Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.misc From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: MOVIES Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 09:41:27 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: MOVIES Publication Date: Thursday November 19, 1992 BYLINE: ALEENE MacMINN End of an Era: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is dropping short documentaries and live-action shorts from Oscar consideration beginning with the 1993 Academy Award year. The academy's board of governors took the action on the basis that these forms "have long ceased to reflect the realities of theatrical motion picture exhibition." This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM