Organizers of Sunday's 95th Academy Awards are preparing for the unexpected after Will Smith's infamous slap of Chris Rock convulsed Hollywood's biggest awards ceremony last year.
For the first time, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has created a crisis team to respond to any mishaps. FILE PHOTO
"It is our hope that we will be prepared for anything," Academy Chief Executive Bill Kramer told Time magazine in a recent interview. "Because of last year, we’ve opened our minds to the many things that can happen at the Oscars." At a February luncheon for nominees, Academy President Janet Yang said the group learned that it must act "swiftly, compassionately and decisively" in times of crisis, and "you should and can expect no less from us going forward."
"I don't think anybody is particularly looking to harp too much on what's happened in the past," Weiss said.In a departure from recent years when the Academy nominated many little-seen films, the field of best picture contenders features many of the biggest box-office hits of 2022. They include "Avatar: The Way of Water," "Top Gun: Maverick," "Elvis" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Weiss said the team was planning to pepper the show with moments that they hope would spread on Twitter and TikTok.
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