Jason Momoa & Josh Brolin To Present Pre-Telecast Categories – CB
CB at the moment confirmed with Oscar telecast producer Will Packer that Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa will current the eight awards that will probably be, for the primary time, handed out earlier than this 12 months’s reside telecast as a substitute of throughout it. The duo had been reported to be in talks to…
CB at the moment confirmed with Oscar telecast producer Will Packer that Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa will current the eight awards that will probably be, for the primary time, handed out earlier than this 12 months’s reside telecast as a substitute of throughout it. The duo had been reported to be in talks to current the section, however Packer confirmed the ultimate settlement to us on the Governor’s Awards at the moment.
Eight of the 23 Oscar classes is not going to be introduced reside on the March 27 broadcast; as a substitute, they’ll be taped within the hour earlier than the telecast after which run at factors through the present. In a letter that went out earlier this week from AMPAS President David Rubin to nominees and members, explanations got for the change, but it surely clearly is an try to broaden the viewers for the present.
The transfer has been the topic of a lot criticism from rank-and-file Academy members, union leaders and even Steven Spielberg himself. The addition of the facility duo of A-listers from the DC (Aquaman) and Marvel (Thanos) universes appears to point the Academy thinks it’s price placing some muscle into the pre-show.
The classes introduced within the night’s first hour and inserted later within the reside broadcast are, alphabetically: Documentary (Quick Topic), Movie Enhancing, Make-up and Hairstyling, Music (Unique Rating), Manufacturing Design, Quick Movie (Animated), Quick Movie (Dwell Motion) and Sound.
Tom Tapp contributed to this report.