Wkly Hit List, 3/11/2023

It's been a while since we talk to each other through this media, but as I said two weeks ago that we would take time off to witness the 2023 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. We also let Senior KCA Reporter Kwame Alexander announce some of the winners from last week, and he had a lot of fun filming it. While we've been away, we've realized that we can't do a livestream version of Wkly Hit List right now, we'll probably have one on St. Patrick's Day Weekend. Some might think that The Oscars on Sunday or Daylight Savings Time have something to do with this decision, but that's true. As the host, I want to feel a sense of security that when I do  it, nothing else is in the way and I can only focus the livestream. So I'm sorry there won't be another livestream until March 18, but it seems like a better day, the same way this week seemed like a better for the news to give us something to work with for the latest 7-Day Rounder.

7-Day Rounder

Saturday

Taylor Swift and Harry Styles win Favorite Female and Male Artists at the 2023 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.

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Sunday

‘Creed III’ Starring and Directed by Michael B. Jordan Has Knockout $100M+ Global Opening

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Monday

Tyler Perry in Talks to Buy Majority Stake in BET Networks as Paramount Global Explores Sale

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Tuesday

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ sets Digital Release, no timetable for streaming date on Disney+

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Wednesday

Lucasfilm sued for Unexpected Firing Executive Producer of ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’

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Thursday

WWE in talks with state gambling regulators to legalize betting on scripted match results

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Friday

‘Scream VI’ earns $5.7 million dollars at the box office in its Thursday Night Preview Screenings

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We know very little about Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, coming to theaters in 2025, not even who's going to be in the cast except for Jonathan Majors as Kang. We don't even know if the Original Hawkeye played by Jeremy Renner will be in the movie, but we do know what Renner will be doing in the meantime and that's hosting his own show on Disney+. Take a close look at "Rennervations," streaming on April 12, in our newest Sneak Peek of the Week.

Rennervations | Official Trailer | Disney+ 

Our Inside Scoop this time is something we've done before. Last year, we made predictions about what could be announced at the Parks Panel at the 2022 D23 Expo. Today we're making final predictions before the 95th Academy Awards, Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, tomorrow at 8PM on ABC. The Oscars have been known for some of its best moments and for some of its worst moments including Envelope Gate, The Slap, and Ben Stiller in Avatar Makeup. They have been the talk of the town for some time, but now it's time to make some new memories that the Academy can be proud of. I am making predictions because I've been, believe it or not, invited to an Oscar Watch Party, we all have our picks and now here are for as much as I can remember:

Best Picture
All Quiet on the Western Front

Best Director
Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans

Best Actor
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin as Pádraic Súilleabháin

Best Actress
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once as Evelyn Quan Wang

Best Supporting Actor
Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway as James Aucoin

Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Queen Ramonda

Best Original Screenplay
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Best Adapted Screenplay
Top Gun: Maverick – Screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks

Best Animated Feature Film
Turning Red

Best Documentary Feature
All That Breathes

Best Live Action Short Film
An Irish Goodbye

Best Animated Short Film
Ice Merchants

Best Original Song
"Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, and Ludwig Göransson; Lyrics by Tems and Ryan Coogler

Best Cinematography
Tár – Florian Hoffmeister

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Batman – Naomi Donne, Mike Marino, and Mike Fontaine

Best Costume Design
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ruth Carter

Best Film Editing
Top Gun: Maverick – Eddie Hamilton

Best Visual Effects
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

If you like to make a prediction, there's a comment section at the bottom of this post which no one has used in ages. See if you made the right choice as to who takes home the Oscar by tuning in and tomorrow at 8PM on ABC.

CELEBRITY of the WEEK
James Vanderbilt
Born: November 17, 1975
Screenwriter for The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), White House Down (2013), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Murder Mystery (2019) and Scream
Also written Scream VI (2023) and Murder Mystery 2 (2023)

That's your Celebrity of the Week, and this has been the Wkly Hit List.

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