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TV executive defends decision to change show order of 2021 Oscars
A top ABC executive has insisted the confusion over the order of the final Oscars awards was intended to shake up what was otherwise a predictable prizegiving. Long acceptance speeches and a revolving door of presenters turned the hybrid 2021 Academy Awards into a three-hour-plus yawn for some, and many were startled when the Best Picture Oscar was handed to Nomadland before the Best Actor and Best Actress honours had been announced.