Academy Award attendees who live outside of Los Angeles no longer required to quarantine prior to Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts has announced it will not require Academy Award attendees who live outside of Los Angeles to quarantine before the big night.
The Academy made the decision to drop the five-day quarantine on the advice of its medical advisors, according to Deadline, which reported the news on Thursday.
Attendees will not need to quarantine, but everyone will still be required to take and pass PCR tests.
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The Academy will organize concierge services and labs around Hollywood to travelers though it will be their responsibility to go out and get the test.
Variety reported last month that nominees and invited guests will need to show proof of vaccination though the same will not be asked of performers and presenters.
No five-day quarantine: The organization announced it will not require the Academy Award attendees who live outside of Los Angeles to quarantine before the big night
Still testing: Attendees will not need to quarantine, but everyone will still be required to take and pass PCR tests; woman getting tested in North Miami, Florida in January 2022
The Academy has already kicking up a bit of controversy because of their decision to award eight of the statues in the hour before the ceremony.
Those awards would be handed out early in order to save time and keep the show to three hours.
The decision was made to save time during the broadcast which has been criticized over the years for regularly running long.
Big names like James Cameron, Guillermo del Toro and John Williams signed a letter to the Academy protesting the decision.
Controversial decision: The Academy has already kicking up a bit of controversy because of their decision to award eight of the statues in the hour before the ceremony.
Big stars speaking out: Big names like James Cameron, Guillermo del Toro (March pictured 2022) and John Williams signed a letter to the Academy protesting the decision
In the letter, the signees said that handing out the awards an hour before the ceremony would do ‘irreparable damage’ and be ‘demeaning the very crafts that, in their most outstanding expressions, make the art of filmmaking worthy of celebration.’
Five of the awards would be for ‘below the line’ contributions to film, meaning contributions that are generally more technical in nature such as cinematographers, stylists and costumers.
They are: film editing, makeup and hairstyling, original score, production design and sound. The other three awards will be for short films.
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