Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentSome pundits worry that the Oscar ceremony won’t feel like the real thing, because the late date (April 25) is disorienting and because the show will be divided between two venues, L.A.’s Union Station and the traditional Dolby Theatre.
In truth, a fluid date and multiple locations go back to Oscar’s earliest days.The first televised ceremony in 1953 had cameras in both Hollywood and New York, a tactic that continued through 1957.
Even before that, Oscar included live segments. So this is a return to the original format.Early ceremonies were broadcast on radio; in 1940, the show stopped for its first live remote, which was Franklin D.
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