“Ohhhhh, you are excited to be nominated for an Oscar? Do you want to be 100% safe when you participate in the Oscars? Correct? OK, no zoom for you! ”
Basically, that’s what the producers of the upcoming Oscar ceremony said in a letter sent to all the nominees this week. The letter explains that this year’s event will take place in person; to describe it as “An intimate, in-person event at Union Station in Los Angeles with additional live entertainment from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood;” and explained that Zoom will not be an option for candidates who do not want to travel to the event or who simply do not feel comfortable participating even in an “intimate” ceremony. (Dolby Theater, which has a capacity of over 3,400, hosts the 2001 Oscars; obviously that is it not a sure headquarters this year given the ongoing pandemic.)
“For those of you who can’t attend due to scheduling or continued anxiety about the trip, we want you to know that there will be no zoom option for the show,” the letter reads, in what was probably an acknowledgment. unspoken a, technical erroroverdone Golden Globes. “We will work hard to provide a secure and AVAILABLE evening for all of you in person, as well as for all the millions of movie fans around the world, and we believe that virtual things will diminish these efforts.”
The capitalizein fact, it is not ours. This is part of the letter, which is full of very strange, almost passive aggressive capital letters. Here are some of our favorites.
- “Of course, your first thought is CAN IT BE SAFE? The answer is YES, MAYBE. ”
- “Therefore, if Stories matter, then People who give life to those stories matter. Namely, YOU ”
- “We think the show is not ‘too long’ because of the speeches. Having said this, we would like to say THIS: with great freedom comes a great responsibility, and if you are wondering what exactly we want to say, we mean READ THE ROOM. Tell a story. If you thank someone, tell them their name, not their title. Don’t say MY MANAGER, PEGGY just say PEGGY. Do it PERSONALLY ”.
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Stop yelling at them, producers! They are nominated for an Oscar!
The letter is much larger, including more details about safety measures, covid testing, some formulations about the dress code, and the general one the idea of giving each candidate a moment of brilliance, which you can read further Indiewire. But it will be very interesting to see who appearsand who does not this year.
The Oscars are on April 25. See all nominations below
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