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Craig Schirmer, a former Obama campaign strategist, has been working for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Mr. Thomas was ubiquitous in Hollywood, covering its stars and moguls from 1944 to 2010 for The Associated Press, and writing a number of biographies about them, as well.

The Academy Awards finally handed cinema’s most prestigious prize to a movie by a black filmmaker, the British-born Steve McQueen, but the win had all the earmarks of a true squeaker.

Advertisers are turning to experiential marketing, which is intended to engage consumers with a brand, to provoke positive discussion by word of mouth and on social media.

Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was completed last week and hurriedly scheduled for movie industry screenings.

At a preseason press tour, the newsmakers of the industry gave a preview of offerings.

Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who was elected head of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, started her presidency talking to the producers of the Oscars.

Don’t call it a “campaign” for president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. But the contenders are lining up and alliances are quietly being sealed.

The move breaks with a practice that had narrowed Oscar voting in certain categories to those who had seen the nominees on the big screen.

The agenda for the meeting in May of the academy includes digital voting for the Oscars and plans for a movie museum.