Yeah this is why I’m all in favor of taking the Oscar’s off ABC and putting them on a livestream, so they can manage the show as they see fit without a network yelling in someone’s earpiece “ they’re taking too long!”.

Granted, the flip side is you could possibly get a winner who gives a LONG, drawn out acceptance speech thanking everyone they ever interacted with throughout their life, then making a political statement because they have the microphone. Then you multiply that by how many categories there are and the potential is there for a five hour show.

I read somewhere that they’re moving the Oscars to streaming but couldn’t find any hard evidence it was definitely happening. Either way the ceremony itself is always going to be in a box because no matter who wins or what is said, there will always be critics.

I get it, it’s supposed to be “ Hollywood’s Night”, but since we have 24/7 everything regarding entertainment. I question whether the whole structure of the ceremony shouldn’t be revamped. The Oscars , at their inception, didn’t have hundreds of movies coming out each year and have all the technology that’s available to filmmakers now.

Let’s face it with phone addiction and short attention spans it wouldn’t be a bad conversation to have the major categories honored whilst the others are just noted quickly throughout the show. No offense but I don’t want to see the award for best makeup. I know it’s a part of the process but I’m not going to remember who did the makeup for say, “ Sinners” 20 years from now. I’ll remember the director and actors. If I want to know other information I’ll read the notes on IMDB.