US Academy Award Video Distribution Service Selected for Selection by Special Exception April 30 7:42

In the United States, movie theaters are closing down one after another due to the effects of the new coronavirus, and next year's Academy Award will also be selected for movie distribution service work only if there is a plan to show it at the movie theater. It was

The selection of the Academy Awards has been limited to films that have been screened at least 3 times a day for 7 consecutive days or more, while satisfying certain conditions such as image quality.

However, while movie theaters are closing down one after another due to the effects of the new coronavirus, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hosts the Academy Awards, has plans to show the works of the Internet video distribution service on the 28th, next year. It has been announced that it will be selected only in cases.

Until now, directors such as Steven Spielberg have said that video distribution services should be excluded from the selection as "not a movie".

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences emphasizes that it is a special case for this time, saying "I believe that there is no way to beat the theater to experience the magic of cinema."