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- 2020 Oscar nominations: The biggest snubs and surprises, from Greta Gerwig to Beyoncé - Evening Standard
- Timbaland reveals how he overcame drug addiction and lost 130 pounds: ‘God has me under construction’ - Yahoo News
- Say what? How LSU, Clemson football coaches were shaped by pronunciations - USA TODAY
- 'Real steady': Veterans and new faces dominate for UNC gymnastics vs. William & Mary - The Daily Tar Heel
| Posted: 13 Jan 2020 09:25 AM PST  The awards race just stepped up a gear with the announcement of this year's Oscar nominations. The Academy's latest shortlists have already sparked discussion thanks to an all-male Best Director line-up (repeating a precedent set by the Golden Globes and the Baftas) and a lack of diversity in many major categories. Here are some of the biggest omissions and surprises ahead of the biggest night in Hollywood... SNUB: Greta Gerwig for Best Director (Little Women) Issa Rae said it all when she followed up the all-male Best Director slate with "Congratulations to those men." Gerwig, who previously received a directing nomination for 2018's Lady Bird, is just one of the talented women directors who have been locked out of the awards conversation this year (you could replace her name with Lulu Wang, Lorene Scafaria, Marielle Heller, Melina Matsoukas). She has, however, picked up a nod in the Best Adapted Screenplay category. SNUB: Jennifer Lopez for Best Supporting Actress (Hustlers) This was meant to be J. Lo's year, but despite picking up a slew of critics' awards (and inspiring fervent social media support) for her turn as stripper Ramona in Hustlers - giving what is surely a career-best performance - the buzz has failed to translate into major nominations, her Golden Globe nod aside. The Supporting Actress statuette is now surely Laura Dern's for the taking. SNUB: Spirit by Beyonce for Best Original Song Just a few months back, film fans were predicting a seriously star-studded Best Original Song category featuring the likes of Sir Elton, Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats song(ah, we were so innocent then) and Beyonce. However, despite being a highlight of the rebooted film, Queen B's new track for The Lion King failed to win over the Academy. Oscars voters are surely the real losers here, though, as they've missed out on the chance to have Beyonce perform at the ceremony. SNUB: Frozen II for Best Animated Film Frozen II managed to do the unthinkable and surpass the much-loved original at the box office, but despite its runaway success, it won't follow in the awards footsteps of its predecessor, which won Best Animated Feature in 2014. Instead, the category features more unexpected inclusions like Netflix's I Lost My Body and Klaus. There's still good news for Disney though.The mega-studio has picked up a nomination for Toy Story 4, as well as a slew of visual effects nominations (for The Lion King, Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) and sound and score nominations for Star Wars. SNUB: Awkwafina for The Farewell After a historic Golden Globes win, it seemed that Awkwafina (real name Nora Lum) was on track to land a Best Actress nomination from the Academy. However, The Farewell hasn't picked up a single mention (Zhao Shuzhen, who plays Awkwafina's on-screen grandmother, was also a mainstay of Oscar predictions). SNUB: Taron Egerton for Rocketman Bohemian Rhapsody swept the Oscars last year, proving that the musical biopic formula is certainly a winning one for Academy voters. Egerton received critical acclaim for his all-singing turn as Sir Elton John (unlike last year's Best Actor winner Rami Malek, he re-recorded versions of Sir Elton's hits for the film, too) and his awards season campaign seemed to be gaining momentum with a Golden Globes win and a BAFTA nomination. However, he didn't manage to edge into the crowded Best Actor category - and Rocketman has been pretty much sidelined by the Oscars overall. The film has picked up just one nomination - and Sir Elton is a favourite to win Best Original Song - with Costume Design another serious snub. SURPRISE: Florence Pugh for Best Supporting Actress (Little Women) There are many brilliant things about Gerwig's intricately wrought adaptation of Little Women (which makes her Best Director snub so frustrating), but 24-year-old Pugh - who brings new depth and warmth to the often maligned Amy March - is undoubtedly one of its biggest draws. After missing out on Golden Globe and SAG nominations, it seemed like Pugh's performance might be overlooked in favour of a bigger name - so it's a very good surprise indeed to see her name crop up. SURPRISE: Ford v Ferrari for Best Picture When was the last time you heard someone wax lyrical about Ford v Ferrari (or Le Mans 1966, as it's called on this side of the Atlantic)? Yes, this dad movie par excellence (Matt Damon! Christian Bale! Cars!) has generated solid reviews since its release last year, but it's barely made a dent in the awards conversation - until now, that is. Its inclusion on the nine-strong Best Picture line-up feels like a very "industry" choice - and many film fans are less than impressed to see it take a slot that could have gone to the Safdie Brothers' kinetic Uncut Gems. SURPRISE: Scarlett Johansson's double nomination She pulled off a double Bafta nomination earlier this month, and Johansson has now repeated the same feat with the Academy, appearing in the Best Actress category for Marriage Story and in Best Supporting Actress for Jojo Rabbit. Statistically speaking, it's rare to see the same star nominated in two categories in the same Oscar year - Johansson follows Cate Blanchett, who was nominated for I'm Not There and for Elizabeth: The Golden Age back in 2007. Throw in the fact that Johansson has never previously been nominated for an Oscar and it becomes even more of a shock. SURPRISE: Jonathan Pryce for Best Actor (The Two Popes) In terms of Oscar maths, Pryce's Screen Actors Guild snub implied that he could be the one to drop out of the crowded Best Actor category (if you crunch the numbers, it's pretty rare to have one without the other). However, it seems that Academy voters didn't take any notice of SAG's omission, and the 72-year-old star has received his very first Oscar nomination. His Two Popes co-star Anthony Hopkins will also compete for Best Supporting Actor. The Academy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on February 9.  |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2020 11:31 AM PST  Entertainment The Wrap Antonio Banderas Believes the Oscars Are Finally 'Becoming a Worldwide Award'Much of the discussion about the 2020 Oscar nominations has concerned the lack of diversity among nominees in the major categories. But Best Actor nominee Antonio Banderas has a more optimistic view:"It's taking time, but I think the Oscars are more and more each year, are becoming a worldwide award rather than an American award," Banderas told TheWrap."It's very different than the Academy I found many decades ago because it is so much more open than it was back then to the styles and cinematography of filmmakers of other countries," the "Pain & Glory" star said. "People in American film are looking around the corner to see what is happening in other cultures of the world, and I think that's a part of how connected our world has become."Also Read: Antonio Banderas Didn't Want to Impersonate Pedro Almodóvar for 'Pain and Glory' (Video)"When I first came to Hollywood, the door was not as open as it is now. It was more difficult to get people open themselves to a point of view and a voice they were not used to," he continued. "But now it is normal to have not only Spanish actors but also that I spoke Spanish in the movie and that people in America have been so open to that speaks a lot about the changes in the Academy."The universality of Pedro Almodovar's "Pain and Glory" was the main reason why Banderas was so drawn to the role of Salvador Mallo, a physically ill film director that Almodovar based heavily on himself. Addicted to heroin, in a creative rut, and stuck with thoughts of regret over his life and career, Salvador learns to reconcile with his past and find a reason to continue on with both moviemaking and living.Almodovar bounces his film between Salvador's present and past, mixing Banderas' slow road to recovery with flashbacks of his childhood under the care of his hard-working mother Jacinta, played by Penelope Cruz, while living in a village of cave houses. Many of Banderas' most poignant moments come from unspoken flashes of recognition across his face as he comes across fragments of that childhood, but while those scenes were filmed, Almodovar never let Banderas see any of the footage he did with Cruz.Also Read: Oscars 2020: Fewer Movies (and Nonwhite Actors) Get More Nominations, and That's No Joke"I've done eight films with Pedro and he never lets anyone see material that has been filmed unless it's fundamental for the character. But for me, I was just directed by my own character, by the emotional information I was receiving from Pedro. There was one scene for example where Salvador reconciles from his mother, and I could tell just from the emotion Pedro was showing as he was describing the scene what sort of state of mind Salvador was in during that moment.""From that moment, it was a sort of ping-pong between the two of us. I could see what kind of emotional response my performance was getting from Pedro, which in turn helped me going forward. It was unlike anything I've ever done in my career. I've never done a film in which my director was also my character.""Between pain and glory, Salvador finds healing and the ability to forgive others and himself through art," Banderas said. "He was isolating himself from both physical and psychological through pain and trying to escape through drugs, and of course that doesn't work. But through art, he rediscovers the truth that life is worth experiencing and finds love for both others and himself."Read original story Antonio Banderas Believes the Oscars Are Finally 'Becoming a Worldwide Award' At TheWrap  |
| Say what? How LSU, Clemson football coaches were shaped by pronunciations - USA TODAY Posted: 12 Jan 2020 12:40 PM PST CLOSE  NEW ORLEANS – LSU head coach Ed Orgeron has a peculiar way of talking. It's gruff and full of gravel and a direct dialectal descendant of Cajun French. Some people even mocked him for it previously. Some still do. And that's partly why he's here now, getting his team ready to play Clemson at the Superdome Monday for the College Football Playoff national championship. "My grandparents didn't speak English, and my mother and father spoke Cajun French at the table and then when they wanted to talk … they spoke Cajun French, so I learned Cajun French," Orgeron said Sunday at a news conference. "So I'm excited to be at LSU at home where we're proud of our Cajun heritage. We're proud of Louisiana. I just feel at home here. People that made fun of my accent before, I thank them. That gave me internal motivation to do better, so I thank them to be motivators of my career." HOT COMMODITY: LSU's Joe Brady will have plenty of options EXTRA MONEY: Big bonuses on line for Dabo Swinney, Ed Orgeron in national title game Orgeron's counterpart in Monday's game, Dabo Swinney of Clemson, has his own Southern peculiarities, adding to the home-cooked vibe that infuses both teams from the top down. He's also an example of how lives can be shaped by how speech is spoken. Swinney, 50, was born in Birmingham as William Christopher Swinney but took on the name Dabo from his slightly older brother, Tripp. At a young age, Tripp referred to him as "that boy," which came out of his young mouth sounding more like "Dabo," according to popular legend. Swinney has said in the past he didn't even know his real name until third grade. "I obviously grew up in Alabama and sometimes you meet people along the way and they'd say, `Where do you get a name like Dabo?'" Swinney said Sunday. "So sometimes I just didn't want to tell, so I'd say, `Well, I'm Cajun. D-A-B-E-A-U-X, Dabeaux.' And I just go about my business. I kind of feel at home here, too." Swinney was joking about having Cajun roots. But feeling at home – and being themselves – have contributed to the success of both. So have words – and how they are spoken. It's why Dabo is Dabo and not Bill or William. He's a one-word celebrity in the tradition of Madonna or Beyonce, at least in the South. It's also why Orgeron, 58, might not fit in the same anywhere else – and partly why Louisiana has rallied behind his team like nothing seen here since the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl in February 2010. Cajuns are the descendants of Acadian exiles from the Maritime provinces of Canada who migrated to southern Louisiana, according to 64 Parishes, a project of the Louisiana Endowment of the Humanities. They have their own culture and food and manner of speaking. But it didn't just motivate Orgeron when he was mocked for it. It also helped him in other areas where it stood out. For example, Orgeron grew up in South Louisiana but attended college at Northwestern State in Natchitoches, about a four-hour drive northwest, where there are far fewer Cajuns. "We had a funny accent being Cajun," said Bobby Hebert, Orgeron's former high school teammate at South Lafourche who later become quarterback of the Saints. Both Orgeron and Hebert (pronounced AY-bare) also played together at Northwestern State. "So we always used that to our advantage with the girls," Hebert told USA TODAY Sports of their college years. "They always thought we were exotic." Follow sports reporter Brent Schrotenboer @Schrotenboer. E-mail: bschrotenb@usatoday.com  |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2020 04:59 PM PST  Between them, senior Khazia Hislop and first-year Elizabeth Culton took home all five first-place individual performances. The veteran tied her career high and won on the vault (9.900). She also took first-place in beam (9.825) and floor (9.850). Meanwhile, Culton earned first-place on bars (9.850) and the all-around events (39.050) in her collegiate debut. "In all my time being here," Hislop said, "This is definitely the strongest start we've ever had at the beginning of the season. Not that we weren't expecting it, but we were trying to be realistic coming into the meet, and I think we all were kind of shocked at what we're actually capable of and what scores we really can get." "It was really encouraging. It's exciting; starting off this well." UNC consistently scored higher on all events, outscoring the Tribe on floor 48.875-46.325. Floor is typically the Tar Heels' best and favorite event, and with all new routines, the team did not disappoint the fans. Of the five UNC gymnasts that competed in the event, the team's lowest individual floor score was junior Lily Dean's 9.700, while William & Mary's was an 8.750. For Hislop, floor was special on Sunday afternoon. This year's routine is her favorite from her time at UNC, and as an added bonus, she got to pick all of her music. Her favorite parts of the routine are the beginning and end, which feature some of her favorite Beyoncé songs. "I had a phase this summer where all I watched was Beyoncé's 'Homecoming', so I was like, 'I need this,'" Hislop said. "That's my favorite part. The rest of it, I've always known that music. I've wanted it since high school gymnastics, but I forgot the name of it so I couldn't find it. This year, I finally remembered it." While this is the beginning of the end for Hislop and the rest of the seniors that will soon leave UNC, a new era began on Sunday with Culton at the forefront. It's been a couple of years since the Tar Heels had a consistent all-around gymnast like the first-year. "She truly is one of the hardest working gymnasts that I've worked with," Galvin said. "Her highs, they're high. But the difference between her highs and lows, there's not a whole lot of gap. She's just real consistent, real steady." Culton made each routine her own that afternoon, however, it's hard not to compare her to Morgan Lane, another consistent all-around gymnast who graduated in 2018. Galvin said after the meet that several people had already commented on the similarities between the two. "Her lines are clean, her form is good, her toes are pointed," Galvin said. "Those were qualities that Morgan Lane had. And then temperament. Morgan was also a very even person, a very bright person." For Culton, who lives 15 minutes down the road and remembers seeing Lane compete, the comparison is an honor. Although several years older, Culton would mirror the young girl in the unicorn onesie, never blinking, watching each step, flip, and routine. "The past few years, I'd come to the meets, and she was someone I always looked up to," Culton said. "For someone to compare me to her, it feels really great." @DTHSports | sports@dailytarheel.com  |
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