ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS SCIENCE ARTS AMERICAN CULTURE ESTABLISHED 1927 PURPOSE TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND SCIENCES OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY MEMBERS 5210 THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE EMPLOYED IN THE FILM INDUSTRY THE ORGANIZATION PRESENTS ANNUAL AWARDS COMMONLY KNOWN AS OSCARS FOR EXCELLENCE IN MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION IT ALSO DOCUMENTS FILM HISTORY BY MAINTAINING A REFERENCE LIBRARY OF FILMS AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE BOOKS AND PHOTOGRAPHS THE ACADEMY PUBLISHES A DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS AND AN ANNUAL INDEX OF MOTION PICTURE CREDITS
