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The Oscars Respond To The Controversy Over Not Airing 8 Awards Live · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. The oscars ruffles and
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Speaker 1: feathers in the movie business when they announced they would
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Speaker 1: not be broadcasting every award. In fact, eight categories will
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Speaker 1: not be presented live, including Best Editing, Production Design, Makeup,
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Speaker 1: and Original Score, which movie buffs argue our crucial parts
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Speaker 1: of filmmaking that deserve their moment in the sun, but
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Speaker 1: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences insist these
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Speaker 1: categories are being presented in showcase, just not actually live.
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Speaker 1: The workaround is that the show starts an hour earlier
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Speaker 1: than usual at four pm Pacific, and an hour earlier
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Speaker 1: than the show goes live on TV. The highlights of
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Speaker 1: those moments will be edited on the fly and presented
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Speaker 1: during the telecast, with Academy CEO Don Hudson telling Deadline
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Speaker 1: the board has agreed on the need to make changes
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Speaker 1: to the broadcast to allow for a celebratory show that
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Speaker 1: also doesn't run well over three hours. Every category will
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Speaker 1: be celebrated on our live broadcast, Academy Awards Live on
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Speaker 1: ABC March that's direct from Hollywood.