Screen Rant reports the planned Popular Film Oscar is still in consideration.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is hoping that its introduction will boost viewership ratings for the broadcasted ceremony.
The "outstanding achievement in popular film" accolade was supposed to give blockbusters a chance to nab a non-technical award.
The planned move was quickly met with criticisms from people in the industry.
The Academy, humiliated, back-peddled on the idea.
President John Bailey revealed that the highly divisive category could still happen in an effort to boost ratings for the televised ceremony.
This confirms theories that the introduction of the Popular Film category was nothing but a lazy way to lure people to watch the ceremony.
14-11-2018 - Vidéo