Cate Blanchett shares controversial idea that would make the Oscars more enjoyable
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Cate Blanchett has made a strong case for award shows to stop being televised and go back to the policy of no phones, where “no one cared what anyone did”. During an appearance on Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang’s Las Culturistas podcast, the two-time Oscar winner said that people were more “present” back when there were few to no chances of someone recording you. “There’s so few spaces that you can go now, where you are private. That’s what I loved about the late ’80s, going to all of the dance parties in Sydney for Mardi Gras. People were just there. They were so present, you know, they were just together, collectively, having a great time,” the Black Bag star said. “It was non-aggressive. No one was being recorded. No one cared what anyone did.” The Academy Awards, which were first held in 1929, have been …