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Globe Nominees Mix Wild Fantasy, Harsh Reality With ‘Avatar,’ ‘Up In The Air,’ ‘Hurt Locker’

January 17, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Mo’Nique has won the supporting-actress Golden Globe for her role as a loathsome, abusive welfare mother in the Harlem drama “Precious,” while the blockbuster “Up” has come away with the award for animated film.

Miley Cyrus Out, Karen O In For Grammy Nomination

December 10, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Miley Cyrus will not be climbing to a Grammy victory this January.

The teen star’s “The Climb,” from her film “Hannah Montana: The Movie,” has been disqualified from the Best Song written for a Soundtrack category, with Karen O and the Kids’ “All Is Love,” from “Where The Wild Things Are,” taking its place, according to the Grammy Awards’ official Web site.

National Board Of Review Picks Jason Reitman’s ‘Up In The Air’ As Best Film Of The Year

December 03, 2009

NEW YORK, N.Y.

“Up In the Air” is the National Board of Review’s pick for best film of the year.

Jason Reitman’s film stars George Clooney as a perpetually jet-set contractor who fires people for a living. The National Board of Review also chose Clooney as best actor, an honor he shares with Morgan Freeman of “Invictus.”

‘Slumdog’ Kids’ Truancy Threatens Their Trust Fund

October 29, 2009

MUMBAI, India

The two child stars of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ are at risk of losing their monthly stipend and their trust fund if they don’t start attending school, a trustee for the fund said Thursday.

ROLL CALL: Freida Pinto & Dev Patel’s Fashionable PDA

September 23, 2009

By Jesse Spero

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Plus, are Chloe Sevigny and Jason Segel an item? Will “Titanic’s” Jack and Rose return to the big screen in 3D? And, get a glimpse of Nicolas Cage as Superman…you’ve been warned!

Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!

‘Precious’ Snags Audience Choice Award At TIFF

September 19, 2009

TORONTO, Canada

A raw film about an abused teen named Precious has won the audience choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

‘Slumdog’ Star Moving Into New Home

July 05, 2009

MUMBAI, India

One of the impoverished child stars from “Slumdog Millionaire” will move from his shanty home in one of Mumbai’s more wretched slums into a new apartment next week, his mother said Sunday.

Oscar-Winning Director Danny Boyle Gently Chides China For Restricting Free Speech In Film

June 18, 2009

SHANGHAI, China

Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle on Thursday gently chided China for curbing free speech in cinema, but the British filmmaker said he would love to shoot a movie in the country.

Serving as jury president at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival, Boyle told a panel discussion that it was “regrettable” that Beijing imposed restrictions on movies.