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Oprah Winfrey is to receive an Oscar. The 57-year-old chat show queen will receive the coveted Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her off-screen philanthropy at the Governors Awards in November. Joining Winfrey in collecting special statuettes at the Academy’s 3rd Annual Governors Awards on Nov. 12 will be actor James Earl Jones and legendary makeup artist Dick Smith. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors voted Tuesday to recognise the three entertainment industry veterans. Winfrey previously picked up an Oscar nomination for her performance in The Color Purple. The Academy specifically cited such good deeds as her eponymous foundation, her Angel Network, and her South African girls’ school as the reason behind the new gong. Jones and Smith will receive honorary Oscars for their outstanding careers. Jones has acted in more than 50 films and is one of the industry’s most recognisable voices including Darth Vader in Star Wars. Smith’s credits include The Exorcist and The Godfather.
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Screen legend Kirk Douglas made a rare appearance at this year’s Oscar ceremony — and kept the best supporting actress nominees waiting on the edge of their seats. Douglas walked out on the stage with a cane and spent more than five minutes cracking jokes with Oscar hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway. Before even introducing the nominees, he told Franco he looked better out of the cave, a funny reference to Franco’s film 127 Hours. He then praised Hathaway, telling the audience: “She’s gorgeous!,” As Douglas gushed, Hathaway blushed and then began to blow him kisses, before he added: “Where were you when I was making pictures?” He also made a few jokes at Hugh Jackman’s expense for always laughing and poked fun at Colin Firth for never laughing, adding: “He’s British!” He then swapped his cane for the winner’s envelope and then pretended to wrestle the cane form the usher holding it before saying: “I usually lose.” As the audience laughed nervously, Douglas finally opened the the envelope but kept delaying announcing the winner, causing the audience to crack up. He finally announced the winner: Melissa Leo, for The Fighter.
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Christian Bale paid tribute to former boxer Dicky Eklund as he picked up his best supporting Oscar. Eklund, who was portrayed by Bale in The Fighter, stood up and punched the air as the British actor gave him and his half-brother Micky Ward a shout-out from the stage. “Dickie and Mickey. Where’s my quacker? Dickie’s up there somewhere,” Bale yelled into the audience at the Kodak Theatre. Seeing the former New England welterweight champion get to his feet, he said: “Mate, you’re the best. He’s had a wonderful story and I can’t wait to see the next chapter of his story. If you want to be a champion, if you want to train with him, go and meet with him. Go and check him out. He deserves it.” Bale, 37, also marvelled at the “talented and inspirational people” he saw in the Oscars audience and questioned: “What the hell am I doing here in the midst of you? It’s such an honour.” After thanking his co-stars in The Fighter — and vowing not to “drop the F bomb” like Melissa Leo – he choked back tears as he paid tribute to his wife Sandra. “I didn’t think I was like this,” he said, caught up with emotion. My wonderful wife who’s my mast through the storms of life. I hope I’m likewise to you.”
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Oscar Winners 2011: Your Complete List of Academy Award Winners!
BEST PICTURE
The King’s Speech
BEST ACTOR
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
BEST ACTRESS
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
BEST DIRECTOR
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
BEST SONG
“We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3, Randy Newman
BEST EDITING
The Social Network, Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Inception, Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Inside Job, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
God of Love, Luke Matheny
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Strangers No More, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland, Colleen Atwood
BEST MAKEUP
The Wolfman, Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
BEST SOUND EDITING
Inception, Richard King
BEST SOUND MIXING
Inception, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo, and Ed Novick
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Social Network, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, The Fighter
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
In a Better World (Denmark)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The King’s Speech, Screenplay by David Seidler
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Social Network, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Toy Story 3
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
The Lost Thing, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Inception, Wally Pfister
BEST ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland, Robert Stromberg, Karen O’Hara
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Filled in: Actor, Actress, Oscars
Here is a full list of 2011 Oscar Nominations
Actor in a Leading Role
- Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
- Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
- Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
- Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
- James Franco in “127 Hours”
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
- John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone”
- Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
- Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
- Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”
Actress in a Leading Role
- Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
- Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
- Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone”
- Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
- Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
- Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech”
- Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
- Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
- Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”
Animated Feature Film
- “How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
- “The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
- “Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich
Art Direction
- “Alice in Wonderland”
Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
- “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
- “Inception”
Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
- “The King’s Speech”
Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
- “True Grit”
Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Cinematography
- “Black Swan” Matthew Libatique
- “Inception” Wally Pfister
- “The King’s Speech” Danny Cohen
- “The Social Network” Jeff Cronenweth
- “True Grit” Roger Deakins
Costume Design
- “Alice in Wonderland” Colleen Atwood
- “I Am Love” Antonella Cannarozzi
- “The King’s Speech” Jenny Beavan
- “The Tempest” Sandy Powell
- “True Grit” Mary Zophres
Directing
- “Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
- “The Fighter” David O. Russell
- “The King’s Speech” Tom Hooper
- “The Social Network” David Fincher
- “True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Documentary (Feature)
- “Exit through the Gift Shop” Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
- “Gasland” Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
- “Inside Job” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
- “Restrepo” Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
- “Waste Land” Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
Documentary (Short Subject)
- “Killing in the Name” Nominees to be determined
- “Poster Girl” Nominees to be determined
- “Strangers No More” Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
- “Sun Come Up” Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
- “The Warriors of Qiugang” Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Film Editing
- “Black Swan” Andrew Weisblum
- “The Fighter” Pamela Martin
- “The King’s Speech” Tariq Anwar
- “127 Hours” Jon Harris
- “The Social Network” Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Foreign Language Film
- “Biutiful” Mexico
- “Dogtooth” Greece
- “In a Better World” Denmark
- “Incendies” Canada
- “Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” Algeria
Makeup
- “Barney’s Version” Adrien Morot
- “The Way Back” Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
- “The Wolfman” Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Music (Original Score)
- “How to Train Your Dragon” John Powell
- “Inception” Hans Zimmer
- “The King’s Speech” Alexandre Desplat
- “127 Hours” A.R. Rahman
- “The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Music (Original Song)
- “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
- “I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
- “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
- “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Picture
- “Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
- “The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
- “Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
- “The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
- “The King’s Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
- “127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
- “The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
- “Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
- “True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
- “Winter’s Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
- “Day & Night” Teddy Newton
- “The Gruffalo” Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
- “Let’s Pollute” Geefwee Boedoe
- “The Lost Thing” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
- “Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)” Bastien Dubois
Short Film (Live Action)
- “The Confession” Tanel Toom
- “The Crush” Michael Creagh
- “God of Love” Luke Matheny
- “Na Wewe” Ivan Goldschmidt
- “Wish 143” Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite
Sound Editing
- “Inception” Richard King
- “Toy Story 3” Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
- “Tron: Legacy” Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
- “True Grit” Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
- “Unstoppable” Mark P. Stoeckinger
Sound Mixing
- “Inception” Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
- “The King’s Speech” Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
- “Salt” Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
- “The Social Network” Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
- “True Grit” Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
Visual Effects
- “Alice in Wonderland” Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
- “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
- “Hereafter” Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
- “Inception” Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
- “Iron Man 2” Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- “127 Hours” Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
- “The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
- “Toy Story 3” Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
- “True Grit” Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- “Winter’s Bone” Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- “Another Year” Written by Mike Leigh
- “The Fighter” Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson;
Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
- “Inception” Written by Christopher Nolan
- “The Kids Are All Right” Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
- “The King’s Speech” Screenplay by David Seidler
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Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank has appeared on the cover of InStyle Australia and told the mag she wants children, ‘when the time is right’. Hilary, whose boyfriend is talent agent John Campisi, said, “I’ve always thought about kids. “Always. Someday, hopefully, I’ll have children. When the time is right.” The 36-year-old divorcee added she was in no rush to head back down the aisle, but said, “I believe in the sanctity of marriage. “John and I, we were both in long marriages and it’s not something we need to rush back into.” Talking about relationships in general, she added she preferred her partner to be honest. “I say to all the relationships in my life, just be honest with me. “I’d rather hear something I don’t want to hear than figure it out later.”
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Demi Moore scored $250,000 for her anti-sex slave charity when she beat Kevin Bacon in an online charity contest.
The Ghost star, who wowed with her fashion choice at Sunday’s Oscars, won the cash for the DNA Foundation, which she founded with her husband Ashton Kutcher, in the Pepsi Refresh Celebrity Challenge.
The public placed votes in the challenge. Bacon of Mystic River fame – not to mention online social network friending site six degrees – will not go home empty-handed. His SixDegrees.org is currently raising funds for Haiti and receives a $100,000 grant.
Moore’s foundation offered the cash to the Girls Educational & Mentoring Services for female victims of sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking.
Rachel Lloyd of GEMS said the grant will “support us in the important work of transforming survivors of domestic trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation into future leaders”.
Source: Splash News
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Photographs and video of Oscar nominees, including George Clooney, Helen Mirren, Matt Damon, Penelope Cruz, Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock, before they became stars were dug out of the archives on a US TV special.
The 20/20 Before They Were Famous show had Best Actor nominee George Clooney’s dad Nick opening the family album to reveal childhood pictures of the star with a crooked smile from Bell’s palsy – which partially paralyses the face – and wearing glasses.
Best Actress nominee Helen Mirren was pictured as a young girl, while never-before-seen video of Matt Damon was unearthed from a student production at Harvard.
A youthful Damon was also seen in a TJ Maxx commercial.
Sexy Penelope Cruz, nominated for Best Supporting Actress, featured in clips as a teenager in a screen test, a synth-pop music video and on a Sunday morning TV show.
Meryl Streep’s high school yearbooks were opened up to show photos of the Best Actress candidate as a cheerleader and budding performer.
Her rival for the award Sandra Bullock was seen getting the giggles in a school play and as the Bionic Girl in a 1989 show that failed to be picked up as a series.
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