“So much of [the CSAs] are about discovery for the general public, so we’re going back to the idea of showing as much of the nominated work as possible,” says Janson. “I think [the Oscars’ decision] was a really strange choice, but for all the stuff that didn’t work, it was a bold attempt to do things differently.”“Even if you’re in Jennifer Aniston’s living room, which is cool, that’s not what our industry is about,” she says.
Since the pandemic began, the academy has used the disruption to reimagine every facet of its structure – including the introduction of a . But Janson is also aware that arts organizations need to balance the expectations of reinvention with the reality of survival.“I feel we need to be supportive if we want them to continue to exist. But also if you don’t have a trueright now, you’re in risk of going away,” she says.