The Academy Awards has enlisted a 'crisis team' ahead of this year's ceremony, after Will Smith took to the stage and slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. Bill Kramer, the chief executive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has told how the organisation have 'opened our minds' to many things that can happen at the spectacle...
The Academy Awards has enlisted a "crisis team" ahead of this year's ceremony, after Will Smith took to the stage and slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
When asked if there are any measures being put in place this year for potential surprises, he replied: "Absolutely. And that's why you want someone like Jimmy [Kimmel] on stage who is used to dealing with live TV: Things don't always go as planned. So you have a host in place who can really pivot and manage those moments.
"So it is our hope that we will be prepared for anything that we may not anticipate right now but that we're planning for just in case it does happen. Speaking at the 2023 Oscars Nominees Luncheon — where guests included Tom Cruise, Cate Blanchett, Steven Spielberg and Angela Bassett — she said: "I'm sure you all remember we experienced an unprecedented event at the Oscars."We learned from this that the Academy must be fully transparent and accountable in our actions, and particularly in times of crisis you must act swiftly, compassionately and decisively for ourselves and for our industry.
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