Los Angles: After Will Smith’s iconic slap of Chris Rock rocked last year’s Academy Awards, organizers of Sunday’s 95th are expecting the unexpected.
Academy CEO Bill Kramer said during an interview with Times Magzine, “It is our aim that we will be prepared for anything.” “Last year opened our minds to the Oscars’ myriad possibilities.”
After assaulting Rock on stage over a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, the film Academy was strongly criticized. The crisis team’s composition and response to abnormalities are unknown. Smith is absent. .
Police block several blocks around the theatre and red carpet.
Program producers Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner stated they want to focus on this year’s nominated films and their creators. ABC will air the show.
The best picture nominees include many of 2022’s top box-office hits, a change from recent years when the Academy nominated many obscure films. Avatar: The Way of Water, Top Gun: Maverick, Elvis, and Everything Everywhere All at Once. .
The Oscars, like other awards events, have lost viewers, especially younger social media-obsessed viewers. Weiss said the crew planned to sprinkle the concert with Twitter and TikTok-friendly moments.
Stephanie Hsu, David Byrne, and Son Lux will perform This is a Life from Everything Everywhere. Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava will perform their RRR song as well.
Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted last year’s ceremony, will host again. A programme promo called Kimmel “unflappable and unslappable.”
