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It was a sung news that has been confirmed by the Hollywood Academy through a statement. The next Oscar ceremony will no longer be on February 28, but on April 30, 2021 , a delay of two months due to the Covid-19 health crisis. In addition, the term to be able to compete in the prizes will be extended. The aspiring films will have until February 28 of next year to be released.

It is one more rarity to add to a ceremony, the number 93 , which for the first time in the history of the awards will allow the premieres to participate in streaming or in the video on demand format . The closure of theaters in the United States due to the scourge of the virus forced the Academy to move and allow this exception.

Of course, he clarified that the rule would cease to apply once the cinemas were reopened, as has already happened in various parts of the country. "All films released subsequently must meet the usual requirements of the Academy," they said then. That is, his passage through a Los Angeles County cinema for seven consecutive days and with at least three passes daily .

With this, there are already four times that the Oscars have suffered some type of mishap that forced them to be postponed. The first was due to the 1938 floods that left at least 113 dead, the second following the murder of Martin Luther King , and the third due to the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan . Regarding the extension of the term to participate, there is only one antecedent. It was in March 1934, a ceremony, that of the sixth Oscar, preceded by a 17-month window for the aspiring films as a measure to adjust the calendar the following year.

"Our hope, by extending the eligibility period and our award date, is to provide the flexibility filmmakers need to finish and release their films without being penalized for something that is out of everyone's control," said the president. from the Academy, David Rubin , and its CEO, Dawn Hudson . "For more than a century, movies have played an important role in comforting, inspiring, and entertaining us in the darkest moments. They certainly have done this year."

The opening of the Academia museum has also been affected by the pandemic. Bill Kramer , its director, confirmed that the date for the highly anticipated cultural event in Los Angeles will be moved from December 14 to April 30, 2021.

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