Cinemas across the US have been closed since the middle of March and major film releases have been postponed.
Some, including Universal Pictures' Trolls World Tour, have been released directly onto streaming platforms or video on demand.
The three main US cinema chains - AMC, Regal and Cinemark - have said it will be late June or July before they reopen.Under normal rules, a film must be shown in a commercial cinema in Los Angeles for at least seven consecutive days, and there must be at least three daily screenings. To make it easier for movies to be in contention, the academy is expanding its qualifying theatres beyond Los Angeles County to include New York, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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