2022 version of Oscars delayed by a month

By PTI
LOS ANGELES: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has determined to delay the 2022 version of the Oscars by a month.

The award ceremony, which was earlier set for February 27, will now be held on March 27, 2022, the AMPAS mentioned in a press release.

The eligibility interval for Academy Awards consideration, nevertheless, will return to the usual December 31 deadline.

For the earlier version, the Academy made modifications to the eligibility, extending it till February 28, 2021 within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The rule change had enabled films equivalent to “The United States vs.Billie Holiday” and “Judas and the Black Messiah” to be thought of for the awards.

The Academy additionally introduced that for the 2022 Oscars, which remains to be impacted by the pandemic, eligibility necessities will likely be according to the addendums made for the 93rd awards season.

This will as soon as once more enable movies, which have been presupposed to be launched in theatres, however have been as an alternative launched for on-demand house viewing, to change into eligible for the awards.

The 94th Academy Awards will even return to the celebrated Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for ceremony.