The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has teamed up with Southern California Public Radio’s LAist Studios to launch ‘The Academy Museum Podcast’, a new audio series that explores the history of film.
‘The Academy Museum Podcast’ is hosted by Jacqueline Stewart, the museum’s chief artistic and programming officer. The inaugural season, ‘And the Oscar Goes To…’, takes listeners behind-the-scenes of Academy Awards ceremonies.
Episodes of the podcast include interviews and in-depth conversations with Oscar winners, film artists, industry leaders, activists, journalists and scholars. Guests include Halle Berry, Scott Feinberg, Dave Karger and Kimberly Peirce.
The podcast is available on the Academy Museum and KPCC websites, and via iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts.
“‘The Academy Museum Podcast’ will significantly expand the reach of the incredible exhibitions and programs that the museum is presenting both on our campus in Los Angeles and via our virtual programming,” Stewart said.
‘And the Oscar Goes To…’
“Our podcast will allow us to take deeper dives into the multitude of stories about how films are made, how the film industry has evolved, and the impact of cinema on our lives,” she added.
“‘The Academy Museum Podcast’ offers unprecedented access to iconic and important movie moments,” said Herb Scannell, CEO and president of Southern California Public Radio.
The first episode of the inaugural season, ‘2002: This Door Has Been Opened’, delves into the night when Halle Berry became the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for ‘Best Actress in a Leading Role’ for her performance in Monster’s Ball (2001).
Future episodes include:
- ‘1940: Cinema’s Best Year?’
- ‘1951: It’s Going to be a Bumpy Night’
- ‘1953: Broadcasting the Oscars’
- ‘1954: The Brave One(s)’
- ‘1973: Marlon Brando Cannot Accept This Very Generous Award’
- ‘1999: For Your Consideration’
- ‘2000: Boys Don’t Cry’
- ‘2015: Oscars So White’
- ‘2019: Muchas Gracias, Mexico’
Next year, the Academy Museum will open its first permanent exhibition, Hollywoodland, which will focus on the predominantly Jewish founders of the early Hollywood studio system in LA.
This comes after the Academy Museum was criticised for overlooking the mostly Jewish founders of Hollywood. “I was shocked by the absence of an inclusion of Jews in the Hollywood story,” Jonathan Greenblatt, head of the Anti-Defamation League, told The New York Times.
Images: Academy Museum
