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Academy Invites Fans To Join The Oscar® Celebration With #MyOscarPhoto On Twitter

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#MyOscarPhoto
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For the first time, Oscar fans watching the “Oscars Red Carpet Live” show on March 2 on ABC will have the opportunity to see themselves next to the stars on the red carpet through Twitter.

Starting today, fans who follow @TheAcademy and tweet a red carpet-ready photo of themselves using hashtag #MyOscarPhoto will be eligible to have their photo featured on the red carpet.

The Oscars® to Stream Live on WATCH ABC

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The 86th Academy Awards
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For the first time ever, The Oscars preshow and full awards telecast will stream live for verified WATCH ABC viewers online and on mobile devices.  The WATCH ABC app allows viewers with participating TV subscription services access to 24/7 live viewing of the network, as well as next day on demand access to most series, making it possible for fans to watch the entire The Oscars experience – including “Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars” - in more places and at more times than ever before.

Academy Announces Key Dates For The Oscars®

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The 86th Academy Awards
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 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network today announced the dates for the 87th Oscars.  The Academy Awards® presentation will air live on ABC on Oscar® Sunday, February 22, 2015.

Key dates for the Awards season are:

Saturday, November 8, 2014
The Governors Awards

Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Official Screen Credits and music submissions due

Craig Zadan And Neil Meron Return To Produce The 2015 Oscars®

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Craig Zadan and Neil Meron
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Motion picture, television and theater producing team Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will return to produce the Oscars for a third consecutive year, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced today. The 87th Oscars will air live on the ABC Television Network on Oscar® Sunday, February 22, 2015.

2014 Student Academy Awards® Finalists Announced

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Student Academy Awards
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Thirty-nine students from 23 U.S. colleges and universities as well as 10 students from foreign universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 41st Student Academy Awards competition.

Academy Announces 2014 Student Academy Award® Winners

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Student Academy Awards
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Fifteen students have been selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 41st Student Academy Awards® competition.  They will arrive in Los Angeles for a week of industry activities that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 7, at 6 p.m., at the DGA Theater in Hollywood.  The medal placements – gold, silver and bronze – in the five award categories will be announced at the ceremony.

The winners are (listed alphabetically by film title):

Academy Launches Its First Digital Video Series "Academy Originals"

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Academy Originals
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The Academy launches a new digital documentary-style video series, "Academy Originals," which examines everything from the creative process, to the moments that changed the course of filmmaking, to the artists who are charting its future.

Academy Originals is now available on Oscars.org/AcademyOriginals and YouTube.com/AcademyOriginals.  The series launches today with three episodes:

The Academy to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of "Do The Right Thing" with Spike Lee Screenings and Live Discussion in Los Angeles and New York

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Do the Right Thing
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the seminal film “Do the Right Thing” with writer-director Spike Lee and members of the film’s cast and crew at two special screening events: on June 27 in Los Angeles at the Bing Theater, and on June 29 in Brooklyn at the BAM Harvey Theater.