Oscars 2022: New Policies Announced for COVID-19 Vaccinations, Select People Won't Need Them

There has been a change in plans for the COVID-19 vaccination policies for the upcoming 2022 Oscars ceremony, which will take place in Hollywood on March 27.

The show is returning to the Dolby Theatre after being forced to scale things down last year with a show at L.A.’s Union Station.

It was previously reported that The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences would not be requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test, but now there’s been a change in plans. Most people will be required to show vaccination proof, but some people won’t have to.

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The New York Times reports that the audience of 2,500 invited guests, including all nominees, are “required to show proof of vaccination against the coronavirus and at least two negative P.C.R. tests.”

Performers and presenters will not need to show proof of vaccination, but “must undergo rigorous testing.” A spokeswoman for the Academy said that the policy was in “keeping with virus safety protocols on some television sets and return-to-work standards set by Los Angeles County.”

Only 2,500 people are being invited to the Oscars, despite there being 3,317 seats in the Dolby Theatre. Nominees and their guests will be seated in the orchestra and parterre areas where there will be more spacing than usual, allowing for all those people to go maskless.

People sitting in the mezzanine will be required to wear masks throughout the show.

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