![]() Opel - who owned a Los Angeles gallery known for showcasing homoerotic art - also streaked at a Los Angeles City Council meeting, and even developed a costumed character named Mr. Turns out, the streaking was part of Opel's commentary on the ways society had become too conformist. Instead, he was invited backstage to explain himself. Luckily for Opel, he was able to evade arrest, probably because everyone thought the stunt was hilarious. But isn’t it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?" ![]() “It’s something we can and will address in a comedic fashion.The 1974 Oscars got a little more R-rated than expected when Robert Opel, an English teacher, stripped down and sprinted onstage while host David Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor.Īfter the stunt, Niven quipped, "Well, ladies and gentlemen, that was almost bound to happen. We don’t want to make this year about last year,” McNearney said. “We’re going to acknowledge it and we’re going to move on. He loves to be in the moment.”Īnd the slap is fair game for Kimmel too. “When the ‘La La Land’/’Moonlight’ thing happened I’ve never seen him so excited in my entire life,” McNearney said. We’re going to make sure it’s entertaining and keep it going.”Īcademy President Bill Kramer has said there is a crisis team and security in place ready for any number of scenarios.Īs for the host, Molly McNearney, who is the show’s executive producer and is married to Kimmel, she said he thrives on unexpected moments. “We just make a show that entertains and keeps going. “When we do the inauguration, we don’t tell the Secret Service how to protect the president,” Weiss said. And if a speech is great, we’re not going to cut you off.”Īnd their plan should, say, an envelope gets mixed up, a streaker runs across the stage or a best actor nominee slaps a presenter? Well, frankly, that’s someone else’s job. “All we really care about is that people have a great time,” Kirshner said. (“Three hours, yeah right,” Kimmel joked in his “Top Gun: Maverick” inspired promo for the show.) This year all the categories are being announced live on the show, which will also include performances of four of the best original song nominees. The show’s runtime is always an issue, with the goal being to stick to three hours. We’re celebrating the moviemakers both in front of and behind the camera.” “We want to keep the audience who have seen these movies really wanting to see more and wanting to learn more about the creators. “I really think that the nominations have put so much interesting material in front of us,” Weiss said. And though their involvement was decided much earlier than usual, it always ends up being a race to the finish: There’s only so much planning that can be done before they know who the nominees are. And it doesn’t hurt that they have several billion-dollar blockbusters in the mix, with “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” both up for best picture. Their goal this year is to celebrate a great year of movies. Any particular incident aside, I really love the thrill of live television.” ![]() I think my energy comes from leaving that script and going forward. “A lot of directors are all about what’s in the script. ![]() “I think part of what scares a lot of people away from what I love about live television is having to think on your feet and keep moving forward and changing despite what’s in the script,” Weiss said. One might even wonder why Weiss, who was the director of the show when both Envelopegate and The Slap happened, would want to put himself through it again. ![]() Still, it’s a job not everyone is cut out for. “I needed to go for the awards show EGOT.” “There’s only a few shows on the bucket list,” Kirshner said. ![]()
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