Delayed Academy Awards will go ahead in April with live ‘in-person show’, featuring multiple locations

The delayed Academy Awards ceremony in April will be a live “in-person” event that will air from multiple locations, organisers have said.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences re-scheduled the 2021 Oscar ceremony, the highest awards in the movie industry, from February 28 to April 25 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

A spokesperson said in a statement that despite the pandemic, the group was “determined to present an Oscars like none other, while prioritising the public health and safety of all those who will participate.”