Stand-up comedian Amy Schumer, along with actresses Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes, will host this year’s Academy Awards. On Monday, February 14, reports Variety.
According to the publication, Oscar producer Will Packer seeks to attract viewers at this ceremony, so he chose a female team with comedic qualities.
It is noted that Schumer received 12 nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards. She won the 2015 Outstanding Variety Sketch Series award for her popular Comedy Central show Inside Amy Schumer. In 2021, Schumer played a role in A24’s Humans, an adaptation of the play by Stephen Karam, which he also directed. In 2022, Schumer will star in the Hulu series Life and Beth.
Regina Hall is best known for starring in the Scary Movie series, The Little One and The Hate You Generate. She also had a role in the movie Flying Girls, which was produced by Packer. Over the past few years, she has received critical acclaim for films such as the indie film Cheer Up the Girls (2018), which earned her the New York Film Critics Award for Best Actress. This year’s Sundance Film Festival screened her films The Master and Signal for Jesus Save Your Soul.
Wanda Sykes is the creator and writer of the Netflix series We’re Upshaw. In addition, she starred in the television series The New Adventures of Old Christine, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Black Comedy. Sykes has also landed roles in films such as Back to Earth, Rio, and Bad Moms. She has 14 Emmy nominations and one win.
Earlier, on February 8, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 2022 Oscars. The list of nominees included the Russian cartoon “Boxballet” by Anton Dyakov.
The Oscars will take place in Hollywood on the night of March 28.
The American Motion Picture Awards was created in 1929 and is traditionally awarded to filmmakers for their contribution to the creation of motion pictures. This year, the golden statuettes will be awarded for the 94th time.
Source: IZ
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