I used to think the idea of watching the Academy Awards ceremony was a good idea. Like Saturday Night Live, the program wore out its welcome and relevance decades ago. It should be severely reduced in time, down to 90 minutes if not an hour. Although the recipients are worthy of their awards, I’m sure, there are way too many categories to justify an overblown, long and drawn out annual event. Sitting through this show is as boring as viewing Star Trek: The Motion Picture and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
I recorded the 2019 Oscars so I could skim through the boredom and decided to make note of all the fat I would trim. As for the categories, I would eliminate 14 and keep 10. For me, the ones I’d cast out have little to no interest or relevance to showcase on a live, televised event. The keepers are the most interesting that are the ones most people talk about year round.
As for the other awards for the remaining categories presented at a previous date, well, eliminate mentioning them, too! I see no justification in wasting air time on those.
Even with the presentations and performances, I believe it could still come in at 60-90 minutes and prove to be entertaining.
What follows is the 2019 Oscars as televised in chronological order by event. “Y” signifies my considering it relevant enough to keep, “X” signifies my desire to eliminate it. I kept all of the performances and presentations.
2019 Oscars
Y Best Original Song nominee - performance (Show opener)
Y Welcome
Y Outstanding Supporting Actress
X Best Documentary Feature
Y Best Picture Nominee - presentation
X Achievement In Makeup & Hairstyling
X Achievement In Costume Design
X Achievement In Production Design
X Achievement In Cinematography
Y Best Song nominee - performance
Y Best Picture Nominee - presentation
X Achievement In Sound Editing
X Achievement In Sound Mixing
Y Best Picture Nominee - presentation
Y Best Foreign Language Film
Y Best Original Song nominee - performance
Y Best Picture Nominee - presentation
X Achievement In Film Editing
Y Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role
Y Best Animated Feature Film
Y Best Original Song nominee - performance
Y Best Picture Nominee - presentation
X Best Animated Short Film
X Best Documentary Short Subject
Y Best Picture Nominee - presentation
X Achievement In Visual Effects
Y Best Original Song nominee - performance
X Best Live Action Short Film
X Best Original Screenplay
X Best Adapted Screenplay
Y Best Original Score
Y Best Original Song
Y In Memoriam
Y Best Picture Nominee - presentation
Y Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role
Y Best Picture Nominee - presentation
Y Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role
Y Achievement In Directing
Y Best Picture

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