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AMPAS
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Columnist Glenn Whipp and film editor Joshua Rothkopf sat down to discuss the pros and cons of AMPAS’ latest walk-on part: an Oscar to celebrate a long-unsung aspect of moviemaking.
While acknowledging the academy’s “long‐standing support of Ukraine,” the Ukrainian World Congress, a nongovernmental organization, sent a letter to Academy President Janet Yang and AMPAS’ board of governors on Monday, asking them to explicitly reject films funded by “Russian oligarchs or other enablers of Russia’s genocidal war on Ukraine” and to “review eligibility” of “Top Gun: Maverick,” starring Tom Cruise, for participation in this year’s Academy Awards.
On 3 May 2018, Ampas stripped both Polanski and Bill Cosby of their memberships, following what the organisation earlier this week called a “fair and reasonable process”.
In papers submitted to the Los Angeles Superior Court in response to a motion made by Polanski against them this April, Ampas said:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences states that to be eligible for an Oscar a film must play in cinemas, and cannot run on television – or, I suppose, on a streaming platform – before its theatrical debut.But to its credit Netflix is complying with Ampas rules.
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What does AMPAS stand for?
AMPAS stands for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a film industry organization best known for hosting the Academy Awards.
The award presented during the ceremony—a statuette in the form of a gold-plated figure—is called an Academy Award and is popularly known as an Oscar. The event itself is most commonly referred to as the Oscars.
The abbreviation AMPAS is not that commonly used. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is commonly called the Academy for short. Many Academy Award recipients are known for starting their acceptance speeches with “I’d like to thank the Academy.”
Where does AMPAS come from?
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was established in 1927 by prominent film industry members, including Louis B. Mayer and Douglas Fairbanks. The first Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The event was first fully televised in 1953.
Nominations for Academy Awards in most categories are made by active members of the Academy with a specialty in the field that relates to that category. For example, cinematographers make nominations in the category of cinematography. All voting members of the Academy can nominate for best picture. The nominations are then voted on by the entire voting body, and votes are tallied by a third party that keeps the results secret until the ceremony.
What are some terms that often get used in discussing AMPAS?
How is AMPAS used in real life?
Use of the abbreviation AMPAS for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is not all that common. It is most popularly referred to as the Academy.
AMPAS is looking at postponing next year’s #Oscars amid the COVID-19 crisis https://t.co/504ntLWnZG pic.twitter.com/ulHzirfeW2
— Variety (@Variety) May 19, 2020
The news comes just as AMPAS revealed that it would begin to set inclusion requirements for eligibility "to develop and implement new representation and inclusion standards for #Oscars eligibility" https://t.co/mV2i2L1rNW
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 12, 2020
I did not think AMPAS would ever go near this type of a comedic performance. Maria Bakalova has continuously surpassed expectations & now that she’s nominated…I really want her to win #Oscars #FilmTwitter https://t.co/o7eYw5AwZn
— Matt Neglia (@NextBestPicture) March 30, 2021
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True or False?
The awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are commonly called AMPAS.
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