Whereas the 2023 Oscars ceremony did not characteristic a jaw-dropping onstage confrontation, it did have its share of controversies — from Andrea Riseborough’s eyebrow-raising nomination to her efficiency in to leslie Greatest actress award winner Michelle Yeoh’s controversial (now-deleted) Instagram publish highlighted why fellow nominee Cate Blanchett did not deserve the win — which prompted the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences to flout Oscar promotion guidelines Impressed to overtake.
The revised guidelines embrace clarification of the foundations for personal occasions the place Academy members are current: whereas the Academy will enable people to host occasions that aren’t “on your consideration”, studios and firms can not assist, arrange or take part in them. Funding is prohibited.
The brand new guidelines additionally state that members can not use social media to “encourage or discourage members to vote for any movement image, efficiency or achievement”. However voters won’t be able to reveal their votes anonymously to the media.
The Academy’s Board of Governors is barred from internet hosting non-public occasions, conferences, screenings, or moderating any occasions until they’ve a direct affiliation with a movie.
“The Academy has revised these Promotion Guidelines for the 96th Oscars to permit movement image corporations and people immediately concerned with award-eligible movement photos to advertise such movement photos,” the Academy introduced.