Arts & Entertainment
Oscars presenters include transgender breakout star Daniela Vega
the actress stars in ‘A Fantastic Woman’
Daniela Vega as Marina in ‘A Fantastic Woman.’ (Photo courtesy Sony Pictures Classics)
Daniela Vega is among this year’s presenters at the Academy Awards, producers of the award show announced on Friday.
Greta Gerwig, Chadwick Boseman, Tiffany Haddish, Tom Holland, Kumail Nanjiani, Emma Stone, Laura Dern and Jennifer Garner are also among the first round of presenters that will announce the winners for the big night.
Vega’s announcement is particularly of note as she is thought to be the first openly transgender performer to present at the Academy Awards. The actress has become a critic darling for her breakout role in “A Fantastic Woman,” which has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
“Whether returning to the Oscars stage, or gracing it for the first time, each of these artists bring their own distinguishing and energetic appeal,” Academy Awards producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd in a statement. “Their contributions will make for an unforgettable evening.”
The 90th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, air on Sunday, March 4 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
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