The Oscars had everyone talking on Sunday night, but not always in a good way. In a new interview with Variety, ABC executive VP Rob Mills talked about the award show’s controversial moments, including ending with Best Actress and Actor instead of Best Picture.
RELATED: Oscars In Memoriam Criticized For Leaving Out Naya Rivera, Jessica Walter & More “It was not meant to end on somebody who was not present,” Mills said, referring to Anthony Hopkins’ absentee win over the wider predicted win of the late Chadwick Boseman. “It was a calculated risk, that I think still paid off because everybody was talking about it.
Similarly, nobody wants the wrong envelope to happen, like it did three years ago, but everyone was talking about it. I think some
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