The Academy Is Making Big Changes To This Year's Oscars And Film Fans Are Not Happy
And just like that, the Academy is making changes this year's Oscar ceremony in order to stem the tide of declining viewership that gets worse every year. Last year's broadcast was the lowest-rated ever, representing a 50% drop in viewers. So in order to make the show appeal to more viewers (which may be an impossibility at this point), the Academy decided to cut eight award presentations from the broadcast, relegating those awards to a pre-taped ceremony. People are not happy about the omissions, which include film editing and original score, saying that the Academy is only punishing their core audience, people who are passionate about ALL the categories. Will it work? We'll see when the award ceremony is broadcast on March 27th.
These categories will not be broadcast live during the #Oscars telecast:
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 23, 2022
film editing
makeup/hairstyling
original score
production design
sound
documentary short
animated short
live-action shorthttps://t.co/Ejfa0INxWo
1. Pity The Poor Editors
Editors didn't make the cut even though they literally make the cut 🤦♂️
— Jefferson Waful (@jeffersonwaful) February 23, 20222. Let's Just Get This Over With
In Memoriam segment will be played at 2x
— Mike Scully (@scullymike) February 23, 20223. Not The Way To Go
The barn door is open.
— Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint) February 22, 2022
The cattle have run free.
You are not going to get NEW people to watch by promising to screw over Hollywood crafts people. https://t.co/ftFDpyuzKY4. Truth!
Disappointing. Editing is literally the thing that sets film apart from other art forms.
— Alessandra💞 (@alessacece) February 23, 20225. These Changes Are Not Fixing The Problem
10 million people don't turn off their TVs because [lower-profile category] is up in the run of the show, and this sure as hell won't reverse systemic declines in broadcast TV or the fact that the past 2 years has deeply altered how many people watch and discuss movies. But sure. https://t.co/f13ZqZy0XB
— Rick Porter (@rickporter) February 22, 20226. Give It To PBS
Just give the Oscars ceremony rights over to PBS, let it run for hours on end, and be satisfied with the small but dedicated core audience who tune in every year because they, you know, actually like films?
— Kayleigh Donaldson (@Ceilidhann) February 22, 2022