> From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> > Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:57:22 -0800 (PST) > > get rid of the Oscars musical numbers and just award everything > without all the entertainment padding, then. 👍 Or, get rid of the advertisements. > On Mon, 18 Feb 2019, Heather Howard wrote: > > Does this writer just not realize that the shorts are actually seen by hundreds > > of people in local theaters? What!! > > > > From The New York Times: > > > > Dear Academy: Face It, the Short-Film Oscars Should Be Cut From the Telecast > > > > Giving these shorts their due in a separate ceremony would make the main event > > swifter and stronger, argues the Carpetbagger. > > > > https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/movies/drop-oscar-shorts.html