Producers Detail Pandemic-Inspired Changes For This Year’s Oscars

Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles-Lawson has shared her heartbreaking fears for her grandsons, acknowledging how "difficult" it is for young black men in America in 2022.MORE: 9 powerful shows and documentaries about racial injustice that are essential viewingThe mother of singers Beyonce and Solange spoke to People about the conversations she had had with Daniel Smith Jr., her daughter Solange's only child, revealing she had told him that "if you are stopped by the police, to put your hands on the steering wheel" and "don't make sudden moves".WATCH: Beyoncé's mom dances during family outing with grandchildren"[It's] the usual conversation that every Black mother and every Black grandmother has to have," she added.Tina - known as Miss Tina to fans - also has a stepson, 26, and she shared that everytime he leaves her house she asks him to call when he arrives home.MORE: 15 Black-owned brands we love, from Homebody's CBD soaks to royal-approved Victor GlemaudMORE: 10+ Black-owned face masks to shop online – including Meghan Markle's fave"I just live in fear all the time that the police are going to stop them and stereotype them, and things can escalate so quickly," she shared.Tina is the executive producer of a new Discovery+ documentary called Profiled: The Black Man. The four-part docu series premieres on 12 February and it aims to debunk common negative myths about Black men.

Robbie Savage believes despite Harry Maguire's lack of form, Manchester United are better with him in the team.

Their victims were vulnerable, often drunk and alone in the early hours of the morning.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently revealed half of women aged 30 were childless for the first time since records began 100 years ago.

Jennifer Aniston celebrates her 53rd birthday, many of her famous friends have taken to social media to mark the occasion. On Friday, the actor’s friend and Morning Show co-star, Reese Witherspoon, shared a tribute on Instagram to celebrate the birthday.

as she shares a fresh update with fans. The update from Rylan comes on social media a day after he was rushed to hospital.

newborn baby son – Wolf Webster. The reality TV star and singer welcomed their bundle of joy into the world earlier this week, with Jenner sharing a sweet photograph to Instagram of 4-year old daughter Stormi holding her new brother's tiny hand.

READ MORE: This Morning's Holly Willoughby looks effortlessly beautiful in frilled dress for behind-the-scenes shot In a later interview with Cosmopolitan, Scarlett, 31, revealed it can be "challenging" being in a relationship with another actor, and suggested the couple's work similarities could have been their downfall. The Captain America: Civil War star said: "The logistics of being with another actor are challenging. There has to be a real understanding of how you share your time, especially when two people's careers are going at the same rate.

Super Bowl 2022 may still be days away, but that hasn’t stopped brands from making the most of their marketing budgets with the ads they plan to play during the big game’s uber-expensive commercial slots. This year’s face-off between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals will take place on Sunday 13 February at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

ITV show. Sammy was aged just 15 years old when she joined the cast of the long-running soap back in 2001.

In the run-up to this year’s Oscars telecast, the folks behind the scenes kept hinting that the event was going to be very different than what film fans have come to expect from the awards show. Dubbing the event a “film” versus an awards show, with a “cast” instead of presenters, it seemed as if ABC and the Academy were hoping to use the pandemic as an excuse to experiment with the format.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeOscars producers Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins had promised a unique telecast this year, and by the end of Sunday night’s show, it was definitely unlike any other Academy Awards in recent memory.The show kicked off with universal high marks for star Regina King, who opened the Oscars while guiding cameras into Union Station’s breathtaking main ticket concourse, featuring a gorgeous multi-level seating area constructed specifically for the telecast.After that, reactions grew mixed as the evening went on and social media buzzed with questions about the show: Where were the clips? Are these acceptance speeches longer than usual? How does Glenn Close know “Da Butt?” And, confusing

So much to celebrate! Not only did Emerald Fennell win her first Oscar on Sunday, April 25, but she also confirmed that she is pregnant with baby No. 2.

Well, that was weird. Oscar night felt a bit like an off-brand version of an Oscar night – and not in a bad way (at least until the end).

Oscars movie with a cast of over 200 nominees. ” Producer Steven Soderbergh pledged to create “a three hour film at Union Station.

the 2021 Oscars. And after last night’s debacle — the worst Academy Awards of my lifetime — they may never return.Producer Steven Soderbergh, the man who directed “Traffic” and “Erin Brokovich,” among many other fine films, helmed the broadcast and was determined to make it more intimate and cinematic than usual. Alright, as movie critic, I’ll play ball.“Steven Soderbergh’s The Oscars” gets 1 star.

The 93rd Academy Awards had no host, no masks, no Zoom, and almost no audience.

it will ensure the TV audience will be the lowest ever. Covid regulations have also bent the telecast itself well out of shape.

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While the 93rd Oscars will look different from past years, there will still be a star-studded ensemble cast ready to entertain us throughout the evening.The 90-minute Oscars: Into the Spotlight, hosted by Ariana DeBose (of Hamilton fame) and Lil Rel Howery (known for Bad Trip), will highlight the Academy Award nominees’ “journey to Hollywood’s biggest night,” giving us an insiders’ sneak peek into what it’s like to be a part of the Oscars party.

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Oscar nominees Viola Davis and Riz Ahmed are joining the ensemble cast slated to present at the 93rd Oscars, show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh announced today.

The basement of a hotel, an Al Malaikah temple and the annex to an outdoor shopping mall are just some of the locations where the Academy Awards have been held during its 93-year history.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorNormally, for an interview like the one Variety did on Tuesday with Oscars musical director Questlove and show producer Jesse Collins, the reporter can ask at least somewhat informed questions. But so little about the show has been revealed in advance that the interview ended up being almost an investigative piece — and a fascinating one.The conversation below reveals a great deal about how the show’s music will work, but the basics are this: Questlove is both the show’s musical director and, as he was last year, the in-house DJ.

After a wonky awards season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Academy Awards are set to look more traditional than recent ceremonies. The 2021 Oscars will be held in person in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 25 — and Us Weekly has rounded up everything you need to know about the show.

Oscars guests will not be required to wear masks while the cameras are rolling during Sunday’s ceremony. Some of Hollywood’s biggest names will gather at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles for the 93rd Academy Awards, but the show is expected to look different compared with previous years.

Oscars have detailed how they plan to make next week’s ceremony as safe as possible amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The 2021 Oscars will take place on April 25, and see the implementation of “hubs” for European-based nominees to appear in London and Paris.The news followed the organisation’s initial and controversial “no-Zoom rule,” which aimed to encourage all nominees to travel to Los Angeles for the ceremony.Speaking to Deadline ahead of this year’s ceremony, producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh spoke of the plans being put in place to ensure a safe ceremony.Sher and Soderbergh also said that creating 2010 pandemic thriller Contagion gave them good experience on how to host events during a global health crisis.“We’ve had

It goes without saying that Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher, and Jesse Collins didn’t necessarily pick the best year to take over the Academy Awards. Producing an Oscars telecast after pandemic restrictions have already led to massive rating drops for sister ceremonies such as the Emmys, Grammys, and Golden Globes isn’t ideal.

Clayton Davis Oscars producer Steven Soderbergh maintained that masks would play “a very important role in the story” of the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25, but kept the details under wraps.“If that’s cryptic, it’s meant to be,” Soderbergh said during a Saturday press conference. “That topic is very central to the narrative.”Joined with co-producers Jesse Collins and Stacey Sher, the trio took questions about the upcoming ceremony from Union Station in Los Angeles.

Oscar show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher, and Steven Soderbergh this morning spelled out how Covid protocols would be integrated into the April 25th broadcast, and assured they are taking every measure to make sure all nominees and participants are safe throughout the three hour ceremony. Certainly with Soderbergh and Sher having also produced the prescient 2011 film, Contagion, they would seem to have a leg up on how to do it for the Academy Awards as well.

Producing the Oscars during a normal year is one of Hollywood’s most thankless jobs. It involves handing out 24 awards, while pleasing nervous nominees in the theater, distracted audiences at home and ratings-weary TV executives.

2021 Academy Awards are switching things up again.It was announced on Friday by producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh that the best original songs will be performed during a pre-show special, Celeste, H.E.R., Leslie Odom, Jr., Laura Pausini, Daniel Pemberton, Molly Sandén and Diane Warren will perform the five nominated original songs in their entirety ahead of the 93rd Oscars. One performance will be recorded in Húsavík, Iceland, and four at the Dolby Family Terrace of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.«We’ve come up with some serious pre-game and post-game action to enhance our main event,” said Collins, Sher and Soderbergh.