Sandra Bullock, Emma Stone and Jon Hamm also added their names to an open letter signed by directors Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee and Alfonso Cuaron demanding the decision be reversed. The academy said edited versions of the winner acceptance speeches would be included later in the live broadcast. Oscars: the show must go on… without a hostThe plan is part of an effort to make the Oscar telecast shorter and boost television viewership. No one single film has ever existed without cinematography and without editing,” the Mexican film-maker tweeted. Oscars 2019: The controversy continuesWhile all artists are equally upset over the Oscars debacle, Clooney is the only one to have spoken his mind openly.

Source: The Express Tribune February 15, 2019 10:18 UTC