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    Facing declining Oscars ratings, motion picture academy announces creation of new 'popular film' category

    by Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times Aug 08, 2018 4 minutes

    In a series of moves that could shake up the very nature of the Oscars, including the types of films nominated and the length of the telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday announced sweeping new changes that are among the most dramatic in the tradition-bound group's more than 90-year history.

    Among the three changes - which were approved by the 54-member board of governors and announced to the organization's members in a letter Wednesday morning - the most consequential and potentially controversial one is a new category for "outstanding achievement in popular film" that

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