Bruce Davis

Bruce Davis, Ron Yerxa Taking Over Oscar Foreign-Language Committee

August 30, 2012 By Steve Pond 37 weeks ago

Producer Ron Yerxa and former AMPAS executive Bruce Davis are new co-chairs of a committee overseen for 12 sometimes controversial years by Mark Johnson

  

Tom Sherak's Exit Interview: 'We're Not a Ma-and-Pa Organization Anymore'

July 29, 2012 By Steve Pond 42 weeks ago

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

  

Bruce Davis Departs: Snapshots From a 30-Year Academy Run

July 1, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

On the retirement of the Academy's top staffer, a look back at snafus, power plays and battles won and lost

  

New Best Picture Rules Could Discard Large Number of Oscar Ballots (Exclusive)

June 22, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Exclusive: The new rules for Best Picture nominations could dramatically change the number of voters whose ballots influence the slate of nominees

  

12 Burning Questions for the Oscars' New Dawn

June 1, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

As Dawn Hudson comes aboard as the Academy's new CEO, she'll be facing questions about the future of the troubled telecast -- and more

  

Considering the New Dawn for Oscar

April 11, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Oscar-watchers consider new AMPAS chief Dawn Hudson, and what her appointment means for the Academy

  

New AMPAS COO Ric Robertson Says He's 'Absolutely' Sticking Around

April 8, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Passed over for top position, longtime Academy exec says he's committed to working with Dawn Hudson as COO

  

The New Academy Execs: It Really Takes Two?

April 8, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

The new CEO and COO of the Academy are a study in contrasts

  

Academy, ABC Sign Contract Extension

February 24, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Pact to broadcast Oscar show extended through 2020

  

Good Morning Oscar, February 21: Counting to 10

February 21, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

The Oscar producers have big plans…and shaky math skills

  

Is Bruce Davis Actually Leaving the Academy Anytime Soon?

February 16, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Four months after the Executive Director announced his retirement, the Academy still hasn't seen any replacement candidates.

  

Oscar Postmortem: First Names, Freaky Nominees, Flexible Deadlines

January 26, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Dinner with "Dogtooth," the Js have it, and a status report on the Academy's executive search

  

Tom Sherak on Replacing Bruce Davis: We Started Looking 2 Weeks Ago

October 13, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Academy president: "It’s going to be a bump, but somebody else will come in and fill those shoes"

  

Academy's Bruce Davis Retires After 30 Years

October 13, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Thirty-year AMPAS veteran will step down as executive director next June

  

Oscar Move Could Make for Crowded Holidays

June 23, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Moving the Oscars to January, which the Academy admits its considering, would have dramatic repercussions on voters, studios and other awards shows