OlderThe Academy Announces Controversial Changes to Oscars 2022
Some new details are being revealed about the 2022 Oscars ceremony.
According to IndieWire, the awards show will proceed on March 27 with a 5:00 p.m. PT live ceremony that will feature footage of every single winner accepting their award, with eight categories being presented in the hour before the live broadcast.
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As the outlet notes, its unclear how the Academy will execute this strategy within the three-hour time limit. However, they have not promised to run their full speeches, but will be weaving live broadcast edited-down version of the first eight awards – Best Editing, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Sound, Live Action, Animated, and Documentary Shorts – throughout the rest of the show.
The Academy will also be giving some presenters and nominees staggered arrival times during the live pre-show and will be filling up the Dolby Theater with nominees, presenters and guests who are connected to the eight awards being presented first. As usual, seat fillers will be on hand.
During the live broadcast, screens in the theater will show the eight category winners as they accept their awards. The winners will then be taken backstage in the order of their awards to speak to the “thank you cam” and go to the media press rooms for photographs and interviews.
The publicity team will then share the winners to social media, posting clips of their winning moments alongside the telecast.
This isn’t the first time they’ve attempted to present awards off air: the Academy announced in 2018 that several awards would be presented off the air at the 2019 Oscars, but there was industry backlash and the organization abandoned the move.
