Tom Sherak

Hawk Koch Elected Academy's 1st 2nd-Generation President

July 31, 2012 By Steve Pond 42 weeks ago

Producer Hawk Koch follows in his father Howard Koch's footsteps, is elected president of the Motion Picture Academy

  

Movie Academy's Presidential Race Narrows, Heats Up

July 31, 2012 By Steve Pond 42 weeks ago

As the AMPAS election to choose Tom Sherak's successor nears, top candidates appear to be Hawk Koch, Rob Friedman and Cheryl Boone Isaacs

  

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

  

Oscar Watch: Who Will Succeed Tom Sherak as President of the Academy?

July 17, 2012 By Steve Pond 44 weeks ago

With Tom Sherak no longer eligible to remain Academy president, a number of contenders have surfaced -- some quietly, some less so

  

Bill Condon, Lisa Cholodenko, Michael Mann Elected to Academy Board of Governors

July 17, 2012 By Steve Pond 44 weeks ago

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

  

Academy, Disney Media Distribution Extend Distribution Agreement for Oscars

June 29, 2012 By Steve Pond 46 weeks ago

Contract between Academy and Disney Media Distribution is extended through 2020

  

'Oscars Outdoors' Launches in Hollywood With 'Field of Dreams'

May 20, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

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

  

An Earlier Oscars Looks Likely - Just Not for 2013

March 14, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 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