Hans Zimmer Skipped the Oscars, Reacts to Win in His Bathrobe in Amsterdam

Kevin Federline is congratulating his ex-wife, Britney Spears, after she announced on Instagram that she's «having a baby.»«Kevin has become aware of the statement Britney published on her Instagram account and wishes her a happy and healthy pregnancy,» Los Angeles divorce attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan told ET in a statement on behalf of Federline.

Supportive siblings! Shortly after Jennifer Lopez confirmed that her beau, Ben Affleck, had popped the question for a second time, sister Lynda Lopez was thrilled about her growing family.

Michael Bay is sharing his thoughts about the aftermath of Will Smith‘s 2022 Oscars slap.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn the day before Thanksgiving 2021, Variety interviewed Michelle Zauner about her close friend Sasami and her new album “Squeeze” for our “Up Next” series — and since Zauner had just received two Grammy nominations two days before, we asked her about those as well, along with the success of her moving memoir about the death of her mother, “Crying in H Mart” and its forthcoming film, her songwriting process, and what might be coming next.We’d originally thought that we’d be publishing this article just a few weeks later, in advance of the Grammys Awards that were then scheduled for January 31, but the pandemic had other plans; the awards are now taking place this Sunday, April 3, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Regardless, Zauner’s comments on all of the above are relevant and a revealing look at her creative and craft processes and inspirations — and check out our “Up Next” video on Sasami here.

Will Smith's mother, Carolyn Bright, is both proud of her son for his first Oscar win and shocked by his behavior leading up to that moment. Carolyn spoke with local station 6ABC Philadelphia about her son's big night, first gushing over his Best Actor win for his role in «I know how he works, how hard he works, and he never half steps. Just to see him waiting and waiting and waiting and when I heard the name, I was just like, 'Yes!'» she recalled, sharing that Will's extended family was cheering him on from their home in West Philadelphia during Sunday night's Oscars. However, the incident that preceded the win took Carolyn by surprise.

Gucci holds a very exclusive after party following the Oscars every year and a bunch of A-list stars attended the 2022 event, despite not being at the show.

The 2022 Oscars returned to the Dolby Theatre and to kick off a night of eventful moments, DJ Khaled burst onto the stage to introduce hosts Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall. As the three women walked on stage, the American DJ suddenly ran out before them to excitedly yell their names and generate energy among the audience. It seemed as though the women were about to speak when the DJ interrupted them, indicating the surprise appearance was not planned.

Jon Burlingame editorHans Zimmer triumphed in Sunday’s best original score category at the Academy Awards, claiming the Oscar for the music of “Dune.”Zimmer did not attend the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre as he is on tour with his band in Europe.It is Zimmer’s second Academy Award; he previously won for 1994’s animated “The Lion King,” although he has 10 other nominations for such modern classics as “Rain Man” and “Gladiator” and high-profile Christopher Nolan movies like “Inception” and “Interstellar.”Zimmer’s victory had been widely predicted, as the composer has already won the BAFTA, Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards for his music for Denis Villeneuve’s much-admired adaptation of the sci-fi classic. “Dune” is the German-born composer’s second collaboration with the director, after their work together on “Blade Runner 2049.” Writing music for the project fulfilled a long-held ambition for Zimmer, who read Frank Herbert’s novel when he was 18 and had often imagined what the music of Arrakis might sound like.Eerie, ominous and dramatic, the Zimmer score is a unique mix of choral, world-music, rock and electronic sounds created by friends and colleagues on three continents during the pandemic.

With a trunk of tunes from 3x Tony winner Lin Manuel Miranda, and a double platinum hit song in “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” Encanto is clearly Broadway bound, right?

#Oscars pic.twitter.com/VlwnrElkaLThe composer added two photos to the tweet, showing himself with a miniature souvenir version of the Oscar statue — one that could fit inside his bathrobe pocket.Later, Zimmer posted a video of himself speaking to those he was with, giving a mini acceptance speech.“Who else has pajamas like this?” Zimmer joked. “Actually, let me say this, and this is for real.

Spencer, Olivia Coleman as a troubled woman in The Lost Daughter, Penélope Cruz as a single mother with a devastating secret in Parallel Mothers, Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos, or Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Well, choose they did. Below you'll find all of the Oscars 2022 winners.

The Oscars got underway Sunday though you might not have known it, with the first eight winners of the night presented in a non-televised preshow as the red carpet was still in full swing outside the Dolby Theatre.

Hans Zimmer won his second career Oscar tonight, Original Score for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. This was Zimmer’s 12th nomination for Original Score, and second win since The Lion King in 1995. He was previously nominated for Rain Man (1989), The Preacher’s Wife (1997), As Good as It Gets (1998), The Prince of Egypt (1999), The Thin Red Line (1999), Gladiator (2001), Sherlock Holmes (2010), Inception (2011), Interstellar (2015), and Dunkirk (2018).

Hans Zimmer took time during his London gig earlier this week to pay tribute to a Ukrainian pianist who went viral for playing the Inception theme in a bomb shelter.Earlier this month, footage spread online of a young pianist named Alex, which saw the musician refusing to stop playing Zimmer’s theme song for the 2010 film even after air raid sirens began to sound in a subway station in Lviv, western Ukraine.“When bomb sirens began, police asked everyone to move inside the railway station,” photographer John Stanmeyer wrote on Instagram alongside footage of the incident. “Alex wouldn’t stop, playing his piano louder against the air raid warning. His friend joined with the most calming pink nails.

It is one of the biggest nights in the Hollywood calendar, and the 2022 Oscars are almost upon us. The 94th Annual awards will occur at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre in California, USA, on Sunday.

Zack Sharf Hans Zimmer paused a concert at London’s O2 Arena this week to honor a Ukrainian pianist who stood defiant in the face of an impending Russian air raid by playing the main theme of Zimmer’s “Inception” (officially titled “Time”) on a piano in the street. Video of the pianist’s performance was uploaded to social media by National Geographic photographer John Stanmeyer.“When bomb sirens began, police asked everyone to move inside the railway station,” Stanmeyer wrote in a caption accompanying the video. “Alex [@alexpian_official] wouldn’t stop, playing his piano louder against the air raid warning.

Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer stopped a concert at London’s O2 Arena this week to highlight a moment of beauty amid the ongoing terror on the streets of Ukraine.

Hans Zimmer teamed up with Ukraine’s Odessa Opera Orchestra as he kicked off his UK tour at London’s O2 Arena last night (March 22).The film composer began the show with an emotional tribute to his orchestra and all Ukrainians suffering during the ongoing war in Ukraine.“When Covid stopped us from coming here 885 days ago, we booked our orchestra from the Ukraine, from Odessa, and we only managed to get 10 people out… So just welcome them…” he said before he introduced the orchestra, to a standing ovation.Zimmer continued: “One of the things which I thought was remarkable about the people that we did bring back out of the Ukraine, that were left behind from the orchestra, it was a lot of women. They taught me who the real wonder women are and so I would like to celebrate them with this little ditty called Wonder Woman.”The orchestra then performed the theme tune with Zimmer, which you can view below.During the show, Zimmer also performed music from Dune, James Bond, The Dark Knight and Inception.Meanwhile, Popular Ukrainian band Antytila today (March 23) offered to perform remotely from Kyiv at next week’s ‘Concert For Ukraine’ in Birmingham.Announced last week, the two-hour benefit show will air March 29 on ITV in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee‘s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.Nile Rodgers and Chic, Manic Street Preachers, Tom Odell, Becky Hill and The Kingdom Choir have all been freshly announced for the show, which takes place at Resorts World Arena Birmingham.

A sigh of relief! Wolf Van Halen had the best reaction to Kylie Jenner’s announcement that her and Travis Scott’s son’s name is no longer Wolf.