• Golden Globes 2021 postponed to Feb. 28 due to coronavirus

    Golden Globes 2021 postponed to Feb. 28 due to coronavirus

    The 2021 Golden Globes will take place on Feb. 28 — about eight weeks before the 93rd Academy Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association made the announcement Monday morning. Just a week earlier, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the 93rd Academy Awards telecast has been postponed by two months to …
  • Oscars 2021 postponed to later date due to the coronavirus

    Oscars 2021 postponed to later date due to the coronavirus

    We’ll have to wait a little longer to find out who the winners are. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday that the 2021 Oscars ceremony will be postponed from Feb. 28 to April 25 due to the coronavirus pandemic. This marks the latest the Oscars have been held since 1932, when …
  • Oscars announce new diversity and inclusion plans

    Oscars announce new diversity and inclusion plans

    The academy is still trying to get past its #OscarsSoWhite problem. On Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hands out the Oscar statues, unveiled the “next phase” of its program to boost the representation of women and people of color in the entertainment industry and the annual awards. The plan, titled …
  • Oscars 2021 ceremony could be postponed

    Oscars 2021 ceremony could be postponed

    We might have to wait a little longer to find out who’s in the envelopes next year. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering pushing back the 2021 Oscars, according to Variety. “It’s likely they’ll be postponed,” a source told the industry pub. However, the insider added that there has been no …
  • Could a late Super Bowl force the 2021 Oscars to reschedule?

    Could a late Super Bowl force the 2021 Oscars to reschedule?

    The NFL is expected to release the official schedule for its 2020 season imminently, with a plan for its grand finale at the Super Bowl on Feb. 7, 2021, airing this cycle on CBS. Business as usual. Of course we know all about “plans” in the age of the coronavirus pandemic, and as one event after …
  • The snooty Oscars should accept streaming movies permanently

    The snooty Oscars should accept streaming movies permanently

    The Oscars and streaming have reached a detente. For one year and one year only, streaming-only films can be nominated for the 2021 Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this week. How generous of our Hollywood overlords. Their saintly flip-flop is, like everything else, caused by the unprecedented disruptions of …
  • Oscars 2021 will allow streamed films due to the coronavirus

    Oscars 2021 will allow streamed films due to the coronavirus

    The 2021 Oscars are finally going with flow — of streaming movies. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that, due to the coronavirus pandemic, streaming-only films will be eligible for the Academy Awards for the first time. And for one year only. “The academy firmly believes there is no greater way …