Oscars Receive Backlash After Slashing Categories From Broadcast

Ahead of the 94th Oscars, the Academy has decided to remove several categories from its live ceremony — a choice that’s already sparked quite a bit of backlash from creators who felt the decision undermined their work. According to Variety, the Academy notified the affected groups during a zoom call that quickly turned sour. During the meeting, members of the award-shows board — Shawn Finnie (executive vice president of membership and awards), Christine Simmons (AMPAS chief operating officer), Jennifer Todd (governor of producers branch), and Dawn Hudson (Academy CEO) — explained that they wanted to edit down the historically long… Read Full Article