The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just announced plans to change up the Oscars, a move that may be motivated by the award show’s plummeting ratings. The changes will include the addition of a new category for “popular film,” an earlier air date of Feb. 9 by the year 2020 and a “more globally accessible” three hour telecast, according to an announcement on the Academy’s Twitter page.
The public expressed its outrage over these changes in the typical fashion—via Twitter rant, accusing the Academy of scrambling to recoup viewers (see
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