In 2004, actor Carmine Caridi became the first Academy member to be expelled from the organization Jordana Comiter is a Timely Evergreen Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

Actor Carmine Caridi was banned from the Oscars in 2004, after he was caught in a copyright infringement scandal. He was handed his ban after he was caught lending movie screeners sent by distributors ...

Araya Diaz/WireImage Carmine Caridi attends the 'Unorganized Crime' screening at Charlie Chaplin Theatre on Dec. 18, 2016, in Los Angeles, Calif. In 2004, the Academy expelled actor Carmine Caridi ...