NarinjaraNews, April 23, 2023

The Military Council will hold the Motion Picture AcademyAwards for the three years of 2019,2020, and 2022 on May 6, and a genuine gold brooch will be given to those who have already won the Academy Award, anofficial from the film community said.

“MyanmarMotion Picture Organization will present Academy gold brooches made of real gold to artists and professionals whohave already received the Academy Award, who will again attend the ceremony. It is written in the invitationthat the award will be presentedin the Red Carpet gold brooch room. It can be considered as an incentive for those who have already received theacademy to attend,” hesaid.

An open-air theater located near City Hall in Naypyidaw willhost the Academy Awards for thefirst time. The Academy Awards have been suspended since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The upcoming awardceremony, scheduled to be held soon, willcover a three-year period, including the years 2019, 2020, and 2022.

According to the artist community, the Military Council ispressuring artists and professionalsto attend the ceremony, in order to increase attendance at the Academy Awards.

“Theywant to show that their event is crowded, so they have to put pressure on the artists. There are also artists whohave been released from prison but on bail," said a person close to the artists.

According to the Motion Picture Organization, there have beenapproximately 120 Academy Awardwinners from the time the Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards were first held until 2018.