The Academy Awards has decided not to introduce a new Oscar for "outstanding achievement in popular film" after the idea drew widespread backlash.

在遭到人们的强烈反对之后，奥斯卡金像奖决定不引入新奖项——“流行电影杰出成就奖”。

It was not immediately clear how the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was planning to use the popular film category, or how the new award would impact films that had already been released prior to the announcement.

目前还不清楚美国电影艺术与科学学院计划如何利用这一流行电影类别，也不清楚新奖项将对公布前已经上映的影片将会有怎样的影响。

"There has been a wide range of reactions to the introduction of a new award, and we recognise the need for further discussion with our members," Academy chief executive Dawn Hudson said in a statement on Thursday, announcing the suspension of the category, which was set to be included in the February 2019 awards show.

“周四，奥斯卡金像奖的首席执行官唐恩·哈德森发表声明表示，“引进这个新奖项引发了各种的反应，我们意识到有必要和我们的成员进行进一步讨论，”他宣布暂缓公布包含在2019年2月颁奖典礼中的这一奖项类别。

“We have made changes to the Oscars over the years — including this year — and we will continue to evolve while also respecting the incredible legacy of the last 90 years," the statement continued.

在过去的几年里（包括今年），我们已经对奥斯卡颁奖典礼做出了一些改变，我们在尊重过去90年的宝贵遗产的同时还将继续前进。

The Academy had reportedly devised the new category as part of an initiative to revive ratings for the annual awards show, which received just 26.5m viewers in March 2018, the lowest in its 90-year history.

据报道，学院设计这一新奖项种类是为了刺激年度颁奖典礼的收视率。2018年3月，颁奖礼观众人数仅2650万，为过去90年以来的历史最低水平。

Instead, the Academy announced Thursday it would limit the upcoming show to just three hours, moving six to eight awards presentations into commercial breaks in an effort to reduce the overall length of the broadcast.

然而，周四学院宣布将把接下来的颁奖典礼限制在3个小时以内，把6到8个颁奖仪式安排在商业广告时段，以缩短颁奖礼的总时长。

（翻译：球球）