Van Morrison, Billie Eilish, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Other Best Song Nominees Convene for Oscar Panel

Jon Burlingame editorThis year’s Oscar song race may be more competitive than initially thought. Billie Eilish’s James Bond theme “No Time to Die,” long believed the front-runner, has been out for over two years (awaiting a COVID-delayed release of the film it was written for) and now faces opposition from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Encanto” song.While it’s not “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” the TikTok sensation driving the Disney soundtrack to no.

Jon Burlingame editorComposer Germaine Franco’s Oscar nomination for “Encanto” is a landmark moment in film music:– She is the first Latina to be nominated in that category;– She is only the sixth woman ever to be nominated for an original score;– And she is the first woman to score a Disney film.But ask any of her colleagues in the profession and they’ll tell you something else: that it’s a triumph for a musically talented, genuinely kind person who has worked hard her entire life, dating back decades to her childhood in El Paso, Texas, just across the border from where her grandparents were born in Chihuahua and Durango, Mexico.Franco landed the “Encanto” assignment in part because she had firmly established the Mexican backdrop of Disney’s 2017 film “Coco” via her orchestrations and original songs. Says Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is also nominated as songwriter for “Encanto”: “I admired her work on ‘Coco’ and it was really important to me that we have a Latino music team.

Disney has shared the complete soundtrack to their new film Turning Red, which features three songs written by Billie Eilish and Finneas – listen below.The duo, alongside the film’s composer Ludwig Göransson, wrote all the music performed by fictional boyband 4*Town in the film. Finneas also provided vocals on the tracks and voiced a member of the group, Jesse.With Turning Red set in 2002, the likes of ‘1 True Love’ and ‘U Know What’s Up’ pull heavily from the likes of *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys.Sharing previously released track ‘Nobody But U’, Finneas took to Twitter to write: “Have fun watching Turning Red today!! Couldn’t love this movie more, so thankful to have been a part of it!”Check out ‘1 True Love’, ‘U Know What’s Up’ and ‘Nobody But U’ below.Released yesterday (March 11) on Disney+, Turning Red features 13-year-old Meilin “Mei” Lee, who has the unfortunate quirk of turning into a giant red panda whenever she feels a strong emotion.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThe pop-music world, in many ways, has only gotten angstier (it would be hard to imagine a mood-poet chanteuse like Billie Eilish commanding arenas 20 years ago). But even back in the ’90s, Sheryl Crow was the kind of straight-up, middle-of-the-strike-zone, tasty-licks virtuoso of rock ‘n’ roll good times who seemed to have been put on earth to make people happy.She was at the forefront of a revolutionary wave of women in pop — the Lilith Fair generation, from Alanis Morrisette to Sarah McLachlan to Shawn Colin to Paula Cole — but she was also, you could argue, one of the last great rockers to work in the heart-on-the-sleeve, guitar-riffs-on-air tradition of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentTim Cook chatted with Ted Sarandos, Meryl Streep huddled with Jane Campion, Morgan Freeman (age 85) was deep in conversation with “King Richard’s” Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton (each 15), while “Squid Game” director Hwang Dong-hyuk fulfilled his personal goal of meeting both Guillermo del Toro and Steven Spielberg. Meanwhile, Rita Moreno was warmly greeted by the “CODA” team, including director Sian Heder and stars Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur.The event was the 22nd annual AFI Awards in an afternoon that is “all about one community of artists,” as AFI prexy-CEO Bob Gazzale said.AFI announced its honorees on Dec.

Jon Burlingame editor“Turning Red,” Pixar’s latest animated adventure, posed some pretty big musical challenges: it’s about a 13-year-old girl, obsessed with a boy band, whose Chinese ancestry literally looms large as she turns into a giant panda when her emotions spin out of control.It demanded a trio of world-class talents: Grammy winners Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell for the songs and Oscar, Emmy and Grammy winner Ludwig Göransson to compose the score.That such high-profile talents were available and eager to contribute to “Turning Red” says a lot about the music-friendly reputation of Pixar, which has won five music Oscars (including last year’s “Soul”) and 11 more nominations for either song or score since the original “Toy Story” in 1995. Tom MacDougall, president of Walt Disney Music, conferred with director Domee Shi — whose personal coming-of-age, mother-daughter conflict story inspired “Turning Red” — and reached out to all of them in 2019, before production on the film began.MacDougall had been a fan since Eilish’s early hit “Ocean Eyes” and was impressed, he says, “by the breadth of the territory that their songwriting and performing covered” ever since.

Gogglebox is known for its most hilarious blunders that often leave fans in hysterics. The British reality television series documents families and groups of friends up and down the country as they tune in and watch TV programmes and films that were aired over the past week.

Courtney Howard The delicate facets of parenthood are on full display in this season’s awards contenders. Whether they’re capturing the struggles of training world-class winners, instilling compassion and hope during the Troubles or tackling the stresses surrounding motherhood either by protecting or rejecting it, the acclaimed actors portraying these disparate parents blend movie magic with memory and imagination.Back in the late 1980s as “The Fresh Prince,” Will Smith scored a hit with “Parents Just Don’t Understand.” Yet, in a few decades’ time, he’s experiencing a royal ascension in director Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “King Richard,” playing father Richard Williams, who does understand what it takes to raise tennis champions. Aunjanue Ellis proves the perfect partner for verbal volleys as Oracene “Brandy” Williams, mother of Venus and Serena Williams.

Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, Netflix, Peacock, Discovery+ and even more streaming services, there’s no shortage of options when choosing what to binge-watch this weekend. However, sometimes the amount of great film and television available to stream can be overwhelming and lead to hours scrolling aimlessly — hoping to land on that perfect piece of content.  Scroll no more! To help you out, ET has rounded up the best movies and TV shows to stream this weekend, including new arrivals, nostalgia-filled favorites and titles you may have missed the (well-deserved) hype on that are worth circling back for.From Pixar's latest family-friendly adventure, Turning Red, to the return of on HBO Max, we’ve got your content covered this week. For even more recommendations, make sure to check out our guide for everything new on Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock, Apple TV+ and more this month.Starring fan favorites and newcomers alike, including Amanda Seyfried, Kate McKinnon, John Cameron Mitchell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet and more, here are the best TV shows and movies to stream this week: Pixar’s newest straight-to-streaming film follows Mei Lee, your typical 13-year-old girl.

Diane Warren is in an elite club. Her 13th Oscar nomination in the Best Original Song category puts her among some of the greatest songwriters of all time.

The Society of Composers & Lyricists’ announced the winners of its 3rd Annual SCL Awards this evening at The Skirball Cultural Center. The event, which was hosted by rapper Aloe Blacc, recognizes composers and songwriters in all visual media.

In light of the ongoing war in Ukraine, sources tell Deadline that WME will not be hosting its agency’s Oscar party this year, and instead will be donating $1 million  to UNICEF to support families in Ukraine and other areas displaced by war.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe eighth annual Variety Artisans Awards returned to an in-person event at Santa Barbara’s Arlington Theater.Despite COVID protocols, an enthusiastic crowd of movie lovers, local Academy members and students from the nearby University of Santa Barbara came by to see Oscar-nominated artisans share their craft, their process and the films that influenced them.The night began with one on one conversations with each artisan discussing insight into their work.The full panel of honorees included “House of Gucci” hair and make up team Frederic Aspiras and Göran Lundstrom, “Nightmare Alley” production designer Tamara Deverell, “Encanto” composer Germaine Franco, “Dune” cinematographer Greig Fraser, “Encanto” songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, re-recording mixer, Paul Massey, nominated for “No Time to Die,” VFX supervisor Kelly Port, “The Power of the Dog” editor Peter Sciberra and “Dune” costume designers Jacqueline West and Bob Morgan.Watch the conversation highlights below.

Piers Morgan has once again shared his thoughts on Meghan Markle in a scathing Twitter post, this time slamming her for the famous Oprah Winfrey interview she sat through with her husband Harry.He shared a screenshot of Meghan Markle as she sat with American talk show host Oprah Winfrey last year.Meghan wore her hair in a classy up-do style with a black wrap dress, cinched at the waist and adorned with white flowers over the shoulder.The 40-year-old sat in a wicker patio chair with her husband by her side and the talk show host opposite, surrounded by flowers and greenery as they gave their tell-all interview.The pair discussed their experience within the British Royal Family, race and mental health.At one point, Markle said that there were conversations about “how dark Archie’s skin was going to be” before he was born and whether he would be given royal status.She refused to name who said these comments as she believed it would be “very damaging to them”.When Oprah asked if the couple had left the UK because of racism, Harry admitted that was “a big part of it”.Meghan bravely opened up about her struggles with her mental health and admitted to having suicidal thoughts that were “constant”, but was ignored by palace staff when she asked for help.Harry went on to say that he felt “trapped” and “didn’t see a way out” as a member of the Royal Family, and sympathised for his brother William and father Charles as they are “trapped within the system” like “the rest of the family”. Piers had some thoughts, a year on, and tweeted out: “It's a year today since I declared that I didn't believe a word Meghan Markle said in her royal-trashing Oprah whine-athon.

Awards season took another huge leap forward as the Oscars Luncheon returned for the first time in two years. And while COVID has still reared its ugly head (“The Power of the Dog’s” Jane Campion has publicly stated she has it and could not attend), there was still a slew of smiling faces among both first-time and multiple nominees.

Even though songwriter Diane Warren hasn’t won yet at the Oscars in the Best Original Song category after 13 nominations, what it does underscore is the continued high regard and esteem which the Academy holds her in.

Billie Eilish and her big brother Finneas celebrated their Bond theme at the Oscars Nominees Luncheon, which took place at Fairmont Century Plaza in LA's Century City district on Monday.The Highland Park natives (last name O'Connell) are nominated for the best original song trophy for their 007 track No Time to Die at the 94th Academy Awards, which air March 27 on ABC.'It's such an enormous honor to be a part of the small group of people that have been involved in the musical aspect of the Bond franchise,' the 20-year-old pop star told V Magazine last week. Cheers! Billie Eilish and her big brother Finneas celebrated their Bond theme at the Oscars Nominees Luncheon, which took place at Fairmont Century Plaza in LA on Monday'It's a huge dream that my brother and I have been dreaming about for as long as I can remember.'In a prior statement, Billie and her 24-year-old sibling called their first Oscar nod 'a peak life experience for us as songwriters and artists.

, taking place later in March, a host of Hollywood’s great and good, who were recognised in categories this year, rubbed elbows at the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon.With a return to the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for this year’s ceremony, and a return to this traditional gathering – which was cancelled last year, due to Covid-19 safety concerns – we were blessed with some dazzling fashion choices from the likes of BillieEilish, Penelope Cruz, Andrew Garfield and Kodi Smit-McPhee.Although the traditional class photo, in which all Oscar nominees pose together, was scrapped this year, we were still able to admire the daytime high fashion looks this year’s nominated ensemble wore to the event.We got pink, we got blue, we got pinstripes, cloud print and plenty of chic black as nominees in all different categories, from acting to directing, writing, editing and technical work, all gathered together.Be-striped best actor nominee Andrew Garfield provided us with a joyful moment through his reunion with tick, tick… BOOM! director Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is up for best original song for Dos Oruguitas from Encanto.Billie Eilish was giving off her usual exquisite goth glamour vibes in a velvet blouse, net skirt and chunky platform boots while brother and co-best song nominee Finneas opted for a green and red pinstripe suit with red shirt and shoes.Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem furthered their couple goals on the blue carpet, after both received acting nominations this year, with Javier in a smart dark suit while Penelope went for an eye-catching pink knitted mini-dress.Best actress nominee Kristen Stewart, for Spencer, showed off some serious cuff bling with silver embellishments on the sleeves of her black cropped jacket, which

Steven Spielberg steps out for the 2022 Oscars Nominees Luncheon held at Fairmont Century Plaza on Monday (March 7) in Los Angeles.

Billie Eilish shows off her edgy look while arriving at the 2022 Oscars Nominees Luncheon held at Fairmont Century Plaza on Monday (March 7) in Los Angeles.

Will Smith looks sharp in a blue suit while arriving for the 2022 Oscars Nominees Luncheon held at Fairmont Century Plaza on Monday (March 7) in Los Angeles.