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Academy Adds Drive-Ins to Oscar Eligibility Rules

October 8, 2020 Rich Drees

The Academy opens up additional types of venues for eligibility screenings as the strangest Oscar year on record continues. [click for more]

Academy Moves Oscars Ceremony Back Eight Weeks, Announces Other Rules Changes

June 15, 2020 Rich Drees

The Academy is taking an extraordinary measure that they have only done three times previously in delaying the Oscar ceremony until April 2021. [click for more]

Academy Collapses Two Sound Categories Into One, Other Oscar Rules Changed

April 28, 2020 Rich Drees

The academy collapses two categories into one and clarifies eligibility requirements in two others. [click for more]

Academy Changes Rule Allowing Streaming Films To Be Oscar Eligible

April 28, 2020 Rich Drees

As the reopening of theaters remains a question, the Academy has decided to temporarily allow films that premier online to be eligible for Oscar consideration. [click for more]