The Oscars will allow streaming-only films to be eligible for the 2021 awards due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson insisted in a joint statement that the rule change was only temporary.
“The Academy firmly believes there is no greater way to experience the magic of movies than to see them in a theater. Our commitment to that is unchanged and unwavering,” the statement said. “Nonetheless, the historically tragic COVID-19 pandemic necessitates this temporary exception to our awards eligibility rules.”
The Academy will later agree on a date to suspend the rule and studios will have to return to the in-theater showings in order to be eligible. The organization also plans to expand the eligible theaters outside of Los Angeles County to include other major metropolitan cities in the United States, such as New York City and Chicago.
With the rise of original content made by streaming services such as Amazon and Netflix, the debate about whether the Academy’s eligibility rules needed to be updated predate the pandemic.
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