Oscars ceremony won’t require proof of vaccination to attend – report

Clayton Davis Will Smith and Jessica Chastain walked away with leading actor and actress statuettes for their performances in “King Richard” and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” at the SAG Awards. Their success has catapulted the two to the forefront of their respective Oscar races, which could create a first in Academy Awards history.

Clayton Davis For the second year in a row, the race for best actress is wide open, with key precursors to the Academy Awards yet to be determined.The Oscar nominees are Jessica Chastain for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Searchlight Pictures), Olivia Colman for “The Lost Daughter” (Netflix), Penélope Cruz for “Parallel Mothers” (Sony Pictures Classics), Nicole Kidman for “Being the Ricardos” (Amazon Studios) and Kristen Stewart for “Spencer” (Neon/Topic Studios). No performance is from a best picture nominee, a first since the 2005 lineup.

Oscars, Golden Globes, GRAMMYs, BAFTA Awards and more. Sunday, Jan. 9  The Beverly Hilton Hotel Check out the complete list.After a year of controversy over the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's membership and nominations process, the Golden Globes looked a bit different this year. The HFPA announced just days ahead of the scheduled ceremony that the Globes — traditionally, the kickoff moment of awards season — will be held with no audience and no red carpet.

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94th Academy Awards “more entertaining and more thrilling,” the telecast will be presenting eight awards before the live show begins.The major change to the 2022 Oscars was described in a letter obtained by The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, sent to members of the Academy by President David Rubin.The off-air ceremony will start an hour earlier to present the awards for Documentary Short, Film Editing, Make-up and Hairstyling, Original Score, Production Design, Animated Short, Live Action Short and Sound.These will then be edited and shown briefly in the final broadcast. The telecast will take place at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater on Sunday, March 27.The letter also revealed that the Best Picture category will be presented last, at the three-hour mark.

Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz meet up with soccer star Neymar for a special screening of their new movie, The Batman, in Paris, France on Monday (February 21).

Ellise Shafer This year’s Academy Awards will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for most — but not all — inside the Dolby Theater, Variety has confirmed.As the New York Times first reported, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determined on Thursday that all nominees and invited guests must show proof of vaccination and test negative at least twice via PCR testing. Those performing and presenting at the awards ceremony, on the other hand, will not need to show proof of vaccination, but will be tested rigorously.This marks a shift in the Academy’s COVID-19 policy, as it was reported on Feb.

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Oscars 2022 which is decided by a public vote.The Academy announced on Monday (February 14) that people can vote on Twitter for their favourite film of 2021 using the #OscarsFanFavorite hashtag or by casting a ballot on the Oscars Fan Favorite website. Voting closes on March 3.The winner from the public vote will be announced during the ceremony at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles on March 27.

2022 Oscars ceremony is taking shape.Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes are reportedly finalizing details to host the Academy Awards on March 27, according to Variety.The telecast’s producer, Will Packer, has been taking meetings for weeks to find the perfect stars to host the big event.Insiders also revealed that “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm was considered at one point, but has exited the conversation.The “Girls Trip” producer has been playing with the idea to make the ceremony consist of three acts. Each hour would feature a different pair of hosts.The official list of hosts will be announced on “Good Morning America” on Tuesday.Schumer, 40, teased that she has “big fun news comin” on Instagram Sunday.

Jordan Moreau Will “Spider-Man: No Way Home” mount an Oscars comeback after being left out of the best picture race? A new, fan-voted category at the 2022 Academy Awards may help pave the way for the Tom Holland-led blockbuster, Twitter and the Academy have announced.Starting on Monday, Twitter users can vote on their favorite film of 2021 by tweeting the title along with #OscarsFanFavorite and #Sweepstakes. The votes will count for any film, even if it did not receive a single Oscar nomination. Users can vote up to 20 times per day.

“Pam & Tommy” actor, 39, recently shared his thoughts about the coveted award show in an interview with Insider.“I don’t get why movie people care so much if other people care what awards we give ourselves,” Rogensaid.“To me, maybe people just don’t care,” the “Knocked Up” star added. “I don’t care who wins the automobile awards. No other industry expects everyone to care about what awards they shower upon themselves.

Hollywood’s elite and the North American working class didn’t have much in common before COVID-19, but their differences are becoming more evident two years into the pandemic. As scores of Canadian truckers risk their jobs to protest vaccine mandates — with support from some Americans — Hollywood’s biggest stars are preparing to celebrate their jobs at one of the most prestigious film events of the year without being required to show proof of vaccination indoors. The Oscars may not be requiring proof of vaccination at its March 27 event at the Dolby Theater as long as people present a negative PCR test or a negative rapid antigen test on the day of the awards ceremony.There has been speculation that some nominees and attending celebrities may not be inoculated, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

2022 Academy Awards are just over a month away and while the night is sure to be unforgettable with surprises and snubs, one thing will not be in the cards: covid-19 vaccinations.Hollywood’s biggest night won’t require COVID-19 vaccinations proof for anyone attending the event.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, according to The Hollywood Reporter, is only asking for attendees to show a negative PCR test or a negative rapid antigen test on the day of the ceremony. Nominees, presenters and stars will gather on March 27 at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater to celebrate the best and brightest in film.This year’s SAG Awards and Critics Choice Awards, on the other hand, will both require vaccinations.A rep for the SAG Awards (to be held on Feb.

94th Academy Awards ceremony next month will not have to show proof of vaccination against COVID.That’s according to The Hollywood Reporter, which revealed that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will only require guests to show proof of a negative PCR or lateral flow test to gain entry to the ceremony on March 27.The Academy, however, declined to comment on the reported entry requirements. It requires its own employees to be vaccinated (with rare medical exemptions).As THR notes, the organisation is technically adhering to the latest minimum requirements from the Los Angeles Department of Health.

You might be surprised by this decision that was just made for the 2022 Oscars ceremony on March 27.

In a move that came on the same day that Oscar nominations were announced, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed plans to resume in-person screenings for members in Los Angeles. The screenings, in the past a central part of every awards season for L.A.-based Oscar voters, were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they will start up again on Monday, Feb.

The Tragedy of Macbeth.The film was an adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic play, with Frances McDormand starring as Lady Macbeth opposite Washington. The Tragedy of Macbeth was also nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Production Design.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car made history this morning, becoming the first Japanese film ever to score an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. What’s more, Hamaguchi is now only the third Japanese filmmaker to be nominated in the Best Director category. With nods in further key categories Best International Feature and Best Adapted Screenplay, Drive My Car has four nominations total, tying Akira Kurosawa’s Ran as the most-nominated film ever from Japan (though the latter was a French co-production).

The nominations for the 94th annual Academy Awards are here!