Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Films hoping to qualify for best picture at the Oscars will soon have to meet strict diversity guidelines, the Academy has announced (PA)

Oscars to introduce strict diversity guidelines for best picture eligibility

September 9 2020

Roman Polanski will not appeal a judge’s decision to uphold his expulsion from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a lawyer for the controversial director has said (Anthony Harvey/PA)

Roman Polanski will not appeal Academy expulsion decision, lawyer says

August 26 2020

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is among six people elected to the film academy’s board of governors for the first time (Ian West/PA)

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay elected to the Academy’s board of governors

June 11 2020

Streamed films will be eligible for next year’s Oscars in response to the coronavirus’s impact on the entertainment industry, the film academy has said (Jennifer Graylock/PA)

Streamed films to be eligible for next year’s Oscars, Academy says

April 28 2020

Roman Polanski has been defended by a woman he allegedly raped when she was 13 (Joel Ryan/PA)

Alleged victim defends Polanski and criticises ‘opportunistic’ protesters

April 8 2020

The body which oversees the Oscars has responded to the coronavirus crisis engulfing the entertainment industry (Ian West/PA)

Academy responds to coronavirus outbreak and impact on the Oscars

March 20 2020

Ava DuVernay addressed the Academy directly in a tweet (Ian West/PA)

Academy under fire for disqualifying Nigeria’s Oscar submission

November 5 2019

Nearly 350 films are eligible for best picture at the 2019 Oscars (Ian West/PA)

Oscars 2019: 347 films in contention for best picture

December 19 2018