Will the 93rd Oscars Be More Than Just a Footnote?

Tonight on SNL, Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che weighed in on new allegations made against their “favorite Florida congressman.”

Jon Burlingame There’s a two-in-five chance that an African American will walk away with the Academy Award for original score on April 25, and if so, it will be only the second time a Black composer has won in that category. That’s because two films with Black composers were nominated this year: Terence Blanchard for “Da 5 Bloods,” and Jon Batiste, one of three composers nominated for “Soul” (along with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross).

“It’s an honor to be recognized as an innovator,” said music icon Mariah Carey, while accepting the Innovator Award at the 12th Annual African American Film Critics Association Awards, which took place virtually for a private audience.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorHelen Mirren, who won an Oscar for “The Queen,” will portray Israel’s legendary Prime Minister Golda Meir in “Golda.” The film will be directed by Academy Award winner Guy Nattiv, and produced by BAFTA winner Michael Kuhn (“Florence Foster Jenkins,” “The Duchess”).Embankment will represent international sales, with CAA Media Finance and ICM jointly handling the North American rights.

show up in person to the Hollywood event and that appearing via Zoom “will not be an option”. That caused uproar among non-Americans who did not want to fly during the pandemic.

show up in person to the Hollywood event and that appearing via Zoom “will not be an option”. That caused uproar among non-Americans who did not want to fly during the pandemic.

The Oscars are planning to add ceremony 'hubs' outside the US after banning attendance through Zoom. The 93rd Academy Awards take place on April 25 primarily from Union Station in Los Angeles, California.

Mario Domm is undoubtedly one of the most talented musicians in Mexico. The incredible composer and performer has traveled the world and won countless prizes with his band Camila.

Many Americans, in particular, are excited about a chance to return closer to normal with the widespread distribution of vaccines over the past few months and moving forward. It appears the producers of the 93rd Academy Awards were in that boat.

Showbiz411, all international nominees were advised to prepare to quarantine for 10 days upon arrival.  The email said the Academy will handle all COVID tests, with three tests being required leading up to the show for international travelers.

Lee Daniels has got a lot of irons in the fire.

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.

John Mayer has revealed that his highly anticipated eighth album has been completed.The US singer-songwriter’s last album was 2017’s ‘The Search For Everything’, which included the songs ‘Love On The Weekend’, ‘Still Feel Like Your Man’ and ‘In The Blood’.In a new TikTok post, Mayer revealed that work on his new album is complete and that he’s been sharing the finished product with a few of his friends.“My album is recorded, mixed and mastered,” the text on Mayer’s video said.

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).