Oscars in crisis as Covid runs riot with key nominees out with the virus
thesun.co.ukTHIS weekend’s Oscars are in crisis — with half of the Best Picture films battling Covid scares. Nominees have dubbed the panic “swab sweat” — as they nervously await two mandatory PCR tests 48 hours ahead of Sunday’s ceremony.
Stars including Lady Gaga, Dame Judi Dench, Will Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch — plus performers Billie Eilish and Beyonce — have been told they will be forced to miss both the prestigious pre-Oscars Governors Ball tomorrow night and the main event 48 hours later should they test positive.
Belfast director and nominee Kenneth Branagh tested positive last weekend and is missing tonight’s Oscar Wilde Awards in LA.
At least four other cast members from other movies, including multi-nominee The Power Of The Dog, have also caught Covid within the past week.
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