Oscar 2021: Producers disclose plans for show with strict COVID-19 guidelines

Months after the nominees and certain details of the 93rd Academy Awards were announced the shows producers Jesse Collins Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh spelt out the plans for the ceremony and how COVID safety procedure would be integrated throughout Cinema maniacs have been on their toes since the nominations of the 93rd annual Academy Awards were announced in March by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick JonasFollowing the announcement certain guidelines and details were also announced to keep the fans updated about the prestigious ceremony to be held on April 25 this year Now the producers of the show Jesse Collins Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh have come out to reveal the actual details on how Covid19 protocols would be integrated into the shows broadcast while assuring that they are taking every measure to make sure all nominees and participants are safe throughout the threehour ceremony reported DeadlineThe narrative of the evening will be how we have gotten people back to work and what is involved exactly in doing that There is that sort of strand that is going to run throughout the program of following the science of keeping people safe said SherThe whole situation has been incredibly fluid in making sure that we are adhering to the guidelines in terms of capacity and how we are allowed to move people and how long we are allowed to keep them in certain places There is no universe in which we are ever going to put anybody at risk she addedThe 58yearold film producer also mentioned that she is hoping to combine safety with a show that feels like a glimpse of what is going to be possible when most people are vaccinated and rapid testing is the norm Covid is going to be there because it is everywhere But we want to put it in its place and then sort of move forward she saidAs for the content of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards itself producers assured it will be optimistic about the love for and need for the moviegoing experience with Sher even invoking the announced closure of Arclight Theatres and the venerable Cinerama Dome this week as per DeadlineCollins also joined and shared that the show is developing into something they only dreamed it could be and said they have been following Soderberghs manifesto that states the show will certainly look like a novel and not at like a TV show It will be 24 frames per second widescreen with shots designed like movie shots including over the shoulder he explainedWith the location for most of the ceremony taking place at Union Station he told that the room there has been beautifully laid out by David Rockwell production designer with a hope to encourage winners to say something meaningfulSoderbergh was also asked about his own memorable acceptance speech when he won Best Director for Traffic in 2001 something that has been played as a good example at past Oscar nominee lunches to show potential winners what makes a good speech I was drunk Thats not a lie laughed Soderbergh who said it was a surreal moment being handed that Oscar by Tom Cruise affecting his whole equilibrium since he had no idea he would possibly winAccording to Deadline Soderbergh also told that wearing a mask throughout the whole ceremony will be important for all the people who will be in attendanceMasks will play a very important role in the story of the evening That topic is very central to the evening he said without elaboratingThe producers also uniformly agreed that the ambitious show they are doing would not have been possible two months ago when the 93rd ceremony was originally planned for February 28th the date the Golden Globes swooped in and took after AMPAS abandoned it That February date would have been impossible Things have so improved with the vaccines It was a great decision to push the show said SoderberghAnswering a question as to whether there has been outreach to invite President Biden who has appeared before on an Oscar cast to introduce Lady Gagas song Til It Happens to You Sher said I think they have bigger fish to fry Also producers especially Soderbergh were terse when answering a question about the use of Zooms like other awards shows have done this year The answer again to that as they have repeatedly stated is NoWe will use satellite hookups told Soderbergh for those nominees who would not be able to attend the show We can control the image the sound working it into the overall show more seamlesslyThe red carpet so associated with Oscars and awards shows will be tiny as per the DeadlineProducers also announced earlier that all the nominated songs will be performed during a 90minute preshow with each track having unique creative elements A list of 15 presenters was also revealed earlier this week but Soderbergh promised two more presenters would be named by the end of the weekWrapping up the details Soderbergh also expressed that he wants the Oscar show to be uplifting and hopeful for people despite the fact that many of the nominated films this year can be construed as depressing or dark in some waysI hope it doesnt remind us of the pain and dislocation people have been feeling over the past year We want to see a potential future he saidThe Oscar telecast will air live on ABC at 8 pm ET5 pm PT on Sunday April 25This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever