To that end, THR reports that all the accountants involved will participate in the rehearsals, and they’ll have to turn in their electronic devices before going near the stage.
The Academy will also review PwC’s procedures so that a snafu like what happened with La La Land and Moonlight isn’t repeated.
More importantly, there will also be a third balloting leader clued into the results ahead of time who will be seated in the control room to make sure that any mistakes during the Oscars ceremony are dealt with more quickly.
From the point forward, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ U.S. chairman Tim Ryan will take a “greater oversight role,” while partner Rick Rosas will return to the job of handing out the winning envelopes (a job he originally held from 2003-2013), although he will be joined by another accountant who will be named in the next few months.