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The Oscars Remembers It’s a Television Show

The Academy makes a tough vax call. But it's the right one.

HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 02: HANDOUT – EDITORIAL USE ONLY - In this handout photo provided by Ellen DeGeneres, host Ellen DeGeneres poses for a selfie taken by Bradley Cooper with (clockwise from L-R) Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Channing Tatum, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong'o, Angelina Jolie, Peter Nyong'o Jr. and Bradley Cooper during the 86th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo credit Ellen DeGeneres/Twitter via Getty Images)
Matthew Belloni
February 13, 2022

I’ll admit I nearly did a spit-take when I saw the Academy will not require Covid vaccinations to attend the Oscars next month. After all, most film and TV productions now force people to be vaxxed; the SAG Awards and Critics Choice have a mandate; and, at least in L.A. County, you can’t even get into a movie theater without a vax card.