Top New York Film Academy Official Ousted, Members Express Frustration in Zoom Meeting
Patrick Harrison, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ top official in New York, has been let go by the organization. The exit of Harrison was communicated to the Academy’s roughly 1,000 Tri-State area members in an email sent last Friday by Academy CEO Bill Kramer and president Janet Yang. Some members expressed displeasure about the lack of transparency regarding Harrison’s “disappearance” in recent months. Additionally, some members griped that, in Harrison’s absence, Tri-State operations have been overseen by L.A.-based Academy officials.