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Wed, 03/08/2023 - 2:01pm

What to Expect from Oscar Night: Class, 23 Categories, and No Sofas

This one has to be better, right? It will be the first Oscars under Academy CEO Bill Kramer, who took the role in July 2022 after running the Academy Museum. After last year’s incendiary ceremony produced by Will Packer, which featured an ungainly trio of hosts (Amy Schumer , Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall), capped by the slap, Kramer had a new mantra: Make the show classy, fun, and celebratory of the movies.

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