The Oscar prediction charts will be up soon but thought you should know if you haven't yet heard a couple of news items in relation to awards season. The Oscar ceremony is not reverting to February as we'd hoped (shame). The 94th Academy Awards will be held on March 27th, 2022 next year to be exact.
They're keeping the streaming eligibility rules but thankfully the eligibility calendar is back to the Calendar Year. Well sort of...
This year that means films released between March 1st through December 31st (shorter than usual due to last season's extension). Unfortunately holding the Oscars in late March again, after years of trying to get them as early as possible into the year, will result in lots of f***ery from the studios of one week qualifiers and the like that don't *really* come out. What we wouldn't give for a true calendar year; so elegant and simple!
In semi-related news the HFPA has hired ethics and diversity consultants and legal advisters and is expected to vote on new bylaws in July.