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The nominees for the 89th Academy Awards have been announced. Jimmy Kimmel is set to host the February 26 ceremony. Herein, the full list of nominees. Best Picture Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Hidden Figures La La Land Lion Manchester by the Sea Moonlight Actor in a Leading Role Casey Affleck , Manchester by the Sea Andrew Garfield , Hacksaw Ridge Ryan Gosling , La La Land Viggo Mortensen , Captain Fantastic Denzel Washington , Fences Actress in a Leading Role Isabelle Huppert , Elle Ruth Negga , Loving Natalie Portman , Jackie Emma Stone , La La Land Meryl Streep , Florence Foster Jenkins Actor in a Supporting Role Mahershala Ali , Moonlight Jeff Bridges , Hell or High Water Lucas Hedges , Manchester by the Sea Dev Patel , Lion Michael Shannon , Nocturnal Animals Actress in a Supporting Role Viola Davis , Fences Naomie Harris , Moonlight Nicole Kidman , Lion Octavia Spencer , Hidden Figures Michelle Williams , Man...

Hamilton Mixtape Details Announced, Available for Pre-Order The highly-anticipated Hamilton Mixtape , which features covers and remixes of Hamilton songs, demos and cut songs, and original pieces inspired by the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning show, will be released December 2, and is now available for pre-order . You can view the full track and performer list on Broadway.com (and on Amazon , where you can place your order). Highlights include the cut song, "Congratulations," John Legend singing "History Has Its Eyes On You," Regina Spektor and Ben Folds 's take on "Dear Theodosia," Lin-Manual Miranda's demo of the slavery rap battle, and Busta Rhymes and friends on a "My Shot" remix. American Songbook The Lincoln Center American Songbook season has been announced. Featured artists include two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster ( Anything Goes ), Tony nominee Santino Fontana ( Cinderella , Act One ), recording artis...

Theatre Award Season News The Fred and Adele Astaire Award nominees were announced this week. (The awards honor excellence in Broadway dancing and choreography.) Best Female Dancer nominees include Leanne Cope ( An American in Paris ); Megan Fairchild ( On the Town ); and Annaleigh Ashford ( You Can't Take It With You ), Tony nominees all. Best Male Dancer nominees include Robbie Fairchild ( An American in Paris ); and Alex Sharp ( The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ), both Tony nominees . Best Choreographer nominees include Christopher Wheeldon ( An American in Paris ); Steven Hoggett ( The Last Ship ); and Warren Carlyle ( On the Twentieth Century ). Visit Theater Mania for the full list of nominees. Winners of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards were announced this week. Hamilton was named Best Musical and Between Riverside and Crazy (which just won the Pulitzer) was named Best Play. Bob Crowley received a special citation; he is rep...

Be careful what you wish for because "wishes come true, not free." Sage advice from musical theatre's greatest living legend, Stephen Sondheim . In Into the Woods , Sondheim (music and lyrics) and frequent collaborator  James Lapine (book/screenplay) take several well known fairy tales and blend them together to create a morality tale. We begin with a prologue that introduces us to all the characters and their wishes. The Baker (James Corden) and the Baker's Wife (Emily Blunt) wish for a child (they don't know it at rise, but it's a curse cast on the Baker's father that has made them barren). Cinderella (Anna Kendrick) wishes to go to the festival (i.e., the Prince's ball), but her stepmother (Christine Baranski) says no. Jack (Daniel Huttlestone) wants to keep his cow, Milky White, but his mother (Tracey Ullman) insists he sell it. Little Red (Lilla Crawford) is en route to grandmother's house. And then there's the Witch (Meryl Streep), ...

The nominees for the 72nd Golden Globe Awards have been announced, taking us further into award season. Winners will be announced and honored in a ceremony on January 11, 2015. Hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the glitzy event will be broadcast on NBC beginning at 8pm. Herein, the full list of nominees. Movies Best Motion Picture—Drama Boyhood Foxcatcher The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of Everything Remember: at the Globes, films compete in either the drama or comedy/musical category so if one of your favorites isn't listed here, scroll down for the other nominees. I haven't seen any of these but Boyhood has topped nearly every Best Of list. Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture—Drama Jennifer Aniston , Cake Felicity Jones , The Theory of Everything Julianne Moore , Still Alice Rosamund Pike , Gone Girl Reese Witherspoon , Wild This is the exact same slate of nominees as the SAG Awards , meaning that SAG members didn't nominat...