Academy tries to clarify its commercial-break award disaster
BREAKING: The Academy issued a statement clarifying its controversial Oscars telecast plans https://t.co/ebgyfguLRB
- Variety (@Variety) February 14, 2019
The officers of the Academy of Motion Pictures has sent a letter to all members clarifying its stance on presenting awards during commercial breaks during the ceremony, which continues causing a huge uproar.
The letter breaks down, again, that walking to and from the stage will be the only parts edited out and that each category presented in this matter was chosen "voluntarily" by Disney their branches. The format was fully agreed by the Board of Governors and each branches' executive committees back in August.
They state that the letter is a result of inaccurate reporting and misinformation on social media, but nothing in said letter was inaccurately reported.
This disaster airs next Sunday.
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