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Updated: 11:43 AM EDT Apr 25, 2021 Frank Pallotta and Brian Lowry, CNN The Oscars have always been an ad for going to the movies, but as we head into this year s ceremony on Sunday, the future of movie-going and the Academy Awards themselves are as uncertain as they ve ever been in the show s 93-year history.Popular box-office hits have been few and far between when it comes to winning Best Picture in recent years, so the films that have won may not be as familiar to general audiences as they once were. Now following a year that saw streaming emerge as a lifeline for studios with no other way to distribute their movies that seems to be even more the case. Going forward, some of the biggest winners of an awards show that celebrates going to the movies may be films that never see the inside of a theater.This year, five of the eight movies vying for best picture premiered via streaming, on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and HBO Max. Disney also bypassed theaters with its n
The red carpet kicked off early on Sunday afternoon for the highly anticipated 93rd Academy Awards
This year s show will have no crowds, fewer cameras and social distance rules due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
This marks the first time Tinseltown s finest have assembled in over a year
The Oscars will be three hours long, with co-producer Steven Soderbergh describing the telecast as being like a movie
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is hosting the delayed ceremony at the historic Union Station in Los Angeles, California
Socially distanced movie stars can go mask-free while on-camera or seated in the main show room
The ballots are all in!
Millions of television viewers around the globe will tune in Sunday to watch the Oscars, the glitziest night in showbiz, but most don t know how the winners are chosen.Answer: more than 9,300 people in the entertainment industry select the honorees. The number is a record high. But who are they and how did they get to become voters?
Here is a look at the complex, sometimes confounding process that leads to the winners of the 23 Academy Awards:
- Who votes? -
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles currently has 9,362 voting members.
The Garden! The Bathroom?! Where Celebs Store Their Awards
By Sophia Vilensky of US Weekly |
Amid a strange awards season, one thing has remained the same: a few deserving celebrities have ended their glammed-up evenings with a shiny new talking piece to display on their mantle.
Or … somewhere else! When it comes to storing their awards, celebrities have been known to choose some interesting spots for safekeeping.
While many stars, such as Gwyneth Paltrow, choose to go a less traditional (or “above the fireplace”) route.
One star, however, may have everyone beat when it comes to strange storage options. During a March 2021 appearance on