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Oscars: Zack Snyder’s Justice League Wins ‘Most Cheer-Worthy Moment’ Twitter Award
The Oscars teamed up with Twitter to for an "Oscars Fan Favorite" award, which fans voted for over the past few months using a specific hashtag. On top of this, fans also voted for their favorite "cheer-worthy moment" in, like, all of cinema? As you'll see, it wasn't just for 2021. And the winner definitely shows the power of a united fandom.
Here's how the Top 5 Cheer-Worthy Moments in Movies broke down, according to Twitter...
- 5. The Matrix (1999) - Neo Dodging the Bullets
- 4. Dreamgirls (2006) - Effie White Singing "I’m Telling You"
- 3. Avengers: Endgame (2019) - Avengers Assemble to Fight Thanos
- 2. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - Three Spider-Men Team Up
- 1. Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) - The Flash Enters Speed Force
Oscar Winners 2022: The Full List of Winners
It's the night Hollywood celebrates Hollywood! Strap yourself in for several hours of Oscar happenings as the 94th Academy Awards looks to reward the best movies and performances of 2021. And we'll have your winners list live as it all unfolds right here!
After record-low viewership for the 2021 Oscars (coming off a year when hardly anyone went outside to watch movies), the Academy decided to switch things up this go around, with eight award categories being pre-recorded at the Dolby Theatre and edited into the live broadcast, in hopes of creating a show that is more "vital, kinetic, and relevant" (per Academy President David Rubin).
FYI: The Oscars for Documentary (Short Subject), Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Production Design, Short Film (Animated), Short Film (Live Action), and Sound have already been handed out pre-live broadcast so the winners are all listed down at the bottom of the pageant in case you wand to avoid spoilers.
On top of this, the Academy teamed up with Twitter to host an "Oscars Fan Favorite" award, which can include films not nominated for Best Picture. Many feel this prize could go to Spider-Man: No Way Home, which some (including Kevin Smith) felt should have been nominated in the top category since the 10th Best Picture spot wasn't utilized.
The hosts for tonight are Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands' Wanda Sykes as Dune dukes it out with The Power of the Dog, Nightmare Alley, Drive My Car, CODA, Licorice Pizza, and more. Plus, will Will Smith take home his first-ever Oscar for King Richard or will the prize go to No Way Home star Andrew Garfield? Will Jessica Chastain win for her portrayal of Tammy Faye Bakker or will Penélope Cruz take home the award for her performance in Parallel Mothers? Either way, it'd be a big "W" for The 355. Can beloved Tinseltown couple Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons bring both supporting acting statues home? Let's find out!
Best Picture Nominees
- Belfast
- CODA
- Don't Look Up
- Drive My Car
- Dune
- King Richard
- Licorice Pizza
- Nightmare Alley
- The Power of the Dog
- West Side Story
Best Actress Nominees
- Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
- Penélope Cruz, Parallel Mothers
- Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
- Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Best Actor Nominees
- Will Smith, King Richard
- Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
- Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
- Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick … Boom!
Best Director Nominees
- Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
- Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
- Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
- Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
- Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Best Original Screenplay Nominees
- Licorice Pizza
- Belfast
- Don’t Look Up
- King Richard
- The Worst Person in the World
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Power of the Dog
- The Lost Daughter
- CODA
- Dune
- Drive My Car
Best Supporting Actor
- Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
- Troy Kotsur, CODA
- Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
- Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
- J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos
Best Supporting Actress
- Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
- Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
- Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
- Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
- Judi Dench, Belfast
Best Cinematography
- Dune
- Nightmare Alley
- The Power of the Dog
- The Tragedy of Macbeth
- West Side Story
Best Costume Design
- Cruella
- Cyrano
- Dune
- Nightmare Alley
- West Side Story
Best Visual Effects
- Dune
- Free Guy”
- No Time to Die
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
Best Documentary Feature
- Summer of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
- Flee
- Attica
- Ascension
- Writing With Fire
Best Original Song
- “Be Alive” from King Richard, music and lyric by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
- “Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto, music and lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda
- “Down to Joy” from Belfast, music and lyric by Van Morrison
- “No Time to Die” from No Time to Die, music and lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
- “Somehow You Do” from Four Good Days, music and lyric by Diane Warren
Best International Film
- Drive My Car, Japan
- Flee, Denmark
- The Hand of God, Italy
- The Worst Person in the World, Norway
- Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, Bhutan
Best Animated Feature
- Encanto
- Flee
- Luca
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- Raya and the Last Dragon
Best Best Animated Short Film
- Affairs of the Art
- Bestia
- Boxballet
- Robin Robin
- The Windshield Wiper - WINNER
Best Live Action Short
- Ala Kachuu - Take and Run
- The Dress
- The Long Goodbye - WINNER
- On My Mind
- Please Hold
Best Documentary Short Subject
- Audible
- Lead Me Home
- The Queen of Basketball - WINNER
- Three Songs for Benazir
- When We Were Bullies
Best Music (Original Score)
- Don’t Look Up
- Dune - WINNER
- Encanto
- Parallel Mothers
- The Power of the Dog
Best Film Editing
- Don't Look Up
- Dune - WINNER
- King Richard
- tick, tick ... BOOM!
- The Power of the Dog
Best Production Design
- Dune - WINNER
- Nightmare Alley
- The Power of the Dog
- The Tragedy of Macbeth
- West Side Story
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Coming 2 America
- Cruella
- Dune
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye - WINNER
- House of Gucci
Best Sound
- Belfast
- Dune - WINNER
- No Time to Die
- The Power of the Dog
- West Side Story
The Lost City Secures a Domestic Weekend Box Office Victory By Taking Down The Batman
After three weeks atop the domestic weekend box office, The Batman has finally been defeated by the $31 million performance of Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum's The Lost City.
As reported by Variety, The Lost City, which has been described as Romancing the Stone meets Raiders of the Lost Ark, cost $68 million to produce and is well on its way to earning that back.
In our The Lost City review, we said it "is bland and messy whenever Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum aren’t on screen. Thankfully, their comedic banter is front and center for most of the film, with Bullock, playing a kidnapped smut author, showing why she still excels at action and romance, and Tatum playing her well-meaning cover model, proving once again that he’s Hollywood’s greatest Himbo."
The Batman still managed a second-place finish with domestic ticket sales of $20 million. While that was a 44% decline from last week, it still helped bring its North American total to $332 million.
The Indian war epic RRR (Roudram Ranam Rudhiram) took third place with $10 million in ticket sales, marking "one of the widest domestic rollouts for an Indian movie. RRR cost $73 million to produce.
Tom Holland's Uncharted placed fourth with $4.9 million and Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie rounded out the top five with $4.5 million, the latter declining 74% week-over-week. Domestically, the films have brought in $133.5 million and $27 million, respectively.
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The Lost City Secures a Domestic Weekend Box Office Victory By Taking Down The Batman
After three weeks atop the domestic weekend box office, The Batman has finally been defeated by the $31 million performance of Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum's The Lost City.
As reported by Variety, The Lost City, which has been described as Romancing the Stone meets Raiders of the Lost Ark, cost $68 million to produce and is well on its way to earning that back.
In our The Lost City review, we said it "is bland and messy whenever Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum aren’t on screen. Thankfully, their comedic banter is front and center for most of the film, with Bullock, playing a kidnapped smut author, showing why she still excels at action and romance, and Tatum playing her well-meaning cover model, proving once again that he’s Hollywood’s greatest Himbo."
The Batman still managed a second-place finish with domestic ticket sales of $20 million. While that was a 44% decline from last week, it still helped bring its North American total to $332 million.
The Indian war epic RRR (Roudram Ranam Rudhiram) took third place with $10 million in ticket sales, marking "one of the widest domestic rollouts for an Indian movie. RRR cost $73 million to produce.
Tom Holland's Uncharted placed fourth with $4.9 million and Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie rounded out the top five with $4.5 million, the latter declining 74% week-over-week. Domestically, the films have brought in $133.5 million and $27 million, respectively.
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Space Punks Hits Open Beta This April
Space Punks, the online co-op action RPG will be available to play for free in open beta on April 20.
Space Punks was previously in a closed beta, and developers Flying Wild Hog have made multiple game-changing updates during this time. Now, the team is ready to open the beta to the public.
The free-to-play open beta kicks off on April 20 on the Epic Games Store.
The living looter shooter was first announced back in 2021 and combined a grungy apocalyptic wasteland setting with the isometric action from the Diablo series. In an interview with IGN last year the team says the goal is to be a “living looter shooter.”
Flying Wild Hog is best known for games like Shadow Warrior, and the team says that connection between melee combat, ranged combat, and movement can be found in Space Punks. They’re simply translating that FPS feeling into the top-down perspective.
In Space Punks, players can team up with friends, equip different weapons, and hunt for more loot. There are also new modes the team is working on, modes they say will introduce sort-session play that’s both fun and competitive.
As a live-service game, Space Punks will continue to grow after launch with new planets, missions, activities, and enemies all planned to hit Space Punks over its lifetime.
Players can also earn in-game currency that can be exchanged for emotes, dances, or cosmetics. The Early Access will not use any real-world money, though cosmetic-only microtransactions are planned for the full release.
Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.
Space Punks Hits Open Beta This April
Space Punks, the online co-op action RPG will be available to play for free in open beta on April 20.
Space Punks was previously in a closed beta, and developers Flying Wild Hog have made multiple game-changing updates during this time. Now, the team is ready to open the beta to the public.
The free-to-play open beta kicks off on April 20 on the Epic Games Store.
The living looter shooter was first announced back in 2021 and combined a grungy apocalyptic wasteland setting with the isometric action from the Diablo series. In an interview with IGN last year the team says the goal is to be a “living looter shooter.”
Flying Wild Hog is best known for games like Shadow Warrior, and the team says that connection between melee combat, ranged combat, and movement can be found in Space Punks. They’re simply translating that FPS feeling into the top-down perspective.
In Space Punks, players can team up with friends, equip different weapons, and hunt for more loot. There are also new modes the team is working on, modes they say will introduce sort-session play that’s both fun and competitive.
As a live-service game, Space Punks will continue to grow after launch with new planets, missions, activities, and enemies all planned to hit Space Punks over its lifetime.
Players can also earn in-game currency that can be exchanged for emotes, dances, or cosmetics. The Early Access will not use any real-world money, though cosmetic-only microtransactions are planned for the full release.
Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.
Jamie Lee Curtis Is Officiating Her Daughter’s Wedding Dressed as a World of Warcraft Character
Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed that she will not only be officiating her daughter's wedding, but that she will also be doing it while wearing cosplay of World of Warcraft's Jaina Proudmoore.
As reported by EW, Curtis' daughter Ruby is having a cosplay wedding in May and Curtis stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to share how she's planning on making her day even more special.
"It's a game. I don't know. She's an admiral," Curtis said when explaining that her daughter and fiancée Cynthia chose the costume for her. She also shared that the costume was ordered from Russia, which is currently at war with Ukraine.
"About a month ago — two to three weeks ago — I got an email from her that said, 'There may be a delay in sending the costume,'" Curtis said. "I'm hoping she'll get it to me. I just don't know if the... You know, there's a little bit of a supply chain issue going on, and things are sort of held up now."
Despite the chance that Jaina may not be able to show up, Curtis is confident the day will be magical.
"We're gonna have a beautiful picnic in the backyard. I'm really excited," Curtis said. "Both of my children will have been married in my backyard, which brings me to tears."
Curtis can be seen in Everything Everywhere All at Once, which is in theaters now.
In our 10/10 Everything Everywhere All at Once review, we said that it "changes the game for what cinematic multiverses can be, with thrilling action, excellent performances, and a world of possibilities."
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Jamie Lee Curtis Is Officiating Her Daughter’s Wedding Dressed as a World of Warcraft Character
Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed that she will not only be officiating her daughter's wedding, but that she will also be doing it while wearing cosplay of World of Warcraft's Jaina Proudmoore.
As reported by EW, Curtis' daughter Ruby is having a cosplay wedding in May and Curtis stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to share how she's planning on making her day even more special.
"It's a game. I don't know. She's an admiral," Curtis said when explaining that her daughter and fiancée Cynthia chose the costume for her. She also shared that the costume was ordered from Russia, which is currently at war with Ukraine.
"About a month ago — two to three weeks ago — I got an email from her that said, 'There may be a delay in sending the costume,'" Curtis said. "I'm hoping she'll get it to me. I just don't know if the... You know, there's a little bit of a supply chain issue going on, and things are sort of held up now."
Despite the chance that Jaina may not be able to show up, Curtis is confident the day will be magical.
"We're gonna have a beautiful picnic in the backyard. I'm really excited," Curtis said. "Both of my children will have been married in my backyard, which brings me to tears."
Curtis can be seen in Everything Everywhere All at Once, which is in theaters now.
In our 10/10 Everything Everywhere All at Once review, we said that it "changes the game for what cinematic multiverses can be, with thrilling action, excellent performances, and a world of possibilities."
Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
Donald Glover Explains His Atlanta To Sopranos Comparison
Atlanta star Donald Glover has added some context to his comments comparing his show to The Sopranos.
Speaking to THR, Glover took some time to explain the thought process behind his tweets in November 2020 that said the show's third and fourth seasons are "some of the best television ever made" and "Sopranos only ones who can touch us."
“I stand by that, I stand by that 100 percent," Glover said. "I’m holding my nuts on that. I think that’s more just a testament to The Sopranos — I really loved that show as a kid, I feel like it has a good mix of stuff, but obviously they’re completely different shows. I think I just appreciated that when I was growing up, it just kind of showed me a lot about how to make something scary but real.”
Glover's co-star Brian Tyree Henry also spoke to THR about the Sopranos comment, saying, after jokingly shouting "Donald!," that he agrees with the comparison.
"I mean I have to agree," Henry said. "When you’re in the middle of the thing, you don’t necessarily know how it impacts people because you’re busy living it and you’re busy going through it. So I don’t think I was ever really clear about the impact that Atlanta had, kind of going through it myself, but listening to the fans and listening to the people, we knew we had a responsibility to come and give you more and be more open and to be funnier and to be truer than ever before, and this world has given us no choice.”
Even though Atlanta's third season recently began, the fourth and final season is set to begin in Fall 2022, and executive producer Hiro Murai gave fans a bit of a tease as to what fans can expect from the last batch of episodes.
"Season four, we’re back in Atlanta again and it was kind of a homecoming season and it was really lovely,” Murai said. “We got to say goodbye properly to the city and the show, I think it’ll feel a little nostalgic too because I don’t think you’ve seen Atlanta during the summer since season one. It’s kind of like the greatest hits season.”
As for season 3, Glover shared that he and the team set out to do "something that somebody else couldn't do."
"On the first day we wrote down, ‘Do what others can’t’ on the wall and I wanted it to be something where people turned it on like, ‘Oh, we’re happy you’re back,’ because I know it’s hard to come back,” Glover said. “People have been asking me for a long time like, ‘What’s going on?’ I’m like, ‘I’ve got to do something interesting.'”
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Donald Glover Explains His Atlanta To Sopranos Comparison
Atlanta star Donald Glover has added some context to his comments comparing his show to The Sopranos.
Speaking to THR, Glover took some time to explain the thought process behind his tweets in November 2020 that said the show's third and fourth seasons are "some of the best television ever made" and "Sopranos only ones who can touch us."
“I stand by that, I stand by that 100 percent," Glover said. "I’m holding my nuts on that. I think that’s more just a testament to The Sopranos — I really loved that show as a kid, I feel like it has a good mix of stuff, but obviously they’re completely different shows. I think I just appreciated that when I was growing up, it just kind of showed me a lot about how to make something scary but real.”
Glover's co-star Brian Tyree Henry also spoke to THR about the Sopranos comment, saying, after jokingly shouting "Donald!," that he agrees with the comparison.
"I mean I have to agree," Henry said. "When you’re in the middle of the thing, you don’t necessarily know how it impacts people because you’re busy living it and you’re busy going through it. So I don’t think I was ever really clear about the impact that Atlanta had, kind of going through it myself, but listening to the fans and listening to the people, we knew we had a responsibility to come and give you more and be more open and to be funnier and to be truer than ever before, and this world has given us no choice.”
Even though Atlanta's third season recently began, the fourth and final season is set to begin in Fall 2022, and executive producer Hiro Murai gave fans a bit of a tease as to what fans can expect from the last batch of episodes.
"Season four, we’re back in Atlanta again and it was kind of a homecoming season and it was really lovely,” Murai said. “We got to say goodbye properly to the city and the show, I think it’ll feel a little nostalgic too because I don’t think you’ve seen Atlanta during the summer since season one. It’s kind of like the greatest hits season.”
As for season 3, Glover shared that he and the team set out to do "something that somebody else couldn't do."
"On the first day we wrote down, ‘Do what others can’t’ on the wall and I wanted it to be something where people turned it on like, ‘Oh, we’re happy you’re back,’ because I know it’s hard to come back,” Glover said. “People have been asking me for a long time like, ‘What’s going on?’ I’m like, ‘I’ve got to do something interesting.'”
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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.