“An Enormous Loss”: How Hollywood Is Adjusting to Yet Another Virtual Awards Season

Just before the holidays, hundreds of actors, filmmakers, publicists, and executives were preparing to spend the first weeks of January hopping coast-to-coast for a series of awards-season events, from the clubby New York Film Critics Circle dinner to the massive Critics Choice Awards. And then, in the days leading up to the holiday break, omicron brought down the hammer, over and over again. Everything was canceled or postponed, including the AFI Awards, BAFTA L.A. Tea, the National Board of Review Gala, the Palm Springs Film Festival and Gala, and the Academy’s own Governors Awards, which was expected to attract virtually… Read Full Article