By Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film Critic Oscar did it. So did the Golden Globes, SAG and earlier today the Producers Guild.
Now it is the Directors Guild that has just announced it will alter eligibility rules — temporarily — to allow films with proven intent to have been released theatrically, but which due to the coronavirus pandemic instead debuted on other platforms, to still be able to compete in the 2021 guild awards.
This means there will be an exception to the criteria for the DGA Awards’ Theatrical Feature Film, First-Time Feature Film, and Documentary Feature categories. “Every aspect of our world and our lives has been affected by this pandemic – and that includes our culture,” DGA president Thomas Schlamme said.
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