Oscars producers share the ceremony would have been 'impossible' weeks ago

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Producers of this Sunday's Oscars have warned that speeches may be even longer than before, giving the orchestra a well-earned rest when it comes to drowning out the endless list of thank-you's.The 93rd Academy Awards will mark the first time Tinseltown's finest have assembled in over a year, for a three-hour show that co-producer Steven Soderbergh has described as being 'like a movie.'However, the Contagion director - who has won seven Oscars - also compared producing the ambitious event to 'trying to build an airplane while it's in the air.'The delayed April 25 ceremony takes place barely a week after California opened vaccinations to all over-16s, with infection rates plummeting after a massive winter surge ripped through the state..

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