As his three years in office come to an end, Academy president Tom Sherak reflects on executive unheaval, controversial rule changes and the Brett Ratner fiasco

Incoming members of AMPAS Board of Governors include Dick Cook, who replaces outgoing Academy president Tom Sherak

Academy debuts its new outdoor Hollywood theater with an open-air screening of "Field of Dreams," and some presidential popcorn scoopers

Academy president Sherak: "To celebrate our past and deal with our present, that is who we are -- we're never going to forget the past, and we don’t want to"

While Sacha Baron Cohen is welcome to attend the Oscars, he's mocking the "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Zionists" on his new movie's website

With online Oscar voting scheduled to begin next year, the Academy's endearing ballot-mailing ritual may be coming to an end

The "Winter's Bone" nominee will join Academy president Tom Sherak in the task

Move will enable Board of Governors to consider alternate venues, but may also result in a return to the Kodak

"Did I know Brett Ratner had baggage? Yes, I did. I didn’t think about that. Should I have? No argument."

Selection marks return to old-style Oscar-host resume: an actor with standup comic experience

Appointment of longtime New Line marketing exec continues revamping of AMPAS' executive structure

Top six winners qualify for this year's Oscars in short film categories