The 20-year-old breakout star of 'West Side Story' revealed last week that she had not been invited to the Oscars, despite playing Maria in the Steven Spielberg-directed musical which is up for seven Oscars, including best picture.
The actress did pray"some last-minute miracle occurs and I can celebrate our film in person. But hey, that’s how it goes sometimes, I guess," Zegler wrote, giving "thanks for all the shock and outrage. I’m disappointed, too. But that’s okay. so proud of our movie ❤️."
In the fallout that followed, fans wondered why The Walt Disney Co., which owns Oscars broadcaster ABC, wouldn’t want their new Snow White there in some capacity, either presenting or performing. Others saw it as a missed opportunity to have a rising young Latina star represented at the show.Monday that it was the Academy’s, “duty to find Rachel a seat at the Oscars... When they say representation matters, this is what that means. Please do right by her.
Oscars tickets are always hot commodities and this year are even more limited than usual because of efforts to maintain more space between guests to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Most academy members have never gotten to attend. The outrage only intensified as more and more presenters with limited connections to the nominated movies or the movie business were announced. On Monday, producers revealed that DJ Khaled, Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater and Shaun White would all be presenting awards at the show, which will be broadcast live on ABC on Sunday starting at 8pm ET.
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