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Heath Ledger Wins SAG Award for "Dark Knight"

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:05:00 GMT

Late actor Heath Ledger was honored with the best supporting actor award at the Screen Actor's Guild Awards for his portrayal of The Joker in last summer's blockbuster "The Dark Knight."

Ledger's "The Dark Knight" co-star Gary Oldman accepted the award on his behalf.

"I'm quite emotional," Oldman said. "It is a great honor to be asked to accept this on behalf of Heath. He was an extraordinary young man with an extraordinary talent, and it is wonderful that you have acknowledged that and honored that talent tonight."

Ledger's performance has been generating Oscar buzz since before his death last January from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. With the SAG win and his Golden Globe win earlier this month, Ledger now looks certain to receive the supporting-actor Oscar on Feb. 22.

This must be another bittersweet moment for Ledger's family. After the actor was honored at the Golden Globes, they issued a statement saying the award would eventually go to Matilda, Ledger's daughter with Michelle Williams. I'm sure the SAG award will go to her as well.

Tina Fey Wins SAG Award and Owes It All to Daughter Alice

Kate Winslet Wins SAG Award for "The Reader"

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Tina Fey Wins SAG Award and Owes It All to Daughter Alice

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:16:00 GMT

Tina Fey won the first award of the evening at tonight's Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking the honor for best female actor in a comedy series for her work on "30 Rock." Fey was quick to give credit where credit was due and dedicated her award to her daughter, Alice, 3, calling her "the funniest person in my family."

The actress also took a thinly-veiled jab at Hollywood producers, who have battled Hollywood trade guilds over actors, writers and others' share of potential profits from Web programming. Referring again to Alice, Fey said, "Some day she'll be old enough to watch 30 Rock reruns on the Internet and understand where Mommy was going at 6 a.m. every day for all that time. And she'll look up at me and say, 'What do you mean you don't get residuals for this?' "

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Arrive at the 2009 SAG Awards

Kate Winslet Wins SAG Award for "The Reader"

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Kate Winslet Wins SAG Award for "The Reader"

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:26:00 GMT

Kate Winslet has won one of the early awards of the evening at the 2009 SAG Awards. Winslet won her award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role for "The Reader" in which she played a former concentration camp guard.

"It's really an honor to be included in what I think is such a remarkable year and be acknowledged by my peers in this way," Winslet said in her acceptance speech. "I really feel like everybody should be given a medal."

Winslet already won the same prize at this year's Golden Globes. When accepting her award on that night, Kate thanked her two children Mia and Joe for “coming on this adventure with mummy”.

“I love being a mum,” she said tearfully. “My priorities in life have just completely shifted since I had my two children. Mia and Joe are the most important thing in my world.”

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Arrive at the 2009 SAG Awards

Tina Fey Wins SAG Award and Owes It All to Daughter Alice

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Arrive at the 2009 SAG Awards

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:20:00 GMT

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt (remember - don't call them Brangelina anymore) arriving for the 2009 Screen Actor's Guild Awards being held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. They're both up for awards - Angelina for her role in "Changeling" and Brad for his in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." I'm thinking if they both win they may celebrate by making a baby.

I'm hoping that someday they'll bring the kids to one of these events. Wouldn't it be great to see Maddox, Pax, Shiloh and Zahara working the red carpet? I guess twins Knox and Vivienne actually did make an appearance at last year's awards - in Angelina's tummy. If you remember, she was still trying to hide her pregnancy underneath a tent dress.

Tina Fey Wins SAG Award and Owes It All to Daughter Alice

Kate Winslet Wins SAG Award for "The Reader"

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Steve Carell's Kids Are Funny?

trix — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:55:00 GMT

Steve Carell and his wife Nancy Walls think their "kids are much funnier than they think we are".

How could his kids not be funny? They have funny genes, their parents met at Second City in Chicago. Elisabeth Anne and John are destined to have some sort of wit.

As long as it's not our Whit they should be okay.

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Tina Fey Will Host SNL's First Post-Strike Show

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:36:00 GMT

On this, the first day after the writer's strike officially ended, some good news: Tina Fey will return to "Saturday Night Live" on February 23 to host its first post-strike show. SNL was the only late-night show to completely halt production during the three month WGA strike.

No guests have been announced, and no word on whether Fey will don fishnets and a teddy while playing a typewriter/accordion.

SAG Awards: Tina Fey Wins Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Comedy Series

The Writer's Strike is Officially Over; Housewives Can Start Sleeping Around Again

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:40:00 GMT

After exactly 100 days, the writer's strike is officially over. Writers Guild of America members voted on Tuesday, and as of 7pm Tuesday evening they had voted overwhelmingly in favor of ending their walkout.

A total of 3,775 Guild members voted in both Los Angeles and New York. Guild leaders immediately sent an e-mail letter to over 10,500 writers who walked off the job on Nov. 5, instructing them to return to work on Wednesday morning.

So now those Desperate Housewives can get back to work. At least until June, when Screen Actors Guild contracts expire and the industry may be faced with yet another walkout. Better get your NetFlix up to date.

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Mommy's In Rehab: Sean Young Checks Herself In

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:40:00 GMT

Sean Young, last seen being dragged out of the Director's Guild Awards in her white fur coat on Saturday night, has checked herself into a rehab center to seek treatment for alcoholism. Young was tossed out of the awards after getting tanked and then heckling director Julian Schnabel while he was on stage. According to the actress' rep, "It is understood that Young has struggled against the disease for many years."

According to Entertainment Weekly, Young's undignified exit on Saturday night wasn't the first time she'd been forcibly removed from an event - in 2006 she attempted to crash the Vanity Fair Oscar party by sneaking in behind Jennifer Aniston, only to be escorted out the back door by a bouncer.

Hey, at least she's welcome at the rehab center.

[photo: Usmagazine.com]

SAG Awards: Daniel Day Lewis Dedicates Award to Heath Ledger

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:35:00 GMT

Daniel Day-Lewis, while accepting his SAG award on Sunday night, gave a moving tribute to Heath Ledger. Day-Lewis, who was named Best Actor for his leading role in There Will Be Blood, called Ledger, and his roles in Monster's Ball and Brokeback Mountain, an inspiration. "Of course, in Brokeback Mountain he was unique," Day-Lewis said. "He was perfect. And that scene in the trailer at the end of the film is as moving as anything I have ever seen."

During a backstage interview Day-Lewis was asked why he decided to dedicate his award to Ledger. "I suppose that's all I've been thinking about for the last few days. I never met him. I thought he was beautiful. I just have a very strong feeling that I would have liked him very much as a man. ...I admired him very much."

Brangelina vs. Tom Cruise: Does Someone Need a Hug?

Karen — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:04:00 GMT

While Angelina and Brad were stealing people's hearts and attention on the red carpet, Tom Cruise was nowhere to be seen. While Brad and Angelina were stealing lovey-dovey glances and kisses throughout the SAG Awards, Tom Cruise was somber, and looked angry and generic as he presented an award to "No Country for Old Men".

Maybe someone's got a heavy duty case of jealousy, since Angelina seems to be pregnant and Katie isn't.

SAG Awards: Tina Fey Wins Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Comedy Series

Karen — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:33:00 GMT

Dressed in an LBD for the SAG Awards, Tina Fey took home the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series, and deservedly so.

"I want to thank anyone in the Screen Actors Guild for considering me an actor at all," Fey, who is also a screenwriter, quipped upon accepting her award. "I want to thank everyone in SAG for being so supportive of the Writers Guild of America."

Backstage, Fey said the writers strike leaves “30 Rock” at risk since the show is a critical success but not necessarily a huge hit with viewers.

“We are exactly the kind of show that’s put in jeopardy by the strike,” Fey said.

I guess between the Writer's Strike and the death of Heath Ledger, there was a bit of a cloud looming in everyone's hearts for this event.

Whoa Mama! Best Dressed Moms at The SAG Awards

Karen — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:03:00 GMT

Angelina Jolie: willowy, beautiful...pregnant?

Some of the beautiful people that arrived for the SAG Awards were glowing Mamas:

SAG Awards: Angelina Jolie Looking Pregnant on the Red Carpet

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:35:00 GMT

The Screen Actors Guild Awards, the first star-studded awards show of the season, are now underway. But who can concentrate on the show when we're all trying to figure out if Angelina Jolie is knocked-up? The actress walked the red carpet at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in a loose, flowing dress fueling speculation that she's pregnant.

Of course, no one's considered the possibility that maybe she just likes loose, flowing dresses or maybe just wanted to be comfortable after she hits the after-show buffet line and scarfs down all those hors d'oeuvres. I'd wear a big dress too, if I knew there was a room full of cheese balls and shish kebabs waiting for me.

Jolie is nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Marianne Pearl in A Mighty Heart. If she wins maybe she'll announce her pregnancy. Probably not.

[photo: USmagazine.com]

Mommy's Drunk: Sean Young Gets Kicked Out of DGA Awards

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:02:00 GMT

Remember Sean Young? I didn't think so. She was big in the '80's, most notably for her role in Blade Runner and opposite Kevin Costner in No Way Out but now apparently makes a living chugging free booze and heckling people with talent. Young was kicked to the curb for disrupting the Directors Guild Awards that took place in Los Angeles on Saturday night. According to a source that was there, Young "was obviously drunk and insisted on talking loudly throughout the ceremony. At times, she was literally yelling during some of the winners' acceptance speeches."

"When she wasn't yelling, Sean would stand up, put on her white fur coat and walk around her table and then retake her seat," the source reported.

Things got heated when director Julian Schnabel took the stage to say a few words and Young shouted, "Get on with it!" A flustered Schnabel yelled back at her to "have another drink," cut short his speech and started to leave the stage. Audience members urged him to finish which he did, while Young, stumbling in her fur coat and falling to the floor at one point, was finally escorted out of the ballroom by two security guards.

Young, who has two children with ex-husband Robert Lujan, also gained some (unwanted) publicity in 1990 when she attempted to snag a role in Batman Returns by donning a home-made Catwoman costume and confronting director Tim Burton on set. Cringe.

Oscar Nominations: A Mighty Disappointment For Angelina Jolie

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:45:00 GMT

Not everyone is celebrating the announcement of Academy Award nominations this morning. Angelina Jolie, who was on many critics' short list for a Best Actress nominee for A Mighty Heart, was noticeably absent off the list. In spite of scoring both Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations, Jolie's portrayal of Marianne Pearl, (wife of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl) failed to earn her an Oscar nod.

Us Magazine film critic Thelma Adams blames the slight on the film's poor box office performance as well as the release date of the film. The movie premiered way back in June, which she says could mean many voters simply forgot about the movie.

Or, maybe the other nominees are better actresses. Just a theory.

See a full list of nominees here.

[photo: UsMagazine.com]

Oscar Nominations: Ex-Stripper Diablo Cody Gets a Nod for "Juno"

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:50:00 GMT

Taking off your clothes in public? People do it everyday in Hollywood, but few of them get nominated for an Oscar. Diablo Cody, who at one time made a living as a stripper, can now add Academy Award nominee to her colorful resume. Cody (whose real name is Brook Busey-Hunt) scored a nomination for her original screenplay for the hit indie film Juno. The movie, about a feisty 16-year old dealing with an unexpected pregnancy, got a total of four nominations including Best Picture.

A first-time screenwriter who also toiled as a phone-sex worker, Cody previously had some notoriety for her memoir, Candy Girl. The book chronicled her days working as a stripper while supporting her husband and then nine-year old stepdaughter.

Also important to note: Cody started off as a blogger on her site The Pussy Ranch. There's hope for all of us here: Today FameCrawler, tomorrow the Oscars!

See a full list of nominees here.