Til utdeling av Oscar-prisene i 2019 kan rent teoretisk prisvinneren for Academy Award for Best Picture også vinne den nye prisen: Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film.
Ifølge The Hollywood Reporter har styret i Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ godkjent flere forandringer i håp om å øke attraktiviteten til prisutdelingen også som TV-show.
Årets sending på kanalen ABC ble sett av 26,5 millioner seere, som er det laveste seertallet i moderne tid.
Neste utdeling, den 91. i rekken, skjer 24. februar 2019.
I et brev til medlemmene har ledelsen fortalt at sendingen blir maksimum tre timer lang og det er bare deler av showet som blir direktesendt, og at priser som deles ut i reklamepauser blir klippet og sendt senere i sendingen. Dette er ofte gjerne tekniske priser uten kjente navn, som menigmann generelt er lite interessert i. Folket vil se stjernene.
Dernest i brevet fremgår det at det skal innstiftes en ny pris, en slags «populærfilmpris», åpenbart i et forsøk på å gjøre Oscars-utdelingen nærmere publikums filmsmak, mener enkelte. The Hollywood Reporter mener at når filmslagere som Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Deadpool 2, Mission: Impossible – Fallout og Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, den type filmer, kan være «garantert» nominasjoner, så vil skuespillerne fra disse være til stede og øke interessen blant «folk flest».
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Dear Member,
Last night, the Board of Governors met to elect new board officers, and discuss and approve significant changes to the Oscars telecast.
The Board of Governors, staff, Academy members, and various working groups spent the last several months discussing improvements to the show.
Tonight, the Board approved three key changes:
1. A three-hour Oscars telecast
We are committed to producing an entertaining show in three hours, delivering a more accessible Oscars for our viewers worldwide.
To honor all 24 award categories, we will present select categories live, in the Dolby Theatre, during commercial breaks (categories to be determined). The winning moments will then be edited and aired later in the broadcast.
2. New award category
We will create a new category for outstanding achievement in popular film. Eligibility requirements and other key details will be forthcoming.
3. Earlier airdate for 92nd Oscars
The date of the 92nd Oscars telecast will move to Sunday, February 9, 2020, from the previously announced February 23. The date change will not affect awards eligibility dates or the voting process.
The 91st Oscars telecast remains as announced on Sunday, February 24, 2019.
We have heard from many of you about improvements needed to keep the Oscars and our Academy relevant in a changing world. The Board of Governors took this charge seriously.
We are excited about these steps, and look forward to sharing more details with you.
John Bailey and Dawn Hudson
The Academy later issued an addendum:
While the details for a popular film category are still being finalized, a single film is eligible for an Oscar in both categories — Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film and the Academy Award for Best Picture. The new category will be introduced this coming year, at the 91st Oscars. In creating this award, the Board of Governors supports broad-based consideration of excellence in all films.
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