Colin Firth and Natalie Portman were named Best Actor and Actress at last nights (14.01.11) VH1 Critics Choice Awards

The British actor took away the trophy for his role as Britain’s stammering King Edward VI in ‘The King’s Speech’, while Natalie was awarded for her portrayal of ballet dancer Nina Sayers in ‘Black Swan’.

Accepting her award, Natalie thanked director Darren Aaronofsky not only for his work on the film, but for introducing her to fiance, choreographer Benjamin Millepied, with whom she is now expecting a baby.

Addressing Darren, she said: “You are responsible for getting me skinny and indirectly responsible for getting me very fat, as you introduced me to my love.”

The awards are one of the first of the season, and seen by many as an indicator as to who will triumph at the Golden Globes – held tomorrow (16.01.11) – and the Oscars.

Referring to the spate of awards shows ion coming weeks, Colin said: “I will be wearing this around my neck to give me magical powers as we all enter the fray again.”

Meanwhile the biggest winners of the night were ‘Inception’ and ‘The Social Network’, with the former – a psychological thriller starring Leonardo Di Caprio – taking home six awards, including Best Action Movie, and the latter taking home he prestigious Best Picture accolade.

‘The Social Network’ was directed by David Fincher and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timerlake, and gives a fictional account of the establishment of social networking site, based around the story of internet site Facebook.

Other award winners included Christian Bale and Melissa Leo, who scooped Best Supporting Actor and Actress respectively for ‘The Fighter’, about boxer Dicky Ward, and Hailee Steinfeld, who was named Best Young Actor for her part in cowboy remake ‘True Grit’.

Complete List of Critics’ Choice Winners:

Best Picture

‘The Social Network’

Best Actor

Colin Firth, ‘The King’s Speech’

Best Actress

Natalie Portman, ‘Black Swan’

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale, ‘The Fighter’

Best Supporting Actress

Melissa Leo, ‘The Fighter’

Best Acting Ensemble

‘The Fighter’

Best Director

David Fincher, ‘The Social Network’

Best Original Screenplay

David Seidler, ‘The King’s Speech’

Best Adapted Screenplay

Aaron Sorkin, ‘The Social Network’

Best Animated Feature

‘Toy Story 3′

Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21)

Hailee Steinfeld, ‘True Grit’

Best Action Movie

‘Inception’

Best Comedy Movie

‘Easy A’

Best Picture Made For Television

‘The Pacific’

Best Foreign Language Film

‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’

Best Documentary Feature

‘Waiting For Superman’

Best Song

‘If I Rise’ (Dido and AR Rahman), 127 Hours

Best Score

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, ‘The Social Network’

Best Visual Effects

‘Inception’

Best Cinematography

‘Inception’

Best Costume Design

‘Alice in Wonderland’

Best Makeup

‘Alice in Wonderland’

Best Sound

‘Inception’

Best Art Direction

‘Inception’

Best Editing

‘Inception’

The Joel Siegel Awar:

Matt Damon

The Music and Film Award

Quentin Tarantino

Source: BANG Showbiz

‘Bruno’ Accused of Attack at Gay Marriage Rally

Sacha Baron Cohen is accused of participating in an alleged attack on a gay cameraman at a gay marriage rally in Los Angeles back in 2008.

A photog named Mike Skiff – a gay cameraman who covers “events involving the gay community” – claims he was at a Prop 8 rally in 2008 when the crew from “Bruno” arrived on the scene with an intention to “promote violent discord between the assembled ‘yes’ and ‘no’ factions.”

According to the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, members of the “Bruno” crew “carried ‘Yes on Proposition 8′ signs contrived for the sole purpose of inciting and sparking unrest to enhance the dramatic effect of what they may capture for their film.”

In the suit, Skiff claims he began to shoot the “Bruno” team when they approached him — “violently confronting [Skiff] with the threat of being clubbed with wooden signs.” Skiff says the alleged attack was designed to prevent him from filming the event.

Skiff claims he was shoved, pulled and wrestled — causing serious injury.

Skiff is suing for unspecified damages.

Source: TMZ

Rachel Uchitel — I Got Jacked at Recovery Center

Rachel Uchitel claims she went to a sober living house to get cleaned up … and instead got cleaned out … as in, someone inside the place allegedly stole her $11,000 Cartier watch.

The upcoming “Celebrity Rehab” star just filed a lawsuit against the director of Oceanside Transitional Living in Malibu — claiming she was forced to hand over her Cartier Santos watch when she checked into the place back in August … but when she checked out, they “refused” to give it back.

According to the lawsuit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Rachel wants her case tried in small claims court — where she’s demanding a $7,500 payout … the most one can get in small claims.

Uchitel is due in court in November — almost one year from the time Elin and the world found out about her affair with Tiger Woods.

Calls to Oceanside have not been returned.

Source: TMZ

Lindsay Lohan — Rehabbin’ at Betty Ford

TMZ has learned … Lindsay Lohan is undergoing treatment at the famous Betty Ford Center, a legendary and respected alcohol and drug rehabilitation clinic in Rancho Mirage, California.

Lindsay checked in Monday — and as we previously reported, the plan is for her to stay put in rehab at least until her probation violation hearing on October 22.

It’s gonna run Lindsay a pretty penny too — according to their website, 30 days of inpatient care at BF runs $26,000.

Betty Ford has treated scores of celebs — a short list of former patients includes, Keith Urban, Chevy Chase, Elizabeth Taylor, Gary Busey, Johnny Cash, Kelsey Grammer, David Hasselhoff, Mickey Mantle, Liza Minnelli, Ozzy Osbourne, and Anna Nicole Smith.

Source: TMZ

Russell Brand Allegedly Attacks Photogs at LAX

We’re learned Russell Brand could be arrested at LAX any moment … for allegedly attacking paparazzi.

Our photog tells TMZ Russell and Katy Perry were going through Delta security when Russell began pushing paparazzi and struck several of them.

One of the cops told a photog they were talking about arresting Brand.

Source: TMZ

LeBron James Scoffs at Paternity Lawsuit

LeBron James wants a court to be as dismissive as he is over a lawsuit filed by a man who claims to be his father.

TMZ broke the story … Leicester Bryce Stovell filed a $4 million lawsuit against LeBron and Gloria James, the NBA star’s mom, claiming fraud and defamation.

Now attorneys for LeBron and Gloria have asked a judge to dismiss the suit, labeling it “rank speculation.”  According to the new legal docs obtained by TMZ, LeBron’s lawyers scoffed at “… a man who claims that as a twenty-nine year old lawyer he got a 15-year old girl pregnant during a one-night stand and who never contributed a penny in child support would earn millions in commercial endorsements by crawling out of the wood-work after the child he never gave a thought to became an NBA star.”

The new docs also note the results of a DNA test which show “0% probability of paternity.”

Source: TMZ