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Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell won the Best Song Oscar for "No Time to Die," the brother-sister duo’s power ballad from the James Bond film No Time to Die. Eilish in their acceptance speech thanked the Bond film team, while O’Connell paid tribute to the duo’s parents “who have always been our biggest inspirations…

The 2022 Met Gala returns to its traditional spot on the first Monday of May, and this year the hosts and co-chairs will reflect the strong Hollywood theme: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda have been named to the posts. The gala, set for May 2, a primary source of income for the…

It’s good to be Lin-Manuel Miranda. He has three songs on the Disney soundtrack to Encanto, which currently sits at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Album Charts. He’s also up for a Best Original Song Oscar for  “Dos Oruguitas,” which reflects his immersion in Colombian culture to capture the vibe. The Academy Award…

When editor Andrew Weisblum came aboard tick, tick…BOOM!, which director Lin-Manuel Miranda describes as a “big, old honking musical,” one of his early challenges was coming to grips with its tone. “I think something we were conscious of…is the balance of humor and neurosis and all these other things that…are kind of…

The Songwriters Hall of Fame will celebrate this year's Oscar-nominated songwriters with A Conversation with 2022 Oscar-Nominated Songwriters for Best Original Song, an all-star virtual event to be presented March 3 at 5 p.m. PT. The free virtual panel chat will be cohosted and moderated by Songwriters Hall of Fame…

UPDATED: Following a brief bit of banter that kicked off this year’s SAG Awards, actor Leslie Odom Jr. paid tribute to Ukraine with a message of support. “We’re holding a place in our hearts for Ukraine and sending our thoughts, prayers and hopes for impending peace,” Odom said, referencing the recent and ongoing…

UPDATED with more presenters: The structure of the 28th annual SAG Awards is continuing to take shape, with organizers saying Friday that SAG and Oscar nominees Benedict Cumberbatch and Jessica Chastain are among the presenters set for Sunday’s ceremony. The newly added presenters also include Oscar nominee Jesse…

The Guild of Music Supervisors today unveiled the nominees for its 12th annual award ceremony, celebrating outstanding achievement in the craft of Music Supervision in film, television, games, documentaries, advertising, and trailers, with such notable songwriters and performers as Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, Lin-Manuel…

The Oscar nominations in the Original Song category unveiled Tuesday feature a high-wattage lineup that sets up intriguing potential performances at next month’s Oscarcast. The nominees — with music and lyrics from the likes of Beyoncé, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Van Morrison and Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell and a Diane…

Lin-Manuel Miranda saw his second career Oscar nomination today in the Best Song Category for “Dos Oruguitas” from the Disney animated movie Encanto, putting him on track once again to reach EGOT status. Encanto counted three noms this morning overall with noms for Best Animated Feature and Germaine Franco’s Original…

Where better than Washington Heights to meet local hero Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Manhattan neighborhood's most vociferous supporter? How about at the United Palace Theater, an old movie palace Miranda has been supporting for years, and in whose rehearsal rooms the cast of his debut feature Tick, Tick… BOOM! assembled…

Editors note: Deadline's Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year's movie awards race. Lin-Manuel Miranda had four movies open in 2021. In the Heights was based on his stage musical, while Tick Tick… Boom! featured Jonathan Larson's autobiographical songs…