The American Cinema Editors used their ACE Eddie Awards on Saturday to fire back at the Oscars. Facing declining ratings and long running times, the Academy, the Oscars ceremony producers and ABC decided to award Oscars for editing and seven other categories outside the live telecast.
ACE board member Kevin Tent introduced the awards saying, “There might be some setbacks and slights at times which can sting.”Hacks editor Susan Vaill used her speech to implore everyone from PAs to other crafts to amplify each other, in order to “make those people who don’t think we should be on the broadcast listen.” tick, tick… BOOM!
editor Myron Kerstein concluded his speech by saying “present all 23” categories.Deadline spoke with other nominees prior to the show.
They shared degrees of disappointment, some understanding and hope for future inclusion. Andrew Weisblum won an Eddie with Kerstein for tick, tick… BOOM!
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