Oscar The Golden Globes temporarily changes the eligibility rules due to COVID-19 - News
Both waive the requirements for Los Angeles County ratings
Both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Tuesday announced temporary changes to the eligibility requirements for their respective Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards in light of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The 93rd Academy Awards will allow for eligibility of films in digital version, provided the film has already been scheduled for a theatrical release and is available for broadcast in the Academy Screening Room for Academy members within the Academy. 60 days after the digital release of the film. Academy Awards typically allow films that have at least a seven-day theatrical release in Los Angeles County to be eligible for awards.
The Academy noted that all Los Angeles County cinemas were closed from March 16. When theaters in the United States reopen, the Academy plans to remove these temporary changes to the eligibility rules. However, the Academy will make it possible to categorize films that will be shown not only within Los Angeles County cinemas, but also at a location in New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, Miami or other locations. Atlanta.
For the 2021 Golden Globes, awards will consider all films that had already scheduled a screening in the Los Angeles metropolitan area from March 15 until theaters reopen, as long as distributors provide all HFPA members with a link or link. DVD for a film filter. film. The HFPA generally only allows movies that are screened in theaters or available on pay-per-view cable or pay-per-view digital delivery.
In addition, all Academy voters can now participate in the preliminary round of voting for the international film category. The Academy is also discontinuing DVD projectors, as well as all distribution of printed materials, starting in 2021 for the 94th Academy Awards, while instead moving to digital projectors, supplies and invitations. The Academy has announced that it will merge the categories of the Sound Mixing and Sound Editing awards into a Best Sound Achievement category. It will also change the requirement for the Music (Original Score) category to have a score composed of 60% original music and a minimum of 80% new music per sequel and franchise Movie (s.
sources: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Golden Globe Awards, variety (Marc Malkin) Indiewire (Anne Thompson)
