will be postponed from Feb. 28 to April 25 due to the coronavirus pandemic. This marks the latest the Oscars have been held since 1932, when the awards were handed out in November.Hollywood and the international film industry have particularly struggled during the last three months, losing out on profits from tent-pole movies and missing shooting deadlines.
Not only did most cinemas close down the world over, delaying lucrative major film releases, but production on future projects was entirely halted.“Our hope, in extending the eligibility period and our awards date, is to provide the flexibility filmmakers need to finish and release their films without being penalized for something beyond anyone’s control,” Academy President David Rubin.