Academy's planning a huge Avengers reunion at the Oscars in lieu of a host

[masterofmystery]

Without a host, The Academy is looking for a star-studded Marvel superhero team-up to add luster to a show that airs on Disney’s ABC network... https://t.co/bR0EBwNelH
- Scott Feinberg (@ScottFeinberg) January 10, 2019

The Academy - after weeks of being a fucking mess regarding now-ousted Kevin Hart - is now looking for other ways to generate

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[sandstorm]

So if they can't hire one jackass, they're just going to hire a bunch of them.
Also "present the presenters" if they're already there.....why not just have them do it?

What is so wrong with having an announcer say "Here's so and so to announce this winner"

[mikochin]

Agreed. This wouldn't make any sense other than being a weird long-ass plug for the MCU. I honestly think it could backfire and have people withdraw their nominations to not be a part of the mess.

[colossusx]

no one is going to withdraw their nominations because of this...wtf

[bttrsondaughter]

The MCU has featured about 40-odd Oscar nominees and winners in their movies, plus a lot of their stars are very well liked in Hollywood. Yeah there are some people who look down at the genre, but the Oscars have been super commercialized for decades and no one has withdrawn their nominations or refused an Oscar because it was hosted by someone who had a show on ABC

[frenchoral]

lmao what