Academy Awards
Oscars 2021 Moved to April, Eligibility Window Extended
Due to the continued uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 Oscars have been postponed two months. Originally set to take place on February 28th, Hollywood’s Biggest Night will now occur on April 25th, 2021. Additionally, the Academy has extended the eligibility period for nominated films by two months. The window for qualifying films now spans from January 1st 2020 to February 28th, 2021, with a general submission deadline set for January 15th 2021, according to Variety. The Academy plans to return to a standard January to December eligibility period next year. Previously, the Academy made substantial, unprecedented adjustments to the eligibility rules this past April in response to the outbreak. One of those allows for digital screenings, altering the long-standi...
The Academy Returns to 10 Best Picture Nominees, Sets Inclusion Requirements
The Oscars are making some much-needed changes. On Thursday, the board of governors behind the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences met to discuss the next phase of their ensuing equity and inclusion initiative, which began in 2015 following the much-publicized #OscarsSoWhite controversy. Today, they’ve announced Academy Aperture 2025, a renewed initiative that involves a number of new protocols and adjustments. The most integral of them all is a ruling that pairs Oscar eligibility to representation and inclusion standards, the likes of which will be developed and implemented by a new task force. That’s not all. The Oscars will once again return to a guaranteed total of 10 Best Picture nominees, there will now be a “quarterly viewing process” to ensure year-long considerations...
The Academy May Postpone Oscars 2021: Report
Not even the Oscars are immune from the ensuing pandemic. According to Variety, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences may postpone the 93rd Academy Awards, set to go down on February 28th of next year. “It’s likely they’ll be postponed,” a source told the publication, while also contending that any definitive plans are far from concrete. Not surprisingly, the Academy declined to comment. Back in April, they announced that films released digitally can qualify to compete, a drastic amendment from their prior requirement of films having a seven-day theatrical release in Los Angeles County. However, with the entire industry still in flux — from production to distribution — it’s still unclear what films will even be released before year’s end. That uncertainty no doubt weighs heavily ...
