She showed off her moves during a segment about Oscar-nominated songs
After hearing Da Butt played, the actress correctly identified the funk 80s hit which featured in Spike Lee s 1988 movie School Daze
Close delighted the A-list audience as she shook her booty while wearing blue Armani
It was a highlight of the night for Close who had been nominated for an eighth time for an Oscar for Hillbilly Elegy but failed to win
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Hillbilly Elegy, but unfortunately in losing she tied the record for being nominated the most times without having taken home a trophy. Anyone else in that situation might feel super depressed and not want to engage with anybody the rest of the evening. but Glenn Close has proven that she is no ordinary person. She proved this later in the show during a very out-of-left-field trivia segment hosted by Lil Rel Howery when she magically summed some awesome movie/music knowledge by identifying and dancing to Da Butt from Spike Lee s 1988 movie
School Daze.
The segment started out a bit odd, with Lil Rel Howery first going to Andra Day and Daniel Kaluuya as volunteers in the segment, but it was when he moved over to talk to Glenn Close that the magic really began and solidified what turned out to be the best moment of the night, You can check out the clip from the Academy Awards broadcast below!
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DALLAS, April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A heartwarming depiction of an African-American father styling his daughter s hair for the first time won the Academy Award for best animated short film last year. The film,
Hair Love, catapulted the Lion Forge animation studio and its founder, David Steward III, and president, Carl Reed, to the forefront of the film industry. Now both men are sharing their distinct insights with thousands at the International Leadership Summit next week.
Founded by global Christian leader Bishop T.D. Jakes, the International Leadership Summit will feature several other talented leaders during the virtual event. The gathering will take place April 29 – May 1, featuring industry leaders who will speak to a variety of topics, including technology, criminal justice reform, faith and more. Steward and Reed will speak on April 29 at 11:45 a.
Pixar Vet Matthew Luhn To Deliver Keynote Speech At Diversity-Themed KingstOOn 2021
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The KingstOOn Animation Conference and Film Festival, scheduled virtually for April 21–25, will feature storyteller extraordinaire Matthew Luhn as its opening keynote speaker. Luhn was integrally involved as a story artist and animator in the creation of these Pixar blockbusters, which have resonated with us over the years and continue to shape the minds of our younger generations.
This year’s edition of KingstOOn, which is normally held in Kingston, Jamaica, will be structured around the central theme “Diversity in Animation.” There will be three panels focusing on the issues of diversity and cultural inclusion within the media: “Diversity in the Media Industry,” “Black Women in the World of Animation,” and “The Creation of
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