Tom Sherak

An Earlier Oscars Looks Likely - Just Not for 2013

March 14, 2012 By Steve Pond 10 weeks ago

Earlier Oscar nominations will allow the Academy to test its new electronic voting system

  

Tom Sherak on the Old-Fashioned, Billy Crystalized Oscars: 'We Are Who We Are'

February 27, 2012 By Steve Pond 12 weeks ago

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"

  

Sacha Baron Cohen's Red Carpet Stunt Drew Worried Visit From Oscar Officials

February 27, 2012 By Steve Pond 12 weeks ago

Minutes after Sacha Baron Cohen spilled "ashes" on Ryan Seacrest, he was visited by nervous Academy president Tom Sherak and Oscar producer Brian Grazer

  

Sacha Baron Cohen Got His Oscar Tickets -- But His Alter Ego Is Still Making Trouble (Video)

February 24, 2012 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

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

  

Tom Sherak: Academy Could Decide on Moving Oscars Date by March

February 2, 2012 By Steve Pond 16 weeks ago

Academy president Tom Sherak and COO Ric Robertson talk about moving the Oscars date, leaving the Kodak and messing with Harvey Weinstein

  

Oscar Ballots Are in the Mail -- For the Last Time?

February 1, 2012 By Steve Pond 16 weeks ago

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

  

The Oscars Have a Sloppy, Silly Week

January 27, 2012 By Steve Pond 17 weeks ago

From press-release errors to breaking with tradition for dubious reasons, the Academy has been acting strange lately

  

Jennifer Lawrence to Get Up Early, Announce Oscar Nominations

January 9, 2012 By Steve Pond 19 weeks ago

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

  

Academy CEO Dawn Hudson Under Fire From AMPAS Sources

January 7, 2012 By Steve Pond 20 weeks ago

But is her job really in jeopardy, or is this just an attempt to embarrass her publicly?

  

Academy Exercises Kodak Theater Escape Clause

December 31, 2011 By Steve Pond 21 weeks ago

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

  

ABC Buys Family Comedy Pitch From Academy President Tom Sherak's Wife Madeleine (Corrected)

November 23, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 26 weeks ago

Story revolves around a woman whose family moves in with her parents

  

Tom Sherak Grilled on Ratner, Oscar Hosts: 'Billy Crystal Is Not Too Old!'

November 10, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 28 weeks ago

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

  

Dawn Hudson: New Academy Museum on Fast Track

October 5, 2011 By Steve Pond 33 weeks ago

AMPAS CEO says revived museum could open in three years in old May Company building owned by L.A. County Museum of Art

  

Academy Makes It Official: Eddie Murphy to Host Oscars

September 6, 2011 By Steve Pond 37 weeks ago

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

  

Tom Sherak Re-Elected Academy President

August 2, 2011 By Steve Pond 42 weeks ago

Executive to serve third one-year term; Annette Bening, John Lasseter, Hawk Koch also elected to AMPAS offices

  

Academy Names Christina Kounelias Chief Marketing Officer

July 29, 2011 By Steve Pond 43 weeks ago

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

  

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

July 1, 2011 By Steve Pond 47 weeks ago

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

  

AFI, Pratt Among Top Student Oscar Winners

June 11, 2011 By Steve Pond 50 weeks ago

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

  

12 Burning Questions for the Oscars' New Dawn

June 1, 2011 By Steve Pond 51 weeks 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

  

James Franco Slams Oscar Writer Bruce Vilanch

March 21, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"He let me down," widely-criticized host says after Vilanch jokes about listless Oscar-night performance

  

Billy Crystal Says He'd Host a 'Fresh' Oscars -- What Do You Mean, Billy?

March 18, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

The comic wants categories eliminated -- and how fresh could it be with the most frequent host of the past two decades?

  

Academy Chief Sherak: Franco and Hathaway Had 'No Connection'

March 3, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Academy president addresses criticism of the Oscar telecast with TheWrap; hosts lacked chemistry but defends show's ratings, which drew 38 million viewers

  

A Guide to the Academy's Interactive Oscar Features

February 25, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

AMPAS goes into new areas (including that social network) to lure younger, more wired viewers

  

Academy, ABC Sign Contract Extension

February 24, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Pact to broadcast Oscar show extended through 2020

  
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