Despite attending virtual events and festivals, the Oscars will be the first live event Proudfoot has attended in more than a year. "It's been a very dark year, and this has just been a ray of sunshine into my life." (Breakwater Studios)Proudfoot will be among a limited number of in-person guests at this year's Academy Awards, a host-less, three-hour-long show that requires a "rigorous protocol," he said. But exactly what the Oscars will look like on Sunday night remains a mystery, even to Proudfoot. "I don't think anyone is going to recognize the Academy Awards this year," Proudfoot said, "as it's going to be very different from an Academy Awards we've seen in the past."

Source: CBC News April 23, 2021 07:52 UTC