American Cinema Editors Denounce Decision to Pre-Tape Oscar Categories in Letter to the Academy

In a letter Saturday morning, American Cinema Editors (ACE) urged the Academy to reverse its controversial decision to present eight of this year’s Oscars in a pre-taped segment. “Treating certain categories differently from others has struck a nerve within our community, with the overwhelming majority of our membership feeling unheard, disrespected and abandoned by the very same Academy which so many of us have supported for decades,” the letter read. The Academy’s decision to change the show’s format, first announced on Feb. 22, was met with swift backlash from all sides of the film community. The categories relegated to the… Read Full Article