muscles like this! posted:

The Academy has decided that some awards aren't that important. The Oscars for documentary short, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, original score, production design, animated short, live action short and sound won't be telecast but will happen earlier and then selected bits from speeches will be edited into the main broadcast.

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The new plan will allow more time for comedy, film clips and musical numbers, Rubin explained.

Island Nation posted:

That's Disney and she's working on Snow White for them now in Europe

It sucks but she’s not nominated and it'd be a logistical nightmare for her to go with almost no benefit so why bother?

checkplease posted:

Good wins

Dang this is Hans first win too and it’s not televised. He’s defined modern film music and lol this is how he awarded. At least he’s got his awesome concert tour.

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

It’s so loving good but yeah not nominating Bruno is wild.

Hyrax Attack! posted:

What did he say? That was a big silence and Will Smith looked legit mad

pospysyl posted:

https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/1508270575902687232?t=Zsiyf5CLwQP4FV5x3FGPHA&s=19

Miching Mallecho posted:

I can't believe Will Smith assaulted someone in public and is just sitting there.

I guess Hollywood hasn't changed

It was staged.

pospysyl posted:

Roth posted:

https://twitter.com/Gen_Ironicus/status/1508280367274463238?t=I4Ip8ns73-y9HCYa9GC6IA&s=19

Darko posted:

Yeah, I do find it pretty funny that the Disney award got hijacked here. Disney are not the good guys in this situation and seeing their guaranteed Spider-man awards get taken away is pretty funny.

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LOS ANGELES — As questions swirled about why the actor Will Smith had faced no repercussions for slapping the comedian Chris Rock during Sunday night’s Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which administers the awards, said Monday that it had condemned his actions and was starting a formal review.

“The academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night’s show,” the organization said in a statement. “We have officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our bylaws, standards of conduct and California law.”

The statement came after a meeting Monday.

The incident unfolded Sunday night after Mr. Rock had made a joke about the closely cropped hair of Mr. Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia, a condition that leads to hair loss. Mr. Smith responded by walking onto the stage of the Dolby Theater and slapping Mr. Rock, leaving stunned viewers wondering at first if the blow might have been scripted until Mr. Smith returned to his seat and warned him to stop talking about his wife, using expletives.

Behind the scenes at the Oscars, there were serious discussions about removing Smith from the theater, according to two industry officials with knowledge of the situation who were granted anonymity to describe internal deliberations. But time was short, because the best actor award, which Mr. Smith was heavily favored to win, was fast approaching, one noted — and stakeholders had varying opinions on how to proceed. There was also concern about further disrupting the live broadcast, the other said.

The REAL Goobusters posted:

I thought that was fine and its ok to celebrate the lives of people instead of just being constantly sad about it IMO. Every year its just a slow rear end depressing piano and I get it but this was better

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LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday that the actor Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars ceremony after he slapped Chris Rock Sunday night onstage, but that the actor had refused to go.

The admission came as part of a statement the academy released saying it had initiated disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Smith “for violations of the academy’s standards of conduct, including inappropriate physical contact, abusive or threatening behavior, and compromising the integrity of the academy.”

The disciplinary process will take a few weeks to conclude, it said. Mr. Smith is being given at least 15 days’ notice of a vote regarding his violations and potential sanctions. He will be given the opportunity to be heard beforehand with a written response. The organization’s board of governors are scheduled to meet again April 18.

Guy A. Person posted:

the kid from Sing Street