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A new location, socially distanced seating and nominees appearing remotely were just some of the pandemic-inspired elements at the 2021 Oscars. While some of the 2021 Oscars aired from the awards' longtime home, Hollywood's Dolby Theatre, the ceremony largely took place at Los Angeles' Union Station, with the set looking like a banquet dinner, with small, separated seating areas and tables.

As much as had to be tweaked to pull off the 93rd Oscars on Sunday, from taking over downtown Los Angeles’ Union Station to rethinking the entire format, it was almost business as usual for predictable winners. That is, until the final 15 minutes.

Chloé Zhao has become only the second woman to ever win the Academy Award for best director, accepting the prize at the 2021 Oscars. The award was presented by last year's winner, Bong Joon Ho, in Seoul, before Zhao took the stage to accept it at the awards' main venue, Los Angeles' Union Station.

TheOscar producers had promised a joyous and different kind of show this year. So, to kick off the annual awards ceremony, Regina King starred in the 2021 Oscars opening title sequence.

Ahead of the 2021 Oscars, this year's nominees and presenters are walking the red carpet outside of the ceremony's primary venue of Los Angeles' Union Station. A few media outlets are stationed along the carpet, including the ABC-owned TV stations, which are airing their own preshow in 86 markets and across 20 countries.

Regina King explained the Academy Awards’ approach to wearing protective face masks during her opening monologue at this year’s ceremony. The 93rd Oscars are taking place tonight (25 April), having been delayed by two months due to the pandemic.

else. Carey Mulligan, nominated for best actress for her role in , wafted in wearing a shimmering marigold, Valentino SS21 Couture two-piece. It's part princess, part Vegas, part prom queen just weeks before arts school starts.

Regina King kicked off the 93rd Academy Awards and she made sure to address the tumultuous times in which we are living.

Regina King had a near miss at the start of this year’s Oscars ceremony. The actor-director launched the event at Los Angeles’ Union Station, and after walking onto the stage, tripped and stumbled.

The 93rd Academy Awards’ change of venue due to the coronavirus puts Hollywood’s biggest stars in more danger of the city's criminal element than usual.  Fox News confirmed that a man was arrested in the Union Station area where crew members were setting up to welcome the biggest movie stars of the year later on Sunday.

Another virtual ceremony, another missing red carpet? Not for the Oscars. Just as the Academy somewhat controversially brought the nominees to the show in real life, rather than attempting the fully virtual shows we’ve seen for Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG awards, the Oscars kicked off in style Sunday with a real red carpet. Usually the pinnacle red carpet show of the year, the Oscars tried its best to bring some pre-pandemic level glamour to tonight’s awards at Los Angeles’ Union Station.

The 2021 Oscars are expected to be the lowest-rated yet despite several opportunities to make history. The 93rd Academy Awards kick off on April 25 amid unprecedented times caused by the coronavirus pandemic.There will be no host, no audience, nor face masks for nominees attending the ceremony at Los Angeles' Union Station — this year's hub for a show usually broadcast from the Dolby Theatre.

show is going on — more or less.While the Oscars were delayed almost two months this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony is moving ahead with an in-person show at Los Angeles’ Union Station and the Dolby Theatre. However, only presenters, nominees and their guests will be in attendance.The producers are working hard to make sure the show is a must-see event amid low ratings for other awards shows during the pandemic.

1938 rainstorms overwhelmed the Los Angeles River. Sunday’s ceremony will be the first Academy Awards delayed by a pandemic.After a year that erased movie titles from marquees and sent seismic shockwaves through Hollywood, the show is going on — two months later than usual, in a crowdless ceremony at Los Angeles’ Union Station and with a batch of nominees that have barely played in movie theaters.

The 2021 Oscars ceremony is happening this weekend and the set design for the event has been revealed!

Boris Johnson calling for a reform to the streaming economy – see it in full below.The letter, from the Musicians’ Union in association with the Ivors Academy and the #BrokenRecord campaign, says that the law around streaming revenues and royalty payments “has not kept up with the pace of technological change” in the music industry.

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DMX is in the hospital after suffering a drug overdose on Friday, April 2, according to TMZ.

coronavirus tests a year ago, a state lawmaker said Thursday.The office of Attorney General Letitia James, Cuomo's fellow Democrat, issued a statement earlier Thursday urging New York’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics to investigate the alleged preferential testing after reports were published in the Times Union of Albany, The New York Times and The Washington Post.“The recent reports alleging there was preferential treatment given for COVID-19 testing are troubling,” the statement read.

With the 93rd Oscars forced to adapt and change with the coronavirus pandemic still a major factor, the production team for the April 25 ceremony announced Wednesday reflects those conditions.

EXCLUSIVE:  Deadline hears the upcoming Oscars will not have a single host, and that producers have made offers to talent they hope will come in to present the categories for the 93rd Oscarcast on April 25.

Page Six. "Now he's ready to tell the truth about how things really work over there — and he has plenty of evidence to back him up."Bryan Freedman, the attorney that Chris hired, is the same lawyer who represented Gabrielle Union in her dispute with "America's Got Talent." TMZ surmised that the hiring of a lawyer is a sign that Chris is worried he might be permanently off the show.

Also Read: Can We Please Get Steve Kornacki on the Oscars Show?What has been made clear is that the 93rd Oscars will be an “intimate, in-person” event held at both the Dolby Theater and Los Angeles’ Union Station and that there will be no Zoom options for those who are unable to attend the event in person.“We are going to great lengths to provide a safe and ENJOYABLE evening for all of you in person, as well as for all the millions of film fans around the world, and we feel the virtual thing

Gallery: 'Nomadland' wins big at 2021 Golden Globes (dw. com)They said nominees and their guests would gather at a courtyard in the Union rail station, while other show elements would be held live inside the Dolby Theatre some 8 miles (12.

British Army soldiers on campus. Elizabeth Heverin says she was handed a two-week ban by the Aberdeen University Students' Association after she quoted the song during an online meeting.

Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Lopez, and more stars are lending their support to the father of a transgender daughter who gave an emotional testimony to the Missouri House of Representatives. Brandon Boulware begged state lawmakers to stop discriminating against trans youth with a controversial bill. HJR 53 would ban transgender children from getting gender reassignment treatments or playing sports on teams that match their genders.

United Kingdom.A minority, 43%, backed leaving the UK while covid recovery was cited by respondents as the most important issue facing Scotland.Scotland In Union (SiU) chief executive Pamela Nash, whose organisation commissioned the poll, said: “This confirms the recent trend in polls, with the successful UK vaccination programme and UK-wide support for jobs and businesses reminding us that we are stronger together.

Brexit.Unveiling a 10-point plan of measures, which have been backed by the Musicians’ Union, UK Music and more, Harman’s plan aims to see UK musicians able to tour the continent without visas and work permits, and vice versa for European musicians hoping to play in Britain.Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s Brexit trade deal failed to secure visa-free travel for UK artists and their crew wishing to tour Europe (adding huge costs to future live music tours of the continent and preventing rising and

Clayton Davis The film academy announced its nominations on Monday, and with it, the first concrete details about the 93rd ceremony, including utilizing Los Angeles’ Union Station as a venue, after being forced to relocate due to pandemic restrictions.

the vaccine programme in an attempt to drive home the benefits of the Union in a speech to the online Scottish Conservative conference on Sunday.He told the conference that Scotland is playing its part, as “millions of doses of Valneva’s vaccine are rolling off the production line at a high-tech plant in Livingston, ready for approval”.The Tory strategy to use the vaccine as a vote winner comes as a new poll showed Boris Johnson opening up a 10 point lead over Labour in a UK-wide survey.

Greenock and Inverclyde last year.Cops have charged the twelve individuals in relation to seven incidents of wilful fireraising, which police believed to have been linked.The incidents occurred between July and September 2020 in Union Street, Cumberland Road, Kincaid Court and Holmscroft Avenue.Police say they have worked relentlessly to investigate these crimes and they are delighted with the outcome.Detective Superintendent Gerry McBride of Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Division said: "Officers

Gabrielle Union is reliving memories.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Multi-hyphenate Roselyn Sanchez (“Grand Hotel,” “Devious Maids”) is set to film her directorial feature debut, “Diario: Mujer y Cafe,” in Puerto Rico this summer, said producer Jolene Rodriguez, president of Broken English Prods.

A former New York model met a tragic end, as 47-year-old Rebecca Landrith was murdered and her body dumped along a Pennsylvania interstate. Her remains were discovered on the morning of Sunday Feb.

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