UPFRONT Inside the Entertainment Industry. It features my conversations with Rialto Center executive director Lee Foster,
Godfather of Harlem executive producer Markuann Smith and 2021 Oscar nominees: Andra Day, Leslie Odom, Jr. and LaKeith Stanfield.
Atlanta s famed Rialto Center for the Arts presents its first-ever virtual benefit gala TONIGHT at 6:30 p.m. I got a chance to chat with the venue s executive director Lee Foster about the artists and supporters who will be featured during the show and how they plan to re-open this fall.
Markuann Smith, executive producer of the the EPIX series
Godfather of Harlem is here to chat about the new season and the drama s leading man -Forest Whitaker.
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The 93rd Academy Awards take place on Sunday, April 25 and we have a complete list of where to watch every feature-length movie nominee right here for you.
Here’s how to watch the 2021 Academy Awards
The 93rd Oscars will be held on Sunday, April 25 at Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and international locations via satellite.
Oscars: Into the Spotlight will air live on Oscar Sunday, April 25, on ABC at 6:30 pm ET/3:30 pm. PT. The Oscars will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Why Is It So Hard to Show Black Womenâs Musical Genius Onscreen?
Oscar-nominated performances this season put the emphasis on the trauma, not the artistry, of Billie Holiday and Ma Rainey. The most insightful movie might just be âSoul.â
Viola Davis as Ma Rainey. The Oscar-nominated movie focuses on her anxieties rather than her artistic contributions.Credit.David Lee/Netflix, via Associated Press
April 20, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
Oscar history has been made, again. For just the second time, two Black women â Viola Davis (âMa Raineyâs Black Bottomâ) and Andra Day (âThe United States vs. Billie Holidayâ) â are nominated for best actress in the same year. This last happened in 1973 when Cicely Tyson (âSounderâ) and Diana Ross (âLady Sings the Bluesâ) were up for the Academy Award, only to lose out to Liza Minnelli for her starring role in âCabaret.â While we do not know who will take home the gold statue on S