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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
AbbreviationAMPAS
FormationMay 11, 1927
TypeFilm organization
HeadquartersBeverly Hills, California, USA
Location8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90211
Membership6,000
PresidentSid Ganis
Websitewww.oscars.org
Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study building on La Cienega Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California
Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study building on La Cienega Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California
Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in the Hollywood, district.
Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in the Hollywood, district. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Headquarters (HQ denotes the location where most if not all of the important functions of an organization are concentrated The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sidney Ganis (born January 8, 1940) is an American motion picture executive and producer who has produced such films as Deuce A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures.

The Academy is composed of over 6,000 motion picture professionals. While the great majority of its members are based in the United States, membership is open to qualified filmmakers around the world. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As of 2004, the Academy roster included theatrical filmmakers from 36 countries. [1]

The Academy is known around the world for its annual Academy Awards, informally known as the "Oscars. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. " In addition, the Academy gives Student Academy Awards annually to filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate level; awards up to five Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting annually; and operates the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, California and the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood, California, which will expand to include The Museum of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to open as a tourist attraction by 2012. The Student Academy Awards are awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate The Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study is an Archives Facility for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences located at 1313 Vine Street, in central The Museum of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a building in the planning stages set to open in Hollywood as a major tourist attraction [2]

The current president of the Academy is Sid Ganis. Sidney Ganis (born January 8, 1940) is an American motion picture executive and producer who has produced such films as Deuce

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Membership

All members must be invited to join. Invitation comes from the Board of Governors. Membership eligibility may be achieved by a competitive nomination or a member may submit a name based on other significant contribution to the field of motion pictures.

New membership proposals are considered annually. The Academy does not publicly disclose its membership, although past press releases have announced the names of those who have been invited to join.

Academy membership is divided into 15 branches, representing different disciplines in motion pictures. Members may not belong to more than one branch. Members whose work does not fall within one of the branches may belong to a group known as "Members At Large. "

Academy Branches

Original 36 founders of the Academy

Actors

Directors

Writers

Technicians

Producers

Lawyers

Presidents of the Academy

Presidents are elected for one-year terms and may not be elected for more than four consecutive terms.

Current administration of the Academy

Academy Officers 2007-2008


Board of Governors 2007-2008

By Branch

Actors
Tom Hanks
Henry Winkler
Ed Begley Jr.
Art Directors
Rosemary Brandenburg
Jeannine Oppewall
Albert Wolsky
Cinematographers
Vilmos Zsigmond
Owen Roizman
Caleb Deschanel
Directors
Curtis Hanson
Paul Mazursky
Alexander Payne
Documentary
Richard Pearce
Michael Apted
Rob Epstein
Executives
Jim Gianopulos
Robert Rehme
Tom Sherak
Film Editors
Dede Allen
Donn Cambern
Mark Goldblatt
Makeup
Leonard Engelman

Branch was created in 2006, one Board Member will be elected each year until 2008, so that not all branch members would be up for re-election in the same year. Mark Johnson may refer to Academics Mark Johnson (professor, philosophy professor Mark H Fay Kanin (born May 9 1917) is an American screenwriter playwright and producer Kathleen Kennedy (b 5 June 1953 in Berkeley California) is a five-time Academy Award nominated American movie industry executive Howard Winchel Koch Jr (born December 14, 1945 in Los Angeles California) is an American motion picture producer, a member of the John Alan Lasseter (born January 12 1957 is an Academy Award -winning American Animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Paul Mazursky (born April 25, 1930) is an American Film director, Screenplay writer and Actor. Kevin O'Connell may refer to Kevin O'Connell (television personality, weather anchor Kevin O'Connell (sound re-recording mixer Jeannine Claudia Oppewall is an Oscar Nominated Art Director. Constantine Alexander Payne (born February 10 1961 is an American Film director and Screenwriter. Richard Pearce may refer to Richard Pearce (film director (born 1943 Richard Pearce (British Actor (born 1961 Robert Rehme ( 5 May 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American film producer whose credits include the films Patriot Games Owen Roizman, ASC (born 22 September 1936) is a cinematographer and a Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Bill Taylor and Bill Taylor (disambiguation redirects here Billy Taylor may refer to Music and the arts Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American Golden Globe Award winning Actor, director, producer Albert Wolsky (1930 Paris, France -) is an American costume designer Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC (born June 16, 1930) is a Hungarian - American Cinematographer. Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American Golden Globe Award winning Actor, director, producer Edward James Begley Jr (born September 16, 1949) is an American Actor, Game show Panelist and Environmentalist Jeannine Claudia Oppewall is an Oscar Nominated Art Director. Albert Wolsky (1930 Paris, France -) is an American costume designer Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC (born June 16, 1930) is a Hungarian - American Cinematographer. Owen Roizman, ASC (born 22 September 1936) is a cinematographer and a Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Caleb Deschanel, ASC (born September 21, 1944) is an American Cinematographer. Curtis Lee Hanson (born March 24 1945) is an Academy Award -winning American filmmaker Paul Mazursky (born April 25, 1930) is an American Film director, Screenplay writer and Actor. Constantine Alexander Payne (born February 10 1961 is an American Film director and Screenwriter. Richard Pearce may refer to Richard Pearce (film director (born 1943 Richard Pearce (British Actor (born 1961 Michael David Apted, CMG (born 10 February 1941) is an English director, producer, writer and Actor James N Gianopulos, aka Jim Gianopulos, is a co- Chairman - CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment with Tom Rothman. Robert Rehme ( 5 May 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American film producer whose credits include the films Patriot Games Dede Allen (born Dorothea Carothers Allen, 3 December 1923 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film editor Donn Cambern (born October 29 1929) is an Academy Award nominated film editor Mark Goldblatt is an Academy Award nominated American Film editor, and director.

Music
Charles Fox
Charles Bernstein
Bruce Broughton
Producers
Hawk Koch
Mark Johnson
Kathleen Kennedy
Public Relations
Marvin Levy
Sid Ganis
Cheryl Boone Issacs
Short Films and Feature Animation
Carl Bell
John Lasseter
Jon Bloom
Sound
Curt Behlmer
Kevin O'Connell
J. Charles Fox (born 30 October 1940, New York City) not to be confused with R & B musician Charlie Foxx, is a composer for film and Charles Bernstein (born February 28, 1943) is a Daytime Emmy Award -winning composer of film and television music Bruce Broughton (born March 8, 1945 in Los Angeles California, U Howard Winchel Koch Jr (born December 14, 1945 in Los Angeles California) is an American motion picture producer, a member of the Mark Johnson may refer to Academics Mark Johnson (professor, philosophy professor Mark H Kathleen Kennedy (b 5 June 1953 in Berkeley California) is a five-time Academy Award nominated American movie industry executive Sidney Ganis (born January 8, 1940) is an American motion picture executive and producer who has produced such films as Deuce Carl Bell may refer to Carl Bell (entrepreneur Carl Bell (musician Carl Bell (physician Carl John Alan Lasseter (born January 12 1957 is an Academy Award -winning American Animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Kevin O'Connell may refer to Kevin O'Connell (television personality, weather anchor Kevin O'Connell (sound re-recording mixer Paul Huntsman
Visual Effects
Richard Edlund
Craig Barron
Bill Taylor
Writers
Frank R. Pierson
James L. Brooks
Fay Kanin

See also

Not to be confused with. Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6 1940) is a multi-Academy Award-winning US special effects cinematographer Bill Taylor and Bill Taylor (disambiguation redirects here Billy Taylor may refer to Music and the arts Frank R Pierson (born 12 May 1925) is an American Screenwriter and Film director. James L Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American producer, Screenwriter and director. Fay Kanin (born May 9 1917) is an American screenwriter playwright and producer "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation itself part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, an educational and nonprofit organization . .


External links

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ( ATAS) is the Los Angeles - organization which awards the Primetime Emmys. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS is an organization dedicated to scholarship and the advancement of learning The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees This article is about the US Publication. For other newspapers magazines and alternate uses by the same name see The Nation (disambiguation.
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