Earlier this week the Academy of Motion Pictures announced they would not invite the nominees of Original Song to perform at their ceremony in March.
Due to declining ratings and the age-old complaint that the broadcast runs too long, the Oscars is cutting that portion of the show which will save them approximately a half hour.
It will also rob the audience of some of the best live performances the awards has routinely delivered.
We live in an age where TV viewers will happily spend all weekend binge-watching shows on streaming channels with no gripes. Meanwhile one of the films up for Best Picture this year, The Brutalist, is so long at three-and-a-half hours it comes with an intermission so attendees can stretch their legs.
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