text: For films to be included on the platform, the North American distributor must pay $12,500, including a watermarking fee, and a digital copy of the film to be prepared for streaming by the Academy.The platform can be accessed via Apple TV and Roku players.The watermarking process involved several video security firms, creating a forensic watermark and restricting the ability to take screenshots or screen recordings.In 2021, for the 2022 Oscars, the Academy banned all physical screeners and in-person screenings, restricting official membership viewing to the Academy Screening Room.Films eligible in the Documentary and International categories were made available in different sections of the platform.Distributors can also pay an extra fee to add video featurettes to promote their films on the platform.The in-person screenings were said to be cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Eligible films do not have to be added to the platform, but the Academy advertises them to voting members when they are.Awards ceremonies Telecast The major awards are presented at a live televised ceremony, commonly in late February or early March following the relevant calendar year, and six weeks after the announcement of the nominees.It is the culmination of the film awards season, which usually begins during November or December of the previous year.This is an elaborate extravaganza, with the invited guests walking up the red carpet in the creations of the most prominent fashion designers of the day.Black tie dress is the most common outfit for men, although fashion may dictate not wearing a bow-tie, and musical performers sometimes do not adhere to this (the artists who recorded the nominees for Best Original Song quite often perform those songs live at the awards ceremony, and the fact that they are performing is often used to promote the television broadcast).