Oscars 2024: Why are the films so long?
I just had a thought. A couple of years ago, the Academy producers decided they could make the ceremony shorter by having a few categories presented during the ads. The categories they chose were editing and cinematography, two crafts that are essential to making movies. There was an outcry, so they were returned to the main ceremony. But now that so many films are clocking in at 3 hours plus, maybe Editors aren’t doing their jobs so well…and while I’m at it, maybe they could cancel the Sound awards UNTIL THEY FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE DIALOGUE AUDIBLE AGAIN!! Steps down from soapbox. Anyway, after a couple of messy years, the 96 th Academy Awards are proceeding in such an orderly manner that the winners are almost foregone conclusions. Maybe it will be so boring, we’ll be hoping someone smacks a presenter. Anyway, the categories are mostly dominated by films nominated for Best Picture (didn’t anyone go to the movies this year?). The few that aren’t in Best Picture include Annett
