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Ortega—Getty Images by [Megan Gibson](https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Mar 7, 2014 3:32 PM UTC When the Academy bumped five-year-old Miles Scott, aka “Batkid,” [from his appearance at the Oscars](http://time.com/14452/the-sf-batkid-got-bumped-from-appearing-at-the-academy-awards/) last week, his family was understandably disappointed. Miles, who has leukemia, made headlines across the U.S. in November when the Make-A-Wish Foundation and hordes of volunteers transformed San Francisco into Gotham City for a day—complete with bad guys who needed to be conquered—so he could have the chance to be a superhero. Little Miles became an insta-celebrity so it seemed a natural fit to have him appear along with _The Amazing Spider-Man_ star Andrew Garfield at the Oscars, which this year had a “Heroes” theme. One problem: the segment never aired. When news of the axed segment leaked, people were angry. And when [gossip columns](http://pagesix.com/2014/03/05/andrew-garfield-snubbed-batkid-at-oscars/?%5Fga=1.264867654.890823794.1380590646) reported that the appearance was cut because Garfield stormed out of rehearsals after disapproving of the segment’s script, people were even angrier. But _Variety_ reports that the decision had nothing to do with the actor at all. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences released a statement on Thursday that explained, “Due to the nature of a live show, hard decisions sometimes must be made which require the Academy to cut segments due to the logistics of production.” Further clarifying the situation, Garfield’s publicist released a statement [to _Vanity Fair_](http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/batkid-oscars-andrew-garfield?mbid=social%5Ftwitter) that said when the Academy cancelled the segment, “Andrew and Miles were equally upset.” Yet there is a happy ending as the statement revealed that “the producers arranged for Miles and his family to visit Disneyland \[the next day\] and Andrew drove down to visit them and to bring Miles a personal gift.” So instead of appearing in front of millions of strangers, Batkid got to spend the day with Spider-Man at Disneyland, which sounds like a far better deal anyway. Even cuter, however, is that Garfield and Miles actually held their [own mini-Oscars ceremony](http://www.tmz.com/2014/03/06/andrew-garfield-batkid-oscars-academy-awards/) in a hotel room, tuxes and all. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/15652/batkid-oscars-academy-awards/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/15652/batkid-oscars-academy-awards/"},"headline":"Why The Oscars Snubbed Batkid And How Spider-Man Saved The Day","datePublished":"2014-03-07T15:32:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:38:44.772Z","description":"Andrew Garfield went with \"Batkid\" Miles Scott to Disneyland the day after they were snubbed at the Academy Awards","url":"https://time.com/15652/batkid-oscars-academy-awards/","keywords":["movies","San Francisco","Oscars","Heroes","Spider-Man","Andrew Garfield"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38935f9eb6d03612/69868460361760755c90acb4/182258052.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38935f9eb6d03612/69868460361760755c90acb4/182258052.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sony and Screen Gems Panels - Comic-Con International 2013","caption":"Sony and Screen Gems Panels - Comic-Con International 2013","creditText":"Albert L. 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