With music and film festivals around the world being cancelled or postponed due to coronavirus, The Academy is now contemplating shifting the awards next year to a later date.

Oscars 2021 could be pushed back by four months due to coronavirus

In what could truly be a turning point for Hollywood projects, Oscar-nominated projects will no longer be eligible to compete for Emmy Awards starting in 2021. The Television Academy clarified on Thursday, a couple of days after Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' okayed some streaming films to compete in the race next year thanks to theatres shutting down and production houses having no other alternative but to release their films on streaming platforms.

Oscar-nominated projects banned from Emmy Awards competition from 2021

The organizers of the Oscars said on Tuesday that films released only on streaming platforms or video on demand while movie theaters are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic would be eligible for Academy Awards next year.

Oscars to admit streamed films next year as coronavirus upends movie going

February 29 in History: Hattie McDaniel becomes first African-American woman to win oscar, discovery of first pulsar and more

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and his wife Daniella Pick have become parents to a baby boy. A representative of the star couple shared the news in a statement to Page Six.

Oscar-nominated director Quentin Tarantino, wife Daniella become parents to baby boy

Feeling proud and grateful, Cesar Bonilla, 87, is still baffled by a surge in demand for his canned potato chips after a tin briefly appeared in the award-sweeping Korean film "Parasite", making his small company in northwestern Spain hire more staff.

How Oscar-winning 'Parasite' caused a surge in Spanish crisp maker's sales

South Korean President Moon Jae-in invited cast and crew members of the film 'Parasite' led by director Bong Joon-ho to a luncheon meeting at the presidential compound on Thursday (February 20) to congratulate the country's historic wins at the Academy Awards.

'Parasite' director meets South Korean president in Seoul

How much can you expect from a film? How fair is it to ask a film to perform according to our expectations? Can a film ever be worth the hype when we're already told it has won some major awards?

'Parasite' is like a slap on the conscience of privileged ones

Brad Pitt has been everywhere lately. The Hollywood star has been picking Best Supporting Actor his role in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time in Hollywood’ as he plays a stuntman to Leonardo DiCaprio’s character.

Brad Pitt reveals close friend David Fincher wrote punches in his Oscars speech

6 times Hollywood celebs repeated their red carpet outfits with swag

Every time Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston meet, hopes of millions of fans across the world go up. The former couple has become friends almost a decade after they got separated.

After SAG, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston bump into each other at Oscars after-party

Meet the winners of Oscar 2020

Hollywood's awards season comes to a close Sunday at the Oscars, with war epic '1917' battling South Korean thriller 'Parasite' for glory as a row swirls over the lack of minorities on the night's star-studded nominee list.

Oscars battle set to begin amid crystals and controversy

Oscars night is the most glamorous in Hollywood, and the best in showbiz did not disappoint with their sartorial choices on Sunday. Pink gowns were a serious trend, along with basic black and statement necklaces.

Oscars red carpet: Soft pink, basic black and some big statements

The Oscars kicked off in Hollywood Sunday with a vibrant musical medley, a comedy bit from Steve Martin and Chris Rock -- and a first acting Academy Award for veteran star Brad Pitt.

Oscars kick off in Hollywood with musical medley and politics

Top Hollywood news today was Jimmy Fallon's announcement that K-pop band BTS will return to 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon', 'Knives Out 2' being given a green signal by Lionsgate and Matthew Perry joining Instagram.

Top 5 Hollywood news today: BTS to return to Jimmy Fallon show, Matthew Perry joins Instagram

Oscars 2020: Six big moments from this year's ceremony

'Parasite' director Bong Joon Ho had his arms full of Oscar statues at a post-show celebration, after his social satire won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday (February 9), making history as the first film not in the English language to win the movie industry's highest honor.

'Parasite' director has arms full of Oscar statues at post-show engraving

Brad Pitt had an eventful Oscars 2020 as he took home his first Oscar for acting for his role in ‘Once Upon A Time in Hollywood’. His was the first Oscar awarded.

Brad Pitt's Oscar speech was about his kids, Tarantino and Trump's impeachment

Chinese-American director Lulu Wang's movie 'The Farewell' won the top prize at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, while Adam Sandler was named best actor and made fun of his exclusion from Sunday`s Oscars.

Adam Sandler laughs off Oscar snub as he wins indie acting prize

The 18th edition Oscars Night Before is returning, a champagne-soaked event that hosts all top celebrities of the Hollywood fraternity. The mega event will be held a night before the main gala night at the Fox Studios on Saturday and is known to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

Oscars 'Night Before' party to lighten up with A-list celebrity hosts

The annual Elton John Oscars viewing party has hit a snag this year as its host is nominated for an Oscar and has to attend the awards show. However, his husband David Furnish says they have a plan to ensure Elton can be at both venues.

Elton will be in two places on Oscar night, husband David Furnish says

A new ad that portrays motherhood as you've never seen it before is now in the middle of a controversy as reports came out that it has been rejected by The Academy from being showcased during the Oscars 2020 ceremony.

Oscars 2020: The Academy rejects pregnancy ad for being 'too graphic'

An Oscar award is probably the nearest thing to a 'Holy Grail' for cinema. But, did you know why an award given by the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is called an Oscar?

Oscars 2020: It's not always about the winners

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