By Emily Lee
Apr 26, 2021
On Sunday (April 25), the Academy Awards held a live, in-person ceremony amid the ongoing pandemic. Notably, many of the attendees were not wearing masks at the indoor awards show. Ahead of the broadcast, the Academy broke down how they were able to safely pull off the maskless ceremony.
During ABC's
Oscars: Into the Spotlight special, Dr. Anne Rimoin, a professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, said the "number of experts who collaborated to ensure everyone's safety" at the 93rd Oscars is fittingly "bigger than the cast of most blockbuster movies." Dr. Rimoin highlighted the numerous safety protocols used to prepare for the awards show, including "wearing masks, social distancing and continually testing right up until showtime."