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Films wishing to contend for next year s Oscars must be released by December 31.
LOS ANGELES: The Oscars have been postponed for a second consecutive year, and relaxed eligibility rules allowing films to skip movie theaters will be kept in place due to the pandemic, the Academy said Thursday. The 94th Academy Awards will now take place on March 27, 2022, exactly a month later than originally planned, and are set to return to their traditional venue at Hollywood s Dolby Theatre. After ratings nosedived for this year s unusual, pandemic-affected Oscars - which were held at a Los Angeles train station - the postponement avoids potentially costly clashes with the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics.
Read more about Coronavirus pandemic impact: Hosting of Oscars 2022 moved to March on Business Standard. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to delay the 2022 edition of the Oscars by a month on account of the coronavirus pandemic
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has decided to delay the 2022 edition of the Oscars by a month. The award ceremony, which was earlier set for February 27, will now be held on March 27, 2022, the AMPAS said in a statement. The eligibility period for Academy Awards consideration, however, will return to the standard December 31 deadline.
For the previous edition, the Academy made changes to the eligibility, extending it until February 28, 2021 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The rule change had enabled movies such as The United States vs. Billie Holiday and Judas and the Black Messiah to be considered for the awards.
Next year's Oscar ceremony will be held later than planned, with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announcing Thursday the show will be held March.