Oscars 2022 to celebrate Godfather, Bond and Bruno
India Today
Oscars this year will celebrate the anniversaries of The Godfather and Bond. The Academy Award ceremony will take place at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on March 27.
James Bond didn’t get an Oscar nomination this year, but that doesn’t mean that he won’t be part of the ceremony. It’s the 60th anniversary of the first 007 movie, after all, and the 50th anniversary of The Godfather and those landmarks will not go uncelebrated Sunday at the 94th Oscars.
“We have some surprises around that. Wink, wink,” Will Packer, who is producing the show, said Thursday. It’s all part of the overriding theme of the year: “Movie lovers unite.”
“Movies are the one thing that actually do unite so many of us as a global community,” Packer said. “Movies make you feel something, they inspire you, they make you aspire.”
Packer was joined by hosts Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes, director Glenn Weiss, co-producer Shayla Cowan, Oscars production designer David Korins and musical director Adam Blackstone to preview the ceremony, which is just days away.
Amy Schumer, who is the third host of the evening, was not present but had a message that her colleagues delivered: “Don’t worry, it’s not COVID.”
They promised a crowd-pleasing night of escape and celebration, including a performance of the hit Encanto song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” Latin music powerhouses Luis Fonsi and Becky G will join members of the film’s cast during a performance of the Lin-Manuel Miranda hit, which soared to No. 1 on the Billboard charts, the academy said.
Despite the success of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” it will not vie for an Oscar on Sunday. The Spanish-language song Dos Oruguitas is nominated for best original song.
