Lin-Manuel Miranda revealed that he’ll be sitting out the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday due to COVID-19 exposure.
The 42-year-old Hamilton star announced Saturday on Twitter that his wife Vanessa Nadal had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, though he and his children had all tested negative.
‘Made it to Hollywood…’ he began his tweet, before announcing, ‘This weekend, my wife tested [positive] for COVID.
‘Out of caution’: Lin-Manuel Miranda, 42, wrote Saturday on Twitter said he would miss the Oscars after his wife tested positive for COVID-19; seen March 19 in La
‘She’s doing fine,’ he continued. ‘Kids & I have tested [negative], but out of caution, I won’t be going to the Oscars tomorrow night. Cheering for my TickTickBoom & Encanto families w my own family, alongside all of you, ALL of you. -LMM,’ he concluded.
Dozens of fans shared their condolences in the replies, and Star Wars star Mark Hamill tried to convince him that he wasn’t missing anything.
‘Wishing you & your family all the best & cheering for TickTickBoom too! PS- I’ve been to the Oscars twice & they’re MUCH more fun from home,’ he wrote.
The outcome of the Oscars could determine if Miranda is able to complete his EGOT, meaning he would have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award.
Safety first: He noted that he and their children were still negative, but he would sit out the ceremony ‘out of caution’
Big moment: He’s nominated for Best Original Song for Dos Oruguitas from Disney’s animated film Encanto, which would give him his EGOT if he wins; still from Encanto
So far, only 16 people have ever managed to win an award from all four ceremonies, including Mel Brooks, Rita Moreno, Whoopi Goldberg and John Legend.
The multi-talented star is nominated for Best Original Song for Dos Oruguitas from Disney’s animated film Encanto, about a Colombian family who all have magical gifts, except for one daughter who has seemingly been passed over.
Some of the cast of the film will be performing the song We Don’t Talk About Bruno, which Miranda also wrote the music and lyrics for, though it’s not nominated.
Although his Original Song nomination — which he’s favored to win — is the only Oscar that he’s personally up for, Miranda’s film tick, tick…BOOM! also received multiple nominations.
The movie, based on the musical of the same name by Rent creator Jonathan Larson, is nominated for Best Editing, and its star Andrew Garfield is nominated in the Best Actor category.
In the running: His directorial debut tick, tick…BOOM! is also nominated for Best Editing and Best Actor for Andrew Garfield; still from tick, tick…BOOM!
No thanks! Miranda previously told People that he’s uninterested in hosting the Oscars, even though he has written musical numbers for award show hosts in the past; seen March 7 in LA
Miranda’s success with musicals, including his monster hit Hamilton, has led him to be regularly mentioned as a possible Oscars host, but he revealed earlier this year that he’s not interested in the job.
‘I have said no in the past. I really don’t think that that’s my skillset,’ he told People in January. ‘It’s not something I’m comfortable doing, hosting, mainly because I’ve been lucky enough to work with incredible hosts.’
Although he didn’t care to be the focus of attention on stage, he added that he had previously written musical numbers for others hosts.
‘I’ve written for Neil Patrick Harris, I’ve written his opening numbers and closing numbers for the Tonys. That is a whole other thing. He is genius at that, he and Hugh Jackman,’ he continued. ‘I actually don’t think — that’s not something I feel confident in.’
He added, ‘I’m happy to write for the host, but I don’t know that… I wouldn’t feel comfortable hosting.’
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