Five reasons to watch the Oscars on Sunday (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File) It seems the Oscars have snuck up on us a bit. With good reason, world and national events have swallowed up most of our attention this pandemic year. The Academy Awards were delayed two months, and now that they’re finally happening this Sunday, does anyone even care? If you’re late to this Oscar season but wouldn’t mind a reason to check out this Sunday’s show, I’ve come up with the five most pressing questions that Oscar aficionados want answered. 1) What’s a virtual Academy Award Ceremony directed by Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh going to look like?