Jeff Bridges won’t feel guilty if he beats Colin Firth to the Best Actor prize at this year’s Oscars

The 61-year-old star triumphed over Colin – who was nominated for his performance in ‘A Single Man‘ – at last year’s Academy Awards for his role in ‘Crazy Heart’ and he admits he is quite comfortable with the prospect of defeating ‘The King’s Speech’ star again.

Jeff – who is nominated this year for his turn in ‘True Grit‘ – said: “I don’t think I’d feel too guilty, no. Just let it fall where it may.”

However, the seasoned actor has confessed he does feel guilty for not watching all of his fellow nominees’ films.

Jeff – who has watched ‘The King’s Speech’ – said: “I feel bad as I haven’t watched as many of the films out this year as I should have. But the ones I’ve seen are terrific. ‘The King’s Speech’ is wonderful. And I like ‘Winter’s Bone‘.”

Jeff also said he doesn’t mind the endless promotion that comes with being in a film that’s nominated for an award and has found that his win last year has helped his career.

He said: “It’s great to be acknowledged by the guys for what you do. There’s an element of my job that’s like being a barker at a carousel. But after you put all that energy into a film, it’s great if people come see it.

“Winning the Oscar has helped me in other ways. I’m currently making an album with T Bone Burnett. That comes directly from the success of ‘Crazy Heart‘.”

Source: BANG Showbiz

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

Little Fockers won the weekend again. True Grit won second place again. Hollywood missed Avatar again.

For surprising box-office news you had to look to—surprise!—The Tourist.

REWIND: Shockers from the box-office year that was

The $100 million Angelina Jolie-Johnny Depp “bomb” hit $120 million worldwide.

And the Golden Globe-nominated comedy (or musical) ain’t done yet, even as it fell out of the domestic Top 10 after a brief three-weekend stay. Expectations were that when all is said and grossed, The Tourist could reach $200 million worldwide.

Elsewhere, Ben Stiller’s and Robert De Niro’s Little Fockers broke $100 million domestically, and managed to edge Jeff Bridges—twice.

News Source:  E! online

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.