Oscars 2021: Producers Open Up About COVID-19 Safety Protocols For Award Ceremony
The awards season is about to end with the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25, however, the surge in COVID-19 cases all around the world has developed a concern of how the Oscars will take place this year.
The
awards
season
is
about
to
end
with
the
93rd
Academy
Awards
on
April
25,
however,
the
surge
in
COVID-19
cases
all
around
the
world
has
developed
a
concern
of
how
the
Oscars
will
take
place
this
year.
After
Priyanka
Chopra
Jonas
and
Nick
Jonas
announced
the
nominations,
reports
had
revealed
a
tentative
plan
of
how
COVID
safety
procedure
would
be
integrated
throughout
the
awards
ceremony.
Now
producers
of
the
show-
Jesse
Collins,
Stacey
Sher,
and
Steven
Soderbergh
have
made
a
statement
about
the
protocols
set
to
implement.
A
Deadline
report
quoted
Stacey
Sher
as
saying,
"The
narrative
of
the
evening
will
be
how
we
have
gotten
people
back
to
work
and
what
is
involved
exactly
in
doing
that.
There
is
that
sort
of
strand
that
is
going
to
run
throughout
the
program
of
following
the
science
of
keeping
people
safe."
She
also
added
the
three-hour
ceremony
has
been
designed
in
a
way
to
ensure
that
the
audience
and
participants
are
not
at
risk.
"There
is
no
universe
in
which
we
are
ever
going
to
put
anybody
at
risk,"
she
added.
The
58-year-old
film
producer
also
added
that
she
will
set
the
norm
for
combining
safety
with
a
show
of
such
a
large
scale.
"Covid
is
going
to
be
there
because
it
is
everywhere.
But
we
want
to
put
it
in
its
place
and
then
sort
of
move
forward," she
said.
The
producers
also
revealed
details
about
the
ceremony's
broadcast.
Jesse
Collins
said
that
the
ceremony
will
look
like
a
novel
and
not
a
TV
show,
and
added,
"It
will
be
24
frames
per
second,
widescreen,
with
shots
designed
like
movie
shots,
including
over
the
shoulder."
Meanwhile,
Sher
revealed
that
it
will
be
optimistic
about
the
love
and
need
for
the
moviegoing
experience.
According
to
Deadline,
the
red
carpet
will
be
a
"tiny"
affair,
while
all
the
nominated
songs
will
be
performed
during
a
90-minute
pre-show.
While
a
list
of
15
presenters
has
already
been
announced,
two
more
presenters
would
be
named
by
the
end
of
the
week.
Steven
Soderbergh
has
also
assured
that
the
stage
has
been
"beautifully
laid
out
by
David
Rockwell-
production
designer,
with
a
hope
to
encourage
winners
to
say
something
meaningful."