Academy Apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for ‘Mistreatment’ Upon Turning Down Marlon Brando’s Oscar
Littlefeather was asked by Best Actor winner Brando to turn down the award in 1973 due to the treatment of Native Americans.
Littlefeather was asked by Best Actor winner Brando to turn down the award in 1973 due to the treatment of Native Americans.
As expected, Yang becomes the first Asian-American president of the Academy.
The event, for September, is “to discuss the future of the organization.”
Jeanell English will implement Aperture 2025, which uses Oscar eligibility as a wedge to push Hollywood to follow the Academy’s inclusion standards.
The new Academy CEO is elevating programming czar Jacqueline Stewart to replace him as director of the Academy Museum.
The Academy class of 2022 includes Oscar winners Ariana DeBose, Billie Eilish, and Troy Kotsur, and executives Scott Foundas and Dana Walden.
The filmmakers join a board that now comprises 54% women and 28% belonging to an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.
The Academy is turning to the executive who successfully launched the Academy Museum as its new CEO.
“It is time those who work in preserving and celebrating art, in this case the art of cinema, have a voice on the job,” one of the effort’s organizers said in a statement.
The Board of Governors accepted Smith’s resignation and banned him from attending any Academy events for 10 years starting April 8.
The Academy has updated its COVID-19 policies, which were subject to an onslaught of online criticism last week.
Academy president David Rubin is reelected with a diverse board that faces a daunting task: Bring the Oscars back to relevance.