Rachel Zegler is Being Invited to Host The Oscars

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Is it an Oscars’ apology for not inviting this West Side Story star?

Rachel Zegler seems to be attending the 94th Academy Awards or Oscars 2022. Variety reports that The Academy has invited Zegler as one of the hosts for the award event. Zegler is currently in London, England, to shoot the live action film Snow White. In order to attend the Oscars which is held in California, America, she has to adjust her shooting schedule.

Previously, there was a little “drama” that seemed to be the backstory of why Zegler is now appointed to host the event. Rachel Zegler revealed that she did not get an Oscars 2022 invitation, even though she is the main character in the film West Side Story directed by Steven Spielberg. This hot news was revealed when Zegler answered a comment from one of the fans on her Instagram account.

This unfortunate moment was allegedly related to the reduction in seating capacity by The Academy in February. The Dolby Theater, which as per usual can accommodate around 3,300 people, had to reduce its capacity to only 2,500 participants due to the emerging COVID-19 condition.

Not only the sitting area, the Dolby orchestra floor is also having a significant amount of capacity reduction. The orchestra area, which normally seats about 1,460 people is reduced to 600 seats, with the main floor which will accommodate about 212 participants.

There are about 216 individuals for this year’s Oscars. All seating, including guests, presenters, and performers, will be on the main floor. Meanwhile, other participants will sit on the mezzanine floor.

Zegler made her film debut as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. The film is an adaptation of a musical film with the same title, which was first performed in 1957. The 20-year-old actress also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, along with West Side Story for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

The Oscars 2022 or the 94th Academy Awards will be held on the evening of March 27 at the Dolby Theater (US time). This award night will be broadcast live on ABC TV station and hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes.

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