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Entertainment - Thursday, March 12, 2026
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Entertainment headlines for Thursday, March 12, 2026
Entertainment headlines for 2026-03-12 focused on 3 major developments: 1) Final Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actress — Will Amy Madigan Become the Second Oldest Winner, or Will Wunmi Mosaku or Teyana Taylor Make History? (Variety) 2) ‘SNL’ Promos: Harry Styles Catches Marcello Hernández In The Act (Deadline) 3) Roscoe Robinson, Gospel Star Who Minted 1960s R&B Hits, Dies at 97 (NYT Arts) Across these stories, coverage emphasized high-impact updates, policy shifts, and events with broad audience relevance. Together they provide a representative view of the day in entertainment news before diving into each full report.
Why it matters: This snapshot shows where entertainment attention concentrated on 2026-03-12, highlighting the themes, entities, and geographies that dominated publisher coverage. Because ranking blends freshness, engagement, and source diversity, it helps separate signal from noise. Use it as a quick daily briefing and then open the top stories for fuller context.
Key Points
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Final Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actress — Will Amy Madigan Become the Second Oldest Winner, or Will Wunmi Mosaku or Teyana Taylor Make History?
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‘SNL’ Promos: Harry Styles Catches Marcello Hernández In The Act
Sources: #2 Deadline -
Roscoe Robinson, Gospel Star Who Minted 1960s R&B Hits, Dies at 97
Sources: #3 NYT Arts
Top 10 Stories
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#1 Score 79Final Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actress — Will Amy Madigan Become the Second Oldest Winner, or Will Wunmi Mosaku or Teyana Taylor Make History?Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual […]
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#2 Score 76‘SNL’ Promos: Harry Styles Catches Marcello Hernández In The ActUPDATED with latest promos: Harry Styles is both host and musical guest on this week’s Saturday Night Live, but he lost out on at least 15 minutes of rehearsal time if you go by the NBC late-night show’s promo. That’s because Marcello Hernández, er, borrowed Styles’ outfit and haircut and was actively taking the Studio […]
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#3 Score 74Roscoe Robinson, Gospel Star Who Minted 1960s R&B Hits, Dies at 97Although he wasn’t blind, he sang in three different gospel groups known as the Blind Boys before making a splash on the R&B and pop charts.
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#4 Score 72Julia Fox’s Steamy Lesbian Romance ‘Perfect’ Heats Up SXSW With Pregnant Sex, Panty Sniffing and FKA Twigs SoundtrackNewly minted film star Ashley Moore had some instructions for the audience at the world premiere of her new SXSW movie. “Leave horny, people! Leave horny,” said the actor, who stars opposite Julia Fox in “Perfect,” a steamy lesbian romance directed by Millicent Hailes. “It’s just fun,” said Hailes, who took on her first narrative […]
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#5 Score 68Livvy Dunne Joins Fox’s ‘Baywatch’ As RecurringWelcome to Baywatch 2.0: The Influencer Edition. Fox is loading up its reboot of the famous lifeguard action drama with social media stars. The latest is model and former competitive gymnast Livvy Dunne, who has been tapped for the recurring role of Grace, a highly enthusiastic junior lifeguard. It marks the professional acting debut of […]
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#6 Score 65Teamsters Union Says DOJ Must Block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Takeover Unless There Are ‘Enforceable’ Job ProtectionsThe International Brotherhood of Teamsters has urged the Justice Department to block Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery unless Paramount agrees to “substantial and enforceable safeguards” against job cuts and supporting increased U.S. production. The union said it told the DOJ this week that the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and […]
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#7 Score 64On the Hunt for 24 Hours of Drag in N.Y.C.An enthusiast went on a madcap adventure to find some fun events for all types across the city, from bingo fans to “Star Trek” aficionados.
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#8 Score 62Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘GOAT’ Makes History as First Major Studio Film Voiced by an All-Disability Loop GroupIn Sony Pictures Animation’s “GOAT,” the roar of the crowd filling the theater speakers carries a significance most audiences won’t know. Those chants, crowd noise and ambient arena energy were provided by nearly two dozen actors with disabilities, making history as the first-ever all-disability loop group to work on a major studio film. The Disability […]
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#9 Score 61Jane Lapotaire Dies: Tony-Winning ‘Piaf’ Actor Was 81Jane Lapotaire, the British stage actor whose only Broadway performance — in the title role of Pam Gems’ Edith Piaf musical Piaf — won her a 1981 Tony Award, died March 5, in the UK. She was 81. Her death was reported today by The Guardian. A cause was not disclosed. A veteran of the […]
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#10 Score 58Jimmy O. Yang Sets Theatrical Release For Comedy Special ‘Finally Home’ – Watch The TrailerEXCLUSIVE: Comedian Jimmy O. Yang has set a theatrical release for Finally Home, his third comedy special, taped during a sold-out arena run in his hometown of Hong Kong. The special will screen exclusively in Hong Kong at Emperor Cinemas beginning March 20, and open in theaters across the U.S. and Canada on March 27, […]