We already have the ends of movie trilogies split up into two films, which is annoying in itself, but not it seems like the splitting-up trend has come to other parts of Hollywood as well, like the Oscar nominations presentation.
Yes, you read right. The press conference-type event that gives us the nominees for the biggest awards show in America is being elongated into two parts, which feels unnecessary. The Wrap states that the first part will happen at 5:30 a.m. PT Jan. 15. Alfonso Cuaron and J.J. Abrams will announce the first set of nominations, which includes animated short and feature film, original song, documentary feature and short subject, sound, production, visual and sound nominations. The second half will be announced later that morning at 5:38 a.m. PT, with Chris Pine and Boone Isaacs detailing who’s nominated for makeup and hairstyling, original score, cinematography, original and adapted screenplay, costume design, foreign language and directing nominations as well as the coveted nominations of best actor, supporting actor, actress, supporting actress and best picture.
This is the first time that the presentation has been broken up into two parts. “Each of the three years we’ve produced the show, we have attempted to refresh elements of the process and the telecast,” stated producers Neil Meron and Craig Zdan in a statement. “This year, we’re honored to start a new tradition that celebrates the contributions of all the nominees by announcing all 24 categories. We’re thrilled that a distinguished actor and two world-class film directors are part of the initial launch.”
The idea of splitting things up has always irritated me, but perhaps the producers are right and this will freshen up the nominations presentation. But how fresh does it really need to be? I’d think most people just care about who’s getting nominated, not how innovative the actual presentation is. Just my two cents.
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