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Academy member Jeffrey Cooper convicted of child molestation
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): Jeffrey Cooper, an architect and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has been convicted on a jury trial on three counts of child molestation, as reported by Los Angeles Times on Friday.
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Oscars 2023: Academy announces telecast and nomination dates
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): The 95th Oscars will be held on March 12, 2023, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC announced on Friday.
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Academy prepones meeting to address sanctions on Will Smith after Oscars s
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President David Rubin has announced that the board is moving up the meeting date to quickly address the possible sanctions for actor Will Smith who slapped comedian Chris Rock on live TV during the Oscars cere
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Academy accepts Will Smith's resignation, president says disciplinary proc
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has responded to actor Will Smith's resignation, saying that it has accepted the resignation and will "continue to move forward" with disciplinary proceedings against him.
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Will Smith resigns from Academy membership after slapping Chris Rock at Os
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): American actor Will Smith on Friday (local time) announced that he has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, days after he slapped comedian Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars.
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Academy leaders meet Will Smith before emergency board meeting
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): The leaders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences met with actor Will Smith to discuss the ongoing slap incident, before the emergency board meeting.
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Academy begins disciplinary proceedings against Will Smith for his disresp
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Appears like Oscars 2022 slap controversy is not over yet. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday began disciplinary proceedings against actor Will Smith for misbehaving at the 94th Academy Awards held on Sunday.
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The Academy says it does not condone violence post Will Smith-Chris Rock's
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Los Angeles (California) [US], March 28 (ANI): The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has issued a statement hours after actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock during the Oscars 2022 ceremony at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday.
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Sean Penn to 'smelt' his statuettes, boycott Oscars if Zelenskyy not invit
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 27 (ANI): Sean Penn has vowed to publicly "smelt" his statuettes from the Oscars if the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences does not invite Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to speak during the live telecast of the ceremony.
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Oscar viewing party to be hosted by the Academy for first time
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): For the first time ever, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will host a live viewing party on Sunday in Paris for its French members and industry guests.
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Oscars 2022: Rachel Zegler invited to join as presenter
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 23 (ANI): Following an Internet storm over the revelation that Rachel Zegler had not been invited to the Oscars ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited her to be a presenter.
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Oscars 2022: American Cinema Editors condemn Academy's decision to pre-rec
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): In a letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, American Cinema Editors condemned the Academy's decision to not present eight Oscar categories in the live broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards.
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