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How would you make the Oscars telecast better?
by Bob Sassone, posted Jun 24th 2009 7:05PM
Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced that they are increasing the number of Best Picture nominees from five to ten. Now this could mean that a.) the race will be more suspenseful because more quality films will be in the mix, and b.) Rob Schneider might finally get one of his pictures nominated.But it could also make the telecast (airing on ABC next year) even longer than it is now, and every year we have speeches cut short by music and the show threatening to bleed over into local news. But beyond more Best Picture nominees, what else should they change?
| Just announce the nominees/winners, no host/dancing | |
|---|---|
| Make it an online-only show | |
| Less categories | |
| More categories | |
| Five word speeches, like The Webbys | |
| Have Heidi and Spencer host it |
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