Carr's reputation in Hollywood never fully recovered from this setback, although his decision to change the award announcement from "And the winner is..." to "And the Oscar goes to..." became the norm for awards shows in general, not just for the Oscars. Carr also first hired comedian Bruce Vilanch as head comedy writer of the show, a job Vilanch still held as of 2015 (Vilanch was redeemed the following year since his old friend Billy Crystal hosted for his first of many times: with Vilanch as his head writer).