Oscars: Glenn Weiss And Ricky Kirshner To Produce 95th Academy Awards; Other Key Creative Team Members Named

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In an effort to get the Oscar telecast back on track, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences today announced that awards show and live television veterans Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner will produce the 95th Annual Academy Awards will will air on ABC March 12, 2023.Ever since he was named CEO in the Spring Bill Kramer has indicated that the Academy would look to hiring top TV professionals with vast experience, rather than going in past directions in hiring primarily producers who were better known for their work in film rather than staging live television.

Recent producers have included Steven Soderbergh in 2021, and last year Will Packer who ran the infamous show with “the slap” that overshadowed everything else.Weiss will also direct the show, something he has done consecutively done for the past seven years, but this will be only his second time with a producing credit on it.

In joining his longtime partner Kirschner the Academy now has a pair with over 30 years of production experience including 21 highly acclaimed Tony Awards shows, The Primetime Emmys, Super Bowl Halftime shows and countless other iconic events.

AMPAS is clearly hoping the pair can work their magic on the Oscars.Kramer, and new Academy President Janet Yang also made the announcement at this morning’s Academy Membership Meeting which was open to all 10,000+ members of AMPAS and the first in what is hoped will be several meetings  designed to promote transparency within the Academy and give members more of a voice in the organization’s direction.Kramer and Yang also revealed several other key creatives who will be working on the Oscar show this year.