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Hurry Back, Award Shows: We Need You Now More Than Ever

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Entertainment has always been a source of diversion and escape for people in hard times. Last week's cascade of announcements about award show postponements and cancellations was depressing, even though it was inevitable and inarguably the only prudent course of action.

The Juno Awards were cancelled, as were the GLAAD Media Awards and the Razzie Awards. The ACM Awards, the iHeartRadio Music Awards, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards were all postponed.

The BAFTA Games Awards is moving to a live stream. There is precedent for real life intruding on awards shows. The 1968 Oscars were delayed two days so that they would follow, rather than precede, the funeral of the assassinated Dr.

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