Forced to rethink the ceremony because of the pandemic, and with a slate of diverse but mostly smaller films, organisers are promising a show unlike anything seen in the 93-year history of the Academy Awards.
Schools and shops will close in the tiny fishing town of Husavik to give residents a chance to watch the Academy Awards show live.
Eight films will battle it out for the most coveted prize in the film industry, the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Filmmaker Craig Foster said his relationship with the octopus taught him about life's fragility and our connection with nature and even helped him become a better father.
With the new policy, satellite links will now be provided for international nominees around the world who have no way of getting to Los Angeles, although video calling will still be kept to a minimum.
A native of Great Neck, New York, Segal was best known as a comic actor, but his most famous role was in the harrowing 1966 drama, “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.”
The huge decline in ratings is enough for television executives to worry about whether this is just pandemic-related or if they can no longer depend on these traditional attention-getting events.
A-list audience and nominees are expected to largely remain at home, accepting awards via videolink, similar to the format of September's widely praised Emmys, although precise details remain under wraps.
The Academy Awards are traditionally held at the 3,400-seater Dolby Theater in Los Angeles but because of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of people who will be allowed to attend is unclear.
New guidelines set by Oscars academy after 5-year effort to promote diversity on and off screen considering people of colour, women, people with disabilities or people from the LGBTQ community.
Bong Joon Ho’s masterfully devious class satire takes Hollywood’s top prize at the Oscars, along with awards for best director, best international film and best screenplay.
The 2020 Oscars ceremony takes place on Sunday in Los Angeles, the climax of Hollywood's awards season.
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