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Oscar Noms: “Sinners” Most in History, Ariana Grande, “Wicked” Snubbed, “Avatar,” Also George Clooney, “Jay Kelly,” Miley Cyrus Song, “One Battle” Actress

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“Sinners” scored 16 nominations this morning, the most in history.

“One Battle After Another” followed with 13.

Biggest acting snub — Chase Infiniti, from “One Battle,” was expected to be nominated. Kate Hudson got her spot.

Nothing for “Wicked,” “Avatar,” George Clooney and “Jay Kelly.”

Best Picture — Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty, One Battle, Secret Agent, Sent Value, Sinners, Train Dreams

Best Director — Hamnet, Marty, One Battle, Sentimental Value, Sinners

Best Actor — Timothee Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Michael B Jordan, Wagner Moura

Best Supporting Actor — Benicio del Toro, Jacob Elordi, Delroy Lindo, Sean Penn, Stellan Skarsgard

Best Actress — Jessie Buckley, Rose Byrne, Kate Hudson, Renate Reinsve, Emma Stone

Best Supporting Actress — Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleass, Amy Madigan, Teyanya Taylor, Wunmi Mosaka 

Best Original Screenplay — Blue Moon, It Was Just an Accident, Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value, Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay — Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, One Battle, Train Dreams

Best Song — Dear Me, Sinners, Viva Verde, Train Dreams, Demon Hunters

Best Score — Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, One Battle, Sinners

Best Foreign Film — Secret Agent, Accident, Sentimental, Sirat, Voice of Hind

Best Animated Film — Arco, Elio, Demon Hunters, Little Amelie, Zootopia

Best Cinematography — Frankenstein, Marty, One Battle, Sinners, Train Dreams

Best Editing – F1, Marty, One battle, Sen Value, Sinners

Casting — Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle, Secret Agent, Sinners

Best Documentary — Alabama, Good Light, Cutting, Mr Nobody, The Perfect Neighbor

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Sydney Sweeney to Star in Previously Un-filmable Movie Version of Edith Wharton Novel, “Custom of the Country”

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Sydney Sweeney is going where no actress has gone before.

She’s going to star in a film version of Edith Wharton’s 1913 novel, “The Custom of the Country.” Sweeney will play the aggressively ambitious and unlikable Undine Spragg, a force of nature on the page but so far not translatable to screen or stage.

This is the same novel that was going to be adapted by Sofia Coppola for Apple TV with Florence Pugh in the lead — until the studio pulled the plug.

Josie Rourke, whose only film credit is the panned box office dud “Mary, Queen of Scots,” is the director. Producers include Alison Owen (1998’s Elizabeth”) and British movie publicist Charles Finch.

The only successful Wharton film adaptation has been Martin Scorsese’s 1993 hit, “The Age of Innocence,” starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder. All other attempts to put Wharton on the big screen have failed, and no one has made “Custom of the Country.”

Also, in the 114 years since the novel was published, Broadway has also not welcomed any productions.

It’s unclear if anyone’s mentioned that to Sweeney, who also hasn’t had any experience with period pieces. She’s coming off two recent releases right now, “The Housemaid,” and “Christy.” She’ll next be seen in season 3 of HBO’s “Euphoria.”

In the old days you could actually imagine some wild, bawdy take on “Custom of the Country,” made by Ken Russell. How this will work out is anyone’s guess.

Kelly & Mark’s Mark Consuelos Will Make Broadway Debut This Spring with Rose Byrne, Kelli O’Hara in Noel Coward Revival

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Mark Consuelos will be one busy boy this spring.

The co-host of “Live with Kelly and Mark” is making his Broadway debut in a Noel Coward comedy revival.

Consuelos is co-starring with Kelli O’Hara and Rose Byrne in Coward’s “Fallen Angels,” which will also feature Christopher Fitzgerald, Tracee Chimo, and Asif Mandvi.

Preview performances begin on Friday, March 27, 2026, and open officially on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at the Todd Haimes Theatre (227 West 42nd Street) on Broadway. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, June 7, 2026.

Consuelos got his start on the soap, “All My Children,” eons ago and met his wife Kelly Ripa there. They now co-host the very popular morning show, which airs at 9am every day.

Will he really go home around 10pm after “Angels,” head to the studio for 9am, and make it back to the theater — even on matinee days? Just wait and see…actors to used be on soaps all day and do theater at night. It’s a grand tradition!

PS It will give the couple a lot to talk about every morning, that’s for sure!

Grammys Will Showcase All Best New Artists Nominees Including Leon Thomas, Olivia Dean, SOMBR, Alex Warren, The Marias, Katseye

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Here’s great news from the Grammy Awards.

They will feature a section with each of the Best New Artists nominees performing their hits.

That means Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, SOMBR, and The Marías will all be showcased on the CBS broadcast February 1st.

This is a great idea, and should become a tradition. Best New Artist is the future of music. This year’s gang is especially good, too. Hard to make a decision on a winner.

For you best new fans, btw, “Grammy” is a nod to the Gramophone, which is what recorded music was played on a long, long time ago.

Famed Musician Carly Simon’s Tribute to Late Friend, Musician John Forte, of the Fugees World, Who She Considered a “Godson”

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Last week, musician John Forte, 51, died at home on Martha’s Vineyard.

Forte was part of the world of the Fugees, a talented songwriter and singer.

After he was arrested and imprisoned for drugs, Ben Taylor — Carly Simon’s musician son — got his mother on the cause of freeing John. She was tireless in her campaign, going so far as to enlist the help of Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah. Hatch was instrumental in Forte’s release.

Now Carly has posted her own tribute as Forte’s family and friends mourn his loss. (It’s like he hit his head after falling from a convulsion.)

Carly’s post is below, followed by one earlier from the Fugees’ Wyclef Jean:

Trump Gives Up Greenland Threat: No Invasion, No Tariffs After He Says “Framework Deal” with NATO, Epstein Files Return

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And so it goes: Donald Trump has backed off his bullying and posturing over Greenland.

In Davos at the Economic Forum, all European leaders mocked him openly for suggesting an armed invasion of Greenland. He said the countries that didn’t back him would suffer tariffs.

Now in a post on his Truth Social, Trump waves the white flag.

He writes:
“Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st.”

In other words he comes away with the same deal he’s always had with Greenland as part of NATO.

This is a huge embarrassment but most welcome.

Now, back to the release of the Epstein files. We have not forgotten, Donnie.

Taylor Swift (and Maybe Mariah Carey) May Shut Down Times Square In June for Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala

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I wouldn’t want to be at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square on June 11th.

Taylor Swift will be there to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Taylor got in on the first try, which I predicted. Why not? The ballroom will sell out in ten seconds, if it hasn’t already. Swift is also the youngest inductee ever or at least during this phase of the SHOF.

The others who made it in include Walter Afanasieff, Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS, Kenny Loggins, Alanis Morissette, Tricky Stewart.

Walter, of course, has been Mariah Carey’s collaborator for 30 years. He wrote and produced “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Will Mariah show up and sing it? Mariah and Taylor in the same room will cause pandemonium.

As an inductee, Taylor will be treated to performances of her songs by artists she selects, or she’ll sing them herself.

Graham and Lyle are famous for writing Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”

SHOF will make some other announcements soon for special awards. Isn’t it weird that after raising millions of dollars there still is no actual building for the Hall of Fame? They should make it part of the Grammy Museum, or the Rock Hall.

PS I guess we know now Taylor’s not getting married the weekend before or after this shindig!

Harry Styles’ New Single, “Aperture,” Drops Thursday Night from Album Not Called “Shutter to Think” or “Freeze Frame” or “F Stop”

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Harry Styles has found a song title with a word that rhymes with nothing.

It’s called “Aperture,” which means the opening on a camera lens. Very catchy, right?

He called have called the song “Shutter to Think.” Or, since Harry loves 70s and 80s music, “Freeze Frame.”

Actually, “F Stop” would have been a good title for a disco single.

The new album, called “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally,” drops March 6th. The single comes this Thursday at 7pm Eastern.

Marketing is already in full swing on this project. There’s even a mysterious website set up at www.webelongtogether.co that shows…absolutely nothing yet except the picture below.

“Melania” Movie Sells 3 Tickets So Far for Preview in Dickson City, PA Near Scranton, Same Night as Kennedy Center Premiere

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If you can’t get into the premiere of the “Melania” movie on opening night, I’ll tell you a secret.

While the MAGA get all dressed up for “Melania” at the Kennedy Center on January 29th, Brett Ratner’s ode to the greatest first lady in history has one other preview that I can find.

It’s in Dickson City, PA at the Regal Theater. Dickson City is just south of Scranton.

There are four shows. There may be a red carpet, but probably purple because you don’t have to clean them so often.

For the main show, at 6:30pm, “Melania” unspools with three tickets sold so far.

Otherwise, as you can see from the seat maps below, “Melania” remains mostly unsold. I’m sure sales will pick up closer to the January 30th release date.

I don’t know why Dickson City was chosen for this special honor. It’s in Lackawanna County, PA where there was lack of a lotta Trump votes in 2020. Joe Biden beat him there, by over 9,000 votes.

PS If you’re in Dickson City, and you go that Thursday night preview, email me at showbiz411@gmail.com

Hillary Duff — Popstar Mom of Four — Releases X Rated Comeback Song with Lyrics About Oral Sex, Pleasuring Herself to Porn

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A girl’s gotta make a living, right?

Hillary Duff does, apparently, but maybe she should do it on OnlyFans.

The 38 year old mom of three has a new song called “Roommates.” I doubt her kids — a 12 year old son and three little girls — singing along in the car going to soccer practice.

The lyrics include the singer giving her lover oral sex — graphically — in the back of a dive bar. She also sings about pleasuring herself while watching porn.

Times have changed, for sure. Maybe she’ll tell the kids she was giving the guy a “head-ache.” (And maybe she was!)

This is all part of Duff’s big musical comeback at Atlantic Records, which is spending a fortune on her. Apparently (I know I missed this) Duff had a big record career 15 years ago. (I was in the shower.)

The music for “Roommates” sounds like it was AI’d from Taylor Swift. Again, whatever works!

I guess I’m naive, I thought she’d be going the Kelly Clarkson route, or country music, for families.

I only want the beginning, I don’t want the end
Want the part where you say, “Goddamn”
Back of the dive bar, giving you head
Then sneak home late, wake up your roommates
Want the highlights, ten out of ten (Ah-ah)
The butterflies from holding your hand (Ah-ah)
Before we swept us under the bed
And we became practically roommates
I’m touching myself looking at porn
‘Cause you don’t even look my way no more