Oscars

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The 81st Annual Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009. The ceremony will take place at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood this year as well. The event will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. Key dates currently scheduled are: Thursday, January 22, 2009: Nominations announced 5:30 a.m. [...]

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Everyone took notice, when Whoopi Goldgerg became emotional Monday on The View while discussing the fact that she was omitted from the montage of hosts during the Academy Awards broadcast. Whoopi announced on The View today that Gil Cates the shows producer called her and said "he made an oversight, pure and simple. You know I love you ... It was a mistake, and I'm sorry I didn't catch it." It is always big of someone to admit a mistake, I'm just not buying that it was a mistake. I seriously doubt there were many black women with dread locks on the Oscar's footage, she is kinda hard to miss in a sea of white folks. I think that Whoopi is on a top rated daytime show, and showed that she was really upset by the snubb. With the strong reactions and support she got from her fans, I think the

Last night I watched a re-run of the 80th Academy Awards. The event was hosted by Jon Stewart. This is his second time to host the Oscars but I found his hosting quite stiff. I’ve never been really a fan of his, actually. Has Conan O’Brian hosted the Academy Awards yet?Anyway, the red carpet is an important aspect of the Academy awards. This is where superstars, mediocre stars and wannabe stars strut for the press. This is the event where designers fall all over nominees to wear their creations. I love Helen Miren’s gown best.There was a flashback of all the films that won the best picture award. Out of the 79 films that won I saw about 35. From these awardees, my favorites are: Gone with the Wind (1939, no! I wasn’t alive back then), West Side Story (1961), My Fair Lady (1964), T

Becoming a mother may not be the only change Jessica Alba’s body has gone through recently. From her early days as television’s Dark Angel to her recent walk down the Oscar’s red carpet on Sunday, Jessica Alba’s breasts may have been augmented with plastic surgery, not impending motherhood.As Alba’s popularity has grown from sci-fi heroine [...]

The Academy Awards is an evening often filled with long, boring and uninspired speeches. In 2008, however, the crop of speeches was better than average. Here are five tips garnered from the evening’s ceremonies. And would you know it, the tips spell out OSCAR. More: continued here

Did Atonement win the Academy Award? Or did the crime thriller No Country for Old Men swipe the Oscar? We now have all the answers from February 24 when this year’s winners were revealed. While we were all hoping our favourites would win the industry’s most sought-after awards, that wasn’t always the case. By the [...]

Yes, it's that time of year again, I guess. I can't stand the Academy Awards. What a load of pretentious crap. But hey, that's no reason for me not to capitalize on the popularity of the Oscars for my own purposes.In case you're new here, that's me rubbing shoulders with Frank Coppola, Marty Scorsese and a couple other blokes. Submit your captions in the comments. I'll post the top 10 on Tuesday. And I'll be back on Monday with a brand new post -- not to mention the second brilliant issue of the Clay Pigeon. Have a pleasant weekend.Listed on humor-blogs.com.

MEJOR PELÍCULAAtonementJunoMichael ClaytonNo Country for Old MenThere Will Be BloodMEJOR DIRECCIÓNJulian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the ButterflyJason Reitman - JunoTony Gilroy - Michael ClaytonJoel Coen and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old MenPaul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be BloodMEJOR ACTORGeorge Clooney - Michael ClaytonDaniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be BloodJohnny Depp - Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetTommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of ElahViggo Mortensen - Eastern PromisesMEJOR ACTRIZCate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden AgeJulie Christie - Away From HerMarion Cotillard - La Vie en RoseLaura Linney - The SavagesEllen Page - JunoMEJOR ACTOR DE REPARTOCasey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordJavier Bardem - No Country for Old MenPh

For the 6th consecutive year, Havaianas has the honor of being included in the much-coveted Oscar Basket—a choice set of premium items given to Academy Award nominees. Featuring styles (developed by ALMAPBBDO) exclusively for the award’s 80th run, this year’s pair showcases the Havaianas Slim Crystal Mesh in gold, embellished with Swarovski crystals by artisans from the Brazilian state of

For the 6th consecutive year, Havaianas has the honor of being included in the much-coveted Oscar Basket—a choice set of premium items given to Academy Award nominees. Featuring styles (developed by ALMAPBBDO) exclusively for the award’s 80th run, this year’s pair showcases the Havaianas Slim Crystal Mesh in gold, embellished with Swarovski crystals by artisans from the Brazilian state of

For the 6th consecutive year, Havaianas has the honor of being included in the much-coveted Oscar Basket—a choice set of premium items given to Academy Award nominees. Featuring styles (developed by ALMAPBBDO) exclusively for the award’s 80th run, this year’s pair showcases the Havaianas Slim Crystal Mesh in gold, embellished with Swarovski crystals by artisans from the Brazilian state of Paraiba for women and the understated Top Metalic in gold for men. Among this year’s recipients are... Read the whole entry and see photos >>>

She put her baby bump on display at Saturday's Film Independent's Spirit Awards. And even though Angelina Jolie didn't actually attend Sunday's Academy Awards, her pregnancy still got a nod from host Jon Stewart. During a short interlude, the Daily Show star teased about all the expectant actresses in attendance – referencing Jessica Alba and Cate Blanchett – and then announced (as if he were presenting an award), "the baby goes to ... Angelina Jolie!" Then, the funnyman quipped, "Obviously Angelina couldn't be with us tonight. It's tough getting 17 babysitters on Oscar night."– Brian Orloff

The Celebrity couple Jessica Alba and fiance Cash Warren arrive at the 80th Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 24, 2008 in Hollywood, California were the actress has suffered a terrifying tumble backstage at the Academy Awards on Sunday. Jessica Alba, who’s pregnant and due around May/June, was caught just in [...]

Don't ask how, but somehow I got roped into going to this Oscar party in 3 hours... This party has been made fun of by moi and all friends since I can remember, I bunch of people 500miles from LA spending a bunch of money to eat the same food they have at every party, and see all the same people. At least its for charity.(hopefully not another dog park or I am bringing home the silverware.) So here I am sitting in my robe waiting for my hair to full be moisturized so I can straighten the hell out of it.So let me tell you about the gist of this party. All the rich people in town(old people) and everyone from the upcoming international film festival gets together at the Hilton and watches the Oscars and eats. Then pretending as if they weren't going to donate the money anyway, they auction o

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Me encantó ver a tantas mujeres embarazadas en la ceremonia de los Oscars. La verdad es que eso de trancarse en casa mientras se está en espera ya es una cosa del pasado. Nunca antes en una ceremonia de premiación de la Academia, tantas mujeres habían hecho acto de presencia embarazadas. Hagamos un repaso [...]

MEJOR PELÍCULA Atonement Juno Michael Clayton No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood MEJOR DIRECCIÓN Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Jason Reitman - Juno Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood MEJOR ACTOR George Clooney - Michael Clayton Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood Johnny Depp [...]

As always there were many glamorous make-up looks making their way down the red carpet on Sunday, but here's my two favourites of the evening... First of all Jessica Alba, glowing dewy skin matched with smoky eyes & glossy lips!Katherine Heigl opted for a more vintage style with a certain 'Marilyn' finish to it, incredibly striking with this season's most popular red carpet lipstick, bright 'coral' (sported by a few celebs earlier at the Brits & Baftas), definitely a must have colour for your Saturday night make-up bag this season! GET THE LATEST CELEBRITY STYLE!

Celebrity Fashion - 2008 Academy Awards Red Carpet Best and Worst - 2008 Oscars Fashion Celebrities were out in force and in the latest fashions for the 2008 Academy Awards Show. The Red Carpet can make or break a designer and here is a look at the best and worst celebrity fashion styles from the red carpet at the 80th Academy Awards 2008.In the first part of the video Angelina Jolie show off her baby bump and also the lstest in celebrity maternity fashion.Gina Angelina's Fashion, Fitness and Skin Care Tips for Models

Hilary Swank in a black Versace gown and Chopard hairclips, diamond earrings and diamond bracelet.Penélope Cruz on the red carpet in Chanel Couture and Chopard's ruby and diamond drop earrings, a fancy shaped diamond bracelet and a marquise-cut diamond ring.Renée Zellweger on the red carpet in a Carolina Herrera silver hand-embroidered lace gown with Cartier jewels.Nicole Kidman on the red carpet in a Balenciaga dress accented with L'Wren Scott necklace and makeup by Chanel Beaute.

It was a night full of color and glam as Hollywood’s poster girl Kathryn Heigl graced the red carpet at the 80th Academy Awards last night. This classic beauty was elegantly dressed in a red Escada gown, accenting her lovely skin tones and hair color. Pulling together this ensemble has to be Kathryn’s vintage drop [...]

Miley Cyrus en los OscarsSobria y elegante se presentó Miley Cyrus en la 80ava Edición de los Premios Oscar 2008. Como siempre te traemos primeros las fotos de la D.I.V.A de Disney en este evento, no engañamos con titulares falsos como ciertos blogs muy jactanciosos.A su paso por la alfombra roja lució un simpático piercing en la oreja, que yo sepa no la había visto. ¿Alguien lo vio en una

Here's Laura Linney, one of my favorite actresses, looking absolutely gorgeous in a Michael Kors dress and an ADORABLE Ferragamo handbag. Very tasteful ensemble, like they say - classics never go out of style.Salvatore Ferragamo, you can sign up now on the website to win a $1500 shopping spree :)

(Ellen Page at the Oscars)          Unfortunately I’m sad to say that Canada was batting zeros last night at the Oscars but hellya we looked goooood!!… ohhh how I wish George Clooney was Canadian!! lol

There was no saucy saunter down the red carpet, but Nintendo's casual darling Wii Sports did manage to surprise gamers with a guest-spot at the 2008 Academy Awards. In one of the night's many gags, host Jon Stewart gets caught off guard when the show returns from commercial break, to find him using one of the event's gigantic projection screens to play a quick round of Wii Tennis.The entire segment lasts only thirty seconds, but it's chuckle-worthy, to be sure. Check out the video after the break.source: joystiq

Best picture - No Country for Old Men----------------------------------------Actor in a leading role - Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)Actress in a leading role - Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose)Actor in a supporting role - Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)Actress in a supporting role - Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)----------------------------------------Directing - No Country for Old Men (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen)Cinematography - There Will Be BloodVisual effects - The Golden CompassCostume design - Elizabeth: The Golden AgeMakeup - La Vie en RoseArt direction - Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetFilm editing - The Bourne UltimatumWriting (adapted screenplay) - No Country for Old MenWriting (original screenplay) - JunoSound mixing - The Bourne UltimatumSound editin

¡Qué discurso! Javier Bardem demostró saber estar en un escenario cuando escuchó su nombre de boca de Jennifer Hudson y empezó a entender que era el primer actor español que gana un Oscar de Hollywood. Su reinvindicación de los cómicos y de la legendaria estirpe de los intérpretes nacionales es un ejemplo de su personalidad rotunda [...]

If you watched the recent 80th Academy Awards, you would've noticed that black and red are definitely the most outstanding colors among the guests. A sea of both colors is easily visible starting from the red carpet. Excluding the male stars, black was one of the prominent gown colors that night: And now, for the ladies in red: Who do you think pulled the black and red gown the best? Who flopped it?

Heidi Klum was definitly the best dressed celebrity on the red carpet last night. The supermodel stunner was looking particularly amazing due to her Galliano design. Heidi’s Oscar dress is being offered up for auction as part of the Red Dress Program, an initiative to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Each person donating [...]

The red carpet season continues with the 80th Annual Acadamy Awards ceremony last night in Hollywood. Although the whole night was a civlised (if not slightly dull) affair, with no major surprises, hiccups or the like - there was still some hot (and not so hot) fashion on the red carpet to contemplate.Some of my personal favourites this year included Nicole Kidman in a gorgeous black Balenciaga dress & Heidi Klum who wore a show stopping bespoke red gown made by John Galliano. I was also a big fan of Jennifer Hudsons dress this year, a full length white beaded number by Roberto Cavalli, which showed her voluptuous figure at its best. My favourite by far, however, was actress Kelly Preston. She appeared on the red carpet with husband John Travolta, wearing a gorgeous strapless Roberto C

Jessica Alba has shocked some guests at the Oscar’s for walking the wrong way. People reported: “Shocking some Oscar guests, Jessica Alba steps off the press line and does a reverse red carpet walk – going against traffic on the general audience line as an Academy escort shouted, ‘Excuse us, please, make room!’” The pregnant star gave [...]

Yes, I watched the Oscars last night, and yes I got emotional at a few acceptance speeches (I'm sorry, I can't help it!).But some of the tears were also shed at the lack of anything "Wow!" on the red carpet...Shall we?RedRedRedBoringNuttyThe only excitement came from the fact that all the "big winners" were not expecting to win, and you know this because they were all dressed horribly!This year was, in fact, the year of: "If I knew I was going to win, I would have dressed better!"Tilda SwintonVery interesting woman, but a little too obsessed with George Clooney, and I guess this was her tribute to his Batman.Diablo CodyNominated or not, who wears this to the Oscars?The only way you can wear something like this and pull it off, is if you're cool and unapologetic about it. Well, Diablo was n

These celebs rocked the red carpet last night in their stunning outfits. Anne Hathaway looked stunning in her Marchesa rosette-trimmed gown and 10-carat drop earrings from Harry Winston, worth over one million dollars. Heidi Klum was a red carpet knockout in this red John Galliano couture gown. Her earrings, rings and cuff were from the Heidi Klum Collection for Mouawad. On

There were no big surprises at the 80th Academy Awards, although some minor shockers came in the female categories, as French actress Marion Cotillard took home Best Actress for La Vie En Rose, while Brit Tilda Swinton got Best Supporting Actress for her role in Michael Clayton.In fact, all four of the acting awards went to Europeans this year, as Daniel Day-Lewis captured his much-expected Best Actor Oscar for There Will Be Blood, and Spaniard Javier Bardem won Best Supporting Actor for No Country For Old Men.Bardem’s trophy was only one of many for Joel and Ethan Coen’s dark film, as No Country For Old Men also went home with Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.As for the Oscar ceremony itself, second-time host Jon Stewart seemed much more comfortable

If you are a fan of independent film or independent music, you might check out Once, which won an Oscar last night.  Listen to the song from the film that won: I don’t know you But I want you All the more for that Words fall through me And always fool me And I can’t react And games that never amount To more [...]

Guess what? I have a nearly potty-trained 2 and a half-year-old. That’s right, and it only took a little over a year - well, if you count my first attempt at 18-months.Yes, I know there are some that can potty train a 3-month old; it’s not like I haven’t gotten the emails, comments, etc. with statements like “it’s easy! I did it and BILLIONS have too, just buy my book...” I’m sure they have and God bless them for it. But as I soon found out, kids come in all kinds of varieties and you just have to adjust the training based on their personality.For instance, some toddlers don’t want Elmo to cry every time they go poop in their pants; in my daughter’s case, she wanted to see Elmo cry. Which makes me wonder a little….Anyhow, what worked was just having her run around the h

Guess what? I have a nearly potty-trained 2 and a half-year-old. That’s right, and it only took a little over a year - well, if you count my first attempt at 18-months.Yes, I know there are some that can potty train a 3-month old; it’s not like I haven’t gotten the emails, comments, etc. with statements like “it’s easy! I did it and BILLIONS have too, just buy my book...” I’m sure they have and God bless them for it. But as I soon found out, kids come in all kinds of varieties and you just have to adjust the training based on their personality.For instance, some toddlers don’t want Elmo to cry every time they go poop in their pants; in my daughter’s case, she wanted to see Elmo cry. Which makes me wonder a little….Anyhow, what worked was just having her run around the h

Oscars didn't disappoint.Lots of old Hollywood glamour, including big and blingy jewelry - and this time also as hair pins, like the one million dollar hair pin Kimora Lee Simmons was wearing. Diamonds were also covering stunning Nicole Kidman, whose 1,399-carat diamond L'Wren Scott necklace was drawing attention from her baby bump. Blue was the color at SAG Awards, but red was the color of the dresses at the 2008 Oscars. There is something more than just Hollywood glamour in the red dresses. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's The Heart Truth campaign is raising awareness for women's heart disease with a fashionable symbol - a red dress. Heidi Klum showed at the Oscars that her heart is in the right spot - she joined The Heart Truth campaign to Raise Awareness of Women's Heart

The 80th Annual Oscars was held just a few hours ago (February 24, 2008) at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood and Highland. Perhaps the winners are on their way to a big celebration.Before scrolling down to view Oscars 2008 winners, say hello to these most stunning stars that nabbed their gowns straight off the hottest catwalks!JESSICA ALBAOnly in Hollywood could a woman in her third trimester pull off a runway look! Shown with floral detailing at Marchesa's N.Y.C. Fashion Week presentation just a scant three weeks ago, the star dresses up a custom version with feathers at the Oscars.ANNE HATHAWAYThe actress attended the Marchesa presentation in N.Y.C. in early February, where she must have picked her one-shouldered red gown!HILARY SWANKThe two-time Oscar winner put her own twist on this sexy

Here's an hilarious send off of No Country For Old Men from Conan O'Brian. The movie was the huge oscar winner this evening - Best Movie, Best Directors, Best Actors. Yowsa! Dontcha just love Ethan and Joel Cohen's body of work?And didn't our Miss Helen Mirren rock in that age appropriate yet sexy dress? You go, 62-year-old fab girlfriend.Amy Adams was enchanting. I can't get my fill of this charming actress.Daniel Day Lewis won another Oscar. He looked good (love those earrings, boyfriend, and your speech), but I prefer seeing you in a loin cloth.Tilda Swinton's movie designer calls her too beautiful for her costumes. Er, am I missing something? Or am I being catty? (Tilda won best supporting actress for Michael Clayton).Speaking of catty, I still wonder what all the fuss is about George

2008 Oscars - Oscar Dresses - Miley Ray Cyrus in Oscar Dress by Valentino - Red Carpet Dresses Oscars 2008 Ray Cyrus looked stunning on the Red Carpet and had one of the most stunning red carpet dresses of all time, a gown by Valentino. Valentino red carpet gowns are usually stunning, but this red gown, worn by Miley Cyrus was simply breathtaking.Designers compete to see who can create the most stunning red carpet gowns and dresses because the 2008 Oscars is one of the biggest events of the year and the red carpet at the Academy Awards can make or break a designer.Congratulations, Miley Ray Cyrus and Valentino on a stunning red carpet success.Gina Angelina's Fashion, Fitness and Skin Care Tips for Models

No Zumba stuff tonight. No vegan stuff. No fitness, no food questions. Just random Acadamy Award thoughts because OMG! The Oscars are ON!!!Remember a few years ago there were a lot of pregnant actresses and they all seemed to embrace their pregnant beautiful bodies? Where did that go? Everyone is all covered up!OMG I have never seen Jennifer Hudson look SO beautful! That dress looks like it was made for her!!I could NOT be happier about that Irish couple won for best song. LOVE LOVE LOVE.When did Jon Stewart get so...attractive?!Is it just me, or is Jack Nicholson a crazy dirty old man?So many movies I need to see!I wonder what it's like to try to smile when you're full of botox.I hate when my LEAST favorite nominee wins!!How do I get to go to the Academy Awards?More importantly, how do I

( Johnny Depp; nominated for best actor 'Sweeney Todd, Julian Schnabel, nominee for best director on 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly', Anne Hathaway; presenter) (Above: presenter Katherine Heigl Below: Diddy, Daniel Day Lewis of the film "There Will Be Blood") ("The Rock" in a bow tie, Javier Bardem, nominee for best supporting actor in '

I noticed a lot of the "messy-chic" hairstyles on women this year at the Oscars - in some cases it works:...and sometimes not so much:She looks like a man... well. Just keeping up with the status quo I suppose. Beautiful jewelry on Mrs. Garner's part, though.

Here's just a little Oscar-night preview, with information on a few British nominees. I can't wait to see what the swag bags hold this year :)For more information on the Academy Awards, check out their youtube channel.

Varda this shizzle.At the pre-Oscars party at Soho House, LA, Friday, the stars had been hitting the house speciality: the elixir of yoot. Madge looks amazingly FRESH for a woman nearing fifty (but we know one tug on the label at the base of the wig and it all deflates)Has Ashton stepped out with Rumer by mistake? Demi is looking ten years younger than her high school fella.Matthew Perry gave the elixir a miss this year...Helen couldn't make it but, thoughtfully, sent a piece of paper instead.

Well, here I am sitting on my sofa with the Pugs, in pjs and eating my pasta dinner. I LOVE the Oscars and am enjoying the E! Live From The Red Carpet show as I wait for 8pm. I did say after the Golden Globes that I would never share my winner picks again. I bombed and did not pick a single winner. Tonight I am suddenly feeling confident and so have changed my mind, and will share my Oscar picks

The ad on the right is for the Oscars night at Palace Cinemas. So if you don't want to watch Oscars alone you can go to see them in the cinema. And it's for free, including free drinks and snacks :)Unfortunately all 3 cinemas in Prague's Palace Cinemas are already full. Even though the program starts at 10 pm with various tv shows from HBO (e.g. Californication which I love) and the actual Oscars ceremony begins at 2 am.Thank God they have so comfortable seats for comfortable sleep - I slept through Lord of the rings (twice), second Matrix movie and Billy Elliot here so I can tell :)Speaking of Oscars. We have our Czech nomination in "Original song" - Falling Slowly from Once by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. Here's a link to a Youtube video - tell me what you think.And I recommend Aton

With this weekend being the weekend for the Oscars and all, why not a Corvette-related story to get us ready.Sharon Stone is auctioning off her own 1974 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray as part of Elton John's Academy Awards extravaganza. She reports...

Ya faltan pocas horas para que el Kodak Theater acoga la entrega de los Oscars de este año, en una edición que ha peligrado por la huelga de guionistas y que viene marcada por un acento valientemente independiente. De las 5 películas finalistas en el apartado más importante tan sólo una, la graciosa «Juno»,  puede considerarse que haya [...]

After a week full of routine work stuff,one always wonders what the weekend portends!Will it be the usual wine and dine,watching movies,house cleaning,going out on a date,if you are a notable blogger and take delight in blogging, well weekends may just create the time for you to blog or do something else thats interesting(for now traveling about and vacationing in Kenya is out of question!).

I honestly had no idea the Oscars are this Sunday (I think they’re this Sunday). But in any regards, I WON’T be watching them. And it’s not because I hate the Oscars. I don’t care enough about the Oscars to even establish such an involved emotion. No. Instead of watching the Oscars, I’ll be eating [...]

If you haven't been to the LAMB lately, you've been missing out on the "LAMB Devours the Oscars" blog-a-thon, where a new LAMB has written about a category for the upcoming Academy Awards each day for the past couple weeks. Today was (finally) my turn, and my category was Best Original Screenplay. The post, as it appeared on the LAMB, appears below, though I encourage you to check them all out!Editor's note: Welcome to the eighteenth of a multi-part series dissecting the 2008 Academy Awards, brought to you by the Large Association of Movie Blogs and its assorted members. Every weekday leading up to the Oscars, a new post written by a different LAMB will be published, each covering a different category (or more) of the Oscars (there are 24 in all). To read any other posts regarding this e

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As referenced in a previous post, I was sorely disappointed in the Golden Globes this year. My first award-season with HD and I was denied being able to criticize celebrities. Very disappointing.But today is not only "hump day," it's when I really started to get excited for the Oscars, because it's only a few days away! People criticize how "self congratulatory" awards are, but for some of us living in the tundra of the Midwest right now, it's an escape to glamorous Hollywood with couture dresses and insane jewelry that we could only hope to wear one day. I like daydreaming that it's me walking down the red carpet, getting mind-numbing questions from Ryan Seacrest and looking altogether fabulous. Jon Stewart is crashing to get ready for the big event, and I am beyond excited that he's back

Después de tres meses de intensas negociaciones y desencuentros, el acuerdo más esperado se ha concretado en las últimas horas. Los guionistas de Hollywood han aceptado la propuesta de los estudios y, a partir de ahora, ganarán más dinero con los derechos de explotación por internet de sus creaciones. Fin de la huelga. Aunque parezca mentira, [...]

Al sito Oscar.com fpotrete trovare tutte le nominations in streaming live. Purtroppoo è stata tolta la funzione sia di embedding che di built-in link sharing, questo come scelta dell' Accademia per proteggere i suoi contenuti.I videoclip sono della durata di massimo 15 minuti.Unica notanegativa, il fatto che i film sono elencati ma non disposti per categorie, quindi dal sito è impossibile sapere a quale Oscar il film sia stato candidato, una svista da "principianti" direi!!

The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented Sunday, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center. You ask, who are the Oscar nominees? Well maybe you don’t.. but here they are anyway: Performance by an actor in a leading role George Clooney in “Michael Clayton” (Warner [...]

The prestigious 2008 Spirit Awards, precursor to the Oscars, have been announced. And much to Bollywood's surprise, among the independent films and their makers from across the world in line for this honour, is our Irrfan Khan!Irrfan has been nominated for his performance as Tabu's silently progressive husband in The Namesake. Now the buzz is that Irrfan will also be nominated for an Oscar!"Mira Nair got the Gotham Award and I was there to watch this historic moment. Barely 24 hours later comes this announcement about me. The Spirit Awards to me is every bit as prestigious as the Oscars.But unlike the Oscars, they are totally independent and based entirely on merit rather than lobbying. I'm honoured to be alongside Don Cheadle, Frank Langella and Philip Seymour Hoffman (all nominated in the Best Actor category)."

Everybody seems to like Star Wars, both men and women, old and young, and everyone in between. It has left its mark on modern pop culture and completely revolutionized the film industry. But have you ever wondered how well it has been received by movie critics? More specifically, the Academy Awards? I’ve made a list of all the Oscars the six Star Wars movies have won or at least been nominated for, starting with 1977’s A New Hope. Awards won are listed in bold.Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)- Best Art Direction -- John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Roger Christian- Best Costume Design -- John Mollo- Best Film Editing -- Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, Richard Chew- Best Original Score -- John Williams- Best Visual Effects -- Industrial Light & Magic: Richard Edlund, John Stears, John Dykstra, Grant McCune, Robert Blalack- Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects) -– Ben Burtt- Best Supporting Actor -- Alec Guiness (Obi-Wan Kenobi)- Best Writing -- George Lucas- Be

Monique Lhuillier hails from Cebu, Philippines, of french and spanish-filipino descent. She made news when she made the celebrity wedding gowns of Britney Spears and Christine Baumgartner (married to Kevin Costner).Her famous designs have been featured on such fashion forward television shows as Sex and the City and Will & Grace, and is a favorite among many noteworthy celebrities. Her Ready-To-Wear collection has been worn by megastars such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Connelly, Janet Jackson, Debra Messing, Angelina Jolie, Sharon Stone, Mariah Carey, Sarah Michelle Geller, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Marg Helgenberger, Amber Tamblyn, Elisha Cuthbert, Jorja Fox, Holly Hunter, Tiffany Thiessen and Jamie Lynn Discala just to name a few!video from: enchantiqMonique received the 2001 Glamorous Bridal Designer Award, the 2002 Avant Garde Bridal Designer Award and the 2003 Designer of the Year Award from Wedding Dresses Magazine and the bridal industry members. In 2003, she was also

A trend toward bejeweled and ornamented dresses made this a less than stellar year for fine jewelry at the Oscars. The main jewelry trend was for large diamond cuffs and stacked diamond bangles. Dresses were often strapless, which made the lack of necklaces even more striking. One prominent necklace, the Cartier brooch worn as a pendant by Rachel Weisz, clashed with her ornamented dress, drawing criticism from the “style experts” assessing red carpet looks (although not as much as the strange short golden jacket sported by Jennifer Hudson that she wisely took off before the ceremony). Neutral, bronze, and blush gowns dominated. The trend for rose cut diamonds and blackened metal seen at the Golden Globes continued. Gwyneth Paltrow had one of the most successful looks, with Fred Leighton rose-cut chandelier earrings visible with her sleek hair wrapped over one shoulder. Many pieces, like the black and white diamond Lorraine Schwartz earrings worn by Cate Blanchett and the diamond dr

The Seven Sushi Samurai competition is coming up next weekend. It will be a grand finale of a four-month, nationwide celebration of Japanese food, drink and culture, and top Japanese chefs will participate in what some call “the world’s only sushi Oscars”. (more…)

Good news for Independent filmmakers, giving them great chances to win Oscar’s Award. The Academy has changed the Documentary rules for eligibility making it more approachable for independent and otherwise not-so-big budget productions to receive recognition. Read on at Spout Blog for more details and get yourself a shiny new bookend.

The New York Times reported yesterday that Daily Show comedian Jon Stewart has been selected to host the 80th Annual Academy Awards on February 24th, 2008.Stewart has hosted once before, back in 2006, to mixed reviews from critics and viewers alike. While Stewart's last Oscar gig resulted in some of the lowest ratings the ceremony has ever had, one presumes he was called back to duty in 2008 given the fact that it's a Presidential election year.An official announcement is expected sometime today.

Bollywood Legend Naseeruddin Shah seems very annoyed when the people call him as the Al Pacino of Bollywood. Here Shah comes on the screening of Mithya filmed by Rajat Kapoor. He was along with the Stars Neha Dhupia, Saurabh Shukla and Ranveer Shorey. Few days ago Shah and Om Puri were very angry to call themselves as Bollywood Actors, now again the Actor said that he don’t understand why the

The computer program File Archiver 7-zip has Thursday evening become the big winner of "Oscars" for open source projects.File Archiver 7-zip has received the price as an "overall" winner. The 1.6 million registered members of sourceforge.net had last week the opportunity to nominate 10 softwares.In the 11 prices that have been handed out Thursday evening, there is one funny winner and that's the P2P download program called Emule winning a price in the category "best new program" :). Emule has been on sourceforge.net since 2002. That's why judges also had to call another winning program in this category and that was Launchy.The winner also won a thingamagoop, a tiny robot that makes noises from Bleep Labs.

By Gail LeinoThe retirement party is at the opposite end of the spectrum from the graduation party. One celebrates the beginning of one’s working life while the retirement party symbolizes the end of the working life and hopefully more time to spend on ones hobbies.The person of honor at the retirement party may enjoy movies. I once heard about a retired man who made it his hobby to see every single movie that came out in the theaters. This equaled a lot of time and money spent at the box office each week. The retiree may not be as dedicated to the movie industry but if they are still big movie fans you can throw them an Oscar themed retirement party.Have a plastic version of the Academy Award made up with the retirees name on it and give it to them at the party. You can call it the lifetime achievement award. Other gifts can be autographed pictures of movie stars or everyone can chip in to get the retiree a gift card to the local movie theater so they can start seeing lots of movies

By Gail LeinoThe retirement party is at the opposite end of the spectrum from the graduation party. One celebrates the beginning of one’s working life while the retirement party symbolizes the end of the working life and hopefully more time to spend on ones hobbies.The person of honor at the retirement party may enjoy movies. I once heard about a retired man who made it his hobby to see every single movie that came out in the theaters. This equaled a lot of time and money spent at the box office each week. The retiree may not be as dedicated to the movie industry but if they are still big movie fans you can throw them an Oscar themed retirement party.Have a plastic version of the Academy Award made up with the retirees name on it and give it to them at the party. You can call it the lifetime achievement award. Other gifts can be autographed pictures of movie stars or everyone can chip in to get the retiree a gift card to the local movie theater so they can start seeing lots of movies

It's a shame Natalie Maines was not ready to make nice with her stylist; if she had, she might have avoided this red plague. The top makes her look so wide and enormous that she almost appears to be standing on only one foot -- as if she had actually been wearing the largest, most ruffled trousers on the planet, until a very aggressive man named King Arthur came along on his phantom horse and

Enfin, il est disponible sur le Web! Lors de la dernière cérémonie des Oscars, Chuck Workman, monteur renommé, a créé ce fabuleux petit clip qui compile pas moins de 500 extraits de films. Tous des incontournables du cinéma hollywoodien.Precious Images by Chuck Workman. Oscar Winning Short. This is the greatest short film of all time. 7 minutes long - it's a movie montage of the greatest movies by Chuck Workman. It features 500 movie clips. At one point, it was the most seen short film in history.

I couldnt help but have a couple ( no pun intented) "Awww" moments when I saw all the celebrity couples at the awards and after parties. Man maybe there is still hope in hollywood that some couples will last. It was really great to see the batch that have sticked together through all the bull, that can bring you down or apart in LA LA land!Arent they cute( not sure about all the outfits, but I promised myself not to say anything bad on the count that these people are in love and love is blind or it can atleast blind your fashion sense too, right?!Anyways, a toast to the couples who simply decided to show up together.Jada Pinkett Smith in Carolina Herrera and Will SmithJ Lo in Marchesa and Mark AnthonyMadonna and Guy RitchieGwen and GavinEllen and Portia de Rossi, in Zac PosenForrest and Keisha Whitiker in Georges ChakraTom Cruise and Katie HolmesDigg this article! Bookmark it on del.icio.us!

Most Glamourous: Penelope CruzBest Actress nominee Penélope Cruz was a style winner in a showstopping Atelier Versace number. “You can only wear this kind of dress to the Oscars!” said the Volver star, who dazzled in 60 carats of Chopard diamonds.Best Figure Flatterer: Cameron Diaz“It’s great to be able to come out and support the people you’ve worked with,” said presenter Cameron Diaz, who flaunted her figure in second-skin Valentino and accessorized with Brian Atwood slingbacks and almost $2 million worth of Cartier jewels!Slinkiest Fit: Cate Blanchett“It’s like the love of your life — they choose you, these frocks,” said Best Supporting Actress nominee Cate Blanchett, who plucked this Armani Privé number from the runway in Paris. The dress, made of Swarovski-crystal mesh, weighs a whopping 40 pounds!Hottest Hue: Nicole Kidman“It takes a few hours to get ready,” said Nicole Kidman, who wowed in a silk-crepe Balenciaga gown made just for her. She completed th

Well, another Oscar ceremony has come and gone, and instead of providing a more traditional report on the awards, we’d thought we’d pass along these thoughts about Oscar night:The Good:- Martin Scorsese finally wins a Best Director Oscar, and gets the prize for Best Picture of the Year as well, for The Departed.- Happy Feet beats Cars for Best Picture. Neither were memorable, but it’s nice to see the Pixar streak end.- Jennifer Hudson’s well-deserved Best Supporting Actress win for Dreamgirls proves that she’s no fluke, but a genuine new talent.The Bad:- Host Ellen DeGeneres falls flat. She’s unfunny, shows no spontaneity, and makes David Letterman’s Oscar debacle of a few years ago pale in comparison.- Alan Arkin steals the Best Supporting Actor Oscar from Eddie Murphy. Murphy is so mad he leaves the show early. Beverly Hills Cop 4 should have Axel Foley investigating this crime.- Babel wins Best Original Score, despite there being nothing original about it – the music

Una de las secuencias que más me gustó en la presentación de los premios Oscars 2007 es aquella en donde un grupo de coreógrafos realizan “siluetas” con sus cuerpos escenificando un tema, como una película nominado u objetos… a continuación estas son las geniales “siluetas” de las que hablo… (ver 5 videos) Tags: siluetas, oscar, oscars, arte, videos, coreografia, SilhouetteTags: siluetas, oscar, oscars, arte, videos, coreografia, SilhouetteTags: siluetas, oscar, oscars, arte, videos, coreografia, Silhouette

Apple released an HD version of the iPhone “Hello” ad that features performances of 31 Hollywood celebrities and famous animated films characters. The “Hello” commercial video is available in streaming format on Apple’s official site, and comes in 848 x 480 format. At the same time we took it upon ourselves to offer the same version of this video as a direct download on our servers. It’s been re-encoded in DiVX/MP3 format to take less space, and is available for download below. Direct download: - Apple iPhone Oscars 2007 “Hello” Ad - Hi Resolution (0:30 min, 4.4MB, DiVX/MP3 encoded) Bookmark to:

Well thanks to the amazing TVU player we were still able to see the Oscar show and let me first say that for the best night out you should bring friends, a bottle of champagne, ben & jerrys icecream and all have a bet. It truly makes things fun and even the more tedious categories interesting since each wrong prediction could mean a defeat or a win (in our case the prize was a bottle of champagne and for the record: I won)As far as the fashion police goes: I truly missed the real cute women this year (natalie portman?), so I have to say the elder women looked sometimes better than the younger generation. Helen Mirren is still looking strong at 60. Dress awards go imho to Nicole Kidman (although I woulda cut that neck noose), Helen Mirren and Reese Witherspoon. Worst choices this year wo

On a également parlé de YouTube lors de cette nouvelle cérémonie des Oscars. Les sites de partage audio et vidéo sont apparemment en bons termes avec l'industrie hollywoodienne. Pourvu que ça dure.

An Inconvenient Truth took home the Oscar for Best Documentary at last night's 79th Annual Academy Awards. The award was received by director Davis Geenheim and producers Lawrence Bender, Laurie David and Scott Burns - but the winners immediately handed the gold statuette to Al Gore, whose vision and drive has propelled the film and the issue of global warming into the forefront of public consciousness.Onstage, Guggenheim handed the Oscar to Gore, who said, "People all over the world - we need to solve the climate crisis. It's not a political issue. It's a moral issue. We have everything that we need to get started with the possible exception of the will to act. That's a renewable resource. Let's renew it."In total, the film received two Academy Awards with Melissa Ethridge receiving the Best Original Song award for "I Need To Wake Up," the movie's theme song.