Guillermo del Toro invites the Academy because it did not broadcast live eight craft categories at the 94th Oscars: “We do not make films alone, we do them together”
Guillermo del Toro did not pull a punch while discussing the latest controversy surrounding the 94th Oscars.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced last week that eight craft classes will be filmed one hour before the Oscars live and will be edited “flawlessly” in the live broadcast.
The move had its share of critics, one of whom was the two-time Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro, who spoke on the decision while receiving the Filmmaking Achievement Award at the Hollywood Critics Association Awards on Monday.
Guillermo speaks: Guillermo del Toro did not pull a punch while discussing the latest controversy surrounding the 94th Oscars
Editing: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced last week that eight craft classes would be filmed one hour before the Oscars live and edited “flawlessly” in the live broadcast
The 57-year-old director was awarded the prize by his longtime collaborator Doug Jones, when he spoke about the collaborative nature of filmmaking.
“Most of the films made here were made against many difficult possibilities,” del Toro began.
“It simply came to our notice then [movies] “We do it alone, and the people who made it with us risked everything in a pandemic,” the director continued.
Doug and Guillermo: The 57-year-old director was awarded the prize by his longtime collaborator Doug Jones, when he spoke about the collaborative nature of filmmaking
“If any year was the year to think about, this was not the year to not hear their names live at the Oscars. “This is the year we have to say it – and say it out loud,” he added as the crowd applauded.
He then spoke to those who might have more influence than he did, urging them to use their voice and correct this mistake.
“Many of you who have a voice and can say it should say, ‘We must not do this,'” del Toro added.
Say their names: “If any year was the year you should think about, this was not the year not to hear their names live at the Oscars. “This is the year we have to say it – and say it out loud,” he added as the crowd applauded.
He admitted that he should not, “they never do”, however, this year we are together in it. “Art is good.”
“Every time we say something we invoke a whole reality with it and we have to say that this, 2021, was a great year for movies,” he concluded.
The Academy announced last week that eight categories – Best Short Documentary, Best Editing, Best Makeup / Hairstyle, Best Original Music, Best Production Design, Best Animated Feature – Best Short and Best Short Life before the live TV show Oscar.
Great year: “Every time we say something, we invoke a whole reality with it and we have to say that this, 2021, was a great year for movies,” he concluded.
All eight of these winners will have their full speeches screened, though other times will be processed in an effort to keep the show under three hours.
The move comes a year after the worst performance of the Oscars in history, attracting just 10.4 million viewers.
The Academy announced in August 2018 that it would not broadcast live some of the winners, but the news was met with such an immediate reaction that it was quickly abandoned.
Winners: All eight of these winners will show their entire speeches, although other times will be edited in an effort to keep the show under three hours
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