When COVID Almost Canceled the Oscars: An Oral History of a Most Surreal Night
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, Steven Soderbergh, Chloé Zhao and Chadwick Boseman’s widow — among dozens of others — speak out in the definitive oral history of a ceremony that was both a fiasco and a miracle: "I’m going to just spill all secrets."
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Oral History When COVID Almost Canceled the Oscars: An Oral History of a Most Surreal Night Dr. Anthony Fauci, Steven Soderbergh, Chloé Zhao and Chadwick Boseman’s widow — among dozens of others — speak out in the definitive oral history of a ceremony that was both a fiasco and a miracle: "I’m going to just spill all secrets." By Scott Feinberg Plus Icon Scott Feinberg Executive Editor of Awards ScottFeinberg Follow Sign Up View All March 13, 2026 Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The world was a very different place five years ago. The pandemic was killing thousands daily and, with vaccines only just beginning to roll out, normal life and work had largely ceased. Hollywood, meanwhile, was rocked by mandatory production shutdowns, theater closures and postponements of high-profile titles, from No Time to Die to West Side Story , while streamers — Netflix, Prime Video and Hulu, as well as newcomers Disney+ (November 2019), HBO Max (May 2020) and Peacock (July 2020) — became America’s go-to for distraction and comfort, accelerating an existential threat to the established order. Related Stories TV Disney Has Sold Out of Oscars Advertising Inventory Amid Live Event Push Movies THR's Guide to the Oscars: Everything You Need to Know Before Sunday's Show For nearly a century, the Oscars had been a constant, postponed three times­ — after the L.A. floods in 1938, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 and the attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981 — but never canceled. The ceremony went forward after Pearl Harbor, throughout World War II and in the wake of 9/11. But how could the 93rd Oscars, originally scheduled for Feb. 28, 2021, proceed when people couldn’t leave their homes without risking their lives? That was the question. What follows is th...
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