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help hand out statuettes.They’ll be joined by the likes of Don Cheadle, Renee Zellweger, Regina King, Joaquin Phoenix, Rita Moreno, Laura Dern, Zendaya, Angela Bassett, Bryan Cranston, Marlee Matlin and last year’s best director winner Bong Joon Ho, the show’s producers said Monday.“In keeping with our awards-show-as-a-movie approach, we’ve assembled a truly stellar cast of stars,” said producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh in a statement.

Oscars ceremony will be implementing “hubs” for nominees in London and Paris.Following the Academy’s initial and controversial “no-Zoom rule”, which aimed to encourage all nominees to travel to Los Angeles for the ceremony, the telecast producers are now introducing new physical locations.“We can just promise you that we will be more transparent from this point forward,” filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, one of the producers alongside Jesse Collins and Stacey Sher, told nominees on a Zoom call, per

Many Americans, in particular, are excited about a chance to return closer to normal with the widespread distribution of vaccines over the past few months and moving forward. It appears the producers of the 93rd Academy Awards were in that boat.

Earlier this month, Oscar producers Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher, and Jesse Collins put out a letter to all of the Academy Award nominees. The letter detailed some of what the Oscars this year would be like, including the lack of an option to take part via Zoom, essentially proclaiming that winners would be getting gold in person.

Oscars have issued a mandate that there will be no Zoom acceptance speeches during this year’s telecast, but that decision is causing consternation among nominees, who are worried they won’t be able to make the trek to Los Angeles.Studio executives, awards strategists, personal publicists, and the stars and filmmakers who are up for awards this year are unhappy with the firm stance taken by Oscar telecast producers Steven Soderbergh, Jesse Collins and Stacey Sher.

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.

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

With the 93rd Oscars forced to adapt and change with the coronavirus pandemic still a major factor, the production team for the April 25 ceremony announced Wednesday reflects those conditions.

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

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.

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,

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,

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.

Oscar show producers Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher, and Jesse Collins have sent a letter to all nominees that gives a glimpse into exactly what their plans for the scaled down ceremony at downtown’s Union Station will look and feel like. It also lays down a couple of rules for those nominees as well.

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.

Kendrick Sampson is ready for things to change. The actor and activist is “honoured” to take the stage for a powerful performance at the 2021 Grammys on Sunday night — but told ET’s Kevin Frazier ahead of the show that there’s still more work to be done.

Kendrick Sampson is ready for things to change. The actor and activist is «honored» to take the stage for a powerful performance at the 2021 GRAMMYs on Sunday night — but told ET's Kevin Frazier ahead of the show that there's still more work to be done. «I see things changing, I see that they brought in Black producers.

Oscar nominations aren’t being announced until Monday and the show is still more than six weeks away, but I just don’t see how the Academy Awards are going to avoid the curse of pandemic-era awards shows.We don’t know the details of what producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh are planning, except that it’ll involve multiple locations.

Also Read: Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins to Produce 93rd Academy AwardsThe 93rd Academy Awards show will take place on Sunday, April 25 at what the Academy has said will be “multiple locations,” including the usual Oscars site at the Dolby Theatre.

Oprah Winfrey gave TV executive Jesse Collins something equally, if not even more, cool: “You get to produce the Oscars!”Emmy-nominated Collins has had success over the years with the BET Awards, the Grammy Awards and various TV specials, and now he’s bringing his magical touch to the 2021 Academy Awards, thanks to a co-sign from the queen of all media.“I got an email from Oprah saying, ‘What’s your cell?,’” Collins recalled to The Associated Press.

Showtime has announced The Show, a 90-minute feature documentary that looks at the making of the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show, starring The Weeknd.

As we inch closer to the pandemic delayed 2021 Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been understandably tight-lipped on just how the show will proceed. Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins have been announced as telecast producers, but that’s about it.

Some past Super Bowl halftime shows have had to have moments pre-recorded to create some amazing moments. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic, fans were wondering if any aspects would be taped before hand for safety measures. We’re learning that The Weeknd‘s performance will be totally live!

In a span of three months, Jesse Collins is producing the Super Bowl halftime show with The Weeknd (Feb. 7), the Grammy Awards (March 14) and the Oscars (April 25).

The Weeknd‘s performance at the Super Bowl halftime show this weekend will be performed entirely live.The Canadian artist, real name Abel Tesfaye, is this year’s guest performer during the much-hyped halftime show, which takes place during the main interval of the NFL showpiece game on Sunday (February 7).In a new interview the show’s producer, Jesse Collins, said that everything in the show will be performed live despite fears that pre-recording may have been necessary to fit in line with

Some past Super Bowl halftime shows have had to have moments pre-recorded to create some amazing moments. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic, fans were wondering if any aspects would be taped before hand for safety measures. We’re learning that The Weeknd‘s performance will be totally live!

In the category of “better safe than sorry” news, the Academy Museum has decided to push its opening once again. Instead of debuting around the 93rd Academy Awards in April, the museum will swing open its doors to the public on September 30, 2021.

Also Read: Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins to Produce 93rd Academy AwardsAnd in fact, it’s not the first time Soderbergh has used that particular photo as his publicity shot, or the first time he’s used it in connection with an awards show.

Here’s an interesting bit of news that dropped today. As many of us speculate about what the Oscar ceremony this time around will look like, the Academy has opted to name its producers for the 2021 telecast.