Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer to Host the Oscars
Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes will host the March 27 ceremonies The guessing games are over after the Academy announced the hosts for the 94th Annual Academy Awards. Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer will take on the duties of the highest-profile emcee gig in the entertainment industry when they take the stage March 27 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles for the ceremonies, which will be broadcast live on ABC It will...
‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Dune’ Top Oscar Nominations; Stewart Scores a Surprise Nod
The Power of the Dog leads nominees for the 94th annual Academy Awards with 12 noms Along with the eagerly waited announcement of the Academy Award nominations come the inevitable surprises – and the snubs. No surprise that “The Power of the Dog ” walked away with a leading 12 nominations including one for director Jane Campion, who becomes the first female director to accomplish two nods for her work, the last time being for “The...
A Garden of Gifts for DPA’s Pre-Oscar Event
Angela Bassett at DPA pre-Oscars event 21 (photo credit Claire Painchaud) It was Academy Awards weekend 2021, under circumstances that had never before happened, yet there were still a few in-person exclusive events going on around town. Among them, the DPA pre-Oscars event 21, which offered its celebrity and VIP guest list the choice of doing a drive-through or attending a mini garden party. Held at the landmark Luxe Sunset Boulevard...
‘Nomadland’ Makes History at Pandemic Edition Academy Awards
Historians will be dissecting the 93rd Academy Awards for years to determine whether they presage a turning point for the inclusion of women and people of color in categories where they have been represented only in single digits over the course of time. The immediate Oscar headlines are about the dominance of Nomadland with its golden statuettes for best picture, best director for Chloé Zhao and best lead actress for Frances...
GBK Brandbar Marks Award Season’s First In-Person Oscar Lounge
Oscar nominee for best actress Andra Day at at GBK’s eOn Sanitizing Mist Pre-Oscars Celebrity Gift Lounge (photo credit: Tiffany Rose) The mood was practically euphoric at the first in-person gift lounge in more than a year. The GBK pre-Oscar soirée is always highly anticipated but this year, under these circumstances, more so than ever. (It’s hard to believe, but in 2020, the Oscars were held in early February, a month before...
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