This year, in the hope of winning back the public which has deserted the Ceremony in recent years (50% drop in audience in 2021, i.e. around 10 million viewers), the Academy of Oscars accepted, under pressure from the broadcaster ABC, to present 8 Oscars out of 23, considered less prestigious, before the start of the broadcast. The goal is to make it last less than 3 hours (rather than 3:45 generally).
This change drew heavy criticism from the various guilds (the Hollywood syndicates), as well as many nominees, including Jane Campion, Steven Spielberg, Denis Villeneuve and Guillermo del Toro. In an open letter, 70 prominent film professionals, including James Cameron, John Williams and former Academy Governor Kathleen Kennedy, criticized the project, saying it would cause ” irreparable damage to the reputation of the Oscars by treating some of cinema’s most important craftsmen as ” second class citizens “. These eight prizes are: documentary, fiction and animation short films, editing, music, hair and make-up, sound design and production. The pre-ceremony takes place in the same venue, the Dolby Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, which fills up as guests walk down the red carpet. She is portrayed by Jason Momoa and Josh Brolin (who both star in Dune).