The Oscar Ceremony of 2021 has been shifted from February to April due to Coronavirus. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences issued a statement saying, "This ceremony of the greatest accolades of the film world will now be held on April 25, 2021." These award ceremonies were earlier scheduled for 28 February. Due to the coronavirus, movie theaters have been shut in almost the whole world since mid-March, and production of films has stopped.

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The Academy has also increased the deadline, after which the films released could not be nominated for the Oscars. According to the information, now nominations for the Oscars will be made from December 31, 2020, to February 28, 2021. David Rubin, president of the academy and Don Hudson, chief executive of the academy, said in a statement, "Our purpose behind pushing the dates forward for eligibility and for award shows is to give filmmakers the flexibility to release films to complete their projects. "

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This is the fourth time in the history of 93 years that the date of the Academy Awards has been changed. In 1938, this has been done due to the flood of Los Angeles. The date of the awards was changed in 1968 on the assassination of Martin King Jr., the leader who fought for the rights of the people and in 1981, the assassination of President Ronald Reagan.

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