I think that’s right that she is not starting a campaign to privatize the
Oscars, just making a passing comment. I’m not sure though that the Oscar’s
ceremony qualifies as a private event by its very nature. As you say, don’t
go if you don’t like it (perhaps sacrificing some points on your contract
I think she’s just expressing a frustration rather than trying to actually
make a change in the airing of awards ceremonies. People over 40 didn’t
grow up in the era of social media and have a hard time adjusting. Social
media has come along with just the minimum of boundaries, especially in
regard
I love Blanchett, but what she wants will of course never happen, and is
antithetical to the point of the Oscars. Obviously we can imagine a time
when the Oscars are no longer on linear television, though for all the
recent gnashing of teeth I expect the Oscars to continue on linear TV for
as long