The Oscars’ first-ever preshow ceremony was brisk, banterless and dreary
LA Times“Dune” production designer Patrice Vermette and set designer Zsuzsanna Sipos accept the award for production design for “Dune” during the show at the 94th Academy Awards. in terms of the actual show, and treating those categories with the respect and putting them in the right position, all that’s going to happen.” Ahead of the preshow, stars arrived on the carpet, including Zendaya, of “Dune”; Ariana DeBose, who won for supporting actress honor for her turn in “West Side Story”; and Jessica Chastain, who won best actress for her role in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” Earlier this month, Chastain said in an interview that she would “absolutely be present when the makeup category is being called, and if that means I’m not doing press on the red carpet or ABC or whatever it is, then so be it.” Around 3:40 p.m., the red carpet frenzy slowed down. Momoa said he’d be “addressing the elephant in the room” given the unusual year, then went on to crack wise about how the Academy didn’t ask Billy Crystal to host but rather Aquaman. All told, “Dune” swept four of the eight awards in the untelevised ceremony: Hans Zimmer won for best original score for the film.
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