奧斯卡暫緩發佈“最佳流行獎項”！ 原因震驚到我了

The Academy Awards has decided not to introduce a new Oscar for "outstanding achievement in popular film" after the idea drew widespread backlash.

在遭到人們的強烈反對之後，奧斯卡金像獎決定不引入新獎項——“流行電影傑出成就獎”。

It was not immediately clear how the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was planning to use the popular film category, or how the new award would impact films that had already been released prior to the announcement.

目前還不清楚美國電影藝術與科學學院計劃如何利用這一流行電影類別，也不清楚新獎項將對公佈前已經上映的影片將會有怎樣的影響。

"There has been a wide range of reactions to the introduction of a new award, and we recognise the need for further discussion with our members," Academy chief executive Dawn Hudson said in a statement on Thursday, announcing the suspension of the category, which was set to be included in the February 2019 awards show.

“週四，奧斯卡金像獎的首席執行官唐恩·哈德森發表聲明表示，“引進這個新獎項引發了各種的反應，我們意識到有必要和我們的成員進行進一步討論，”他宣佈暫緩公佈包含在2019年2月頒獎典禮中的這一獎項類別。

“We have made changes to the Oscars over the years — including this year — and we will continue to evolve while also respecting the incredible legacy of the last 90 years," the statement continued.

在過去的幾年裏（包括今年），我們已經對奧斯卡頒獎典禮做出了一些改變，我們在尊重過去90年的寶貴遺產的同時還將繼續前進。

The Academy had reportedly devised the new category as part of an initiative to revive ratings for the annual awards show, which received just 26.5m viewers in March 2018, the lowest in its 90-year history.

據報道，學院設計這一新獎項種類是爲了刺激年度頒獎典禮的收視率。2018年3月，頒獎禮觀衆人數僅2650萬，爲過去90年以來的歷史最低水平。

Instead, the Academy announced Thursday it would limit the upcoming show to just three hours, moving six to eight awards presentations into commercial breaks in an effort to reduce the overall length of the broadcast.

然而，週四學院宣佈將把接下來的頒獎典禮限制在3個小時以內，把6到8個頒獎儀式安排在商業廣告時段，以縮短頒獎禮的總時長。

（翻譯：球球）