The Oscars also announced that they are shortening the broadcast to three hours by airing some categories live and other categories during commercial breaks (to be edited and aired later), as well as an earlier date for the 2020 Oscars, moving the show from February 23 to February 9. However, it's the new category that has people talking. In fact, Twitter is kind of pissed, arguing that the popularity of the a film (and the $$$ that comes with that) is its own reward.