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Leslie Odom, Jr. and Diane Warren are among the Best Original Song Oscar nominees invited to attend a special Songwriters Hall of Fame virtual event.

Leslie Odom, Jr. is opening up about his weeks old baby son, Able Phineas, in a new interview.

Actors Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nicolette Robinson have welcomed their second child.

The Academy Award nominations were announced on Monday, with some of the most diverse nods in recent years. In addition to nominations for Andra Day, Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Kaluuya, Riz Ahmed, and Yuh-Jung Youn, this year also marks the first time two women, Chloe Zhao for Nomadland and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman, are up for the Best Director award.

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.

Leslie Odom, Jr looks dapped in his Valentino suit for the 2021 Golden Globes on Sunday (February 28).

Palm Springs International Film Awards honors a who's who of awards season contenders: The acting honorees include Riz Ahmed, Viola Davis, Andra Day, Daniel Kaluuya, Carey Mulligan, Leslie Odom, Jr., Gary Oldman and Yuh-Jung Youn, with an ensemble award for, directing award for Chloé Zhao and career achievement for Anthony Hopkins.Since the festival and awards gala cannot take place as an in-person event this year, but ET exclusively caught up with all of the honorees so they would still have

Palm Springs International Film Awards will honor a who's who of major awards season contenders: The acting honorees include Riz Ahmed, Viola Davis, Andra Day, Daniel Kaluuya, Carey Mulligan, Leslie Odom, Jr., Gary Oldman and Yuh-Jung Youn, with an ensemble award for, directing award for Chloé Zhao and career achievement for Anthony Hopkins.The festival and film awards gala will not take place as an in-person event this year due to the ongoing pandemic, but ET will be exclusively sitting down

John Legend, H.E.R., Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell? Yes, the shortlist for the 2021 Original Song Academy Award is full of surprises. But, happily, few snubs this time around.

The stars of Regina King’s “One Night in Miami” have earned a ton of well-deserved acclaim since its world premiere at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. Kingsley Ben-Adir has already won a Gotham Award for his portrayal of Malcolm X and both Eli Goree and Leslie Odom, Jr., who play Cassius Clay and Sam Cooke, respectively, have also earned raves.

Kate Hudson pulls in Maddie Ziegler for a hug in the brand new trailer for their upcoming film, Music.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Music,” the feature film directorial debut from Sia, is finally hitting the big and small screen.The musical drama — starring Kate Hudson, Maddie Ziegler and Leslie Odom, Jr. — will play in select Imax theaters for one-night only on Feb.

Jordan Moreau The first trailer for Regina King’s directorial debut and Oscar hopeful, “One Night in Miami,” has released its first trailer.Taking place in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 25, 1964, the film is a fictional account of an evening with iconic Black figures Muhammad Ali (Eli Goree), Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom, Jr.) and Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), as they gather to discuss civil rights and the cultural upheaval of the 1960s.

Clayton Davis One of the big awards season question marks has been answered. Regina King’s “One Night in Miami” will campaign Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays Malcolm X in the period drama and Eli Goree, who plays Cassius Clay, in the best actor race.

Janet W. Lee Some of the original Broadway cast members of “Hamilton” will perform at the third annual Arthur Miller Foundation Honors.Tony Award nominee Phillipa Soo, who portrayed Eliza Hamilton, will perform with fellow actor and husband Steven Pasquale.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticOriginal cast members of Broadway’s Hamilton have joined the line-up of performers for the annual Arthur Miller Foundation Honors celebrating public school arts education.The third annual gala celebration is set to stream virtually on November 16, and will include performances by husband-and-wife duos such as Hamilton‘s Leslie Odom, Jr.

The original cast of Hamilton is reuniting this week for a fundraiser for Democratic candidate Joe Biden's presidential campaign. The event will feature show creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well asDaveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Javier Muñoz, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowa and Phillipa Soo.

Ted Johnson The original cast of Hamilton is reuniting this week for a fundraiser for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, the latest pop culture themed virtual event.The campaign announced that among those participating will be Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Javier Muñoz, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowa and Phillipa Soo.

Leslie Odom, Jr almost wasn’t in the Hamilton movie on Disney+.

With “Hamilton” set to premiere on Disney+ on Friday, the original cast is throwing a virtual celebration.

By Chris Willman

Apple TV+ dropped its first teaser trailer for Loren Bouchard's new animated musical comedy Central Park Tuesday and it feels like a Bob's Burgers inspired tidal wave of songs and laughs. The 10-episode series, which premieres at the end of May, boasts a star-studded cast and follows the Tillerman family who lives in Central Park.

Disney is bringing Hamilton to the big screen. The studio has won the worldwide distribution rights to the film of the original staged performance of the Tony-winning stage musical. The film will be released in North America on Oct. 15, 2021. Lin-Manuel Miranda will lead the original Broadway cast, including

Hamilton is coming to the big screen. The Walt Disney Studios will release a film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical on Friday, October 15, 2021. The movie will feature numerous members of the original cast, including Miranda (reprising his leading role as Alexander Hamilton), Daveed Diggs (Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler), and Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr).

By Mike Fleming Jr