Awards shows are back - including the goodie bags for nominees. Photo / Getty ImagesAfter going virtual for a year, awards shows are back, and this year's Academy Awards are set to be held in person. The luxury goodie bags for nominees will also make a reappearance, and include all sorts of extravagant freebies from plastic surgery consultations to holidays in Swedish lighthouses, the Guardian reports. The total value of the gifts offered to this year's Oscar nominees is around $294,536, according to Forbes. The Oscars takes place on Sunday local time and organisers backtracked on their initial Zoom ban for attendees.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 24, 2021 00:11 UTC