Oscars postponed by two months due to pandemic

Next year's Oscars have been postponed by eight weeks to April 25 after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered movie theaters and wreaked havoc on Hollywood's release calendar, the Academy said Monday.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 24, 2016 Rick Roberts works on touching up a base amid statues of the Oscar awaiting finishing up at a Hollywood back lot in Hollywood, California ahead this weekend's 88th Academy Awards. - Hollywood's biggest night -- the Oscars -- is set to take place in Febuary 2019 without a host for the first time in 30 years, after comedian Kevin Hart pulled out of the gig and no suitable replacement was found. Though organizers have yet to confirm the plans, entertainment insiders say the show's producers are forging ahead with preparations for the 91st Academy Awards on February 24 with no emcee. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP)

2020-06-16 13:47:20

Next year's Oscars have been postponed by eight weeks to April 25 after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered movie theaters and wreaked havoc on Hollywood's release calendar, the Academy said Monday.

With many studio blockbusters and indie arthouse movies forced to push back their release dates until theaters reopen, the cut-off date for Oscar-eligible films has also been extended by two months, to the end of February.

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