Dark Western 'The Power of the Dog' is expected to seal its winning streak at Sunday's Academy Awards but 'CODA', a coming-of-age story about the only hearing member of a deaf family, is closing in for the best film prize, according to bookmakers.

'The Power of the Dog' or 'CODA'? The bets are on ahead of Oscars

The Oscars telecast on Walt Disney Co`s ABC broadcast network averaged 10.4 million viewers, less than half of the audience for last year`s ceremony, according to final Nielsen data released on Tuesday.

Final TV ratings for Oscars inch up to 10.4 million viewers

For many of Chadwick Boseman's fans, the recently concluded Oscars 2021 was a bit of a letdown. The late actor was nominated in the Best Actor category for his performance in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' and many hoped he would be getting the posthumous honour.

Chadwick Boseman's family addresses the backlash against Oscars 2021 for snubbing the late actor

History was created on Sunday night as Chloe Zhao became the first Asian woman to pick the prestigious Best Director award for 'Nomadland' at the Oscars. It was the first Oscar for Zhao, 39, who featured real-life nomads alongside actress Frances McDormand to show the lives of older Americans who travel from job to job to try and scrape together a living.

Oscars 2021: Chloe Zhao, Emerald Fennel, Ann Roth; women create history on Sunday

Survivors of the Srebrenica genocide hope that an Oscar-nominated Bosnian film about the massacre of mainly civilian 8,000 Muslims by Bosnian Serb forces will shed light on the atrocity and help counter denial that genocide occurred.

Oscar-nominated Bosnian film highlights Srebrenica genocide

The best documentary shorts at the Oscars often go unnoticed among the prominent feature film categories but the same category seems to have irked the authorities in China.

Is China planning to ban the broadcast of Oscars this year? 

Directors Spike Lee and Regina King were left off the list of this year`s Academy Awards contenders, though voters made history by nominating two women in the directing category for the first time.

Academy skips Spike Lee, Regina King in Oscar nominations

Film releases across the world have been pushed back indefinitely owing to the outbreak of coronavirus. Several big showbiz events too have been postponed or cancelled owing to the pandemic and now reports suggest that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering postponing Oscars 2021.

Is the Academy considering to postpone Oscars 2021?