The Academy walks back on adding 'popular movie' Oscar category

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seems to know just how unpopular its proposal last month for an "outstanding achievement in popular film" Oscar category has been.

And it's doing a hard reverse.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Academy will at least be postponing the addition of the new category for a later date. Initially, it was supposed to be rolled out in the upcoming 91st awards ceremony in 2019. 

But the Academy claims that implementing a new award several months into the year "creates challenges for films that have already been released." Read more...

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