‘West Side Story’ star Rachel Zegler says she hasn’t been invited to the Oscars

Ariana DeBose becomes an Oscar winner! The singer and actor won in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.After winning, the Puerto Rican descent actress makes history as the first Afro-Latina with an Academy Award and the second Latina to ever receive the Oscar statuette.Ariana’s triumph comes 60 years after fellow Puerto Rican actress the legendary Rita Moreno also won the award in the same category for the same movie and same role. In 1962 Rita became the first Hispanic woman ever to receive the recognition.“You know what? Now you see why Anita says ‘I want to be in America,’ because even in this weird world that we live in, dream do come true and that’s really a heartening thing right now,” said DeBose while accepting her Academy Award. “If I took the time to say thank you to every single beautiful person who has lifted me up on this stage, we would be sitting here until the next Oscars,” she jokes.“So I’m not going to do that.

The 2022 Oscars witnessed many history making moments despite the physical altercation between Will Smith and host Chris Rock fast becoming the most talked about scene from the ceremony. Will, 53, lashed out at Chris after he teased Jada, 50, saying that he could not wait to see her in the next 'G.I. Jane' movie which appeared to be a reference to her shaved head, despite the actress opening up about having alopecia and struggling with hair loss.

Gallery: From Lady Gaga To Selena Gomez, The Best Dressed Celebrities Of The 2022 SAG Awards (ELLE (UK))The rising star hit headlines last week when she revealed on social media that she hadn't been invited to the Oscars to support Steven Spielberg's movie musical, even though the film was nominated for seven awards. Following outrage from fans, Rachel was subsequently added to the presenting line-up and announced an award winner during the craft section, which was streamed an hour before the official telecast.

A lot of the cute moments that happened at the Oscars weren’t seen on TV.

Oscars history, becoming the first openly queer woman of colour to win one of the prestigious trophies.The actor took home the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at tonight’s (March 27) ceremony for playing Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.DeBose paid tribute to the Oscar-winning Rita Moreno, who also won for the same role in 1962, during her speech, crediting her with “paving the way for tons of Anitas like me”. The star continued to acknowledge her identity as both a queer woman and her Afro-Latina heritage.“Imagine this little girl in the back seat of a white Ford Focus.

The big finale! CODA took home the award for Best Picture at the 2022 Oscars on Sunday, March 27.

taken home the Oscar for Best Director at the 2022 Academy Awards.She is the third woman to win the award.Campion, who was the favorite, beat out contenders Kenneth Branagh for his semi-autobiographical piece “Belfast,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” and Steven Spielberg’s musical “West Side Story.” “I love directing because it’s a deep dive into story yet the task of manifesting a world can be overwhelming. The sweet thing is I’m not alone,” the New Zealand-born filmmaker said in her acceptance speech.“On ‘The Power of the Dog’ I worked with actors I’m moved to call my friends.

win at the 2022 Oscars for Best Picture.The audience cheered loudly for the Apple film, but also signed applause to honor the movie.Lady Gaga and Liza Minnelli presented the award to Heder at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where Hollywood’s elite dressed up to celebrate the joy of film at the ceremony, led by Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall.Star Troy Kotsur won best supporting actor earlier in the night, making history.“CODA” received three nominations in total, but managed to edge out “Belfast,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Drive My Car,” “Dune,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” “Nightmare Alley,” “The Power of the Dog” and “West Side Story” for Oscar glory.Jane Campion’s “Dog” was largely predicted to be the favorite of the night, putting an end to Netflix’s losing streak at the Academy Awards — and perhaps making the film’s biggest, vocal detractor, Sam Elliott, eat his words. However, while the critically acclaimed film — which memorably unleashed the power of the dong with on-screen full-frontal male nudity — did score a slew of awards before the Oscars, it was not nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for best ensemble, which is typically a reliable predictor of a Best Picture win.“Dog” did win best picture in the drama category at the controversy-ridden Golden Globes, which did not air after embarrassing public backlash, alongside “West Side Story,” which was top dog in the musical category.While given seven nods, Steven Spielberg’s updated “West Side Story” hardly shared the same success as the 1961 original, which took home more Oscars than any other musical has.

It’s her-story! Jane Campion won Best Director at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27, for her work on The Power of the Dog.

Jane Campion is an Oscar winner once again! During Sunday's 94th Academy Awards, she took home the prize for Best Director for helming, besting Kenneth Branagh (), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (), Paul Thomas Anderson () and Steven Spielberg ().Campion's win marked the first time a woman has taken home the directing statuette in back-to-back years, following Chloé Zhao's win for at last year's ceremony.During her acceptance speech, Campion began in Maori, before sharing,«Big love to my fellow nominees. I love you all, you're all so extraordinary talented.»«I love directing because it's a deep dive into story, yet the task of manifesting can be overwhelming.

Rachel Zegler’s first Oscars appearance is already trending on social media.

The power of social media was in full display last week when, an off-the-cuff Instagram comment by Rachel Zegler that she had not been invited to the Oscars went viral, with fans rallying behind the West Side Story star. She was eventually asked to attend and presented alongside Euphoria’s Jacob Elordi the Visual Effects category.

Troy Kotsur’s exciting journey on the awards circuit culminated into a history-making moment at the 94th annual Oscar Awards. On Sunday, the CODA actor took home the best supporting actor prize and became the first male actor to win for a performance in American Sign Language.

Rachel Zegler made it to the 2022 Academy Awards on Sunday (March 27) to present on stage alongside Euphoria‘s Jacob Elordi.

Rachel Zegler is at the Oscars for the first time and she has her boyfriend by her side!

All out for the Oscars! Stars got all glammed up for the 94th Annual Academy Awards and hit the red carpet in some seriously stunning looks. 

West Side Story.Here is the complete speech:"Oh, my word. What is this? You know what, now you see why Anita says, “I want to be in America,” because even in this weary world that we live in, dreams do come true and that's really a heartening thing right now. If I took the time to say thank you to every single beautiful person who has lifted me up on this stage, you find people would be sitting here until next Oscars, so I'm not going to do that.

94th Academy Awards, calling it a blessing!The 53-year-old actor spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner and likened his arrival at the ceremony like seeing a strenuous post-grad career finally pay off, at five times the rate. «It feels like — you know — I feel like I'm receiving five honorary PHDs tonight,» said Kotsur through an interpreter. «Like, I'm a doctor now if you know what I mean.

Euphoria star Jacob Elordi to present the award, playing off Jacob's opening sentence. “I never thought that I would stand on this stage," he said. She jumped in to joke, “And I never thought that I'd be here six days ago.”The quip was, of course, a reference to her statements in the past couple weeks about not attending this year's ceremony, even though she's the lead in the Best Picture-nominated film West Side Story.

West Side Story, making her the the first out queer woman of color to win an Oscar award. DeBose is also the first Afro-Latina queer Oscar winner in an acting category.Now you see why Anita says ‘I want to be in America’, because even in this weary world that we live in, dreams do come true, and that’s a really heartening thing right now,” DeBose said in her acceptance speech.In a nod to actor Rita Moreno, who won a Best Supporting Actress in 1962 – the first Latina to ever win an Oscar – for the same role of Anita in the original film.Ariana DeBose is the first openly queer person of color to win an acting Oscar.

, and it's on the Oscars stage!Ariana DeBose completed her awards season sweep at Sunday's Academy Awards, taking home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her breakthrough turn in the fiery role that won Rita Moreno the same award almost exactly 60 years ago to the day.«What is this?!» an excited DeBose screamed as she held the coveted gold trophy. «Now you see why that Anita says 'I want to be in America,' because even in this weary world that we live in, dreams do come true, and that's really a heartening thing right now.

Rachel Zegler had no idea fans would run to her defense as quickly and as boisterously as they did after quietly revealing that she initially had not been invited to the 94th Academy Awards. And, naturally, she was shocked at the outpouring of support that ultimately led to an invitation.The 20-year-old star spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner while walking the red carpet and said she wasn't expecting the Academy to swiftly spring into action.«People were upset and I was not expecting it so it’s very wonderful to be here,» she said. «I’m really thankful to the Academy for asking me to present and everyone at who was able to just let me get on a plane.»So, why the omission and who corrected it? Zegler has no clue!«I’ll be honest, I don’t know and I don’t wanna know,» she said.

here. In speaking with TheWrap earlier this year, DeBose called the process of playing Anita and starring Steven Spielberg’s film “incredibly healing.” “I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m a mixed-race individual,” she said.

After already taking home 6 Oscars, Denis Villeneuve’s epic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune continued its below the line domination at Sunday’s Academy Awards as it took home the Best Visual Effects Oscar. The film looked to be the favorite in the category after taking home the top honor at this year’s VES gala.

Ariana DeBose is taking home the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Anita in Steven Spielberg’s . She is the second actress to win the Oscar for playing the Broadway character, following Rita Moreno‘s win in 1962.

Jennifer Garner has arrived at the 2022 Oscars. The  actress stepped out for the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday donning a red strapless gown by Brandon Maxwell. Garner paired her stunning look with dangling earrings, a sparkly bracelet and several rings.During the show, Garner has the honor of presenting one of the awards, along with fellow stars like Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel Zegler, Jason Momoa, Lady Gaga, J.K. Simmons, Lily James, John Travolta, Stephanie Beatriz, Simu Liu, Zoe Kravitz, Rami Malek, Jamie Lee Curtis and Venus and Serena Williams, who have also been tapped to hand out golden statuettes.It's been four years since Garner was last seen at the star-studded event.

Elliot Page hit the 94th annual Academy Awards in style on Sunday. The 34-year-old actor made his way down the carpet looking sharp in a classic black tux and bowtie, crisp button-down shirt, matching slacks and pointed dress shoes.The star has the honor of presenting one of the awards, along with fellow stars like Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel Zegler, Jason Momoa, Lady Gaga, J.K. Simmons, Lily James, John Travolta, Stephanie Beatriz, Simu Liu, Zoe Kravitz, Rami Malek, Jamie Lee Curtis and Venus and Serena Williams, who have also been tapped to hand out golden statuettes.Page's Netflix drama will soon kick off season 3, with showrunner Steve Blackman having announced the upcoming premiere date of June 22, at South by Southwest (SXSW) this month. In the new season, the Umbrella Academy are back in the present day.

Ariana DeBose stuns in a custom Valentino look at the 2022 Academy Awards red carpet on Sunday (March 27) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Production designer Patrice Vermette and set decorator Zsuzsanna Sipos took home statuettes for their work on Dune at the Academy Awards on Sunday. Both Vermette and Sipos are first-time winners, though the former had previously been nominated for his work on the films The Young Victoria and Arrival.

94th Academy Awards are here, and it's time to celebrate the best of the past year in film!The 2022 Oscars kicked off Sunday, honoring the theme «Movie Lovers Unite» as the ceremony returned to the Dolby Theatre, in the heart of Hollywood, after last year's pandemic-modified awards show. The night is already historic, as Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes are the first all-female trio to host the ceremony, and there are sure to be plenty of star-studded moments and big wins to come. leads the pack this year, with 12 total nominations including Best Picture, Best Director for Jane Campion and acting nods for Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

Oscars 2022 will take place tonight (March 27) in Los Angeles, celebrating the best in cinema from the past 12 months.The ceremony will return to LA’s Dolby Theatre in Hollywood after being pushed back from its original date at the end of February due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.For the first time since 2017, the Oscars will have a host, with Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes set to act as co-hosts throughout the night. Other notable stars will be on hand to present the awards, including Lady Gaga, Samuel L.

Rachel Zegler was not invited to the Oscars, despite being the lead of the multi-nominated film. Luckily, she the story had a happy ending and she will be not only attending but presenting as well.

Covid-dogged TV ratings disaster, the 2022 Oscars arrive in the grip of a full-blown identity crisis. Will anyone watch, will it be too boring, are they dissing the small fry, too mean, too cuddly, too many hosts, not enough hosts…? It’s safe to say the organisers are walking a tightrope, with TV masters ABC reading the riot act on the one hand, and unsung industry figures furious about being denied their few seconds in the spotlight and planning protests.

the riskiest Oscars ever. Can we talk about a different side of the event?  Can we acknowledge the sheer variety of the films that are competing for Best Picture? There’s “Belfast,” a gentle memory piece from Kenneth Branagh that moved me more than anything else I saw in 2021. “CODA,” in which what could be a predictable feel-good story gains resonance in the way it places a deaf family at the center of the story.