‘West Side Story’ Star Ariana DeBose on Her Historic Oscar Nomination: ‘It’s Overwhelming’

All it takes is one bad take on social media to ignite a bit of a firestorm. And apparently, the most recent one involves Steven Spielberg and “West Side Story.” The discussion got so involved, Guillermo del Toro felt the need to come to the defense of one of the best filmmakers to ever grace the medium.

Ariana DeBose is no stranger to making history. On Sunday, the breakout star of took home the 2022 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for her work as Anita, snagging her first win for her first nomination. «My heart's beating in my chest right now. It's taken a lot of time for me to feel comfortable calling myself an actor,» DeBose said during her speech.

Ariana DeBose is at the SAG Awards for the first time and she’s a favorite to win tonight!

A movie newcomer! After appearing in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Ariana DeBose has quickly become a rising star in Hollywood, racking up impressive nominations that prove she’s here to stay.

Blake Lively and her sister Robyn make a stylish duo as they arrive for the Michael Kors Collection Fall/Winter 2022 Runway Show held at Terminal 5 during New York Fashion Week on Tuesday night (February 15) in New York City.

Rachel Zegler and her  co-star, Josh Andres Rivera, are looking more and more like a couple!  The 20-year-old actress shared a series of pictures on Valentine’s Day, seemingly confirming their romance. “Committing Valen-crimes,” she captioned a black-and-white selfie featuring the two. Zegler kept the romantic posts going on her Instagram Story.

Rachel Zegler and her West Side Story co-star Josh Andres Rivera are officially dating! An E! News source confirmed the IRL romance on Monday just as the couple went Instagram official on Valentine’s Day. The 20-year-old made the exciting announcement by sharing an adorable black-and-white selfie along with the caption:

Ariana DeBose, who made her dream come true and needed to take a moment before meeting Hollywood legend Rita Moreno, her co-star in Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story.’The 31-year-old actress plays Anita in the 2021 film, the role that Rita played in the 1961 acclaimed musical. On a recent joint interview with the rest of the cast, the pair revealed some behind the scenes situations that took place on the set of the movie, including the moment the two stars met.DeBose said she couldn’t hide her excitement when she first met Rita as the cast was getting ready for rehearsals, “I was having a full-fledged panic attack,” DeBose confessed, “I hid underneath the bleachers for like 20 minutes until I could get myself together.”The actress had to pull herself together and prepared to meet Moreno for lunch, who gave her some sweet words of encouragement, “She calmed me down and gave me the space to feel my feelings.

Ariana DeBose looks gorgeous in a floral fuchsia dress at the Carolina Herrera fashion show during 2022 New York Fashion Week in New York City on Monday (February 14).

Rachel Zegler has confirmed that she’s dating West Side Story co-star Josh Andres Rivera!

West Side Story received seven Oscar nominations this week and just one day after the nominations were released, there’s more big news!

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSteven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated remake of “West Side Story” is coming to Disney Plus next month.The movie will debut on Disney Plus in the U.S. and most international countries on March 2, 2022.

Those theatrical motion picture studios earning Oscar Best Picture nominations today will put their best foot forward at the box office, and increase the cinema footprint of their contenders in an effort to capitalize on their success and raise the pics’ profiles.

K.J. Yossman On Tuesday, Ariana DeBose, Harris Dickinson, Lashana Lynch, Millicent Simmonds and Kodi Smit-McPhee were announced as the 2022 nominees for the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award.Nominees are selected for demonstrating “exceptional talent in film over the past year.” Previous winners of the award have included James McAvoy, Eva Green, Tom Hardy, Kristen Stewart, Tom Holland, Letitia Wright and Micheal Ward.The award, which is in its seventeenth year, is the only BAFTA honor to be decided by the general public, who can vote for their favorite online.Just hours after the nominations were unveiled, DeBose and Dickinson sat down with Variety to discuss their nominations.Congrats on the nominations! How are you feeling? DeBose: I’m just thrilled that I get to be here in London to celebrate this nomination and celebrate all of my fellow EE Rising Star nominees, because I am very well aware that every single one of them is massively talented and I find them all incredibly inspiring.Dickinson: Wonderful, thank you very much.

West Side Story‘s Kyle Allen has been cast as He-Man in the upcoming Masters Of The Universe reboot.Producer Mattel Studios and Netflix made the announcement yesterday (January 28), revealing that Allen will take up the sword in the long-delayed live-action adaptation of the ’80s cartoon series.According to Variety, Allen will play an orphan named Adam who discovers he is a prince destined to be the saviour of a faraway land. He must quickly learn of his power and the importance of saving his true home from an evil force.Masters Of The Universe is set to be directed and co-written by The Nee Brothers (The Lost City and Band Of Robbers).

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe reported live-action feature film adaptation of “Masters of the Universe” has finally anointed its He-Man — rising actor Kyle Allen.Producer Mattel Studios and Netflix announced that the “West Side Story” actor will take up the sword and skimpy costume of the ’80s icon in a film to be directed and co-written by The Nee Brothers (of the upcoming Sandra Bullock film “The Lost City” and “Band of Robbers”).In “Masters of the Universe,” Allen will play an orphan named Adam who discovers he is a prince destined to be the savior of a faraway land. He must quickly learn of his power and the importance of saving his true home from an evil force.“Masters of the Universe is an iconic property that shaped the imaginations of an entire generation of kids with the message of becoming the best version of yourself.