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Oscars then and now: A look at 1939's 10 nominees

2010-02-22T12:49:08Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In June, when Sid Ganis, then president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, made the surprise announcement that Osc...

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2009-09-11T10:46:54Z

I14493CHW USC School Of Cinematic Arts Celebrates 80th Anniversary With Hollywood Chamber Of Commerce Star Commemoration USC School Of Cinematic Arts Campus, Los Angeles, CA 09/10/09 SID GANIS - FORMER AMPAS PRESIDENT Photo: LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - There will be 10, count 'em 10, nominees for best picture when the nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards are announced February 2.</p><p>In a move designed to let more movies share in the limelight that...

Oscars

2009-06-24T18:01:35Z

Academy President Sid Ganis announces the Academy Awards are doubling the number of best-picture nominees from five to 10, during a news conference in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Ganis poses iin front of 1939's 10 best-picture nominees. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Oscars double down with 10 best-picture nominees, opening door for action flicks, comedies</div><div><p>The Academy Awards will have 10 best-picture nominees instead of the usual five starting next year, improving the odds for films such as "The Dark Knight," a fan and critic favorite that was snubbed last time.</p><p>Doubling the fiel...

Oscars doubling best picture nominee to 10

2010-02-26T17:10:31Z

<div><p>Oscar organizers said Wednesday they will double the number of best picture nominees for the 2010 awards to ten.</p><p>Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis announced the decision at a press briefing at the Academy headquarters.</p&...

Film Society Awards - SF International Film Festival 2009

2009-05-04T11:51:32Z

Apr 30, 2009 - San Francisco, California, USA - American motion picture executive and producer SID GANIS presents American film icon Mr. Redford the Peter J. Owens Award for Acting at the 52nd Actress Jessica Biel and Academy President Sid Ganis, right, pose for photographers at the 81st Annual Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, in Actress Jessica Biel, bottom center and Academy President Sid Ganis, bottom center right, are surrounded by honorees and award recipients of the 81st Annual Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Techinical Awards, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, in...

Oscar nominations eve is all-nighter for workers

2010-03-02T18:32:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Oscar nominations eve is a long, sleepless, top-secret night for film academy workers</div><div><p>If filmmakers and movie stars lose sleep the night before the Academy Award nominations are announced, they are not alone.</p><p>Nearly 100 workers spent a sleepless night preparing for Thursday's early morning announcement. They surrende...

oscar nominations 6

2009-03-13T01:23:43Z

Sid Ganis announcing the 81st Academy Award Oscar Nominations at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills Los Angeles,

oscar nominations 3

2009-03-13T01:23:11Z

Forest Whitaker and Sid Ganis annoucing the 81st Academy Award Oscar Nominations at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly ...

01/22/2009. 81st Oscars Nominations 2009 at the Academy Of Motion Pictures and Science in Los Angeles.

2009-03-13T00:29:35Z

Sid Ganis (R), president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Oscar-winner U.S. actor Forest Whitaker announce the list of nominees of the Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for 81st Oscar Academy...

81st Annual Academy Awards-NOMINATIONS

2009-03-12T22:54:56Z

Jan 22, 2009 - Beverly Hills, California, USA - Actor FOREST WHITAKER & SID GANIS announce the 81st Annual Academy Awards-NOMINATIONS at the