Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | AMPAS |
| Formation | May 11, 1927 |
| Type | Film organization |
| Headquarters | Beverly Hills, California, USA |
| Location | 8949 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90211 |
| Membership | 6,000 |
| President | Sid Ganis |
| Website | www.oscars.org |
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. 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." 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.[2]
The current president of the Academy is Sid Ganis.
Contents |
[edit] 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
- Actors
- Art Directors
- Cinematographers
- Directors
- Documentary
- Executives
- Film Editors
- Makeup
- Music
- Producers
- Public Relations
- Short Films and Feature Animation
- Sound
- Visual Effects
- Writers
[edit] Original 36 founders of the Academy
Actors
- Richard Barthelmess
- Jack Holt
- Conrad Nagel
- Milton Sills
- Douglas Fairbanks
- Harold Lloyd
- Mary Pickford
Directors
Writers
Technicians
- J. Arthur Ball
- Cedric Gibbons
- Roy J. Pomeroy
Producers
- Fred Beetson
- Charles H. Christie
- Sid Grauman
- Milton E. Hoffman
- Jesse L. Lasky
- M. C. Levee
- Louis B. Mayer
- Joseph M. Schenck
- Irving Thalberg
- Harry Warner
- Jack Warner
- Harry Rapf
Lawyers
- Edwin Loeb
- George W. Cohen
[edit] Presidents of the Academy
Presidents are elected for one-year terms and may not be elected for more than four consecutive terms.
- Douglas Fairbanks 1927-1929
- William C. DeMille 1929-1931
- M. C. Levee 1931-1932
- Conrad Nagel 1932-1933
- J. Theodore Reed 1933-1934
- Frank Lloyd 1934-1935
- Frank Capra 1935-1939
- Walter Wanger 1939-1941, 1941-1945
- Bette Davis 1941 (resigned after two months)
- Jean Hersholt 1945-1949
- Charles Brackett 1949-1955
- George Seaton 1955-1958
- George Stevens 1958-1959
- B. B. Kahane 1959-1960 (died)
- Valentine Davies 1960-1961 (died)
- Wendell Corey 1961-1963
- Arthur Freed 1963-1967
- Gregory Peck 1967-1970
- Daniel Taradash 1970-1973
- Walter Mirisch 1973-1977
- Howard W. Koch 1977-1979
- Fay Kanin 1979-1983
- Gene Allen 1983-1985
- Robert Wise 1985-1988
- Richard Kahn 1988-1989
- Karl Malden 1989-1992
- Robert Rehme 1992-1993, 1997-2001
- Arthur Hiller 1993-1997
- Frank R. Pierson 2001-2005
- Sid Ganis 2005-present
[edit] Current administration of the Academy
Academy Officers 2007-2008
- President - Sid Ganis
- First Vice President - Robert Rehme
- Vice President - Tom Hanks
- Vice President - Charles Bernstein
- Treasurer - Hawk Koch
- Secretary - Jon Bloom
- Executive Director - Bruce Davis
Board of Governors 2007-2008
- Michael Apted
- Dede Allen
- Craig Barron
- Curt Behlmer
- Ed Begley Jr.
- Carl Bell
- Charles Bernstein
- Jon Bloom
- Rosemary Brandenburg
- James L. Brooks
- Bruce Broughton
- Donn Cambern
- Caleb Deschanel
- Richard Edlund
- Leonard Engelman
- Rob Epstein
- Charles Fox
- Sid Ganis
- Jim Gianopulos
- Mark Goldblatt
- Tom Hanks
- Curtis Hanson
- J. Paul Huntsman
- Cheryl Boone Isaacs
- Mark Johnson
- Fay Kanin
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Hawk Koch
- John Lasseter
- Marvin Levy
- Paul Mazursky
- Kevin O'Connell
- Jeannine Oppewall
- Alexander Payne
- Richard Pearce
- Robert Rehme
- Owen Roizman
- Tom Sherak
- Bill Taylor
- Henry Winkler
- Albert Wolsky
- Vilmos Zsigmond
[edit] 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.
- 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. Paul Huntsman
- Visual Effects
- Richard Edlund
- Craig Barron
- Bill Taylor
- Writers
- Frank R. Pierson
- James L. Brooks
- Fay Kanin
[edit] See also
[edit] Not to be confused with...
- Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- American Film Institute
- Motion Picture Association of America
- Prestige Academy of Motion Pictures
[edit] External links
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- The Official Academy Awards Database of Winners and Nominees
- Margaret Herrick Library
- Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Academy Film Archive
- The Oscars at YouTube (operated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
- Hollywood Is A Union Town, The Nation, 2 April 1938, history of the Academy and Screen Actors Guild
