An Oscars unlike any before will get underway Sunday night with a telecast retooled for the pandemic.This year, the series will adapt to the demands of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic for a socially distanced show that attempts to follow safety recommendations while steering clear of the virtual format other award shows have adopted.To underscore the changes due to the pandemic, there will be no host, no audience, nor face masks for nominees attending the ceremony at Los Angeles' Union Station — this year's hub for a show usually broadcast from the Dolby Theatre - though they will have to mask up when not on stage.
And there will be COVID-19 testing as well as temperature checks.And guests - Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix,Reese Witherspoon and.