The Oscars
. The delay to next Sunday
was intended to
maximise the number of films submitted after a year of closed cinemas and increase the chances of a “normal” ceremony.
It has been announced that the event, which will take place at Los Angeles s cavernous Union Station, will feel more like a movie than a TV show. It will feature a much smaller red carpet and a downsized guest list.
However, despite efforts to make it happen, this year’s awards seem destined to be forever subtitled “the pandemic Oscars” after cinema as we know it ceased to exist.
been some great films released – we just haven’t had to go as far to watch them.
The couple at the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2005 (Yui Mok/PA)
The actress, known for starring in hit crime drama Peaky Blinders, James Bond film Skyfall and the Harry Potter film series, died peacefully at home, he said.
In a tweet on Friday afternoon, Mr Lewis wrote: “I’m heartbroken to announce that after an heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory has died peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family.”
Helen McCrory during the 15th BGC annual charity day at Canary Wharf in September 2019 (Ian West/PA)
Helen McCrory, famed for her roles in the Harry Potter franchise and the BBC series Peaky Blinders, died at age 52, her husband Damian Lewis announced Friday. I m heartbroken to announce that after a heroic battle with cancer, the beauty and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory has died peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family, the fellow actor wrote on Twitter. She died as she lived. Fearlessly. God we love her and know how lucky we are to have had her in our lives. She blazed so brightly. Go now, Little One, into the air, and thank you.
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