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Academy CEO Bill Kramer on Oscars’ Future, ‘Exploring’ Gender-Neutral Acting Categories and Upcoming ABC Negotiations
Academy CEO Bill Kramer on recent layoffs, upcoming ABC negotiations and adding stunts and casting, and exploring gender-neutral acting categories.
It’s falling to Bill Kramer, the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the awards, to figure out a way for the Oscars to stay relevant and financially secure. Jason Blum, head of the production company Blumhouse, has been a fierce advocate for movie theaters and was one of the leading voices pushing for the expansion of theatrical release requirements to be considered for best picture. As Kramer sits in the Variety offices, wearing a finely tailored blue suit and radiating the optimistic persona he has carefully curated over more than 30 years in the nonprofit sector, he opens up about the challenges facing the Oscars and his efforts to keep them relevant.
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