86th Oscars shifted to March to avoid clash with Winter Olympics

MUMBAI: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the 86th edition of the Academy Awards now known as Oscars will happen in March next year to avoid a clash with the closing ceremony of Winter Olympics in Russia.
 
The 86th Oscars, which will be held on 2 March, 2014, would have clashed with closing ceremony of Winter Olympics in Russia had the organisers kept its traditional last-Sunday-of-February slot.
 
The 87th Oscars will be back to its routine in 2015 and will happen on 22 February, 2015.
 
The 86th and 87th Oscars ceremonies will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network.