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Maya Rudolph Is Pregnant

Josh loposer — Mon, 11 May 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Maya Rudolph let it slip in an interview with ET Canada that she's not just playing a pregnant woman in her latest flick Away We Go -- she actually expecting baby #2 in real life.

"I wasn't planning on sharing it, but yes I am pregnant! ... I know it’s really weird timing.”

Call it irony or whatever, but Rudolf's baby bump on screen will pretty much mimic her real life baby bump when the cutesy Sam Mendes flick hits theaters on June 25th.

The lovely and talented Maya and boyfriend Paul Thomas Anderson already have a daughter together, Pearl Bailey, 3. Now in the midst of their second time around, Maya says things are totally different.

"When you have a three-and-a-half-year-old, you don't have time to rest and nap and do all the those sweet pampering type things you did for yourself the first time. You are like, 'I got to get to bed!'"

Congratulations Maya!

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Spying on the Neighbors: 7-2-08

Whit Honea — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:05:00 GMT

Those kids better not shoot any bottle-rockets towards us.

Teri Hatcher snubbed by Emmy (Gabby Babble)

Sheryl Crow and Wyatt (Celebrity Moms)

Suri's mad money (Celebrity Baby Blog)

Gwen Stefani will be skinny again (Expo Say)

Daddy Lohan still and idiot (Perez Hilton)

Daniel Day-Lewis and family hit the streets (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

Daniel Day-Lewis Wins Best Actor!

Whit Honea — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:55:00 GMT

Daniel Day-Lewis and his wife have interesting shoes. He's my pick for Best Actor, mostly because that's the only movie that I saw. Sorry, Clooney.

Video of his win, which I called:

Photo: Oscar.com

FameCrawler Oscar Picks: Where We Demonstrate That We Really Do Have an Opinion on Everything

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:35:00 GMT

Without a doubt one of the things keeping you up late at night is wondering "Who do the FameCrawler bloggers think will win big at the Academy Awards?" (Of course, that along with, "Who will Jamie Lynn take to Lamaze class?)

This must be your lucky day, because here are our completely unsolicited opinions (Sorry, can't help you out with the Jamie Lynn thing):

Sweatpantsmom:

Best Actress: Laura Linney (I love her. Ellen Page was great in Juno, but has no 'body of work.' That there is Academy-speak for "She ain't been in nuthin' else.")

Best Supporting Actress: Ruby Dee (First time nominated. She's 83, for chrissakes - just give it to her already.)

Best Actor: George Clooney (He's hot. And I still watch ER, hoping for him to make a surprise cameo.)

Best Supporting Actor: Hal Holbrook (See Ruby Dee, above)

Best Picture: Juno (Juno Juno Juno. Has anyone even seen the other movies?)

Whit:

Best Actress: I didn't see any of them, so I'll go with whoever looks the hottest.

Best Supporting Actress: See above.

Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis

Best Supporting Actor: That kid from There Will Be Blood. Oh, he wasn't nominated. Um, how about that rat from Ratatouille?

Best Picture: There Will Be Blood

Best Host: Jon Stewart (Lifetime Achievement to Billy Crystal)

Her Bad Mother:

Best Actress: Prediction: Julie Christie; Wish: Ellen Page

Best Supporting Actress: Prediction: Cate Blanchett (but will be happy if she or Tilda Swinton or that little Irish chick wins it)

Best Actor: Prediction: Daniel Day Lewis; Wish: Viggo (Johnny's hot, but Sweeney Todd? Nope. Viggo's hot AND deserving for that penis-baring knife fight)

Best Supporting Actor: Prediction/Wish: Javier Bardem

Best Picture: Toss-up: No Country For Old Men or There Will Be Blood. Can't call this one.

Karen:

Best Actress: Ellen Page because she is a Canucklehead like me.

Best Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton because if I could have a celebs life it would be hers and Johnny Depp would be my boy toy. (See below.) Although the step-mom in Juno should have been nominated.

Best Actor: Johnny Depp - because he is my back-up husband and deserves it.

Best Supporting Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman because I'm a big fan of his work and he rocks and that's all you need to know.

Best Picture: Juno, hands down has to win because I'm a Mom and I said so.

Sassy Smith:

Best Actress: Julie Christie

Best Supporting Actress: Ruby Dee

Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis (totally want Johnny Depp to win but whatever..lol)

Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem

Best Picture: No Country For Old Men

It's Almost Oscar Day(-Lewis)!

Whit Honea — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:00:00 GMT

Granted, the only nominee for Best Actor that I've actually seen is Daniel Day-Lewis, but his performance was as good as that outfit is ugly. Looks like a ringer.

Photo: Jezebel

Daniel Day-Lewis: There Will be Parenting

Whit Honea — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:17:00 GMT

Oscar hopeful Daniel Day-Lewis says that he is a very "hands-on parent."

According to People:

"My life is enriched in every single way by my boys," says the actor. "I'm quite a hands-on parent."

Illustrating the sort of father he is, Day-Lewis says, "I, like my parents before me, am endlessly saying, 'When I was a kid' – and who cares about that? They don't care. It's their experience, that's the important thing."

Still, he admits, "You recognize characteristics of your own parents in yourself that you swore as a kid you'd never be like. And yet you are."

And their mother, Rebecca? "She is the most normal, down-to-earth person you could ever meet," he says. "We agree entirely about how to raise our children, and we enjoy each other's company."

I think it's funny that this guy has a reputation in the tabloids for being so strange. He seems like the normal one.

SAG Awards: Daniel Day Lewis Dedicates Award to Heath Ledger

2008 Oscar Nominees

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."

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: Johnny Depp Is Sick of His Good Looks

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:45:00 GMT

He may have been nominated for an Academy Award this morning, but Johnny Depp probably watched the announcements through his tears. The actor, who was nominated for his leading role in Sweeney Todd, says sarcastically, "I cry every morning when I look in the mirror. Every single morning, because I gotta live with this cute face."

Let's hope he pulls it together for the Oscars.

See a full list of nominees here.

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.

2008 Oscar Nominees

Whit Honea — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:41:00 GMT

It's Oscar time and the nominees were released today. There are a few FameCrawler regulars making the cut. Congratulations and good luck!

...and the Oscar might go to:

Best Picture: "Atonement," "Juno," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

Best Actor: George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"; Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street"; Tommy Lee Jones, "In the Valley of Elah"; Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises."

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; Julie Christie, "Away From Her"; Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose"; Laura Linney, "The Savages"; Ellen Page, "Juno."

Best Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"; Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"; Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"; Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton."

Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"; Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"; Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"; Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"; Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton."

Best Director: Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Jason Reitman, "Juno"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."

Best Foreign Film: "Beaufort," Israel; "The Counterfeiters," Austria; "Katyn," Poland; "Mongol," Kazakhstan; "12," Russia.

Best Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"; Sarah Polley, "Away from Her"; Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."

Best Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, "Juno"; Nancy Oliver, "Lars and the Real Girl"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco, "Ratatouille"; Tamara
Jenkins, "The Savages."

Best Animated Feature Film: "Persepolis"; "Ratatouille"; "Surf's Up."

Best Art Direction: "American Gangster," "Atonement," "The Golden Compass," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street," "There Will Be Blood."

Best Cinematography: "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," "Atonement," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

Best Sound Mixing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "3:10 to Yuma," "Transformers."

Best Sound Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "There Will Be Blood," "Transformers."

Best Original Score: "Atonement," Dario Marianelli; "The Kite Runner," Alberto Iglesias; "Michael Clayton," James Newton Howard; "Ratatouille," Michael Giacchino; "3:10 to Yuma," Marco
Beltrami.

Best Original Song: "Falling Slowly" from "Once," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; "Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "Raise It Up" from "August Rush," Nominees to be determined; "So Close" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "That's How You Know" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.

Best Costume: "Across the Universe," "Atonement," "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," "La Vie en Rose," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

Best Documentary Feature: "No End in Sight," "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience," "Sicko," "Taxi to the Dark Side," "War/Dance."

Best Documentary (short subject): "Freeheld," "La Corona (The Crown)," "Salim Baba," "Sari's Mother."

Best Film Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Into the Wild," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

Best Makeup: "La Vie en Rose," "Norbit," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."

Best Animated Short Film: "I Met the Walrus," "Madame Tutli-Putli," "Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)," "My Love (Moya Lyubov)," "Peter & the Wolf."

Best Live Action Short Film: "At Night," "Il Supplente (The Substitute)," "Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)," "Tanghi Argentini," "The Tonto Woman."

Best Visual Effects: "The Golden Compass," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," “Transformers."

The only movies on this list that I've seen are Pirates, Ratatouille, Transformers, Bourne and There Will Be Blood. I need to get out more.

What are your predictions?

Golden Globe Winner Daniel Day-Lewis Isn't Creepy

Whit Honea — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:35:00 GMT

"How can you be a recluse,'" asks Daniel Day-Lewis in a recent interview with the Observer, "in a house full of children, even if you had the inclination to be, which I don't?"

Too true.

Daniel Day-Lewis has a reputation of madness among many in the media, no doubt fueled in part by the roles that he chooses. He just won a Golden Globe for his latest role in the movie There Will Be Blood. I watched a screening of this over the weekend with a handful of people "for our consideration" and damn if it wasn't slow and disturbing. Day-Lewis, however, was fantastic. A fantastic mad, creepy recluse. Go figure.

"It is misleading," he explains in the same interiew, "to see my life in front of the camera and my life at home with my wife and children as two lives between which there is a schism. My life as it is away from movie set is a life where I follow my curiosity just as avidly as when I am working. It is with a very positive sense that I keep away from the work for a while. It has always seemed natural to me that that in turn should help me in the work that I do.?

I can't argue with you, Daniel, not that I would ever dare to do such a thing.

Photo: imbd

Fresh out of the Shower: Katie Holmes at the Critics Choice Awards

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:05:00 GMT

Katie Holmes made a surprise appearance last night at the 13th Annual Critics Choice Awards. I wonder if she hung out with Brad and Angie. Holmes presented the award for Best Comedy Movie to Juno co-stars Ellen Page and Allison Janney.

According to style watchers and people-who-know-about-these-things, Holmes was wearing a gown by designer Lanvin.

I would have guessed she was running late and grabbed the shower curtain on the way out, but then again I just found out shoulder pads and rainbow suspenders had gone out of style.

[photo: FabSugar.com]

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at Critics Choice Awards

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:45:00 GMT

Critic's Choice Awards saves the day: You can get your fix of Angie and Brad here since you won't be seeing them at the Golden Globes. The philanthropic couple attended the Critics Choice Awards on Monday, held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, Calif.

Brad looks a little dazed here - I wonder if he's deep in thought about what really happened between Britney and Dr. Phil.

The awards took place just hours after it was announced that the Golden Globe Awards, scheduled for Sunday, would be cancelled in light of the ongoing writer's strike. The Critics Choice Awards, presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, isn't covered by guild contracts so stars didn't have to cross picket lines to attend.

[photo: JustJared.com]