The new dates to carry out these activities, according to the organizers, will be announced soon.
The annual honorary oscar gala has been postponedannounced the Academy on Wednesday, December 22, at a time when the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus threatens the United States.
At this year’s Academy Board of Governors ceremony, actors Samuel L. Jackson and Danny Glover, Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann, and actress / director Elaine May were to receive the golden statuettes to honor their careers.
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“We have made the difficult decision to change our plans to host the Academy Board of Governors Awards in-person gala on January 15,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced in a statement.
“Due to the uncertainty about the variants and the impact this could have on our community, we feel that this is the best and safest decision for our guests and honorees.”
Last year’s honorary gala was canceled due to the pandemic, but the main ceremony of the Oscars was celebrated in April in person.
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The Academy statement adds that “plans for a new date (for the Board of Governors gala) will be announced later,” while the Oscars are kept for March 27.
The beginning of the Hollywood awards season featured several face-to-face premieres, galas and receptions. But several events were canceled or postponed in recent days.
Critic’s Choice Awards
The Critic’s Choice Association (CCA) canceled the early morning of this Thursday, December 23, the gala of its awards, scheduled for January 9, due to the COVID-19 crisis. The awards, which have the majority support of Hollywood, were intended to replace the Golden Globes this year.
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The CCA brings together half a thousand film critics from the United States and Canada, its awards celebrated their 27th edition this year and Belfast Y West Side Story they led the nominations.
“The wisest and most responsible decision at this point is to postpone the ceremony. We are in contact with Los Angeles County health officials and working to find a new date to hold a face-to-face gala and with health as the top priority”Says the statement released on Twitter by the CEC.
The Critic’s Choice Awards intended to take over the Golden Globes this year in popularity, organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and that this edition will not be broadcast on television following accusations of corruption and lack of diversity.
A hundred companies, including film studios and advertising agencies, have promoted a boycott against the awards that has the support of heavyweights such as Warner Bros, Netflix or Amazon Studios.
The Golden Globes have not yet ruled on the celebration of their gala.
Other postponed events
Previously, events such as the one planned for The Book of Boba Fett, the new series of Star Wars; the Palm Springs International Film Festival Gala, and the premiere of the musical Cyranoby Peter Dinklage, among others.
California has the lowest rate of COVID cases in the United States (3.3%), and remains “the leader in the country in terms of administered doses of the vaccine,” Governor Gavin Newsom said yesterday.
But the state has seen “a significant increase in the number of covid cases” in the past week, it warned.
According to statistics, omicron has become the dominant variant of new COVID cases in the state.
As the movie galas are being canceled, theaters are enjoying a curious streak of good news with “Spider-Man: No Way Home” that grossed $ 260 million at the US box office in its opening weekend.
Since the pandemic began, no movie had reached $ 100 million on its opening weekend.
The new wave for the omicron variant of COVID-19 is registering records of infections in some places in the United States. In the last week, cases have grown 92% in New York and 369% in the District of Columbia.
Omicron is already the predominant variant in the United States, with 73.2% of new cases last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (I)
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