Lin-Manuel Miranda Will Not Attend 2022 Oscars After Wife Vanessa Nadal Tests Positive for COVID: ‘Doing Fine’

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Though two of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s films earned coveted nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, he has confirmed he will be absent from the red carpet and the Dolby Theatre ceremony.“Made it to Hollywood… This weekend, my wife tested [positive emoji] for COVID,” the Hamilton creator, 42, tweeted on Saturday, March 26, referring to wife Vanessa Nadal, whom he wed in 2010. “She’s doing fine.

Kids & I have tested [negative emoji], but out of caution, I won’t be going to the Oscars tomorrow night.”Miranda — who shares sons Sebastian, 7, and Francisco, 4, with Nadal, 39 — earned a Best Original Song nomination for Encanto’s “Dos Oruguitas.” The animated picture is also up for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score.

The voice cast is set to belt out the film’s surprise hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” during the Sunday, March 27, broadcast.

His directorial debut, Tick, Tick… Boom!, also scored nods for Best Film Editing and Best Actor for Andrew Garfield’s performance as Jonathan Larson.“Cheering for my TickTickBoom & Encanto families w my own family, alongside all of you, ALL of you,” the Tony Award winner concluded his tweet.If Miranda wins an Oscar trophy during Sunday’s awards show, he will become the youngest person to become an EGOT honoree after previously collecting Emmy, Grammy and Tony statues.“I literally fell in love with the Oscars because of Disney animated movies,” he gushed about his nominations to Collider earlier this month. “I was ride or die for The Little Mermaid.