo Fuchs." and its leadership is the highest honor the industry can Eighty photographs of celebritiestaken during the 1950s bestow. I feel deeply grateful to this Board of Governors for and '60s by Fuchs as a "special photographer" shooting trusting me with it, and I look to the future to continue the work photo essays from numerousf ilm sets. of my predecessor, Bob Rehme. He leaves the Academy in extraordinarily good shape. Friday, September 21 - 8 p.m., Samuel Goldwyn In his years of presidency .. Theater. Academy Standards Screening, restored "All That Jan," with cast and crew appearances. • a new ABC contract insured the financial stability of the Academy through 2008, Friday, September 28 - 8 p.m., Samuel Goldwyn Theater. A with live piece • a new Documentary Branch was created, Fritz Lang silent film, 15 orchestra. • a new Oscar category was created for Best Animated Feature Film, Wednesdays, October 3 through October 24 - 7 p.m., Academy Unle Theate r: "Theatrical • a new home was purchased for the Academy Film Documentaries in the Digital Age," Archive and the Academy Players Directory, a seminar series featuring documentary filmmakers. • the Academy Film Scholars Program was created to seek out and honor the nation 's best cinema scholars, Friday, October 28 . 8 p.m., Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Academy Standards Screening, "Federico F'"s 8 1/2." • the Film Festival Fund was created to provide Academy support to innovative film festivals, Thursday, October 2S . 8 p.m., Samuel Goldwyn Theater. U An Evening with AI Hirschfeld" featuring a • the Academy Forum program was created to conversation between the famed ca ricaturist and host provide an opportunity for intra-branch dialogue, Robert Osborne. • the Academy took over the production of the Academy Awards telecast, moved the show to October 26 - January 2002 - Grand lobby and Fourth Sunday and created an arrivals pre-show, Floor galleries · "Hirschfeld's Hollywood: The Film Art of AI Hirschfeld." • an Academy office was opened in New York City to better serve our members in that area, RCROfmv RfPOnT • the new Kodak Theatre was created to move the Published by the Academy Awards to Hollywood into a venue designed Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California 90211-1972 and built to our special needs. (310) 247-3000· www.oscars.org President • Frank R. Pierson Bob leaves a strong foundation on which to build for the First VIce Pr.sldent • Roger L Mayer future, to meet the challenges of the technical and scientific VIce President • Donald C. Rogers changes that are revolutionizing our industry. I only hope, with VIce Presklttlt • Kathy Bat.s the help of this strong and active Board of Governors, to Treaswer • Alan aer,.. Secretary • SaIl Zaen!z follow his example. Executive DIrector • Bruu Davis - Frank Pierson Photos: unless otherwise identified, by Long Photography Design: Usa CortSSOl!, Eoler Corts_ Ink Osaw'", OK ... s', Acadetny Awards', Acadetny Aw ... d", On the (over: Photographer Leo Fuchs took this photo of Jock Lemmon in 1963 during A.M.P AS.", and asc... Ifoght', ... e tt.e tr"'*-lls, and tt.e asc... statuene is the registered design oak and copyrighted property .f tt.e shooting of "Irma La Douce." It is pori of a current exhibition in the Academy's Grand Lobby Acadetny .f Motion Pictlre Arts and Sciences. Gall ery. See story on page 9. 2 ACAOfmy nfPonT FRANK PIERSON ELEOED ACADEMY PRESIDENT '6··".. ' \ . :C;t;t._- ' I Academy Award winner Frank R. Pierson, a governor .II,, .•v ..•.. "' ....'; " . representing the writers branch, is the new president of the Academy. ~/ Pierson, who begins his eighth year as a governor, served as a vice president of the Academy last year. He succeeds Robert Rehme, who had served the maximum four consecutive one­ year terms in the office. A past president of the Writers Guild, Pierson has been nominated three times for an Academy Award: for "Cat Ballou" (with Walter Newman) and "Cool Hand Luke" (with Donn Pearce) in the adapted screenplay category, and for his original screenplay of "Dog Day Afternoon," for which he took home the Oscar. Pierson has also directed a number of high-profile pictures, including the 1976 "A Star Is Born" and such well-regarded cable-tv projects as "Citizen Cohn," "Truman" and this year's "Conspiracy." Roger L. Mayer, an executives branch governor, was elected first vice president, sound branch governor Donald C. Rogers and actors branch governor Kathy Bates were elected vice presidents, music branch governor Alan Bergman was elected treasurer and producers branch governor Saul Zaentz was elected secretary. Rehme will automatically serve this year as Immediate Past President, an officer slot. Mayer and Zaentz have not previously served as officers of the Academy. Rogers has previously served two terms as vice president, one term as treasurer and eight terms as secretary. Bates has served one term each as secretary and vice president. Bergman has served four terms as the Academy's first vice president, three terms as vice president and once as the organization's secretary. "I accept the presidency with great humility," Pierson told the board. "Bob Rehme has left a great gift to us all with his four years of service, and I look forward to carrying on in his tradition. One thing I know for sure; he's left a very clean desk." ACADEMY ElEGS 15 GOVERNORS; FOUR HAVE NEVER SERVED BEFORE MOCK IS FIRST GOVERNOR OF NEW DOCUMENTARY BRANCH F our new members have been elected by their branches to absence, Carl Bell, short films and feature ani mation. the Academy's Board of Governors, nine incumbent members Incumbent governors returning to the board in addition to have been returned and two govern ors who had previously Bates are M arvin M arch , art directors; Co nrad Hall, served on the Academy's board have been brought back for cinematographers; Robert Rehme, executives; Tom Rolf, film additional service. Terms began August 1. editors; Arthur Hamilton, music; Donald C. Rogers, sound; Fre ida Lee Mock was elected the first governor of the Jonathan Erland , visual effects; and Hal Kanter, writers. newly-created documentary branch . Governors whose positions were not up for re-election and Two governors were elected in the actors branch because who contin ue on the board are : actors branch, Ed Begley, Jr.; of the res ignation of Gregory Peck, who chose not to fi ll out the art di rectors, Jeannine Oppewa ll and Albert Wolsky; remaining yea r of his three-year term. That position, filled by cinematographers, John Bailey and John Toll; directors, John Tom Hanks, will be up for re-election next year. Incumbent Frankenheimer and Michael Mann; executives, Roger L. Mayer Kathy Bates was re turned to t he board for a second and Lew Wasserman; film editors, Dede Allen and Carol three-yea r term. Li ttleton; music, Alan Bergman and Charles Bernstein; In addition to Hanks and Mock, the other two newcomers producers, Samuel Gol dwyn Jr. and Saul Zaentz; public to the board are Curtis Hanson, directors branch ; and Mark relations, Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Marvin Levy; short films and Johnson, producers branch. feature animation, Jon Bloom and June Foray; sound, Douglas Returning to the boa rd after twelve years is past president Greenfield and Don Hall; writers, Fay Kanin and Frank Pierson; Richard Kah n, public relations bra nch; and, after a one-year and visual effects, Richa rd Edlund and Bill Taylor. 3 The new home of the A(ademy Film Ar(hive and the A(ademy Players Directory. The Academy has purchased the former Don Lee-Mutual Broadcasting television studios at Vine Street and Fountain Avenue to be the future home of the Academy Film Archive. The 118,000-square-foot building at 1313 North Vine Street in Hollywood also will house the Academy Players Directory and a 300-seat screening room. "The Academy is very pleased that this historic building, which is so ideally suited to the needs of our Academy Film Archive, is located in Hollywood and that we can further contribute to the community's revitalization," then Academy President Robert Rehme sa id at the announcement ceremony. The Academy announced three years ago that it will move its annual Awards presentations to the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland. The Academy expects to move in the Film Archive and Players Directory offices - and a portion of the archive's holdings - by year's end, with the balance of the work to be completed later in 2002. The building presently contains about 40,000 square feet of studio and soundstage space. "With their high ceilings, these spaces will provide the equivalent of nearly 85,000 square feet of conventional-height vault space using fixed shelving, and even more with compact shelving," said Academy Executive Director Bruce Davis. With their thick concrete walls, the studio spaces will be relatively easy to convert to air­ conditioned storage vaults, Davis said, which are generally kept below 50° Fahrenheit. 4 nCnOfmy nfPOnT MOVE TO HOLLYWOOD . In addition to the studio/vault spaces, the building has almost 30,000 square feet of space which will be used for film archive staff offices and conference rooms, preservation and conservation work space, public access and research rooms, and the Academy Players Directory.