The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 95th Oscars but with a few changes. Let’s read about the major ones!
1 To be qualified for Oscars 2023, films must be released between the first of Jan and 31st December 2022. The theatrical run must go for a minimum of seven consecutive days. Since theatres have been restored, posting a film on the Academy Screening Room (the Academy’s members-only streaming service) will no longer be a method of qualification. The Academy said, “Films that, in any version, receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release will not be eligible for Academy Awards in any category.”
2 Names for two categories have changed. Documentary feature is renamed as Documentary feature film and Documentary Short Subject is renamed as Documentary Short film.
3 Under Best Original Song category, no more than three songs can be submitted from the same film.
4 Under the sound category, the producers will now be required to make their films available for viewing by sound branch members, particularly when the release date is after the preliminary voting cycle opens.
The 95th Oscars will be held in Los Angeles on March 12. The six qualifying areas continue to be Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta and the San Francisco Bay Area.