There you have it, folks. After rumors started swirling a while back that a change or postponement to the Oscars was in the works, yesterday a more thorough bit of speculation began. Sources said that a meeting today among the powers that be at the Academy was being held, for just that purpose. Well, that was indeed the case, and the Academy Awards are on the move. As expected, it’s not a massive jump, but a move from the end of February to the end of April, fitting into the expected eight week delay that was being discussed. Along with that, there are some new eligibility dates for the 93rd ceremony, as is to be expected. Read on to find out the details… The Hollywood Reporter again has the exclusive, detailing the changes for the upcoming Oscar ceremony. In short, the the 93rd Academy Awards are jumping from February 28th of 2021 to April 25th. Along with that, eligibility for the Oscars is changing for this year, too. Now, instead of having to hit by December 31st in order to be Academy Award eligible, a film has until the 28th of February. This is designed to be a one time change, obviously due to COVID-19 and the industry-wide chaos. Here is some of the THR story: As a result of the global pandemic, the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony has been pushed back from Feb. 28, 2021 to April 25, 2021, and the Oscars eligibility period for feature films, which began on Jan. 1, 2020 and was set to expire at the end of Dec. 31, 2020, has been extended to Feb. 28, 2021, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and its Oscars broadcasting partner ABC announced on Monday. The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reported on Sunday that this was set to happen. In a statement, the Academy indicated that the show will still be held “at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood” and “will air live on ABC,” an apparent rejection of the possibility of a pre-taped and/or virtual gathering. And the Academy emphasized, “The intent going forward is to ultimately return to awarding excellence for films released in the January-December calendar year.” A number of other major changes were also announced. The Oscar submission deadline for general entry categories — among them best picture, original score and original song — is now Jan. 15, […]