“But,” she recalls, “Mike and I never saw the outside of the envelope,” on which the categories were printed in a gold-on-maroon color scheme that was difficult to read. Todd, who wears glasses, asked that they be reprinted in a bigger font, so that the presenters wouldn’t have to squint. The Friday before the show, an Academy staffer showed Todd and De Luca a prototype of the winner cards, which for the first time weren’t printed by the Academy’s regular stationery company. And in the event that President Trump tweeted about the Oscars during the broadcast, Kimmel would live-tweet back at him from the stage-an idea that proved technically complicated, as his phone screen had to be projected onto the set. At another point, candy parachutes would rain from the ceiling for the stars to grab at. The host, Jimmy Kimmel, wanted to sneak in a busload of tourists during the ceremony, a stunt that took weeks of planning. “He teased Faye,” De Luca says, “wouldn’t give her the envelope, and it was a little comic bit.” With some gentle diplomacy, the producers kept the original plan intact.ĭe Luca and Todd had enough to deal with. Beatty, having experienced half a century of Dunaway’s antics, gave her a wry “here we go again” look and went the flirtatious route. When they got to rehearsal, though, Dunaway wanted to read out the winner. Acknowledging the fraught year gone by, in which the Academy had navigated the thorny aftermath of #OscarsSoWhite, he would also make some opening remarks about “the increasing diversity in our community.” It was decided that Dunaway would introduce the nominees and then Beatty would do the honors. One point of negotiation was who would announce the winner. Trevor Noah Is Back With New Book Deal (Exclusive)
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