Janelle Monae Opens Oscars in Song, Celebrates Being ‘a Black Queer Artist Telling Stories’ (Watch)

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Janelle Monae kicked off the Academy Awards with a song-and-dance production number based on her 2010 song “Come Alive,” lyrically rewritten to reference the Oscars and some of the year…

Taika Waititi has won best adapted screenplay at the 2020 Academy Awards for “Jojo Rabbit.” Taking the stage the actor, director and writer joked about his statue, “This is really light! It’s supposed to be heavy.” Turning to serious Waitit started to get emotional thanking his mother the original author of “Jojo Rabbit” Christine Leunens [...

Janelle Monae kicked off the Academy Awards with a song-and-dance production number based on her 2010 song “Come Alive,” lyrically rewritten to reference the Oscars and some of the year’s top films — with spoken asides about the lack of female directors represented among the nominees, and what she personally represented as the show opener. “We [...]Despite not having an official host, the 92nd Oscars still featured a mini-monologue from previous hosts Chris Rock and Steve Martin.

Brad Pitt won best supporting actor at the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday night for his portrayal of a down-on-his-luck stuntman in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” while “Toy Story 4” picked up a best animated feature prize. It is Pitt’s second statue, having previously won for producing “12 Years a Slave,” and his [...]The biggest night in Hollywood is finally here. The 92nd Academy Awards could potentially be a historic night, depending on how key races pan out.

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