The Academy is making a bold move in an effort to rebound from its worst ratings of all time, cutting eight of its 23 categories from the live broadcast.The eight categories areBest Documentary Short, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup/Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Animated Short, Best Live-Action Short and Best Sound, though fans will see the awards for these and every other category handed out on Oscar Sunday.These eight categories will instead be handed out at the Dolby Theater one hour before the live telecast, and then be edited into the live broadcast, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Bold:The Academy is making a bold move in an effort to rebound from its worst ratings of all time, cutting eight of its 23 categories from the live broadcast Edited:These eight categories will instead be handed out at the Dolby Theater one hour before the live telecast, and then be edited into the live broadcast, according to The Hollywood ReporterThis isn't the first time the Academy has toyed with removing some of its categories from the telecast.The Academy announced in August 2018 that they would not broadcast some of the winners live, but the news was met with such immediate backlash it was quickly abandoned.
Both the canceled move in 2018 and this new shift in the broadcast was approved by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences leadership in the Awards Committee.
Not the first:This isn't the first time the Academy has toyed with removing some of its categories from the telecast Approved:Both the canceled move in 2018 and this new shift in the broadcast was approved by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences leadership in the Awards CommitteeA letter sent to Academy members from.
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