‘King Richard,' ‘The Queen of Basketball' Among Sports Connections at Oscars

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“King Richard” headlines the various sports connections at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday.

What sports moments will occur at Sunday’s ceremony? Here are a few crossovers:One of 2021's best movies centers around two all-time tennis players and their father.for six Oscars this year: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song and, last but not least, Best Picture. Venus and Serena Williams

Aunjanue Ellis, meanwhile, received her first Oscar nomination for playing Oracene Williams, Richard's husband. Ellis is a long shot to actually win the award as Ariana DeBose is the frontrunner for her performance in “West Side Story.”

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