Al Pacino Explains Why His Oscars 2024 Best-Picture Announcement Was Unconventional

Published on March 12, 2024

The unconventional way Al Pacino announced the best-picture winner at the 2024 Academy Awards ceremony was not his own decision, but “a choice of the producers,” the “Godfather” star clarified. It left some viewers puzzled when the 83-year-old veteran actor casually announced the winner of the night’s top and final award without building much suspense. He also didn’t follow the tradition of preceding the film’s title by the iconic “and the Oscar goes to.” “Ten wonderful films were nominated, but only one will take the award for best picture,” Mr. Pacino said, without naming any of the best-picture nominees. “I have to go to the envelope for that, and I will. Here it comes....

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