Oscars in Covid chaos! Stars panic as they await PCR results

The 2022 Academy Award attendees have been left fearing they'll miss the ceremony as they nervously await the results of two mandatory PCR tests ahead of Sunday’s ceremony. Preparations well underway outside the Dolby Theatre on Wednesday as the Academy Awards returned home to Hollywood A year on from the panned pandemic ceremony, the Oscars are back to their full-scale best with workers For the first time in three years the awards will have a host with Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes taking the stage for the 8pm ET ceremony. Home: The Dolby Theatre has played host to the Academy Awards since it opened in 2001 - pictured the 2016 ceremony hosted by Chris Rock Watered down: In contrast last year's ceremony took place at a LA train station with just 170 guests to abide by strict pandemic protocols After the 2021 ceremony was criticised for being a 'three hour woke fest', producer Will Packer has promised the 2022 ceremony will be as entertaining as possible while still honoring the nominees and winners. Ready for the stars: The huge red carpet took a team of workers to roll out as organisers captured the big moment on camera Hard at work: A year on from the panned pandemic ceremony, the Oscars are back to their full-scale best with workers Prep: 'Oscars' letters were seen parked on the stars of the famous Hollywood Boulevard as the red carpet arrivals area took shape outside the theatre The eight categories are Best Documentary Short, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup/Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Animated Short, Best Live-Action Short and Best Sound. The main man: Head carpenter Gregg Strouth steadied a decorative panel showing the famous Oscar statuette It's back: After the 2021 ceremony was criticised for being a 'three hour woke fest', producer Will Packer has promised the 2022 ceremony will be as entertaining as possible Entertaining: 'The show will flow, not unlike a movie, in that there will be different themes and a different feel and different energy throughout the night,' Packer said in an interview with IndieWire Both the canceled move in 2018 and this new shift in the broadcast was approved by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences leadership in the Awards Committee.