Ramin Setoodeh
@RaminSetoodeh
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Co-Editor-in-Chief, @Variety. EP, Actors on Actors. Author, @nytimes best sellers Apprentice in Wonderland & Ladies Who Punch. Email: [email protected]
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Joined May 2009
The standing ovation for #TheWhale was so enthusiastic, Brendan Fraser tried to leave the theater but the crowdâs applause made him stay. #Venezia79
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Brendan Fraser is back â and he sobbed during the #Venezia79 six-minute standing ovation for #TheWhale.
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Florence Pugh refuses to make eye contact with Olivia Wilde during the 4-minute #Venezia79 standing ovation for #DontWorryDarling.
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âSquid Gameâ star Jung Ho-Yeon collapses to the ground as she hugs Lee Jung-Jae after they both win #SAGAwards.
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Look at what Tilda Swinton did to Timothee Chalamet during âThe French Dispatchâ standing ovation. #Cannes2021
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No Greta Gerwig for âLittle Women,â no Lulu Wang for âThe Farewell,â no Lorene Scafaria for âHustlers,â no Melina Matsoukas for âQueen & Slimâ no Marielle Heller for âA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.â Once again, the Oscars nominated five men for best director. #OscarNoms.
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Ke Huy Quan freaks out and hugs his âIndiana Jonesâ co-star Harrison Ford as #EverythingEverywhere wins best picture at the Oscars.
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Ryan Gosling fully belting out âIâm Just Kenâ is the one of the most incredible Oscar musical performances Iâve ever seen. People were screaming, cheering and gasping inside the Dolby. #Oscar2024
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How important is Taylor Swift to the #VMAs? There is a camera operator tasked with filming her continuously during the live performances onstage.
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Taylor Swift led the standing ovation for âBarbieâ as it won the #GoldenGlobe for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.
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Kristen Stewart (âSpencerâ) becomes the first openly gay performer to be nominated for an Oscar for acting in 20 years. The last time it happened was Ian McKellen for âLord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringâ in 2002.
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Selena Gomez was the only person who wasnât cheering â as she posed for a photographer â during that Demi Lovato performance at the #VMAs.
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Joe Biden surprises a teary Elton John by awarding him with the National Humanities Medal.
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Pulling off this Barbenheimer cover was all I wanted for this yearâs edition of Actors on Actors. Before I even had to ask, Cillian Murphyâs team reached out to say he was wondering if we could pair him with Margot Robbie. And she quickly said yes.
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At the commercial break, Sandra Oh runs over to the âSquid Gameâ table to congratulate Jung Ho-Yeon and Lee Jung-Jae on their #SAGAwards victories.
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Lena Waithe is wearing a suit that says âBlack drag queens invented campâ on the back. #MetGala
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Johnny Depp is met with a rapturous standing ovation as he enters the Palais for the premiere of âJeanne du Barry.â #Cannes2023
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Angelina Jolie weeps through an 8-minute #Venezia81 standing ovation for âMaria,â which will be a major Oscars contender.
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#BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice lands an enthusiastic 3-minute standing ovation for Michael Keaton and Tim Burton as the opening night movie at #Venezia81. The clapping would have gone on for longer, but the festival programmers cut the lights to let the actors leave.
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Just spotted Kristen Stewart hug Zoe Kravitz at the bar inside the #Oscars. Then Alana Haim turned to Stewart, looked at what sheâs wearing, and declared: âHot as fuck!â.
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One actor who benefits from the extended window for Oscars voting: Fernanda Torres whose campaign is peaking as voters will have more time to watch âIâm Still Here.â
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Wow. I just heard that @kathygriffin was at the Polo Lounge today when she saw that Les Moonves was near her. She loudly asked the waitress to move her, saying: âI donât want to be seated next to a rapist.â.
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Timothee Chalamet hugs Denis Villeneuve during the six-minute standing ovation at the world premiere of #DuneMovie, the longest standing ovation for a movie at #VeniceFilmFestival so far.
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Pedro Almodovar and his new muses Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton land an unbelievable 17-minute standing ovation at #Venezia81 for âThe Room Next Door,â the longest stretch of clapping Iâve ever seen at this festival.
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Someone who works for the Oscars told me that Chris Rock was not interrupted by Will Smith at rehearsals yesterday. It was not supposed to happen. It was real. #Oscars.
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Harry Styles kisses Nick Kroll during the standing ovation for #DontWorryDarling. #Venezia79
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Andrew Garfield congratulates Jeremy Strong on âSuccessionâsâ ensemble win at the #SAGAwards.
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Whoa. Will Smith to Chris Rock: âLeave my wifeâs name out of your fucking mouth.â #Oscars.
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#Cannes2022 showers #ElvisMovie with a 12-minute standing ovation, the biggest and most enthusiastic of the festival so far.
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I donât think the pictures do justice to the sparkle of Timothee Chalametâs red carpet suit for the world premiere of #DuneMovie. #Venezia78
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Kristen Stewart, fighting back tears, receives a rapturous standing ovation for her performances as Princess Diana in #SpencerMovie at #Venezia78.
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âEmilia Perezâ just landed the loudest, most enthusiastic standing ovation at #Cannes2024 at nine minutes, leaving its entire incredible cast â including Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofia GascĂłn â in tears.
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Will Smithâs publicist came over and talked to him at the last commercial. There was also someone standing next to Jada. #Oscars
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Many people inside the Dolby are stunned by the Will Smith / Chris Rock moment. Itâs surreal that the show is continuing on as if nothing happened.
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History is made: Fernanda Torres gets nominated for best actress for 'I'm Still Here.'
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Shakira delivered the best performance of the #VMAs and proved she didnât need to share the Super Bowl Halftime Show with anyone.
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The first time I saw Taylor perform live was at MSG on her Fearless tour in 2009, surrounded by tens of thousands of cheering girls. The next day, I pitched my editor a cover story that Newsweek should do: âWhy Taylor Swift is the Future of Music.â He rolled his eyes at me.
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This has never happened. The five biggest movies of the year at the U.S. box office are all from one studio -- Disney. (1) #AvengersEndgame $856.4 million.(2) #CaptainMarvel $426.8 million.(3) #ToyStory4 $395.6 million.(4) #TheLionKing $350.8 million.(5) #Aladdin $345.9 million.
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Big laughs for Selena Gomez and Martin Short at the #SAGAwards. The Oscar hosts we could have hadâŚ
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#Venezia79 devoured Timothee Chalamet in #BonesAndAll, giving him and the cast of the movie a 8.5-minute standing ovation, the longest of the festival so far.
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Now Nicole Kidman is giving Will Smith a hug and she reaches over and says something to Jada. #Oscars
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Even a crank canât resist getting sentimental in #Cannes2024. Paul Schrader tears up as âOh, Canadaâ gets a four-minute standing ovation.
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If you want to know more, hereâs our story about last nightâs #TheWhale #venezia79 premiere.
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Jeremy Strong and Anne Hathaway tear up during the seven-minute #Cannes2022 standing ovation for #ArmageddonTime.
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âThe Banshees of Inishirinâ is the breakout darling of #Venice79 landing a 13-minute standing ovation for Colin Farrell and Martin McDonagh, the longest of the festival so far.
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Itâs not even 6 p.m. and Lady Gaga has already stolen the show at the #MetGala. She did four costume changes and a dancing / umbrella performance. Anna Wintour watched the whole thing from the top of the carpet. When asked how anyone could compete, she yelled back: âThey canât!â
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Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino are in deep conversation with 10 minutes until the #GoldenGlobeAwards start.
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At the first #Oscars95 commercial break, Lady Gaga says hi to Michelle Yeoh and hugs Jamie Lee Curtis.
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Kristen Stewart on if movies are political: âThere are a lot of oppressions against our physical selves. Iâm a girl, but Iâm probably the least marginal version of a woman I can be â Iâm a white woman in America [with] the privilege of having my perspective be seen.â #Berlinale
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On the red carpet for âMariaâ tonight, Angelina Jolie kneeled down to meet a fan with ALS. #Venezia81
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A visibly shaken Priscilla Presley wiped away tears during the 7-minute #Venezia80 standing ovation for Sofia Coppolaâs #Priscilla.
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Here is the full video of Meryl Streepâs glorious acceptance speech for her honorary Palme dâOr at #Cannes2024.
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Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodovar receive a 5-minute standing ovation for âParallel Mothers,â the opening night movie at #VeniceFilmFestival. Notice how they kept their masks on for the entire movie, even through the applause! #Venezia78
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Timothee Chalamet looks out to the section of the #Oscars where Greta Gerwig is seated after Taiki Waititi accepts the award for best adapted screenplay.
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Lady Gaga was spectacular â and vocally perfect â tonight at Radio City, performing with Tony Bennett for his 95th birthday. Bill Clinton was in attendance. So many standing ovations for both of them, I lost count. I cried when Gaga sang âLa Vie en rose.â.
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Madonna quickly leaves the stage surrounded by security guards and passes Sam Smith without pausing to make eye contact. #GRAMMYs
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Adam Driver helps Francis Ford Coppola up the stairs at the #Cannes2024 premiere of âMegalopolis.â
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The biggest disappointment of the morning: No Greta Gerwig. No Dees Rees. No Patty Jenkins. The #GoldenGlobes nominated five men for best director.
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Edgar Wright, Anya Taylor-Joy and Matt Smith get an enthusiastic five-minute standing ovation at #venezia78 premiere of the sensational âLast Night in Sohoâ at 12:30 a.m. Italy time.
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In 1998, 57 million people watched the #Oscars â and the telecast was 3 hours, 47 minutes long. Thereâs no reason to cut these awards from airing live.
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Timothee Chalamet held up a piece of paper with Luca Guadagninoâs name on it taped to his seat, to encourage the #Venezia79 crowd to keep cheering during the 8.5-minute standing ovation for #BonesAndAll.
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âAmerica has Taylor Swift, but Brazil has Fernanda Torres.â Great story by @ByClaytonDavis about Fernanda Torres becoming the social media darling of this yearâs Oscar race.
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Florence Pugh hugged Gemma Chan and then turned to Nick Kroll during the #Venezia79 standing ovation for #DontWorryDarling.
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Everyone at the #Oscars is on their feet cheering loudly as âParasiteâ accepts the award for best picture.
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'Saturday Night Live' is averaging 10.6 million viewers, its best ratings in 22 years, reports @Variety_Cynthia.
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Itâs two hours before the premiere of the Taylor Swift doc #MissAmericana at #Sundance2020, and hundreds of Swifties are already waiting outside the theater. âI donât know what they are doing here,â said one volunteer. âTheyâre not getting in.â
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Cousin Greg is trying to recruit Andrew Garfield and Jamie Dornan for the next season of âSuccession.â #SAGAwards
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.@taylorswift13 performs the 10-minute version of #AllTooWell for the first time at the premiere of #AllTooWellTheShortFilm.
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#THETORTUEDPOETSDEPARTMENT era of #TheErasTourParis is so fantastic, it plays like it was there the whole time. Taylor Swift practiced the new choreography during her hiatus. She managed to take her billion-dollar tour to a new high. I love seeing it so much tonight in Paris.
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