94th Academy Awards ceremony will air on ABC on March 27
Will Packer, the Emmy-nominated producer behind films such as “Girls Trip,” “Straight Outta Compton” and “Ride Along,” will produce the 2022 Oscars ceremony, Academy president David Rubin announced Tuesday. This will be Packer’s first involvement with the Oscars, and he’ll lead the 94th Oscars show that will air on ABC on Sunday, March 27, 2022. He takes over for a producing team that last year included Steven Soderbergh for a COVID-safe, slimmed down and more cinematic version of the Oscars ceremony than audiences were used to. But next year’s show will be back in the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland where it’s traditionally been held. Shayla Cowan, chief of staff of Will Packer Productions and Will Packer Media, will serve as co-producer alongside Packer for the Oscars ceremony.
