Academy Backtracks on Idea of Oscar for ‘Popular’ Movies
In this handout provided by A.M.P.A.S., view of atmosphere at the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Photographer: Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S via Getty ImagesWell, you can’t say the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences doesn’t listen.
The institution behind the Oscars scrapped plans for a new popular-movie category at its next awards show. The notion of a separate award for more mainstream films had drawn scathing criticism on social media since it was announced last month. So the Academy now plans to spend more time studying the proposal, and it won’t be part of the upcoming 91st awards.