Oscars Production Team A Mix Of Veterans And Newcomers Including Questlove, Richard LaGravenese, Dream Hampton

Valentine’s Day, avoid the expensive themed restaurant offerings and cook something special at home for your loved one. I’m not suggesting you go to a local farm and pick out a duck, but taking the time to work on a romantic menu says more than any novelty gift, or certainly flowers from the petrol station.Eating together is intimate and the dishes I’ve chosen here are designed for sharing.

Tom Brady recently announced his retirement from the NFL making last year's Super Bowl win his last.The star won his seventh Super Bowl on in 2021 and a look back shows how his former partner Bridget Moynahan made sure to mark the incredible moment on her Instagram.MORE: Tom Brady makes nine-year-old fan who beat cancer cry with incredible gestureThe actress, known for her role in the police drama Blue Bloods, shared a picture of Tom after the win and revealed she "could not be more proud" of him."Could not be more proud @tombrady said he would do it and he did. Congratulations @buccaneers," she wrote, alongside two pictures of the star, one following the end of the game, and another showing him reaching out to their son Jack, who headed to Florida to support his dad from the stands.WATCH: Tom Brady's kids cheer him on following winThe congratulatory messages didn't stop there, however, as Bridget later shared another picture of Tom, and wrote: "I am pretty sure I am not the only one from #patriotsnation celebrating @buccaneers #superbowl #greatgame #strong #soproud #55."Fans of the 50-year-old loved her supportive messages, and many praised her parenting approach.MORE: Gisele leaves fans seeing double as she poses poolside with sisters in matching bikinisRELATED: Gisele Bündchen shares loved-up beach photo with Tom Brady"You are the gold standard of managing your beautiful son and parenting in such a healthy way.

Ted Nugent has weighed in on the recent controversy surrounding Spotify and Neil Young‘s decision to pull his music from the platform.Young last month demanded that his music be removed from Spotify, asserting in a since-deleted open letter to his management that content like the Joe Rogan Experience podcast “spread[s] false information about vaccines”.The streaming platform obliged, later confirming that Young’s content would indeed be removed from the platform.The saga drew mixed reactions from the wider music industry, while many seemed to side with Young, including Joni Mitchell who also announced she would be pulling her discography from Spotify over its conduct surrounding vaccine misinformation, as did Young’s former bandmates Crosby, Stills & Nash, comedian Stewart Lee, Crazy Horse and E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren, and cult alternative rockers Failure, among others.Now, controversial right-wing rocker Ted Nugent has spoken out about Young’s decision, calling the ‘Harvest Moon’ singer-songwriter “a complete punk”.Speaking on his ‘Friday Free For All’ edition of The Nightly Nuge on Friday (February 11), he said: “Well, Neil Young, God bless him. I’m sure that there’s many people that appreciate Neil Young’s creativity and his talents and his creation of wonderful music for those people who love that kind of music.

Kanye West has shared another message directed at Kid Cudi over the rapper’s friendship with Kim Kardashian’s new boyfriend Pete Davidson.Over the weekend, West, who is now legally known as Ye, posted a since-deleted letter saying that Cudi will not appear on new album ‘DONDA 2’ over his friendship with the SNL comedian.In the handwritten note shared to Instagram yesterday (February 12), he told fans: “Just so everyone knows Cudi will not be on Donda because he’s friends with you know who.” “You know who” appears to refer to Davidson, who is in a relationship with West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian.In a further Instagram post, West has re-shared a photo of himself, Cudi, Davidson and actor Timothée Chalamet at a 2019 dinner party, but Davidson’s face is crossed out.In the caption, he wrote: “I JUST WANTED MY FRIEND TO HAVE MY BACK THE KNIFE JUST GOES IN DEEPER.”See the post below:A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)Overnight, West has shared a number of other posts on Instagram, including a mock movie poster for Marvel Civil War, with the characters changed to include himself, Davidson, ex-wife Kardashian, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Drake and more.A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)In another post, West shared a photo of Cudi and Davidson next to one of himself, Drake and Rap-A-Lot Records founder J Prince who organised Kanye and Drake’s famous ‘Free Larry Hoover’ benefit concert which ended their beef. The caption of the Instagram post asked: ‘Who will win?’.”A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)Cudi responded to West’s original message on Twitter, saying the pair had “talked weeks ago about this”.

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no Zoom element to it. A letter from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released to the film industry website Deadline said: “Our plan is to stage an intimate, in-person event at Union station in Los Angeles, with additional show elements live from the Dolby theatre in Hollywood.

Questlove is bringing his talent and expertise to the 2021 Oscars! Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh, who are producing the 93rd Oscars, announced on Wednesday that the 50-year-old founding member of The Roots will serve as the musical director for this year's show.Questlove (real name: Ahmir Khalib Thompson) is a member of the Academy and has previously performed at the Oscars. The drummer, DJ, producer, author and five-time GRAMMY winner is currently the musical director for  The Roots also serve as the show's house band.Questlove has previously held musical directing positions with artists like D’Angelo, Eminem and JAY-Z.

Antonio Ferme editorOscar producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh have announced 14 key members of the production team for the 93rd Academy Awards.Rob Paine (“A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote”) will serve as supervising producer, while co-producer Raj Kapoor (“Grammy Awards”) joins the Oscars for the fifth consecutive year, overseeing screen content and performances.  Taryn Hurd (Governors Awards) rejoins the Academy Awards for the eighth consecutive year as talent producer, while head writer Jon Macks (“The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”) returns for his 24th Oscarcast.

EXCLUSIVE:  Deadline hears the upcoming Oscars will not have a single host, and that producers have made offers to talent they hope will come in to present the categories for the 93rd Oscarcast on April 25. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Oscarcast producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh have been stealthy in their preparations for the pandemic-altered celebration, though Deadline did scoop that producers were going to hold the majority of the show in Union Station, the downtown Los Angeles railway venue chosen because it is cavernous enough to socially distance the nominees and their families.

ABC's Oscars telecast has already lined up a new venue and a trio of new producers. One constant in this year's pandemic-altered event, however, will be the director.

contenders to win an Oscar and have been invited out to Los Angeles for a “safe and enjoyable evening” for nominees, guests, presenters and “millions of film fans around the world”. In a break from other recent award ceremonies, which have largely been held virtually, the show’s producers are attempting to inject some glamour back into the event, with “casual” attire banned and speeches encouraged to be short and personal.

Oscars have been told they will not be allowed to attend the ceremony via Zoom.In a letter sent to nominees and published by Deadline, producers said a virtual appearance is not allowed and the Academy will accept awards on behalf of any winner unable to make the show.The letter, from producers of the show Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins, states: “For those of you unable to attend because of scheduling or continued uneasiness about traveling, we want you to know there will not be an option to Zoom in for the show.“We are going to great lengths to provide a safe and ENJOYABLE evening for all of you in person, as well as for all the millions of film fans around the world, and we feel the virtual thing will diminish those

No big shock here: Veteran director Glenn Weiss will be returning to helm the Oscars for the sixth straight year.

Clayton Davis Television and live events veteran Glenn Weiss will return to direct the 93rd Academy Awards.“Our plan is that this year’s Oscars will look like a movie, not a television show, and Glenn has embraced this approach and come up with ideas of his own on how to achieve this. We’re thrilled to have him as part of the brain trust,” said show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh.Weiss has directed five previous Oscar ceremonies, two of which earned him Primetime Emmys.

Oscars 2021 refuses to let the pandemic’s new normal continue: Show producers Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins have sent a letter to all of the nominees informing them that head-and-shoulders virtual appearances and “casual dress” are disallowed from the upcoming 93rd annual Academy Awards. “For those of you unable to attend because of scheduling or continued uneasiness about traveling, we want you to know there will not be an option to Zoom in for the show,” reads the letter, acquired by Deadline.

sent out to the nominees Thursday, Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins detailed the «safe and enjoyable» evening they have planned for the April 25th telecast. «Regarding the practical aspects of the show, our plan is to stage an intimate, in-person event at Union Station in Los Angeles, with additional show elements live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood,» the email states. The news comes just days after it was announced that the 2021 ceremony would only be open to presenters, nominees and their guests.

The Oscar nominations are in and are sure to be a night to remember.

If you’ve been wondering just what the Academy Award ceremony will look like this year, well…some details are beginning to emerge. We already know that the Oscar telecast will be split between two locations, but now, more is coming out. Specifically, in a letter sent to nominees by producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher, and Steven Soderbergh, they’ve revealed that this will largely feel like an in-person event. So, yes, that means no Zoom, among other things. You can read the whole letter below, but it’s an interesting plan, if perhaps somewhat impractical as the current pandemic is hardly behind us. Regardless, it’s pretty aspirational, and that’s nice, at least…

Clayton Davis The Academy Awards are over a month away, and the show’s details have been a drip-drip as the season presents various challenges for award shows and ratings.

David Fincher's Mank led the pack with 10 nominations as the 93rd Oscars were announced Monday morning. The 1930s-set film, which centers on alcoholic screenwriter Herman J.