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"The Hurt Locker" won Best Picture, with the Best Direction award going to its director Kathryn Bigelow. James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar," which had the most nominations, only won three technical awards: art direction, cinematography, and visu...
An Avatar sketch, planned for the Academy Awards, by Sacha Baron Cohen and Ben Stiller was canceled yesterday, as the show's producer Bill Mechanic worried that director James Cameron would be offended by it.
Naomi Campbell is in hot water again over her temper. The supermodel allegedly assaulted her driver while he was driving her around midtown Manhattan on Tuesday, a law enforcement official said.
Although critics adore the film "Hurt Locker" and it has been nominated for nine Oscars, U.S. army veterans decry the movie as highly inaccurate.
American actor Jim Carrey has become a grandfather, at the age of 47, after his daughter Jane Carrey, 22, gave birth to a baby boy at a Los Angeles hospital on Friday, a few days ahead of her March 3 due date.
Sarah Palin Slams "Family Guy" Down Syndrome Episode, Actress with DS Sees "Sense of Humor"
Last Sunday's "Family Guy" sparked a huge controversy in the media. In the episode, Chris Griffin, the show's awkward teenager goes on a date with Ellen, a girl with Down syndrome.
Tiger's wife hits the stores after hubby's public apology; The couple leaves Orlando together
Elin, Tiger Wood's wife was seen shopping at a Florida shopping center on Saturday, a day after the golf star publicly apologized for cheating on her.
Though Chris Golightly was seen making it through to the Top 24, he was noticeably absent at the end of Wednesday night's episode when the contestants were named individually -- and replaced by Tim Urban, whose entry into the Top 24 was not aired....
Sotheby's Sells Giacometti for Record $104.3 Million
A 1960 Alberto Giacometti sculpture sold for £65 million ($104.3 million) at Sotheby's, setting a record price for a work of art at auction and signaling a potential resurgence in the art market.
Mel Gibson returns to acting in corporate cover-up film "Edge of Darkness"
The shadowy world of corporate cover-ups which is the backdrop to Mel Gibson's latest movie is topical given the contribution of large companies to the global economic crisis, the award-winning actor-director said.
Sandra Bullock and Robert Pattinson Nominated for 30th Annual Razzie Awards
The 30th Annual Razzie Awards has indeed offered an interesting twist to this year's award season. On Monday, February 1, the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation has unraveled that Sandra Bullock, the front-runner for 2010 Oscar's Best Actress, and ...
It's Top-10 Time as Oscars Reveal Expanded Lineup
Academy Awards voters are about to release their first top-10 list in 66 years. Oscar nominations Tuesday feature 10 best-picture nominees instead of the usual five, the first time since the 1943 awards show that so many films are competing for Ho...
Grammy Ratings Get A Boost From Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson Tribute
It should be no surprise that major wins and performances by some of last year's biggest-selling artists helped lift the ratings for Sunday night's 52nd annual Grammy Awards.
'When in Rome' star Kristen Bell engaged to comedian Dax Shepard
Kristen Bell doesn't have to steal any more coins from the fountain of love. The 'When in Rome' star is engaged to Dax Shepard, her rep confirms to UsMagazine.com.
'People's History' author, historian Howard Zinn dead at 87
Howard Zinn, an author, teacher and political activist whose book “A People’s History of the United States” became a million-selling leftist alternative to mainstream texts, died Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 87 and lived in Auburndale,...
Pulitzer Committee Says National Enquirer 'Ineligible' for Top Journalism Prize
The administrator of the Pulitzer Prize board said today that the National Enquirer is "ineligible" for the nation's top journalism prize, dashing the flamboyant tabloid's hopes of taking the award for breaking a story about John Edwards' mistress...
Lady Gaga Postpones Purdue Show Due To Exhaustion
Lady Gaga was forced to postpone her West Lafayette, Indiana, concert on Thursday night just moments before she was scheduled to take the stage after suffering from breathing problems. The postponement of the show at Purdue University's Elliott Ha...
Michael C. Hall of 'Dexter' recovering from cancer
Michael C. Hall, star of Showtime's "Dexter" and, before that, HBO's "Six Feet Under," has been fighting cancer -- Hodgkin's lymphoma, specifically -- and is recovering now that the disease is in remission, he revealed today in a statement.
Victoria Beckham on American Idol is panned by critics
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has been criticised by US media outlets for her guest slot on the judging panel of American Idol.
Jay Reatard Dead At 29
Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., the garage punk better known as Jay Reatard, was found dead early Wednesday morning (January 13) in his Memphis home. He was 29 years old.