Oscars 2021
Only nominees, laudators and plus one are allowed to be on site
Who can hold one of the coveted golden boys in their hands in 2021?
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The Oscars 2021 are due to Corona different than usual. Only certain groups are allowed to be present at the award ceremony.
Events – if they can take place – have been associated with considerable restrictions for a good year due to the corona pandemic. The organizers of this year's Oscars were also faced with the question of how far the ceremony could take place in 2021. It is now clear: only a relatively small group of people may be present in person at the award ceremony.
Traditional supporting events are canceled
According to "The Hollywood Reporter," only the nominees, an accompanying person and the laudators will physically attend the 93rd edition of the Oscars on April 25th. This emerges from an email that David Rubin, the president of the awarding Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, addressed to almost 10,000 members and quoted the industry portal from its content. The addressees have to forego their usual chance of being able to attend the event thanks to a ticket lottery due to the coronavirus.
In addition to restrictions on the guest list for the awards ceremony itself, Rubin also announced the cancellations of various events that are normally part of the framework program of the Academy Awards – including the traditional lunch for the nominees a few weeks before the award ceremony and the Governors Ball that usually follows it. In addition, so-called Oscar Night Watch parties in London and New York City are canceled.
"Mank" is an Oscar favorite with ten nominations
The Oscar ceremony itself will be divided into two parts in 2021 and will take place both at the usual venue, the Dolby Theater, and at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. This year, director David Fincher (58, "Fight Club") in particular can hope for one of the coveted golden boys. His Netflix flick "Mank" with Gary Oldman (62, "The Darkest Hour") in the lead role goes into the race as a big favorite with ten nominations.
In addition to the biographical film, which deals with the creation of Orson Welles' masterpiece "Citizen Kane", seven other works have been nominated this year in the most important "Best Film" category: "The Father", "Minari", "Nomadland", "Sound of Metal", "The Trial of the Chicago 7", "Judas and the Black Messiah" and "Promising Young Woman".