‘CODA,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Succession’ Early Winners at Writers Guild Awards (Updating Live)

stuck her foot in her mouth with her comments about tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams at the Critics’ Choice Awards March 13 — but insiders told The Post she’ll still win an Oscar on Sunday because the Academy of Motion Pictures Art and Sciences is determined to give the award to a woman.“If the director of ‘CODA’ had been nominated, Jane might be in trouble,” said one Oscars voter of female director Sian Heder. “But Sian wasn’t, so Campion’s fine.”Echoed a second voter: “Not giving it to the only woman out of five directors would be a much bigger non-PC statement.”During her acceptance speech for Best Director at Critics’ Choice, Campion noted her admiration for the Williams sisters — who are the subject and producers of the much-nominated “King Richard” — but said that, unlike in their tennis careers, she has had to compete against men.

Clayton Davis With the Oscars just days away, the awards pundits and Hollywood whisperers are trying to read all the tea leaves and figure out what’s winning in all 23 categories.A longtime friend and former writing colleague, Mark Johnson at Awards Daily, recently broke down the art of predicting, putting them into four simple rationales: data analysis, cultural zeitgeist, conversations with AMPAS members and gut instinct.The data piece is what’s driven by Film Twitter, while the cultural zeitgeist you see through viral videos on TikTok (for example, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from “Encanto,” isn’t nominated for Oscar but helps “Dos Oruguitas.”)This year’s crop of nominees represents interesting record breakers and trends in the Oscar canon. So let’s break it all down and how it could hint to potential winners in the wings.

A picket line is being planned outside of Jay-Z's Oscars after party at the Chateau Marmont as the iconic hotel has been mired in controversy for years after firing over 200 staff allegedly without insurance or severance and a slew of racial discrimination and harassment allegations.All the A-list guests who attend the 52-year-old mogul's bash will have to cross a boundary established by workers and supporters of the strike as the boycott has been going on for two years.DailyMail.com has reached out to Jay-Z's representatives for comment and has yet to hear back.The 99 Problems hitmaker - born Shawn Carter - will be joined at the gala by his wife Beyonce who is set to perform live during the Oscars telecast from the Compton tennis court. Can I get a:A picket line is being planned outside of Jay-Z's Oscars after party at the Chateau Marmont (He is seen at the Chateau Marmont in November 2011) Troubled: The iconic hotel has been mired in controversy for years after firing over 200 staff allegedly without insurance or severance and a slew of racial discrimination and harassment allegationsThe 40-year-old hitmaker will be performing her hit Be Alive from the King Richard soundtrack as the film documents Richard Williams' relationship with his daughters Venus and Serena Williams who would go on to be come tennis megastars.

The show will go on. And this time, it’s the real thing. After a dramatically scaled-down and virus-safe ceremony last year, the Academy Awards will be presented in a largely prepandemic format this Sunday.That means stars.That means style.

Editor’s note: The Deadline Watchlist is a feature spotlighting small-screen specials, events and can’t-miss episodes of ongoing series each week. 1. Oscars: After three years without a host, the Academy Awards are tripling down with Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall set to take the stage and guide the 94th Oscar show which is promising to be one of the most entertaining ever, including musical performances from Beyonce, Reba McEntire, Billie Eilish, Sebastian Yatra, and more. Also expect a lavish production number of the smash hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”  from Encanto. Top nominees include Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Jessica Chastain, Nicole Kidman, Kristen Stewart, Steven Spielberg and many more. With a Best Picture winner still in doubt from a strong field of contenders, almost anything can happen and history may be made. After Covid affected last year’s stripped down telecast you can expect the Oscars to turn up the fashion heat on the red carpet as well as Hollywood’s biggest night hopefully returns to the kind of glamour and excitement it is known for. The theme for this year is “Movie Lovers Unite” , and producer Will Packer is promising a show that delivers that message on many levels even with the sidelined categories controversy. — Pete HammondMarch 27, ABC, 5:00PM PT/8:00PM ET. Red Carpet Pre Show hosted by Vanessa Hudgens, Terrence J, & Brandon Maxwell airs 3:30PM PT/6:30 ET.

Oscars are returning to our screens again with the 94th Academy Awards that will take place on Sunday, March 27 and will be available to stream right from your living room. This year's ceremony will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and will be hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. The biggest nominations this year include Netflix's The Power of the Dog, which has 12 nominations, while Dune follows with 10.

As is the tradition, the nominees for the Best Original Song will perform or have their songs performed at the 2022 Academy Awards on Mar. 27. Beyoncé will sing her song from King Richard, Billie Eilish, and her brother FINNEAS will perform their theme to No Time To Die. Even Lin-Manuel Miranda will have two of his songs from Ecanto performed during the show. Yet, one of the nominees will not hit the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood: Van Morrison. The controversial rocker is nominated for “Down To Joy” from the film Belfast, but he won’t perform the song due to a scheduling conflict. ‘

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNo matter how many awards categories get screen time at this year’s Oscars telecast, one thing will be certain: There will be advertising around them.Disney has sold all the 60 commercial slots it has around its coming broadcast of the event late last week, according to Rita Ferro, president of Disney Advertising Sales, and the company hopes the 2022 version of the program will serve as a “rebuild year” for the spectacle after the coronavirus pandemic severely crimped moviegoing.“We are all coming back to getting social and going out,” says Ferro, in an interview, and Disney’s ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have agreed to make changes to the show after it has run into strong viewership headwinds in recent years. Executives, she says, have worked to solve the question of “how do we make the show more compelling, more relevant to audiences?” Among the changes: a trio of female hosts — Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall — after three years of programs without a designated person to lead the crowd; a new producer, Will Packer; and a decision to award several categories during off-air moments, then edit those presentations in later n a bid to streamline the event, which is often criticized for being too long.

star-studded affair. But things just got all the more fabulous with the announcement that the proceedings will be graced with an appearance by none other than Beyoncé.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts made the announcement that the iconic songstress will appear during the Sunday 3/27 broadcast with a performance of her Best Original Song nominee, “Be Alive,” from the motion picture King Richard.According to Deadline, speculation is swirling that Beyoncé will not hit the Dolby Theater stage for her performance, as is tradition.

Clayton Davis The Oscars have announced the musical performers for this year’s nominees for best original song, which will include Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Finneas, Reba McEntire and Sebastián Yatra. Four of the five songs will be performed, while nominee Van Morrison, who penned and sang “Down to Joy” from “Belfast,” was invited but will not attend the ceremony due to his tour schedule.

Beyoncé is said to be planning a surprise live performance for this year’s Academy Awards, to take place remotely from tennis courts in Compton, California.According to reports by Variety, the concept began solidifying just last week, with the ceremony due to take place this Sunday (March 27).The singer is nominated for ‘Best Original Song’ for the track ‘Be Alive’, which was recorded for the film King Richard, about Richard Williams, father of tennis stars Venus and Serena. The location of the rumoured performance is where he famously trained his daughters in the sport.It’s reported that Will Smith, who plays Richard Williams in the film, could potentially appear as part of Beyoncé’s performance, before heading straight to the Oscars ceremony 20 miles away in Hollywood.

The 2022 Oscars are less than a week away, but last minute arrangements are still being made.Beyonce is in talks to possibly perform her original song Be Alive from the King Richard soundtrack.If it comes to fruition, the 40-year-old musician could possibly put on a satellite presentation from tennis courts in Compton, California, with Will Smith joining. Surprise performance? Beyonce is in talks to possibly perform her original song Be Alive from the King Richard soundtrackPer Variety, the Lemonade artist's team has been communicating with award show producers to potentially open this Sunday's show.Sources said the plan began taking shape last Monday.

King Richard, the film’s star and co-producer Will Smith popped by a red carpet for some friendly banter - and, natch, Venus Williams nailed it.  At the Producers Guild Awards last weekend, Venus Williams and Will Smith enjoyed a bit of playful back-and-forth on the red carpet. Take a look below: Will Smith crashes Venus Williams' interview on the #PGAs red carpet.

Beyoncé might be set to serve up a surprise performance during this year’s Oscars. 

awards season in full swing, stars are consistently killing the carpet in glamorous looks. Will Smith and the Williams Sisters, Saniyya Sidney, and Demi Singleton were spotted at the Producers Guild Awards in support of their Academy Award-nominated flick King Richard, alongside exec Mellody Hobson, Issa Rae, and Kerry Washington among others.

CODA and Succession were among the winners at the 2022 Writers Guild Awards Sunday, which was held in a virtual ceremony.Ashley Nicole Black, a 36-year-old writer on Ted Lasso and A Black Lady Sketch Show, hosted the event, which also featured honorary awards for Dick Cavett and Barry Jenkins.CODA, which was written and directed by Sian Heder, took the win for the Adapted Screenplay. The latest: CODA was among the winners at the 2022 Writers Guild Awards Sunday, which was held in a virtual ceremony.

At Sunday’s WGA Awards, late-night host, comedian and writer Dick Cavett received the Evelyn F. Burkey Award, speaking in his acceptance speech about what writing means to him.

The 2022 Writers Guild Awards are underway Sunday in a virtual ceremony that will see winners crowned in three motion picture, 17 television, and three radio and audio categories along with one category for promotional writing. A Black Lady Sketch Show and Ted Lasso scribe Ashely Nicole Black is emceeing the event, during which honorary awards will be bestowed on talk show icon Dick Cavett and Barry Jenkins, the latter of which is up for a WGA Award tonight for his limited series The Underground Railroad.

CODA was awarded with the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures at the 33rd annual Producers Guild Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday.The motion picture - which is written and directed by Sian Heder and stars Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur and Daniel Durant - details the story of a hearing daughter of a deaf couple forced to make a difficult life decision.The win Saturday positions the film well ahead of the upcoming Oscars, where it is nominated for Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Kotsur and Best Adapted Screenplay for Heder.

The stars were out for thethe 33rd Annual Producers Guild Of America Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday at theFairmont Century Plaza Hotel.The ceremony honors the best in theatrical motion pictures, animated features, Television series and specials and televised/streamed motion pictures of2021.The biographical sports drama film King Richard, starring Will Smith as the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams, is among the 10 films vying for the prestigiousDarryl F. Zanuck Award For Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.

Will Smith is hitting the red carpet with the Williams sisters!