What’s an award season without a little controversy? Beyond some online discourse, there hasn’t been much for the 2021-2022 season. That changed on Wednesday with a surprising report the Oscars will not be requiring attendees to be vaccinated.
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be a host for the upcoming 94th Oscars, Variety has exclusively learned that the Academy is eyeing more than one host.Over the past few weeks, the team behind the upcoming Oscars has reached out to multiple celebrities with the idea of putting together possible pairings. No hosts have been settled on and discussions are still in the early stages.
The decision, which is still a ways away, will ultimately be made by the Academy, ABC and producer Will Packer.The Academy and ABC declined to comment. The Oscars haven’t had a host for the past three years (Jimmy Kimmel was the last host in 2018), and taking the emcee mantle solo can be a lot of pressure.
With multiple talents bringing different energy and experience to the stage, the Oscars would be able to attract multiple audience demographics back into the world of red carpets, fashion and celebrating love for the movies.With ratings on a steady decline for the past few years, the Academy is eager to revive the good old days of 50 million-plus viewers tuning in, as they did for the 1998 ceremony when “Titanic” dominated the evening.There’s no official word if there is a cap to the number of hosts. The 1983 ceremony, with foursome of Walter Matthau, Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore and Richard Pryor, was one of the most-watched in history.The Academy is definitely open to feedback, as shown by the informal poll on Twitter, asking, “If we asked you who would you want to host the Oscars, and this is strictly hypothetical, who would it hypothetically be?” Thousands of responses poured in, with buzzy talents raising their hands, including “Saturday Night Live” alum Leslie Jones and singer and personality Dionne Warwick.Multiple sources say that newly-tapped Oscars producer Will
.What’s an award season without a little controversy? Beyond some online discourse, there hasn’t been much for the 2021-2022 season. That changed on Wednesday with a surprising report the Oscars will not be requiring attendees to be vaccinated.
Zack Sharf Seth Rogen is baffled by Hollywood’s need to have people care about the Academy Awards. Rogen, speaking to Insider to promote his new Super Bowl commercial with Paul Rudd, came to the conclusion that “maybe people just don’t care” about the Oscars anymore, and Hollywood should stop making it a priority to ensure they do.“I don’t get why movie people care so much if other people care what awards we give ourselves,” Rogen said. “To me, maybe people just don’t care.
94th Academy Awards ceremony next month will not have to show proof of vaccination against COVID.That’s according to The Hollywood Reporter, which revealed that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will only require guests to show proof of a negative PCR or lateral flow test to gain entry to the ceremony on March 27.The Academy, however, declined to comment on the reported entry requirements. It requires its own employees to be vaccinated (with rare medical exemptions).As THR notes, the organisation is technically adhering to the latest minimum requirements from the Los Angeles Department of Health.
Kevin Hart isn't throwing his name in the ring again for Oscars host this year, but he has no ill-will toward the ceremony. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with Hart earlier this week, just after this year's Oscar nominees were announced. In 2019, the 42-year-old comedian pulled out of hosting the Academy Awards after facing backlash over some older tweets and jokes that had resurfaced.«There was a moment where it made sense,» he said of hosting the awards show a few years ago. «Things happened ...and we all have moved on.»Hart added, «I think the Academy and those that are now in a position to do it are there for a reason.
The Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday and Jimmy Kimmel isn’t happy with one movie being left off the nominations list when it comes to Best Picture.
an Academy Award nomination on Tuesday for his performance in “Tick, Tick…Boom” and expressed his desire to sing Will Smith’s infectious 1997 hit, “Miami,” with him at the show.When asked by Variety yesterday if he would perform a musical number during the telecast next month, the British actor said he’s “available.”“In the month or so I’d have to prep, I think I could get there to be confident enough to take a swing at something. Listen, I’m available. I’m open,” Garfield joked.
To the surprise of many, Lady Gaga did not receive an Oscar nomination for Best Actress on Feb. 8. But the House of Gucci star, 35, still spoke out after the awards snub on Instagram to kindly congratulate her pal Frederic Aspiras, who, along with Göran Lundström and AnnaCarin Lock, scored the biographic crime film a nomination for Best Makeup & Hairstyling. “Frederic was magical, precise, and dedicated months leading up to shoot and during filming. He prepared dozens of wigs for months and months, and did at least a year of preparation,” Gaga wrote in her post, which featured a black-and-white snapshot of the pair.
Has anyone been upset they were nominated for an Academy Award? Of course not! That’s why the reactions from the 2022 Oscars nominees were filled with joy and, of course, many thanks for their collaborators. READ MORE: 2022 Academy Award Nominations [Full List] Here’s a rundown of this year’s nominee reactions.
Has anyone been upset they were nominated for an Academy Award? Of course not! That’s why the reactions from the 2022 Oscars nominees were filled with joy and, of course, many thanks for their collaborators. READ MORE: 2022 Academy Award Nominations [Full List] Here’s a rundown of this year’s nominee reactions.
2022 Oscar nominees were announced in the wee hours of Tuesday morning and A-listers are waking up to either good news — or a slap in the face.It wasn’t the first Oscar nod for Nicole Kidman, who divided critics over her portrayal of Lucille Ball in “Being the Ricardos,” but the 54-year-old said her nomination for Best Actress was “more intense” and “more appreciated.”“I think because of what it entailed and playing both roles and trying to play Lucy Ricardo and Lucille Ball, and just the magnitude of it,” Kidman told The Hollywood Reporter. “It felt like a massive undertaking, but it’s also just joy as well.
Beyoncé and Billie Eilish have both earned their first nominations at the Oscars in today’s (February 8) shortlist announcement.The nominees for the 2022 Academy Awards were announced earlier this afternoon, with the ceremony set to take place on March 27.Beyoncé and Eilish are among the five artists to be listed in the Best Original Score category, alongside Diane Warren (Four Good Days), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Encanto) and Van Morrison (Belfast). Eilish is nominated for her Bond theme tune ‘No Time To Die’, while Beyoncé is up for ‘Be Alive’, her contribution to the soundtrack of King Richard.Upon its release last year, ‘Be Alive’ marked the US superstar’s first piece of new material since her 2020 visual album, ‘Black Is King’.
Oscars, Golden Globes, GRAMMYs, BAFTA Awards and more. Sunday, Jan. 9 The Beverly Hilton Hotel Check out the complete list.After a year of controversy over the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's membership and nominations process, the Golden Globes looked a bit different this year. The HFPA announced just days ahead of the scheduled ceremony that the Globes — traditionally, the kickoff moment of awards season — will be held with no audience and no red carpet.
It wouldn’t be an awards announcement without a slew of unexpected Oscars nominations and shocking, well, surprises. I mean, not everyone on the campaign trail can earn a nomination.
Lady Gaga has failed to receive a Best Actress nomination at the 2022 Oscars for her role in House of Gucci.Gaga was a favourite throughout awards season for her performance as Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott’s film about the notorious murder of Reggiani’s husband, Maurizio Gucci.The actor and singer earned a BAFTA nomination last week, as well as a nod at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and many international critics groups’ awards.However, Gaga lost out today (February 8) as the five Oscar-nominated performers for 2022 are Jessica Chastain, Olivia Colman, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman and Kristen Stewart.“Lady Gaga was the only lead actress to be nominated at the Golden Globes, SAG Awards, Critics Choice, and BAFTAs this year. She also earned the same four nominations in 2019 for A Star Is Born,” one Twitter account wrote.Referring to Reggiani’s infamous crime, another wrote: “Gaga is going to murder all the Best Actress nominees and say she was still in character.”Check out some more reactions to Lady Gaga’s Oscars snub here:Gaga is going to murder all the Best Actress nominees and say she was still in character.— George Civeris (@georgeciveris) February 8, 2022Me to the Oscars after they snubbed Lady Gaga pic.twitter.com/5nEgXhUuR1— Joey Nolfi (@joeynolfi) February 8, 2022Lady Gaga still going to show up at all the Oscar events talking about how she injected herself with not only marinara, but also alfredo— Kevin Yang (@kevinyang58) February 8, 2022Gaga going insane for months only to get pushed out for Chastain's performance in a movie exactly two people saw is amazing stuff, I'm applauding— 'bie (@goodhunterabbie) February 8, 2022Well, Best Actress is absolutely anybody’s game now.
Oscars are being announced today – scroll down to read the full list of nominees as they are revealed.Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan are hosting the nominations event and reading out the names today (February 8) from 1:18pm GMT/8:18am ET/5:18am PT, with nominees due to be confirmed in two lots – you can tune in here.The 94th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 27 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and the ceremony will have a host this year for the first time since 2017.Jimmy Kimmel hosted the show that year, while Kevin Hart was due to oversee the ceremony the following year but dropped out after a number of past homophobic tweets resurfaced.
Beijing Winter Games - but he's fibbing. On Wednesday night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the host highlighted his "Lie Witness News" segment, which regularly exposes people exaggerating things - and this time was no different than the rest. "I don't believe people are paying attention [to] the Olympics.
Prince Andrew is most definitely feeling the heat over Virginia Giuffre’s sexual assault lawsuit.
Dax Shepard isn’t afraid to get stuck into medical treatments.