The Oscars takes place on Sunday, April 25th and will be airing live on CTV starting at 8 p.m. EST/ 5 p.m. PST. I’d be enormously grateful if you were happy with me," Cavill wrote on Instagram. The number of people watching the Oscars dropped to an all-time low on Sunday, overnight figures reveal. 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Nomadland, Hopkins and Kaluuya share Oscars glory, 13 major looks from the Oscars red carpet, A very different Oscars - small, muted and serious. The Academy Awards are in crisis — even more than those other times they were in crisis. Follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. His killers are yet to be arrested. IndieWire's Ben Travers, meanwhile, said it had resulted in a finale where "everyone [was] reminded that a black man rarely wins best actor". If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. Some Amazon managers say they hire people they intend to fire later just to meet their turnover goal. Katie Tsai. Alireza Fazeli Monfared wanted to live as a free gay man in the West. April 23, 2021 7 AM PT After a two-month postponement, the 93rd Academy Awards is almost here. Honoring movies released in 2020. COVID deniers and turning into anti-vaxxers and preventing the rest of us from getting through the pandemic and back to normal. As the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony approaches, more details are emerging about the measures being taken to keep attendees safe in the midst of the pandemic. These changes, I think, would have drastically improved the ceremony, and I would have liked it much better. "We can't indulge these insane lies any longer. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) "I had opinions [on] how the Oscar shows have been presented in the past," Soderbergh told Vanity Fair earlier this year. Others were outraged that Jessica Walter and Glee's Naya Rivera were omitted, even though their best-known work had mostly been on television. Arrested Development's Jessica Walter dies aged 80, Glee star Naya Rivera died of accidental drowning. The 2021 Oscars Ceremony Was a Noble, Doomed Experiment Steven Soderbergh made a heroic effort to do an Academy Awards show like no other—but the old ways were sorely missed. Oscars 2021: 'Nomadland' wins best picture at the 93rd Academy Awards. A league of Muslim nations on Sunday demanded that Israel halt attacks killing Palestinian civilians amid heavy fighting between it and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, even as fissures between countries over their recognition of Israel emerged. The ratings are likely to cause concern at the Academy, which organises the show. "Fight For You" from Judas and the Black Messiah is 2021 Oscar Winner for Music (Original Song) In Memoriam "Fight For You" Performance. The first televised ceremony in 1953 had cameras in both Hollywood and New York, a … A special response unit extricated the victim from under the concrete rubble, according to the Chicago Fire Department, The largest nurses union in the U.S. called on the CDC Saturday to reverse guidance issued this week that allows for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to go maskless while participating in indoor and outdoor activities.Details: National Nurses United executive director Bonnie Castillo said in a statement the new guidance is "not based on science, does not protect public health, and threatens the lives of patients, nurses, and other frontline workers across the country. "Castillo The other side: CDC director Rochelle Walensky noted when the guidelines were issued Thursday that few people vaccinated against the coronavirus had become infected with it, that "transmission seems rarer still" and the vaccines seem to protect against known variants in the U.S., per the New York Times.The CDC did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.More from Axios: Sign up to get the latest market trends with Axios Markets. 2021 Oscar winners make history After being pushed back by two months, the 93rd Academy Awards were held on Sunday. Academy Award nominee Glenn Close dances to "Da Butt" during the 93rd annual Oscar ceremony on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station Los Angeles. Sarah Whitten. In truth, a fluid date and multiple locations go back to Oscar’s earliest days. "Like most of the world, Sir Anthony was apparently not watching the Academy Awards," said Entertainment Weekly's critic of the show's "dull thud" of an ending. Just 9.85 million US viewers tuned in to the ceremony, a drop of 58% from the previous low of 23.6 million in 2020. According to the Telegraph's Ed Power, this year's ceremony was "a golden opportunity... to remind audiences of the magic of the movies". Hello and welcome to The Independent ’s Oscars 2021 live blog! Oscars 2021: From theme to ceremony location, producers flip traditions for 93rd Academy Awards. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 19: Oscars signage is seen during preparations for the 93rd Annual Academy Awards on April 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The corporation said he was leaving his post due to ongoing health issues. The 2021 Oscars ceremony was the least-watched to date, and even though Jimmy Kimmel and Chris Rock—who have both hosted the awards show before—did … The 2021 Oscars will take place on April 25, and see the implementation of “hubs” for European-based nominees to appear in London and Paris. 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