After a number of years of declining rankings and the ensuing telecast experiments and questions in regards to the Oscars’ relevance, the ninety fifth Academy Awards could have an unfamiliar benefit throughout Sunday’s ceremony: field workplace clout.
For a present that has typically trended towards art-house fare, the presence of such theatrical juggernauts as “Prime Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Manner of Water” in the most effective image race could restore an even bigger viewers. And again is a solo host — Jimmy Kimmel, for a 3rd stint — and the appointment of sturdy awards present veterans Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss as producers, with Weiss directing for the eighth consecutive yr. They’ll be charged with steering a ceremony one yr faraway from Will Smith’s slap of presenter Chris Rock and Smith’s subsequent 10-year ban from attending the Oscars.
Will a extra populist greatest image subject increase the rankings? Can the ceremony restore some dignity after the slap? How will the return to a solo host form the present? We’ll study these solutions quickly sufficient, however within the meantime, right here’s a rundown of what we all know in regards to the 2023 Academy Awards.