Kirk Douglas Steals The Show Presenting Best Supporting Actress Oscar ‘She’s gorgeous! Wow! Where were you when I was making pictures?’ movie icon says to Oscars host Anne Hathaway. Hollywood veteran and icon Kirk Douglas stole the show early on in the 2011 Academy Awards broadcast. Aided by a walking cane, Douglas took the stage at the Kodak Theatre to present the award for Best Supporting Actress. By the time he handed the Oscar to Melissa Leo, Douglas had flirted with Oscars host Anne Hathaway and managed to have the room in stitches by poking fun at Hugh Jackman and Colin Firth. ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) Kirk Douglas Shows Off On Camera (CBS) Screen legend Kirk Douglas was having some fun in the spotlight Sunday night at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The 94-year-old Douglas, who announced the winner of the best supporting actress award, managed to drag out the announcement for several minutes as the nominees – Melissa Leo, Helena Bonham Carter, Amy Adams and Hailee Steinfeld – gamely looked on. ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) Kirk Douglas’ Tough Guy Meatloaf Kirk Douglas captured plenty of hearts at the 83rd Academy Awards tonight as he delightfully strung out his announcement of best actress in a supporting role. (How old is Kirk Douglas? 94 – born on December 9, 1916.) Besides being funny and charming, Kirk Douglas has great taste in food. His favorite meatloaf was apparently prepared by his German cook Fifi because his wife refused to let him cook – she served the loaf, made with a traditional blend of beef, pork and veal, with nutmeg-seasoned mashed potatoes. ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) Kirk Douglas: 94 And Still Got Jokes Have you ever imagined yourself at the age of 94? I have and I tell you I have always imagined myself as hilarious at that age. The Oscars got some 94 year old humor tonight. Kirk Douglas had the crowd laughing their heads off. Kirk Douglas for those of you who do not know is an American actor, film producer and author. He was a pretty handsome fellow back in his day and he’s still got the charm. He claims spot number seventeen on the American Film Institute’s list of the great male American screen legends of all time and in 1996 he got the Academy Honorary Award. Kirk Douglas and his rare appearance surely was an honor. ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) WATCH: Kirk Douglas Presents at Oscars – In Unique Fashion (VIDEO) Kirk Douglas presented the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress – but he took his time and had some fun with it – along with winner Melissa Leo and audience member Hugh Jackman. Did you like how Douglas handled his presenting duties? ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) Watch Kirk Douglas Oscars 2011: Kirk Douglas, Melissa Leo (Video) Watch Kirk Douglas in this Oscars 2011 video, where he presents the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to Melissa Leo. What happened to Kirk Douglas? You may recall that Douglas had a stroke in 1996, but he’s in good health and obviously sharp as a whip. Kirk Douglas killed at the Oscars – first, flirting with Anne Hathaway: “Where were you when I was making movies?”… and then ripping on Hugh Jackman, but not Colin Firth (who wasn’t laughing at Kirk). ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) Melissa Leo Held in Suspense By Kirk Douglas Before Winning Best Supporting Actress Oscar Melissa Leo had become the frontrunner for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in ‘The Fighter.’ But she still had to sit on the edge of her seat as Kirk Douglas kept stalling from reading the winner’s name from the envelope. Douglas first gave Anne Hathaway complements on her good looks. He then teased nominees by taking detours — “you know,” he kept repeating — that kept him from revealing the winner. Nominees, including Hailee Steinfeld, Helena Bonham Carter and Leo’s ‘Fighter’ co-star Amy Adams, laughed on. It played like a Ryan Seacrest “after the break” tease on ‘American Idol.’ ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) Related Searches : oscars, kurt douglas, melissa leo, michael douglas, kirk douglas age Courtesy : MTV , CBS News , Babble , Wagerrun , Gossip Cop & POP Eater
Continue reading …Kirk Douglas Steals The Show Presenting Best Supporting Actress Oscar ‘She’s gorgeous! Wow! Where were you when I was making pictures?’ movie icon says to Oscars host Anne Hathaway. Hollywood veteran and icon Kirk Douglas stole the show early on in the 2011 Academy Awards broadcast. Aided by a walking cane, Douglas took the stage at the Kodak Theatre to present the award for Best Supporting Actress. By the time he handed the Oscar to Melissa Leo, Douglas had flirted with Oscars host Anne Hathaway and managed to have the room in stitches by poking fun at Hugh Jackman and Colin Firth. ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) Kirk Douglas Shows Off On Camera (CBS) Screen legend Kirk Douglas was having some fun in the spotlight Sunday night at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The 94-year-old Douglas, who announced the winner of the best supporting actress award, managed to drag out the announcement for several minutes as the nominees – Melissa Leo, Helena Bonham Carter, Amy Adams and Hailee Steinfeld – gamely looked on. ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) Kirk Douglas’ Tough Guy Meatloaf Kirk Douglas captured plenty of hearts at the 83rd Academy Awards tonight as he delightfully strung out his announcement of best actress in a supporting role. (How old is Kirk Douglas? 94 – born on December 9, 1916.) Besides being funny and charming, Kirk Douglas has great taste in food. His favorite meatloaf was apparently prepared by his German cook Fifi because his wife refused to let him cook – she served the loaf, made with a traditional blend of beef, pork and veal, with nutmeg-seasoned mashed potatoes. ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) Kirk Douglas: 94 And Still Got Jokes Have you ever imagined yourself at the age of 94? I have and I tell you I have always imagined myself as hilarious at that age. The Oscars got some 94 year old humor tonight. Kirk Douglas had the crowd laughing their heads off. Kirk Douglas for those of you who do not know is an American actor, film producer and author. He was a pretty handsome fellow back in his day and he’s still got the charm. He claims spot number seventeen on the American Film Institute’s list of the great male American screen legends of all time and in 1996 he got the Academy Honorary Award. Kirk Douglas and his rare appearance surely was an honor. ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) WATCH: Kirk Douglas Presents at Oscars – In Unique Fashion (VIDEO) Kirk Douglas presented the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress – but he took his time and had some fun with it – along with winner Melissa Leo and audience member Hugh Jackman. Did you like how Douglas handled his presenting duties? ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) Watch Kirk Douglas Oscars 2011: Kirk Douglas, Melissa Leo (Video) Watch Kirk Douglas in this Oscars 2011 video, where he presents the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to Melissa Leo. What happened to Kirk Douglas? You may recall that Douglas had a stroke in 1996, but he’s in good health and obviously sharp as a whip. Kirk Douglas killed at the Oscars – first, flirting with Anne Hathaway: “Where were you when I was making movies?”… and then ripping on Hugh Jackman, but not Colin Firth (who wasn’t laughing at Kirk). ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) Melissa Leo Held in Suspense By Kirk Douglas Before Winning Best Supporting Actress Oscar Melissa Leo had become the frontrunner for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in ‘The Fighter.’ But she still had to sit on the edge of her seat as Kirk Douglas kept stalling from reading the winner’s name from the envelope. Douglas first gave Anne Hathaway complements on her good looks. He then teased nominees by taking detours — “you know,” he kept repeating — that kept him from revealing the winner. Nominees, including Hailee Steinfeld, Helena Bonham Carter and Leo’s ‘Fighter’ co-star Amy Adams, laughed on. It played like a Ryan Seacrest “after the break” tease on ‘American Idol.’ ( Read Kirk Douglas more… ) Related Searches : oscars, kurt douglas, melissa leo, michael douglas, kirk douglas age Courtesy : MTV , CBS News , Babble , Wagerrun , Gossip Cop & POP Eater
Continue reading …Trent Reznor: ‘I Am Truly Stunned’ to Win an Oscar Composing “The Social Network” was “the best experience I’ve ever had,” added the Nine Inch Nails frontman. Turns out the competition was a magic feather for Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. While the Nine Inch Nails frontman and his British composing partner each expressed disbelief over their winning best original score Oscar for their synthy, non-orchestral soundtrack to The Social Network, Reznor revealed a surprising anecdote about his road to Oscar glory. “[Inception] composer, Hans Zimmer, who I’ve been battling at awards shows all year, told me, ‘In a lot of ways, I hope you win because it’s helped open up the field a bit for texture of what film scores can be,’ ” Reznor told reporters backstage. “I am truly stunned by this. David [Fincher] bugged us to do it. I’m very glad we did. It’s been the best experience I’ve ever had from start to finish.” ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Trent Reznor Wins Oscar Tonight, Nine Inch Nails main man Trent Reznor and co-composer Atticus Ross took home the Academy Award for Best Original Score for their work on the David Fincher film The Social Network (you’ll recall he took home the Golden Globe for Best Original Score – Motion Picture just last month). “Wow, is this really happening?” Reznor asked in his acceptance speech. It is indeed. ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Win The Academy Award For ‘Best Score’!!! OMFG!!!! … full post to come … BUT TRENT REZNOR & ATTICUS ROSS WON BEST ORIGINAL SCORE!!! OK … I’ve composed myself enough to write up some text and post a few photos … of Trent Reznor and his wife Mariqueen Maandig Reznor on the Academy Awards red carpet and some hastily snapped cellphone screencaps of my German TV of Trent and Atticus Ross accepting their Oscars on stage. Read on and please revel with me in my EXTREME glee. ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Do You Agree With the Oscar Winner For Best Original Score? Trent Reznor and Atticus Finch are taking home the Oscar for best original score for The Social Network! It beat out How to Train Your Dragon, Inception, The King’s Speech, and 127 Hours. Do you agree with this win? ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Trent Reznor Wins Oscar For Best Original Score Rock fans rejoice! The integral frontman of Nine Inch Nails (among many other projects) Trent Reznor and his long time music collaborator Atticus Ross brought home the Oscar for Best Original Score for The Social Network! But really, we can’t say that we’re surprised. We knew Reznor had this in the bag pretty much since the day it was announced David Fincher brought him on board as the musical puppet master to propel the emotional components of the film. We can practically hear the soft tears of Hans Zimmer weeping inside right now from being upstaged by the technological genius that is Trent Reznor. ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Oscars 2011: Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor Wins Oscar By Jeffrey Jolson HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 2/27/11 — The Social Network composer and former S&M music badboy Trent Reznor wore a tuxedo (for the first time?) to accept an Oscar very few people thought he would get. Along with his partner Atticus Ross, the pair won best score over favorites like King’s Speech and Inception. ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Trent Reznor wins Oscar for Best Original Score with Atticus Ross (CBS) The guy who has written lyrics we literally can’t print here at CBS News is an Academy Award winner for Best Original Score. Is this a great country or what? SPECIAL SECTION: The Academy Awards Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor composed the score for David Fincher’s “The Social Network” with Atticus Ross, who shared the award with him. “Wow. Is this really happening?” Reznor said as he accepted the award. ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Related Searches : nine inch nails, atticus ross, nin, super 8 movie, ar rahman Courtesy : Hollywood Reporter , Pitch Fork , Pink Is The New Blog , Buzz Sugar , 923 Now , Hollywood Today , CBS News ,
Continue reading …Trent Reznor: ‘I Am Truly Stunned’ to Win an Oscar Composing “The Social Network” was “the best experience I’ve ever had,” added the Nine Inch Nails frontman. Turns out the competition was a magic feather for Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. While the Nine Inch Nails frontman and his British composing partner each expressed disbelief over their winning best original score Oscar for their synthy, non-orchestral soundtrack to The Social Network, Reznor revealed a surprising anecdote about his road to Oscar glory. “[Inception] composer, Hans Zimmer, who I’ve been battling at awards shows all year, told me, ‘In a lot of ways, I hope you win because it’s helped open up the field a bit for texture of what film scores can be,’ ” Reznor told reporters backstage. “I am truly stunned by this. David [Fincher] bugged us to do it. I’m very glad we did. It’s been the best experience I’ve ever had from start to finish.” ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Trent Reznor Wins Oscar Tonight, Nine Inch Nails main man Trent Reznor and co-composer Atticus Ross took home the Academy Award for Best Original Score for their work on the David Fincher film The Social Network (you’ll recall he took home the Golden Globe for Best Original Score – Motion Picture just last month). “Wow, is this really happening?” Reznor asked in his acceptance speech. It is indeed. ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Win The Academy Award For ‘Best Score’!!! OMFG!!!! … full post to come … BUT TRENT REZNOR & ATTICUS ROSS WON BEST ORIGINAL SCORE!!! OK … I’ve composed myself enough to write up some text and post a few photos … of Trent Reznor and his wife Mariqueen Maandig Reznor on the Academy Awards red carpet and some hastily snapped cellphone screencaps of my German TV of Trent and Atticus Ross accepting their Oscars on stage. Read on and please revel with me in my EXTREME glee. ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Do You Agree With the Oscar Winner For Best Original Score? Trent Reznor and Atticus Finch are taking home the Oscar for best original score for The Social Network! It beat out How to Train Your Dragon, Inception, The King’s Speech, and 127 Hours. Do you agree with this win? ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Trent Reznor Wins Oscar For Best Original Score Rock fans rejoice! The integral frontman of Nine Inch Nails (among many other projects) Trent Reznor and his long time music collaborator Atticus Ross brought home the Oscar for Best Original Score for The Social Network! But really, we can’t say that we’re surprised. We knew Reznor had this in the bag pretty much since the day it was announced David Fincher brought him on board as the musical puppet master to propel the emotional components of the film. We can practically hear the soft tears of Hans Zimmer weeping inside right now from being upstaged by the technological genius that is Trent Reznor. ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Oscars 2011: Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor Wins Oscar By Jeffrey Jolson HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 2/27/11 — The Social Network composer and former S&M music badboy Trent Reznor wore a tuxedo (for the first time?) to accept an Oscar very few people thought he would get. Along with his partner Atticus Ross, the pair won best score over favorites like King’s Speech and Inception. ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Trent Reznor wins Oscar for Best Original Score with Atticus Ross (CBS) The guy who has written lyrics we literally can’t print here at CBS News is an Academy Award winner for Best Original Score. Is this a great country or what? SPECIAL SECTION: The Academy Awards Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor composed the score for David Fincher’s “The Social Network” with Atticus Ross, who shared the award with him. “Wow. Is this really happening?” Reznor said as he accepted the award. ( Read Trent Reznor more… ) Related Searches : nine inch nails, atticus ross, nin, super 8 movie, ar rahman Courtesy : Hollywood Reporter , Pitch Fork , Pink Is The New Blog , Buzz Sugar , 923 Now , Hollywood Today , CBS News ,
Continue reading …Dissing the co-creator of his hit TV show may be Charlie Sheen’s most costly mistake —but it’s most definitely not his first. The Hollywood Reporter runs down eight previous Sheen screw-ups: 1990 : While engaged to Kelly Preston, Sheen thought he heard someone in their townhouse, put his gun in his…
Continue reading …Texas has a new scholarship for that most flailing of demographic segments: white guys. The fund is the brainchild of an Iraq war veteran who couldn’t find money to go back to school—but found plenty for women and other minorities. “I felt excluded,” says Colby Bohannon. “If everyone else…
Continue reading …Colin Firth, Melissa Leo, Randy Newman, Natalie Portman, Aaron Sorkin, et al. Win Academy Awards The 83rd Annual Academy Awards were presented on Sunday, February 27 and aired live on ABC. Anne Hathaway and James Franco co-hosted tthe ceremony. Best Picture was awarded to The King’s Speech, while Tom Hooper was named Best Director for his work on the film .Acting winners included stage veterans Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), and Melissa Leo (The Fighter). In addition, Christian Bale was named Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter. Playwright Aaron Sorkin won Best Adapted Screenplay for The Social Network, while.Best Original Screenplay was awarded to David Seidler for The King’s Speech. The award for Best Animated Film was given to Toy Story 3. ( Read Randy Newman more… ) Oscars: Best Original song, ‘We Belong Together,’ Randy Newman Randy Newman finally wins his SECOND Oscar. Love Randy Newman. Why does he slur his songs so much? “It’s not really good television to take a list out of your pocket…” “I just have to thank these people. I don’t WANT to. I want to do good television. “The hell with it.” ( Read Randy Newman more… ) Academy Awards 2011: Randy Newman wins Oscar for Best Original Song for We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 We are reviewing the Complete List of Academy Awards Oscar winners of 2011 The big big Kevin Spacey self introducing himself as George Clooney is on stage to present the Original Songs and Randy Newman performance followed by Zachary Levi alongside Mandy Moore singing Tangled´s song I see the light; after a while, coming back to this category, Jennifer Hudson presents AR Rahman and Florence to perform If I rise from 127 hours, and afterwards Gwyneth Paltrow singing Coming Home from Country Strong. Oscar for Best Original Song on a Film! Where the Nominees are: ( Read Randy Newman more… ) Live at the Oscars: Randy Newman Wins His Second Oscar for Best Song, Toy Story 3 Nominated 20 times, Randy Newman celebrates his second win, for best song “We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3. His last win was best song for Monsters, Inc., another Pixar film, where he has done six pictures. ( Read Randy Newman more… ) Oscars: ‘Toy Story 3′s’ Randy Newman wins for original song “We Belong Together” from the film “Toy Story 3,” with music and lyrics by Randy Newman, won the Oscar for original song Sunday night at the 83rd Academy Awards. Newman, who had received his 20th Oscar nomination for the song, also sang it in the film. His lone previous win came in 2002 for his original song “If I Didn’t Have You” from “Monsters, Inc.” Earlier this month, he took home a Grammy Award for score soundtrack album for motion picture, television or other visual media for “Toy Story 3.” ( Read Randy Newman more… ) Oscars 2011: Randy Newman takes the Best Original Song “My percentages aren’t great,” admitted Randy Newman on the Academy Award stage. They’ve improved. Before tonight, he’d been nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song nineteen times, and only won once. Now, he’s two for twenty. “We Belong Together,” the spunky piano-rock number from Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″ earned him the golden statuette. The “Short People” singer, who last won in 2001 with “I Didn’t Have You” from “Monsters, Inc.” — another Pixar film — seemed shocked to take the award, and his halting acceptance speech was an unconventional one. ( Read Randy Newman more… ) Oscars 2011: Randy Newman Wins Oscar For Best Original Song Randy Newman won his second Academy Award Sunday evening for the song “We Belong Together” from the animated film Toy Story 3. Newman has been nominated 20 times for the Oscar, having won the statue previously for Best Song in 2001 with “If I Didn’t Have You” for the animated film Monsters, Inc. Newman gave a warm and humorous speech while accepting his second Oscar, noting that with his 20 nominations his percentages haven’t been that good. ( Read Randy Newman more… ) Randy Newman Performs ‘We Belong Together’ from ‘Toy Story 3′ at Oscars Venerable Hollywood songsmith Randy Newman performed Toy Story 3 theme song “We Belong Together” Sunday night at the Oscars. The song is one of four nominated for Best Original Song at this year’s awards ceremony. Randy performed the song alone on the vast Oscar stage with nothing but a piano during the show. This is the 19h time he has been nominated for an Academy Award. Randy’s song was nominated along with three others: “If I Rise” from 127 Hours, written by A.R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo; “Coming Home” from Country Strong, written by Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges; and “I See the Light” from Tangled, written by Alan Menken. ( Read Randy Newman more… ) Related Searches : colleen atwood, rick baker, we belong together, paul newman, kevin spacey Courtesy : Theater Mania , Orlando Sentinel , Series and TV , Indie WIRE , The Envelope , NJ , Bet Crave & Zimbio
Continue reading …Jill Clayburgh Dies at 66 Jill Clayburgh, best known for such films as “An Unmarried Woman,” “Semi-Tough,” and “Starting Over,” died today. She was 66. After nearly two decades, Clayburgh succumbed to leukemia. ( Read Jill Clayburgh Death more… ) Actress Jill Clayburgh dies at 66 Jill Clayburgh, a two-time Academy Award nominee for best actress, who was best known for her realistic, emotionally searing portrayals in the late-1970s films “An Unmarried Woman” and “Starting Over,” died Nov. 5 at her home in Lakeville, Conn. She was 66 and had battled leukemia for 21 years. Ms. Clayburgh was part of the generation of female actors, including Sally Field, Faye Dunaway and Marsha Mason, who came of age during the feminist revolution of the 1960s. She brought an unflinching honesty to her roles, whether playing a prostitute in the 1975 television movie “Hustling,” a Supreme Court justice in “First Monday in October” (1981) or a valium addict in “I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can” (1982). ( Read Jill Clayburgh Death more… ) Jill Clayburgh Dies Jill Clayburgh, who embodied hopeful and determined women in such ’70s and ’80s movies as An Unmarried Woman, Starting Over and It’s My Turn, died at her Connecticut home on Friday from chronic leukemia, a disease she quietly battled for 21 years, her husband, playwright David Rabe, told The New York Times. She was 66. ( Read Jill Clayburgh Death more… ) Actress Jill Clayburgh Dead at 66 Hollywood and Broadway actress Jill Clayburgh has died at the age of 66 after fighting a 21-year battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Clayburgh died Friday surrounded by family at her home in Lakeville, Conn., according to her husband, Tony Award-winning playwright David Rabe. More Video 1 2 3 4 5 PreviousNext Watch: WEB EXTRA: Sec Clinton on Communication with Egypt Watch: Senators Look for Dates to the State of the Union Watch: The State of Foreign Relations Perhaps best-known for her Oscar-nominated role in the 1978 film “An Unmarried Woman,” Clayburgh forged a career portraying strong and confident women who were marked by certain flaws. ( Read Jill Clayburgh Death more… ) Related Searches : dennis hopper, lynn redgrave, susannah york, jill clayburgh, lena horne Courtesy : Gossip Cop , The Washington Post , People & ABC News
Continue reading …Duke Snider, the Hall of Fame center fielder for the charmed “Boys of Summer” who helped the Dodgers bring their elusive and only World Series crown to Brooklyn, died early Sunday of what his family called natural causes. He was 84. “The Duke of Flatbush” hit .295 with 407 career…
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