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Glenn Close is setting the record straight on her headline-making moment at the 2021 Oscars. The actress provided one of the highlights on the show when she shook it to «Da Butt» during a segment with Lil Rel Howery. Close impressed with her knowledge of the song from, and then shocked the crowd at Union Station in Los Angeles and audiences at home when she got up to demonstrate «Da Butt» in its full glory. ET learned after the show that the skit was planned with all involved, but that Close's dance was an impromptu surprise.

93rd Academy Awards wrapped up the 2021 award show season. Although the event took place live at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, there wasn’t an audience, instead just the nominees were seated inside.

according to Variety, which is a more than 58% drop from last year’s all-time low of 23.6 million viewers, while 2019’s ceremony garnered 29.6 million viewers. The ceremony landed a 1.9 rating for adults in the coveted 18 to 49 age demographic, a 64.2% drop from 2020.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom by hoping for a future where Black trans women can enjoy their own success on film’s biggest stage.At last night’s 93rd Academy Awards, Neal and Jamika Wilson became the first Black women to win the Oscar for best hair and makeup, alongside Sergio Lopez-Rivera.Neal led the hairstyling department on Netflix’s film about Black queer blues icon Ma Rainey, while Wilson was star Viola Davis’ personal hairstylist and Lopez-Rivera her makeup artist.During her acceptance speech, Neal acknowledged the historic nature of her win, but also hoped for a future where it would be “normal” to see Black trans women winning Oscars.“I want to say thank you to our ancestors who put the work in, [and] were denied but never gave up,”

2021 Oscars on Sunday as they scooped up a historic 17 wins last night, most notably in the male-dominated categories for best director and producer. By comparison, last night saw 30 male winners, meaning women took home 36% of statuettes up for grabs across 23 categories, according to The Wrap.All told, 70 women were nominated this year, marking the highest total ever.

Emerald Fennell's Zack Morris shout out at the 2021 Academy Awards proved to be very relatable. The 35-year-old actress, writer, and director picked up the award for Best Original Screenplay at Sunday's show, noting that she had not prepared a speech in advance. «The only speech I ever wrote was when I was 10, and I had a look to see if there would be anything useful from it, but unfortunately I mostly thanked Zack Morris from, who was my very first sort of husband,» Fennell quipped of the teen idol, played by actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar.

Trent Reznor has confirmed that Nine Inch Nails will be returning to action imminently, hinting that the band would resume work “as soon as probably tomorrow”.Reznor was speaking yesterday (April 25) after winning the Academy Award for Best Original Score for the movie Soul, which he shared with his Nine Inch Nails bandmate Atticus Ross and musician Jon Batiste.Speaking to journalists following the trio’s Oscar win, Reznor was asked about the future of Nine Inch Nails.“10 years ago when we did The Social Network, which is the first film that we worked on, it was such a great experience,” he said (via BBC News).

Oscars viewing party.The British crooner, 74, pivoted Sunday night and hosted a virtual soiree that raised $3 million for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.The first-ever virtual gala — hosted by John, his husband, David Furnish, and their pal Neil Patrick Harris — featured performances by Dua Lipa and the “Crocodile Rock” crooner as well as appearances by Lady Gaga, Cynthia Erivo and the cast of “It’s a Sin.”Lipa, 25, performed her hits “Levitating,” “Pretty Please,” “Hallucinate” and “Don’t Start Now” and also duetted on “Bennie and the Jets” and “Love Again” with John.“It was so much fun to perform with the gorgeous Dua Lipa and open up our Party to supporters all over the world,” John said in a statement.

H.E.R., whose real name is Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, took home her first Oscar on Sunday night for Best Original Song for «Fight For You» from the movie . The win comes shortly after the 23-year-old singer took home two more GRAMMY Awards this year, giving her a total of four wins. When ET's Kevin Frazier caught up with H.E.R. backstage at the Academy Awards, there was already talk of a future EGOT (Emmy, GRAMMY, Oscar, and Tony) win. «Oh, there's absolutely going to be an EGOT in my future, hopefully,» H.E.R.

last night’s Academy Awards (April 25).The actor, who won the gong for his depiction of a man with Alzheimer’s in The Father, gave a short speech in a video message sent from Wales. He expressed his shock at winning and honoured the Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom star, who died of cancer last year.

Oscars to share notes about how Blade Runner could be improved.The actor, who portrayed Rick Deckard in the 1982 Ridley Scott-directed sci-fi classic, poked fun at some of the editing choices in the 40-year-old movie.“I’d like to share some notes, some editorial suggestions that were prepared after the screening of, uh, a movie I was in,” he read aloud at last night’s (April 25) awards ceremony. “Opening too choppy.

A third added: “Well. #oscars why did you use warp speed on the in memoriam?? Do they not deserve your respect? Maybe next time don’t choose a peppy song that should give you a little more time.

's illustrious journey down the road ended on the Oscars stage, with Chloé Zhao's drama winning Best Picture during Sunday's 93rd Academy Awards. Taking the stage with team — including the real-life nomads cast in the film — Zhao paid thanks to «all the people we met on the road, thank you for teaching us the power of resilience and hope and reminding us what true kindness looks like.»The win makes Oscars history, as becomes only the second ever Best Picture winner directed by a woman. Zhao marked her own first, as the first woman of color to win Best Director, and only the second female director to do so.Frances McDormand, who produced and stars in the film, took the mic after Zhao to advocate for a return to cinemas.

Frances McDormand is a three-time Best Actress winner! The star took home the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 93rd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday for her work in the film, which she produced and starred in. She also took home the honor in the same category for in 1997 and in 2018.McDormand began her acceptance speech by suggesting the Academy add a karaoke bar to the ceremony. «Look, they didn't ask me but if they had, I would have said karaoke,» she suggested, «because when you have voices like Leslie [Odom Jr.] and Marcus [Mumford], we should add a karaoke bar!»The actress went on to say that she's speechless, but shared how much she loves her work. «I have no words.

's illustrious journey down the road ended on the Oscars stage, with Chloé Zhao's drama winning Best Picture during Sunday's 93rd Academy Awards.Taking the stage with team — including the real-life nomads cast in the film — Zhao paid thanks to «all the people we met on the road, thank you for teaching us the power of resilience and hope and reminding us what true kindness looks like.»The win makes Oscars history, as becomes only the second ever Best Picture winner directed by a woman. Zhao marked her own first, as the first woman of color to win Best Director, and only the second female director to do so.Frances McDormand, who produced and stars in the film, took the mic after Zhao to advocate for a return to cinemas.

Anthony Hopkins pulled off a shocking upset on Sunday,winning the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in over the late Chadwick Boseman at the 93rd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday.Boseman, who died last August after a cancer battle, was a frontrunner to win his first Academy Award posthumously for his work in .

2021 Oscars after he was snubbed from receiving the Best Actor award for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”Anthony Hopkins won the prestigious award for his role in the drama “The Father.” However, the 83-year-old actor was unable to attend the ceremony itself despite winning the honor, over Boseman, who passed away from cancer at 43 in August.Many fans took to Twitter to express their anger and sadness over the “Black Panther” star’s shocking loss.One fan tweeted, “Chadwick Boseman didn’t win the award for the best actor in a leading role even though he gave one of the best performances last year… #Oscars.“Chadwick boseman DESERVED the best actor award.

Oscar moments we didn't see coming. Glenn Close shook those in attendance at Union Station in Los Angeles and everyone watching at home on Sunday night when she owned asegment with Lil Rel Howery — and danced «Da Butt» for all to see. Ahead of the night's final awards, Howery played a game in which he asked stars to guess whether songs were Oscar-nominated.

's illustrious journey down the road ended on the Oscars stage, with director Chloé Zhao's drama winning Best Picture during Sunday's 93rd Academy Awards.Taking the stage with team — including the real-life nomads cast in the film — Zhao said, «We thank all the hearts and hands that came together to make this movie… All the people we met on the road, thank you for teaching us the power of resilience and hope and reminding us what true kindness looks like.»The win makes Oscars history, as becomes only the second ever Best Picture winner directed by a woman.

H.E.R. hopes creators continue to use their platforms responsibly. The 23-year-old performer took home the award for Best Original Song at the2021 Oscars on Sunday, and spoke about the importance of using art to «tell the truth.» «Oh my god.

was backstage celebrating her history-making Oscars win for Best Supporting Actress, which Pitt presented to her.According to a tweet from journalist Kevin Polowy, Youn was asked by a reporter what the “Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood” star smelled like during her backstage interview with the press. She responded, “I didn’t smell him.