Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Name

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Legal name

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Website

https://oscars.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Awards & Cultural Institution

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Fine Arts Schools (611610)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Theater, Musicals & Performing Arts (THAJAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Art Museums (THAJADAA), Marketing, Publicity & Awards Campaigns (MPADAAAM), Performing Arts (Acting, Improv, Theater) (EDAAAGAE)

Keywords

• Film awards
• Motion picture arts
• Talent development programs
• Film preservation
• Cinematic excellence

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverly Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Broadcasting Rights: The Academy sells broadcast rights for the Oscars ceremony. Currently broadcast on ABC with a 10-year deal with YouTube starting in 2029, marking a shift from traditional broadcast television to streaming.
2. Academy Membership Dues: Film industry professionals pay membership dues upon acceptance into the Academy, with active membership requiring continued service in the motion picture industry.
3. Donations and Gifts: The Academy accepts tax-deductible donations supporting its programs, museum, library, film archive, and educational initiatives.
4. Special Events: Revenue from events including the Governors Awards, Academy Museum Gala, and private screenings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences operates the annual Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony recognizing excellence across 24 cinematic categories, administers talent development programs for emerging filmmakers (Nicholl Fellowships, Gold Rising, Student Academy Awards, Gold Fellowship for Women), and preserves film history through the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Academy Film Archive (250,000+ items), and Margaret Herrick Library (52+ million items). It also confers the Governors Awards, Scientific and Technical Awards, and provides members-only digital access to Oscar submissions via the Academy Screening Room platform.

Product overview

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences operates a comprehensive portfolio of awards, talent development programs, and preservation initiatives. The core offerings include the Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony and 24 competitive categories, the Governors Awards for lifetime achievement, Scientific and Technical Awards for innovation, and Student Academy Awards for emerging filmmakers. Supporting infrastructure includes the Academy Museum (LEED Gold Certified), Academy Film Archive (250,000+ items), and Academy Library (52+ million items). Talent development encompasses Gold Rising internships, Gold Fellowship for Women, and Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. The Academy Screening Room provides members-only digital access to submitted films and screenplays for award consideration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oscars: The Academy Awards - the annual Academy Awards ceremony recognizing excellence in cinematic achievements
• Governors Awards
• Student Academy Awards
• Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
• Academy Gold Rising
• Scientific and Technical Awards

Products and services

• Academy Awards (Oscars) Annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in cinematic achievements across 24 award categories spanning acting, directing, technical achievements, and international films. For Academy members, film industry professionals, and global audiences.
• Governors Awards

Quantifiable outcome

• 70 Oscar nominations and 15 wins by Student Academy Award winners
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• RolexcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Rolex serves as the presenting sponsor for the Governors Awards and Student Academy Awards ceremonies. The partnership includes event sponsorship, brand visibility, and support for Academy's talent development initiatives.
• 17th Governors Awards Venue PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood venue for November 15, 2026 Governors Awards ceremony in partnership with Rolex.
• The Black ListmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2026The Black List serves as a public submissions portal for the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program for second consecutive year.
• Writers Guild FoundationmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2026Newly added public submissions portal partner for Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting alongside The Black List.
• Film Academy of the PhilippinesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026Academy official Tom Swayne met with Film Academy of the Philippines head Paolo Villaluna at Cannes to strengthen Oscar submission strategies and build international partnerships for Philippine cinema.
• Kino LorberminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026Met with French CNC, British Film Institute, Singapore's IMDA, and Indonesia's Ministry of Culture to build international partnerships and bring resources to film workers.
• France's CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026International partnership discussions to strengthen film industry collaboration and Oscar submission strategies.
• British Film InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026Partnership discussions with BFI to build international film industry collaborations and resources.
• AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2026A 10-year partnership (through 2039) making L.A. Live's Peacock Theater the new home of the Oscars starting 2029. AEG will upgrade venue stage, sound, lighting, and backstage facilities. Seating capacity will increase from 3,400 to 7,100.
• MazdaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 March 2026Mazda partnered with Academy Gold Rising program and Disney CreativeWorks for '5 Sides of the All-New CX-5' campaign debuting during Oscars broadcast. Includes mentorship opportunities for emerging filmmakers.
• Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Partnership for 53rd Student Academy Awards ceremony to be held at TIFF Lightbox on September 14, 2026, in partnership with Rolex.
• YouTubecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 December 2024Multi-year global streaming partnership for Oscars broadcast starting 2029 through 2033. YouTube outbid ABC and other competitors for the broadcast rights. Will expand global reach to 200+ regions worldwide.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Recording Academy / GRAMMYs): The most structurally comparable organization: a nonprofit membership body of music-industry professionals that holds the peer-voted GRAMMY Awards, maintains educational programs, a museum (the GRAMMY Museum), and a peer-driven voting process for industry recognition — the closest direct analog to AMPAS.
• British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA): BAFTA runs the British equivalent of the Oscars and Emmys (EE BAFTA Film Awards + Television Awards), with membership drawn from across the UK film and TV industry — directly comparable in mission, peer-vote structure, and educational programs to AMPAS.
• Television Academy (Emmy Awards): The Television Academy runs the Primetime and Creative Arts Emmy Awards through a peer-voted membership of TV professionals — the most direct peer in terms of awards mechanics, membership-driven voting, and industry recognition function.
• American Theatre Wing (Tony Awards): The American Theatre Wing co-presents the Tony Awards, the highest peer-recognized honor in live theatre — directly comparable as a nonprofit membership organization that runs the pre-eminent awards ceremony for a performing arts sector.
• Cannes Film Festival: Cannes runs the world's most prestigious film festival and Palme d'Or award, and was just added to AMPAS's automatic International Feature Film eligibility list (2026) — directly intersecting with AMPAS's mission of recognizing film excellence globally.
• Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF): TIFF is an existing core AMPAS partner hosting the Student Academy Awards ceremony; it operates one of the world's leading film festivals, also newly integrated into AMPAS's International Feature Film eligibility framework.
• Sundance Film Festival / Sundance Institute: Sundance combines a world-leading independent film festival with year-round talent development labs and an education mandate — directly paralleling AMPAS's blend of awards, archives, and emerging-filmmaker programs.

Others

• SAG-AFTRA: The actors' union representing ~160,000 performers is a key industry counterpart rather than direct competitor — AMPAS sets the awards hierarchy while SAG-AFTRA negotiates compensation and working conditions that determine who can participate in films seeking Oscars.
• International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF): FIAPF accredits international film festivals and represents film producers globally; less directly overlapping, but its accredited-festival list (Berlinale, Venice, Busan, etc.) overlaps directly with AMPAS's new International Feature eligibility framework.

Broad incumbents

• Smithsonian Institution: The Smithsonian is a broader-incumbent peer on the museum/cultural-institution axis — a nonprofit operating a network of major museums and a research library, comparable to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures plus the Margaret Herrick Library on institutional operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/theacademy
• YouTubeyoutube.com/oscars
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheAcademy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/academy-of-motion-picture-arts-and-sciences
• Instagraminstagram.com/theacademy
• TikToktiktok.com/@oscars
• Pinterestpinterest.com/theoscars

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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