DIRECTOR Mar 20, 2018
Held one year ago, the 90th Academy Awards would have very likely been a rose-colored nostalgia fest. But this year, with a culture-wide reckoning over decades of sexual misconduct, a film business in decline, a volatile political climate and the fact that last year the esteemed show couldn’t even manage to present its biggest award correctly, the film academy and.
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards will be just an hour long this year
The annual ceremony - which honours outstanding performances in television and film - typically spans several hours and a number of guests but this year, with many such events going virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic, bosses are planning to do something unique and hope to leave viewers wanting more 6 March 2021
Co-ex ecutive producer Todd Milliner told Variety: âWeâre looking at trying to do a unique award ceremony in an hour and leave people saying, which they very rarely do [with an awards show], âMan, I wish we had more. .
“We’re looking at trying to do a unique award ceremony in an hour and leave people saying, which they very rarely do [with an awards show], ‘Man, I wish we had more,’” Milliner said.
The news of the reimagined show comes after the Golden Globes low ratings and technical difficulties, CNN reported.
The show, which was pushed back from its usual January date due to the pandemic, will air April 4 on TNT and TBS 9 p.m. Eastern Time.
While the show will run without a host, producers said there will be comedy bits mixed in with the SAG s usual I Am An Actor small speeches from performers between the 13 award categories.