The Oscars are Switching Up the Ceremony

This year’s Academy Awards are going to be quite… different.

First, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced in August that it would be introducing a new category — Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film.

Thankfully, the awful idea, which was criticised by many in Hollywood for cheapening the awards, as well as discrediting the films which would have been nominated, was put on the shelf.

Then came the controversy around the ceremony’s host… For the first time in 30 years, the Oscars will not have a single host to guide us through proceedings following Kevin Hart’s resignation amidst the emergence of his previous homophobic remarks.

Now, The Academy has announced yet another change to its traditional ceremony.

The 91st Academy Awards will not include performances by all 5 nominees for Best Original Song.

Instead, only “All the Stars” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA from Black Panther and A Star Is Born’s “Shallow” by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper will be performed on the live broadcast.

Mary Poppins Returns star Lin-Manuel Miranda — who would have performed the nominated song “The Place Where Lost Things Go” — has called the decision “disappointing”.

The 1st time I stayed up to watch the Oscars, it was because I LOVED The Little Mermaid & they were going to sing songs from the movie I loved on The Oscars.
If true, and Poppins’ song won’t be performed, truly disappointing. Hostless AND music-less?
To quote Kendrick: Damn. https://t.co/BEXOy7JCId

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) January 25, 2019

We have to agree…