The academy has not said which categories (there are 24 total) will be jettisoned from the live show. A record low of 26.5 million people watched last year’s telecast, a nearly 20 percent drop from a year earlier. Another effort to attract more viewers, the creation of an Oscar for “outstanding achievement in popular film,” was abandoned by the academy in September. It is the first superhero movie nominated for best picture. AMC and Regal said on Tuesday that they would not include “Roma” in their annual showcases of best picture nominees.

Source: New York Times January 22, 2019 14:22 UTC