Marrakesh, 25 Feb. (Morocco-News) –
With the aim of achieving a bounce back from poor viewership figuresthe hollywood academy of motion picture arts and sciences decided to cut the airing of the show Oscars 2022which will be held on 27 mars at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Thus, the award ceremony at eight categories would be excluded from the ceremony live on ABC.which sparked outrage from more than one sector of the industry.
The awards for Best Documentary Short, Best Editing, Best Makeup, Best Soundtrack, Best Production Design, Best Animated Short, Best Action Short, Best Sound. will not be broadcast live.
Instead of that, ” the on-site ceremony at the Dolby Theater will begin an hour earlier to feature eight categories. prizes before they start the live broadcast“, announced the Academy. This measure concerns two of the four Spanish candidates, Alberto Mielgo and Alberto IglesiasOscar nominees for Best Animated Short and Best Soundtrack, respectively.
According to Variety, following this decision, negotiations are taking place between Hollywood music guilds to ask the nominees for best music (Nicholas Britell for Don’t Look Up, Germaine Franco for Enchantment, Hans Zimmer for Dune, Johnny Greenwood for The Power of the Dog and Alberto Iglesias for Parallel Mothers) of boycott the gala and not attend the ceremony. The publication also notes that there have been ” call on managers and other unions to defend workers“, hinting that the boycott might go beyond the nominees in the categories concerned.
The Academy has already admitted in a statement that the move might pose a “fairness” issue, although it clarified that it ” all award-winning filmmakers and artists in all categories will get the “Oscars celebration moment” they deserve on the Dolby stage, in front of the audience.“. “Academy sources said that the acceptance speeches of the eight winners will be available for viewing during the broadcast, but it is not yet clear if these speeches will be edited“, adds Variety.
Regina Hall, Amy Schumer et Wanda Sykes will host the 94th annual awards ceremony, where audiences can choose their favorite movie and scene of the year via Twitter. The power of the dog” is the favorite. with 12 nominations. It is followed by “Dune” with 10 nominations, while “Belfast” and “West Side Story” have seven nominations.
Belfast », « CODA », « Don’t Look Up », « Drive My Car », « Dune », « The Williams Method », « Licorice Pizza », « The Power of the Dog », « West Side Story » et « Alley of Lost Souls » se disputeront le prix du meilleur film.
The ceremony will include a significant Spanish presence with four artists among the nominees. Besides Alberto Iglesias, nominated for the Oscar for best soundtrack for “Parallel Mothers”, and Alberto Mielgo, director of “El limpiaparabrisas”, nominated for the best animated short film, Penélope Cruz, nominated for the Oscar for best actress for “Parallel Mothers”, and Javier Bardem, nominated for the Oscar for best actor for “Ser los Ricardo”, are also among the nominees.
