With just over three weeks left until the nominations for the 94th Oscars are announced, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have revealed how many movies are eligible for Best Picture.
The Academy announced on Thursday that 276 films will be eligible for the coveted Best Picture, with the full 'Reminder List' available at Oscars.org.
The list of eligible films is smaller than usual, thanks in large part to the eligibility window shrinking, after it was extended last year.
Eligible: With just over three weeks left until the nominations for the 94th Oscars are announced, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have revealed how many movies are eligible for Best Picture
List: The Academy announced on Thursday that 276 films will be eligible for the coveted Best Picture, with the full 'Reminder List' available at Oscars.org
The Oscars typically award films in the same calendar year, though in 2020, because of the theater closures due to COVID-19, the eligibility was pushed to February 28, 2021.
This year, in an effort to get back to the calendar year format, the eligibility ran from March 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
The Academy also announced more changes in April 2020, which will only be in effect for the 94th Oscars, which allows for films to open in more cities to be considered Best Picture eligible.
Calendar: The Oscars typically award films in the same calendar year, though in 2020, because of the theater closures due to COVID-19, the eligibility was pushed to February 28, 2021
More cities: The Academy also announced more changes in April 2020, which will only be in effect for the 94th Oscars, which allows for films to open in more cities to be considered Best Picture eligible
A film previously had to be exhibited theatrically, at minimum, in Los Angeles County for seven consecutive days sin the same venue.
The Academy revealed that, for the 94th Oscars, films may open in a, 'commercial motion picture theater' in one of six
