Life

Oscar organizers scrap plan to award four Oscars in commercial breaks

February 18, 2019
An Oscar statue is seen during a media preview of this year's Academy's Governors Ball in Los Angeles, California. — Reuters
An Oscar statue is seen during a media preview of this year's Academy's Governors Ball in Los Angeles, California. — Reuters



Los Angeles — The organizers of the Oscars ceremony scrapped a plan to award four Academy Awards during commercial breaks in the Feb. 24 telecast, following an uproar by Hollywood filmmakers, actors and others. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in a statement that it had "heard the feedback" from members and that all 24 Academy Awards "will be presented without edits, in our traditional format." — Reuters


February 18, 2019
HIGHLIGHTS
Life
day ago

Titanic 'door' prop that kept Rose alive sells for $718,750

Life
2 days ago

Half of women in music experience discrimination, report finds

Life
9 days ago

Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells