The Oscars 2021 delayed to late April and eligibility window expanded

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The Oscars 2021 have been officially delayed by tw🐼o months.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the delay for the Oscars 2021 on its official Twitter accoun🐷t. The new date for the ceremony is April 25, 2021, back from the original date of February 28. That also means the eligibility window is being expanded from a December 31, 2020 cutoff date to February 28, 2021 – meaning the Oscars 2021 will cover 14 months of films total.

The shortlist of nomꦫinations will be annou🐈nced on February 9, and the nominations themselves will be announced on March 15.

Word of the potential delay has been 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:circulating for roughly a month, so this delay doesn't come as a surprise. Beyond potential concerns related to COVID-19 itself, tons of movies and TV shows have been delayed as a secondary effect of the pandemic. This dꦑelay will give the Oscars 2021 a b📖roader selection of films to pull from.

The Academy has also 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:decided to consider films that were originall🦋y intended for a theatrical release but ended up coming to streaming services only due to coronavirus concerns; that means movies such as Trolls World Tour will still be eligible for Oscars🐻 consideration.The Academy also consolidated two separate awards categories, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, into a single Best Sound award for future years. 

We'll keep an e🔴ye out to see which films end up eligible for The Oscars 2021 as a result of this p🦂ostponement.

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