Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticThe Coronavirus pandemic is not only continuing to wreak havoc around the world with new outbreaks daily and no end in sight, it is also upending the industry’s awards seasons.
As tv and movie production begins to ramp up ever so slowly, the Television Academy has announced changes for this year’s Emmy shows, while at the same time later today the Motion Picture Academy’s Board Of Governors is Zoom meeting to reportedly set a new later date for the 2021 Oscars and perhaps extend eligibility dates into next year.
Both the Emmys and Oscars are being broadcast by ABC and the network is working with both Academies to come up with solutions on how best to proceed.
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