Directors Blast Decision To Drop Categories From Live Oscars Broadcast: ‘It’s A Mistake’

Director Jane Campion’s “The Power Of The Dog” leads this year’s Oscars race with 12 nominations. Amy Sussman via Getty Images A slew of top directors, including Denis Villeneuve, Jane Campion and Guillermo del Toro, have criticized the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences over its decision to not present several craft categories during the live Oscars broadcast later this month. Eight categories ― documentary short, film editing, makeup/hairstyling, original score, production design, animated short, live-action short and sound — will be recorded an hour before the slimmed-down 94th annual ceremony and then edited into the subsequent broadcast. Advertisement… Read Full Article