KELLY ROWLAND REPORTEDLY WALKS OFF THE ‘TODAY’ SHOW OVER DRESSING ROOM DISPUTE: Deadline reports that Kelly Rowland left Hoda Kotb hanging during Friday’s (February 16th) episode of the Today show. The Destiny’s Child singer guest hosted the second hour of the Today show alongside Kotb—but walked off the set ahead of her scheduled hosting duties for the fourth hour. The Mea Culpa actor was reportedly upset about the state of her dressing room. Luckily, Rita Ora stepped in to take over for Rowland at the last minute—as the Fifty Shades of Grey actor was supposed to be interviewed by Kotb and Rowland. She shared her experience on Instagram following the show. “Well, this happened!” Ora wrote alongside a clip. “We had two minutes to prepare ahhh, thank you @hodaandjenna for asking me to co-host the show… Everyone was so lovely and kind, I had SO much fun doing it!! … Love to everyone that tuned in, maybe we should do more??!!!”
JENNIFER GARNER IS IN TALKS TO STAR IN BEN AFFLECK’S ‘ANIMALS:’ According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jennifer Garner is in talks to star in her ex-husband Ben Affleck’s forthcoming Netflix film, Animals. Affleck’s best friend, Matt Damon, is already set to star in the crime thriller. If a deal is reached, the 13 Going on 30 actor would play Damon’s wife.
MAISIE WILLIAMS SAYS ‘GAME OF THRONES’ FAME AT AGE 12 BROUGHT HER ‘A LOT OF DISCOMFORT:’ Maisie Williams opened up to The Sunday Times about her rise to fame at the age of 12, after she starred as Arya Stark on Game of Thrones. “I was so lost for so long and I knew that I was, and when I couldn’t pin down what I felt my identity was within that, it brought me a lot of discomfort,” she told the outlet. “It’s hard to even put myself back there and talk about how tough it was just because I think it’s done.” Williams added that now, “I feel a lot more comfortable in my own skin.”
‘OPPENHEIMER’ WINS BIG AT THE BAFTA AWARDS: According to Deadline, Oppenheimer swept the British Academy of Film and Television Awards on Sunday (February 18th). The film took home seven wins in total, including Best Film, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, and Best Actor for Cillian Murphy. Poor Things followed close behind with five wins in total, including Best Actress for Emma Stone.
See the full list of winners below:
BEST FILM
Oppenheimer; Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
LEADING ACTRESS
Emma Stone; Poor Things
LEADING ACTOR
Cillian Murphy; Oppenheimer
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
Mia McKenna-Bruce
DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan; Oppenheimer
MAKE UP & HAIR
Poor Things; Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston
COSTUME DESIGN
Poor Things; Holly Waddington
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
The Zone of Interest; Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
Crab Day; Ross Stringer, Bartosz Stanislawek, Aleksandra Sykulak
BRITISH SHORT FILM
Jellyfish and Lobster; Yasmin Afifi, Elizabeth Rufai
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Poor Things; Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa Mihalek
SOUND
The Zone of Interest; Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers
ORIGINAL SCORE
Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson
DOCUMENTARY
20 Days in Mariupol; Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath, Michelle Mizner
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Da’Vine Joy Randolph; The Holdovers
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Downey Jr.; Oppenheimer
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Fiction; Cord Jefferson
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Oppenheimer; Hoyte van Hoytema
EDITING
Oppenheimer; Jennifer Lame
CASTING
The Holdovers; Susan Shopmaker
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The Zone of Interest; Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Earth Mama; Savanah Leaf (Writer, Director, Producer), Shirley O’Connor (Producer), Medb Riordan (Producer)
ANIMATED FILM
The Boy and the Heron; Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Poor Things; Simon Hughes
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anatomy of a Fall; Justine Triet, Arthur Harari