School Daze, but also by promptly shaking her butt for Lil Rel Howery when quizzed on if she remembered the memorable dance.
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That Oscars moment went viral, with gifs and videos of her butt-shaking making rounds on social media. But while Close definitely has the moves, she didn’t actually remember “Da Butt.” It was just another excellent performance by the Oscar-nominated actor, that
almost made it look like it wasn’t a bit. In an Instagram post featuring her sitting with Daniel Kaluuya, Darrell Britt-Gibson, and screenwriter Chris Terrio (who was her “gallant escort” for the night), she wrote that Howery planned the bit. “I knew that Lil Rel was going to quiz me about ‘Da Butt’ and all three guys helped me run through what I was to say. Darrell insisted that I mention the Backyard Band, on top of E.U., Suga Bear and the whole DMV,” she confessed.
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Oscars 2021: Nomadland sweeps the Academy Awards - with big wins for British stars Daniel Kaluuya and Emerald Fennell
Zhao, who was born in China, is the first woman of colour to win the
Academy Award for directing, and the second woman in history, after Kathryn Bigelow s triumph 11 years ago for The Hurt Locker.
The full list of winners from the 93rd Academy Awards
Accepting her statuette for her directing, Zhao told the audience at Los Angeles Union Station: I have always found goodness in the people I met, everywhere I went in the world. So this is for anyone who had the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves, and to hold on to the goodness in each other, no matter how difficult it is to do that.
iTWire Monday, 26 April 2021 11:08 Oscars attract film buffs – and scammers as well
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The biographical drama
Judas and the Black Messiah has won one Oscar already at the ongoing ceremony, but the film also has another less better-known achievement: it was used to spread the most malicious files among the films up for Oscar contention.
The security firm Kaspersky said in a statement that 26% of the total 80 infected files floating around on the Web in the run-up to the Oscars were claiming to be download sources for Judas and the Black Messiah.
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Trial of the Chicago 7 were second and third in this list, making up 22% and 21% respectively of the malicious files spotted by Kaspersky.
Daniel Kaluuya’s 2021 Oscars moment may have came during the first hour of the Academy Awards ceremony, but it quickly became an early contender for best speech of the night.
The British actor was clearly moved on stage while accepting the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his turn as Fred Hampton in biographical drama
Judas and the Black Messiah. His speech started emotionally, as Kaluuya thanked God, his family and his friends. “For my mom, thank you so much for pouring into me, you gave me everything. You gave me your factory settings. So I can stand at my fullest height,” he said, as the camera panned to his mom and sister, who was crying. “Love to my sister, my niece, my friends and family, everyone I love.”
Tiara Thomas made a stunning statement in a Jovana Louis plunging pant suit as she arrived to the 93rd annual Academy Awards held at Union Station in Los Angeles.
The 31-year-old singer is nominated for Best Song at the coveted award ceremony for I Can t Breathe which she cowrote with H.E.R. and she looked ethereal in an eye-catching all white number.
The song s title is a nod to the late George Floyd as the ladies spoke about the song being a symbol of change and it s importance in the Black community.
Making a statement: Tiara Thomas makes a stunning statement in a Jovana Louis plunging pant suit as she arrives to the Academy Awards in Los Angeles