As last minute preparations and rehearsals were busily taking place at the Dolby Theatre for this Sunday’s 95th Annual Academy Awards, I was able to carve out some time with AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer on Wednesday to talk about the show, handling potential crisis situations, continuing controversies about Oscar campaigning and social media, plus the future of the broadcast with ABC and the Dolby Theatre venue where it has taken place for several years.
He was in a very upbeat mood about what he was seeing so far in his first year as CEO so involved with the Oscar show with new President Janet Yang on behalf of the Academy and what they hope will be somewhat of a return to Oscar’s former glory after a rough couple of years where the broadcast was deeply affected by the pandemic and then the now-infamous Will Smith/Chris Rock slap which we also talk about including Kramer’s reaction to Rock’s Netflix comedy special last Saturday and its timing just a week before this year’s show. DEADLINE: How is the show shaping up from your point of view? BILL KRAMER: I just got back from a rehearsal.
You know, the things that we really wanted to focus on this year, celebrating all of the categories on air, bringing in teams of partners who know live TV.
So, Jimmy (Kimmel), (Producers) Glenn (Weiss), Ricky (Kirshner), and really leaning into the sort of content that only the Academy can provide.
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