Elton John opens Oscar party to all
Attending Elton John’s long-running Oscar-night party has always been one of the hardest tickets to get. Now you can go — if you have $20.
The Elton John AIDS Foundation is inviting everyone to an hourlong, virtual pre-show Oscar party special hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and with a performance by Dua Lipa.
Tickets for the April 25 event are $19.99 and are available via Ticketmaster. Proceeds will go to young people at risk and living with HIV all over the world.
One of the foundation’s fundraising highlights is the star-studded Oscar viewing show, with a dinner and an auction. This time, a pre-show will be available to ticket buyers.
“Now more than ever, we need to ensure that one pandemic does not override another, and we cannot forget the 38 million people living with HIV globally who need our care, love and support so we hope everyone joins us for this special one of a kind Oscar Pre-Party,” John said in a statement.
‘Borat,’‘Promising Young Woman’ win at Writers Guild Awards:
Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” was partly improvised and scripted by nine writers, but it still walked away Sunday night with one of the Writers Guild Awards’ top honors, best adapted screenplay. At the guild’s virtual 73rd annual awards, the biggest winners were a pair of awards-season dark horses. Best original screenplay went to the feminist revenge thriller “Promising Young Woman,” by writer-director Emerald Fennell.
Due to guild regulations, several of this year’s best picture nominees at the Academy Awards weren’t nominated, including “Mank,” “Nomadland,” “Minari” and “The Father.”
Best documentary screenplay went to Jamal Khashoggi’s “The Dissident,” written by director Bryan Fogel and Mark Monroe. Other awards included “Ted Lasso” for comedy series; “The Crown” for drama series; “The Great” for episodic comedy; and “Ozark” for episodic drama.
Chase recovering after hospital stay:
After spending five weeks in the hospital due to undisclosed issues with his heart, comedian Chevy Chase is recuperating at his home in Westchester, New York.
“These are my first few days home,” Chase said. “I can only say how happy I am to now be back with my family. I’m feeling good.”
The “SNL” veteran, 77, is also known for portraying Clark Griswold in the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” film series and Pierce Hawthorne on the NBC sitcom “Community.”
Chesney punts 2021 tour:
Kenny Chesney, the only other artist besides Taylor Swift who had a series of stadium gigs pushed back from last summer to this summer, has joined her in calling off his upcoming shows. Chesney is offering fans the chance to get refunds or hold onto their tickets for use in summer 2022.
March 23 birthdays:
Singer Chaka Khan is 68. Actor Amanda Plummer is 64. Actor Hope Davis is 57. Actor Richard Grieco is 56. Actor Marin Hinkle is 55. Actor Kelly Perine is 52. Bandleader Reggie Watts is 49. Actor Randall Park is 47. Actor Keri Russell is 45. Blogger Perez Hilton is 43. Actor Nicholle Tom is 43. Singer Brett Young is 40.