Lin-Manuel Miranda will miss Oscars ceremony due to COVID-19 exposure
On Saturday, March 26, Miranda revealed onthat he would not be attending the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.
“Made it to Hollywood…” he wrote in the tweet. “This weekend, my wife tested ➕ for COVID. She’s doing fine. Kids & I have tested ➖, but out of caution, I won’t be going to the Oscars tomorrow night. Cheering for my TickTickBoom & Encanto families w my own family, alongside all of you, ALL of you.” At this year’s Academy Awards, several of Miranda’s recent projects have received multiple nominations. He made his directorial debut last year with “Tick, Tick … BOOM!” which is up for two Oscars, including a best actor nomination for Andrew Garfield’s performance and a nomination for best film editing.this year for best animated feature, best original score, and best original song for Miranda’s entirely-Spanish tune, “Dos Oruguitas.
Miranda is a contender to earn the prestigious EGOT status this year if he wins best original song. The honor, which means that one person has earned an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award, has only been bestowed upon 16 winners to date. The list of past winners include the likes of John Legend, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Whoopi Goldberg, Audrey Hepburn and Rita Moreno.
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