Glenn Close will no longer present at the 2023 Oscars in Los Angeles on Sunday night after testing positive for COVID-19, a rep for the actress told The Hollywood Reporter.
A rep for the Oscar-nominated actress told the Associated Press that she is currently isolating and resting. Close was expected to present alongside upwards of 40 other Hollywood names, including Nicole Kidman, Antonio Banderas, Ariana DeBose, Harrison Ford, Jessica Chastain, Samuel L. Jackson, Janelle Monáe and John Cho.
Last year, Lin-Manuel Miranda bowed out of attending the 94th Annual Oscars at the Los Angeles Dolby Theatre in person after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.
Earlier this awards season, nominees and presenters Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jamie Lee Curtis were absent from the Critics Choices Awards after testing positive for COVID-19. That news came in the week following the Golden Globes.
Proof of COVID testing and vaccination, as well as mask requirements, were a mixed bag this awards season, with some events not requiring anything for their in-person ceremonies, while others, like the Globes and the Critics Choice Awards, requiring either testing, proof of vaccination or both.
For this year’s Oscars, press were required to test but did not need to provide proof of vaccination. Those seated for the show inside the Dolby in the orchestra or first balcony also had to test.
The 95th annual Academy Awards will be broadcast on ABC starting at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. Returning to the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the ceremony will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, marking his third time leading the evening.
