Oscars Flashback: 'Grapes of Wrath' and Its Depiction of Nomads Won in 1941

EXCLUSIVE: Fox is developing an untitled single-camera comedy written by and starring The Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood, Jr. He will executive produce the project with fellow actor-comedian Denis Leary as well as Jack Leary via the father-son duo’s Amoeba production banner. Fox Entertainment is the studio.

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment announced Thursday it has acquired North American distribution rights to The Big Scary “S” Word, a feature documentary that “explores the rich history of the American socialist movement.”

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "No Zoom" policy for this year's Oscars ceremony is proving a headache for multiple nominees who live outside the United States and who are still under pandemic restrictions, according to Hollywood publications.

Justin Bieber hasn’t been shy about sharing his faith with the world, and he took things even further on Tuesday when he paid a visit to a prison on a faith-based mission.

However the Academy Awards play out when they are finally distributed April 25, the 93rd Oscars is guaranteed to be one for the record books. Already, the nominations have achieved several historic firsts: Two women, Nomadland's Chloé Zhao and Promising Young Woman's Emerald Fennell, were nominated for director — a category that rarely sees even one female in the ranks — while nine actors of color were nominated, including the first Asian American, Minari's Steven Yeun, as best actor.

In what might be the most surprising pairing ever, there are reports that Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor and SNL star Pete Davidson could be dating.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety executive editor and New York Times bestselling author Ramin Setoodeh is writing a reported nonfiction book about “The Apprentice,” the TV show that single handedly changed the course of American history.HarperCollins has signed a deal to publish the book about the reality TV series starring Donald Trump, which will feature exclusive interviews with everyone from producers who worked on the show to former contestants on “The Apprentice” and its

There will be no Zoom calls at the Oscars, organisers have said, telling nominees they will accept any awards won by artists who don't make it to the ceremony, while hoodies are definitely out. In a letter sent to nominees and published by US showbiz website Deadline, the show's producers said: "For those of you unable to attend because of scheduling or continued uneasiness about traveling, we want you to know there will not be an option to Zoom in for the show.

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish’s Imaginarium Productions optioned film rights to Catriona Ward’s upcoming novel new novel, The Last House On Needless Street. Viper will publish in the UK on 18th March 2021 and Tor Nightfire will publish in the US in late September. Ward will executive produce alongside the Imaginarium.

When the 2021 Oscar nominations were announced on Monday morning, more than one woman was nominated in the best director category for the first time, the first Muslim and Asian American performers were nominated for best actor, respectively, and several other notable records were broken.

A pair of actors received historic best actor Oscar nominations on Monday.Riz Ahmed, nominated for his role in The Sound of Metal, became the first Muslim actor nominated in the category, whileMinari's Steven Yeun became the first Asian American actor to receive a best actor nomination. The nomination of Ahmed, the British Pakistani rapper and actor, follows two wins by Mahershala Ali in the supporting actor category for Moonlight (2016) and Greenbook (2018).

History was made across the board with the 93rd Oscar nominations. Steven Yeun became the first Asian-American nominated for Best Actor.

Best Actor predictions included Riz Ahmed for Sound of Metal, Anthony Hopkins for The Father and Tahar Rahim The Mauritanian for Best Actor; and Judas and the Black Messiah's Daniel Kaluuya, and Sacha Baron Cohen for The Trial of the Chicago 7 for supporting actor. Meanwhile, Best Actress nominees include Mank's Amanda Seyfried, Pieces of a Woman's Vanessa Kirby, Nomadland's Frances McDormand, The Father's Olivia Colman, and Andra Day for The United States vs.

The Oscars made history on Monday morning as the Academy has nominated a record 9 nonwhite actors in the acting categories.They are Yuh-Jung Youn, “Minari,” Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah,” Leslie Odom, Jr., “One Night in Miami,” LaKeith Stanfield, “Judas and the Black Messiah,” Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal,” Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Steven Yeun, “Minari,” Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” and Andra Day, “The United States vs.