随着新冠疫情肆虐全球，电影业持续遭受重创。影院停业、影片撤档、拍摄被无限推迟、电影节也无法如期举行，好莱坞几近“停摆”。 美国电影艺术与科学学院15日宣布，为应对疫情对影片制作、后期发行以及电影节取消带来的负面影响，原定于2021年2月28日举办的第93届奥斯卡颁奖典礼将推迟至4月25日举行，届时仍将在线下举行并通过ABC直播，不考虑预录或线上的形式。 鉴于颁奖典礼推迟举办，参与评选的影片审议资格期限也将相应延长，影片发行日期需在2020年1月1日至2021年2月28日之间。 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday that the 93rd Oscars ceremony, scheduled to be held on February 28, 2021, will move to April 25 "as a result of the global pandemic caused by COVID-19." The ceremony for film's highest honors will take place on April 25, 2021, the academy said in a statement. The academy also extended the deadline by which movies must be released to be eligible for an Oscar nomination from December 31 to February 28, 2021. 为了增加奥斯卡奖性的多样性，与以往要求申奖电影需在影院至少上映一周的评选规则不同的是，今年在流媒体进行首映或通过视频点播平台播放的电影也将有资格参与竞争。 此外，从明年奥斯卡奖开始，提名最佳影片的名额扩大到十个，且不再看得票率，将直接选出十个影片入围最佳影片奖，这无疑将为更多电影获奖创造更多可能。 这已经是奥斯卡历史上第四次推迟颁奖礼的举办时间。此前三次分别为：1938年的洛杉矶水灾，1968年马丁•路德•金遇刺以及1981年里根总统的遇刺未遂。 It was only the fourth time in the 93-year history of the Academy Awards that the date has been changed. The Oscars was first delayed in 1938 after massive flooding in Los Angeles. In 1968, it was put on hold after the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. and again in 1981 following the attempted assassination of then-President Ronald Reagan. 学院主席大卫•鲁宾(David Rubin)和首席执行官道恩•哈德森(Dawn Hudson)在周一的联合声明中强调：
“一个多世纪以来，电影在最黑暗的时期为安慰、启发和娱乐我们发挥了重要作用。今年也是如此。”
声明强调，他们希望今年的奥斯卡颁奖典礼能成为将全世界影迷团结起来的重要力量。通过延长资格期限和颁奖日期的方式，可以为电影制片人提供完成和发行电影所需的灵活性，同时避免因任何人无法控制的事情而受到惩罚。 "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," said David Rubin, the academy president, and Dawn Hudson, the academy chief executive in a joint statement. "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," they said. 除奥斯卡以外，接下来将举办的颁奖典礼和电影节都将陆续调整举办时间和形式。原定于6月20日举行的奥斯卡科学技术奖颁奖仪式已无限期推迟,TV Academy创意艺术颁奖典礼将于9月在线上举行。 The new date for the Oscars is expected to prompt the Golden Globes and other award shows to also reschedule their events. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) on Monday said it was shifting its film awards ceremony to April 11 from February 14. 从上周开始，因疫情停滞许久的好莱坞电影终于复工。在满足当地卫生部门的要求下，洛杉矶已允许电影公司恢复拍摄，即便如此，不少工作仍无法很快开展，大型影院的重新开放也预计至少在7月下旬以后。 届时，包括《信条》、《花木兰》等多部被给予厚望的大片将有望首推上线，成为鼓励观众回归影院的“重要武器”。 Hollywood movies were last week given the green light to resume production in the Los Angeles area with detailed guidelines on social distancing and frequent testing. However, most are not expected to resume until September. Hollywood hopes the big movie theater chains will reopen by late July, when thriller "Tenet" and "Mulan" are due to be released. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down movie theaters worldwide in mid-March and brought film production to a halt. 推荐阅读：