Academy Awards Eigibility Period Ends December 31

Beverly Hills, CA - Monday, December 31, at midnight, marks the final deadline for a feature 
film to begin a seven-day run in Los Angeles County to officially qualify for 2001 
Oscar consideration.

"Each year a number of films begin their one-week qualifying run near the end of December," said 
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Executive Director Bruce Davis.  "However, in order 
to be eligible for a nomination, producers must have submitted the Academy’s Official Screen 
Credits form by December 1.  We’re rarely surprised."

Oscar nominations will be announced at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 12, 2002, at the Academy’s 
Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2001 will be presented on March 24, 2002, at 
the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland and will be televised live by the ABC Television 
Network beginning at 5 p.m. (PST), with a half-hour arrivals segment preceding the presentation 
ceremony.

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