Glenn Close, 75, bows out as a presenter at the 95th Academy Awards after Covid diagnosis

Glenn Close will be watching the Oscars from the comfort of her home, instead of attending the ceremonies Sunday.

Producers are having to scramble to find a substitute to present in her place after the 75-year-old actress, who has been nominated several times but never won, was diagnosed with Covid, according to the Associated Press. 

The outlet reported a representative for the Fatal Attraction star said she is ‘is isolating and resting.’

The Damages star was one of some 40 A-list celebrities who had signed to to take part in the 95th Academy Awards Ceremonies at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. 

Lin-Manuel Miranda had to skip last year’s show after his wife tested positive for Covid-19. 

Bowing out: Glenn Close, 75, has bowed out as a presenter at the 95th Academy Awards Sunday due to a positive Covid diagnosis  (Pictured in February 2019 in Los Angeles)

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Resting: The eight-time Oscar nominee is reported to be ‘isolating and resting’ according to the Associated Press (Pictured in May 2022 in New York)

The virus has taken its toll on other awards shows, with Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jamie Lee Curtis having to bow out of the Critics Choice awards in January following their participation in the Golden Globes the week before. 

Variety reported that press covering the Academy Awards were required to test but did not need to provide proof of vaccination.

Those seated for the show inside the Dolby in the orchestra or first balcony also had to test. 

Glenn has been nominated for an Oscar eight times, most recently in 2021 for her performance Hillbilly Elegy, based on the book written by JD Vance. 

The story was based on the Senator from Ohio’s childhood. 

The accomplished actress was first nominated in for her portrayal as Robin Williams’ mother in 1983’s The World According to Garp. 

The casting was interesting because Glenn was only five years older than the comedian.

A succession of nominations quickly followed for her supporting roles in ensemble piece The Big Chill and as Robert Redford’s love interest in The Natural. 

First nomination: Glenn received her first nomination for her portrayal as Robin Williams’ mother in 1983’s The World According to Garp. The casting was interesting because Glenn was only five years older than the comedian

Her big hit: Glenn received her first Best Actress nomination for her role as a woman scorned in 1987’s Fatal Attraction

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Dangerous Liaisons: Glenn was nominated again the following year for her role The following year, she was nominated again, this time as a scheming aristocrat in the period piece Dangerous Liaisons, opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and John Malkovich

The Wife: The versatile actress was nomination again in 2019 for her celebrated portrayal of a woman who let her husband take the credit for her Nobel Prize winning literature in The Wife

Hillbilly Elegy: The Emmy and Tony winner’s most recent Oscar nomination  was in 2021 for her performance Hillbilly Elegy, based on the book written by JD Vance. The story was based on the Senator from Ohio’s childhood

The versatile star received her first Leading Actress nod for her portrayal of a woman scorned in the thriller Fatal Attraction in 1989.

The following year, she was nominated again, this time as a scheming aristocrat in the period piece Dangerous Liaisons, opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and John Malkovich.

Her gender bending performance as a woman masquerading as a man so she can work as a butler as a posh Dublin hotel earned her a Best Actress nomination in 2012. 

That was followed by another nomination in 2019 around her celebrated portrayal of a woman who let her husband take the credit for her Nobel Prize winning literature in The Wife. 

More to come:  Glenn continues to be an in-demand actress well into her eighth decade. She has five projects listed in various stages of production (Pictured in April 2021 in Los Angeles)

Glenn continues to be an in-demand actress well into her eighth decade. She has five projects listed in various stages of production, including Back in Action, an action/comedy with Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx.

She has also been cast in the horror film The Deliverance with Omar Epps and Rob Morgan about a family who discovers a portal to Hell in their house. 

The film was directed and co-written by Lee Daniels. 

Glenn will also appear in Brothers with The Whale’s Brendan Fraser, Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage. The plot for the comedy has been kept under wraps.