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The Academy

The Academy

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 09: Passengers receive chocolate Oscar at The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' Flight Of The Oscars event at LAX Airport on February 9, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

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    so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions. Looking forward to the show.â The Academy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The most popular host of the Oscars in recent years, Crystal will be   Read more »

  • Brian Grazer steps in as Academy Awards producer

    departed the show Tuesday following uproar over a gay slur, and the host he chose, Eddie Murphy, resigned earlier Wednesday.Academy president Tom Sherak said Grazer will join co-producer Don Mischer, who was named producer alongside Ratner in August.Mischer,   Read more »

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About The Academy

An academy (Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, north of Athens, Greece.

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