Iran has chosen ace filmmaker Majid Majidi’s ‘Sun Children’ as its entry for Oscars 2021 in the Best International Feature Film category. Incidentally it is the sixth time that Majid Majidi’s film will represent the country.&nbsp;

The decision was announced on Sunday by the delegation of the representative of Iranian cinema to the Oscar ceremony.&nbsp;

The committee said that it screened 90 films before coming to the decision. Other films they were considering were ‘Walnut Tree,’ ‘Yalda: A Night for Forgiveness’ and ‘Careless Crime’.

The story of ‘Sun Children’ follows a small group of kids who sign up for education at a community organization, with the intention of using it to pull off a heist. Along the way it touches on child labor in Iran, inequality, and the deficiencies of the country’s school system.&nbsp;

‘Sun Children’ had its world premiere in competition at the 77th Venice Film Festival in September.&nbsp;

Iran has chosen ace filmmaker Majid Majidi’s ‘Sun Children’ as its entry for Oscars 2021 in the Best International Feature Film category. Incidentally it is the sixth time that Majid Majidi’s film will represent the country.

Iran has chosen ace filmmaker Majid Majidi’s ‘Sun Children’ as its entry for Oscars 2021 in the Best International Feature Film category. Incidentally it is the sixth time that Majid Majidi’s film will represent the country. The decision was announced on Sunday by the delegation of the representative of Iranian cinema to the Oscar ceremony. The committee said that it screened 90 films before coming to the decision. Other films they were considering were ‘Walnut Tree,’ ‘Yalda: A Night for Forgiveness’ and ‘Careless Crime’. The story of ‘Sun Children’ follows a small group of kids who sign up for education at a community organization, with the intention of using it to pull off a heist. Along the way it touches on child labor in Iran, inequality, and the deficiencies of the country’s school system. ‘Sun Children’ had its world premiere in competition at the 77th Venice Film Festival in September.

Iran selects Majid Majidi's 'Sun Children' for Oscar in International Feature category

We last told you that the Academy board members were to get together to decide on the official date of the next year’s ceremony. Well they have and the 2021 Oscars has been scheduled for April 25. The dates have been shifted from February 28 to April 25, 2021.

Also, the eligibility period for feature films has been extended to February 28, 2021 from December 31, 2020.

After their meeting commenced, The Academy hinted at the ceremony taking place at “the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood &amp; Highland Center in Hollywood" and "will air live on ABC”. This means that the ceremony will neither be pre-taped and/or be a virtual gathering.&nbsp;

In their statement, The Academy emphasized, "The intent going forward is to ultimately return to awarding excellence for films released in the January-December calendar year."

There are, however, a slew of changes in the ceremony.&nbsp;

The Oscar submission deadline for general entry categories including best picture, original score and original song is now January 15, 2021. The submission deadline for specialty categories like best animated feature, documentary feature, international feature, animated short, documentary short and live-action short is now December 1, 2020. Oscar shortlist voting will now run from February 1 through February 5; nomination voting will now run from March 5 through March 10 (nominations will be announced on March 15); and final voting will now run from April 15 through April 20.

The Academy's annual Governors Awards that is usually held in the second week of November will not take place this year. It is usually the place where they present the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

Also, The Academy's Scientific and Technical Awards presentation, which was scheduled for a June 20, 2020 ceremony in Beverly Hills, has been postponed to a later date still to be determined.

On the extension of the eligibility window, Academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson said in a statement, "For over a century, movies have played an important role in comforting, inspiring and entertaining us during the darkest of times. They certainly have this year. Our hope, in extending the eligibility period and our Awards date, is to provide the flexibility filmmakers need to finish and release their films without being penalized for something beyond anyone’s control. This coming Oscars and the opening of our new museum will mark an historic moment, gathering movie fans around the world to unite through cinema."

We last told you that the Academy board members were to get together to decide on the official date of the next year’s ceremony. Well they have and the 2021 Oscars has been scheduled for April 25.

We last told you that the Academy board members were to get together to decide on the official date of the next year’s ceremony. Well they have and the 2021 Oscars has been scheduled for April 25. The dates have been shifted from February 28 to April 25, 2021. Also, the eligibility period for feature films has been extended to February 28, 2021 from December 31, 2020. After their meeting commenced, The Academy hinted at the ceremony taking place at “the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood" and "will air live on ABC”. This means that the ceremony will neither be pre-taped and/or be a virtual gathering. In their statement, The Academy emphasized, "The intent going forward is to ultimately return to awarding excellence for films released in the January-December calendar year." There are, however, a slew of changes in the ceremony. The Oscar submission deadline for general entry categories including best picture, original score and original song is now January 15, 2021. The submission deadline for specialty categories like best animated feature, documentary feature, international feature, animated short, documentary short and live-action short is now December 1, 2020. Oscar shortlist voting will now run from February 1 through February 5; nomination voting will now run from March 5 through March 10 (nominations will be announced on March 15); and final voting will now run from April 15 through April 20. The Academy's annual Governors Awards that is usually held in the second week of November will not take place this year. It is usually the place where they present the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Also, The Academy's Scientific and Technical Awards presentation, which was scheduled for a June 20, 2020 ceremony in Beverly Hills, has been postponed to a later date still to be determined. On the extension of the eligibility window, Academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson said in a statement, "For over a century, movies have played an important role in comforting, inspiring and entertaining us during the darkest of times. They certainly have this year. Our hope, in extending the eligibility period and our Awards date, is to provide the flexibility filmmakers need to finish and release their films without being penalized for something beyond anyone’s control. This coming Oscars and the opening of our new museum will mark an historic moment, gathering movie fans around the world to unite through cinema."

Oscars 2021 ceremony gets a new date, scheduled for April 25

The Academy has proposed to meet today over a Zoom meeting to discuss the details of next year’s Oscars ceremony. While the world’s most-watched film awards show happens in the month of February every year, there are reports that the upcoming awards will be postponed.&nbsp;

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is said to be thinking over a new Oscars 2021 ceremony date, given that the pandemic has hit the entertainment industries of the world. WIth cinema halls shut for months and a halt on every film and TV production, the Oscars board is thinking of giving more time for all this to settle.&nbsp;

Also, with Cannes Film Festival postponed with a date and Venice Film festival having no clarity, even films that are ready for showcase, have no platform sans digital to premiere.&nbsp;

According to a report in The Hollywood Reporter, The Academy’s 54 governors are likely to delay the Oscars ceremony date by as many as eight weeks and to extend the eligibility window beyond Dec. 31, 2020.

The governors are not expected to determine the format for the ceremony yet — in-person or virtual — as they feel they still have time to see how the pandemic unfolds before making that call.&nbsp;

Did you know that the Oscars has been delayed three times before — due to LA flooding in 1938; following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968; and after the attempted assassination of Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1981.&nbsp;

The Academy has proposed to meet today over a Zoom meeting to discuss the details of next year’s Oscars ceremony. While the world’s most-watched film awards show happens in the month of February every year, there are reports that the upcoming awards will be postponed.

The Academy has proposed to meet today over a Zoom meeting to discuss the details of next year’s Oscars ceremony. While the world’s most-watched film awards show happens in the month of February every year, there are reports that the upcoming awards will be postponed. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is said to be thinking over a new Oscars 2021 ceremony date, given that the pandemic has hit the entertainment industries of the world. WIth cinema halls shut for months and a halt on every film and TV production, the Oscars board is thinking of giving more time for all this to settle. Also, with Cannes Film Festival postponed with a date and Venice Film festival having no clarity, even films that are ready for showcase, have no platform sans digital to premiere. According to a report in The Hollywood Reporter, The Academy’s 54 governors are likely to delay the Oscars ceremony date by as many as eight weeks and to extend the eligibility window beyond Dec. 31, 2020. The governors are not expected to determine the format for the ceremony yet — in-person or virtual — as they feel they still have time to see how the pandemic unfolds before making that call. Did you know that the Oscars has been delayed three times before — due to LA flooding in 1938; following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968; and after the attempted assassination of Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1981.

Oscars 2021 ceremony likely to be pushed, The Academy to meet today to finalise

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. 
 
Since March this year, the entertainment industry has come to a standstill following a shuffle of release dates of major movies amid pandemic.

For now, the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony is slated to be held on February 28, 2021.

However, multiple sources have claimed that there are plans to move the Oscars gala to a different date. There is currently no definite plan in place.

"It`s likely they`ll be postponed," said a source to Variety, adding that potential new dates have not been "fully discussed or formally proposed yet".

Another source stressed that the "date is currently unchanged at ABC".

Last month, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences announced a change in rules and eligibility requirements for the 2021 Oscars, making movies of streaming services eligible to vie for the golden statuettes.

The Academy tweaked its Oscar eligibility rules in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The change is not permanent and will apply to films released this year. The Academy also shared that it will eliminate an Oscar category. The sound mixing and sound editing categories will be combined into one award, reducing the total number of categories presented on the show to 23.

At that time, Academy president David Rubin said that it was too soon to know how the pandemic would affect the Oscar telecast.

"It`s impossible to know what the landscape will be. We know we want to celebrate the film but we do not know exactly what form it will take," he said.

Amid the ongoing worldwide shut down due to the virus crisis, several movies have been pushed back as cinemas remain shut. Biggies that have been pushed back include the upcoming James Bond film 'No Time To Die', 'Top Gun: Maverick', 'Mulan' and Marvel`s 'Black Widow'.

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.

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. Since March this year, the entertainment industry has come to a standstill following a shuffle of release dates of major movies amid pandemic. For now, the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony is slated to be held on February 28, 2021. However, multiple sources have claimed that there are plans to move the Oscars gala to a different date. There is currently no definite plan in place. "It`s likely they`ll be postponed," said a source to Variety, adding that potential new dates have not been "fully discussed or formally proposed yet". Another source stressed that the "date is currently unchanged at ABC". Last month, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences announced a change in rules and eligibility requirements for the 2021 Oscars, making movies of streaming services eligible to vie for the golden statuettes. The Academy tweaked its Oscar eligibility rules in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The change is not permanent and will apply to films released this year. The Academy also shared that it will eliminate an Oscar category. The sound mixing and sound editing categories will be combined into one award, reducing the total number of categories presented on the show to 23. At that time, Academy president David Rubin said that it was too soon to know how the pandemic would affect the Oscar telecast. "It`s impossible to know what the landscape will be. We know we want to celebrate the film but we do not know exactly what form it will take," he said. Amid the ongoing worldwide shut down due to the virus crisis, several movies have been pushed back as cinemas remain shut. Biggies that have been pushed back include the upcoming James Bond film 'No Time To Die', 'Top Gun: Maverick', 'Mulan' and Marvel`s 'Black Widow'.

Is the Academy considering to postpone Oscars 2021?