All of us are on the same line bringing the best of us to tell the best stories we possibly can. Steven Spielberg - whose movie West Side Story has seven nominations - told Deadline: "I feel that at the Academy Awards there is no above the line, there is no below the line. The cutting of these so-called "below-the-line" categories from the televised ceremony in a bid to save time has been met with disapproval from some of the industry's biggest names. Pic: APĪnd it's not just Chastain who's making her disapproval known. Image: Jane Campion's Power Of The Dog leads the nominations with 12 nods. So why the discrepancy? They are, after all, both professionals, practicing their craft to a high level, and hoping for recognition in a tough, and frequently fickle business. However, if the hair and make-up team led by Linda Dowds bag their award, they will have to make do with the memories, and a blink-and-you-miss-it appearance in a montage tagged onto the show as an afterthought. If leading-lady Jessica Chastain wins best actress (and she is currently favourite to do so) she will accept her prize in the full glare of the TV lights and be able to bask in the resulting worldwide adulation that will result from the exposure. In practical terms, this year's changes mean a film like The Eyes Of Tammy Fay - up for two awards on the night - will face two very different potential prize-givings on the night. That decision was hastily reversed after an industry backlash. The nominees in those categories will have to be seated an hour ahead of the ceremony-proper kicking off and winners will accept their prizes off air.Ī similar idea was mooted in 2019 when the Academy suggested awarding some of the technical categories in the ad breaks. Pic: APĪll categories are equal - but some categories are more equal than others Image: The ceremony is unlikely to ever again attract the 40 million viewers of its heyday.
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