2020 Oscars Pushed Back by Two Months Due to Coronavirus

For the fourth time in its record, the Oscars are currently being postponed.

The 93rd Academy Awards will now be held April 25, 2021, 8 months afterwards than initially prepared due to the fact of the pandemic’s results on the film business.

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In advance of generating the decision, the Academy checked in with the Los Angeles Division of Wellbeing, which suggested them to thrust again as extended as attainable, as effectively as studios and distributors, having to pay heed to what they wanted as they battle to get back again up and operating.

The eligibility window for the 2021 Oscars, which usually operates Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 of any calendar year, has in switch been prolonged through Feb. 28, 2021.

Below’ what else you need to have to know:

• The eligibility interval for the Oscars will be extended to February 28, 2021
• Nominations will be declared on March 15, 2021
• AcademyMuseum will open on April 30, 2021.
• The Academy (@TheAcademy) June 15, 2020

The academy stated that its Governors Awards, at which life span accomplishment Oscars are handed out and which is not televised, would not just take put this drop as prepared.

“Additional info about the ceremony and range of honorees will be offered at a later on day,” it reported.

The academy also pushed again the opening for its extensive-delayed museum in Los Angeles it will now open on April 30.