Last year, the Academy Awards became a popular meme days before the actual show, as its production design was reminiscent of a presidential hairdo. The newly reconfigured Oscars setting is one of numerous tweaks that the telecasts’ creatives vaguely but enthusiastically teased at a press conference on Wednesday. That’s not really because of this year’s shortened voting period but more because of evolving TV-watching behaviors. But the group did take a moment to mention Eímear Noone, who makes history as the Oscars’ first female conductor. “I think what’s really appropriate is that Kobe was part of the film community, and as such, he will be embraced within the In Memoriam section.”

Source: Los Angeles Times February 06, 2020 01:52 UTC