Brendan Fraser, Angela Bassett and Tom Cruise were among the stars celebrating their Academy Award nominations at the at the 95th annual Oscars nominees luncheon in LA Monday. For more on the star-studded event, head here: 📸: Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY
The festivities were not a complete lovefest. Yang used her speech to highlight last year's"inadequate" response to the infamous Here's what happened at the luncheon:The annual luncheon is all about Hollywood celebrities schmoozing and greeting each other, but"Top Gun: Maverick" producer and star Cruise brought it to the next level.
"What happened on stage was fully unacceptable and the response from the organization was inadequate," Yang said."We learned from this. The Academy must be fully transparent and accountable in our actions, particularly in times of crisis. We must act swiftly, compassionately and decisively. You should and can expect no less from us going forward."Yang also spoke about keeping winners' speeches"short, sweet and to the point" for the live TV event.
"If an award is shared with a group, either one person speaks for the group or each person can thank one person, and then we have to move on," said Yang, who added that all awards will be presented live on the broadcast."So we need you to work with us. This is live television, after all."All nominees were summoned to the stage one by one to receive applause and pose for a traditional group photo.
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