2021 Oscars delayed
The 2021 Oscar ceremony was moved to April from February recently, due to the havoc caused in the movie industry by the coronavirus pandemic.
The ceremony for film's highest honours will take place on April 25, 2021, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in a statement. It had originally been scheduled for Feb 28.
The Academy also extended the deadline by which movies must be released in order to be eligible for an Oscar nomination to Feb 28, 2021, from Dec 31, 2020.
The coronavirus pandemic shut down movie theaters worldwide in mid-March and brought production of films to a halt. The production shutdown meant that many filmmakers feared their movies would not be finished by the usual year-end Oscar eligibility deadline. Dozens of other movie releases have been moved to 2021.
The new date for the Oscars is expected to prompt the Golden Globes and other award shows to also reschedule their events. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced that it was shifting its film awards ceremony to April 11 from Feb 14.
SOURCE: REUTERS
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