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Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Nab British Academy Award Nominations
Another day, another round of acting nominations for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. The two -- who previously scored both Golden Globe and Screen Actor Guild Award nods -- are being honored by the British Academy for their dramatic acting roles. Look back on Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's most romantic moments. In the best-actress category, Jolie is up against Kate Winslet (who is nominated...

Paris Hilton Caught Hiding in the Crapper at Invite-Only Party
Paris Hilton hid in the bathroom at Creative Artist Agency’s big post-Golden Globes bash Sunday night after CAA… caught her slipping in uninvited

Brad Pitt got yelled at for being “ugly as a dog”
When looking at Brad Pitt, I have often been struck by the horror that is his face. Really, from head to toe the man is sheer grossness. He’s one of those actors that’s famous because he is so incredibly good at his job, not because he’s fun to look at. Most of the time, when I’m watching one of Brad’s films, I have to turn away every few seconds so my stomach doesn’t churn.

Brad Pitt Attacked by a Golden Globes Drunk
It’s probably not the kind of thing he’s used to hearing, so it’s little wonder Brad Pitt was left dumbstruck when a drunken guest at a party laid into him

Brad Pitt is 'ugly as a dog'!
OMG! This is the last thing anyone can imagine about Brad Pitt. Obviously, for a man who has topped umpteen lists of beautiful and sexy people, this title looks a bit out of place. However, if you happen to be Brad Pitt and are lucky enough to get spotted by a drunk woman at the Golden Globes after party then chances are that you may end up receiving this unacceptable title. As per reports, the same thing happened with Brad at HBO’s party and the real culprit was Brad’s aging make

"I Live in a Brad Pitt"
Brad Pitt has been working alongside partner Angelina Jolie to make things right in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city and surrounding areas.

The Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie “Seacrest Snub” - Did they or didn’t they? (Discussion Thread)
It’s almost laughable to even write about this, but you know what? Naturally the media and the bloggers and possibly people around the water cooler at the office have been talking about this topic - I’ve even had a few people in my offline life ask me about it. Of course I am referring to [...]

News Bites: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Nominated for British Oscars
have both been nominated for the British equivalent of Oscars. The nominations for the British Academy Awards were announced yesterday, and Pitt's performance in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Angelina's in Changeling were both recognized, according to Us . Other nominees included Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road and The Reader , Meryl Streep for Doubt , Sean Penn for Milk and Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler. Gossip Girl creators and producers Josh Schwart

Brad Pitt to Play Steve McQueen?
Brad Pitt has emerged the hot favorite to play Steve McQueen in a movie about the late actor's life.Hollywood producers Michael Cerenzie and Christine Peters have acquired the rights to Marshall Terrill's recent biography Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel, and are planning to begin shooting a biopic later this year. And Pitt - who can currently be seen in new movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - is reportedly in line to star as the Great Escape actor.read more

Sleepless Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt says being a parent "keeps him up at night".

Pitt joins Tarantino in Germany for film
BERLIN, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Brad Pitt and director Quentin Tarantino are teaming up in Germany to film the drama "Inglorious Bastards," People magazine says.

Brad Gives Katrina Victims a Home
The first houses in Pitt's Make It Right New Orleans rebuilding project are completed. How many people can say the house they live in is all because of Brad Pitt? Well, at least six families in New Orleans 9th ward district, an area hit hard by Hurricane Katrina,...

Brad's Double Whammy
First Brad Pitt has twins, now he has double nominations... He's been given the nod for not one, but two mega awards at this year's Baftas. The 45-year-old has been nominated for best actor for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and best supporting actor for Burn After Reading. Go Bradley. The actor has previously been nominated for only one Bafta in his career, in 2007 he was in the running for best film for The Departed, which he co-produced, but lost out to The Queen.

Mickey Rourke Making his Big Comeback!
After winning the Golden Globe for best actor in drama The Wrestler the other night, Mickey Rourke has been seen everywhere in Hollwyood. Look at his hot date! Rourke is set to play in Iron Man 2 as well. You are never too old to make a comeback it seems. check out the Wrestler Trailer here:

Kate Winslet's BAFTA double
Kate Winslet, 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' lead the 2009 BAFTA Award nominations. The actress follows her double Golden Globe win with two nominations in the Leading Actress category for 'Revolutionary Road' and 'The Reader' - in which she plays a Nazi prison guard. Thanks for BAFTA suggestions. Will whittle them down to a top three then slip one in. 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' are the films with the most nominati

J. Lo baubles ring explanation
The singer-actress poo-poos reports that her marriage to Marc Anthony is on the rocks in the new issue of In Touch Weekly , telling the mag that she occasionally leaves her 8.2 carat Neil Lane engagement ring at home because it doesn't go with her outfit. "Every time I'm not wearing my ring, people think I'm getting divorced," Lopez says, who doffed her diamond for the Golden Globes . "That's crazy! It just didn't go with the dress." Oh, really ?! Lopez made waves in early December whe

Is a New Moon Rising for Vanessa Hudgens?
star Vanessa Hudgens be leaving the Wildcats behind to run with a new pack? In news that is sure to make every tween in the universe blow out their vocal chords in a fit of franchise-converging ecstasy, MTV News reported on Tuesday that the starlet has auditioned to play a werewolf in the upcoming Twilight sequel, New Moon . Ashley Greene, who plays Alice in the blockbuster series, broke the news to MTV at a Golden Globes afterparty on Sunday night, telling the outlet: "I think she'd b

Dan Abrams On Today's "Menu"
Dan Abrams, founder and CEO of Abrams Reseach and NBC News legal correspondent, joined us this morning on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu. We discussed the future of Abrams Research as well as the first survey released by the company, relating to business journalists. "I think journalists are very good about taking a look back at what they've done and asking themselves the question 'did I do everything I could,'" he said this morning. We also talked about President-elect Barack Obama's decision

Kate Winslet - Winslet Gets Double Bafta Nod
Two-time Golden Globe winner Kate Winslet is set for more glory - she is nominated twice in the best actress category at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ...

Amitabh blasts 'Slumdog Millionaire' on blog
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has slammed Danny Boyle's Golden Globe award winning underdog drama "Slumdog Millionaire" for showing India in poor light. "If 'Slumdog Millionaire' projects India as Third World dirty underbelly developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky underbelly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations," Amitabh said in a posting on his blog on Wednesday from Paris, France."Its just that the 'Slumdog Millioa

Jeremy Piven On His Mercury Poisoning: 'I'm Not a Doctor, I Don't Even Play One On TV' [Clips]
newVideoPlayer("/PivenGMAmercury.flv", 506, 423,""); A very not-mercury-poisoned-looking Jeremy Piven, who quit his high-profile Broadway show Speed-the-Plow using the old too much sushi excuse, managed to drag himself out of bed at dawn to go on Good Morning America today. Feh.The more he doth protest, the more it is too much. He'd be better off laying low—not going to the glitzy Golden Globes then flying back across the country to do GMA. If he disappeared for a while, in stoic sickly hermitage, he

Paris May Need to Scope Out the Bathrooms in Utah
Paris Hilton sported bold blue eye shadow and bright red lips while out in LA on Tuesday. She was also dolled up in pink for a late-night shopping trip yesterday, maybe stocking up for her planned trip to the Sundance Film Festival. Before she heads to Utah, though, she might want to double check her party invitations. Apparently the heiress wasn't allowed into the CAA after-party following Sunday's Golden Globes. She snuck in anyway and hid in the bathroom before getting escorted out by security and headi

Angelina Jolie embarrasses Freida Pinto
Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto was embarrassed when she met Angelina Jolie. Pinto was tucking into a buffet at a luncheon in Los Angeles, when Jolie approached her to congratulate her work. Pinto said: “Talk about bad timing; I stuffed my face with a pastry and Angelina comes walking up to me and says, 'Good job.'" Comment on this Article Pinto had to acknowledge the actress with a mouthful of food, but got the chance to speak to her properly just before the Golden Globe

Two Bafta nods for Kate Winslet
Double Golden Globe winner Kate Winslet has two nominations for best actress at the British Academy Film Awards. Read more