Oscar
Awards
2022
is
all
set
to
celebrate
the
best
of
the
global
cinema,
with
the
awards
night
on
March
27,
2022.
During
the
awards
ceremony
this
year,
the
Academy
Awards
will
also
be
celebrating
the
60th
anniversary
of
the
first
007
movie,
as
well
as
the
50th
anniversary
of
The
Godfather.
The
news
was
shared
by
Will
Packer,
who
is
producing
the
show,
on
Thursday
(March
24,
2022).
He
said,
it's
all
part
of
the
overriding
theme
of
the
year
"We
have
some
surprises
around
that.
Movie
lovers
unite.
Movies
are
the
one
thing
that
actually
do
unite
so
many
of
us
as
a
global
community.
Movies
make
you
feel
something,
they
inspire
you,
they
make
you
aspire."
During
the
announcement,
Packer
was
joined
by
hosts
Regina
Hall
and
Wanda
Sykes,
director
Glenn
Weiss,
co-producer
Shayla
Cowan,
Oscars
production
designer
David
Korins
and
musical
director
Adam
Blackstone.
Amy
Schumer,
who
is
also
hosting
the
evening,
had
a
message.
She
said,
"Don't
worry,
it's
not
COVID." Promising
a
crowd
pleasing
event
they
revealed
that
the
night
will
also
include
a
performance
of
the
hit
Encanto
song
'We
Don't
Talk
About
Bruno'
by
Luis
Fonsi
and
Becky
G.
Packer
also
ensured
that
in
the
three-hour
long
show
"everybody
has
their
moment.
It's
about
celebrating
the
most
talented
people
and
what
they
do." The
makers
will
acknowledge
the
state
of
the
world
respectfully,
given
the
pandemic
and
the
war,
but
he
wants
the
evening
to
be
first
and
foremost
"a
celebration,
a
release,
an
escape
for
people
who
really
need
it."
Host
Wanda
Sykes
added
they
want
"everyone
to
have
a
good
time"
but
aren't
"going
to
trash
anyone
...
none
of
us
are
mean
spirited."
As
for
COVID-19
precautions,
the
Academy
is
requiring
every
attendee
to
submit
two
negative
PCR
tests
before
the
show.
Audience
members
also
have
to
be
vaccinated.
"We
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
is
safe
coming
to
the
show.
We
have
a
lot
of
protocols
in
place
...
We
want
to
pull
off
a
show
that
keeps
everyone
safe,"
Packer
concluded.