This year, either because ABC really wanted to
streeeetch out its viewership numbers by an extra two hours or because the actual event will be so tightly packed with good stuff that there will be no time for anything else, the Academy Awards bumped the usual performances from the Best Song nominees to a pre-show event with slightly lower-key red carpet interviews and reasonably charming vamping from Ariana DeBose and Lil Rel Howery (who had to be prompted by Chloé Zhao when they came back from a commercial break, which was fun). But we’re not here for reasonably charming vamping, we’re here for the musical performances, which you can see below without having to sit through an hour and a half of interviews.
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The Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom team wins Best Makeup and Hairstyling (and Best Costume Design)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’s Mia Neal, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, and Jamika Wilson made history, being the first team with Black female members to win Best Makeup and Hairstyling. When speaking of breaking that “glass ceiling,” they expressed hope that they’d soon be joined by winners of all genders and races and “it wont be groundbreaking, it will just be normal.” The film was recognized again just moments later when costume designer Ann Roth (who was not in attendance) won the Best Costume Design award making the 89-year-old the oldest woman to ever win an Oscar.
The battle of the competing Tiger Kings just got a little more interesting, as
Deadline reports that NBCU has cast John Cameron Mitchell as Joe Exotic for its forthcoming adaptation of the hit Netflix docuseries. Amazon also has an adaptation in development with Nicolas Cage set to play Joe Schreibvogel, aka Joe Exotic, the controversial owner of an Oklahoma zoo who becomes embroiled in a series of lawsuits with Carole Baskin, the eccentric owner of a big cat rescue (who may or may not have had something to do with the disappearance of her wealthy husband). Playing the kooky Carole Baskin to Mitchell’s Joe Exotic in the NBCU adaptation is
Here s everything you need to know about the 2021 Oscars
Photo: Kristian Dowlin (Getty Images)
It’s Moira Rose’s favorite season: awards. But obviously, given how COVID-19 is still a thing, awards ceremonies are very different this time around. This year’s Oscars will be the first under the pandemic and the Academy Awards decided to forego the painful awkwardness of a Zoom ceremony like the one we sat through at the recent Golden Globes. Though an in-person show makes for a better viewing experience, it’s still pretty concerning because we’re still very much in the midst of a pandemic. We’ll have to see how efficient the Oscars ceremony is at making sure celebs can pal around and collect their awards in-person without it being the superspreader event of the season. But there’s still plenty to look forward to, with some of the year’s best films being up for Best Picture, including