Oscars: Academy Adds European Venues, Will Cover Quarantine-Impacted Travel Costs
With COVID-19 surging in Europe and other parts of the world, numerous nominees had expressed concern about their ability to participate in the April 25 ceremony, given the producers' previously stated requirement that nominees must participate in-person or not at all. The producers, accompanied by their COVID-19 consultant Dr. Erin Bromage of UMass Dartmouth, addressed those concerns directly in an opening statement and then a Q&A statement. The big news: "hubs" are being set up in London and Paris to help nominees there participate in-person.
Source: hollywoodreporter.com