Academy Award Nominee Lin-Manuel Miranda Reveals Why He Turned Down Oscars Hosting Gig in the Past

opened Thursday night on Broadway, has been building now for — somehow — three years.The musical boasts the same creative team as Bette Midler’s wildly successful “Hello, Dolly!,” and we all hoped it would be the bandleader of Broadway’s post-pandemic return. Adding more sparkle, Hugh Jackman plays the leading man, Harold Hill, and on paper, it’s the role of the celebrated actor’s lifetime.Running time: 2 and a half hours with one intermission.

Blake Lively looks royal in a sleek purple suit for opening night of The Music Man held at Winter Garden Theatre on Tuesday (February 10) in New York City.

Beyoncé has picked up her first ever Academy Award nomination today, with “Be Alive” from King Richard up for Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars. She is nominated alongside songs by Billie Eilish (No Time To Die), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Encanto), Diane Warren (Four Good Days), and Van Morrison (Belfast).

“And the Oscar goes to…”

The Oscar nominations in the Original Song category unveiled Tuesday feature a high-wattage lineup that sets up intriguing potential performances at next month’s Oscarcast.

Lin Manuel-Miranda is so close to hitting a major milestone!

The 2022 Oscar nominations are in.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorLin-Manuel Miranda is one step closer to achieving EGOT status after earning an Oscar nomination in the best original song category for “Encanto’s” “Dos Oruguitas.” Miranda already has Emmy, Tony and Grammy awards.Should he succeed in winning the Oscar, he would join the elite group of artists who have achieved the status, including John Legend, Marvin Hamlisch and Robert Lopez. Composer Alan Menken was the most recent artist to achieve EGOT status in 2020, when he won an Emmy for outstanding original song in a children’s, young adult or animated program for “Waiting in the Wings” from Disney’s “Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure.”Miranda also has the rare distinction of winning a Pulitzer Prize for “Hamilton.” There are currently only two other people in the world who hold that honor, Hamlisch and Richard Rodgers.

Lin-Manuel Miranda saw his second career Oscar nomination today in the Best Song Category for “Dos Oruguitas” from the Disney animated movie Encanto, putting him on track once again to reach EGOT status. Encanto counted three noms this morning overall with noms for Best Animated Feature and Germaine Franco’s Original Score.

Wilson Chapman editorLin-Manuel Miranda will receive the 2022 Changemaker Award from the Greenwich International Film Festival, the festival announced Thursday. The Pulitzer Prize-winning “Hamilton” creator has been selected for the Changemaker award for his work with the Miranda Family Fund, which supports causes such as education, the arts and social justice, and has been particularly focused on rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017.

Halle Berry is putting a long-standing rumor about herself to rest: She does NOT have six toes. The actress appears on the Feb. 3 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres shows and takes part in a game of Burning Questions. When Ellen asks her what body part she’s most proud of, Halle admits that it’s her feet. “I’ve got some good looking feet, Ellen,” Halle brags. “I’m known for my feet. I am.”

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BAFTA EE Rising Star Award.The award is now in its seventeenth year.The nominees were announced by 2021 Rising Star winner Bukky Bakray (“You Don’t Know Me”) and presenter Edith Bowman on Tuesday.The five actors have been selected for demonstrating “exceptional talent in film over the past year.” Previous winners of the award have included James McAvoy, Eva Green, Tom Hardy, Kristen Stewart, Tom Holland, Letitia Wright and Micheal Ward.BAFTA’s Rising Star award is the only one of the EE British Academy Film Awards that is decided by the public. Voting will open at 11AM on Feb.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn “Tick, Tick, …Boom!” the song “Therapy” is performed by Jonathan Larson, played by Andrew Garfield and Karessa played by Vanessa Hudgens. The number intercuts mid-argument between Larson and girlfriend Susan (Alexandra Shipp), as they fight over Jonathan’s reluctance to understand that he has been shutting Susan out of his life as his musical’s workshop gets closer.Director Lin-Manuel Miranda says the song, a Fosse-style inspired moment, is a charming number that pokes fun at counselor therapy speak, and the best way to tell your partner you’re ticked off at them.

Lin-Manuel Miranda made a virtual appearance on “The Tonight Show”, which led to an embarrassing moment while playing a musical game with host Jimmy Fallon.

Lin-Manuel Miranda could see right through Andrew Garfield‘s lie!