Colman Domingo, Michael Keaton and more represent Pittsburgh
The first time was not the charm for Colman Domingo at Sunday’s Academy Awards.
Domingo was nominated for best actor after portraying Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin in the Pittsburgh-shot Netflix biopic “Rustin.” Cillian Murphy ended up taking home that statue for his work as the titular theoretical physicist in “Oppenheimer.”
That was it for “Rustin” at the Oscars, though Pittsburgh showed up in a few other places throughout Sunday’s telecast.
Trish Adlesic, who grew up near the Shaler-Fox Chapel border, was on hand Sunday night for co-directing and producing “The ABCs of Book Banning,” a best documentary short nominee that explores the dangers of limiting the literature children can access in schools. That Oscar ultimately went to “The Last Repair Shop.”
This was Ms. Adlesic’s second nomination following the Academy recognition she received for producing the 2010 documentary “Gasland.” “The ABCs of Booking Banning.” which is currently available to stream on Paramount+, was the odds-on favorite to pick up a best documentary short Oscar going into Sunday.
Elsewhere, Emily Blunt was up for best supporting actress for her “Oppenheimer” turn as Kitty Oppenhemier, J. Robert Oppenheimer’s wife who reportedly spent her formative years in Aspinwall and graduated from Aspinwall High School in 1928. That Oscar ultimately went to Da’Vine Joy Randolph for her role as Mary Lamb in “The Holdovers.”
Pittsburgh native Michael Keaton was among the cavalcade of famous presenters who took the Oscars stage during Sunday’s telecast. He and Catherine O’Hara presented the Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling to the “Poor Things” team of Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston.
Mr. Keaton, who has played Batman in multiple movies, also participated in a bit with former “Batman” co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger (Mr. Freeze) and Danny DeVito (Penguin) while those two presented the best visual effects Oscar to “Godzilla Minus One.”
Last but not least, Kate McKinnon prompted the official “Jurassic Park” X account to confirm that West Homestead native “Jeff Goldblum is real” after the “Barbie” actor questioned the validity of that statement while presenting best documentary short alongside “Barbie” co-star and best supporting actress America Ferrera.