When the Academy announced that it would be making some changes to their signature Oscars ceremony in order to increase ratings, let’s just say it wasn’t met with a lot of praise. One of the changes included a shorter telecast, which meant we wouldn’t get to see some of the smaller Academy Awards being handed out. But the biggest change and the one that has been met with the most resistance is the introduction of the “Popular Award.”

There was no word on how a best popular film would be determined and how one would earn itself a nomination, but it looks like that award will not happen anytime soon. That’s because the Academy has decided to postpone it, at least for now.

More on the story below.

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The Academy Awards have had a few major criticisms throughout the years. The telecast of the Oscars ceremony is far too long (sometimes three to four hours long) and it also includes awards few people really care about. As a result, the award show’s ratings have taken a huge hit. So in order to address these issues, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board of governors have announced what appears to be the worst possible solutions. The telecast runtime will be cut down and there will be a new “Popular Film” award category. And as you can guess, people aren’t too thrilled about this. More on the story below.

The 90th Annual Academy Awards ceremony was broadcasted live on ABC on Sunday night, March 4, 2018, from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA, with Jimmy Kimmel returning as host.

Check out the list of all the winners from Oscars 2018.

Below are a several highlights from this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, some of which have accompanying videos.

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Oscars 2018 is here, with ABC broadcasting the 90th Annual Academy Awards ceremony live tonight, Sunday, March 4, 2017, from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA, starting at 8:30pm EST, with Jimmy Kimmel returning again as host.

For nominations, Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water leads with 13, including Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Original Screenplay, with Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk following a ways behind with 8 nominations and Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri with 7 nods.

See below to find out who took home awards, as we will be updating this article throughout the night as the Winners are announced. Oscars 2018 Winners are noted as “WINNER” and in bold.