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‘Slumdog’ grabs 11 British film award nods
Underdog-turned-favorite “Slumdog Millionaire” picked up 11 nominations Thursday for the British Academy film awards, Britain’s version of the Oscars.

'Slumdog' leads field for British Academy awards
LONDON - Underdog-turned-favorite "Slumdog Millionaire" picked up 11 nominations Thursday for the British Academy film awards, Britain's version of the Oscars.

Three Monkeys (Turkey's Submission for Oscar)
James from Out 1 here. With the 9-film shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film announced, let us all open our ears to the Annual Critics Who Cry “Snub!” While you can typically count me in that group, there are only a couple films that people are really upset about being snubbed (Gomorrah, Captain Abu Raed...but really, did you really expect Jordan to get a nomination the first year it submits?) unlike last years full-blown snub debacle (4 Months, Edge of Heaven, I Just Didn’t Do It, The Orphanage,

Win Oscar, Live Longer
Better than gold A snippet in the Jan. 11 edition of Parade mentions a “controversial study” that claims Academy Award winners lived 3.9 years longer than performers who don’t get that recognition. Then it trots out a more recent analysis putting the so-called “longevity bonus” at - perhaps - only one year. May have an effect on nominees [...]

Channel Surfing: NBC Renews \"30 Rock\" and \"The Office,\" Daniels Still Mulling \"Office\" Spin-off, Hopkins Scrubs in on \"Private Practice,\" and More
Welcome to your Friday morning television briefing. By the hammer of Thor! Good news for fans of 30 Rock and The Office : NBC has renewed both series for the 2009-10 season, which means that we're guaranteed a fourth and sixth respective season of each. Given 30 Rock 's comedy win at this week's Golden Globes (and well-deserved statuettes for stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin) , I would have been gobsmacked if NBC hadn't ordered an additional season of the critically beloved series. (press r

Nicollette Sheridan “Ellen” Interview: “I Don’t Like Ryan Seacrest!”
Wow…this hasn’t been Ryan Seacrest’s week. First, the radio/television personality was snubbed by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at last weekend’s Golden Globes. Then he became the butt of a blogosphere comedy fest when he foolishly tried to high-five a blind man on Tuesday’s Season Premiere of American Idol 8. And now this… Desperate Housewives Nicollette [...]

Brain Candy: TomKat, J.Lo & Spanx Oh, My! - Via 24Olsen
SOURCE: CandyKirby.com | Humor Columnist, Pop Culture, Sex, Funny News, It's CandyTV [SOW] Jessica Alba is dressed for a real snoozefest of a movie. [Ayyyy!] Not a good day for celebrity health:

Anne Hathaway's \"Slumdog\" Love
NEW YORK — Anne Hathaway is a fan of "Slumdog Millionaire" _ and the young star of the film, Dev Patel.A starstruck Hathaway expressed her love for the actor's performance in "Slumdog" on the red carpet at the National Board of Review Awards gala in Manhattan.Meeting Patel for the first time, Hathaway declared: "I love you in your movie so much! ... You're so beautiful in it. You broke my heart. It was gorgeous."Patel, pleasantly surprised by Hathaway's praise, asked her for a hug.He said: "That means

Hannah Montana: Is Miley Cyrus the Soon-to-be Mrs. DiCaprio, Or the Next Madonna?
There was one titanic comment during this year's Golden Globes that might've sealed the fate of Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus .  Of course, the joking remark came from no one but the teen sensation herself.  According to her, she's more than smitten with one of Hollywood's most sought-after actors: Leonardo DiCaprio. 

British Academy Award Nominations Couldn't Care Less About The British [Awards]
As we navigate the jaded doldrums of mid-awards season, let's pause a moment to give the BAFTAs some credit for spiking its 2008 awards nominations with some counterintuitive, even self-loathing surprise.Sure, Slumdog Millionairecoasted to 11 nods, sharing the lead with fellow Best Picture and Director nominee Benjamin Button, and sure, The Reader is shockingly well-represented with nominations for Picture, Actress and Director. (Kate Winslet is also nominated for Revolutionary Road.) But the trade-off is t

New Theatrical Trailer for 'Fast & Furious'
Say what you will, but The Fast and Furious franchise has always been a guilty pleasure for gear-heads and novices alike -- just don't look too close for things like character development, or, say, a plot...because by now we all know these movies are about watching shiny things motor at the speed of light. If you don't believe me, go take a look at the new theatrical trailer for the latest installment over at Yahoo! Movies, because it's chock full of all the engine revving and glowering from the driver side

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie: BAFTA Beautiful
src="http://cdn.buzznet.com/media-cdn/jj1/headlines/2009/01/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-bafta.jpg" alt="Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie: BAFTA Beautiful"> The nominees for the 2009 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) have just been announced (Britain’s version of the Oscars).

'Slumdog Millionaire And 'Benjamin Button' Lead The British BAFTAs With 11 Nominations Each
The BAFTAnominations are in. They're obviously the equivalent of the British Oscars, if you happen to be living under a rock. Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" and David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" lead the nominees with eleven nods each. The British love their own, expect Boyle to sweep, but as one astute commenter reminds us, "If the British love their own, where is Sally Hawkins?" Hmm, indeed. Consider her a major snub. "The Dark Knight" was also snubbed in the major categories outs

Sepinwall on TV: Diablo Cody talks 'United States of Tara'
In the first of today's columns (which actually won't be in the paper until Sunday), I talk with "United States of Tara" creator Diablo Cody about the show, her quick rise to fame and Academy Award approval, and the backlash that resulted from it. As I like to do when an interview is particularly lively, I like to run the full transcript, so after the jump, a brief intro and then a whole lot of talk about the above topics, and Cody's unique style of dialogue (and my inability to correctly identify it half t

Scarlett Johansson Dolce & Gabbana Makeup Spokesmodel
Scarlett Johansson will be the face of the new Dolce & Gabbana line of cosmetics, the Italian designing duo has revealed. “Scarlett is sure of herself. She’s a beautiful girl, but she’s really easygoing. She is very Dolce & Gabbana.” The Golden Globe-nominated actress was recently photographed for a series of sexy Marilyn Monroe-inspired print ads [...]

Stars Discuss Heath Ledger's Legacy in 'Entertainment Weekly'
, who won a posthumous Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actor in The Dark Knight , is the subject of Entertainment Weekly 's latest cover story. In the new issue, Heath's friends, former co-stars and those who worked with him behind the scenes open up with their thoughts on the actor, who died nearly a year ago, on January 22, 2008. Below are some of the quotes from the piece:

Twilight - Taylor Lautner wants a date
He told the magazine: "It's fun to play somebody who's just like me, but then it's cool as an actor to challenge myself and play something opposite of who I am." For the latest Robert gossip click here > For more Twilight photos click here > Click here to see all the photos from the Golden Globes >

Golden Globes - Via 24Olsen
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Paris Hilton Gets Kicked Out Of CAA Golden Globes After Party.
Looks like Ryan Seacrest wasn’t the only person royally snubbed at this year’s Golden Globes. Paris Hilton was physically removed from the Creative Artist Agency’s Golden Globes Afterparty on Sunday night after she was caught sneaking into the posh affair at L.A.’s Sunset Towers uninvited. CAA exec Kevin Huvane demanded the hotel heiress be tossed from the party, [...]

Golden Globes Rising Star: Freida Pinto
-- In the Golden Globe-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire," Freida Pinto wins the heart of Dev Patel - and thousands of moviegoers. Not bad for her first film. The Mumbai-born actress was a natural for "Slumdog," which follows the rags-to-riches story of co-star Dev's Jamal - and she told Access Hollywood that making the movie was like finding first love. "I pinch myself all the time," she told Access . "I still can't get myself to comprehend the fact that this is my first film. It's like

Michael Giltz: American Idol Ratings Rise For Kansas City
On the second night of American Idol, the audience grew bigger. Yep, the show seen by 30.1 million viewers inched closer to 31 million fans. (The ratings grew from 16.7 to 16.8 to be exact, according to Mediaweek's Marc Berman. That's down just 5% from the same night last season.) So the show bigger than anything on TV since the Olympics remains a juggernaut. Only the Super Bowl and the Oscars (one-time annual events) can compete with this weekly series. And who is performing the national anthem in Tampa be