The coronavirus pandemic has forced the Academy Awards to allow films released only on streaming or video on demand platforms to be eligible for Oscar nominations
, as social distancing measures measures caused the closure of many movie theatres and disrupted the traditional selection process.Jordan Strauss/Invision/APThe Academy’s move is the latest sign of the disruption caused by the pandemic, which has caused highly anticipated releases to be delayed, high profile film festivals to be cancelled, and theatre closures throughout the U.S..
Before the pandemic, films had to be screened in a Los Angeles cinema for at least one week, to be eligible for nomination. Academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson said in a statement: “The Academy firmly believes there is no greater way to experience the magic of movies than to see them in a theater.
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