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Feature: New rules, new venue, new broadcast. Oh My! The Oscars are a-changing
Last week, the Academy Awards released new rules for the Oscars.
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The Academy released new rules for the Oscars and are planning for a change in venue and a new broadcast partner in YouTube starting in 2029.
The topic:
Last week, the Academy Awards released new rules for the Oscars. Some of the changes include awarding the director rather than the country for Best International Feature and allowing actors to be nominated for multiple films in the same category, such as Best Actor/Actress and Best Supporting Actor/Actress.
Other changes: Two of the new rule changes included explicit language about acting performances and screenplays being “demonstratively human” and “human-authored” respectively. These new rules come as the Oscars are planning for a change in venue and a new broadcast partner in YouTube starting in 2029.
Guests:
- Wade Major, film critic for LAist and CineGods.com and author of the “Hollywood Heretic” Substack
- Claudia Puig <PWEEG>, film critic for LAist and program director for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- Peter Rainer, film critic for LAist and the Christian Science Monitor
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