Ramin Setoodeh
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Co-Editor-in-Chief, @Variety . EP, “Actors on Actors” on @PBSSoCal . Author, @nytimes best seller “Ladies Who Punch.” Email: ramin.setoodeh @variety .com
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The standing ovation for
#TheWhale
was so enthusiastic, Brendan Fraser tried to leave the theater but the crowd’s applause made him stay.
#Venezia79
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Brendan Fraser is back — and he sobbed during the
#Venezia79
six-minute standing ovation for
#TheWhale
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Florence Pugh refuses to make eye contact with Olivia Wilde during the 4-minute
#Venezia79
standing ovation for
#DontWorryDarling
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‘Squid Game’ star Jung Ho-Yeon collapses to the ground as she hugs Lee Jung-Jae after they both win
#SAGAwards
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Look at what Tilda Swinton did to Timothee Chalamet during ‘The French Dispatch’ standing ovation.
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No Greta Gerwig for ‘Little Women,’ no Lulu Wang for ‘The Farewell,’ no Lorene Scafaria for ‘Hustlers,’ no Melina Matsoukas for ‘Queen & Slim’ no Marielle Heller for ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.’ Once again, the Oscars nominated five men for best director.
#OscarNoms
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Ke Huy Quan freaks out and hugs his ‘Indiana Jones’ co-star Harrison Ford as
#EverythingEverywhere
wins best picture at the Oscars.
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Ryan Gosling fully belting out ‘I’m Just Ken’ is the one of the most incredible Oscar musical performances I’ve ever seen. People were screaming, cheering and gasping inside the Dolby.
#Oscar2024
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How important is Taylor Swift to the
#VMAs
? There is a camera operator tasked with filming her continuously during the live performances onstage.
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Taylor Swift led the standing ovation for ‘Barbie’ as it won the
#GoldenGlobe
for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.
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Kristen Stewart (‘Spencer’) becomes the first openly gay performer to be nominated for an Oscar for acting in 20 years. The last time it happened was Ian McKellen for ‘Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ in 2002.
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Selena Gomez was the only person who wasn’t cheering — as she posed for a photographer — during that Demi Lovato performance at the
#VMAs
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Pulling off this Barbenheimer cover was all I wanted for this year’s edition of Actors on Actors. Before I even had to ask, Cillian Murphy’s team reached out to say he was wondering if we could pair him with Margot Robbie. And she quickly said yes.
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Joe Biden surprises a teary Elton John by awarding him with the National Humanities Medal.
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At the commercial break, Sandra Oh runs over to the ‘Squid Game’ table to congratulate Jung Ho-Yeon and Lee Jung-Jae on their
#SAGAwards
victories.
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Lena Waithe is wearing a suit that says “Black drag queens invented camp” on the back.
#MetGala
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Johnny Depp is met with a rapturous standing ovation as he enters the Palais for the premiere of ‘Jeanne du Barry.’
#Cannes2023
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Just spotted Kristen Stewart hug Zoe Kravitz at the bar inside the
#Oscars
. Then Alana Haim turned to Stewart, looked at what she’s wearing, and declared: “Hot as fuck!”
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Wow. I just heard that
@kathygriffin
was at the Polo Lounge today when she saw that Les Moonves was near her. She loudly asked the waitress to move her, saying: “I don’t want to be seated next to a rapist.”
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Timothee Chalamet hugs Denis Villeneuve during the six-minute standing ovation at the world premiere of
#DuneMovie
, the longest standing ovation for a movie at
#VeniceFilmFestival
so far.
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Someone who works for the Oscars told me that Chris Rock was not interrupted by Will Smith at rehearsals yesterday. It was not supposed to happen. It was real.
#Oscars
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Harry Styles kisses Nick Kroll during the standing ovation for
#DontWorryDarling
.
#Venezia79
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Andrew Garfield congratulates Jeremy Strong on ‘Succession’s’ ensemble win at the
#SAGAwards
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Whoa. Will Smith to Chris Rock: “Leave my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.”
#Oscars
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#Cannes2022
showers
#ElvisMovie
with a 12-minute standing ovation, the biggest and most enthusiastic of the festival so far.
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I don’t think the pictures do justice to the sparkle of Timothee Chalamet’s red carpet suit for the world premiere of
#DuneMovie
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Kristen Stewart, fighting back tears, receives a rapturous standing ovation for her performances as Princess Diana in
#SpencerMovie
at
#Venezia78
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Will Smith’s publicist came over and talked to him at the last commercial. There was also someone standing next to Jada.
#Oscars
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Many people inside the Dolby are stunned by the Will Smith / Chris Rock moment. It’s surreal that the show is continuing on as if nothing happened.
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Shakira delivered the best performance of the
#VMAs
and proved she didn’t need to share the Super Bowl Halftime Show with anyone.
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The first time I saw Taylor perform live was at MSG on her Fearless tour in 2009, surrounded by tens of thousands of cheering girls. The next day, I pitched my editor a cover story that Newsweek should do: ‘Why Taylor Swift is the Future of Music.’ He rolled his eyes at me.
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This has never happened. The five biggest movies of the year at the U.S. box office are all from one studio -- Disney.
(1)
#AvengersEndgame
$856.4 million
(2)
#CaptainMarvel
$426.8 million
(3)
#ToyStory4
$395.6 million
(4)
#TheLionKing
$350.8 million
(5)
#Aladdin
$345.9 million
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Big laughs for Selena Gomez and Martin Short at the
#SAGAwards
. The Oscar hosts we could have had…
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#Venezia79
devoured Timothee Chalamet in
#BonesAndAll
, giving him and the cast of the movie a 8.5-minute standing ovation, the longest of the festival so far.
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Now Nicole Kidman is giving Will Smith a hug and she reaches over and says something to Jada.
#Oscars
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If you want to know more, here’s our story about last night’s
#TheWhale
#venezia79
premiere.
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Jeremy Strong and Anne Hathaway tear up during the seven-minute
#Cannes2022
standing ovation for
#ArmageddonTime
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‘The Banshees of Inishirin’ is the breakout darling of
#Venice79
landing a 13-minute standing ovation for Colin Farrell and Martin McDonagh, the longest of the festival so far.
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It’s not even 6 p.m. and Lady Gaga has already stolen the show at the
#MetGala
. She did four costume changes and a dancing / umbrella performance. Anna Wintour watched the whole thing from the top of the carpet. When asked how anyone could compete, she yelled back: “They can’t!”
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Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino are in deep conversation with 10 minutes until the
#GoldenGlobeAwards
start.
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At the first
#Oscars95
commercial break, Lady Gaga says hi to Michelle Yeoh and hugs Jamie Lee Curtis.
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Kristen Stewart on if movies are political: “There are a lot of oppressions against our physical selves. I’m a girl, but I’m probably the least marginal version of a woman I can be — I’m a white woman in America [with] the privilege of having my perspective be seen.”
#Berlinale
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A visibly shaken Priscilla Presley wiped away tears during the 7-minute
#Venezia80
standing ovation for Sofia Coppola’s
#Priscilla
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Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodovar receive a 5-minute standing ovation for ‘Parallel Mothers,’ the opening night movie at
#VeniceFilmFestival
. Notice how they kept their masks on for the entire movie, even through the applause!
#Venezia78
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Lady Gaga was spectacular — and vocally perfect — tonight at Radio City, performing with Tony Bennett for his 95th birthday. Bill Clinton was in attendance. So many standing ovations for both of them, I lost count. I cried when Gaga sang ‘La Vie en rose.’
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Timothee Chalamet looks out to the section of the
#Oscars
where Greta Gerwig is seated after Taiki Waititi accepts the award for best adapted screenplay.
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Madonna quickly leaves the stage surrounded by security guards and passes Sam Smith without pausing to make eye contact.
#GRAMMYs
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The biggest disappointment of the morning: No Greta Gerwig. No Dees Rees. No Patty Jenkins. The
#GoldenGlobes
nominated five men for best director.
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Edgar Wright, Anya Taylor-Joy and Matt Smith get an enthusiastic five-minute standing ovation at
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premiere of the sensational ‘Last Night in Soho’ at 12:30 a.m. Italy time.
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In 1998, 57 million people watched the
#Oscars
— and the telecast was 3 hours, 47 minutes long. There’s no reason to cut these awards from airing live.
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Timothee Chalamet held up a piece of paper with Luca Guadagnino’s name on it taped to his seat, to encourage the
#Venezia79
crowd to keep cheering during the 8.5-minute standing ovation for
#BonesAndAll
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Florence Pugh hugged Gemma Chan and then turned to Nick Kroll during the
#Venezia79
standing ovation for
#DontWorryDarling
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Everyone at the
#Oscars
is on their feet cheering loudly as ‘Parasite’ accepts the award for best picture.
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'Saturday Night Live' is averaging 10.6 million viewers, its best ratings in 22 years, reports
@Variety_Cynthia
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It’s two hours before the premiere of the Taylor Swift doc
#MissAmericana
at
#Sundance2020
, and hundreds of Swifties are already waiting outside the theater. “I don’t know what they are doing here,” said one volunteer. “They’re not getting in.”
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Cousin Greg is trying to recruit Andrew Garfield and Jamie Dornan for the next season of ‘Succession.’
#SAGAwards
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.
@taylorswift13
performs the 10-minute version of
#AllTooWell
for the first time at the premiere of
#AllTooWellTheShortFilm
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Jason Mamoa is eating a burger in his tank top at the WB / In Style party.
#GoldenGlobes
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Mariah Carey just did a 30-minute set at the Chopard party at
#Cannes2019
that was flawless and pitch perfect. She opened with her 1991 song Emotions.
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#Cats
has received its first
#GoldenGlobes
nomination! 'Beautiful Ghosts,' written by
@taylorswift13
and Andrew Lloyd Webber, is nominated for best song.
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I’ve never seen a standing ovation like this at
#Venezia80
. As the credits rolled on Bradley Cooper’s
#Maestro
, Leonard Bernstein’s three kids — Jamie, Alexander and Nina — waved their arms like conductors and danced to their dad’s music with tears in their eyes.
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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper receive another
#Oscars
standing ovation once they return to take their seats after performing Shallow.
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Having seen
#CatsMovie
, the Academy's failure to include 'Beautiful Ghosts' on the original song shortlist was a bad move. Obviously, voters left it off because 'Cats' hadn't screened yet. But the song -- a bookend to 'Memory' -- is great. I already can't get it out of my head.
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#Cannes2023
erupts in a standing ovation for the arrival of Martin Scorsese at the premiere of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.’ And one of his biggest fans is Cate Blanchett who he directed in ‘The Aviator.’
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Harry Styles carries the train of Emma Corrin’s dress as they take the stage to accept the
#TIFF22
tribute award for best ensemble for
#MyPoliceman
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Chloe Zhao (“Nomadland”), Regina King ("One Night in Miami") and Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) becomes the sixth, seventh and eighth women to be nominated for a Golden Globe for directing—joining Streisand, Campion, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay and Kathryn Bigelow.
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‘House of Gaga’ — I mean, Gucci — opened to $21.8 million over Thanksgiving weekend, making it the rare adult drama that drove audiences into theaters this year. And coming after ‘A Star is Born,’ it proves that
@ladygaga
is indeed a movie star.
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The team behind
#DuneMovie
— including director Denis Villeneuve,
@RealChalamet
and
@Zendaya
— soaked up a huge standing ovation at
#venezia78
.
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In 2018, we photographed Chadwick Boseman with Ryan Coogler for the cover of Variety in Griffith Park. Chadwick climbed to the top of this boulder in socks (and put on his shoes later), as a publicist looked on in fear. It was fine. He was Black Panther.
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