The Academy released a statement on Wednesday condemning "harming artists," but did not name Palestinian director Ballal in it who was detained by the Israeli forces.

By Thursday morning, a letter began circulating among AMPAS members, criticizing leadership’s failure to defend Ballal publicly ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologized for initially not mentioning Hamdan Ballal in their response to ...

"No Other Land" co-director Hamdan Ballal, witnesses said, was beaten by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and then detained ...

Olivia Colman and Joaquin Phoenix among more than 600 Academy members who criticized leaders after Israeli settlers ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologised on Friday after hundreds of its members criticised it for not ...

After mounting criticism following its initial response to the violent attack on Oscar-winning “No Other Land” co-director ...

Public criticism of Hamas in Gaza is hardly, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims, unheard of. Even during the ...

A group of 600 Hollywood figures, including Ava DuVernay and Olivia Colman, criticized the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for remaining silent on the assault and arrest of Palestinian ...

Around 600 Oscar voters have called "indefensible" the Academy leadership’s failure to quickly and adequately respond to the ...

The film academy faces heat from hundreds of members over its vague, 'indefensible' response to the recent attack on 'No ...