95th Academy Awards, a move enacted in wake of the slap heard and seen 'round the world.Glenn Weiss, a veteran live events director and multi EMMY-winning producer who will executive produce the March 12 ceremony, spoke to ET about the reasoning for the plan's implementation.
While Weiss didn't directly reference Will Smith slapping Oscars presenter Chris Rock during last year's ceremony — a controversy that continues to reverberate -- the 61-year-old producer said the crisis team is another safety layer.«We go in with a really good plan for the known,» Weiss tells ET, «but you have to be ready for what may transpire with what you didn't plan.»If anyone's prepared for the unknown it's Weiss, as well as host Jimmy Kimmel, who has not only hosted multiple Oscar shows but is also comfortable in front of a live audience.
That's a special skill Academy CEO Bill Kramer touched upon when speaking to about why Kimmel was selected to host this year's show.«It’s so important to have a host who knows how to handle live television and a live audience.
That’s a very specific skill, and there aren’t a lot of people who can do that well,» Kramer tells the magazine.Glenn WeissAs for Weiss, he'll be directing the Oscars for the eighth consecutive year and producing the show for the second time.
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