For the next year, the American Academy of Film has announced changes to the rules that have been customary so far for Oscar film nominations

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Although the 2021 ceremonial season has not been canceled following the Corona virus, it does not appear to be the same as the previous years. 

The American Academy of Film announced Wednesday the rules change for filmmakers who want their films to be nominated for the 93rd Academy Awards, and officially allowed to submit films that were broadcast online and not screened in cinema, just this year.

"For the 93rd ceremony only," a statement from the academy said, "Films designed to be screened in theaters but ultimately aired only on streaming or the Wiiudi can be nominated for awards in various categories in the ceremony."

So far, in order to qualify for the film, films have had to be aired commercially at a Los Angeles movie theater for a week, at least three times a day. "The academy believes that there is no better way to experience the magic of films than to watch them in theaters," said Academy President David Rubin and CEO Don Hudson. "However, the tragic epidemic of the Corona virus requires a temporary exception to eligibility for the ceremony."

In order for films to more easily meet the conditions of admission when cinemas opened, the academy expanded the states where it was possible to screen films other than Los Angeles, and also added New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, and Atlanta.

The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony will be held on April 28, 2021.

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