The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network announced the 93rd Oscars® ceremony will move to Sunday, April 25, 2021, as a result of the global pandemic caused by COVID-19.
The show, which will air live on ABC, was originally scheduled for February 28, 2021. Coinciding with the Oscars celebration, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, initially scheduled to open to the public on December 14, 2020, will now open on April 30, 2021, also as a result of the health crisis.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano and featuring six floors of exhibition spaces, education and special event spaces, a conservation studio, a restaurant, a museum store, the 1,000-seat David Geffen Theater, and the 288-seat Ted Mann Theater, will move its opening to April 30, 2021.
Dates also have shifted for the Academy Awards® eligibility period, submission deadlines and related awards season events. The eligibility period for Academy Awards consideration has been extended beyond the standard December 31 deadline: a feature film must now have a qualifying release date between January 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021.
The submission deadline for specialty categories (Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film) is December 1, 2020. The submission deadline for general entry categories, including Best Picture, Original Score and Original Song, is now January 15, 2021.
Academy key dates for the 2020/2021 Oscar season are as follows:
| Preliminary voting begins | Monday, February 1, 2021 |
| Preliminary voting ends | Friday, February 5, 2021 |
| Oscar Shortlists Announcement | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 |
| Nominations voting begins | Friday, March 5, 2021 |
| Nominations voting ends | Wednesday, March 10, 2021 |
| Oscar Nominations Announcement | Monday, March 15, 2021 |
| Oscar Nominees Luncheon | Thursday April 15, 2021 |
| Finals voting begins | Thursday April 15, 2021 |
| Museum Gala | Saturday, April 17, 2021 |
| Finals voting ends | Tuesday, April 20, 2021 |
| Oscars Oscar | Sunday, April 25, 2021 |
| Museum Public Opening | Friday, April 30, 2021 |
The 93rd Oscars will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.