Comment on After backlash the academy changes course. All awards will be aired live.

After backlash the academy changes course. All awards will be aired live.

(Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Following an outcry from many of the movie industry's most prominent figures, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has reversed its decision to present four awards during the commercial breaks. The film academy on Friday said all 24 categories will be shown live, after all, at the 91st Academy Awards on February 24. The academy has not addressed whether the change meant extending the show's length, which organizers have said would be reduced to three hours. The academy faced criticism from many of this year's Oscar nominees, including "Roma" director Alfonso Cuaron and "BlacKkKlansman" filmmaker Spike Lee. NEW YORK (AP) — Following an outcry from many of the movie industry's most prominent figures, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has reversed its decision to present four awards during the commercial breaks of this year's Oscar broadcast. The film academy on Friday said all 24 categories will be shown live, after all, at the 91st Academy Awards on February 24.

 

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