Hollywood Reacts to Oscar Eligibility Changes: ‘It Makes Total Sense’

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made some big announcements Tuesday regarding the 2021 Oscars, but insiders say they probably won’t have too much impact on today’s awards business. …

, but insiders say they probably won’t have too much impact on today’s awards business.

Getting the most traction is the temporary rule change that films will no longer be required to have a seven-day theatrical run in Los Angeles County to be eligible for Oscar consideration. With theaters closed under a state mandate in California, the Academy’s board of governors voted to allow films with digital releases to enter the Oscar race.

Will Netflix’s upcoming prestige films like Ron Howard’s adaptation of “Hillbilly Elegy” or David Fincher’s “Mank,” about the making of “Citizen Kane,” try to make it to the Dolby in February? Definitely, but the streamer still has to worry that they’ll be finished in time, just not for a theatrical release like last year’s “Marriage Story” and “The Irishman.”

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