Angelina Jolie is looking forward to an “adventurous” Christmas

The ‘Tourist‘ actress – who raises six children Maddox, nine, Pax, seven, Zahara, five, Shiloh, four and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne with her partner Brad Pitt – revealed the busy family are excited about taking off for a special Christmas abroad.

She said: “We’re going to travel with the kids and go to a random part of the world. We’re going to travel and have an adventure because that’s what we love to do.”

Although the Jolie – Pitts will be travelling, Angelina revealed the children won’t have to worry about getting their Christmas presents because the organised mum-of-six has already sorted them out.

She told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show: “I’ve got it all boxed and ready to go. I went through it today. I’m trying to get every stocking right and all the wrapping paper.”

Angelina recently compared herself to other working mothers and said she is lucky to be able to have time off to spend with her children.

She said: “I’m very fortunate in that I can work for two weeks on ‘The Tourist’ and be off for five months. Most working mothers work a lot more hours than I do. I think I’m just like other women, and every woman has a side to them that’s just extremely nurturing, and has a side to them that’s behind closed doors.

“I’m a mom first and foremost, and that’s what keeps me grounded and happy.”

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Angelina Jolie can never have a bath in peace

The ‘Tourist’ actress – who raises six children, Maddox, nine, Pax, six, Zahara, five, Shiloh, four and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne with partner Brad Pitt – is amazed at how well she copes having such limited time alone as she has always preferred her own company.

She said: “You try to take a bath alone and everybody comes in.

“You just give it up. I’ve shocked myself because I’m somebody that likes to be on my own. But I’m surprised how much I’m very happy to be surrounded by everybody in my family.

“It’s alright. I feel that comfort.”

Earlier this year, Angelina admitted she rarely has time alone but knows it is the same for every parent.

Describing a typical day, she said: “I wake up. I’ve got four kids in bed with me and Brad is on the phone and with the twins.

“I just don’t get any solitude – most people with kids don’t. Sometimes you get a bath or a shower but usually somebody is trying to get in. You get used to it.”

However, the 35-year-old beauty explained that support from actor Brad helped her to keep everything under control.

She added at the time: “Brad and I take turns – like now, he’s working so I’m home with the kids and then in four months I’ll be itching to do something. It does balance itself out mainly because I have an extraordinary partner who gives me that time.”

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Angelina Jolie likes having her children on movie sets

The 35-year-old beauty – who raises kids Maddox, nine, Pax, seven, Zahara, five, Shiloh, four and twins Knox and Vivienne, two with Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt – loved having them on set with her during the filming of new movie ‘The Tourist’ and reveals they laughed at her portrayal of English character Elsie Ward in the film.

She said: “It’s always fun to have family on set. I think it wouldn’t be the same without them. They get to come and laugh at mommy for playing dress up and having a funny accent.

“Fortunately, we’ve given them a love of discovering new places and new people and new cultures. And they like to pack their bags and have new adventures.”

Angelina relished the opportunity to play a “real lady” on the project alongside Johnny Depp as it was something new for her.

She told MTV News: “I liked that she was a real lady, a real European lady, and I’ve never played that before. I thought it was a challenge for me to be a girl, a real girly girl.”

She recently revealed she hoped her kids would grow up to be “beautiful individuals” who are “happy and loved”.

She said: “Hopefully they are happy, and they know that they were loved, and that they were encouraged to be who they are, and not pushed into something that they’re not.

“Hopefully they’ll be the strong, beautiful individuals that they are today, and be happy in their lives, be fulfilled in their lives, and be living their lives honestly.”

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Angelina Jolie is trying to raise her children as “individuals”

The ‘Tourist’ actress – who raises Maddox, nine, Pax, seven, Zahara, five, Shiloh, four, and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne with partner Brad Pitt - said she wants nothing more for her kids than for them to be comfortable with themselves.

She said: “Hopefully I’m giving my children the sense that they are deeply loved and deeply safe. At the same time we are hopefully encouraging their individuality as they get to know who they are, and not getting in the way of that. That’s why they are six very strong individuals.”

The Oscar-winning star revealed part of encouraging her children’s’ individuality is allowing them to develop their own identities and admitted she cannot understand the recent controversy when she allowed her daughter Shiloh to cut her hair short and dress like a boy.

Angelina added to YOU Magazine: “I don’t think it’s for the world to interpret anything. She likes to dress like a boy and wants her hair cut like a boy and she wanted to be called John for a while. Some kids wear capes and want to be Superman and she wants to be like her brothers. It’s who she is. It’s been a surprise to us and it’s really interesting, but she’s so much more than that – she’s funny and sweet and pretty. But she does love a tie.”

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Angelina Jolie wants to move to Africa in the future

The ‘Tourist’ star – who raises six children, Maddox, nine, Pax, seven, Zahara, five, Shiloh, four, and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with her partner Brad Pitt – plans to move her brood to the continent when she decides to accept less acting work.

She said: “I can imagine in the years to come that I might slow down on the work front. It’s not that I’d be retiring, there just might be fewer films at some point. “The truth is I’d love to live in Africa at some point. I’d love to  spend more time flying planes. And artistically, there will be other things to do.”

The 35-year-old actress has also revealed she doesn’t think she and Brad, 46, will make another film together, because they are never
offered joint projects. The couple famously met and fell in love on the set of 2005 action movie “Mr. and Mrs. Smith“, while Brad was still married to Jennifer Aniston.

Angelina added: “We don’t get offered a lot of films together. We discuss it because there’s always a girl in his film or a guy in mine. On one hand, we’d love to work together and bring the kids with us on that adventure.

“As much as we’d like to indulge as artists and play together, we’d only do it if the movie could be fun for the fans.”

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt celebrated son Pax’s seventh birthday with a river boat cruise in Paris

The couple took the youngster and three of his siblings – Maddox, nine, Zahara, five, and four-year-old Shiloh – on the French city’s River Seine yesterday evening (28.11.10) in a chartered boat named Josephine.

Birthday boy Pax was treated to a special cake while the boat was decorated with balloons.

Despite the cold weather Pax, Maddox, Zahara and Shiloh all seemed to have a great time although there was no sign of their two-year-old twin siblings Knox and Vivienne.

As well as celebrating Pax’s birthday, earlier in the day Brad and Angelina had taken Zahara and Shiloh Christmas shopping in the French capital.

The little girls were seen trying on clothes at the Bonpoint boutique, with Shiloh picking out trousers and a pair of zebra-patterned boots while Zahara chose black suede boots and a dress.

Shiloh – who is known for her tomboy style – also picked out two sets of medieval knight’s tunics for her and Pax, and also chose a large plastic alligator for Knox.

A fellow shopper at the store told People magazine: “Angelina was great. She’s patient, and a very hands-on mother, making certain everything fits.

“Brad was very agreeable, absolutely polite and excellent with the girls.”

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2011 Oscar Predictions: For Best Actor Nominations

Its time to make an early prediction for the 2011 Oscar Race. The guesses for Best Actor Nominations will really be exciting this time !

The 83rd Academy Awards will take place on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. Our list of favourites comprises of some of the renowned actors who have already captured the imagination of movie fans!

Our Predictions for 2011 Oscar Best Actor Nominees are:

Jeff Bridges For ‘True Grit’

Bridges will play U.S. Marshal Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn in the upcoming 2010 Western film, written and directed by the Coen brothers, named ‘True Grit’. The character was portrayed by John Wayne in the 1969 film, a performance which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film is an adaptation of the 1968 novel by Charles Portis.

James Franco for ‘127 Hours’

James Franco stars as a real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston, in 2010 drama thriller film directed by Danny Boyle, ‘127 Hours’. In May 2003, hiker Aron Ralston became trapped by a boulder in Robbers Roost, Utah for nearly five days in 2003. The film was written by Boyle and Simon Beaufoy and produced by Christian Colson. 127 Hours met with critical acclaim.

Jesse Eisenberg for ‘The Social Network’

Jesse Eisenberg appears as Mark Zuckerberg in ‘The Social Network’. The movie is about the founding of the Internet social networking website Facebook and the resulting lawsuits. The Social Network has been received with critical acclaim. As of October 31, 2010 the film has grossed $79.7 million in the United States and $32.2 million overseas.

Colin Firth for ‘The King’s Speech’

‘The King’s Speech’ stars Colin Firth as King George VI. The film won the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award. The movie is directed by Tom Hooper from a script by David Seidler.

Robert Duvall for ‘Get Low’

Robert Duvall stars as Felix Bush in ‘Get Low’. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Robert Duvall won the Hollywood Award (Best Actor). The film has had positive reviews from all critics.

Madonna is reportedly planning to move back to Britain.

The singer – who relocated from London to New York following her divorce from film director Guy Ritchie in 2008 – is currently in London directing her new movie ‘W.E.’, about late British monarch King Edward VIII’s decision to abdicate the throne for his American divorcee lover Wallis Simpson.

Despite originally planning to only stay for the six-month shoot, Madonna has rediscovered her love for the UK capital and told ex- husband Guy she wants to move back to Britain for good.

An insider told the Daily Star newspaper: “Guy says she talks about their home in Wiltshire, the kids and their friends in London. She seems nostalgic for her old life. She had built up a big circle of friends and fell in love with London. She’ll always love New York but she feels more at ease in London.”

Madonna – who has four children, Lourdes, 13, Rocco, nine, Mercy, five, and four-year-old David – is believed to be keen to move back to Britain so she can reconnect with her old friends.

The source explained: “The person she spends most time with is her daughter Lourdes but she is desperate for more adult company.”

Madonna, 51, previously said she fell out of love with the UK because she couldn’t stand being referred to as ‘Madge’, her British nickname.

She said: “That’s one of the reasons I left England – so I don’t have to hear the word ‘Madge‘ anymore. Some people say ‘Madge’ is a colloquialism for a boring middle-aged housewife. And other people say it’s short for Majesty.”

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The world’s most stunning and anticipated glamorous show is on, consisting of endless stars in the Kodak Theatre.

And the Oscar goes to ..

The 82nd Academy Awards full list of Winners:

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Jeff Bridges – ‘Crazy Heart’- Won

George Clooney – ‘Up in the Air’

Colin Firth – ‘A Single Man’

Morgan Freeman – ‘Invictus’

Jeremy Renner – ‘The Hurt Locker’

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Presented By Penelope Cruz

Matt Damon – ‘Invictus’

Woody Harrelson – ‘The Messenger’

Christopher Plummer – ‘The Last Station’

Stanley Tucci – ‘The Lovely Bones’

Christoph Waltz – ‘Inglourious Basterds’ – Won

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Sandra Bullock – ‘The Blind Side’ – Won

Helen Mirren – ‘The Last Station’

Carey Mulligan – ‘An Education’

Gabourey Sidibe – ‘Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire’

Meryl Streep – ‘Julie and Julia’

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

Penelope Cruz – ‘Nine’

Vera Farmiga – ‘Up in the Air’

Maggie Gyllenhaal – ‘Crazy Heart’

Anna Kendrick – ‘Up in the Air’

Mo’Nique – ‘Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire’- Won

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year:

‘Coraline’

‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’

‘The Princess and the Frog’

‘The Secret of Kells’

‘Up’- by Pete Docter – Won

Achievement in Art Direction:

‘Avatar’- by Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair – Won

‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’

‘Nine’

‘Sherlock Holmes’

‘The Young Victoria’

Achievement in Cinematography:

‘Avatar’- by Mauro Fiore – Won

‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’

‘The Hurt Locker’

‘Inglourious Basterds’

‘The White Ribbon’

Achievement in Costume Design:

‘Bright Star’

‘Coco before Chanel’

‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’

‘Nine’

‘The Young Victoria’ by Sandy Powell – Won

Achievement in Directing:

‘Avatar’ – James Cameron

‘The Hurt Locker’ – Kathryn Bigelow -Won

‘Inglourious Basterds’ – Quentin Tarantino

‘Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire’ – Lee Daniels

‘Up in the Air’ – Jason Reitman

Best Documentary Feature:

‘Burma VJ’

‘The Cove’- by Louie Psihoyos, Fisher Stevens – Won

‘Food, Inc.’

‘The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers’

‘Which Way Home’

Best Documentary Short Subject:

‘China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan, Province’

‘The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner’

‘The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant’,

‘Music by Prudence’- by Roger Ross Williams, Elinor Burkett – Won

‘Rabbit a la Berlin’

Achievement in Film Editing:

‘Avatar’

‘District 9′

‘The Hurt Locker’ – by Bob Murawski, Chris Innis – Won

‘Inglourious Basterds’

‘Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire’

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year:

‘Ajami’ – Israel

‘El Secreto de Sus Ojos‘ – Argentina – Won

‘The Milk of Sorrow’ – Peru

‘Un Prophete’ – France

‘The White Ribbon’- Germany

Achievement in Make-up:

‘Il Divo’

‘Star Trek’- by Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, Joel Harlow – Won

‘The Young Victoria’

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score):

‘Avatar’

‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’

‘The Hurt Locker’

‘Sherlock Holmes’

‘Up’- by Michael Giacchino – Won

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song):

‘Almost There’ from ‘The Princess and the Frog’

‘Down in New Orleans’ from ‘The Princess and the Frog’

‘Loin de Paname’ from ‘Paris 36′

‘Take It All’ from ‘Nine’

‘The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)’ from ‘Crazy Heart’-Won

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

‘Avatar’

‘The Blind Side’

‘District 9′

‘An Education’

‘The Hurt Locker’-Won

‘Inglourious Basterds’

‘Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire’

‘A Serious Man’

‘Up’

‘Up in the Air’

Best Animated Short Film:

‘French Roast’

‘Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty’

‘The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)’

‘Logorama’- by Nicolas Schmerkin – Won

‘A Matter of Loaf and Death’

Best Live Action Short Film:

‘The Door’

‘Instead of Abracadabra’

‘Kavi’

‘Miracle Fish’

‘The New Tenants’- by Joachim Back, Tivi Magnusson – Won

Achievement in Sound Editing:

‘Avatar’

‘The Hurt Locker’ by Paul N.J. Ottosson – Won

‘Inglourious Basterds’

‘Star Trek’

‘Up’

Achievement in Sound Mixing:

‘Avatar’

‘The Hurt Locker’- by Paul N.J. Ottosson & Ray Beckett – Won

‘Inglourious Basterds’

‘Star Trek’

‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’

Achievement in Visual Effects:

‘Avatar’ – by Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andy Jones – Won

‘District 9′

‘Star Trek’

Adapted Screenplay:

‘District 9′

‘An Education’

‘In the Loop’

‘Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire’- Won

‘Up in the Air’

Original Screenplay:

‘The Hurt Locker’- Won

‘Inglourious Basterds’

‘The Messenger’

‘A Serious Man’

‘Up’

The actress – who is among the nominees for Best Supporting Actress at the forthcoming Academy Awards for her role in ‘Nine’ – didn’t find out she had received the nod for over an hour after everyone else because she recently changed her phone number.

She is quoted as saying: “I had a new phone line installed and so almost no one had the new number of the house. Only my agent had it and she was in Australia. So they had to get a hold of her first so she could give them the number of the house, and I found out an hour later.

“I had 19 missed calls and 120 emails and text messages. So for two hours I was returning calls.”

Despite taking up so much of her time responding to messages, Penelope – who is believed to be engaged to Javier Bardem – says it was a “beautiful” day.

She added: “It is beautiful to talk to all the people that love you and care for you and get excited for you about something like this. It was a beautiful day.”

Penelope, 35, won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar last year for her performance in ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ and recently admitted she loves the gold statue so much, she even takes it on day trips.

She said: “My Oscar lives in my house, but it changes rooms all the time. I’m looking at it in different places to make the final decision.

“I even took it to the beach one day. It’s like being five when you finally get a toy you’ve been asking for.”

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Penelope Cruz says winning an Oscar was like getting the best toy ever.

The ‘Nine’ star scooped the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress last year for her performance in ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ and admits receiving the gold statue was one of the happiest moments in her life.

Penelope is proud to show off her prize at her home and once even took her Oscar to the beach.

She said: “My Oscar lives in my house, but it changes rooms all the time. I’m looking at it in different places to make the final decision. I even took it to the beach one day. It’s like being five when you finally get a toy you’ve been asking for.”

Since winning the prestigious prize, the 35-year-old actress insists she doesn’t feel any extra pressure when making her films, because she has always worked hard.

Penelope – who is believed to be engaged to Javier Bardem – added to Stylist magazine: “I’ve always felt under pressure and had a lot of insecurity, so that doesn’t change and I don’t want that to alter. I don’t want to get to the set and feel too secure. I’ve worked for so many years feeling a lot of respect and healthy fear of the work and I don’t feel I can change that now.”

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The ‘Basic Instinct’ actress says she struggles to put on weight and has to fight hard to maintain her size six/eight frame.

She said: “I have to watch not getting too skinny. I’m a mover. I’m not one of those people who can survive on salad. I love a big steak dinner and I’m obsessed with finding the perfect hamburger.

“They do one at the Tower Bar here in Los Angeles which come son an English muffin with arugula and brie, and they serve it with French fries and truffle oil. That really sends me.”

As well as eating a lot so as not to get too thin, the 51-year-old star – who has adopted children Roan, nine, Laird, four, and Quinn, three – makes sure she exercises regularly to stay in shape.

She added to Tatler magazine: “I do pilates. I bike, I canoe, I walk. I try to take the stairs more than the elevator and I chase my children.”

Sharon is not the only star to confess to a love of the calorific food.

‘Nine’ actress Penelope Cruz recently reveals she eats fast food every week and even stopped off for a snack  before winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ last year.

She said: “I ate an In-N-Out burger and then I went to the red carpet. What’s so surprising about that? I do it, like, once a week or once every two weeks. It’s my little treat for myself. I love the Double-Double with fries.”

During her second pregnancy, Nicole Richie – who has 23-month-old daughter Harlow and son Sparrow, three months, with Good Charlotte star Joel Madden – regularly made the rocker make late night trips to buy burgers for her.

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It seems that most of the actress who are likely to be contending for the Best Actress Nominations in ‘The 82nd Academy Awards’ have received widespread acclaim from film critics. Our list of favourites compirses of some of the renowned actress who have already captured the imagination of movie fans!

The nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards will be announced live on Tuesday February 2, 2010.

Our Predictions for 2010 Oscar Best Actress Nominees are:

Meryl Streep for ‘Julie & Julia’

She portrayed the character of the late Julia Child in the comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron, ‘Julie & Julie’. In 2004, Child was the inspiration for The Julie/Julia Project, a popular cooking blog by Julie Powell that, along with Child’s own memoir, in turn inspired the 2009 feature film Julie & Julia.

Carey Mulligan for ‘An Education’

She gained widespread recognition for playing the role of Jenny Miller in 2009 British coming-of-age drama film directed by Lone Scherfig, ‘An Education’. Mulligan was twenty-two when she was cast as Jenny; who is sixteen in the film.

Marion Cotillard for ‘Nine’

She played Luisa Contini in the film adaptation of the Tony Award for Best Musical-winning musical ‘Nine’. The film has received moderate reviews from critics.

Hilary Swank for ‘Amelia’

Swan played the lead role in 2009 dramatized biographical film of the life of Amelia Earhart, ‘Amelia’. Hilary Swank took on the role of Executive Producer, working closely with Director Mira Nair.

Gabby Sidibe For ‘Precious’

American actress who made her acting debut in the role of Claireece “Precious” Jones in the 2009 film ‘Precious’. The film portrays 16-year-old Claireece “Precious” Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) who lives in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem with her dysfunctional family.

The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony may be one of the longest with 10 best picture nominees. It is more tough now to guess the contenders for Best Picture Nominations. The predictions will really be interesting this time !

We have sorted out ten movies as the contenders for Best Picture Nominees of 82nd Academy Awards.

Our Predictions for 2010 Oscar Best Picture Nominees are:

Avatar

Avatar is centered around the themes of imperialism and biodiversity. The movie had been in development since 1994 by Cameron, who wrote a 114-page scriptment for the film. Cameron explained that the delay in producing the film since the 1990s had been to wait until the technology necessary to create his project was advanced enough. The film received generally positive reviews from film critics.

Nine

The screenplay of this musical-romantic film is based on Arthur Kopit’s book for the 1982 Tony Award-winning musical of the same name. The star-studded cast includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench, Fergie, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman and Sophia Loren.

The Hurt Locker

The story of this American war thriller was written by Mark Boal, a freelance writer who was embedded with a bomb squad in the war in Iraq. The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, was shot in Jordan, within miles of the Iraq border. The movie has received widespread acclaim from film critics.

Precious

A film adaption of the award-winning 1996 novel Push: A Novel by Sapphire. Precious, directed by Lee Daniels, received largely positive reviews from critics. Precious has multiple producers – with twelve in total which includes     Lee Daniels, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Heller and Tyler Perry.

Invictus

Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood, is a biographical drama film based on Nelson Mandela’s life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. Morgan Freeman stars as the then South African President Nelson Mandela.

Up in the Air

‘Up in the Air’, directed by Jason Reitman, is about a corporate downsizer and his travels. George Clooney plays the role of Ryan Bingham, a man who travels around the country to various workplaces, a career transition counselor. the review for this movie have been generally positive.

Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino, tells the story of two plots to assassinate the Nazi political leadership. This film is set in German-occupied France. Inglourious Basterds is currently Tarantino’s highest grossing film.

Brothers

Directed by Jim Sheridan, ‘Brothers’ is a drama-war film starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman. The film take inspiration from Homer’s epic poem ‘The Odyssey’.

The film is about relationship- between brothers, husband and a loving father of two, in a very sweet American family. Suddenly everything changes when Capt. Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) goes missing in Afghanistan and everyone assumes he is dead. Actually he was captured by Afgan rebels were he was forced to kill one of his own soldier.

In the meanwhile his wife Grace (Natalie Portman) gets attached to his brother Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal). But his unexpected return brings a twist in the story. At the end Sam says “only the dead has seen the end of war, I have seen the end of war ….. can I live again ?”

The Last Station

German biographical film about Leo Tolstoy, based on a 1990 biographical novel of the same name by Jay Parini. This movie is directed by Michael Hoffman.

Public Enemies

American crime film, co-written and directed by Michael Mann, focuses on the true story of Bureau of Investigation agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale)’s attempt to stop criminals John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham), and Pretty Boy Floyd (Channing Tatum).

The film portrays American crime scenario of 1933 which was referred as “the golden age of bank robbery” for John Dillinger, Alvin Karpis and Baby Face Nelson, but they were hunted down by federal agent Melvin Purvis . The flims ends with the dying words of John Dillinger – “bye bye black bird”  the last message for his girlfriend Billie Frechette.

Lets find out how many of our guesses are going to match the list in this category. The nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday February 2, 2010.

The Oscar-winning actress doesn’t want to disrupt 17-month-old Sunday Rose’s schedule too much so has turned down roles so they can remain in their Nashville home.

Nicole – who is married to country singer Keith Urban – said: “I just can never be away from her, so she comes wherever I go, as you see. Have baby, will travel. She’s OK on planes, but honestly, we stay in Nashville a lot. That’s why I don’t work that much. It’s harder now to pack to her up. At 17 months, it’s a different type of travelling. When they’re six weeks, they’re easier to travel with. And you’re breast-feeding, so it’s easy to feed.”

However, Nicole did sign up to star in new musical movie ‘Nine’ shortly after Sunday’s birth and says she has her daughter to thank for the curves she shows off in the film.

She told the USA Today newspaper: “I was wrapped into that dress. I was! That’s when I had big boobs from the milk! That’s the benefit of the breast-feeding.”

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‘Up in the Air’ star George Clooney is up for the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham, while the film’s female stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick will both battle it out for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role prize.

‘Inglourious Basterds’ sees its’ stars up for the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Christoph Waltz and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Diane Kruger.

‘Precious…’ – full title ‘Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire’ – will compete with ‘Inglourious Basterds’ for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture accolade, while Gabourey Sidibe competes with Diane for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role gong.

Mo’nique earns the film its final nomination after being listed in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role category.

The nominees were announced by Chris O’Donnell and Michelle Monaghan this morning (17.12.09) and the televised ceremony takes place on January 23 at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.

The SAGs are considered a good indication of who will win Oscars at the Academy Awards the next month.

16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards full list of nominees:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:

Jeff Bridges – ‘Crazy Heart’

George Clooney – ‘Up In The Air’

Colin Firth – ‘A Single Man’

Morgan Freeman – ‘Invictus’

Jeremy Renner – ‘The Hurt Locker’

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:

Sandra Bullock – ‘The Blind Side’

Helen Mirren – ‘The Last Station’

Carey Mulligan – ‘An Education’

Gabourey Sidibe – ‘Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire’

Meryl Streep – ‘Julie and Julia’

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:

Matt Damon – ‘Invictus’

Woody Harrelson – ‘The Messenger’

Christopher Plummer – ‘The Last Station’

Stanley Tucci – ‘The Lovely Bones’

Christoph Waltz – ‘Inglourious Basterds’

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:

Penélope Cruz – ‘Nine’

Vera Farmiga – ‘Up In The Air’

Anna Kendrick – ‘Up In The Air’

Diane Kruger – ‘Inglourious Basterds’

Mo’nique – ‘Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire’

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:

‘An Education’

‘The Hurt Locker’

‘Inglourious Basterds’

‘Nine’

‘Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire’

Lifetime Achievement Award:

Betty White

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Kate Hudson’s New Year’s Eve (31.12.09) plans have been ruined following her split from Alex Rodriguez.

The ‘Nine’ actress and the New York Yankees baseball star – who ended their seven-month relationship earlier this month – had planned to see in 2010 by attending a host of parties in Miami, Florida.

However, Kate has now cancelled her involvement while Alex, nicknamed A-Rod, will probably still attend.

A source told Life and Style magazine: “They were both scheduled to appear together at several bashes. Obviously that’s not happening now – she cancelled! She cancelled everything; she’s not going to Miami at all. Alex is probably still going, and no doubt will be flirting up a storm – as he usually does.”

Friends of Kate have also claimed she had trouble trusting Alex – who was two young daughters with ex-wife Cynthia – because of his womanising reputation.

One pal told MSNBC: “Kate has some trust issues with A-Rod. She doesn’t know for sure if there is another woman, but there’s a girl she thinks he has a crush on. She’s been worrying about other women for a while and is definitely the jealous type.”

It had been claimed Alex ended their relationship because he thought mother-of-one Kate was too much of an attention seeker.

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The slender star doesn’t follow a strict diet and indulges in her favourite fast food treats regularly – even stopping off for a calorific meal before winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ earlier this year.

She said: “I ate an In-N-Out burger and then I went to the red carpet. What’s so surprising about that? I do it, like, once a week or once every two weeks. It’s my little treat for myself. I love the Double-Double with fries.”

The actress also revealed she relies on her iPod to get her through working on a film.

The ‘Nine’ actress always creates a soundtrack to help connect with the character she plays in all her movies and only listens to a limited selection of songs to help keep focused on what she is doing.

She explained to Parade.com: “It helps me very much to have my iPod. It’s always with me on the set. Music is very important to me because it goes directly to your heart. I always have, like, 20 songs that I pick for the character, and that’s all I listen to while I’m making the movie. I try to stay in the zone and not let my attention be distracted.”

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The comedy drama – in which Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizer who travels the country delivering bad news – is up for six awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Actor for Clooney and Best Director for Jason Reitman.

Reitman said: “I can’t put into words how exciting it is to feel and to know that I’ll be going to the Golden Globes with everyone I worked with on this film.

“This was one of those ensembles that we really enjoyed working together. We’re a tight-knit family. The idea that we’re going together is just wonderful.”

‘Up in the Air’ is closely followed by new musical movie ‘Nine’ which is named in five categories and science fiction film ‘Avatar’ and Quentin Tarantino’s World Ward II parody ‘Inglourious Basterds’ which both have four nods.

Up for Best Actress are Emily Blunt for her performance in ‘The Young Victoria’, Sandra Bullock for ‘The Blind Side’, ‘Last Station’ actress Dame Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan for her role in ‘An Education’ and Gabourey Sidibe, who starred in ‘Precious: Based on the Novel Push By Sapphire’.

In the equivalent male category, Morgan Freeman, Tobey Maguire, George Clooney, Colin Firth and Jeff Bridges are all vying for the prize.

Commenting on his nomination, Morgan – who was nominated for his performance in ‘Invictus’ – said: “I suspect we will do a little bit of celebration, not a whole lot, you know. But it’s wonderful.”

Meryl Streep has been nominated twice in the Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical category for her roles in ‘It’s Complicated’ and ‘Julie and Julia’.

The ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on January 17 and will be hosted by Ricky Gervais.

Main list of nominees for the 67th Golden Globe Awards:

Best Motion Picture:

‘Avatar’

‘The Hurt Locker’

‘Inglourious Basterds’

‘Precious

‘Up In The Air’

Best Actress:

Emily Blunt – ‘The Young Victoria’

Sandra Bullock – ‘The Blind Side’

Helen Mirren – ‘The Last Station’

Carey Mulligan – ‘An Education’

Gabourey Sidibe – ‘Precious’

Best Actor:

Jeff Bridges – ‘Crazy Heart’

George Clooney – ‘Up In The Air’

Colin Firth – ‘A Single Man’

Morgan Freeman – ‘Invictus’

Tobey Maguire – ‘Brothers’

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical:

‘(500) Days Of Summer’

‘The Hangover’

‘It’s Complicated’

‘Julie and Julia’

‘Nine’

Best Actress – Comedy Or Musical:

Sandra Bullock – ‘The Proposal’

Marion Cotillard – ‘Nine’

Julia Roberts – ‘Duplicity’

Meryl Streep – ‘It’s Complicated’

Meryl Streep – ‘Julie and Julia’

Best Actor – Comedy Or Musical:

Matt Damon – ‘The Informant’

Daniel Day-Lewis – ‘Nine’

Robert Downey Jr. – ‘Sherlock Holmes’

Joseph Gordon-Levitt – ‘(500) Days Of Summer’

Michael Stuhlbarg – ‘A Serious Man’

Best Animated Feature Film:

‘Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs’

‘Coraline’

‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’

‘The Princess And The Frog’

‘Up’

Best Supporting Actress:

Penelope Cruz – ‘Nine’

Vera Farmiga – ‘Up In The Air’

Anna Kendrick – ‘Up In The Air’

Mo’nique – ‘Precious’

Julianne Moore – ‘A Single Man’

Best Supporting Actor:

Matt Damon – ‘Invictus’

Woody Harrelson – ‘The Messenger’

Christopher Plummer – ‘The Last Station’

Stanley Tucci – ‘The Lovely Bones’

Christoph Waltz – ‘Inglourious Basterds’

Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow – ‘The Hurt Locker’

James Cameron – ‘Avatar’

Clint Eastwood – ‘Invictus’

Jason Reitman – ‘Up In The Air’

Quentin Tarantino – ‘Inglourious Basterds’

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The Oscar-winning actress had just given birth to 17-month-old daughter Sunday Rose when she started shooting musical movie ‘Nine’ so took her and her spouse Keith Urban to work with her so they could all be together.

The film’s director Rob Marshall said: “She was excited to be part of a company and go back to work right away. And her baby was on set with us. It was beautiful.”

The movie’s choreographer John DeLuca said: “Keith just watched and had this big smile while holding the baby. It was nice to have little Sunday Rose there.”

Although Keith is a huge country music star, he didn’t offer any advice vocal tips to his wife for her singing role.

Rob added to ‘E!’: “Keith was always there, but he stepped back into the background. He just steps back, which is really nice.”

Nicole recently revealed she took on her role in ‘Nine’ to prove there is more to life than motherhood.

She explained: “I’d just given birth, so I was like, ‘OK, I’m still a woman – I want to do this film! And I do have a life other than simply feeding this baby.’ I think when you give birth you get itchy to get back to work and you want to feel life still goes on.”

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The actress – who was on the red carpet in Leicester Square last night (03.12.09) for the London premiere of the musical comedy ‘Nine’, in which she plays a fashion journalist – said she would accept  role if it fitted in with her family life.

Kate – who has a five-year-old son Ryder from her marriage to rocker Chris Robinson – said: “I’ve had a really good year which is a kid of a good feeling, it’s the first year I’ve felt like that.

“I have thought about theatre, that would be fun. I would never shy away from that.

“As long as it’s the right opportunity and timing for my family, but you know, I could. The decision-making process to do something like that does become a lot harder but I would never shy away from that in the right circumstances.”

The 30-year-old star said she enjoyed the singing and dancing in ‘Nine’ so much that she wanted to do something involving that again.

She said: “I would love to, it was so fun. It’s like the most exhilarating, joyful thing in the world, it’s like ‘Oh my god!’.”

She also said it was the praise of her step-father Kurt Russell, who watched her during some of the filming, which provided the most memorable aspect of production.

She told BANG Showbiz: “My dad coming to watch, that was special, the first time he saw me, he was shocked. I think that’s my memorable moment.”

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The Spanish actress put in weeks of training for one particular scene in the musical movie – about a film director struggling in his relationships with women, in which Penelope plays the central character’s mistress – where she had to slide down a rope.

Describing the scene, Penelope said: “They mapped it out and showed me how it was done. I said I would never be able to do it but I worked and worked and regained the memory of muscles in my legs I hadn’t used since I was a teenager studying ballet.”

Penelope, 35, was rehearsing for the film’s rope scenes for three months before they were eventually completed, and was left with calluses on her hands and bleeding digits from sliding down the ropes so often.

She added to Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper: “I was stretching, running and going to the gym to get my arms strong to support me on the ropes. But with my hands, after a while you don’t feel the pain. I had the wounds dressed and carried on.”

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The actress admits six-year-old Ryder – her son with ex-husband, Black Crowes rocker Chris Robinson – took a liking to Penelope when she and Kate were filming new movie ‘Nine’ together.

Talking about the shoot, Kate said: “Ryder would say to me, ‘I saw Penelope in the lobby today.’

“You could see that he recognised what a beautiful woman she is. He’s so cute!”

Kate recently revealed how confident Ryder is and knows exactly what he wants.

The 30-year-old star – whose mother is Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn – said: “My mother has said, ‘He’ll be a director of something because everything is specific.’ You know, we went to this birthday party where everybody was getting their faces painted and the kids were going, ‘I want to be Spider-Man or Batman.’ But Ryder was like, ‘I want a red face and I want white around the eyes, I want a white mouth, I want spikes and yellow dots on each one.’

“But the face painter didn’t do it exactly like that, and in the car later, Ryder was on the phone with his dad Chris and I said, ‘Tell daddy about your face.’ And he goes, ‘She did it totally wrong.’ I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ He said, ‘They’re not mountain peaks, they’re hills. They’re not peaks, they’re not sharp.’ I told him, ‘Honey, but they look great.’ Then he replied, ‘No, mom. They’re hills.’ Oh yeah, he knows what he wants!”

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The Black Eyed Peas star put on 13lbs for her role in new musical movie ‘Nine’ but says her actor spouse never made her feel body-conscious.

She said: “When I came home from filming he was excited. He enjoys having both: the extra meat to grab when it’s there and the tight stomach when that’s there…he’s never been critical.”

Fergie also said she is the perfect partner because she can be both a good girl and bad girl.

She told America’s Cosmopolitan magazine: “You know, in Italy, Catholic boys are raised to believe that there are two types of women: the Madonna and the whore. And me? I’m both.”

The couple’s marriage was recently rocked by allegations the ‘Transformers’ star had cheated on his wife with a stripper.

However, both Fergie and Josh – who married in January – have branded the claims of infidelity as “ridiculous” and have since put on a show of togetherness.

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The 42-year-old star – who has previously released duets with her ‘Moulin Rouge!’ co-star Ewan McGregor and British singer Robbie Williams – insists she hates performing in front of people and had to be persuaded to sing in new musical movie ‘Nine’.

She said: “I was terrified of it. I am not a natural singer in the sense that I don’t love getting up in front of a group of people and just belting out a tune. It needs to be coaxed out of me because I want my voice to tell a story and sometimes it doesn’t have the capacity to do that.”

The actress felt particularly pressured because director Rob Marshall had told her he envisaged her appearing as a “goddess” in the movie.

She told Empire magazine: “When Rob approached me, he told me a role had been written especially. He told me he wanted her to look like a goddess and I was a little overwhelmed by that.”

While Nicole was eventually persuaded to record her vocals, she has previously vowed never to sing with her husband, country music star Keith Urban.

She said: “We have our work, but most important is our life together, we don’t want to blend the two.”

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