WELCOME TO THE B-LIST, YOUR WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF CELEBRITY MESS AND POP CULTURE. THIS WEEK: Oscar nominations, Timothée Chalamet on SNL, and a Super Bowl matchup now set in stone. Stick with me.
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First: Nominations for the 97th annual Oscars were announced this past Thursday, January 23rd, in an event hosted by Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Emilia Pérez, Netflix’s musical about a trans drug lord in Mexico, leads with 13 nominations, with Wicked and The Brutalist follow with 10 nominations each, including Best Picture. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were both nominated for their acting in Wicked, for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively. Adrien Brody, who plays a Jewish architect who immigrates to the U.S. after World War II in The Brutalist, also got an acting nod.
Nominations have been delayed twice due to the raging fires in Southern California, which upended the entertainment industry just as Hollywood’s annual awards season kicked off. The annual Academy luncheon honoring nominees was canceled altogether. The awards show is set to be hosted on Sunday, March 2nd, by comedian Conan O’Brien. This will be his first time hosting the show.
Timothée Chalamet was on SNL this past Saturday as both the host and musical guest. This comes after his performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. In his musical performance, he pulled some deep cuts from Dylan’s discography, which he proclaimed in his opening monologue as his quote “personal favorites.” In his first musical segment, Chalamet performed “Outlaw Blues” and “Three Angels,” and in his second he performed “Tomorrow Is a Long Time.”
In football news, the Kansas City Chiefs beat out the Buffalo Bills in a heartbreaking 32 to 29 loss, dashing the Bill’s hopes of making it to Super Bowl 59. This marks the Chiefs 5th Super Bowl in 6 seasons, giving them the chance to become the first team in the Super Bowl era to win three consecutive titles. The Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Central Time on Sunday, Feb. 9th. Kendrick Lamar is the halftime performer.
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THAT’S ALL FOR THE B-LIST THIS WEEK. CHECK IN NEXT MONDAY TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS THIS WEEK IN POP CULTURE. FOR WNUR NEWS, I’M ELLA BARNES.
