tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531103299794035302024-03-13T11:50:43.830-07:002011 Academy Awards by Milena RimassaAround-the-clock coverage of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-31255729669789804262011-03-04T12:58:00.000-08:002011-03-04T12:58:26.229-08:00Me’shell Ndegeocello at Largo<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">So last night I went to see <b>Me’shell Ndegeocello</b> at <st1:city><st1:place><b>Largo</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> at The Coronet</b> on <b>La Cienega</b>, and she was fantastic. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Not only was <i>she</i> fantastic, but every member of the band – Keith on keys<b>, Chris Bruce </b>on no less than three guitars, the amazing vocalist (who is currently being produced by Bruce), and the crazy guy on drums were also absolutely incredible. The intimate stage was beautifully low key and from my (front-row!) seat, <b>Me’shell</b> could have been performing in my living room. Every pause, mistake and comment was filled with the cheers of the adoring crowd. The hour and a half set sped by, and was met with four minutes of applause for an encore, which was casually granted. The set included both old and new tracks, which is fairly unusual as she is known for being hesitant at playing her old stuff, but I couldn’t bare to see her without hearing <b>‘Who is He and What is He to You’</b>. I was not disappointed.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Born in <st1:place><st1:city>Berlin</st1:city>, <st1:country-region>Germany</st1:country-region></st1:place> and raised in <st1:state><st1:place>Washington</st1:place></st1:state>, D.C, <b>Ndegeocello</b> is a multi-disciplinary artist, being renowned as a bassist as well as a singer-songwriter and rapper. The beginning of the neo-soul movement is often credited to <b>Ndegeocello</b> whose music incorporates, soul, funk, jazz, hip hop, R&B and reggae and has been nominated for no less than ten <b>Grammy’s</b>. Her music has received acclaim from all corners of the entertainment business, featuring in a number of motion pictures including <i><b>Jerry Maguire, Talk to Her </b></i>and<i><b> Batman & Robin</b>, </i>appearing on the soundtracks of many other major artists (<b>The Rolling Stones, Indigo Girls</b>) as a bassist and vocalist and featuring as Starbucks iTunes pick of the week in 2010 with <b>‘</b><i><b>Tie One On’</b></i>. She has released eight albums, the most recent being <i><b>Devil’s Halo</b></i><b>,</b> in 2009.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I left <st1:city><st1:place><b>Largo</b></st1:place></st1:city> with my soul beautifully fed for a good long while. The chilled out vibe of the place, with the band coming out and drinking with their friends, fans and family and chatting away seems to me to break through all the socially constructed distances we so often put between ourselves and artists. The godlike status we hide them behind is surely not pleasant for us or them. They are still ordinary people. They are extraordinarily talented, yes, and many put their flow of creative prowess down to the influence or inspiration of a higher power. Yet as <b>Erykah Badu</b> puts it on her live album<i> “No matter what anybody ever thinks, I still get cold when its cold, hungry when I’m hungry, miss my mamma when we’re away. I get tired, I’m a person.”</i> Being an artist myself, one of my favorite parts of performing is that moment after a show. Standing by the doors exiting the dressing rooms and tasting the crowd out there, that moment tells me what kind of show I just did. Whether they liked it, hated it, were moved, were impassioned, then I go out to meet it, become a part of it. That’s the most humbling, constructive, satisfying moment for me. We realise that we would be nowhere without our audiences, just as these articles would be nothing without their readers, and we are all, as <b>Ndegeocello</b> finished her set with last night <i>“Grateful.” </i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">And I thought, <b>‘the pleasure really is all ours.’</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Ama J. Budge</i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Special Correspondent </i></b> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-15522874994457440972011-03-02T17:35:00.000-08:002011-03-03T10:30:09.091-08:00Brit in LA - or as Sting put it "I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien, I'm an Englishman in New York"<b><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; 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margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div></div></b><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Not so much on my end – don’t forget we exist with many representations of Americans through TV that is mainly set in California and seems to have some accuracies (within reason of course- don’t worry I don’t actually compare you all to 90210). However, much as I love him, Colin Firth does not represent the British populous, and Hugh Grant most certainly doesn’t. They are as much our fantasies as yours ladies…so if anything I think the culture shock is at our representation here. Many of my most beloved American friends still insist of doing a full English impression equipped with a terrible half cockney-half public school boy accent, frequently indented with words like ‘chap,’ ‘mate’ and inevitably ‘loo’. But hey – if I didn’t love Americans, I wouldn’t be here, so I can’t really complain.</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Humour: OK, I’m not gonna lie…there’s a big difference. I won’t say that our humour is smarter/deeper or any of that nonsense as has been said (by Americans!) but it’s on a totally different level, we live for the irony, the puns, the cultural references, the dark humour, the evil chuckles, and I do miss them… Although it’s also a slightly welcome relief – Brits are cruel! I’m sure everyone has experience having what they considered a joke with an English person – I specify English here, because I think Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish are different, and the English person inevitably takes it too far and really offends you. Don’t take it personally, its how we establish a pecking order – how fast can you dole it out and how much can you take – you thought your high schools were brutal you have no idea how deep the English language can be knifed in…</span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></div></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWInkiWhbt85AvamDfk68IxwcOCeob6PwoLFC-nAU73_6Q3NSWDh0lertMtwnBYUQLAxlt9-U0YiXhyU-nu-mCA3ONkpq2Vuo6lv03WHm3Atiqk_ehxho_9A_ny_xcYPdJJ9_LPx8lA/s1600/episodes+poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWInkiWhbt85AvamDfk68IxwcOCeob6PwoLFC-nAU73_6Q3NSWDh0lertMtwnBYUQLAxlt9-U0YiXhyU-nu-mCA3ONkpq2Vuo6lv03WHm3Atiqk_ehxho_9A_ny_xcYPdJJ9_LPx8lA/s320/episodes+poster.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="252" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I’ve been watching a new British/American television series called ‘<i><b>Episodes</b></i>’ with </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Tamsen Greg</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Stephen Manga</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">n two of my favourite British actors who had their big breaks together in the HILARIOUS comedy show Green Wing that sadly has so far only run two seasons. One was more than enough to establish a cult following and a whole range of practices and catchphrases, see clip below…</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
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The cast includes </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Matt LeBlanc</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">, playing himself as an actor in the TV series who infuriates </span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Beverly</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> and befriends Sean until the very last few episodes when shocking events incur…</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
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</span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I highly recommend <i><b>Showtimes</b></i> new comedy for a good laugh, but perhaps especially if you are a Brit who has or is in the process of acclimatising to this new habitat, you are not alone, and there are still laughs to be had.</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Special Correspondent </i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></div></b></div></b></div></div></div></b></div></div></div></b></div></div></div></div></b><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-15549351919603577572011-03-02T17:12:00.000-08:002011-03-02T17:12:48.584-08:00Oscar Winners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdRX9-jsHGDgEnOzY34M7BZd_pkO1wU77oog_JdoNbo2mwskfFFISPrKu3PiGrk5cMgwESOaPDuTXQJ4Gi4jHmERgLESAfalnJSK4lR0D9sDBPWCNvzlQSBxlcHNNtCKmiIJZnDwJhg/s1600/oscars.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdRX9-jsHGDgEnOzY34M7BZd_pkO1wU77oog_JdoNbo2mwskfFFISPrKu3PiGrk5cMgwESOaPDuTXQJ4Gi4jHmERgLESAfalnJSK4lR0D9sDBPWCNvzlQSBxlcHNNtCKmiIJZnDwJhg/s320/oscars.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6d6d6d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"></span></div><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Actor in a Leading Role</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Javier Bardem</strong> in “Biutiful”</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Jeff Bridges</strong> in “True Grit”</li>
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<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Colin Firth </strong>in “The King's Speech”</li>
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<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">John Hawkes</strong> in “Winter's Bone”</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Jeremy Renner</strong> in “The Town”</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Mark Ruffalo</strong> in “The Kids Are All Right”</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Geoffrey Rush</strong> in “The King's Speech”</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Actress in a Leading Role</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Annette Bening</strong> in “The Kids Are All Right”</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Nicole Kidman </strong>in “Rabbit Hole”</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Jennifer Lawrence</strong> in “Winter's Bone”</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Natalie Portman</strong> in “Black Swan”</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Michelle Williams </strong>in “Blue Valentine”</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Actress in a Supporting Role</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Amy Adams </strong>in “The Fighter”</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Helena Bonham Carter </strong>in “The King's Speech”</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Melissa Leo</strong> in “The Fighter”</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Hailee Steinfeld </strong>in “True Grit”</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Jacki Weaver </strong>in “Animal Kingdom”</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Animated Feature Film</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“How to Train Your Dragon”</strong> Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Illusionist”</strong> Sylvain Chomet</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Toy Story 3” </strong>Lee Unkrich</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Art Direction</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Alice in Wonderland”</strong><br />
Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”</strong><br />
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Inception” </strong><br />
Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The King's Speech” </strong><br />
Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“True Grit” </strong><br />
Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Cinematography</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Black Swan”</strong> Matthew Libatique</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Inception” </strong>Wally Pfister</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The King's Speech”</strong> Danny Cohen</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Social Network” </strong>Jeff Cronenweth</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“True Grit” </strong>Roger Deakins</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Costume Design</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Alice in Wonderland” </strong>Colleen Atwood</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“I Am Love” </strong>Antonella Cannarozzi</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The King's Speech” </strong>Jenny Beavan</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Tempest” </strong>Sandy Powell</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“True Grit” </strong>Mary Zophres</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Directing</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Black Swan”</strong> Darren Aronofsky</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Fighter”</strong> David O. Russell</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The King's Speech”</strong> Tom Hooper</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Social Network”</strong> David Fincher</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“True Grit” </strong>Joel Coen and Ethan Coen</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Documentary (Feature)</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Exit through the Gift Shop” </strong>Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Gasland” </strong>Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Inside Job” </strong>Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Restrepo” </strong>Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Waste Land” </strong>Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Documentary (Short Subject)</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Killing in the Name”</strong> Jed Rothstein</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Poster Girl”</strong> Sara Nesson and Mitchell W. Block</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Strangers No More”</strong> Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Sun Come Up”</strong> Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Warriors of Qiugang”</strong> Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Film Editing</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Black Swan”</strong> Andrew Weisblum</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Fighter”</strong> Pamela Martin</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The King's Speech”</strong> Tariq Anwar</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“127 Hours”</strong> Jon Harris</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Social Network” </strong>Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Foreign Language Film</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Biutiful”</strong> Mexico</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Dogtooth”</strong> Greece</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“In a Better World”</strong> Denmark</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Incendies”</strong> Canada</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)”</strong> Algeria</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Makeup</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Barney's Version”</strong> Adrien Morot</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Way Back”</strong> Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Wolfman”</strong> Rick Baker and Dave Elsey</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Music (Original Score)</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“How to Train Your Dragon”</strong> John Powell</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Inception”</strong> Hans Zimmer</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The King's Speech”</strong> Alexandre Desplat</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“127 Hours” </strong>A.R. Rahman</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Social Network”</strong> Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Music (Original Song)</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Coming Home”</strong> from “Country Strong” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“I See the Light”</strong> from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“If I Rise”</strong> from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“We Belong Together”</strong> from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Best Picture</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Black Swan”</strong> Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Fighter”</strong> David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Inception”</strong> Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Kids Are All Right”</strong> Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The King's Speech”</strong> Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“127 Hours”</strong> Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Social Network”</strong> Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Toy Story 3”</strong> Darla K. Anderson, Producer</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“True Grit”</strong> Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Winter's Bone" </strong>Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Short Film (Animated)</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Day & Night” </strong>Teddy Newton</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Gruffalo”</strong> Jakob Schuh and Max Lang</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Let's Pollute” </strong>Geefwee Boedoe</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Lost Thing” </strong>Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)” </strong>Bastien Dubois</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Short Film (Live Action)</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Confession” </strong>Tanel Toom</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Crush”</strong> Michael Creagh</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“God of Love” </strong>Luke Matheny</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Na Wewe”</strong> Ivan Goldschmidt</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Wish 143” </strong>Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Sound Editing</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Inception”</strong> Richard King</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Toy Story 3”</strong> Tom Myers and Michael Silvers</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Tron: Legacy”</strong> Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“True Grit”</strong> Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Unstoppable” </strong>Mark P. Stoeckinger</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Sound Mixing</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Inception”</strong> Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The King's Speech”</strong> Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Salt”</strong> Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Social Network”</strong> Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“True Grit” </strong>Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Visual Effects</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Alice in Wonderland”</strong> Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” </strong>Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Hereafter” </strong>Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky and Joe Farrell</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Inception” </strong>Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Iron Man 2”</strong> Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Writing (Adapted Screenplay)</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“127 Hours” </strong>Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Social Network”</strong> Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Toy Story 3”</strong> Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“True Grit” </strong>Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Winter's Bone”</strong> Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini</li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(202, 178, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; color: #a9813c; font-family: 'Century Gothic', arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Writing (Original Screenplay)</h3><div class="winners" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 150px;"></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Another Year”</strong> Written by Mike Leigh</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Fighter”</strong> Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson;<br />
Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“Inception” </strong>Written by Christopher Nolan</li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0.8em; margin-right: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The Kids Are All Right”</strong> Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg</li>
<li class="winner" style="background-image: url(http://www.oscars.org/images/star_17x17.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #34322e; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">“The King's Speech”</strong> Screenplay by David Seidler</li>
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</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #34322e;"><b>From <a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/83/nominees.html">http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/83/nominees.html</a></b></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-78549272093232163672011-03-01T16:50:00.000-08:002011-03-02T17:13:31.193-08:00Night of 100 Stars...<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">So, a few surprises, some extroardinary outfits, some terrible speeches, and a truly impressive stage design…what a night!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Doris Roberts and Dennis Haysbert.<br />
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Overhung by crystal chandeliers, and flowing white curtains creating a ‘we’re about to blow straight outta <st1:place>Hollywood</st1:place> baby’ feel, it took almost three press-lined red carpet rooms to hold all of the queuing stars. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Zennie and I had a little giggle about the mass of women wearing sequins and little else in the most unflattering ways – and I have to stick to my earlier tweet – rarely does a multitude of sequins and velvet belong out of the ice rink…</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">However most outfits were stunning and accompanied by heels so high, their wearers were almost walking backwards. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">(Sadly this was not the Dali Lama – but a cool monk all the same!)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The gorgeous, eccentric and talented actor Keith David talks to us, known for films such as <i>Platoon, Armageddon, There’s Something About Mary, Crash </i>and most recently as the character Max Malini on the TV series <i>The </i><st1:place><i>Cape</i></st1:place><i>. </i>He reports the disappointing news that <i>The Cape </i>has been cancelled after only one 10 episode season (see zennie62.blogspot.com for interview). </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-18687359734173563082011-02-27T12:22:00.000-08:002011-03-02T17:14:11.712-08:00Party-with-a-purpose in Malibu...the morning after...<div style="text-align: center;">Milena and I getting ready...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">One in three million children in <st1:country-region><st1:place>America</st1:place></st1:country-region> are homeless, 40,000 12-20 year olds, this is a very under publicised, and Dianne’s film is for the runaways she has worked with, and the many more who never make it into counselling and safety, or who don’t survive the ordeals they are forced to undergo. </div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was extremely inspiring to be surrounded by creative, successful artists who care about using their ‘clout’ to make a difference, to make a change, to help people. I spoke to Miss teen <st1:state><st1:place>California</st1:place></st1:state>, Alexia (who was also taller than me!) and we talked about the stigma that comes with pageants. Of course originally they weren’t just about ‘hot babes in bikinis’ (though no doubt that was a big selling point) but referring back to my extensive pageant knowledge (mainly from watching Miss Congeniality about 50 times in my early teens) Pageant contestants won, not only on their looks and talents, but also for their opinions on world politics, economics and “world peace”.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dianne (third from the left) was of course in high demand all night, but Suniil and I managed to grab a pic with her as we left:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">The ambience of Dianne’s cozy, wood-furnished ‘weekend home’ was intimate and fairly low-key. The food was delectable, if slightly insufficient to mop up the outrageous whisky cocktails, and most people went around smelling like cheesy crackers for the second half of the evening...I wisely stuck to the fruit...</div><br />
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">All in all a fun night, topped off with my favourite comment – ‘darling, look at <i>her </i>shoes, well they’re just fabulous! Which made all the hobbling back to the car worth it, and ladies, I know you know what I mean when I say that slipping out of heels into those boots/flats in the car is one of the most euphoric feelings known to mankind. </div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Ama J. Budge</div><div style="text-align: left;">Special Correspondent </div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-51080188361490833742011-02-26T18:27:00.000-08:002011-03-02T17:14:45.850-08:00Sum-up of 2011 Oscars nominations<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here is a sum-up of the nominations for the main categories this year - I find it hard to keep up as it is, I </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">need </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">to know! </span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Javier Bardem- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Biutiful </span></i></b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WzJcwGA6YM"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WzJcwGA6YM</span></a><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jeff Bridges- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Tru Grit </span></i></b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GkAH7IUWOE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GkAH7IUWOE</span></a><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jesse Eisenberg- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Social Network </span></i></b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GkAH7IUWOE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GkAH7IUWOE</span></a><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Colin Firth- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Kings Speech </span></i></b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzI4D6dyp_o"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzI4D6dyp_o</span></a><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">James Franco- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">127 Hours </span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlhLOWTnVoQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlhLOWTnVoQ</a></span><br />
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<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Christian Bale- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Fighter </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71l-kIhJ5j8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71l-kIhJ5j8</span></span></span></a></i></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">John Hawkes- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Winter's Bone </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O8F8JtSVmI"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O8F8JtSVmI</span></span></span></a></i></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jeremy Renner- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Town </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXY_JvOK63c"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXY_JvOK63c</span></span></span></a></i></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; 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<b><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nicole Kidman- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rabbit Hole </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9iJH2P96dM"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9iJH2P96dM</span></span></span></a></i></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jennifer Lawrence- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Winter's Bone </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(see above)</span></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Natalie Portman- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Black Swan </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jaI1XOB-bs"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jaI1XOB-bs</span></span></span></a></i></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Michelle Williams- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Blue Valentine </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oiY7W7nDeE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oiY7W7nDeE</a></span></span></b></div></b><br />
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<b><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Helena Bonham Carter- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The King's Speech </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(see above)</span></span></i></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Melissa Leo- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Fighter </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(see above)</span></span></i></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Hailee Steinfeld- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">True Grit </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(see above)</span></span></i></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jacki Weaver- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Animal Kingdom </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KhhKsKlr6U&feature=fvst">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KhhKsKlr6U&feature=fvst</a></span></span></span></i></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For Best Picture:</span></span></span></i><br />
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<b><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Black Swan (see above)</span></b></span></i></div></div></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Inception </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66TuSJo4dZM"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66TuSJo4dZM</span></span></a></b></span></i></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Tru Grit (see above)</span></b></span></i></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Kings Speech (see above)</span></b></span></i></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Social Network (see above)</span></b></span></i></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Toy Story 3 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNMpa5yBf5o"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNMpa5yBf5o</span></a></span></b></span></i></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Winters Bone (see above)</span></b></span></i></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Kids Are Alright (see above)</span></b></span></i></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">127 Hours (see above)</span></b></span></i></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Fighter (see above)</span></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In my opinion there are no sure things this year, so it'll be a very exciting night! </span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>“As a writing mentor, Namm spent two years doing writing workshops with young girls in group homes and drug rehab centers, listening to the stories and experiences that these “throwaway” children had endured. FINDING HOPE is for them and those like them, whose voices are almost never heard.”</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Expected celebrities from the film include, (Left to right)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Molly Quinn, Chris Mulkey, Richard Reihle, Andy Mackenzie </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">(True Blood)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>, Christine Elise</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Ray Abruzzo</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">(The Sopranos).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">As well as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Oscar nominees from<b> The King’s Speech </b>and<b> The Social Network</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Katharine Ross</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">(The Graduate, Donnie Darko),</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>La Toya Jackson<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">(Recording Artist),</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Lee Daniels</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">(2010 Best Director Academy-Award Nominee for Precious),</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">Quinton Aaron</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">(Actor, The Blind Side),</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">supermodel</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Jaimie Hilfiger, Donna D'Errico</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">(Baywatch),</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Nathalie Fay</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">(The Hangover),</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Patrick Kilpatrick</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">(Minority Report),</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Desreta Jackson</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">(The Color Purple - which I am personally extremely excited about - she was the young Celie! High School English Literature is all coming back to me now...),</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Kristen Quintrall</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">(Transformers Dark of the Moon),</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Brett Stimely </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">(Watchman, Transformers 3) and many more.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">If your not throwing/attending your own pre-Oscars party tonight, whip up an oatmeal face mask, iron out your best party dress and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">get some beauty sleep c</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">ause tomorrows the big night!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><b><i>Special Correspondent </i></b></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-64579621157024866342011-02-26T11:20:00.001-08:002011-02-26T11:23:13.785-08:00Celebrities support Jamie Oliver's food revolution as he attempts to take on 'The Unhealthiest City in America'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kYE4OqCeiv1dZ7iCPIVdMPiKBK9U9Wbmi36ALR120HcT0ovpV5WsJiWzRndwi3bHvuXyRx6H6dZLaoPQahhpTcdaVfLNMjjKKTGIf9rDEPMVSNBQSCS6kLGMO-SkB3kZevAM_Mv0lw/s1600/Jamie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kYE4OqCeiv1dZ7iCPIVdMPiKBK9U9Wbmi36ALR120HcT0ovpV5WsJiWzRndwi3bHvuXyRx6H6dZLaoPQahhpTcdaVfLNMjjKKTGIf9rDEPMVSNBQSCS6kLGMO-SkB3kZevAM_Mv0lw/s320/Jamie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Renowned British chef <b>Jamie Oliver</b> has landed in <st1:place><st1:city>Huntington</st1:city>, <st1:state>West Virginia</st1:state></st1:place>, statistically named ‘Unhealthiest City in <st1:country-region><st1:place>America</st1:place></st1:country-region>’ and is planning to change the lives of its 50,000 inhabitants. They won’t know what hit them.<br />
See link below for the trailer:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.jamieoliver.com/about/jamie-oliver-videos/jamies-food-revolution-trailer">http://www.jamieoliver.com/about/jamie-oliver-videos/jamies-food-revolution-trailer</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Not only will this show be brought to your television screens, you can help bring the food revolution to your community and into your very own homes by signing <b>Oliver’s</b> petition here. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Or follow his journey on Facebook:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Ama J. Budge</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Special Correspondent </i></b></div><br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-50200091208225550702011-02-26T11:20:00.000-08:002011-02-26T16:54:46.798-08:00Hofstra U takes home 2011 Oscars Correspondent Grand Prize<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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In a media-packed presentation that start-to-finish lasted less than 20 minutes, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and <b>mtvU, MTV’s</b> this morning announced that<b> Luz Pena</b> and <b>Philip Robibero</b> from <b>Hofstra University</b> are the <b>2011 Oscars Correspondent Contest Grand Prize winners</b> and as such have locked backstage accommodations, a spot on the tomorrow’s red carpet for the <b>83rd Academy Awards</b> ceremony and <b>tickets to the Governors Ball.</b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Academy president <b>Tom Sherak said</b>, “Luz and Philip made a strong impression with the Academy selection panel and the online voters. I know they will represent the college community well. They are in for an unforgettable experience – the red carpet at the Oscars is like no place else on earth.”</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coverage from Luz and Philip will be up on mtvU.com and MTVNews.com next week.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The three competing finalists were flown to Los Angeles and have covered a flurry of events including Animated Feature Symposium, Foreign Language Film Award Nominees Photo Op, the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Symposium, and the Governors Ball preview.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today’s winners were selected from a second mtvU online poll and further evaluated by a rock solid team of entertainment journalists -- <b>Brooke Anderson</b>, co-host of <b>Showbiz Tonight</b>; <b>Sandy Cohen</b> from the <b>Associated Press</b>; and <b>Adam Weissler</b> from <b>Extra</b>.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Runners-up <b>Blake Mitchell</b> and <b>David Torcivia</b> from the <b>University of Georgia</b> and <b>Sarah Erickson </b>and <b>Joel Kutz </b> from the <b>University of Southern California </b>will also have red carpet access – but from the bleachers at the <b>El Capitan Theatre</b>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-24617214285902281802011-02-24T23:46:00.000-08:002011-02-24T23:46:57.605-08:00Watch Part 2: 13th Costume Designers Guild Awards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/QdJ3yM7ySW8?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Too bad none of these dresses are a double digit -- like a 10 -- otherwise I'd really be foaming at the mouth. For me, it is LBD on Sunday. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join <strong>Angelina Jolie</strong> and a ballroom full of stars for the <strong>13th Costume Designers Guild Awards</strong> at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 22, 2011.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-9454602838146559312011-02-24T14:34:00.000-08:002011-02-24T14:34:45.331-08:00ABC gets to hang on to Oscarcast until 2020<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang=""> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Oh happy day for ABC</strong>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a ballpark payout of <strong>$50 million</strong> per year, the network will hang onto its annual <strong>Oscarcast</strong>, </span><a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118032830"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daily Variety reports</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, through 2020, with the latest licensing agreement to have expired in 2014. </span></span><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-5673954456842739562011-02-24T01:00:00.000-08:002011-02-24T01:00:35.442-08:00Watch 13th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a peek into Hollywood's hottest closests, check out the amazing couiture on the backs of the likes of <strong>Diane Lane, Claire Danes, Ginnefer Goodwin, Kathy Griffin, Kellan Lutz, Issiah Mustafa </strong>and<strong> Kristin Davis</strong> at the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>13th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards</strong> video transcript held February 22, 2011 at the <strong>Beverly Hilton Hotel</strong>, covered by one of this blog's writers, <strong>London-based Ama Jo Buldge</strong>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Video is courtesy of the <strong><a href="http://www.lippingroup.com/">Lippen Group</a></strong>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A quick rundown of <strong>2011 Costume Designers Guild Award winners</strong> looks like this:</span><br />
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</div><sup><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EXCELLENCE IN CONTEMPORARY FILM Black Swan – Amy Westcott</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EXCELLENCE IN PERIOD FILM The King’s Speech – Jenny Beavan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EXCELLENCE IN FANTASY FILM Alice in Wonderland – Colleen Atwood</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY TELEVSION SERIES Glee – Lou Eyrich</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OUTSTANDING PERIOD/FANTASY TELEVSION SERIES Boardwalk Empire – John Dunn & Lisa Padovani</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINI SERIES Temple Grandin – Cindy Evans</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EXCELLENCE IN COMMERCIAL COSTUME DESIGN Chanel – Bleu de Chanel – Aude Bronson‐Howard</span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang=""></span></span></span></sup><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-48614069825920233922011-02-24T00:37:00.000-08:002011-02-24T00:58:56.804-08:00Hollywood Boulevard: Ama Jo Budge on-the-street pre-Oscars 2011<div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHcf9Bg_-egyK-TbMm9il0DBLDWgBrqz4nH1Qb4YYbWX-eliBi-pp5mymsT0mPKBF71503CsKvSR57fR88LelgtwVCDdfEMjX9STbEtMvjIOzv8XtduYhr9yXYQDUhHRo3AfZxZPbJg/s1600/P1030578+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHcf9Bg_-egyK-TbMm9il0DBLDWgBrqz4nH1Qb4YYbWX-eliBi-pp5mymsT0mPKBF71503CsKvSR57fR88LelgtwVCDdfEMjX9STbEtMvjIOzv8XtduYhr9yXYQDUhHRo3AfZxZPbJg/s320/P1030578+-+Copy.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took to the streets this afternoon to inhale the pre-<strong>2011 Academy Awards</strong> <place><strong>Hollywood</strong></place><strong> buzz</strong>. The road in front of <strong>Hollywood Boulevard</strong> is already blocked off with scaffolding, patrolled by security guards, and watched over by the towering canvas <strong>Oscars Award</strong> itself. The cramped corridors between the blockade and the shop walls becomes <strong>crammed with tourists</strong>, film-buffs, and locals alike, the usual touristy excitement heightened as people tramp up and down the (plastic covered) <strong>red carpet</strong>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adrienne survived nearly a decade beyond her prognosis thanks to advanced cancer treament and awareness and to the <strong>Susan G. Koman</strong> organization and many otherslike it, I am thankful for their continuing work in combatting this inciduous disease.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I urge each and every one of you to <strong><a href="http://ww5.komen.org/GetInvolved/SusanGKomen3DayFortheCure.html">donate generously</a></strong> to the cause and to <strong>come out Sunday, February 27, 2011 to</strong> <strong>Dodger Stadium</strong>, located at 1000 Elysian Park Avenue in Los Angeles to cheer on celebrities <strong>Brenda Song</strong>, <strong>Aimee Garcia</strong>, <strong>Nia Long</strong> and others in support of this great cause.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our woman on-the-street, <strong>Ama Jo Budge</strong>, at <strong>Hollywood & Highland</strong> claims that her personal survey reconfirms <strong>Johnny Depp</strong> as the hottest actor alive with <strong>Christian Bale</strong> following in second place of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">women aged 15 to 60 surveyed during this<strong> 2011 Oscar week.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, the <strong>Motion Picture Association of America</strong> reported that global box office reached $31.8 billion, a <strong>global box office record</strong> with an 8% increase in 2010 over last year, <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118032746"><strong>Daily Variety</strong> reports</a>, with a drop 5% drop in actual domestic attendance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dunno yet, but, I've got a cool $100 on <strong>Toy Story 3</strong> and <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> taking home some bacon.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finding my place in the red carpet line, I talk to other press members, peruse the ‘tip-list’ (as it sounds literally a list of the big names and faces attending) and await the arrival of the celebrities. Trickle turns to flood and suddenly the room is a-flash with shouting photographers all vying for the attention of the biggest stars. <i><strong>Sex and the City</strong></i> star <strong>Kristin Davis</strong> is hosting the evening, and appears in a <strong>floating black and white polka-dot gown</strong>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Praising the work of the designers:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>“<city><place>Halle</place></city> is a genius in so many ways and such a generous person, she’s a sweetheart.”</strong></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These sentiments were echoed later not only by the president of the <strong>Costume Designers Guild, Mary Rose</strong> (see below) but also by <strong>Samuel L Jackson</strong> as he presents <state><place>Berry</place></state> with the <strong>Lacoste Spotlight Award</strong>. This award singles out an actor who has proved consistently committed to achieving excellence in their role and shown a particular awareness to the integral operation of costume design within that role. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A personal favourute of mine, <strong>Lisa Edelsein</strong> (who plays the character of <strong>Cuddy</strong> - <strong>Dr. House’s</strong> love interest and Dean of Medicine in the hit US show <i><strong>House</strong></i>) appears on the red carpet looking stunning in <strong>Viviane Westwood</strong> and I positively leap on the poor woman for a photograph, who is extremely gracious and agrees.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">entrance in her <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Elie Saab Haute Couture</strong> gown. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw_uKJKhHXKLhyphenhyphen_urr9oUWnTfUY1BzBQNcv31nVlg8zF9VBMBhqD0HkR3NLtJLooyQs_JD77O4gTvDMoCiedfVws72fr0Csyg6BUtlKWcb9OgEdiRCQnizQaffIaEP8MWjgoLW_F8Qg/s1600/P1030755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw_uKJKhHXKLhyphenhyphen_urr9oUWnTfUY1BzBQNcv31nVlg8zF9VBMBhqD0HkR3NLtJLooyQs_JD77O4gTvDMoCiedfVws72fr0Csyg6BUtlKWcb9OgEdiRCQnizQaffIaEP8MWjgoLW_F8Qg/s320/P1030755.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="apple-style-span"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Julia Roberts</strong>, his long time friend, colleague and neighbour held a personal memorial for him in her home last year, and he received a standing ovation in the hall tonight.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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The Paley center For Media <a href="http://www.paleycenter.org/" target="_blank">http://www.paleycenter.org</a> hosted a rare gathering of some of the original team members of the Rowan & Martin Laugh-In's. Not present though were the duo themselves Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, since they are no more. Some of the key troupe was present though, on stage, in full form, years older but spirited and funny as ever! You had Arte Johnson, Gary Owens, Jo Anne Worley and George Gobel. <br />
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You could see they had maintained their friendship over the years through their warm and familiar repartee. Some of the other names who were part of the show and became superstars eventually were Lily Tomlin, Goldie Hawn (who was supposed to have come but couldn't make it), Cher, Sally Fields, Gene Hackman to name a few. <br />
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After some laughs and going down memory lane, some of funniest clips from show were shown to the audience and a Q & A thereafter was conducted. Some of casts family members and spouses were introduced as well.<br />
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A fun, nostalgic evening showcasing a part of yesteryear Hollywood. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-12538881968484076822011-02-22T17:45:00.000-08:002011-02-22T17:45:42.720-08:002011 Academy Awards: Meet Ama Jo Budge and Suniil Sadarangani <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ama Jo Budge covering the 13th Costume Designers Guild awards</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ama is a creative fiction and non-fiction writer from the UK currently based in Los Angeles. She has studied the arts for her entire life, specializing in alternative performance art and the study film. Finding London decidedly too cold, Ama has come to bask in the sun and glory of our city of Angels and will be assisting Milena with her reports on the <strong>2011 Academy Awards</strong> this year. She will be on-site twittering you instant updates from the <strong>2011 Costume Designers Guild Awards</strong> tonight. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suniil Sadarangani is covering Best of Laugh-in at the Paley Center tonight</td></tr>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Suniil Sadarangani</b> started his career in production with Sunil Lull, former CEO at <strong>MTV Networks</strong>, India. Since then he has become one of India's respected producers for his work in coordinating production between South Asia and the West having over 7 years experience as a Line Producer/Producer. He joins Milena in covering tonight's presentation of <strong>The Best of Laugh-In at the Paley Center</strong> in Beverly Hills. Suniil is an actor, producer and filmmaker.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-12695272836183147712011-02-22T17:20:00.000-08:002011-02-22T17:20:56.847-08:002011 Academy Awards: Polls are now officially closed<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just minutes ago the polls closed for the <strong>83rd Academy Awards</strong>. Now, actors, their 10%er entourage and all other parties-of-interest and entourage can rest up for Sunday's festivities. </span><a href="http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/awards-campaign-2009/posts/thats-a-wrap-oscar-voting-is-officially-over"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a good read from my buddies at <strong>Hitfix.com</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-26286788398775590822011-02-22T14:35:00.000-08:002011-02-22T14:40:05.696-08:00Academy Awards 2011: 13th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards today <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check back in a few hours for our <a href="http://www.twitter.com/2011oscars">Twitter</a> and blog coverage of the <strong>13th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards</strong> this evening, February 22, 2011, to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with <strong>Halle Berry</strong>, <strong>Kristen Davis</strong> and <strong>Joel Schumacher</strong> expected in attendence as part of the on-going festivities associted with the <strong>2011 Academy Awards</strong>.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-22295002022249676192011-02-21T20:29:00.000-08:002011-02-21T20:40:59.400-08:002011 Academy Awards: Bad time to change last names<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a post in the <strong><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail?entry_id=83346">San Francisco Chronicle</a></strong> by the phenomenal <a href="http://www.zennie62.com/"><strong>Zennie Abrahams, Jr</strong>.</a> (and posse that includes me) announcing our coverage of the <strong>83rd Annual Academy Awards</strong>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To readers: I apologize for the confusion. Yes, <strong>Milena Merrill = Milena Rimassa</strong>. If there is a next time I go through a divorce, it will not be during Oscar season.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-62511482112095975232011-02-21T20:10:00.000-08:002011-02-21T22:04:39.141-08:002011 Academy Awards: Hollywood street closures<div class="fullModule splitContainer"><div class="splitMain"><div class="contentModule"> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hate running into unexpected traffic jams or closed streets. For the all fun and glitz of the <strong>2011 Academy Awards</strong>, no doubt some unexpecting motorist will be inconvenienced by the <strong>massive crowds</strong> in and around the corner of <strong>Hollywood &</strong> <strong>Highland</strong>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <strong>Academy of</strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong> Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</strong> and the <strong>City of Los Angeles</strong> have finalized <strong>2011 Academy Award street closure</strong> plans around the <strong>Kodak Theatre</strong> in Hollywood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To accommodate the construction of press risers, fan bleachers and pre-show stages along the Academy Awards red carpet, <strong>Hollywood Boulevard will be closed between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive beginning at 10 p.m. on Sunday, February 20</strong>. It will reopen at 6 a.m. on February 21, close again at 10 p.m. that same day, and then remain closed until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, March 1. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MTA subway trains will bypass the Hollywood & Highland station</strong> after the last regularly scheduled train on <strong>Saturday, February 26, until 6 a.m. Monday, February 28</strong>. Service at the station will resume with the first scheduled train after 6 a.m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Between<strong> Sunday, February 20, </strong>and <strong>Sunday, February 27,</strong> the day of the<strong> Academy Awards presentation, </strong>additional streets and sidewalks will be closed for varying periods. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Details of the closures and maps of affected areas are available from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the Sixth and the Thirteenth District City Council field offices, at </span><a href="http://www.navigate/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.navigate</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hollywood.com, and on the Academy's website at <a href="http://www.oscars.org/closures">www.oscars.org/closures</a>.</span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Follow us on Twitter #2011Oscars</div>2011 Academy Awards by Milena Rimassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09132670251574800194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53110329979403530.post-30132978656863755622011-02-21T19:24:00.000-08:002011-02-21T23:10:18.074-08:002011 Academy Awards: God of Love strong contender for best short<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://2.gvt0.com/vi/MlQsnMsq_RI/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MlQsnMsq_RI&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MlQsnMsq_RI&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the most delightful short films I have seen in a good long while --<strong>God of Love</strong> -- that brought lead actor <strong>Luke Matheny</strong> a <strong><a href="http://topangafilmfestival.com/2010/08/and-the-winner-is-topanga-film-festival-announces-2010-honorees/">2010 Coveted Coyote award for Best Actor</a></strong> last summer at the <strong><a href="http://www.topangafilmfestival.com/">Topanga Film Festival</a></strong> is nominated in this category for a <strong>2011 Academy Award</strong> and is this reporter's 2011 short film pick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlQsnMsq_RI">God of Love</a></strong> filmmakers have Academy Awards for <strong>outstanding film achievements of 2010</strong> to look forward to on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the <strong>Kodak Theater</strong> in Hollywood.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take a peek at Oscar nominated filmmakers <strong>Ivan Goldschmidt</strong> (left) "Na Wewe" and <strong>Luke Matheny</strong> (right) <strong>God of Love</strong> attend the <strong>Shorts!</strong> and <strong>Docs Shorts!</strong> screening at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International on Saturday, February 19, 2011, held in New York. </span><br />
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