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Explained: New rules for Oscars 2022, including 10 best picture nominees, changes in sound, music categories
Trendingdesk •.In the original score category, for a film to be eligible, a score must now comprise a minimum of 35 percent of the total music in the film. In the original song category, a film cannot submit more than five songs.
The Academy updates rules to make movies screened at drive-in theatres eligible for Oscars 2021
Trendingdesk •Drive-in theatres across the US will now qualify as commercial venues as long as the film in question screens once daily for a seven-day run.
Oscars diversity criteria for Best Picture a 'progressive effort to make change', says Paramount CEO
•Starting with the 96th Academy Awards in 2024, Best Picture nominees will have to meet specific requirements addressing gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and disability
Oscars raise inclusion bar for Best Picture category in a move to encourage diversity on and off screen
•The Academy rolled out four broad categories for representation: On-screen; among the crew; at the studio; training, and advancement opportunities
Roman Polanski's request to rejoin The Academy rejected two years after expulsion
•Roman Polanski, the Oscar-winning director who pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor in 1977 and fled the US the following year, was expelled from the Academy in 2018.
David Rubin, casting director of Big Little Lies, reelected as The Academy president for second term
Fp Staff •David Rubin had earlier succeeded cinematographer John Bailey as the Film Academy president in 2019
Alia Bhatt says she's 'honoured and humbled' to receive an invite from The Academy
Fp Staff •Alia Bhatt, Hrithik Roshan, casting director Nandini Shrikent among others from India were invited to join The Academy
Awkwafina, Zendaya, Eva Longoria among 819 artistes invited to join The Academy, will have voting privileges in ceremony
•The massive 2020 list sent out by The Academy includes a diverse swath of people from all sectors of the industry, from acting to publicity to costume design
Oscars 2020 to go plastic-free and serve plant-based menu, says Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Fp Staff •Menus for the annual luncheon for Oscar nominees on Monday, as well as finger food served before the Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood on 9 February.
Oscars 2020: Olivia Colman, Regina King, Mahershala Ali and Rami Malek announced as presenters
Fp Staff •Additional slate of Oscars 2020 presenters will be announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences soon.