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The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony has been pushed back from Feb. 28 to April 25, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and its Oscars broadcasting partner ABC announced on Monday.

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00:00Big Oscars news. As a result of the global pandemic, the 2021 Academy Awards ceremony

00:04has officially been pushed back from February 28th to April 25th, 2021. And the Oscars eligibility

00:11period for feature films, which began on January 1st, 2020 and was set to expire at the end of

00:16December, has been extended to February 28th, 2021. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and

00:22Sciences and its Oscars broadcasting partner ABC announced the news on Monday. The Hollywood

00:26Reporter exclusively reported on Sunday that this was set to happen. In a statement, the Academy

00:31indicated that the show will still be held at the Dolby Theater at Hollywood & Highland Center in

00:35Hollywood, and will air live on ABC, an apparent rejection of the possibility of a pre-taped and

00:41or virtual gathering. Academy president David Rubin and CEO Don Hudson said in a statement,

00:46For over a century, movies have played an important role in comforting, inspiring,

00:50and entertaining us during the darkest of times. They certainly have this year. Our hope in extending

00:55the eligibility period and our awards date is to provide the flexibility filmmakers need to finish

00:59and release their films without being penalized for something beyond anyone's control.

01:04And ABC Entertainment president Kerry Burke added,

01:07We find ourselves in uncharted territory this year and will continue to work with our partners

01:10at the Academy to ensure next year's show is a safe and celebratory event. It also captures the

01:15excitement of the opening of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Meanwhile, the Academy's

01:20annual Governor's Awards, a gala dinner, usually held the second week of November, at which the

01:24organization for the past 11 years has presented honorary Oscars, will not take place this year.

01:30According to the Academy, additional info about the ceremony and selection of honorees will be

01:34provided at a later date. For much more on this story, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News,

01:40I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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