Bella Ramsey and Ariana DeBose Squash ‘Beef’
Bella Ramsey and Ariana DeBose attend the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 14, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.
Bella Ramsey and Ariana DeBose have squashed the beef recently formed between the talented actors in record time. What happened? The Last of Us star was presenting during Sunday’s (January 14) Critics Choice Awards alongside In the Heights star Anthony Ramos. While reading off a teleprompter, Ramsey, 19, described the category of best song nominees. They were split between songs “delivered by some of the most famous voices in the music industry,” referring to Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz, and Dua Lipa. The rest of the nominees were DeBose, Jack Black, and Ryan Gosling: “actors who also think they are singers.” DeBose, whose Disney movie Wish was nominated for its song “This Wish,” looked genuinely confused when the camera panned to her, before smiling and laughing. She later criticized the joke on her Instagram Stories writing: “No I didn’t find it funny. Lol.” Despite Gosling also being pooled in with those seemingly painted as unworthy, he won the best song award for the Barbie soundtrack song, “I’m Just Ken.”
After all, DeBose is a Tony Award-nominated Broadway actress. The North Carolina native previously won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the 2021 musical West Side Story. Though Ramsey’s joke was written by Critics Choice Awards writers, folks came to DeBose’s defense. Jamie Lee Curtis defended DeBose with a heated post on Instagram which has since been deleted. Per Variety, Curtis, who came to DeBose’s defense in the past, shared a clip of Ramsey’s joke. However, in the clip Curtis shared, it ended with DeBose belting out various songs. “Are you f—ing kidding me!” Curtis wrote in the caption. “Ariana DeBose is a queen. #backthef—off #shutthef—up.” One day and an awards show later, Ramsey and DeBose made it known to all there is no bad blood between them, as they were photographed hugging each other in the audience at the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday.
2023 Emmys: Five Red Carpet Flops
The 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were finally presented live on Monday (January 15) at 8 p.m. ET, after being rescheduled from their original September date. The Emmys recognize the best in American primetime programming airing between June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023. Anthony Anderson hosted the event at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. During the star-studded night, Succession and The Bear each walked away with a whopping six awards each! The former took home awards for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Kieran Culkin), Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Sarah Snook), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Matthew Macfadyen), Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.
Simply the Best
Meanwhile, The Bear won awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor for a Comedy Series (Jeremy Allen White), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Ayo Edebiri), Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.
Nearly tying with the two fantastic shows was Beef, who took home five awards. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won two awards, while The Daily Show with Trevor Noah won Outstanding Talk series for the first time, making history as the first black person to win in the category. Noah is set to host the Grammy Awards next month for the fourth year in a row, where he is nominated for Best Comedy Album. Elton John became an EGOT as Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium won Outstanding Variety Special (live).
Like all awards shows, the winners and losers in their respective categories are only half the allure. The rest of us take a look at who looks good on the red carpet and who looks like they should go back home. Take a look below at the five worst looks of the night:
Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.
