New York City Hopes For Spring Thaw On Red Carpet As Covid-Affected Industry Events Plan In-Person Return
deadline.comThere are far weightier consequences of the Omicron variant’s holiday-season surge than New York media types having to puzzle out the fate of red-carpet events.And yet, that visible subset of the city has been tantalized by visions of a genuine spring awakening — assuming the fresh foot of snow ever melts.
Covid numbers are continuing to improve by the day, and waves of industry events from February through May have returned to in-person plans after a prolonged period of limbo.
Overall, the city still faces myriad challenges, among them an unemployment rate more than twice the national average and deep uncertainty about the return of tourism, office workers and international business travelers.
Despite that backdrop — and, of course, the possibility of more Covid curveballs — the early months of 2022 are heading in an encouraging direction.Movie awards season will get a jolt of energy as Oscar campaigning gradually resumes and two annually glitzy nights get back on track in March: the New York Film Critics Society and National Board of Review galas.
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