Academy sets dates for Oscar nominations, votingJuly 1, 2016 - 13:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nominations for the 89th Academy Awards will be revealed on Tuesday, Jan. 24, the Academy announced on Thursday, June 30, according to TheWrap. The date is later than the nominations have been for four years, and pushes the announcement of nominations until after the Golden Globe Awards. It also moves the nominations announcement back to its traditional Tuesday in late January, rather than the mid-month Thursday that had been in effect since the Academy’s Board of Governors opted for an earlier announcement in 2012. When that change was made, it was widely interpreted as an attempt to hurt the Golden Globes by announcing Oscar nominations before the Globes took place. But members complained about not having enough time to view the large number of eligible films before nominations voting concluded. The date was part of an array of schedule items announced on Thursday, including the period for nominations voting (Jan. 5 through Jan. 13) and for final voting (Feb. 13 through Feb. 21). The Academy’s annual Governors Awards, which will see the presentation of several honorary Oscars, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12, while the Nominees Luncheon will take place on Monday, Feb. 6 and the Scientific and Technical Awards on Feb. 11. As was previously announced, the 89th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood & Highland Center. The key dates, from the AMPAS press release: Saturday, November 12, 2016 Governors Awards Thursday, January 5, 2017 Nominations voting opens Friday, January 13, 2017 Nominations voting closes Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Oscar Nominations Announcement Monday, February 6, 2017 Oscar Nominees Luncheon Saturday, February 11, 2017 Scientific and Technical Awards Monday, February 13, 2017 Finals voting opens Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Finals voting closes Oscar Sunday, February 26, 2017 89th Academy Awards Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |