(by Alessandra Baldini) (ANSA) - NEW YORK, MARCH 19 - No zoom and no jeans: the 2021 Oscar ceremony will be "live" but for a few close friends and with the usual display of elegance.
These are the indications that "Night of the Stars" producer Steven Soderbergh (best director in 2000 for "Traffic"), Stacey Sher (nominee for "Django Unchained" and "Erin Brockovich") and Jesse Collins (an Emmyper "Zoboomafoo") have given to the more than 200 nominees for the 2021 awards.
In an email explaining what to expect from a "safe, carefree and live evening" Soderbergh and her companions reveal that the ceremony will take place mainly in the vast spaces of Los Angeles' historic Union Station with "other 'live' elements from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood": among these probably the performances of the five best original songs including "Io Si '/ Seen" by Laura Pausini from "La Vita Davanti aSe'" by Edoardo Ponti.
Soderbergh and his companions face in the email the most obvious question at the time of Covid, namely that of security: "We will treat the event as if it were a movie set, including special measures that include a team for instant swabs. he will have to come from outside, he will receive specific instructions and other instructions will be given to those who are already in Los Angeles ".
There will also be a 90-minute pre-show at Union Station for the nominees, their host and presenters.
Also to reduce the risks of Covid, the number of presenters could be halved (from 50 usually to 25) and some candidates will be asked to present.
The choice of a "live" evening is a response to the flop of the Grammys, the latest awards aired due to the pandemic in hybrid format and whose audience has halved compared to the 2020 edition. stole none during the 2021 awards season with the GoldenGlobes, CMA Awards, American Music Awards and Academy of CountryMusic Awards all collapsing.
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