THE "KEY SKETCH": Art Direction & Production Design, September 10th-October 17th, 1993 in the Academy's Grand Lobby Gallery and Second Floor Display Cases.

Highlights of the Academy’s collection of original production design artwork, much of it from the Kuter Collection. Additional loans from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Art Directors.

MARKETING THE MOVIES: The First Century of Movie Promotions, January 27th-March 27th, 1994 in the Academy's Fourth Floor Gallery.

A century’s worth of promotional materials and objects including posters, lobby cards, press books, fan magazines, promotional toys, promotional candy, stamps, etc. drawn primarily from the Academy’s collection at the Margaret Herrick Library.

THE FINAL CURTAIN: The Endangered Movie Palaces of Downtown L.A., February 4th-April 3rd, 1994 in the Academy's Grand Lobby Gallery.

Original photo exhibition of twelve historical downtown Los Angeles theaters, revealing them both in their heyday and in their current condition. Collection of the artists.

BUILDING CHARACTER: Costume Design for the Cinema, April 22nd-June 19th, 1994 in the Academy's Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

Over 80 sketches and a dozen costumes, jewelry and accessories for both male and female characters drawn from the Margaret Herrick Library, the Costume Designers Guild, studios and private collectors.

FILMSCAPES: Spielberg, Zemeckis & the Art of Making a World, August 3rd-October 16th, 1994 in the Academy's Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

An exhibition of concept sketches, story boards, scenic paintings, set designs, prop designs, photographs and murals that illustrate how a director makes a set of visual choices to create the film world for their characters to inhabit. Interactive computer workstations were also included. Material is from the collection of production designer Rick Carter.

CECIL B. DeMILLE: Lights, Camera, Action, November 11th, 1994-January 22nd, 1995 in the Academy's Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

DeMille’s long and productive career is explored through a selection of 140 art works, objects and artifacts from the DeMille Estate, including personal letters, annotated shooting scripts, costumes, original props, production designs and renderings representing work from a range of crafts.

THE BEST OF SOVIET ANIMATION ART, February 2nd-April 16th, 1995 in the Academy's Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

Animation drawings, sketches, original cels and puppets from the countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Block from 1918 to the present. Collection courtesy of Mike and Jeanne Glad.

UNSEEN HURRELL: Classics and Rediscovered Works, June 17th-August 27th, 1995 in the Academy's Fourth Floor Gallery.

Photographic exhibition featuring 60 large format images printed from vintage negatives recently donated to the Margaret Herrick Library. A majority are unpublished or alternate images from famous sessions; depicted celebrities include Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Ramon Navarro and Norma Shearer.

VINTAGE POSTERS FROM WWII FILMS: From the Collection of the Margaret Herrick Library in honor of the 50th Anniversary of VE Day, May 1995. Grand Lobby Gallery.

Conserved posters from a variety of films made during World War II. Collection of the Academy.

WOODY ALLEN AT WORK: The Photographs of Brian Hamill, November 30th-February 4th and extended to March 17th, 1996 in the Academy's Grand Lobby Gallery.

Still photographer Brian Hamill’s on-set work featuring images from 17 of Woody Allen’s films from “Annie Hall” to “Mighty Aphrodite.” Collection of the Academy.

CONTEMPORARY SET DECORATION: Diversity & Collaboration, January 12th-March 17th, 1996 in the Academy's Fourth Floor Gallery.

Recreations of movie sets containing original props, furnishings and artwork from five recent films (including “The Mask,” “Addams Family Values” and “The Flinstones”), and showcasing the work process from dozens of other films and set decorators. Presented in collaboration with members of the Set Decorators Society of America.

ARTISTRY IN ANIMATION: The Drawings of Frederic Back, July 9th-August 25th, 1996 in the Academy's Fourth Floor Gallery.

Canadian animation legend Frédèric Back’s entire career is examined in a show featuring several hundred full-color hand-made original drawings by the creator of “The Man Who Planted Trees.” Artwork courtesy of the Société Radio-Canada/Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

SPORTS GO TO THE MOVIES: 40 Vintage & Contemporary Movie Posters, July-August 1996 in the Academy's Grand Lobby Gallery.

Timed to coincide with the summer Olympics in Atlanta, this exhibition features posters from the Margaret Herrick Library’s own collection and spotlights sports-themed films.

MEMORIES OF THE SAVOY: The Cinema Paintings of Patrick Morrison, September 27th-December 8th, 1996 in the Academy's Fourth Floor Gallery.

A display of large canvas paintings by highly regarded contemporary artist Morrison, that evokes both universal cinematic experiences and seminal movies in Morrison’s childhood during the ‘50s in Ireland. Accompanied by video clips and preparatory drawings by the artist.

ON ASSIGNMENT FOR LIFE: Rex Hardy's Hollywood Photographs (1936-1937), September 27th-December 8th, 1996 in the Academy's Grand Lobby Gallery.

The premiere exhibition of newly rediscovered photographs by Rex Hardy, whose Hollywood assignment for “Life Magazine” gave him special access to stars and formed a unique documentation of the industry at the time. Collection of the Academy.

YUL BRYNNER: Photographer, December 12th, 1996-January 26th, 1997 in the Academy's Grand Lobby Gallery.

30 photos taken by actor Yul Brynner, with many depicting his actor friends working on location.

FROM SEX TO BASIC INSTINCT: Eight Decades of Hollywood Costume Design from 'The Collection,' February 1st-April 6th, 1997 in the Academy's Fourth Floor Gallery.

Costume historians Larry McQueen and Bill Thomas displayed 30 costumes from their vast collection, made for films spanning the 1920s to 1996. Highlights include costumes designed by Travis Banton, Cecil Beaton, Walter Plunkett, Edith Head and Orry-Kelly.

ROLL CREDITS! Glass Title Paintings from Pacific Title, February 1st-April 6th, 1997 in the Academy's Grand Lobby Gallery.

40 examples of rarely seen hand-painted glass title paintings featuring motion picture title cards, opening and closing credits, studio logos and story scrolls from one of Los Angeles’ oldest title painting companies.

JOHN ENGSTEAD, PHOTOGRAPHER, April 25th-June 29th, 1997 in the Academy's Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

A photography show spanning three decades and consisting of over 90 vintage and newly-printed images by of this famous chronicler of Hollywood. Featured subjects include Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gardner and Alfred Hitchcock. From the collection of the Margaret Herrick Library.

FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN: The Art of Production Design, July 25th-October 5th, 1997 in the Academy's Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

A fully constructed, experimental set with an assortment of visual problems allows the viewer to understand the job of the Production Designer, as well as to reveal many of the designer’s tricks of the trade. The set includes an interactive environment, hanging miniature, and working motion picture camera and monitor. Accompanied by dozens of production design materials, both historic and contemporary from the Academy’s collections, and a recreation of a working art department.

SCREENWRITERS: Fifty Faces Behind the Greatest Movie Moments, October 17th-December 21st, 1997 in the Academy's Grand Lobby Gallery.

50 large-format photographic portraits of renowned screenwriters taken by Mika Manninen. Included are: Jay Presson Allen, Robert Benton, Nora Ephron, William Goldman, Buck Henry, Billy Wilder, Ernest Lehman, Fay Kanin, Melissa Mathison, Robert Towne.

THE MAN WHO DREW BUG-EYED MONSTERS: The Movie Poster Art of Reynold Brown, October 24th-December 21st, 1997 in the Academy's Fourth Floor Gallery.

Over 100 original paintings, pencil drawings, and brownlines by the artist are presented alongside final posters from the Academy’s holdings for such films as “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “Attack of the 50 foot Woman,” “Written on the Wind,” “Ben-Hur” and “Dr. Zhivago.”

HAROLD LLOYD'S ROGUES' GALLERY, January 10th-March 15th and extended to April 5th, 1998 in the Academy's Fourth Floor Gallery.

160 never-before-displayed autographed portraits from the Harold Lloyd Estate of politicians, movie stars, U.S. Presidents, sports heroes and other leading figures of the day that hung at Greenacres (the Lloyd estate). The photographs were personalized and given as a 1937 Christmas gift to her husband by Mrs. Harold Lloyd and Marion Davies.

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE OSCARS: Photographs by Lara Jo Regan, January 16th-April 12th, 1998 in the Academy's Grand Lobby Gallery.

55 photographs of behind-the-scene moments from four recent Oscar telecasts, taken by the exclusively sanctioned chronicler for Premiere magazine.

BOB WILLOUGHBY'S PERSISTENCE OF VISION, April 24th-June 28th, 1998 in the Academy's Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

A photographic retrospective documenting over 20 years of work by this internationally known photographer, featuring 150 images shot on films as diverse as “My Fair Lady,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” ”The Graduate” and “They Shoot Horses Don’t They?”

BATISTE MADALENA – ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER PAINTINGS FROM THE SILENT ERA, July 24th-October 4th, 1998 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

Premiere exhibition of over 100 hand-painted vintage movie posters from 1923 – 1928 by Batiste Madalena, who created over 1,300 original movie posters for the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY. The Margaret Herrick Library is home to the largest portion of the almost 300 surviving artworks.

PAINTINGS FROM “GONE WITH THE WIND” BY STEVEN VERONA, October 23 – December 20, 1998 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

An exhibition of life-size ‘cut out’ murals by the well-known contemporary painter. Commissioned by Ted Turner and M-G-M on the occasion of the film’s then 50th Anniversary in 1989, they were shown again on the eve of the film’s 60th anniversary.

FRED ZINNEMANN’S NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHS, 1929-1932, October 23, 1998 – January 17, 1999 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

45 vintage photographs taken by filmmaker Fred Zinnemann as a young Austrian émigré to New York City in the late 1920s and early ‘30s.

LOUIS GOLDMAN, PHOTOGRAPHIC INSIDER, May 19 – August 1, 1999 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

70 vintage prints from photographs taken on film sets around the world, capturing stars and directors in candid moments from films like “Judgment at Nuremburg,” ”The Miracle Worker,” “Tom Jones,” “Klute,” “All the President’s Men” and “A League of their Own.”

MARY PICKFORD REDISCOVERED: RARE PICTURES OF A HOLLYWOOD LEGEND, May 22 – August 1, 1999 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

55 rare photographs selected from more than 230 photos appearing in the Academy’s newly-published book of the same name and covering the remarkable life of this Academy founding member. From the collection of the Margaret Herrick Library.

FROM THE HITCHCOCK COLLECTION: AN EXHIBITION OF RARE MATERIALS DONATED TO THE ACADEMY’S MARGARET HERRICK LIBRARY BY THE HITCHCOCK ESTATE, August 13 – October 31, 1999 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

A showcase of rare materials including production designs, architectural plans, sketches, annotated scripts, production and casting memos, poster designs, scrapbooks, photographs and costumes sketches. Presented as part of the Academy’s Hitchcock Centennial programming. From the collection of the Margaret Herrick Library.

80 AT 80: EIGHTY PORTRAITS OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS BY DOUGLAS KIRKLAND, August 26 – October 31, 1999 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

A series of 80 portraits of cinematographers by a top Hollywood still photographer to celebrate the ASC’s 80th anniversary.

THE ORIGINS OF SCREEN STYLE: HOLLYWOOD COSTUME SKETCHES FROM THE LEONARD STANLEY ARCHIVE, November 12, 1999 – January 16, 2000 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

A collection of 120 costume design sketches covering all of the major costume designers from the silent era to the modern. From the collection of the Margaret Herrick Library.

INTERNATIONAL CINEMA POSTERS FROM POLAND (POLISH POSTERS FROM THE POLISH NATIONAL MUSEUM) September 22 – December 17, 2000 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

60 Polish posters from the 1940s to the present, concentrating on international film titles and displayed with American versions of the poster from the Academy’s own collection, whenever available. Collection of the Museum of Posters, Vilanov, Poland.

BETWEEN TAKES: IMAGES FROM THE SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS, February 4 – April 9, 2000 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

A broad range of 120 contemporary set photographs made from the 1970s to the present, representing the photographers’ personal favorites. All exhibiting photographers are members of the Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers, which marked its 5th anniversary with this installation.

EUGENIO ZANETTI: FILM DREAMS AND HAUNTING VISIONS, May 5 – July 9, 2000 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

An exhibition of original art, actual set pieces, props, photographs and videos showing how this Oscar-winning production designer brought design fantasies to reality on the screen for such films as “Restoration” and “What Dreams May Come.”

DONG KINGMAN: AN AMERICAN MASTER IN HOLLYWOOD, July 28 – September 24, 2000 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

A show of this internationally acclaimed watercolorist’s work done for Hollywood. Kingman’s watercolors set the visual mood or animate the title sequence for numerous films, including “The Flower Drum Song,” “55 Days at Peking” and “Lost Horizon.” Collection of the Margaret Herrick Library.

FILM POSTERS: HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT ACQUISITIONS, June 28 – September 10, 2000 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

Visually stunning posters recently acquired by the Academy, spanning 9 decades of filmmaking, including remarkable examples of restoration work. Collection of the Margaret Herrick Library.

“STARS IN MY EYES”: PORTRAITS BY DON BACHARDY October 13 – December 17, 2000 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

70 exquisite large-scale portraits by the renowned artist, made during personal sittings with prominent actors, actresses, directors, writers, producers and designers. Pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor. Collection of the artist.

PHOTOGRAPHING PEOPLE: HOLLYWOOD MOMENTS BY LEIGH WIENER , January 19-April 8, 2001 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby and Fourth Floor Galleries.

A show of 110 photos by photojournalist and photographer Leigh Wiener ,featuring photos of Judy Garland, the Rat Pack, and other icons of the ‘50s and ‘60s. Collction of the Weiner Estate.

BUSTER KEATON REVISITED: RARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF A COMIC GENIUS, April 27-July 8, 2001 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

A remarkable selection of 72 new prints created from original negatives timed to coincide with the Academy publication of the same name. Collection of the Margaret Herrick Library.

GARY COOPER: AMERICAN ICON, May 4-July 8, 2001 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

Unique artifacts, movie memorabilia, posters, lobby cards, press books and over 100 photographs reveal the life of the man from an intimate and personal perspective. Presented in connection with the Academy’s Cooper Centennial programming. Collection of the Academy, the Cooper Estate and additional lenders.

SHOOTING STARS: PHOTOGRAPHY BY LEO FUCHS, August 3 – October 14, 2001 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

80 images from the 1950s and ‘60s by noted Hollywood photographer, including portraits of Marlon Brando, Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Gregory Peck and Deborah Kerr. Collection of Leo Fuchs.

HIRSCHFELD’S HOLLYWOOD: THE FILM ART OF AL HIRSCHFELD, October 26, 2001-January 20, 2002, in the Academy’s Grand Lobby and Fourth Floor Galleries.

Famed caricaturist and illustrator’s Hollywood-themed drawings, including poster and advertising art and editorial caricatures from the 1920s to the present. Collections of the Hirschfeld Estate and the Margaret Herrick Library.

REDS AND BLACKLISTS IN HOLLYWOOD: POLITICAL STRUGGLES IN THE MOVIE INDUSTRY, February 1-April 21, 2002, in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

A multi-media installation exploring the blacklist era in Hollywood history through an audio tour and a display of documents, movie ephemera, documentary footage, photographs and film clips covering early labor struggles through the eventual blacklist.

GREAT WOMEN OF FILM, February 8-April 21, 2002, in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

Large-format photography display showcasing innovative staged tableaux of 30 women from a wide range of fields within the film industry. Collection of the artists.

UNDER THE HAT: HOLLYWOOD’S LEGENDARY BROWN DERBY RESTAURANTS, May 10-July 14, 2002, in the Academy’s Grand Lobby and Fourth Floor Galleries.

An exhibition taken from the archives of this famed Hollywood chain of restaurants that includes photographs, caricatures, vintage marketing merchandise, the original neon sign and a recreated booth from the Vine Street restaurant. Collection of the Bob Cobb Family.

OSCARS IN ANIMATION: 7 DECADES OF ANIMATION ART, August 1-October 6, 2002, in the Academy’s Grand Lobby and Fourth Floor Galleries.

Hundreds of original cels, pre-production sketches, storyboards, videos and 3-dimensional art models, from the first year the Animation Oscar was awarded through 2002. Collection of Mike and Jeanne Glad.

CLOSE UP IN BLACK: AFRICAN-AMERICAN FILM POSTERS FROM THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES, January, 2003 – July, 2005. National Tour.

This touring exhibition, on a three-year, ten-city tour, captures the extraordinary visual imagery of blacks in film history as displayed through the bold and stylized graphic art of the movie poster. 90 vintage and contemporary film posters from the Edward Mapp Collection at the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library. Organized by the Academy, the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture.

 “AND THE OSCAR WENT TO…” January 24-April 17, 2003 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

An historical installation of 100 statuettes celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Academy’s founding. Each year and category of award is represented, including numerous special Oscars and 11 of the 15 statuettes awarded in the Academy’s first year. Collection of the Academy and numerous individual loans.

ACADEMY TREASURES: 75 YEARS OF COLLECTING AND PRESERVING, January 24-April 17, 2003 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

As part of the Academy’s 75th Anniversary celebration, this exhibition showcases recent acquisitions by the Margaret Herrick Library of posters, costume sketches, sheet music, photographs and other movie ephemera, with one item representing each year. Collection of the Margaret Herrick Library.

STRANGELOVE, MOONRAKER AND OTHER CELLULOID DREAMS: THE VISIONARY ART OF KEN ADAM , May 9-August 17, 2003 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby and Fourth Floor Galleries.

An innovative installation showcasing this production designer’s long career and featuring original drawings, storyboards and mural photos from such films as “Dr. Strangelove,” “Barry Lyndon” and seven of the James Bond films. Collection of Ken Adam and EON Productions.

IMAGING AND IMAGINING: THE FILM WORLD OF PAT YORK, September 12-December 7, 2003 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby and Fourth Floor Galleries.

150 portraits of actors, writers, directors, composers, producers and other talents from the international film community by photographer Pat York, taken over 30 years. The first Academy exhibition in which all photos are digitally printed. Collection of the artist.

CZECH FILM POSTERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY, January 23-April 18, 2004 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

70 posters dating from 1910 to 2000 representing many of the most important Czech artists working in the field of film posters created for Czech, American, Russian, European and Scandinavian films. Collection of the Moravian Gallery, Brno.

THE SECRET LIFE OF SETS: SET DECORATORS AT WORK, May 14-August 15, 2004 in the Grand Lobby and Fourth Floor Galleries.

3-dimensional installation of eight sets from recent films covering a wide variety of periods and genres, and employing furnishings, props and set photographs from such films as “The Cat in the Hat,” “Harry Potter” and “Spider Man 2.” The Grand Lobby features process art work from 14 additional recent films. Various lenders.

50 DESIGNERS/50 COSTUMES: CONCEPT TO CHARACTER, September 10-December 5, 2004 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby and Fourth Floor Galleries.

54 costumes and original sketches from films released during the last 5 years, each representing a different contemporary designer and covering a wide variety of periods and genres. The costumes are from such films as “Austin Powers,” “Matrix Revolution,” “Legally Blonde,” “102 Dalmatians,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and “Gladiator.” Additional inspiration boards explain each designer’s idea sources. Various lenders.

TAKE 2: RECENT IMAGES FROM THE SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS, January 7-April 24, 2005 in the Grand Lobby Gallery.

Over 60 new images taken on film sets during the previous years by 25 members of the Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers. Images selected represent personal choices made by the photographers that, though taken on assignment, would not typically be used in a studio’s press kit. Presented in association with the SMPSP.

ERICH VON STROHEIM: A LIFE DISCOVERED, January 21-April 17, 2005 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

An exhibition showcasing materials donated to the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library including family photographs, documents and personal correspondence illustrating how many of the director’s personal fantasies, fictions and obsessions played out in his films. Video clips from his films augment the installation. Guest curated by Rick Schmidlin. Collection of the Von Stroheim Collection, Margaret Herrick Library.

TOON IN: ANIMATED MOVIE POSTERS FROM THE CUDEQUEST FAMILY COLLECTION, May 13–August 21, 2005 in the Academy Grand Lobby and Fourth Floor Galleries.

An installation of 130 posters and lobby cards from 8 decades of animated films beginning with the 1910s through the 1990s, and reflecting how animation has evolved over the past century. Children’s activities include treasure hunts and a coloring station, along with cartoon videos from films represented in the exhibition. Collection of the Cudequest Family Collection at the Margaret Herrick Library

THE “DECISIVE MOMENT” REVISITED: FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY BY THE CINEMATOGRAPHERS OF THE A.S.C., September 9-December 11, 2005 in the Grand Lobby Gallery.

75 fine art photographs taken by cinematographers (all members of the American Society of Cinematographers and many of them Oscar nominees or winners) in different sizes, some in color, others in b/w on a variety of personal, non-film subjects. Presented in association with the A.S.C.

HANS DREIER AND THE PARAMOUNT ‘GLOW’ THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE STUDIO ART DEPARTMENT, September 9-December 11, 2005 in the Fourth Floor Gallery.

150 rare original production design drawings from the 1920s and 1930s by Paramount Pictures’ Supervising Art Director Hans Dreier demonstrating how he played a formative role in defining the studio’s visual style during the industry’s heyday. Augmented with video clips, film stills and shooting plans comparing finished film sets to their original designs. From a private collection. Guest curated by William Ezelle Jones.

ALL ACCESS AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS: PHOTOGRAPHS BY ART STREIBER, January 13-April 16, 2006 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

A display of 120 unpublished color photographs from the previous five Oscar ceremonies, revealing an “all access” behind-the-scenes perspective at the Academy Awards. Organized by the Academy.

IT’S ALIVE: BRINGING ANIMATRONIC CHARACTERS TO LIFE ON FILM, May 12-September 10, 2006 in the Grand Lobby and Fourth Floor Galleries.

Original animatronic creatures from a diverse selection of films such as THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, THE DARK CRYSTAL, SPIDER MAN, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and many more were displayed in the Fourth Floor Gallery, augmented by video clips showing the creatures in operation, on screen and behind-the-scenes. Over 100 photographs, mechanical drawings and character design sketches demonstrating the concept, design and building of the creatures were displayed in the Grand Lobby Gallery. Organized by the Academy. Various lenders.

OUT ON A LEDGE: PHOTOGRAPHS OF A COMIC GENIUS FROM THE HAROLD LLOYD COLLECTION, September 15– December 19, 2006 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

Over 100 large-format photographs from Lloyd’s personal archive of production stills, behind-the-scenes shots and family photos. Curated by the Academy from the Harold Lloyd Collection at the Margaret Herrick Library.

MADE IN MEXICO: THE LEGACY OF MEXICAN CINEMA, October 13– December 17, 2006 in the Fourth Floor Gallery.

A comprehensive survey of Mexican Cinema from its earliest days in the late 1890s, through to films today. The exhibition shows the associations and cross-cultural exchanges that occurred between the Mexican film industry and filmmakers in Hollywood and elsewhere, as well as contemporary filmmakers who have recently gained an international reputation. The exhibition includes costumes, vintage photos, rare posters, documents, correspondence and personal memorabilia. Augmented by video clips taken from historical and contemporary films. Guest curated by the Cervantes Center of Arts and Letters. Organized by the Academy.

FROM AMARCORD TO Z: POSTERS FROM FIFTY YEARS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM AWARD WINNERS, January 19 – April 15, 2007 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

A poster exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Academy’s Foreign Language Film award category. The exhibition, which was assembled from the extensive poster collection of the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library, are mostly originals from each film’s home country, allowing visitors to see how nations around the world have presented the work of their own filmmakers through the universal language of the movie poster. Organized by the Academy.

THE PEREGRINATIONS & PETTIFOGGERY OF W.C. FIELDS, January 19 – May 13, 2007 in the Fourth Floor Gallery.

Celebrating the donation by the Fields family of the renowned humorist’s personal papers to the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library, the exhibition presents a historical, biographical and geographical survey of W.C. Fields’s remarkable career by drawing from a trove of personal memorabilia – including items never before seen outside the Fields family. The Academy exhibition draws aside the curtain of legend to reveal an intimate portrait of the larger-than-life character that was W.C. Fields. Organized by the Academy.

PRESENTING MISS BARBARA STANWYCK: FILM POSTERS OF THE INDOMITABLE LADY, FROM THE MIKE KAPLAN COLLECTION, May 17 – August 26, 2007 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

As part of the Academy’s centennial tribute to screen legend Barbara Stanwyck, this exhibition showcases more than 50 original film posters spanning the career of the four-time Oscar®-nominated actress. On loan from producer and Academy member Mike Kaplan, the exhibition includes extremely rare copies of mass-produced American one-sheets as well as numerous international posters, many in large formats. Organized by the Academy from a private collection.

THE ART OF THE MOTION PICTURE ILLUSTRATOR: WILLIAM B. MAJOR, HAROLD MICHELSON AND TYRUS WONG, September 28 – December 16, 2007 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

Stunning artwork created for dozens of films from the late 1940s through the early 1990s, drawing from the personal collections of three illustrators: William B. Major, Harold Michelson and Tyrus Wong. As the tools available to motion picture artists continue to change, particularly with the widespread use of computer programs, the impressive skills of these three men define an era when the film industry prized art school training and an ability to paint and draw quickly at the highest professional levels. Organized by the Academy from private collections.

FREEZE FRAME: 5 DECADES OF PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOUGLAS KIRKLAND, January 18-April 20, 2008, in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

In “Freeze Frame,” 125 color and black-and-white photographs by acclaimed Hollywood photographer Douglas Kirkland represent a literal “who’s who” of the film world of the last half-century. This exhibition showcases images of such classic and current screen stars as Audrey Hepburn, Robert Redford and Nicole Kidman as well as such behind-the-camera luminaries as Ingmar Bergman and Martin Scorsese. Collection of Douglas Kirkland. Organized by the Academy.

INK & PAINT: THE ART OF HAND-DRAWN ANIMATION, May 16-August 24, 2008, in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

Over 125 examples of classic two-dimensional animation from the 1950s through the 1990s showcase an art form that is currently challenged by new computer animation techniques. “Ink & Paint” highlights the work of numerous artists who have devoted decades of their lives to creating the characters, storyboards, color keys, backgrounds, layouts, cels and thousands of other process artworks that are needed to assemble a traditional animated film. The exhibition includes classics such as “Alice in Wonderland,” “101 Dalmatians,” and “The Lion King,” and timeless characters such as Bugs Bunny and the Pink Panther. Organized by the Academy from private collections.

PULLING BACK THE DRAPES: SET DECORATION REVEALED, May 16-August 24, 2008, in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

The Academy revisits one of our most popular exhibition topics with a new showcase of film sets from recent movies. Interactive environments and film clips will be on view from the latest installments of the “Indiana Jones” and “The Mummy” series, as well as the comedies “Baby Mama,” “Get Smart” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”, the action film “Iron Man” and the family fantasy film “The Spiderwick Chronicles.” Organized by the Academy from film studio collections.

AKIRA KUROSAWA: FILM ARTIST, September 19-December 14, 2008 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby and Fourth Floor Galleries.

The legendary director of such internationally acclaimed classics as “Ran,” “Kagemusha,” “Yojimbo,” “The Seven Samurai” and “Rashomon” is celebrated through an extensive exhibition encompassing both Academy Galleries, and showcasing Kurosawa’s crucial role as an artist and designer involved in each phase of his projects. A selection from among the many thousand storyboards and production design sketches he created over the years will be on view, as well as his costume designs and some of the actual costumes and props, annotated scripts, movie posters and other unique memorabilia. Organized by the Academy from Academy collections and numerous private collections in Japan.

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS: THE FIRST KING OF HOLLYWOOD, January 24 – April 19, 2009 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

This exhibit illuminates the many personal and career highlights of Fairbanks’s multifaceted life through film clips, movie posters, props, costumes, original documents and stunning photographic imagery. The exhibition spans his earliest days in summer stock, his triumphs on the Broadway stage, his numerous silent films and his transition into talkies. It also delves into his famous marriage to Mary Pickford and his friendships with such fellow Hollywood legends as Charlie Chaplin. Organized by the Academy and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in celebration of the Academy’s new book “Douglas Fairbanks.” Organized by the Academy from the collection of the Academy and the Natural History Museum.

IRVING THALBERG: CREATING THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIO SYSTEM, 1920-1936, September 17-December 13, 2009 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery

The Academy recognizes legendary production executive Irving Thalberg (1899-1936) with a major gallery exhibition featuring unpublished photographs, enlightening documents, poster art, props and costumes from motion pictures overseen by Hollywood’s original “Boy Wonder.” The installation, guest curated by historian and Thalberg biographer Mark A. Vieira, explores Thalberg’s role in the creation of the Hollywood studio system during the 1920s and ‘30s. Organized by the Academy and guest curator Mark Vieira.

ART OF THE MOVIE POSTER: ILLUSTRATED ONE-SHEETS AND DESIGN CONCEPTS FROM THE PAUL CRIFO ARCHIVE, September 17-December 13, 2009 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

This Academy exhibition explores the creative choices that go into the visual elements of a movie marketing campaign. Why was that design chosen? How might the success of a particular film have been affected if an alternate ad campaign had been selected? “Art of the Movie Poster” explores the decades between the 1950s and ’80s, and showcases the creative process by which a finished movie poster was achieved. Each stage of the process is illustrated, through reference stills, concept sketches, and hand-rendered and photographic “comps” (a design incorporating graphics and text). Also featured are many of the approved original illustrations of “key art.” Multiple poster styles will be displayed alongside the final, “winning” posters, which are from the collections of poster designer Paul Crifo and the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library. Organized by the Academy.

THE MORE THE MERRIER: POSTERS FROM THE TEN BEST PICTURE NOMINEES, 1936–1943, January 23 through April 25, 2010 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

The return to the Academy’s past practice of nominating ten films for the Best Picture award revealed an amazing list of eclectic films that were nominated during the Academy’s first two decades. There were eight consecutive years with ten Best Picture Nominees: 1936 to 1943. This exhibition featured campaign art for all 80 of these nominated films and showcases some of the most creative images from the golden age of film poster design, including previously unseen artwork. Drawn from the collection of Academy member and award-winning poster art director Mike Kaplan and augmented by materials from the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library, American, European and South American posters were represented in a variety of sizes and feature the work of key artists and illustrators including Norman Rockwell, Al Hirschfeld, Jacques Kapralik, France’s Boris Grinsson and Pierre Pigeot, and Italy’s Ercole Brini. Organized by the Academy.

THE FANTASTICAL WORLDS OF RAY HARRYHAUSEN, May 14 through August 22, 2010 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery

With unprecedented cooperation from, and access to, the Ray Harryhausen collection, an incredible array of original models, drawings, storyboards and behind-the-scenes photographs are on view in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery, demonstrating the ingenious filmmaking process of Harryhausen. The recipient of the Academy’s Gordon E. Sawyer Award recognizing technological contributions to the industry, Harryhausen created Dynamation, an original technique that allowed armatured models to be integrated into live-action footage – but it is his ability to bring these models to life in exciting and magical stories that has made him a legend. Organized by the Academy.

CHUCK JONES: AN ANIMATOR’S LIFE FROM A TO Z-Z-Z-Z, May 14 through August 22, 2010 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

The work of Oscar winner and master humorist Chuck Jones (1912–2002) was celebrated with an Academy exhibition showcasing 150 drawings, storyboards, cels, dialogue sheets and other materials from a life of laughter and mischief-making. On view were materials related to many of the highlights and rarities from Jones’s prodigious output of animated short films, features and television specials, including “Elmer’s Candid Camera,” “For Scent-Imental Reasons,” “Duck Amuck,” “Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century,”“From A to Z-Z-Z-Z,” “What’s Opera, Doc?,” “Beep Prepared” and “The Dot and the Line.” These items are drawn from the remarkable collection left by Chuck Jones to the nonprofit organization, The Chuck Jones Center for Creativity. Additional loans come from the Chuck Jones Collection housed at Warner Bros. Organized by the Academy.

BOB PEAK: CREATING THE MODERN MOVIE POSTER, January 20 through April 17, 2011 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery

Artist and designer Bob Peak (1927-1992) has been hailed as the “father of the modern Hollywood movie poster.” His unique style of motion picture advertising imagery is on display in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery, where colorful, graphically complex original paintings done for iconic movie poster campaigns will be shown alongside the final one-sheet posters for such titles as “My Fair Lady,” “Camelot,” “Superman,” “Star Trek – The Motion Picture” and “Apocolypse Now.” Multiple designs are presented for nearly 50 films from among the more than 100 campaigns he designed in the 1960s, ‘70s and 80s.

MASTERS OF THE CLOSE-UP, UP CLOSE: PORTRAITS OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS BY OWEN ROIZMAN, January 20 through April 17, 2011 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

During his 35 years as a cinematographer, Owen Roizman, ASC, has shot nearly 30 features and earned five Oscar nominations, for “The French Connection” (1971), “The Exorcist” (1973), “Network” (1976), “Tootsie” (1982) and “Wyatt Earp” (1994).

Around 1996 Roizman was inspired by his friend, accomplished photographer Douglas Kirkland, to explore the new world then opening up in digital photography thanks to the invention of new cameras and software like Adobe Photoshop. This experimentation led to a regular assignment taking portraits of fellow cinematographers for the “Member Portrait” running in American Cinematographer magazine each month. To date, Roizman has shot more than 100 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) members, and this exhibition showcases a selection of more than 75 of those portraits.

CUBAN FILM POSTERS: FROM HAVANA TO THE WORLD, May 13 through August 28, 2011 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

As part of an ongoing cultural exchange with Cuban film institutions, the Academy will install the new exhibition “Cuban Film Posters: From Havana to the World,” displaying 125 graphically dynamic handmade silkscreen prints, all created by artists engaged by ICAIC. All of these posters have been donated by ICAIC to the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library. Featured are posters for international films such as “A Clockwork Orange,” “The Shining,” “Schindler’s List,” “The Bicycle Thief,” “Z” and “Persona,” and dozens of Cuban films including “Strawberry and Chocolate,” Cuba’s only Foreign Language Film Award nominee to date.

CREW CALL 2011: CELEBRATING THE CRAFTS. IMAGES FROM THE SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS, September 9 through December 18 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

The Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers returns to the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery with a show of more than 115 new images, taken on film sets by 25 of its members. The photographs provide glimpses of how numerous, and essential, “below-the-line” craftspeople create movie magic during long days and nights of shooting.

PARAMOUNT’S MOVIE MILESONES: A Centennial Celebration, January 6, 2012 - February 5, 2012 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

Presented in honor of Paramount Pictures’ Centennial Celebration, the Academy was pleased to offer an exhibition highlighting some of the iconic films and filmmakers from the studio’s first 100 years. Culled from collections at the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library, the exhibition explored Paramount's early history with correspondence from Adolph Zukor, Jesse L. Lasky's budget for "The Squaw Man" (1914) and materials relating to Paramount's stars, including Mary Pickford, Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino. Organized by the Academy

OUT OF CHARACTER: Portraits of This Year's Acting Nominees by Douglas Kirkland, February 11, 2012 - March 18, 2012 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

For the first time, the Academy created and exhibited a special limited edition set of large format portraits of this year's nominees for Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress. Acclaimed photographer Douglas Kirkland shot these portraits in the two weeks between the Nominations Announcement (January 24) and the Nominees Luncheon (February 6). Only three sets of exhibition prints were produced. A complete, signed set was donated by Kirkland to the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library. Each nominee received an additional print. Smaller images were also featured in this year’s Oscar show program. Organized by the Academy.

PHOTOS DE CINÉMA: Images of the French New Wave, March 23, 2012 - June 24, 2012 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

While serving in the French Air Force’s press corps in Indochina in the early 1950s, Raymond Cauchetier began photographing his unit’s activities, and thus began his amazing career as a photojournalist. A chance meeting in 1957 at Angkor Wat with director Marcel Camus led to Cauchetier’s decade-long career detour as a set photographer. The Academy's exhibition was the first outside of Europe to showcase Cauchetier's motion picture work. On view were 125 newly made, black-and-white prints from Cauchetier's own 35mm negatives. Organized by the Academy.

THE BIG PICTURE: A Celebration of Large Format Film, July 6 - September 16 2012 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

While "The Last 70mm Film Festival" showcased the glories of 70mm film projection on a big screen, the Academy also celebrated a number of widescreen formats with this Grand Lobby exhibition of unique items from the collection of the Margaret Herrick Library. The exhibition included photographs, film posters and other rare materials from BIG movies made over the last nine decades, using such processes as Cinerama, CinemaScope, VistaVision, SuperScope, Todd-AO, Technirama and Ultra Panavision 70. Organized by the Academy.

UNIVERSAL’S LEGACY OF HORROR: A Centennial Celebration, October 2 through October 30 2012 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

In conjunction with the series “A Monstrous Centennial: Universal’s Legacy of Horror,” the Academy launched a new exhibition of rare posters, stills and other artifacts to celebrate Universal’s distinctive contributions to the classic horror genre and the studio’s founding a century ago. Organized by the Academy.

STANLEY KUBRICK: The Ultimate Trip, November 8 2012, through April 7 2013 in the Academy Grand Lobby Gallery

Using Kubrick’s elaborate, multi-formatted advertising campaigns and movie posters as a structuring motif, the exhibition included photographs, production designs, screenplay drafts, correspondence and other original documents, and advertising trailers, to bring to life Kubrick’s on-set world and the experience of being caught up in his all-encompassing creative universe. Exhibition materials were drawn from the collections of the Stanley Kubrick Archive, the Mark E. Blunck Collection and the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library, in collaboration with the Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main and LACMA. The Academy Salute to Stanley Kubrick and the Academy exhibition "Stanley Kubrick: The Ultimate Trip" were presented in collaboration with the exhibition "Stanley Kubrick" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Organized by the Academy and Deutsches Filmmuseum.

KICK ASS!: Kung Fu Posters From the Stephen Chin Collection, April 18, through August 25, 2013 in the Academy Grand Lobby Gallery

In 2011, producer and screenwriter Stephen Chin donated his collection of more than 800 kung fu film posters and related materials to the Academy. In this exhibition, selections from Chin’s exceptional poster collection illustrate the kung fu phenomenon. Organized by the Academy.

RICHARD WILLIAMS: MASTER OF ANIMATION, October 4 through December 22 2013 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

Twelve unique zones, accompanied by matching chapters from Richard Williams’s new iPad App, show aspiring animators and pros alike how to direct animation, and how Williams approaches character movement, dialogue, animal action and more.

Based in part on his definitive book and DVD set, The Animator’s Survival Kit, the exhibition includes approximately 80 original works of art on loan from Williams’s studio in the U.K. These drawings and the accompanying App chapter for each section allow visitors to dive deep into the challenges faced by animators at each stage of character development and storytelling. Clips from Williams’s films, accompanied by video interviews of the artist discussing his process, will be seen on monitors in the gallery.

THE OSCARS® CELEBRATES MOVIE HEROES, January 17 through March 5, 2014 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

To coincide with the Oscar telecast theme, the Academy presents “The Oscars Celebrates Movie Heroes,” an exhibition in the Grand Lobby Gallery of its Beverly Hills headquarters. On display Friday, January 17 through Wednesday, March 5, the show features still photographs and posters from 70 titles spanning nine decades, as well as video montages comprised of excerpts from classic and contemporary films. The exhibit includes films centered on real-life heroes (“Gandhi,” “Silkwood”), super heroes (“Superman,” “The Dark Knight”), animated heroes (“Shrek,” “The Incredibles”), action heroes (“Seven Samurai,” “Gladiator”), literary heroes (“To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Grapes of Wrath”) and more. Organized by the Academy.

EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ACADEMY

A TRIP TO THE MOVIES: Georges Méliès, Filmmaker and Magician (1861-1938), June 10th -August 20th, 1993 in the Academy's Fourth Floor Gallery.

An examination of Georges Méliès work through vintage stills of his sets, décor, scenes and trick apparatuses. Presented as part of the “Motion Picture Centennial” celebration and organized by George Eastman House. Augmented with antique cinema devices from the Academy collection.

DRAWING INTO FILM: Directors' Drawings, September 10th-October 17th, 1993 in the Academy's Fourth Floor Gallery.

Multi-media show of original pre-production sketches, storyboards and paintings by such acclaimed film directors as Fassbinder, Fellini, Hitchcock, Scorsese, Kurosawa, Lynch, among others, presenting the evolution of the directors’ vision. Video loops and photographs also included. Organized by the Pace Gallery, New York.

THE SILHOUETTE SELECTION: Recent Celebrity Photography 1979-1991, November 6th-December 31st, 1993 in the Academy's Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

A show of celebrity photography including photographs by Brigitte Lacombe, Annie Leibovitz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Steven Meisel, Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Firooz Zahedi, Matthew Rolston, Helmut Newton. Organized by the American Museum of the Moving Image, New York.

FELLINI / LOS ANGELES, September 30th-November 19th, 1995 in the Academy's Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

An installation of hundreds of Fellini’s drawings, photographs, props, costumes, personal memorabilia, artifacts, video and audio tapes, and interactive work stations. Organized by Gruppo Prospettive, Rome.

FILM ARCHITECTURE: Set Design from Metropolis to Blade Runner, April 9th-June 9th, 1996 in the Academy's Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

This exhibition focuses on the relationship between architecture and set design through nearly 200 objects including sketches, paintings, drawings, miniature set models, photographs and film clips taken from films beginning with German Expressionists to “Blade Runner” and “Batman.” Organized by Brown University.

UFA FILM POSTERS, 1918-1943, February 5 – April 25, 1999 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Galleries.

70 original and rare film posters from 25 years of German film history featuring early classics by directors such as Lubitsch, Murnau, von Sternberg and Lang. Organized by the Deutsche Kinematek, Berlin.

FRITZ LANG: VIENNA-BERLIN-PARIS-HOLLYWOOD, August 3-October 14, 2001, in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

Documents, scripts, photos, set designs, sketches, costumes and original props, accompanied by an audio-visual display of film clips and interviews about the legendary expatriate German film director of “M” and “Metropolis.” Organized by the Deutsche Kinematek, Berlin and Bibliothèque du Film, Paris.

DRAWING DREAMS: DANTE FERRETTI , PRODUCTION DESIGNER, October 25, 2002 – January 5, 2003, in the Academy’s Grand Lobby and Fourth Floor Galleries.

Production drawing, paintings and set models/miniatures created by the frequently Oscar-nominated production designer of “The Age of Innocence,” “Interview With the Vampire” and “Gangs of New York.” Organized by Cinecittà Holding, Rome.

F.W. MURNAU: FILM PIONEER, January 23-April 18, 2004 in the Fourth Floor Gallery.

Exhibition of this legendary silent film director’s short but stellar career featuring set models, production designs, props, photographs, documents, and video clips from such classics as “Nosferatu” and “Sunrise.” Organized by the Deutsche Kinematek, Berlin.

MOVING SPACES: PRODUCTION DESIGN + FILM, January 20 -April 16, 2006 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

Over 120 designs and drawings by 28 prominent Eurpoean and American production designers complemented by video clips from 26 films and including interviews with production designers and their directors. Grouped according to the types of spaces being designed (i.e. private, transitional, labyrinthine), the films included range from the silent era to the present. Organized by the Deutsche Kinematek, Berlin.

MOVIES ON THE MIND: PSYCHOLOGY AND FILM SINCE SIGMUND FREUD, June 15 – September 16, 2007 in the Fourth Floor Gallery.

The interconnections between film and psychology are the subject of “Movies on the Mind,” a traveling exhibition that was organized in celebration of Sigmund Freud’s 150th birthday in 2006. This dynamic multimedia installation surveys the history of motion pictures with an eye towards exploring the psychological impact that movies have on their viewers, as well as the psychological states and disorders that have long fascinated screenwriters, directors and actors alike. The exhibition uses posters, photographs, staged environments and numerous film clips to illustrate its points. Organized by the Deutsche Kinemathek, Berlin.

PERIOD COSTUMES FOR THE SCREEN: FROM THE COLLECTION OF COSPROP, LONDON, October 19 – December 16, 2007 in the Fourth Floor Gallery.

This exhibition focuses on 36 costumes made for films and miniseries set between the early 1500s and the 1950s. Some of the productions are based upon actual historic figures and events, others upon works of fiction. The exhibition showcases the collaborations between Cosprop and such Academy Award®-winning designers as James Acheson, Jenny Beavan, John Bright, Milena Canonero, Anthony Powell and Deborah L. Scott, as well as Oscar® nominees Alexandra Byrne, Judy Moorcroft, Ruth Myers, Janet Patterson, Tom Rand and Tony Walton. Organized by the Trust for Museum Exhibitions, Washington, D.C.; collection from Cosprop, Ltd., London, England.

CASTING A SHADOW: CREATING THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK FILM, January 18-April 20, 2008, in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery.

Through drawings, paintings, storyboards, script pages and clips from such classic films as “Shadow of a Doubt,” “North by Northwest” and “The Birds,” this exhibition reveals how Hitchcock’s colleagues contributed critical ideas and how the director himself engaged his team in the creative process; it examines how the films were crafted, sometimes frame by frame, as a collective enterprise that would ultimately be shared with an audience. Organized by the Block Museum, Northwestern University in collaboration with the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library. Academy collection materials and additional lenders.

FELLINI’S BOOK OF DREAMS, January 24 – April 19, 2009 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery.

On view for the first time in the United States, this bold and intriguing new Academy exhibition showcases two original volumes plus reproductions of many of the original pages of the “Book of Dreams” created by Federico Fellini. The notebooks, filled with unique writings and colorful drawings documenting the great Italian director’s dreams, were begun in the 1960s and continued until 1990, three years before Fellini’s death at the age of 73. This exhibition offers the rare opportunity to view his imaginative, fantastical drawings and examine the intimate thoughts of one of the 20th century’s greatest visual storytellers. Organized by the Academy and the Fondazione Federico Fellini and the Fondazione Cinema per Roma.

ANIME – HIGH ART – POP CULTURE, May 15 – August 23, 2009 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor and Grand Lobby Gallery.

This electrifying traveling exhibition explores the history, aesthetics and production of Japanese animation from its earliest beginnings up through the cinematic successes and popular heroes of the late 1970s serials, and on to the current computer and video game manifestations of this cultural phenomenon. On view are rare collectors’ items and artwork that has seldom been seen outside Japan. A portion of the exhibition is devoted to manga and its relationship to anime, providing a historical overview of the development of this “comic book” genre from 19th century Japanese woodcuts and book illustrations to the mass-produced manga of the present.

Organized by the Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, presented in partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Support for this exhibition provided by the Goethe-Institut, Los Angeles

STAR QUALITY: THE WORLD OF NOËL COWARD, January 23 through April 18, 2010 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery

“Star Quality: I don’t know what it is, but I’ve got it,” Noël Coward said with his inimitable style, cigarette in hand and twinkle in his eye. The Academy’s exhibition was the fourth incarnation of this touring exhibition, and in this installation the important place the movies occupied in Coward’s work has been highlighted. Although the theater was unquestionably his home and he had a love-hate relationship with Hollywood, movies fascinated Noël. He would ultimately make essential contributions to a number of Oscar-winning films, and was honored by the Academy with a Special Award for the range of different talents he brought to “In Which We Serve.” Presented in association with the Noël Coward Foundation and the Museum of Performance & Design in San Francisco, Guest curated by Brad Rosenstein and Rosy Runciman; the original exhibition was conceived and developed at Ten Chimneys by Erika Kent.

INGMAR BERGMAN: TRUTH AND LIES, September 16 through December 12, 2010 in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery

The Academy presented the world premiere of a new exhibition, organized in cooperation with the Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin, which delves into the central themes and motifs of Bergman’s body of work. For the first time since his death in 2007, the Bergman Foundation in Stockholm has granted unprecedented broad access to the personal papers of the legendary Swedish director, allowing for a detailed examination of his life and vast creative output. These original scripts, notebooks, film schedules, sketches, posters, photographs and other paper materials are augmented by objects from several other personal and institutional collections, including set models and costumes. “Truth and Lies” provides a unique insight into Bergman’s film and theater work and his sometimes turbulent personal life, with sections devoted to his early creative efforts, his ascent as an artist and his struggles with faith. The exhibition’s film projections and specially created montages allow the visitor to delve into the full range of his work, from his earliest films to his major international successes. Organized by the Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen, Berlin, in association with the Academy. Additional loan items come from the Swedish Film Institute, the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Swedish Television (SVT), the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library and several of Bergman’s friends and creative collaborators.

UP FROM THE VAULT: 85 YEARS OF TREASURES FROM THE WARNER BROS. PHOTO LAB, September 16 through December 12, 2010 in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery

165 photographs – some famous, many extremely rare or literally unseen – grace the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery in this exhibition showcasing the remarkable archive amassed over the past 85 years by Warner Bros. Studios. A broad range of photography is included, from glamour portraits to set reference stills, from ad art and publicity photos to behind-the-scenes shots and scene stills. New prints of images taken in black-and-white and color, and in nearly every photographic format, from early 4x5” negatives to the latest high-resolution digital photos, are on view. “Up From the Vault” features images from classic and recent films such as “Little Caesar,” “Sergeant York,” “The Maltese Falcon,” “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” “Casablanca,” “Mildred Pierce,” “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “A Star is Born,” “Rebel without a Cause,” “The Searchers,” “Gypsy,” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” “Cool Hand Luke,” “A Clockwork Orange,” “The Exorcist,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” “All the President’s Men,” “The Matrix,” “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Million Dollar Baby” and “Batman Begins.” The exhibition is organized by the Academy in association with guest curators Greg Dyro and Leith Adams.