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Oscars: Academy lists inclusion requirements that take full effect in 2024

Posted 6 years ago

The Academy is making moves to ensure that inclusion is very much represented at the Oscars and the news comes just shy of the fifth anniversary of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that "The...

Update: 2021 Oscars officially postponed to April 25 amidst other changes

Posted 6 years ago

Update: After a series of meetings and much speculation, word has reached the masses that the 93rd Academy Awards, originally scheduled for February 28, 2021 will now take place on April 25th, the latest date in Oscar history for the...

The Academy temporarily changes rules, movies debuting on streaming eligible

Posted 6 years ago

It really took a global pandemic for The Academy to adjust its rules and open the door to films that debut exclusively on streaming services. Due to the theater closures and most films delaying or postponing their releases altogether in...

Oscars telecast hits all-time viewership low on Sunday

Posted 6 years ago

Let me take you back to 2019. The 91st Annual Academy Awards sees an uptick in ratings over the 2018 telecast despite going hostless for the first time since 1989. During a time when many award show ratings were dwindling,...