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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the Oscar awards on February 25. At every Oscar awards ceremony, they show a short film of selected people in the industry who have passed on since the last Oscars. This reel isn't just for big-name stars: they often highlight the careers of lesser-known character actors, as well as technical people (like makeup professionals, cameramen, etc.).
I wrote to the Academy last year asking if Andreas was going to be included in the memorial reel, and learned that the cutoff date for inclusion in the reel is Feb. 1st each calendar year. Andreas passed on Feb. 13th, and so he wasn't eligible for last year's reel, but he _is_ eligible for this year's.
A lot of people wrote to the Academy last year before we knew about that cutoff date. I'm planning on writing again, and I hope some of you will take the time to do so as well. It's important that they know that he's someone worthy of being honored therein.
You can write to the Academy through this form on their website:
http://www.oscars.org/contact/general.html
My suggestion is that you do not emphasize his role as G'Kar, as that is connected to a television show, and the Oscar ceremony honors film. Instead, remind them that Andreas was well known for playing many cinematic bad guys, like the one-armed man from "The Fugitive," but also in "Executive Decision," "Someone to Watch Over Me," "The Sicilian," etc. etc. You can find a list of his film credits here:
http://imdb.com/name/nm0441537/
Remember, stress the film roles. Particularly the big ones, the classic and/or blockbuster films, which I've listed above. It's extremely important to mention "The Fugitive," because that's the one that always makes it into peoples' lists of best films of the genre/decade/era etc.
You might say something like "Andreas Katsulas was a great character actor who often played the bad guy, and who brought wonderful subtlety and a complex humanity to all of his roles. I have fond memories of him playing the one-armed man in "The Fugitive," but also of seeing him show up in numerous other great films like "Executive Decision" and "The Sicilian." I hope you're going to include him in the memorial film at this year's Oscar ceremony - he's a real loss to the film and television community." It would also help if everyone used a similar subject line on the form, something like "2007 memorial reel -- Andreas Katsulas," so that if someone is even glancing at the submissions without reading them, the message will be clear.
I think it would be a really nice tribute to Andreas to see his face up there on the screen on the Academy's biggest night, being broadcast to millions of homes, and to know that the biggest stars in Hollywood today - and those watching them - are remembering him.
Amy
I wrote to the Academy last year asking if Andreas was going to be included in the memorial reel, and learned that the cutoff date for inclusion in the reel is Feb. 1st each calendar year. Andreas passed on Feb. 13th, and so he wasn't eligible for last year's reel, but he _is_ eligible for this year's.
A lot of people wrote to the Academy last year before we knew about that cutoff date. I'm planning on writing again, and I hope some of you will take the time to do so as well. It's important that they know that he's someone worthy of being honored therein.
You can write to the Academy through this form on their website:
http://www.oscars.org/contact/general.html
My suggestion is that you do not emphasize his role as G'Kar, as that is connected to a television show, and the Oscar ceremony honors film. Instead, remind them that Andreas was well known for playing many cinematic bad guys, like the one-armed man from "The Fugitive," but also in "Executive Decision," "Someone to Watch Over Me," "The Sicilian," etc. etc. You can find a list of his film credits here:
http://imdb.com/name/nm0441537/
Remember, stress the film roles. Particularly the big ones, the classic and/or blockbuster films, which I've listed above. It's extremely important to mention "The Fugitive," because that's the one that always makes it into peoples' lists of best films of the genre/decade/era etc.
You might say something like "Andreas Katsulas was a great character actor who often played the bad guy, and who brought wonderful subtlety and a complex humanity to all of his roles. I have fond memories of him playing the one-armed man in "The Fugitive," but also of seeing him show up in numerous other great films like "Executive Decision" and "The Sicilian." I hope you're going to include him in the memorial film at this year's Oscar ceremony - he's a real loss to the film and television community." It would also help if everyone used a similar subject line on the form, something like "2007 memorial reel -- Andreas Katsulas," so that if someone is even glancing at the submissions without reading them, the message will be clear.
I think it would be a really nice tribute to Andreas to see his face up there on the screen on the Academy's biggest night, being broadcast to millions of homes, and to know that the biggest stars in Hollywood today - and those watching them - are remembering him.
Amy
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