Lin-Manuel Miranda to skip Oscars after wife tests positive for COVID

The director, author and musician is in pursuit of an EGOT — an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony — at Sunday’s awards ceremony.

Miranda, 42, is nominated for finest tune for the musical quantity “Dos Oruguitas” from the Disney animated film “Encanto.” Miranda already has two Emmys Awards, three Grammy Awards and three Tony Awards.

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Solely 16 individuals have received all 4 awards, together with names akin to Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg, Andrew Lloyd Webber and John Legend.

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That is his second Oscar nomination; he was beforehand nominated in the very best unique tune class for “How Far I will Go” from the Disney film “Moana” in 2016.

Miranda made his directorial debut final yr with the musical “Tick, Tick…Increase!” The film scored two nominations: Andrew Garfield for finest actor and Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum for finest enhancing.

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Followers and colleagues despatched their finest needs to Miranda on social media, ABC Information reported.

“Can we postpone the Oscars like.. two weeks?” “Encanto” co-director and co-writer Jared Bush tweeted.

Miranda has had success on the Broadway stage along with his Tony Award-winning musicals “Within the Heights” and “Hamilton.” The previous was tailored into a movie that was launched final summer season.

Miranda was vaccinated in opposition to the virus and took half in public campaigns to encourage individuals to get their photographs.