What’s Trending: Tuesday, February 8th, 2021
#Oscars
o Oscar nominations were released this morning!
o Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan began making the announcements just after 5am this morning.
o Nominations for Best Picture are: Belfast, Coda, Don’t Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power of the Dog, and West Side Story
o Up for Best Actor are: Javier Bardem, “Being the Ricardos”, Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog”, Andrew Garfield, “Tick, Tick … Boom!”, Will Smith, “King Richard”, Denzel Washington, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
o And the nominees for Best Actress are: Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”, Olivia Colman, “The Lost Daughter”, Penélope Cruz, “Parallel Mothers”, Nicole Kidman, “Being the Ricardos”, Kristen Stewart, “Spencer”
o The 94th Oscars are happening on March 27th at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
#CharliePuth
o The singer says that one of the biggest names in music dropped a major truth bomb on him.
o He collaborated with Elton John for his The Lockdown Sessions and when they met up the icon had some harsh criticism for his music.
o Charlie says that Elton texted him his address, said he wanted to work together and then said that his 2019 music sucked.
o Charlie said, “…and I agree with him. It was not good.”
o He added that Elton “basically said I could make a lot better music” and that he should just make it himself.
o Charlie’s latest single is called “Light Switch” and is currently #42 on the Billboard charts.
#Wolves
o If you’ve got an ax to grind with your ex, now you can get that aggression out for a good cause.
o An animal rescue center in Pennsylvania is giving a little twist to your typical Valentine’s Day, where you can get back at your ex while donating to their organization.
o T&D Cats of the Wild will let you toss your ex to the wolves…not literally though.
o For a small donation, the rescue is offering a chance to safely feed your ex’s name to one of their seven wolves.
o For $5 you can buy a dog/wolf treat with your ex’s name on it that will be fed to the animals on your behalf.
o You have until Thursday to sign up!