In This #MeToo Moment, Academy Awards Want to Spotlight the Films
- 6 years ago
In This #MeToo Moment, Academy Awards Want to Spotlight the Films
“But we’re trying to make it more planned than spur of the moment — it has its moment
and then doesn’t feel like it overshadows the artists and films being honored.”
Ms. Dungey added of Time’s Up, “I would love for every award recipient to not feel like they have to acknowledge it independently.”
Representatives of the Time’s Up campaign declined to comment.
“We want to make it as entertaining as possible — reverential and respectful
but also fun and emotional,” said Jennifer Todd, one of the lead producers of the Academy Awards, which will be hosted for the second year in a row by Jimmy Kimmel.
“As a producer of the show, your only hope is that the speeches are emotional and really excite the room and aren’t read off a piece of paper.”
As Ms. Dungey pointed out, “With a live show, anything can happen — just look at last year.” She was referring to the envelope chaos at the culmination of the 89th Academy Awards
that found Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty erroneously giving “La La Land” the trophy for best picture.
The campaign has also decided, these people said, not to ask stars to wear black — although a Time’s Up label pin would be appreciated — and
that there was no coordinated effort for actresses to bring activists as guests, as there was at the Golden Globes.
Viewership for the Screen Actors Guild Awards plummeted 30 percent, hurt in part by competition from football,
while the Grammy Awards, which included a high-profile sketch skewering President Trump, plunged 24 percent.
“But we’re trying to make it more planned than spur of the moment — it has its moment
and then doesn’t feel like it overshadows the artists and films being honored.”
Ms. Dungey added of Time’s Up, “I would love for every award recipient to not feel like they have to acknowledge it independently.”
Representatives of the Time’s Up campaign declined to comment.
“We want to make it as entertaining as possible — reverential and respectful
but also fun and emotional,” said Jennifer Todd, one of the lead producers of the Academy Awards, which will be hosted for the second year in a row by Jimmy Kimmel.
“As a producer of the show, your only hope is that the speeches are emotional and really excite the room and aren’t read off a piece of paper.”
As Ms. Dungey pointed out, “With a live show, anything can happen — just look at last year.” She was referring to the envelope chaos at the culmination of the 89th Academy Awards
that found Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty erroneously giving “La La Land” the trophy for best picture.
The campaign has also decided, these people said, not to ask stars to wear black — although a Time’s Up label pin would be appreciated — and
that there was no coordinated effort for actresses to bring activists as guests, as there was at the Golden Globes.
Viewership for the Screen Actors Guild Awards plummeted 30 percent, hurt in part by competition from football,
while the Grammy Awards, which included a high-profile sketch skewering President Trump, plunged 24 percent.