By Patrick Hipes Executive Managing Editor A letter sent this week by SAG Awards organizers to film studios confirmed that the annual show will join the Oscars and Golden Globes in revising their film-eligibility guidelines this year in the face of the coronavirus shutdown that has closed all movie theaters nationwide.
The SAG rules, to be finalized next month, will allow titles with a planned theatrical release to be eligible if streamed or released on VOD first, according to the letter, a copy of which has been obtained by Deadline.
The other major guild awards are expected to follow suit in this most unusual year, when films that typically must qualify by having theatrical release runs in Los Angeles, or in L.A.
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