Oscars 2021 The Devil’s Own Oscar Presenters We were told that the actors presenting in the Oscar movie would be playing themselves, and as I wrote last week, this would require more of a lift than in years past when they’d show up and read from a prompter and open the envelope. We saw several presenters By Lainey • Apr 26, 2021 12:08 pm
Oscars 2021 The Oscar Couple: Riz Ahmed and Fatima Farheen Mirza If you were watching the Oscar pre-show on E!, I think you know what I’m talking about, right? Riz Ahmed and his wife, Fatima Farheen Mirza, at the arrivals wall making their red carpet debut. In case you missed it, Riz and Fatima were quietly married last year. He By Lainey • Apr 26, 2021 11:42 am
Oscars 2021 The Oscars needed more Alan Kim We are not going to yell at each other about this one because it’s a truth for all: Alan Kim was the delight of this award season and we could have used more of him during the show. It looked promising at the beginning, well before Alan even showed By Lainey • Apr 26, 2021 11:13 am
Oscars 2021 Youn Yuh-jung: The Oscar Asian Mom At this point it wasn’t going to be a surprise that Youn Yuh-jung, if given the chance, would give one of the best acceptance speeches of the night. This is the woman who told British people they were “very snobbish” after they gave her a BAFTA. If you missed By Lainey • Apr 26, 2021 09:57 am
Oscars 2021 Viola Davis asked for McQueen Here’s the complicated thing about that frequently-repeated stat about Viola Davis and all her Oscar nominations. In case you hadn’t heard, she is the most-nominated Black actress in history, with four. And as she has shared, and I’m paraphrasing, if she’s getting nominated all the time, By Lainey • Apr 26, 2021 07:22 am
Oscars 2021 Chloe Zhao: Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar Successor The hope, of course, is that one day we won’t have to mention the how remarkable it is – for a woman to win Best Director at the Oscars. And that she’s a woman of colour. But that day has yet to come. So it’s history: Chloe Zhao By Lainey • Apr 26, 2021 06:26 am
Oscars 2021 The Oscars: A Movie Review In the weeks leading up the Oscars, we were promised that the show would feel like a film, on live television, with the actors playing themselves. And that was part of the intrigue – what would that look like, and how would they pull it off? I mean… I think they By Lainey • Apr 26, 2021 04:58 am
Oscars 2021 Intro for April 26, 2021 Dear Gossips, These were the COVID Oscars – and we have a LOT to talk about, including the ending, which we’ll get to for sure. But let’s start with the look of it all, because as I wrote last week, fashion was expected to make a comeback at the By Lainey • Apr 26, 2021 03:33 am
What Else What Else? Wait…what? Huh? People online are rumouring that Taika Waititi and Rita Ora might be dealing with each other. And that it’s possible she has a role in Thor: Love and Thunder. Which, as Sarah has taught us, might be an issue for Marvel because they’re all about By Lainey • Apr 23, 2021 04:28 pm
Gorgessity Outfit of the Week: Leslie Jones Leslie Jones presented at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood event last night and the outfit she wore may be my favourite of all the outfits she’s ever worn. This is a GREAT suit. The colour is great on her, this muted mint green, so fresh, so pretty. Also By Lainey • Apr 23, 2021 02:41 pm
Style BTS + LV Earlier this week, McDonald’s announced a global partnership with BTS. To end the week, Louis Vuitton has just confirmed their new House Ambassadors: This is BTS + LV. But also BTS + Virgil Abloh, LV’s Men’s Artistic Director. I’m excited to see what the Bangtan and Virgil collaboration By Lainey • Apr 23, 2021 01:09 pm
Top Reads Archie in Jeans and Hollywood Sussex Meghan Markle was papped yesterday with Archie. Page Six has the exclusives, which you can check out on their website and their Twitter. As we’ve seen, Meghan, Harry, and especially Archie are not papped very often. This is the first time Archie’s been photographed by the paparazzi in By Lainey • Apr 23, 2021 11:37 am
Oscars 2021 Intro for April 23, 2021 Dear Gossips, It’s Oscar weekend. And the Oscars will not be Zoomed. This is a live event, people are showing up, people will be dressed. The whole thing will feel like a movie, on television – a television movie? – in real time, so kinda sorta like a play too. And By Lainey • Apr 23, 2021 09:01 am
What Else What Else? This is a couple of days old but it went viral earlier this week because, well, Stacey Abrams is a badass. And she made this man look like a fool. Which is so satisfying because he thought he was clever as sh-t and she ended up owning his ass. Because By Lainey • Apr 22, 2021 04:21 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt, Luciana, and a boy band The Thor crew has been in Australia for months working on Thor: Love and Thunder due out next year, led by director Taika Waititi. Did you see that shot Chris Hemsworth posted on Instagram the other day with Taika and Matt Damon? It’s very, very, VERY good. Chris is By Lainey • Apr 22, 2021 11:53 am
Style Jennifer Lawrence’s week of green Jennifer Lawrence has been photographed a couple of times this week in New York I guess as things are now opening up – as of this week bars can stay open until midnight and theatre and museum capacities are going up next week. We haven’t seen much of her since By Lainey • Apr 22, 2021 10:45 am
