The ceremony dates back to 1832, but rarely have the circumstances surrounding it been as tumultuous as they are this year.
The Times' Frank Shyong reported last year that the ceremony dates to the 4th century, when San Antonio De Abad was named the patron saint of the animal kingdom and began to bless animals to promote good health.
The thinking, according to Davis, is that the new ceremony date might help to counter both trends.
While my precise percentages in every category will not be released until closer to the Oscar ceremony date, I can now announce that each of the four SAG acting award winners -- Eddie Redmayne, Julianne Moore, J. K. Simmons and Patricia Arquette -- will enter the Academy Awards as the mathematical favorite.
After the ceremony, my date and I stood by the swimming pool, drinking sparkling wine and monitoring the canapés.
At the start of the ceremony, the date "September 28 2014" was removed, one character at a time, from the hand-operated scoreboard on the left-field wall and replaced by "With Respect 2 Derek Jeter" Then the "s'' in "Respect" was replaced by the No2.
Boyle explained that there had been four things that made him take the job: he was a big Olympics fan, he lived a mile from the Stadium and so felt invested in the area, his late father's birthday was on the ceremony's date, and he felt his 'Oscar clout' would enable him to push through what he wanted to do.
In 2001, BAFTA moved its ceremony date so it'd take place before the Oscars.
Ms. Jorde, who is not involved with the schedule for the unveiling, said she had initially suspected some hidden controversy because it had taken "unusually long" to organize a ceremony date.
State rules vary, but you will probably need to get this within 30 days of your planned civil ceremony date.
