Lin-Manuel Miranda will not be attending the 94th annual Oscars in person at the Los Angeles Dolby Theater on Sunday night after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.
The award-winning composer announced on Twitter on Saturday afternoon that he would be missing this year’s ceremony. “Made it to Hollywood… This weekend my wife ➕ tested for COVID. She is fine. Kids and I tested ➖ but out of caution I won’t be going to the Oscars tomorrow night,” he said.
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“Cheering for my TickTickBoom and Encanto families with my own family along with all of you ALL,” he concluded his tweet.
Miranda’s directorial debut Tick, Tick… BOOM! is up for two Oscars at the 2022 ceremony, including Andrew Garfield’s nod for best actor. The Disney animated film Encanto is also nominated for the annual award in both the Best Animated Film and Best Original Score categories. The latter earned Miranda a nomination.
The animated film’s record-breaking song, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” is scheduled to be performed during Sunday night’s ceremony at the Dolby Theater, and if he wins for his work on the music and lyrics of another Encanto song (“Dos Orugutias ‘ the multihyphenate could become the youngest EGOT winner at the age of 37.
On Friday, the academy released updated COVID-19 protocols and guidelines after a sharp surge in positive cases among attendees at this year’s BAFTAS. Under the new protocols, among others, “those who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are within a zero to five day window from the date of their first positive test will not be allowed to participate under any circumstances.”
Previous protocols, introduced on March 11, required attendees to be fully vaccinated and undergo two PCR tests prior to the ceremony. Masks are still not required for attendees at the Dolby Theater on Sunday but are strongly recommended under the Academy’s updated rules, as is social distancing.
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