{"id":18101,"date":"2021-03-24T16:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T05:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=189275"},"modified":"2021-03-24T18:56:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T18:56:47","slug":"oscars-zoom-rule","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/oscars-zoom-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2021 Oscars: The Strange New Rule To Avoid Zoom Glitches"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Christian Slater introduces Elle Fanning during the 78th Annual Golden Globe\u00ae Awards at The Rainbow Room on February 28, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Hollywood Foreign Press Association)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is well-known by now that if an acceptance speech runs for too long at the Academy Awards – 45 seconds to be exact<\/a> – you will essentially be played off the stage. If that doesn’t work, the stage lights will be cut out. That rule was introduced in 2010; now and in the COVID era, a new stipulation has been included for the 2021 Oscars ceremony.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0Variety<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>talent have been told acceptance speeches over Zoom are not possible and you must be at the event to deliver the usual thank yous.<\/p>\n

In a letter to this year\u2019s Oscar nominees, the show\u2019s producers, Emmy nominee Jesse Collins, Oscar nominee Stacey Sher, and Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh said, \u201cWe are going to great lengths to provide a safe and enjoyable evening for all of you in person, as well as for all the millions of film fans around the world, and we feel the virtual thing will diminish those efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The letter also included the dress code and aims to be \u201ca fusion of inspirational and aspirational.” In short, it means dress to impress and no Jason Sudeikis, you can’t wear a rainbow hoodie<\/a> to the acclaimed affair.<\/p>\n

The newly-introduced requirements may appear a little harsh, especially for those stars who cannot attend due to scheduling or uneasiness of coronavirus. But as the event organizers noted, “the virtual thing” and casual dress take away from the special event.<\/p>\n

Golden Globes<\/a> is an example where technical glitches distracted from the evening (though we think Jane Fonda nailed it). The 2021 Grammy Awards<\/a> were largely held in person through a rooftop, scaled-back format where talent, plus-ones, and presenters were the only people in attendance.<\/p>\n

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