Sixty-five filmmakers have signed an open letter to the Academy, asking them to reverse their controversial decision.
Some of Hollywood’s top filmmakers and former Oscar winners are speaking out on the Academy’s decision to pre-record eight categories ahead of the March 27 live telecast, urging the Academy to rethink its decision.
James Cameron, Guillermo del Toro, Lili Fini Zanuck, John Williams, and more than six dozen others signed an open letter addressed to Academy President David Rubin asking that all 23 Oscars be presented during the telecast.
According to Variety, the letter explained that the choice to pre-record the wins for best documentary short, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, original score, production design, animated short, live-action short, and sound outside of the live Dolby Theatre ceremony would “demean” these crafts and “relegate [them] to the status of second-class citizens.”
Author: Alyssa Miller
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