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Oscars 2022: Fan Favorite Category Introduced, Amy Schumer, Regina Hall & Wanda Sykes May Host Awards Night
The 94th Academy Awards will be taking place in March 2022 with a new category.
The 94th Academy Awards will be taking place in March 2022 with a new category. The organisers revealed that the Oscars will be introducing a new 'Fan Favorite' trophy this year based on the most popular film voted by Twitter users.
The announcement comes after many blockbusters, including Spider-Man: No Way Home and No Time To Die failed to earn an Oscar nomination in major categories. According to reports, the new category was introduced hoping to lure viewers back to the Oscar Awards ceremony after the audience plummeted in 2021.
Notably, the television ratings for the Oscars have declined in the last three years. The 2021 Oscar Awards ceremony was watched by just over 10 million viewers, marking a 56 percent decline from 2020, at an all-time low.
Films can be voted for the new category using the Twitter hashtag #OscarsFanFavorite or via the Academy's website. Reportedly, fans can vote up to 20 times per day until March 3, and three randomly selected winners will be invited to present an Oscar at the 2023 Oscar ceremony.
Apart from the new category, fans will also be able to vote for a favourite "movie cheer moment." The five most popular choices of scenes that erupted cheers in theatres will also be shown during the Oscars awards night.
Variety and Deadline also reported that three names have emerged for Oscars 2022 hosts. This year Oscars will have a host for the first time since 2018. After Jimmy Kimmel, names like Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes have emerged. Reportedly the three will be sharing hosting duties.
On March 27, 2022, the Oscar Awards will be returning to the ceremony's traditional Dolby Theatre venue in Hollywood, after the pandemic-affected 2021 Academy Awards, which were held at a Los Angeles train station and online.
Some of the biggest nominations of the year at the Oscars include Benedict Cumberbatch's The Power of the Dog, leading with 12 nominations. Dune has 10 nominations, while West Side Story and Belfast each have received seven nods, with King Richard receiving nods in six categories.
