Academy says 'in-person telecast will happen' as Oscar organizers says they will not utilize Zoom

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There will be no 'virtual' Oscars.'The Oscars in-person telecast will happen,' a rep from the Academy and ABC tells Variety exclusively.This year, the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences moved their annual telecast back two months to April 25, 2021, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest: A rep from the Academy and ABC said that'the Oscars in-person telecast will happen' on April 25, 2021Sources inside the Oscars say that by pushing the awards ceremony back, the Academy hoped that theaters would be open again in the spring, thus allowing for more movies to compete in the annual celebration of the year's best films.But even if movie theaters stay closed, by holding the Oscars later in spring, organizers are now focusing to make.