Later date for the Oscars

THE Oscars will be presented a little later next year, officials announced.

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will air live on ABC from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on March 7 to avoid coinciding with the Winter Olympics, said Leslie Unger, a spokeswoman for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The 2010 Winter Games are scheduled for February 12-28. This year’s Oscars telecast aired on February 22.