According to academy records, French films have won 30 nominations and 9 Oscars, and the Italians 26 nominations and 10 awards.
The Complete Masterworks, a music DVD featuring the entire run of their TV series, music videos, and a live performance from London's Brixton Academy recorded in 2002, was released on November 9, 2003.
Some might also have concerns about Meller's academy sponsorship record: Ofsted has rated two of the six schools he sponsors as "requires improvement".
"The next decade offers an especially propitious time to diversify the academy, because record numbers of new faculty will be hired to accommodate enrollment growth and wholesale retirements (more than one third of full-time faculty are 55 or older).
The academy has recorded a 40percentt uptick in attendance from five years ago.
"This is a seismic shift in the copyright law," said Michael Greene, president of the academy of recording arts and sciences.
It turns out that the academy has recorded just that through its annual survey of the incoming cadets, as well as by tracking their career outcomes.
Many academies have recorded better exam results than their predecessor schools, but there is controversy over whether they sustainably raise standards.
One thing I will say, is that The Academy's voting record is only part of the issue.
Academy members and record companies are responsible for entering all albums, songs, videos and artists that are eligible to compete.
