At least not any more.
Oscar nominees gathered at the annual luncheon yesterday to discuss the upcoming awards show and were treated to advice from the producers. As originally reported in October (
HERE)
Adam Shankman will be producing the show with
Bill Mechanic. Mechanic's advice to the star-studded crowd was to hold back their emotions when they get to the podium. He said that teary speeches are "the single most hated thing on the show." Really? They are? I would say shameless plugs, long drawn out presentations, and tech awards would be the most hated things.
Adam Shankman also
introduced plans for the winners to give two speeches. The first speech will be a short thank you on the main stage televised live, and the other will be filmed backstage and can be emailed to friends and family and/or posted online. So basically, they're saying take your award and shut up, and most of all, don't cry!
Hmmmm... I guess it means that THIS will never happen again:
Or THIS:
Or THIS:
Will the Oscars ever be the same?
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