2021 Oscars postponed by two months due to coronavirus pandemic

[Jacob Siegal]

• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday that the 2021 Oscars have been postponed by two months due to the coronavirus.
• The 93rd Academy Awards are now scheduled to take place on April 25th, 2021.
• Studios now have an increased window of eligibility in which to release their movies as well.

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented actions, and following a report from Variety in May that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was thinking about delaying the Oscars due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and its far-reaching effects on the industry, the report has come true.

On Monday, the Academy announced that the 93rd Academy Awards will be pushed back from February 28th, 2021 to April 25th, 2021. Additionally, the Academy has also extended eligibility rules.

Any feature film that wants to be nominated for an Academy Award must be released between January 1st, 2020 and February 28th, 2021. The submission deadline for specialty categories is December 30th, 2020, and the deadline for general entry categories (Best Picture, Best Original Score, etc.) is January 15th, 2021.

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