The Oscars could be pushed back in 2021 to allow the film industry to adapt to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The Academy is reportedly looking to push back the ceremony by about four months to around May or June 2021, from a planned February date, after the pandemic forced cinemas to close their doors and brought new releases to a halt.
The film industry would be struck hard if the Oscars didn't adapt as many would keep a hold on their flicks until eligible for the 2022 awards, The Sun reports.
An insider told the publication: "The ongoing coronavirus crisis has caused waves in the industry and has decimated plans for so many releases this year. "The Oscars organisers have been in talks for weeks about whether the ceremony can go ahead