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Lady Gaga; most influential artist

Time has a new poll out, and Lady Gaga managed to be in the #1 spot;
The singer clinched the top spot in the list of 25 stars, with Conan O’Brien coming second and Kathryn Bigelow and Oprah Winfrey coming third and fourth respectively, reports the Daily Star. [...]

The top ten also featured Robert Pattinson at [...]

Cameron didn”t win Oscar because he “didn”t have breasts”, says Weaver

Sigourney Weaver has attacked Oscar voters, saying James Cameron didn”t land the Best Director Oscar gong because he “didn”t have breasts.”
Cameron lost out the Oscar to his ex-wife, “The Hurt Locker” director Kathryn Bigelow, reports The New York Post.
“Jim didn”t have breasts, and I think that was the reason,” Weaver told Brazilian news site Folha [...]

I hope Indians appreciate ‘Hurt Locker’: Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow, the only woman to win an Oscar for direction, hopes her film “The Hurt Locker” – on a US bomb disposal squad in Iraq – will make Indian audiences “understand that soldiers are acting as nation builders and peacemakers”.
“I am expecting that the Indian audience will appreciate our work too. I want them [...]

Kathryn Bigelow’s Film “The Hurt Locker” Got Six Awards

Quite a few women got the Oscar award. Kathryn Bigelow is considered to be the fifth woman that was nominated for the Oscar. She went head-to-head with her ex-husband James Cameroon who created the greatest film of all times known as Avatar.
Kathryn Bigelow is the first female who won the best directing Academy Award, and [...]

A Triumphal Night for Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges

Sandra Bullock had a punchline in her successful as well as long-standing career. The actress got a circuit for the awards. Her first Oscar was for her role in the film known as The Blind Side.
There was a stiff competition in the category of the best actress, among the pretenders for being the best actresses [...]

Kathryn Bigelow Makes Oscar History With Best Director Win

Kathryn Bigelow made Hollywood history last night becoming the first female filmmaker to win the Best Director Oscar as her war drama The Hurt Locker dominated the 82nd Academy Awards.
The two major categories of Best Picture and Best Director were a two horse race between the $300 million Avatar — directed by Bigelow’s ex-husband James [...]

”The Hurt Locker” wins best picture at 82nd Annual Academy Awards

The Iraq War drama ”The Hurt Locker” has bagged the best picture and five other prizes at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow.
Bigelow is the first woman in the 82-year history of the Oscars to earn Hollywood’’s top prize for filmmakers, reports Variety.
Sandra Bullock won the best actress [...]

2010 Oscar Winners: “Hurt Locker” Takes Home Best Picture Gong; Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges Win Oscar Gold

And The Oscar goes to….Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges earned standing ovations as they took home lead actor statuettes at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
Bullock won for her role as a wealthy Southerner who takes in a homeless future NFL star in the inspirational biopic The Blind Side. After [...]

“The Hurt Locker” Lawsuit — Iraq War Vet Jeffry Sarver Says Oscar Favorite Is Based On His Life

An Iraq War veteran is suing producers of Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar-nominated film The Hurt Locker, claiming the war drama’s lead character is based on him and accusing filmmakers of cheating him out of “financial participation in the film.”

According to Reuters.com, Master Sgt. Jeffry Sarver., a bomb disposal expert, says the main character, Will James, is [...]

VIDEO: Roger Ebert Debuts New Computerized Voice On “Oprah”

We give Roger Ebert’s new voice two thumps up! The legendary film critic made a special return to TV on Tuesday’s Oprah.

Ebert lost the ability to speak and eat, as well as a significant portion of his jaw after a cancer battle a few years ago, but the opinionated movie buff is finding his voice [...]

James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ leads Empire magazine nominations

Canadian film director James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ has landed five top nomination spots at the upcoming Empire magazine film awards.
The 3D blockbuster received nods in the Best Film and Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy categories, while Cameron, 55, is in the running for the Best Director prize, reports the Daily Star.
The movie’s stars Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana [...]

Quentin Tarantino backs Kathryn Bigelow for Oscar win

Quentin Tarantino is convinced fellow director Kathryn Bigelow will beat him at the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony by taking home the coveted statuette.
The legendary filmmaker has been nominated for the Best Director category for his movie Inglourious Basterds along with Bigelow for The Hurt Locker, James Cameron for Avatar, Lee Daniels for Precious: Based On [...]

Colin Firth, Carey Mulligan named Best Brit Actor and Actress by film critics

Colin Firth and Carey Mulligan have been named Best British Actor and Actress at the 30th annual London Film Critics’ Circle Awards.
Firth, 49, was honoured for his role as a gay professor in Tom Ford’s directorial debut ‘A Single Man’, while Mulligan, 24, received the award for her part in ‘An Education’, written by Nick [...]

2010 Oscar Nominations

And the nominees are…..Sci-fi epic Avatar and war saga The Hurt Locker earned a leading nine Oscar nominations at Tuesday morning’s press conference announcing the 2010 Academy Award nominees. Both films are up for Best Film and Best Director in a race that will see lensman James Cameron face off against ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow.
For [...]

‘Avatar’ bags eight BAFTA nominations

Acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron’s 3-D sci-fi epic “Avatar” has received eight nominations at the upcoming British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2010 Thursday.
The Sam Worthington starrer alien drama is facing competition from Lone Scherfig’s “An Education” and Kathryn Bigelow directed “The Hurt Locker” both of which have also got eight nominations.
According to the [...]

Golden Globes Nominations 2010

The nominations for the 2010 Golden Globe Awards came out Tuesday morning — and there are some big changes on the horizon for one of Hollywood’s biggest nights honoring the best in television and film. The best-picture category has been doubled from five nominees to 10 for the first time in 66 years. The category [...]