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>> i graduated school. >> when we first met bradley and gaga. >> i want to be number one for the next ten years. >> announcer: this is "entertainment tonight". >> happy president's day everyone. oscar week is officially under way. for the first time in 30 years the show will not have a host. >> when kevin hart stepped down and never has the lead up to movies biggest night been filled with drama. >> you're over it. >> here's what i'm trying to say. i'm over it. >> what's next since you're over it. >> good job, man. >> the message kevin wants to get across he's so ready to move past the osc drama. he ultimately stepped down when old homophobic tweets surfaced online. >> they called me and said kevin apologize for your tweets of old. reason i passed i addressed it several times. >> the great debate that followed, who would replace him?

>> we should show up and somebody will show up. >> hi, myerl. . it to you be my mama one day. >> throwing ideas out there. i want to throw that one out. >> absolutely the oscars decided to go without a host. another controversy leading up to the big night the performances for best original song. ♪ >> how prepared are you >> not at all. >> as we know bradley cooper will perform "shallow" live with lady gaga. last month a report surfaced only "shallow" and all the stars of "black panther" would be invited to take the stage. the backlash was fierce. within days the academy announced all nominated songs would be performed. but when it comes to where the place where lots lost things go a surprise special guest will

take the stage for emily blunt. she said performing at the oscars is too terrifying. >> i can't speak. >> can we go back to "black panther" because there's another odd decision. the first superhero movie ever to be nominated for best picture but here's the thing. not one single cast member scored a nomination. the stars are thrilled they made hollywood history. >> i am not dead. >> such a blessing to see that this film resonates and it's just proof positive that it's working for people. >> working and making a lot of money. "black panther's" $700 million take at the box office is staggering. so much that get this. it made more than the seven other big picture nominees combined. >> "black panther". >> the cast won a major victory at this year's screen actor's

gi guild award. >> i think the film already won in my eyes. i think the fact that we're still talking about it today. >> win or lose there's one thing you can bank on a "black panther" sequel. we asked about it. >> i've seen the script. i relived the script. i know nothing. >> you're going to be back? >> i better be is what i feel. >> there isn't a script yet. but i think -- i think they may dive into it this spring, start working on it. you know don't wait too long. >> begin in the same spot. >> she expects to be back and she already has some ideas. >> i would like to see her kind of venture out a little bit

more. and help different, you know, go on different missions around the world. >> she won best supporting actor for 12 years a slave a movie produced by brad pitt. now brad pitt can add two more films to his resume. brad's 2019 film getting oscar love this year, "vice." the movies were produced by his company plan b entertainment. >> when your number comes up great. >> brad started the companyn 2001 with then wife jennifer aniston. plan b has produced three oscar winners. the departed starring leonardo dicaprio. "moonlight". and 12 years a slave. >> this would not have been made without brad. >> when the film was complete, had this extraordinary feeling that this is a film that has legs. that will be around and speaking

to people for many, many years. and that's the biggest prize. >> by all accounts the two-time sexiest man alive is the boss. >> did brad pitt do any actual producing on the movie. >> yes. he came to set one day. [ laughter ] >> i had been in makeup. i was wondering why the girls were skipping. >> my real name is brad pitt. born with it. i wouldn't prefer to voice i rather do it. >> brad has come a long way from our first interview with him in 1990. one year before his break through role in ""thelma and louise". >> television for me is a fast food fashion show. a lot of it ended because of money and time and i one it has to be that way but it gets

frustrating. because i wish i could spend more time with things like that. to me, though, i'm not paying the bills. >> so fun to see them when they were first starting out. glenn close is ready for her time in the oscar spotlight. it's her seventh. glen could close the deal on her very first win. can we get you ands oscar for this movie. >> my pain. my hours spending alone in that room. turning your appalling behavior into gold. >> it would be nice after 42 years. >> we first met her in 1982 skating through the streets of manhattan. >> sing and skating in the rain. >> at the time the 35-year-old was an established broadway star. she even did her own hair and makeup back stage. it's a testament to her talent that her first oscar nomination came from her first film role in

1982, "the world according to garth." >> spending money here? >> why not? >> because it's illegal. >> that's silly. >> i think you're on the verge of becoming a very big star. does that scare you? >> yes. it does. the thought went through my mind yesterday, i must always be able to carry my own suitcases. >> her most iconic role, "fatal attraction." the 1988 academy awards were held 15 days before giving birth to her only daughter. but that didn't stop her from attending. and nearly 31 years later the full circle moment. annie plays the younger version of glen's character in "the wife." >> she grew up on movie sets. in fact when she was really little, only 7 weeks old when i

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♪ malik could take home for his first oscar in "bohe mirch an rhapsody." he was so good in this movie. one. of my favorite. taking us all inside the life of

freddy mercury. how much do you know about the life of ronnie malik? >> to get an oscar nomination obviously the highlight of my career. ♪ we will we will rock you >> it proves we can achieve our dreams. >> he was born on may 12, 1981 to egyptian immigrant parents. he grew up in l.a. and has an identical twin brother named sammy. >> that's what's been happening ever since i was a kid. so for me to get into acting and get some limelight back. he's a teacher. he's extraordinary. >> ronnie went to the same school as kirsten dunst. kirsten posted this throwback photo. e.t. met 23-year-old ronnie on the 2005 set of "war at home." >> this is ronnie. >> in 2016 he won his first emmy for his tv breakout performance

in "mr. robot." >> have you taken a second to pause and breathe in what went down? >> no. >> his first emmy red carpet was six years earlier in 2010. >> first emmy. >> he had big dreams which left our guest correspondent at the time speechless. >> i want to meet sofia vergara. >> she's now in a relationship with co-star lucy boyington april he's a bit quirky. he only posts one instagram a year. >> i need more of you. >> so fun. >> he kept the prosthetic teeth that transformed him into freddy mercury. >> i cast them in gold. >> you did not. >> not something i would normally do. what's the most audacious thing

freddy would do. >> if he does take home the gold this sunday he'll be only the fifth person to win both an oscar and an emmy on their first try. still to come -- >> we actually have your very first interview that you did. >> really? >> when we first met lady gaga and bradley cooper. >> sexiest couple. >> their first acting roles you've never seen. >> who put that in there. >> red hot red carpet couples nominees who could surprise you with their plus one. >> the oscars real power couple. how amy adams and christian bale are making history. >> announcer: closed captioning provide by --

i work with him. we worked tirelessly. back on february 15. >> in just six days bradley cooper and lady gaga will perform their nominated song "shallow" on the oscar stage. already an odds on favorite to take home the award for best song. so we want to honor them to flashback to when we first met gaga and bradley. we have your first interview you did. >> really? what year? >> 2001. >> for "alias." >> good memory. >> totally blown away. incredible. who is this guy. >> from the frosted tips to the cream colored suit bradley has come a long way since that very first e.t. interview. bradley's first t.v. appearance was in a 1999 episode of ""sex

in the city"." >> everything i was looking for. >> then he landed his first film role in "wet hot american summer." >> we'll see what kind of people we blossomed into. i graduated from cool two days before i came out here. having an opportunity to work on a film was something i would jump at. >> in 2009 "the hangover" made cooper a household name. >> a night we'll never forget. >> excited for the movie. i feel like a bell hop in this outfit. >> seven oscar nominations and one sexiest man alive cover later it's hard to believe he wasn't always thought of a handsome leading man. >> you're not really [bleep] have to have thick skin. >> back in 2009 was gaga's first e.t. interview. >> what's it like to all of a sudden look up and say i'm the

hottest act in the world? >> i don't think of myself in that way. it doesn't matter if i'm number one now. i want to be number one for the next ten years. ♪ >> in the years since she didn't just teeter on the edge of glory she r struck gold. before selling 31 albums worldwide and making the phrase me dress a thing she was just a little extra chasing her dreams. in 2001 episode of the "sopranos" gaga got her tv credit of girl at swimming pool number two. in 2005 she was served a dirty salad on the mtv prank show "boiling point." >> did you put that in your mouth? >> three years later an almost famous gaga made a cameo on the

hill. in 2016 she won her first golden globe for her role in "american horror story." now just call her leading lady gaga with her double oscar nomination for "a star is born". ♪ can you believe in 2011 she said acting wasn't her thing. >> i act in my videos but i'm not an actress. >> you told me you weren't going to be in one. >> for somebody who didn't want to become an actress she's doing quite well. get this, gaga and bradley in "a star is born" co-starring sam elliot he received his first oscar nomination as best supporting actor and it comes after 50 years. >> he's such an icon. here's some couples we could see turn the oscars into their very

own date night. >> that's taylor swift with her boyfriend. they were spotted leaving an after party together. swift also supported joe at the globes so we're hoping she will be his oscar date too. he's in the period drama "the favorite" which is nominated for ten oscars. star nominee rachel vice is married to daniel craig. we'll look for them. her beau has joined her on the award show circuit. providing some comic relief, melissa mccarthy is nominated for "can you ever forgive me." he smuggled ham sandwiches to the golden globes. >> ben ate it on the way. i want to warn you. much tougher at the oscars to sneak things in. >> all going to be under the dress. >> good. >> but the real power couple of the oscars, that's crahristian

bale. >> you have power. people will always try to take it from you. >> in 2014 it was for ""american hustle"." >> when i was around her i felt joy. >> we went through things together. it was a real roller coaster ride. >> in 2011 for ""the fighter"." >> what have you ever done with your life? >> i like my life. >> amy joked she yelled at christian in every film. >> it's a good luck charm. >> amy has yet to win an oscar. bale has won for his role in ""the fightethe fieg"the fighte. >> i'm having to see a man having a longer time in hair and makeup than me. he's wonderful to work with. >> coming up, could this be the worst oscar snub of all?

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>> big congratulations to lady gaga, bradley cooper and sam elliot for being nominated for oscars this sunday.

let's get real for one second. the academy totally missed the best performance in a sar is born. >> this one is driving you crazy. the biggest snub of the oscar. we're giving this scene stealer his due right now before we say good night. >> the dog i fell in love with is your real life dog? >> charlie. >> in the movie charlie who plays the role of charlie captured fans hearts through charlie's most emotional scenes. >> did your dog have to audition? >> i never even thought about any other dog but him. that's the best thing about being able to make a movie you can cast the movie. >> charlie is named after bradley's late father charles. his rescue dog stole lady gaga's heart. >> did you ever get to puppy sit? >> yes, we were always playing with charlie. now at eight ... we

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