West Side Story's Paloma Garcia-Lee gets Oscars ready with HFM

Jay Ruderman There were several beautiful, gratifying moments at the 94th Academy Awards. But you would not necessarily know that by watching the viral videos circulating social media that emerged in the immediate aftermath of the ceremony, which focus on one particular distasteful incident.Today, it is time to let the dust settle on the so-called “slap heard around the world” and shift the conversation to “CODA,” enabling this year’s Best Picture winner to receive the attention and accolades it deserves.The narrative surrounding the success of “CODA” — which also took home Oscars for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Troy Kotsur) and Best Adapted Screenplay — encompasses much more than initially meets the eye.

Troy Kotsur has made Oscars history.

Jennifer Hudson, you are no longer alone. The former “American Idol” star won Best Supporting Actress for “Dreamgirls” in 2007 becoming the first reality competition contestant to win an Academy Award.

Ariana DeBose is taking home the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Anita in Steven Spielberg’s . She is the second actress to win the Oscar for playing the Broadway character, following Rita Moreno‘s win in 1962.

Emilia Jones is looking so chic ahead of the Oscars!

The 31-year-old American actor is one of the big favourite to pick up a gong at Sunday’s Oscars. Awards season is in full swing in Hollywood, with the 94th Academy Awards taking place this weekend.

Best Picture Oscar nominees CODA, West Side Story and Don’t Look Up were among the winners at the Casting Society’s 37th annual Artios Awards, which were handed out today during a virtual ceremony that streamed live on YouTube. Check out the full list below.

Rachel Zegler will be at the Oscars after all. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its latest lineup of presenters for Sunday's show, and Zegler's name is on it. The addition of Zegler as a presenter comes after she took to Instagram Saturday to share a photo slideshow recapping the last few months, in which she revealed that she wasn't given a ticket to attend the 94th Academy Awards.«A quarter of the year well spent,» Zegler captioned the post, which saw the  star working, enjoying some downtime and attending several awards shows in her finest evening wear.The revelation came in the comments, when one fan wrote, «Can’t wait to see what you’ll be wearing on Oscar night.» Zegler responded directly to the user, writing, «I'm not invited, so sweatpants and my boyfriend's flannel.»Outraged fans quickly questioned why the actress wasn't given an invite to the show, even though the Steven Spielberg-directed film is up for several awards this year, including Best Picture.The 20-year-old actress seemed just as confused, sharing that she tried to obtain a ticket to the March 27th show.«Idk y’all i have tried it all but it doesn’t seem to be happening :’) i will root for west side story from my couch and be proud of the work we so tirelessly did 3 years ago,» Zegler, who plays Maria in the remake of the 1961 classic, said.Despite not getting a ticket to the show, Zegler said she's proud of the film and is still holding out hope for some kind of last minute miracle.«I hope some last minute miracle occurs and i can celebrate our film in person but hey, that’s how it goes sometimes, i guess. thanks for all the shock and outrage — i’m disappointed, too.

We have confirmed that "West Side Story" star Rachel Zegler has been invited to the Oscars after all.There’s word out there that the Academy has invited her to be a presenter, however, they won’t confirm. What is clear is that the actress’ production schedule in London on the Disney movie "Snow White" has loosened up so that she can head to Los Angeles and watch the show live instead of in sweatpants and her boyfriend’s flannel from her couch, as she indicated on Instagram over the weekend to her followers who were enraged to hear that the actress be a no-show.  Rachel Zegler initially told fans on social media that she wasn't invited to this year's Academy Awards despite her film being nominated.

Rachel Zegler has been asked to present at the 2022 Oscars on Sunday. According to , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the actress to be a presenter at the ceremony.The invite to present comes after Zegler took to Instagram Saturday to share a photo slideshow recapping the last few months, in which she revealed that she wasn't given a ticket to attend the 94th Academy Awards.«A quarter of the year well spent,» Zegler captioned the post, which saw the  star working, enjoying some downtime and attending several awards shows in her finest evening wear.The revelation came in the comments, when one fan wrote, «Can’t wait to see what you’ll be wearing on Oscar night.» Zegler responded directly to the user, writing, «I'm not invited, so sweatpants and my boyfriend's flannel.»Outraged fans quickly questioned why the actress wasn't given an invite to the show, even though the Steven Spielberg-directed film is up for several awards this year, including Best Picture.The 20-year-old actress seemed just as confused, sharing that she tried to obtain a ticket to the March 27th show.«Idk y’all i have tried it all but it doesn’t seem to be happening :’) i will root for west side story from my couch and be proud of the work we so tirelessly did 3 years ago,» Zegler, who plays Maria in the remake of the 1961 classic, said.Despite not getting a ticket to the show, Zegler said she's proud of the film and is still holding out hope for some kind of last minute miracle.«I hope some last minute miracle occurs and i can celebrate our film in person but hey, that’s how it goes sometimes, i guess.

not invited to the 2022 Oscars despite the Steven Spielberg-helmed musical scoring seven nods at the award show.But Russ Tamblyn — who played Riff in the 1961 adaption of the Broadway play — is not happy about the invite snub.“@TheAcademy As a voting member and the original Riff, let me say: it’s your duty to find Rachel a seat at the Oscars,” Tamblyn, 87, tweeted on March 21.“She STARS in #Westsidestory which is nominated across the board. When they say representation matters, this is what that means. Please do right by her,” he continued.Tamblyn tweeted his thoughts in response to a Los Angeles Times report regarding Zegler’s snub.@TheAcademy as a voting member and the original Riff, let me say: it’s your duty to find Rachel a seat at the Oscars.

West Side Story is one of the most celebrated movies at this year's Oscars. Following the critical acclaim earned during its theatrical run, the bold musical remake is nominated in seven different categories, including Best Picture and Best Director. It's clearly a film that voters fell in love with – and yet for an undisclosed reason, the actual star of the movie, Rachel Zegler, was not invited to attend the Hollywood ceremony.

This Sunday, Hollywood’s elite will walk the red carpet at the 94th Academy Awards. However, despite its seven Oscar nominations, apparently “West Side Story” actress Rachel Zegler, the lead actor of the film that the story revolves around, has not been invited tothe ceremony.

West Side Story star Rachel Zegler has said she hasn’t been invited to this year’s Oscars ceremony.The actress took on the lead role of Maria in Steven Spielberg‘s recent remake of the classic musical, which is up for seven awards at next weekend’s Academy Awards including Best Picture.However, while replying to a fan on Instagram who complemented a series of pictures she posted and was excited to see what she would wear for the Oscars, the star revealed she “wasn’t invited”.Zegler elaborated in the comments: “I have tried it all but it doesn’t seem to be happening :’) I will root for West Side Story from my couch and be proud of the work we so tirelessly did 3 years ago.A post shared by rachel zegler (@rachelzegler)“I hope some last minute miracle occurs and I can celebrate our film in person but hey, that’s how it goes sometimes, I guess. Thanks for all the shock and outrage— I’m disappointed, too.

A snub like that! West Side Story star Rachel Zegler claims she wasn’t invited to the 94th annual Academy Awards despite its seven nominations.

West Side Story actor Rachel Zegler has revealed she won’t be attending this year’s Academy Awards. . .

There’s a place for us (Rachel Zegler fans), somewhere a time for us…but it looks like it won’t be at next weekend’s Academy Awards. After fans questioned the West Side Story star, 20, on whether or not she’d be in attendance at the annual event, Rachel that although she “tried,” she’d be watching from home with her in sweats and cozy flannel.

Rachel Zegler at the Oscars next Sunday. Zegler took to Instagram Saturday to share a photo slideshow recapping the last few months, when she revealed that she wasn't invited to the 94th Academy Awards.«A quarter of the year well spent,» Zegler captioned the post, which saw the  star working, enjoying some downtime and attending several awards shows in her finest evening wear.The revelation came in the comments, when one fan wrote, «Can’t wait to see what you’ll be wearing on Oscar night.» Zegler responded directly to the user, writing, «I'm not invited, so sweatpants and my boyfriend's flannel.»Outraged fans quickly questioned why the actress wasn't given an invite to the show, even though the Steven Spielberg-directed film is up for several awards this year, including Best Picture.The 20-year-old actress seemed just as confused, sharing that she tried to obtain a ticket to the March 27th show.«Idk y’all i have tried it all but it doesn’t seem to be happening :’) i will root for west side story from my couch and be proud of the work we so tirelessly did 3 years ago,» Zegler, who plays Maria in the remake of the 1961 classic, said.Despite not getting a ticket to the show, Zegler said she's proud of the film and is still holding out hope for some kind of last minute miracle.«I hope some last minute miracle occurs and i can celebrate our film in person but hey, that’s how it goes sometimes, i guess.