Fernando Garcia Named AMPAS Executive VP, Member Relations and Awards — Film News in Brief

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorUniversal Pictures has announced Jennifer Lopez’s “Marry Me” is moving from May 14, 2021 to Feb. 11, 2022.Lopez stars as musical superstar Kat Valdez and Owen Wilson as Charlie Gilbert, a math teacher—total strangers who agree to marry and then get to know each other.

BEST PICTURE Da 5 Bloods (Netflix) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) Mank (Netflix) Minari (A24) News of the World (Universal Pictures) Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures) One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios) Promising Young Woman (Focus Features) Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)BEST ACTOR Ben Affleck – The Way Back (Warner Bros.) Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios) Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) Tom Hanks – News of the World

Continuing its recent nominations rout at the Golden Globes and SAG nominations last week, Netflix starts this week in the same mode scoring 46 noms in the Critics Choice Awards, with David Fincher’s Mank landing in an impressive 12 categories to lead the field. A24’s tender drama of a Korean American family seeking a new beginning on an Arkansas farm, Minari was just behind with 10 nominations.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicThe Foo Fighters’ latest, “Medicine at Midnight,” is not a product of the pandemic. Although the band was holed up in a house recording it — a rented property in the hills above the San Fernando Valley — COVID didn’t play a role since the album was completed ahead of the March 2020 lockdown.

When the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the city’s largest film festival, gets underway February 17, it will look a little different from previous seasons. It’s a virtual event, save for some drive-in screenings, but the LGBTQ content is still abundant.

WarnerMedia announced a pair of department heads today. Jen Weinberg has been named Head of Talent Relations and Events, and Austin O’Malia is set as Head of Awards for HBO, HBO Max, TBS, TNT and truTV.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorLeslie Odom, Jr. will receive the Palm Springs International Film’s spotlight award, actor for his performance in “One Night in Miami.”“Leslie Odom, Jr.

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The next edition of “The Bachelorette” will reportedly be set in a Canadian winter wonderland.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterCapitol Music Group has promoted Greg Marella to the post of president of promotion and executive vice president.

Fox Nation host Nancy Grace mourned the passing of her mentor and friend Larry King in an interview with Fox News Saturday, remembering him by saying, "there’s never been anybody like him and there will never be anybody like him from now on." King, a long time CNN host and icon in the news industry, passed away at the age of 87 Saturday, in Los Angeles, Calif.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday said it has named Fernando Garcia as its Executive Vice President, Member Relations and Awards. He replaces Lorenza Munoz, who left to join Amazon Studios in September as the streamer’s Senior Global Awards Executive.

ABC News has announced a series of new assignments in Washington, with Cecilia Vega promoted to chief White House correspondent and Jonathan Karl launching an interview show for ABC News Live.

Zendaya and Tom Holland are hard at work!

The first night that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert beat The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in total viewers after his opening night, the bespectacled host sprung for pizza for his crew.

Adele.It's been over five years since Adele dropped "25," but the wait will be over soon, according to one of her friends.  In a chat with Grazia UK, comic Alan Carr said he's heard some of the unreleased music, and "it's amazing."Adele's name was brought up when the "RuPaul's Drag Race" host was asked who of the following women would drop music in February: Adele, Cardi B or Rihanna."Adele, isn't it? I've actually heard some tracks on it," he said.