Oscars 2021

[Brad]

Netflix halted all productions and their acquisition game will be hurt with the lack of festivals.

I suspect this will be a time when the studios will unleash all the canned and long-delayed stuff they don’t know what to do with.

[malcolm1980]

The Academy is currently evaluating how this pandemic will impact eligibility for next year's Oscars.

It seems there are two main things being considered at least just for this year: Allowing films that debut on VOD to be eligible or moving the eligibility deadline by a few weeks or a combination of the two.

[malcolm1980]

New rules for the 2021 Oscars.

Two major points:
- Films that premiere on streaming and VOD are eligible for Oscars....at least only for this year.
- Sound Editing and Sound Mixing are now combined to just Best Sound.

[emmygrammyoscartony]

GOOD about Best Sound.

[malcolm1980]

The filmed performance of Hamilton is gonna drop on Disney+ on July 3rd. It was slated for a theatrical release in 2021. So if I understand it correctly, this could make TECHNICALLY eligible for Oscars this year.

Will Disney submit it for consideration? It's actually not unprecedented for a filmed stage performance to be nominated for an Oscar. Give 'Em Hell, Harry was a filmed one-man show which got James Whitmore a Best Actor nomination.

My guess: Disney will submit it but the Academy will rule that it's only eligible for Picture and the acting categories.

[Above the Title]

I don't think there will be Oscars this year. I think a combo eligibility with the next ceremony in 2022.

[malcolm1980]

Academy considering postponing 2021 Oscars.

I think there WILL be an Oscars this year. I don't think they will cancel it altogether and just lump 2020 and 2021 films in one ceremony like what you're saying (which would be the worst case scenario). I think they will only postpone it by a few weeks to allow more eligible contenders to come out: Maybe March or even April. They actually used to have the Oscars during April so it's not unprecedented.

[Above the Title]

Yeah...I just think there will be absolutely no mass gatherings of any kind permitted until a vaccine and/or treatment. So if they extend the eligibility deadline/later ceremony, we are still looking at a virtual ceremony. It will not be the Oscars we know with the red carpet and an auditorium full of people unless there is a postponement of at least a year.

[malcolm1980]

I think a social-distance/virtual Oscar ceremony is somewhat a bit more likely than no Oscar ceremony at all (sucks for any first-time nominees, but whatever). My guess is I think the Oscars will be looking at what the Emmys will do.

[malcolm1980]

More new Oscar rules but for the 94th Oscars.

- Starting on the 94th, it will be once again be a straight up 10 Best Picture nominees instead of the 5-10 rule.

- There will be Academy screenings in their streaming website EVERY QUARTER so smaller, earlier releases can get seen.