THE PROM new song and potential Oscar noms

Supposedly their shot at an Oscar nom for Original Song is a new cut called "Wear Your Crown" by Sklar and Beguelin, which features a Meryl Streep rap- something I think she hasn't done since Into the Woods. This will be heard during the end credits of The Prom.

Also, the film will now be released on Netflix on December 4- it's been moved up by a week!

Edited: Corden, Streep, and Pellman will all be eligible for Leading Actor/Actress nods. The rest of the principals- minus Chamberlin- are up for Featured nominations.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Meryl-Streep-Raps-in-THE-PROM-According-to-Ryan-Murphy-20201116

Updated On: 11/16/20 at 12:08 PM

Variety also still says 12/11 Netflix release. This must have been a BWW typo in their article.

SouthernCakes said: "Is there any Oscar competition? Everything got bumped."

Lead Actress is actually the most competitive its been in a few years. In addition to Streep you have Frances McDormand (Nomadland), Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman), Viola Davis (Ma Rainey), Kate Winslet (Ammonite), Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit), Sophia Loren (Life Ahead), Andra Day (United States vs Billie Holiday) , Rashida Jones (On the Rocks). And possible contenders from Jessie Buckley, Anya Taylor-Joy, Elizabeth Moss, Amy Adams, and Carey Mulligan.

Re: Oscars -

The eligibility deadline for films is now through February, so many, many contenders for Best Picture won't be in the general discussion until around then when studios firmly decide what to push.

As for what's eligible, any film that was released digitally *with the original intent of releasing theatrically* is eligible. For that reason, Netflix is throwing the film into a few theaters on 12/4 to show theatrical intent before the release online 12/11.

As for it's chances, I can see it picking up some Globe noms, but the visuals look straight out of Cats and the material is just so weak, I can't imagine it making a big splash at the Oscars. I guess of all years, this would be the one to do so, though. Netflix has a slew of Awards contenders they've paid hundreds of millions for, so I don't believe The Prom is high on their list.

Updated On: 11/17/20 at 01:54 PM

VotePeron said: "Re: Oscars -

The eligibility deadline for films is now through February, so many, many contenders for Best Picture won't be in the general discussion until around then when studios firmly decide what to push.

As for what's eligible, any film that was released digitally *with the original intent of releasing theatrically* is eligible. For that reason, Netflix is throwing the film into a few theaters on 12/4 to show theatrical intent before the release online 12/11.

As for it's chances, I can see it picking up some Globe noms, but the visuals look straight out of Cats and the material is just so weak, I can't imagine it making abigsplash at the Oscars. I guess of all years, this would be the one to do so, though. Netflix has a slew of Awards contenders they've paid hundreds of millions for, so I don't believe The Prom is high on their list.

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How do the visuals look like Cats?

bjh2114 said: "Kad said: "I think folks are wildly overestimating the material's strength for the Oscars, even in a weird year. This is far lighter fare than the Academy goes for (and, imo, I thought the show itself was solidly B-tier stuff, too)."

Exactly. Will we see Meryl get a Golden Globe nomination? Almost certainly. But I'll be shocked if we see any Oscar nominations for this."

Don't ever count out Meryl at the Oscars. She got an Oscar nomination for "Music of the Heart" So nothing is impossible :)

This sounds more generic and cliché than the majority of Sklar and Beguelin's scores for The Wedding Singer and Elf. The lyrics are nothing short of atrocious/chock-full of slant rhymes and Streep's rap is underwhelming. Now I know I probably won't watch the end credits of The Prom on December 11th. At the very least, I know the rest of the score is leagues better than this.

Updated On: 11/20/20 at 01:15 AM

Jordan Levinson said: "This sounds more generic and cliché than the majorityof Sklar and Beguelin's scores forTheWedding SingerandElf. The lyrics are nothing short of atrocious/chock-full of slant rhymes and Streep's rap is underwhelming. Now I know I probably won't watch the end credits of The Promon December 11th. At the very least, I know the rest of the score is leagues better than this.

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I would honestly just chalk that up to the song being a rush job. The article I was reading Ryan said he got to the end of the movie and thought the end credits needed a feel good song for people to go out on, then he just threw in "oh by the way I want Meryl to rap" at them.

So to me it just kinda sounds like a rush job, and not really enough time to make tweaks or anything. As opposed to the rest of the score that they spent many months/ years developing and perfecting to get the final product.

Those are my thoughts anyway. I actually haven't listened to it yet, I'm gonna wait until I see the movie before I listen to the music.

Updated On: 11/29/20 at 01:35 PM

Watching it right now and I just adore Keegan Michael-Key, tbh. But also all of the leads are phenomenal. I adore this cast! If they couldn't get the Broadway cast, they did a great job with these actors. I'm loving them.

I watched tonight, courtesy of a press friend with a screener code.

I have been upfront with the fact that I did not love the stage show.

I think the movie does the show absolutely no favors.

There have been very few major changes made for the adaptation, which results in a very long and dragging film, and only highlights the flaws of the book. Murphy inexplicably bathes almost every musical numbers in teal and magenta light, and his fetishization of wealth continues in his depiction of Edgewater, IN: this suburban town is loaded with huge new houses, a huge new school, and an enormous high-end mall from which the immaculate townsfolk get their clothes. Emma, who is consistently knocked for her style, is... exceptionally stylish.

The cast acquits itself... fine. There’s no real standout, to me. Corden’s casting remains somewhat baffling to me- he’s too young for the character as written. Kidman is having a lot of fun, but clearly uses a double and a lot of simplified choreography for “Zazz.” Meryl is giving almost a parody of Meryl: all of her actorly tics are on display and bigger than ever. I kind of forgot about Rannells when he wasn’t onscreen.

I can’t lay this solely at the feet of Murphy, but someone who has never had a great grasp on tonal shifts is not what this show needed.

Updated On: 11/29/20 at 10:23 PM