The Academy is composed of over 6,000 motion picture professionals. While the great majority of its members are based in the United States, membership is open to any qualified filmmaker around the world.
The Academy is composed of over 6,000 motion picture professionals. While the great majority of its members are based in the United States, membership is open to any qualified filmmaker around the world. The Academy is known around the world for its annual Academy Awards, informally known as the "Oscars". In addition, the Academy gives Student Academy Awards annually to filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate level; awards up to five Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting annually; and operates the Margaret Herrick Library (at the Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study) in Beverly Hills, California and the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.