305 films eligible for 2015 Academy Awards December 15, 2015 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There are 305 feature films eligible for the 2015 Academy Awards, a drop from last year but a jump from two years ago, Variety reports. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the tally on Monday, Dec. 14. Last year, there were 323 films eligible; in 2013, it was 289. To be eligible for 88th Academy Awards consideration, a feature films must open in a commercial theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, Dec. 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days. The Academy dictates that a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format. A film is ineligible if its first public exhibition/distribution is not as a theatrical motion picture release; in other words, a film-festival debut is OK, but a launch online isn’t. Nominations for the 88th Academy Awards will be announced on Jan. 14, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 28, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by ABC Television and live in more than 225 countries/territories worldwide. Related links:   Top stories The Armenian duduk was registered with UNESCO in 2008 and is recognized all over the world. American actor of Armenian descent Eric Bogosian has been cast in the upcoming TV adaptation of Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire". Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom offers a new uDrift 3500 mobile internet tariff  In order to join and activate the tariff plan, one should visit one of the Ucom sales and service centers.Armenia moves to ban foreign currency home loans The National Assembly has approved amendments to the law, which were submitted by lawmaker Gevorg Papoyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Armenian serviceman who went missing in fog has been found The serviceman who went missing in the border areas of the southern province of Syunik has been found, the Defense Ministry said on March 2.Azerbaijan again cuts Karabakh gas supply Azerbaijan has again blocked the only pipeline delivering gas from Armenia to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), Artsakhgas reports. |
