Ariana DeBose Says She 'Scared' Every Runner in NYC After Hearing Of Her Oscar Nomination

Ariana DeBose becomes the first Afro-Latina queer actor to win a SAG Award in the best supporting actress category for her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. After accepting her award, the Puerto Rican descent star said her winning indicates “that doors are opening,” adding, “It’s an honor to an Afro Latina queer woman of color and a dancer and a singer and an actor.”DeBose also said that although she is the first, she will not be the last.

Ariana DeBose is no stranger to making history. On Sunday, the breakout star of took home the 2022 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for her work as Anita, snagging her first win for her first nomination. «My heart's beating in my chest right now. It's taken a lot of time for me to feel comfortable calling myself an actor,» DeBose said during her speech.

The 28th annual SAG Awards taking place Sunday at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, with the actors guild handing out trophies in 15 motion picture and television categories during a ceremony airing live beginning at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on TNT and TBS.

Blake Lively and her sister Robyn make a stylish duo as they arrive for the Michael Kors Collection Fall/Winter 2022 Runway Show held at Terminal 5 during New York Fashion Week on Tuesday night (February 15) in New York City.

Ariana DeBose, who made her dream come true and needed to take a moment before meeting Hollywood legend Rita Moreno, her co-star in Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story.’The 31-year-old actress plays Anita in the 2021 film, the role that Rita played in the 1961 acclaimed musical. On a recent joint interview with the rest of the cast, the pair revealed some behind the scenes situations that took place on the set of the movie, including the moment the two stars met.DeBose said she couldn’t hide her excitement when she first met Rita as the cast was getting ready for rehearsals, “I was having a full-fledged panic attack,” DeBose confessed, “I hid underneath the bleachers for like 20 minutes until I could get myself together.”The actress had to pull herself together and prepared to meet Moreno for lunch, who gave her some sweet words of encouragement, “She calmed me down and gave me the space to feel my feelings.

Ariana DeBose looks gorgeous in a floral fuchsia dress at the Carolina Herrera fashion show during 2022 New York Fashion Week in New York City on Monday (February 14).

Kristen Stewart in “Spencer,” left, and Driana DeBose in “West Side Story,” right, are among the the 94th Annual Academy Awards nominees. The queer-inclusive cowboy film “The Power of the Dog,” center, also was nominated. Photos: from left to right, courtesy of Neon Pictures, Netflix, and 20th Century Studios.

Angelique Jackson Among this year’s class of Oscars first-timers is “West Side Story” star Ariana DeBose, whose show-stopping portrayal of Anita in the movie musical earned her a best supporting actress Oscar nod.“Well, a lot can happen before 9:30 a.m. on a Tuesday,” DeBose quipped, jumping on the phone with Variety just hours after learning the news.Despite all the excitement buzzing around her, DeBose feels unexpectedly calm.

last year, when a record 76 of the 235 individual nominees (32.3%) were women, and also a drop from 2020, when 65 of 209 individual nominees were women (31.1%).This year’s 60 female nominees (several, such as writer-director-producer Jane Campion, were nominated in more than one category) do represent growth over the last decade, however. In 2019, 62 of 225 nominees (27.5%) were women, as were 57 of 213 individual nominees in 2018 (26.8%) and 48 of 211 in 2017 (22.7%).In TheWrap’s analysis, individuals nominated in multiple categories were counted for each of their nominations.

Kristen Stewart is now an Oscar-nominated actor. On Tuesday, the star landed an Academy Award nomination for best actress for her spot-on portrayal of a jazzy tone poem about the late royal. The nod also reportedly makes , along with West Side Story nominee Ariana DeBose, one of the first openly queer actors to be nominated in a major acting category since Ian McKellen was nominated for Lord of the Rings in 2002.

nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday, recognizing the biggest and best films of the year. While frontrunners like Nicole Kidman, Will Smith, Ariana DeBose and Kodi Smit-McPhee were all accounted for when the nominations were read, there were plenty of snubs and surprises among this year's nominees, including a near shutout for a surprising snub, a breakthrough foreign film and an unexpected Oscars record.Below, we break down the biggest shockers and omissions for the 94th Academy Awards.Alas, the «Father, Son, House of Gucci» weren't enough to bring Gaga another acting nod at the Oscars, despite her compelling performance as the complicated couture queen Patrizia Reggiani. In fact, despite early hype, ended up with only one nomination, for Makeup and Hairstyling.After a big win at the Golden Globes, the Japanese drama — directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and based on Haruki Murakami's short story of the same name -- was expected to be a contender in Best International Feature Film.

The Power of the Dog, director Jane Champion's gorgeous, moody meditation on grief and loneliness? What about Don't Look Up, the Netflix original that had everyone on TikTok talking? Maybe you caught , the Serena and Venus Williams biopic that stars Will Smith in a career-defining role? We know you at least checked out Disney's , because we as a society have not stopped signing along to the Lin Manuel-Miranda original songs since it premiered. All can now be labeled as “Oscar nominees 2022." And good news for you: There's still time to watch the ones you missed, because the Academy Awards ceremony doesn't air until March 27. So check out the full list of Oscar nominations 2022, below, and we'll see you in March. Ciarán Hinds (Belfast)Troy Kotsur (CODA)Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog)J.K.

2022 Oscar nominations on Tuesday, announced by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan via an early morning livestream.Awards season predecessors like the BAFTAs, SAG Awards and Golden Globes have indicated early success for films like  and and performers like Nicole Kidman, Will Smith, Ariana DeBose, Kodi Smit-McPhee and more — but will that translate to the Oscars' stage? As always, there are sure to be a number of notable surprises and snubs.The winners will be announced during the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27, airing at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m.

Simu Liu subscribed to in order to land his breakthrough role in, admitting he «exaggerated» his martial arts skills because he so «badly» wanted the titular role.The 32-year-old actor became a global sensation after joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2021, but little did anyone know Liu «bluffed» his way into the role. During a discussion for 's «Actors on Actors» series, star Ariana DeBose said she admired Liu's dancing background (he was in a hip-hop competitive dance team in college) but admitted being taken aback by his sheer physicality in.

Outlander'sCatriona Balfe has admitted she is "proud" after she and new film Belfast got a whopping six BAFTA nominations.

94th Annual Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, Feb. 8, beginning at 5:18 a.m. PT/8:18 a.m. ET, and streaming live on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.

2022 BAFTA Awards will be announced on Thursday, Feb. 3, with hosts AJ Odudu and Tom Allen streaming live from BAFTA 195 Piccadilly.Ahead of the full nominations, the BAFTAs announced the nominees for the fan-voted EE Rising Star Award, which this year includestandout Ariana DeBose, 's Harris Dickinson, and star Lashana Lynch, breakout Millicent Simmonds, and lauded Kodi Smit-McPhee.The winners will be announced on Sunday, March 13 at Royal Albert Hall in London, setting the stage for the 94th Annual Academy Awards on March 27.Check out the full list of nominees below.                        Ariana DeBose Harris Dickinson Lashana Lynch Millicent Simmonds Kodi Smit-McPhee The 2021 BAFTA Awards will take place on Sunday, March 13.