5 Ways To Speed Things Up At Oscars Awards 2016 Nominees Thank You Speeches Crawl!

Apparently Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee may be missing a shorter show.  In an effort to speed-up the pace, this 2016 OscarAwards telecast will feature and on-screen "thank you" crawl at the bottom of the screen. The new format will supposedly also prevent winners from being cut off in mid-speech. 

The change was introduced by producers Reginald Hudlin and David Hill at the annual Oscars luncheon. They claim before the telecast, Oscar nominees will be filling out cards with the names of the people they would like to thank. So if Leonardo DiCaprio or Brie Larson win, they could focus on the more personal aspects of their feelings while their agents, managers and stylists can read their thanks.  Hudlin and Hill further added "Words are written on the winds, a screen grab of your scroll can be kept forever."

Movie Academy Introduces On-Screen 'Thank-You' Crawl https://t.co/pL7pZLikTu #Oscars

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Here are 5 other ways the Oscars can speed up Hollywood's biggest night.

5) Shorten the dead actor montage

The Golden Globes doesn't even have one and doesn't seem to suffer from it, but if the Oscars must, keep it to the more recognizable faces and names that everybody knows.  If we have to read who the person is via an on-screen caption then chances are we don't know them.  It's sad but when the writer of the Best Animated Short in 1962 and Robin Williams get equal time, it will extend things.

4) Leave the comedy to the comedians

Chris Rock or Steve Martin delivering a joke or two is one thing, but when dramatic actors are drawn into sketches (remember Octavia Spencer watching Neil Patrick Harris's locked suitcase last year), not only is it not funny, but it wastes time.

3) Limit the people on stage

The host could announce a presenter and a presenter could announce a winner, but when a host announces someone who then announces someone who then announces someone...it becomes repetitive, unnecessary and eats up the clock.

2) Avoid longer comedy bits

The attention span of the average viewer is pretty short to begin with and comedy works best when it moves fast, so long comedic sketches that drag on throughout the telecast (again Neil Patrick Harris's locked suitcase) should be removed.  Stick to one-liners and maybe just a few black-out or pre-taped pieces.

1) Keep the host on stage

The members of the audience (aka the nominees) have enough pressure on them to be put on the spot by the host asking questions and engaging them in lame conversations (once again, watch Neil Patrick Harris interviewing Steve Carell last year).  I think I speak for them and viewers everywhere when I say to the host...it's the biggest stage in the world...stay on it and get to the winners.