Producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin announced 14 key members of the production team for the 88th Oscars on Friday.
This year, Glenn Weiss makes his Oscar telecast debut as director. Weiss has directed numerous televised events, including 15 Tony Awards shows, for which he has garnered three directing Emmys.
Weiss’ other directing credits include the 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, the Billboard Music Awards, and the Primetime Emmy Awards.
Supervising producer Michael Seligman has more than 300 major television events to his credit and has earned 13 Emmy nominations, including 11 for his work on Oscar telecasts.
The Oscars are also bringing in three new consulting producers to the telecast: Cindy Hauser, Nicolle Yaron and Chris Pizzi.