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It's been a pretty rough "pre-season" for ABC and The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), to say the least. AMPAS Even before the entire Kevin Hart/hosting debacle, AMPAS and the network had been dealing with serious backlash from all corners of filmdom when they attempted to add a new "popular film" category that many[...]

Looks like The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and Kevin Hart are finally on the same page about something… Following up on actor/comedian Hart's comments on ABC's Good Morning America Wednesday morning confirming he would not host the 2019 Academy Awards, AMPAS has announced that it will be going without a host – or[...]

As reported exclusively by Deadline Hollywood, Hart walked away from negotiations over concerns his hosting would distract from the individuals and films being honored, as well as the issue of limited time to prepare for the responsibilities. Currently, this year's ceremony is without a host – with the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and ABC still deciding[...]

Currently, this year's ceremony is without a host – with the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and ABC mulling multiple hosts or no hosts at all. View this post on Instagram. When did we get to the point where we forgot that we all learn, then we all have the ability to grow and[...]

Let's just put it out there: the Oscars reps at The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts, and Sciences (AMPAS) and ABC are probably going on righteously long vacations after the 2019 Academy Awards airs on Sunday, February 24th The jury is still out on which matter The Academy and network handled worse: let's not forget[...]

Lucky there's a man who positively can do awards ceremonies.