Academy on Oscars' commercial break controversy: "Inaccurate reporting and social media posts" led to a "chain of misinformation"

The Hollywood Reporter

"As the Academy’s officers, we’d like to assure you that no award category at the 91st Oscars ceremony will be presented in a manner that depicts the achievements of its nominees and winners as less than any others," the Academy said in a letter to its members. "Unfortunately, as the result of inaccurate reporting and social media posts, there has been a chain of misinformation that has understandably upset many Academy members. We’d like to restate and explain the plans for presenting the awards, as endorsed by the Academy’s Board of Governors." The Academy wants to make it clear that "all 24 Award categories are presented on stage in the Dolby Theatre, and included in the broadcast...Four categories – Cinematography, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Live Action Short – were volunteered by their branches to have their nominees and winners announced by presenters, and included later in the broadcast. Time spent walking to the stage and off, will be edited out...The four winning speeches will be included in the broadcast...In future years, four to six different categories may be selected for rotation, in collaboration with the show producers. This year’s categories will be exempted in 2020."