academy
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The Bafta Games Awards - voted for by the academy's more than 1,400 industry members - were founded to highlight "an outstanding level of creative excellence from a broad range of UK and international development teams".
From BBC
Voting for the Oscars ended March 5, possibly giving members of the academy just enough time to reconsider the slate of nominees.
From Los Angeles Times
The academy rarely discusses publicly what happens when one of its statuettes — more than 3,000 of them are now out in the world — is lost or destroyed.
From Los Angeles Times
“He was a very sharp plebe, a very intelligent young man,” said retired Navy officer Gregory Glaros, the company commander often quizzing Cooper at the academy.
Does the academy’s preferential voting system, in which members rank the best picture nominees, benefit either movie?
From Los Angeles Times
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