Sign up to the M.E.N.'s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kids
17.04.2021 - 22:49 / variety.com
Clayton Davis Oscars producer Steven Soderbergh maintained that masks would play “a very important role in the story” of the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25, but kept the details under wraps.“If that’s cryptic, it’s meant to be,” Soderbergh said during a Saturday press conference. “That topic is very central to the narrative.”Joined with co-producers Jesse Collins and Stacey Sher, the trio took questions about the upcoming ceremony from Union Station in Los Angeles.
Sign up to the M.E.N.'s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kids
Oscars producer Steven Soderbergh is opening up about the controversial decision to switch up the show order of this year’s ceremony. In a new interview with theLos Angeles Times, Soderbergh revealed that he and his fellow producers were trying to do something different given the unusual nature of this year's awards season.«We thought it might be fun to mix it up, especially if people didn’t know that was coming,” Soderbergh said.
The Academy was very conscious that Chadwick Boseman was a frontrunner going into the 2021 Oscars.
As one of the producers of the 93rd Academy Awards, Steven Soderbergh took some big swings. Last—but certainly not least, in controversy—was the decision to switch up the order in which awards were presented, with Best Picture coming before the Lead Actor categories.
Former Coronation Street star Matthew Marsden has come under fire for urging people to ditch face masks and stop getting Covid tests.The 48-year-old has made his views on the pandemic evident with a series of Twitter posts, in which he also appeared to mock the NHS and encouraged his followers to refuse the coronavirus vaccine.
The Academy Award producers weren’t joking around when they said Zooming into the ceremony wouldn’t be allowed.
In Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven, George Clooney's Danny Ocean spends his time in prison practicing the big speech he's going to make to convince his buddy Rusty that the time has come for a spectacular casino heist. "Because the house always wins.
Each product has been independently selected by our editorial team. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page.
Those attending the 93rd Academy Awards will not be required to don face coverings during the telecast on April 25.
Oscars 2021 are going to be nothing like what we have seen before. While the Academy Awards this year will be held as an in-person event like every year, there are multiple changes in the way the event has been organised to accommodate COVID-19 protocols that will allow celebrities to safely attend the show.
A new detail about the 2021 Oscars telecast was just revealed.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe Academy is not asking Oscar attendees to wear face masks while cameras are rolling during the live ceremony on April 25.The news was announced on Monday morning during a Zoom meeting with Academy reps and nominees, and studio and personal publicists.
Also Read: Oscars Song Contenders to Perform for Pre-Show, 'After Dark' Special Set for Post-AwardsBut as to the question of masks specifically, well you’ll just have to wait and see.“Masks are going to play a very important role in the story of this evening,” Soderbergh said.
Oscar show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher, and Steven Soderbergh this morning spelled out how Covid protocols would be integrated into the April 25th broadcast, and assured they are taking every measure to make sure all nominees and participants are safe throughout the three hour ceremony. Certainly with Soderbergh and Sher having also produced the prescient 2011 film, Contagion, they would seem to have a leg up on how to do it for the Academy Awards as well.
Producing the Oscars during a normal year is one of Hollywood’s most thankless jobs. It involves handing out 24 awards, while pleasing nervous nominees in the theater, distracted audiences at home and ratings-weary TV executives.