In the wake of the fire fires flamed through Los Angeles in January, a handful of Hollywood -Limmers – from Stephen King to Jean Smart – urged the academy to move or cancel Oscars completely. But scrapping of the event was never taken into account by the show’s executive producers.
“It was never a discussion to cancel or move the show,” the executive producer Raj Kapoor told Thewrap and added that the team worked with city and government officials to ensure that the show fulfilled the security rules to continue. “As producers and for the academy, it was really important messages about support for the city that the show continues. We employ thousands of people – we are a show responsible for … a piece of people’s annual income. So many people work with this show and depend on us. “
Kapoor, as executive, produces Oscars together with Katy Mullan, noted that with Oscars which is crucial to “The fabric in Los Angeles”, he hopes that “even when the city is damaged or damaged the” fire fires and support for the ongoing remodeling efforts, both by hiring LA -Employees and charity funds Established by the academy.
However, finding the best way to recognize and reflect on the fires in Telecast is still a “constant conversation”, Mullan told Thewrap just one and a half weeks from the show, explaining the producers’ priority is to give “everyone who is in the audience, who Have worked so hard to be there and really deserve to have this incredible honor to be celebrated on an Oscar scene their moment. “
Unlike other awards planned during the weeks after the fire fires, Oscar had the advantage of time, with March 2, which took place almost a whole two months from when the fires began, and a full month after Grammys took place on February 2.
Kapoor, who also served as an executive producer for Grammy’s and the tip of the head of the show’s heavy focus on musical tributes to the city and firefighters, noted that the immediate Grammys, as well as its music centric format, gave the show another touch. “Music is sometimes a little easier … We (could) adapt a little faster,” he said.
“Grammy happened a month earlier than Oscars will do, so it’s a bit of a different tone of how we address something on a show that happens four weeks later, and how people have gone a little … maybe it’s been a little bit More healing and a little more repair and outreach, “Kapoor said.” It has a bit of a different touch than it would do if this show was four weeks earlier. “
But Oscars will be quite prepared for music as this year’s show will not include live performances of the songs nominated in the category best original song. Kapoor and Mullan said that the decision came from this year’s theme to light up “Alchemy of Filmmaking”, which aims to highlight the collaboration required for films to meet.
“We do much more behind the scenes,” Mullan said, noting that the songs will still be a “big moment in the show” just in a different way. “We decided that this year … We would put a spotlight on the songwriters themselves, rather than the songs to be on the show. So we create a different attitude to that presentation and make more limits, mainly on them within a movie. “
While the nominated songs from “Emilia Pérez”, “The Six Triple Eight”, “Sing Sing” and “Elton John: Never Too Late” will not be performed live, there is still a chance that “Wicked” fans could hear their favorite songs when Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo take the stage (The most important “wicked” songs do not qualify for the original singing category), although EPS remains close to what the stars had in the store.
Grande and Erivo were announced as artists earlier this week with Doja Cat, Blackpinks Lisa, Raye and Queen Latifah, and while what their performance remains under cover, the audience can expect some form of reference to the past, with Mullan explaining “with our Musical performances, we are really happy to celebrate the genus and the past and how it affects and inspires the film now. “
The emphasis on “Alchemy of Filmmaking” will be threaded all the way through the ceremony, from the non -acting categories that receive the “Fab Five” treatment all the way to the orchestra and nomination packages.
“There are some really special moments there,” Mullan said. “Al of us has these nostalgic moments around the movies and around music, and … this year will celebrate it with some performances that really celebrate not only the amazing films we have had this year, but also part of the inheritance and it last The impact of films that we have all experienced from childhood to today.
When the night leads up to the prestigious best image award, the producers noticed special attention to choosing the presenter for the award, which sometimes includes “an interesting mating or a reunion.”
“That excitement and expectation really leads to that moment, so we also hope that the presenters are part of it,” Kapoor said. “Maybe it’s someone you haven’t seen in a while or a really interesting association of actors, actresses, some kind of interesting mating that may have to be celebrated again on stage.”
The Oscars air lives from the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood which starts at 19.00 et/16 pt at ABC and Hulu.
