Deadline Now: Oscar Season Catches The Coronavirus

Some stories are best told visually.

With that in mind, Deadline has launched Deadline Now, a regular video series that reveals a different side of the stories our readers care most about. It will explore everything from castings to COVID, ratings to firings, from late-night TV to the latest breaking news. The project’s driving imperative is visual storytelling.

DeadlineNow is spearheaded by Deadline reporter and New Hollywood podcast co-host Amanda N’Duka.

2021 Oscars Postponed To April 25, Latest Date Ever; Films Eligible Through February 28; Academy Museum Opening Delayed To April 30

Our latest Deadline Now installment captures the confusion of this year’s Oscar race. With many of the usual festival launching pads for prestige films hobbled by the coronavirus, we’re sliding into fall without a clear consensus leader — or even a solid list of potential leaders. The result is a wide-open Oscar race that might turn out to be one of the craziest we’ve ever seen.

To see it all in today’s Deadline Now, click on the video above.