Who are you with? **next year we tell them "Horse and Hound"** I LOVE THAT!!! Good goin', Ladies!

Good news (eventually) for MI5 fans... BBC Press Release: Rupert Penry Jones and Tim McInnerny join the cast of Spooks as a new series starts filming for BBC ONE "Slick and stylish" (The Express) "Fantastically entertaining" (Heat) "Splendid spy stuff" (Financial Times) "Spooks is total commitment TV" (Sunday Telegraph) Bafta award-winning, top-rating Spooks is back � as topical and timely as ever � for a new season of dynamic, cutting edge drama this autumn on BBC ONE. Paul Connolly, writing in The Times, said: "The BBC's drama output is back on form. The most recent success has been Spooks. Last night's series finale was spectacular. This was an hour of relentlessly exciting and beautifully constructed television and quite possibly the best hour of television I have seen this year." MI5's crack team of spies Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), Zoe (Keeley Hawes) and Danny (David Oyelowo) has long guarded its hard-earned reputation for infiltrating and thwarting the machinations of arms smugglers, international terrorists and drug dealers. But their own secret and compelling world was itself rocked to the core and their personal allegiances under threat of extinction when Tom's erratic behaviour caused his closest partners to doubt him at the end of the last series. The third series opens at the exact moment the last episode ended. Tom has sensationally disappeared, Harry (Peter Firth) is critically injured and the team is in disarray. Was it treachery? Will they ever see Tom again? And how will they begin to discover the truth? Newcomer Adam Carter (Rupert Penry Jones) is recruited by Harry from MI6 and his casual confidence galvanises the group into action. Spooks also features return appearances from Megan Dodds, Nicola Walker and Shauna MacDonald, as well as a new character, Oliver Mace (Tim McInnerny). And in the opening episode Frances Tomelty features in a Machiavellian cameo role. Written and created by David Wolstencroft, Spooks is also written by Howard Brenton, Rupert Walters, Ben Richards and Elizabeth Anne Wheal. Spooks is currently filming in London for transmission later this year. The producer is Andrew Woodhead and executive producers are Simon Crawford Collins, Jane Featherstone for Kudos and BBC Head of Drama Commissioning Gareth Neame. Spooks is a Kudos production for BBC ONE.

Thanks so much to our own Hole-in-the-Wall Gang! Definitely, Horse and Hounds next year. ;-)

Smaller Pics Penciled for WGA Nominations Fri Jan 23, 1:33 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Small films loomed large among the original screenplay nominations for the Writers Guild Awards Thursday, while bigger releases -- including "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and "Cold Mountain" -- featured prominently in the adapted screenplay race. Original screenplay nominees for the 56th annual Writers Guild Awards were: - Gurinder Chadha, Paul Berges and Guljit Bindra for Fox Searchlight Pictures' "Bend It Like Beckham," a lighthearted look at women's competitive soccer; - Steven Knight for Miramax Films' "Dirty Pretty Things," a gritty immigrant story; - Jim Sheridan and daughters Naomi and Kirsten Sheridan for Fox Searchlight's "In America," an intimate portrait of a family struggling with the loss of a child; - Sofia Coppola for Focus Features' much-honored "Lost in Translation"; - and Tom McCarthy for Miramax's moody drama "The Station Agent." Adapted screenplay nominees were: - Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman for HBO Films/Fine Line Features' "American Splendor," based on the comic book series by Harvey Pekar and novel by Pekar and Joyce Brabner; - Anthony Minghella for Miramax Films' Civil War-era drama "Cold Mountain," based on the novel by Charles Frazier; - Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson for New Line Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien; - Brian Helgeland for Warner Bros. Pictures' "Mystic River," based on the novel by Dennis Lehane; - and Gary Ross for Universal Pictures' "Seabiscuit," based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand. For the first time in the event's history, nominations went to a father and his daughter -- or in this case, two daughters -- with the nod for "In America." It was the third WGA nomination for Jim Sheridan, who was recognized in 1994 for "In the Name of the Father" and in 1990 for "My Left Foot." The trio have already won the 2003 National Board of Review prize for best original screenplay. The WGA considered 110 films eligible for original screenplay nominations and 78 films for adapted screenplay. Winners will be announced Feb. 21 at the Writers Guild Award ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles.

Probably enough time for implants...from Variety via Playbill: Now Nicole Belt: Kidman to Play Ulla in "Producers" Film Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman will play Ulla in the upcoming film of the Broadway musical "The Producers." Variety reports that the actress, currently on screens in "Cold Mountain," has landed the role of the blonde bombshell secretary originated on stage by Tony winner Cady Huffman. Susan Stroman, who directed the Broadway musical and who will direct the film, told the industry paper, "I'm so excited, [Kidman's] so versatile." Variety also says that Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan are currently writing the film's script, and shooting is scheduled to begin next February. The motion picture � starring the previously announced Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick � is scheduled for Christmas 2005.

British helmers to honor Curtis By Stuart Kemp LONDON -- The Directors' Guild of Great Britain said Thursday that Richard Curtis, the writer-director of boxoffice hit "Love Actually," will receive the outstanding contribution to film and television award at the guild's inaugural presentation this year. The DGGB will also present nine other awards in categories that include British, international and foreign films as well as a short-film award. Other award categories include telefilm or serial, 60-minute television drama, 30-minute TV drama, single documentary and commercial. At the inaugural event, contenders for the international film award are "Cold Mountain," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Lost in Translation" and "21 Grams." Vying for the British film award are "Girl With a Pearl Earring," "In This World," "The Magdalene Sisters" and "Young Adam." Best foreign film will emerge from Brazil's "City of God," France's "Etre et Avoir" (To Be and to Have), Germany's "Good bye, Lenin!" and the French-Pakistan-Bangladesh co-production "Matir Moina" (The Clay Bird). Curtis' career spans more than 40 years, beginning with the creation of cult television series "Blackadder." His screenwriting credits include "Notting Hill," "Bean" and "Bridget Jones's Diary." He has also written for numerous television shows, including "The Vicar of Dibley" and "Spitting Image." The organization's first awards ceremony will take place Feb. 21 at the Curzon Mayfair cinema in London and is scheduled to be hosted by veteran director Michael Winner. Organizers said Thursday that Miramax Films co-chairman Harvey Weinstein is expected to attend to hand out the British film award. The guild represents directors in film, television, theater, radio, opera, commercials, corporate, multimedia and new technology. The full list of nominations will be available today.

The organization's first awards ceremony will take place Feb. 21 at the Curzon Mayfair cinema in London I saw LA there the day before New Year's Eve...just down from our hotel. Very small though.(only two screens). I guess it won't be a huge crowd?

(Sundance Kids)Number of times there was spillage on the cobbles: 1 (Dorine landed squarely on her ass on the ice getting out of Sundance van). Makes me think of Bridget falling out of the taxi. Tress, did you say, "drive on, she's fine"? Hilarious reading, thanks ladies.

SJ is on the cover of HOLLYWOOD LIFE Feb issue. Gorgeous pics and long interview."Scarlett Woman" Does not mention Colin On GWAPE: "Q. How are you handling all this revved-up awards attention for both Lost in Translation and GWAPE . A.......I've done a lot of pre-Oscar stuff, which is draining but it's for a good cause....so my publicist says.[Laughs] ....Neither of these are big movies where you might expect it. We thought people might go and see Lost in Translation but when we made it, it was just a small, crazy weird experience. Who knew? Girl with a Pearl Earring had more of a built-in audience of people who liked the book or appreciate Vermeer or like period movies or who watch The View. [Laughs] I wanted Girl with a Pearl Earring to do really well because I really think it's good. Everybody worked so hard on it. We just feel it deserves to be seen." In print she comes across as a committed actress who knows how to channel her career.

See THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD If anyone wants to see a beautiful film, you must see The Whole Wide World (1996) with our own Bridget, Renee Zellweger, and Vincent D'Onofrio. This is the film that got her Jerry McGuire. I just saw it last night and was simply blown away by it. I don't think any film has moved me so much in a long, long time. It was so real, so touching, so sweet and so sad. I don't think Renee can ever top this performance. It's too bad few people saw it, but those who did, know just how special it is. I'm sure anyone with great enough taste to love Colin Firth will love it, too.

I also want to add that The Whole Wide World has one of the best screen kisses I've ever seen. (Maybe Renee inspires them, since hers with Colin was probably HIS best.) Colin should see it and take notes.

The London Times - Mena Suvari January 25, 2004 Cover story: Bye-bye, Miss American Pie She made it big as small-town America�s bathing beauty, then just as quickly lost it again. Several stinkers later, Mena Suvari is back in production � minus the rose petals � with an all-new grown-up look. But will it wash, asks Garth Pearce Mena Suvari, the teenage temptress in American Beauty, became the subject of one of the most popular Hollywood film stills since the days of Marilyn Monroe. You know the one: the teasing blonde, her naked body covered with red rose petals, with sultry, come-to-bath eyes. The film won five Oscars, with Kevin Spacey voted best actor and Sam Mendes best director. Suvari�s freeze-framed impact, though, has somehow been more lasting. But such curious fame has brought its own problems. Suvari admits that, thus far, her other films have all fast gurgled down the plughole. She has been spinning around in search of anything to take her to the next stage: something grown-up, respected or successful. There have been eight movies in the 4 years since American Beauty, and all of them, apart from a sequel to the high-school comedy American Pie, have sunk without trace. �I have not made the best choices since American Beauty,� she says, with disarming candour. �The film gave me recognition, but I was just not ready for it. Did I really want to open up, play the game and be seen everywhere? Or did I want to go back to just quietly learning and building up a career that was worth having? I was caught in the middle and took parts because they were there. I should have waited and thought more carefully.� Such lack of care saw her playing the daughter of a porn king in American Virgin. It earned her more notoriety, of sorts, as a pub-quiz answer: the only actress to have starred in four films with �American� in the title (American Pie, American Beauty, American Pie 2 and American Virgin). American Virgin also earned a mightily fast exit from the handful of cinemas where it was shown. Her record since has hardly improved. Hands up those who recall her 2000 film, the aptly named Loser? No? Or Snide and Prejudice, in 2001? Thought not. How about Sonny (2002), or the dreadful Spun, which closed without trace? Some of the most damning reviews were reserved for a lavish 2001 version of The Musketeer, in which she played alongside respectable actors such as Stephen Rea and Tim Roth. �A dire version of the original story,� reported one; �Unspeakable dialogue,� said another. �In each of the films, I have tried to improve myself,� Suvari says defiantly. �I have not been personally slaughtered � yet � by the critics an have tried to hold onto my self-belief. If I did not think it will turn around for me soon, I would sit back home in Los Angeles with the doors closed and the phone off.� Her confidence seems ingrained, almost from birth. The daughter of an Estonian psychiatrist, she was brought up first in a gothic mansion called Hilltop in Newport, Rhode Island, then at a splendid colonial home in Charleston, South Carolina. She was educated at Ashley Hall, Barbara Bush�s alma mater. The mixture of wealth and education sits easily on shoulders that she admits are dressed in everything from Prada to Burberry. Her brushed blonde hair, blue eyes and cheerily elegant manner are what used to be called �preppy�. Criticism does not stick. She has conviction � from her ramrod-straight back, as she sits bolt upright, to her clear eyes, which still seem to carry a mixture of wonder and awe that she is earning a good living from a business that is riddled with desperation and insecurity. Her self-belief in keeping her head above the mire, when others have had theirs buried in it, helped her selection as the co-star for Colin Firth in the upcoming Trauma. It comes in the wake of rave tributes for another of Firth�s young co-stars, Scarlett Johansson, in Girl with a Pearl Earring. �If I can get that sort of reaction, I will be delighted,� says Suvari. The jury is still out on Trauma, a thriller-cum-ghost story, with previews currently being set up. Firth�s character, Ben, has woken from a coma following a car crash that killed his wife. He moves home and is befriended by a beautiful young neighbour, Charlotte, played by Suvari. But all is not as it seems, and he is constantly haunted by visions of his dead wife. Is Charlotte helping, or adding to his pain? And does all this sound like well-trodden ground? �It�s a well-told story, with a lot of surprises,� Suvari says. �But it is difficult to talk about it without giving away the story. Let�s just say there is a twist � and I didn�t see it coming when I first read the script.� Her performance led to another piece of casting: as the female lead in a love story to be filmed in the spring by Richard Attenborough. It co-stars the veterans Peter O�Toole and Dennis Hopper. �I look at the performance rather than the films she has been in,� Attenborough tells me. �She has a talent that is obvious and immediate. She has the ability to make an audience fall in love with her.� Suvari, who will be 25 on February 9, has fallen in love herself. She met a divorced cinematographer, Robert Brinkmann, who is 17 years her senior, and secretly married him. It would be tempting to observe that, like her fast slew of films, it might have been a quick decision, regretted at leisure. But, with a fourth wedding anniversary coming up in March, she insists that this is her best role yet. They met while working on another of her dud films, Sugar & Spice, in which she played a cheerleader. �I was coming out of a long-term relationship that had turned really bad,� she recalls. �So I did not notice Robert. I just was not looking, because I wanted to be single. Then he asked me out. I thought, �Why not?� Our relationship grew so close, so fast, just at a point when I was not expecting that.� They married within the year: just the two of them, plus a minister and a couple of witnesses, at a spot overlooking cliffs near Big Sur, two hours north of her Los Angeles home. As with their relationship and engagement, it was strictly low-key. �The cast and crew in the film had no idea,� she says. �We would work normally, then see each other at night. We did not advertise the fact that we were a couple. We did not even hold hands until after the film wrapped.� Her father and mother knew nothing about the wedding, either. �My mum knew I was engaged, but I did not want to wait for a big announcement or ceremony,� she says. �I felt bad, but that�s just the way I wanted it.� She is less apologetic about the age gap, which meant her husband celebrating his 40th birthday two years ago, when she was 23. �My parents have a 20-year age gap, so none of us thinks anything of it,� she says crisply. �He is my best friend, and it is no effort to be with a man much older. I have learnt a lot from him and we have our own lives, which is nice.� But it was not, she insists, a case of life mirroring art after her role in American Beauty. As many will recall, she played a school cheerleader, Angela Hayes, who encourages her best friend�s father, Lester Burnham, played by Spacey, to pursue her. She finally allows herself to be seduced by him, only to ruin the key moment by revealing that she is not sexually experienced and that this is her first time. �When I saw my nude scene in the script, I thought, �Help,�� she says. �But I didn�t get too nervous about it. Kevin Spacey is a kind, sensitive guy.� Suvari has not always talked so glowingly about her men. When she was playing the choirgirl Heather in American Pie, she agreed to be interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine, along with two other actresses. During the chat, which concentrated on their sex lives, she blurted out that she had lost her virginity at 15, but had regretted it ever since. �It was not a good experience,� she said. �When I moved to Los Angeles, I had a great boyfriend for about a year and wished I had saved the moment for him.� She then became embarrassed and stopped the interview. �It was a little degrading. That conversation with Rolling Stone crossed the line,� she recalls now. �I was speaking about things that I had not shared with anyone else. It is always tempting to boast about your sex life when you are in your teens, but I never did. I thought it best to keep quiet about my early experiences.� She has had to mature quickly, from the moment she was spotted, aged 12, by a modelling agency and started part-time work, escorted by her mother, along America�s east coast. When the family moved to LA, a couple of years later, she worked on commercials, then in minor roles in television series such as Boy Meets World, Chicago Hope and ER. She began her film career at 17, in Nowhere, the first of her high-school roles, alongside Heather Graham and Christina Applegate. Since then, her roles have hardly graduated out of the class- room: Kiss the Girls (1997), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) and The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) were all released before she created box-office gold in American Pie and American Beauty. �I have always looked several years younger than I really am,� she asserts. �That is great � so far as it goes. But being the schoolgirl fantasy is wearing a little thin.� After shedding this image in Trauma, she filmed a comedy, Standing Still, alongside James Van Der Beek, and a drama, Living and Breathing, with Tom Wilkinson, Anjelica Huston and Lisa Kudrow. �I have grown and changed so much since American Beauty,� she says. �I just need the meatier roles to prove what I can do. I feel everything is just beginning for me all over again.�

The jury is still out on Trauma, a thriller-cum-ghost story, with previews currently being set up. Hmmmmm.... Thanks, Mary. Given the bits and pieces I've read here, I wonder if they're going to rework it a bit.

I've been swamped with work lately, but I just want to thank everyone for the interesting articles. So any GG predictions? Karen? I know how accurate yours are. :-)

For those interested: Thriller 'Primer' Wins Top Sundance Honor Sunday January 25 1:52 AM ET The high-tech thriller "Primer," about two get-rich-quick inventors whose time-travel device complicates their lives, won the top dramatic honor at the Sundance Film Festival. Sundance jurors gave the documentary grand prize to "DIG!", director Ondi Timoner's portrait of the friendship and rivalry between musicians Anton Newcombe of the Brian Jonestown Massacre and Courtney Taylor of the Dandy Warhols. Awards were presented Saturday night, with top winners expected to screen one last time Sunday as the 11-day independent film showcase ends. "Primer" written and directed by Shane Carruth, who co-stars won the grand jury prize as well as the festival's Alfred P. Sloane Prize, a $20,000 cash award for films that showcase science and technology. The audience award for dramatic films, chosen by Sundance moviegoers, went to "Maria Full of Grace," writer-director Joshua Marston's Spanish-language tale of a young Colombian woman (Catalina Sandino Moreno) in peril after she becomes a "mule" carrying heroin to the United States. "Born Into Brothels," which examines the hardships endured by impoverished children of prostitutes in Calcutta, won the documentary audience honor. The film was directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski. The directing prize for dramatic features was given to Debra Granik for "Down to the Bone," her tale of a lower-middle-class wife and mother struggling to kick a cocaine habit. "Down to the Bone" star Vera Farmiga also earned a special jury prize for her performance. Morgan Spurlock won the documentary directing prize for "Super Size Me," his indictment of the fast-food industry that chronicles the deterioration of his health during a monthlong experiment eating nothing but McDonald's food. The festival's jurors for drama entries were actors Danny Glover and Maggie Gyllenhaal, director Lisa Cholodenko, producer Ted Hope and cinematographer Frederick Elmes. Serving on the jury for documentaries were filmmakers Rory Kennedy, Robb Moss and Chris Smith, photojournalist Mary Ellen Mark and cinematographer Robert Shepard. Among other winners: _ The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award went to Larry Gross for "We Don't Live Here Anymore," a marital drama starring Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern, Naomi Watts and Peter Krause. _ The world-cinema dramatic audience award went to "Seducing Doctor Lewis," a French-language film by Canadian director Jean-Francois Pouliot about a remote fishing village conniving to keep a Montreal doctor in their midst. _ Another Canadian film, "The Corporation" directors Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott's study of the pros and cons of modern corporate structure, won the documentary audience honor for world cinema. _ Nancy Schreiber won the dramatic cinematography award for "November," a cryptic thriller starring Courteney Cox as a woman experiencing strange visions after a tragedy. _ Ferne Pearlstein received the documentary cinematography award for "Imelda," chronicling the life of former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos. _ The Freedom of Expression Award, given to a documentary that examines social or political issues, went to the Korean film "Repatriation," director Kim Dong-won's exploration of North Korean communist inmates held in South Korea. _ Special jury prizes were awarded to "Brother to Brother," director Rodney Evans' drama about black gay artists, and "Farmingville," a documentary by Catherine Tambini and Carlos Sandoval about culture clash in a Long Island community with a large migrant-laborer population. _ The jury prize for short films was shared by "When the Storm Came," directed by Shilpi Gupta, and "Gowanus, Brooklyn," directed by Ryan Fleck. The British film "Tomo," by director Paul Catling, won the international jury prize for short films.

Thanks for the award info, Ada. Saw the name Evans (albeit Rodney) and the heart skipped a beat. ;-) (Moon) So any GG predictions? Karen? Moi? Surely you jest. I don't bother predicting this group's awards. If you have a list of gifts sent by the various studios, then maybe I could. ;-) Hmmm, probably should turn on E! to see neverending rerun of Joan and Melissa on last year's GG Red Carpet... Note to self: Keep TV on Mute. ;-)

Thanks for the articles! Dorine - love the Sundance diary!! sounds like all of you had a fabulous time! . . .wonder who made off with your Dr. Dolittle tape? Kyle McLaughlan was everywhere? . .How does he look in person? . .was a v. big Twin Peaks fan b/c of him;)

(Kimberly) . . .wonder who made off with your Dr. Dolittle tape? Kyle McLaughlan was everywhere? . .How does he look in person? . .was a v. big Twin Peaks fan b/c of him;) Ummmm.....we didn't have a Dr. Dolittle tape to steal....we kinda nicked one! The boss will be getting it soon. Was a midnight emergency with Trauma clips running on the channel that hosted Sundance coverage (some short clips from the film)....we had to MacGyver it. No tape so I peeled off label to place over the tab so we could tape over it (surely I'll be going to hell after all this, but I told Dorine I'd take the fall). Kyle was quite tall....and looked really amazing with salt and pepper hair! Very distinguished. He blocked the Starbucks counter for about ten minutes though...when I was in crutial need of caffeine! Stood there chewing on a stirring straw. We saw him about three times at the Marriott and endless times on Main Street just cruising around.

Hmmmm, haven't been following this Dr Doolittle business at all... So, could you tell if Kyle had been keeping up on his tummy crunches? *snort* I remember reading how he had to get in shape to be on SATC for all those shirtless (and worse) scenes. ;-)

(Karen) Thanks for the award info, Ada. Saw the name Evans (albeit Rodney) and the heart skipped a beat. ;-) I heard that Trauma was not up for consideration. Many films were not running for awards. I think ME was just wanting to get T out there....and troll for distribution.

(Karen) Hmmmm, haven't been following this Dr Doolittle business at all... You should be the proud owner of a Dr. D tape shortly. Dorine has it and will probably get that to you fairly soon. So, could you tell if Kyle had been keeping up on his tummy crunches? *snort* I remember reading how he had to get in shape to be on SATC for all those shirtless (and worse) scenes. ;-) He looked pretty fit....though he was layering. Was a bit chilly for ab inspection ;-) Sorry to post twice!

Well I'm going to give the GG a shot. I do think there might be a tie in some of the acting categories but this is how I think it will go: Picture - Drama The Lord Of the Rings: The Return Of the King Produced by Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Frances Walsh BP - Comedy Lost In Translation Produced by Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz Actor In A Leading Role - Drama Sean Penn in Mystic River Actor In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy Bill Murray in Lost In Translation Actress In A Leading Role - Drama Charlize Theron in Monster Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy Scarlett Johansson in Lost In Translation Actor In A Supporting Role Tim Robbins in Mystic River Actress In A Supporting Role Ren�e Zellweger in Cold Mountain Director Peter Jackson for The Lord Of the Rings: The Return Of the King Screenplay Lost In Translation Written by Sofia Coppola Original Score The Lord Of the Rings: The Return Of the King Composed by Howard Shore Original Song "Into the West" From The Lord Of the Rings: The Return Of the King Music and Lyric by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore, Frances Walsh Foreign Film The Barbarian Invasions Cecil B. DeMille Award Michael Douglas I don't watch TV so I leave those to the experts: Television Series - Drama C. S. I.: Crime Scene Investigation Nip/Tuck Six Feet Under 24 The West Wing Television Series - Musical Or Comedy Arrested Development Monk The Office Sex and the City Will & Grace Mini-Series Or Television Movie Angels In America Actor In A Leading Role - Drama Series Michael Chiklis in The Shield Anthony LaPaglia in Without a Trace William L. Petersen in C. S. I.: Crime Scene Investigation Martin Sheen in The West Wing Kiefer Sutherland in 24 Actor In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy Series Ricky Gervais in The Office Matt LeBlanc in Friends Bernie Mac in The Bernie Mac Show Eric McCormack in Will & Grace Tony Shalhoub in Monk Actor In A Leading Role - Mini-Series Or Television Movie Antonio Banderas in And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself James Brolin in The Reagans Troy Garity in Soldier's Girl Al Pacino in Angels In America Tom Wilkinson in Normal Actress In A Leading Role - Drama Series Frances Conroy in Six Feet Under Jennifer Garner in Alias Allison Janney in The West Wing Joely Richardson in Nip/Tuck Amber Tamblyn in Joan Of Arcadia Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy Series Bonnie Hunt in Life With Bonnie Reba McEntire in Reba Debra Messing in Will & Grace Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City Bitty Schram in Monk Alicia Silverstone in Miss Match Actress In A Leading Role - Mini-Series Or Television Movie Judy Davis in The Reagans Jessica Lange in Normal Helen Mirren in Tennessee Williams' The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone Maggie Smith in My House In Umbria Meryl Streep in Angels In America Actor In A Supporting Role - Series, Mini-Series Or Television Movie Sean P. Hayes in Will & Grace Lee Pace in Soldier's Girl Ben Shenkman in Angels In America Patrick Wilson in Angels In America Jeffrey Wright in Angels In America Actress In A Supporting Role - Series, Mini-Series Or Television Movie Kim Cattrall in Sex and the City Kristin Davis in Sex and the City Megan Mullally in Will & Grace Cynthia Nixon in Sex and the City Mary-Louise Parker in Angels In America

Gaah, E!s expert just pronounced that she didn't think Russell Crowe, Tom Cruise or Nicole had a chance this year. Durrr! Get me this woman's crystal ball. ;-) I think everyone knows it will be LOTR's year to pick up Best Film/Director to recognize Jackson's overall achievement on the three films. OK, back to that nitwit and nitwit jr.

Moon, I did not totally keep score, but looks like you were pretty closely on. Putting my hand up here: everything LOTR gets, I cheer for it. You go JRRT and PJ...you've earned it.

(Moon)Well I'm going to give the GG a shot. I do think there might be a tie in some of the acting categories but this is how I think it will go: Hey Moon! Great job! Not 100% but better than I would have done. (Karen)I think everyone knows it will be LOTR's year to pick up Best Film/Director to recognize Jackson's overall achievement on the three films. You got that right. Gotta admit that it was a wonderful field this year. Any one of the films could have won in a less competative year.

Congratulations, Moon. Very impressed with your GG calls. Might you be free for a trip to Vegas anytime soon? Would love to have your prediction skills at one of the tables there. Although I was disappointed for SJ and LA, I thought the competitors were very worthy. A tough year with all those great films and performances. Wonder what the Oscars noms will bring this week?

(Tress)Kyle was quite tall....and looked really amazing with salt and pepper hair! Very distinguished. Hmmm nice . . . too bad he was too layered to inspect those abs! Re - the DR. D tape . .bravo! . .Droolers who think quick on their feet . .Richard Dean Anderson would be proud! (was a big MacGyver fan in the 80's too!) . .you won't go to hell . .you were operating with all the best intentions of spreading the word about this film! (since ODB wasn't there . .guess it's up to us to do some of the PR work . .)

The Razzie nominations have been announced and, as expected, Gigli cleaned up: WORST PICTURE CAT-IN-THE HAT CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY GIGLI THE REAL CANCUN (New Line) WORST ACTOR Ben Affleck / DAREDEVIL, GIGLI and PAYCHECK Cuba Gooding, Jr. / BOAT TRIP, FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS and RADIO Justin Guarini / FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY Ashton Kutcher / CHEAPER by the DOZEN, JUST MARRIED and MY BOSS'S [sic] DAUGHTER Mike Myers / THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT WORST ACTRESS Drew Barrymore / CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE and DUPLEX Cameron Diaz / CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE Kelly Clarkson / FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY Angelina Jolie / BEYOND BORDERS and LARA CROFT TOMB RADER: THE CRADLE of LIFE Jennifer Lopez / GIGLI WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR Anthony Anderson / KANGAROO JACK Alec Baldwin / THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT Al Pacino / GIGLI Sylvester Stallone (Whose 5 Roles Could Fill This ENTIRE Category!) SPY KIDS 3-D: GAME OVER Christopher Walken / GIGLI and KANGAROO JACK WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Lanie Kazan / GIGLI Demi Moore / CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE Kelly Preston / THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT Brittany Murphy / JUST MARRIED Tara Reid / MY BOSS'S [sic] DAUGHTER WORST SCREEN COUPLE Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez / GIGLI Eric Christian Olsen & Derek Richardson / DUMB AND DUMBERER Justin Guarini & Kelly Clarkson / FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY Ashton Kutcher & EITHER Hilary Duff (CHEAPER by the DOZEN) Brittany Murphy (JUST MARRIED) and/or Tara Reid (MY BOSS's DAUGHTER) Mike Myers & EITHER Thing One OR Thing Two / THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT WORST EXCUSE for an ACTUAL MOVIE (All Concept/No Content!) (New Category) 2 FAST, 2 FURIOUS CHARLIE'S ANGLES: FULL THROTTLE THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY THE REAL CANCUN WORST REMAKE or SEQUEL 2 FAST, 2 FURIOUS CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE DUMB & DUMBERER: WHEN HARRY MET LLOYD FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY (Remake of WHERE THE BOYS ARE �60 and WHERE THE BOYS ARE �84) TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE WORST DIRECTOR Martin Brest / GIGLI Robert Iscove / FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY Mort Nathan / BOAT TRIP The Wachowski Brothers / Both MATRIX Sequels Bo Welch / THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT WORST SCREENPLAY THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT, Screenplay by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE, Screenplay by John August and Cormac & Marianne Wibberley, �Story� by August DUMB AND DUMBERER, Screenplay by Robert Brener and Troy Miller, �Story� by Brener FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY, Written by Kim Fuller GIGLI, Written by Martin Brest NOMINATIONS PER PICTURE: GIGLI � 9 CAT-IN-THE-HAT � 8 FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY � 8 CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE - 7 BOAT TRIP, DUMB & DUMBERER, JUST MARRIED, MY BOSS�S [sic] DAUGHTER and THE REAL CANCUN � - 2 Each

I'll just get this out of the way: I thought Nicole's get up was awful, hideous, ridiculous and loved Sarah Jessica Parker's, Kim Cattrall's and Charlize. Glittery Kidman Stands Out at Globes By ERIN HANAFY, Associated Press Writer Nicole Kidman stopped traffic on the red carpet in a backless, cut-down-to-there gold sequin dress that stood out among the mostly ladylike fashions at the Golden Globe Awards. "I sort of like that it's got a sort of slight Salome feel to it," the actress told Joan Rivers on E! Entertainment Television at Sunday night's awards show in Beverly Hills, Calif. Kevin Lennox, associate fashion editor of Glamour magazine, said Kidman's gown, designed by Tom Ford in his last collection for Yves Saint Laurent, would likely be the most-talked-about dress of the evening. "I think it's sort of out of left field for her, but I think it's interesting," said Lennox. "I feel like she's feeling a little kooky." Kidman's gold sequin bodice, with a neckline that plunged to her waist, was held together with nude fabric and paired with a flowing, pale chiffon skirt. Her loose curls were held back with a gold headband. "I like her for wearing what she's wearing," Lennox said. "She's like 6 feet tall or something and 10 pounds. It's great that she takes chances and doesn't just do the run-of-the-mill." His favorite outfit of the evening was Charlize Theron's ultrafeminine, pale yellow ruffled gown. "She is my favorite for the night," he said of Theron, who transformed herself to look like serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the film "Monster." "Especially because you have the contrast of her in that movie and the way she looks tonight." Aside from Johnny Depp, who wore a brown suit with a black shirt and a brown fedora, most men wore traditional attire, if a little casual. Many wore suits instead of tuxedos, and Elton John appeared to have left home without his tie, wearing an open tuxedo shirt with a black overcoat. Goddess gowns were popular on the red carpet. Presenter Jennifer Lopez (news) � who appeared at the awards just days after her breakup with Ben Affleck was announced � wore a tangerine gown with silver straps, her hair pulled up in a loose ponytail. "It looked very pretty on her. Sometimes she doesn't play up the pretty softer side of her, she wears harsher things," Lennox said. Goddess gowns also gave a romantic flair to both "Lost in Translation" director Sofia Coppola, who wore Azzedine Alaia, and Kim Cattrall, in vintage Valentino. "It's just very cool," Lennox said of Coppola's black vintage gown. "I think it looks great, but looks great from a different perspective." Glam maternity clothes were worn by Cate Blanchett, in a flowing deep-red cap-sleeved gown, and Debra Messing, in a black empire waist gown with an elegant lacy jacket. New mother Mary-Louise Parker thanked her son for giving her the bosom to fill out her revealing black gown. Most stars wore loose, pretty hair and long, lavish earrings with dresses that revealed just enough to be sexy, including Uma Thurman's satin lavender gown and Queen Latifah's flowing pale pink gown with a sheer wrap. But some stars played it a little too safe, Lennox said. "The `Sex and the City' girls, they all four looked gorgeous tonight," he said. "But it's not like I'm really going to say tonight or tomorrow, `My God, Kristin Davis!'" Lennox also cast a critical eye at Catherine Zeta-Jones, who wore a black satin gown. "She has the safe up-do, she has the safe gown. It's just gorgeous because she's a gorgeous woman. But it's par for the course." Youth had a stylish place on the red carpet. Scarlett Johansson wore a nude-colored corset gown, Evan Rachel Wood was dressed in a simple metallic gray spaghetti strap gown with loosely pulled-up hair, and Amber Tamblyn chose a pale apricot corset gown with a handkerchief train by designer Reem Acra. Elisha Cuthbert's strapless, pale pink organza cocktail dress by Monique Lhuillier was accessorized with a small bouquet of roses at the waist. "It's a little prom queen but I love it," Cuthbert told Melissa Rivers on E! "I wanted to do simple, I didn't want to do too crazy." Lennox gave Rivers � who did fashion commentary with her mother, Joan � a failing grade because of the busy, colorful V-shaped stripes on her dress. "I find it interesting when she's wearing something goofy and she's critiquing everybody else," he said.

Ooooh, didn't see this on the Red Carpet. Love it! Diane Lane...

"Aside from Johnny Depp, who wore a brown suit with a black shirt and a brown fedora, most men wore traditional attire, if a little casual." Kevin Costner looked like the proverbial "un-made bed". Al Pacino is too old for a pony tail. " "It's just very cool," Lennox said of Coppola's black vintage gown. "I think it looks great, but looks great from a different perspective." Cool!! Yeah, sure esp with those flat shoes.LOL. Kim Cattrall #1.SJ way up there. So why didn't Bill Murray thank his co-star. Bad form. Nice of SJ to mention Colin to Joan Rivers. I like glitter, so I thought Nicole Kidman looked stunning, though she looked uncomfortable in the cut-out dress. Did you catch Sienna Miller (Keene Eddie) with Jude Law.

PS. Was told that Dawn in "The Office" ,which won as Best Comedy on TV, is Lucy Davis....Maria Lucas in P&P!! She appeared on the stage with the cast last night. Diane Lane in a dress from Walmart would look good.

Rachel Weisz I don't know about you, but I was getting sick of seeing Clint Eastwood's wife hovering next to his ear every time the camera showed him. Somebody should've strapped her into a child's seat.

Rachel Weisz Yeah, sure esp with those flat shoes.LOL. Dress looked like a sack to me.

(Karen) I'll just get this out of the way: I thought Nicole's get up was awful, hideous, ridiculous.. I agree. Did you notice her awkward attempt at re-arranging when her left breast nearly fell out while she was presenting an award?? I'm not crazy about her new funkier looks..they seem to have appeared about the time she started hanging with Lenny Kravis..another *fashion icon*. (Karen) Goddess gowns also gave a romantic flair to... "Lost in Translation" director Sofia Coppola Perhaps I missed something...but I was trying to figure out what that get-up was all about. Looked more like an ill-fitting black barrel attached by shoulder straps to me....thought the black ballet flats were the ultimate kiss of death for this outfit... Who knew it was actually the height if fashion??? (karen) I was getting sick of seeing Clint Eastwood's wife hovering next to his ear every time the camera showed him.. LOL. Did you notice she also got the credit for his musical talents during the red carpet interview?? Why pay a manager when she's around? And for my final 'witchy comment'...would someone please tell Al Pacino that he's beginnng to look like he needs to be de-loused??? With all the people that get paid to advise these folks, why hasn't someone given him a mirror?? MEEOWW....

(Evelyn)Was told that Dawn in "The Office" ,which won as Best Comedy on TV, is Lucy Davis....Maria Lucas in P&P!! THANKS A MIL, EV! She looked SO familiar and I couldn't figure out why...

(Barb), Hey Moon! Great job! Not 100% but better than I would have done. Missed 2! Foreign Film (should have gone with the PC Osama) ;-) and I am happy Diane Keeton won Best Actress, she was great. The dresses: I loved Melanie Griffith dress, Kim Catrell, Kate Blanchett was stunning, Charlize. The girl of Joan of Arcadia and a presenter named Molly (I don't her, but loved the gown). Did not care for Nicole Kidman's dress, not a good fit. Did not like Scarlett's dress, what was she thinking? Love Jude Law.... mantra. ;-) And hooray for LOTR! Lost in Translation is going to sweep the IFC awards, IMO.

Nicole's dress with nude inserts reminded me of the costumes worn by figure skaters. (Leslie) Looked more like an ill-fitting black barrel attached by shoulder straps to me.... Think I called it a paper bag last night when I was recapping with Ev. About those "goddess" gowns, they were vintage, right? Think I remember people like Elizabeth Taylor or Gina Lolabridgida wearing that ancient Greek look back in the '60s. Hmmm, maybe it was post-Cleopatra... (Leslie) would someone please tell Al Pacino that he's beginnng to look like he needs to be de-loused?? *snort* He was bad, as was his speech.

*snort* He was bad, as was his speech. I find him very conceited and full of himself.

(Leslie) And for my final 'witchy comment' Surely you should have something to say about Dick Clark? Somebody put this man back in his embalming fluid. Hated when they'd break away for his commentary.

Oooh, thought of another low light of the evening. When the pres of the HFP gave his speech and we were somehow to be impressed by the fact that they'd given away $700K to whatevers. Sheesh! I think that's less than the combined value of three goodie bags. ;-)

Ooops...please forgive my ignorance...noticed I mispelled Nicole Kidman's former flame...I meant Lenny Kravitz, not Kravis. Just goes to show how much of a fan I am. LOL about Dick Clark, Karen. Does anyone know how old he actually is?

Love the comments. Always the best part of these things. Just looked at People's worst dressed list -- Scarlett is first up. When I first saw her, she was standing in profile and she looked so "top heavy" I wondered she could keep her balance. Renee Z is on the list too. Did not think she was that bad but thought of the "make Bridget look worse than she is" trick of having the clothes a size too small. (Happy she won.) Favorite thing 1 -- Jane Fonda on the red carpet cutting off questions about her--there for her son. Favorite thing 2 -- Have never been huge Michael Douglas fan, but the tribute they put together was good, Sharon Stone seemed to start of kooky but reined it in quickly and thought MD showed lots of class by mentioned Karl Malden right off. Most favorite thing -- LOTR and Peter Jackson thanking the professor.

He's 74 -- my DH & I wondered the same thing last night. Here's some bio info: http://www.history-of-rock.com/clark.htm

Favorite thing: Bill Murray's acceptance speech. Most tasteless thing, outside of anything said by Mother and Daughter Nitwit, Danny DeVito's quip about knowing him longer than some men's wives' ages. She did not look amused. *muted the rest of the tribute to Michael Douglas and read*

Worst: --Nicole Kidman. She looked so uncomfortable. The dress wore her. --Cynthia Nixon's hair. Looked like someone tacked a red mop onto the back of her head. --Sofia Coppola. Sack dress and ugly flat shoes. Poor thing. --Diane Keaton. She always does that covered head to toe combined with Michael Jackson gloves thing. Bad. Best: --Renee Z. Elegant as always and very curvy. Beautiful color. --Diane Lane. Gorgeous floral, very flattering, fit her like a glove. --Sarah Jessica. Loved the dress, but the hair was bad. Lots of bad hair last night. Others: --Scarlett. Not thrilled with the corset look, but she's young and gorgeous and can get away with it. Jude Law told Joan a huge lie when she asked who he was with. "Just my friend Simon." Gee, Simon looks just like Sienna Miller.;-)

Worst male: Peter Jackson. He always looks so unkempt. Most boring: Anything to do with LOTR. Good riddance already. Loved Bill Murray's speech. Was surprised he showed up. Forgot Cate Blanchett--she was stunning.

In defense of Sofia Coppola. As a writer/director, she's not required to be as glam as the actors and though the shoes looked ridiculous, bet she was comfortable. ;-) (Mari) Jude Law told Joan a huge lie when she asked who he was with. "Just my friend Simon." Gee, Simon looks just like Sienna Miller.;-) Yeah, I heard that too, but maybe it's not a lie. Maybe it's his nickname for her: Si-enna M-iller??? Really loud dress :-(

(Krn), Favorite thing: Bill Murray's acceptance speech. Loved it! To bad Sean Penn didn't show, but I knew that. ;-) Diane Keaton's: la di da. Looks like she was expecting it. Hey, I got Danny Devito's brick joke! ;-D Ever since Ren�e was on Letterman wearing a tight red dress showing cleavage, he observed that she should always wear that dress when she coms on his show, and she's showing it! I could swear that blue dress was a copy with very minor changes.

(Karen)Oooh, thought of another low light of the evening. What was up with that stupid opening song incorporating peeps from the red carpet? A lousy cheesy way to open show. (Mari)Renee Z. Elegant as always and very curvy. Beautiful color. I agree. I loved the dress, the color and her cute self up there. I loved her Ruby which was the personification of the Ruby in my mind when I read it. (Karen)In defense of Sofia Coppola. As a writer/director, she's not required to be as glam as the actors and though the shoes looked ridiculous, bet she was comfortable. ;-) Bunions! Was my first thought when I saw those shoes (as it would be;-))

Beedee....Bunions! By Heaven, I think you've got it!!! What else could it be? LOL. Thanks for the Dick Clark link, Karen.

BTW... I vote 'thumbs up' for RZ's recent fashion outings...both the red Letterman dress and the one she wore last night. Both of these outfits were pretty retro. Wonder if she's just trying to find the best way to present her temporarily inflated self? IMO those outfits are pretty reminiscent of all the fuller pin up girls from the past...Grable, Hayworth and Monroe. Worked pretty well for them, no?

Fashion Police on tonight on E! "Lose the weight Renee...you'll start getting "mother" roles...like in "Leave it to Beaver" Saw "Big Fish"...they shudda called it "Big Yawn".

Kudos to Mary Louise Parker--who was dumped right before giving birth 2 months ago, showed up looking fabulous, and got a well-deserved win for AIA. Way to go, honey. (leslie)IMO those outfits are pretty reminiscent of all the fuller pin up girls from the past...Grable, Hayworth and Monroe. Very much so! Hey, she's curvy and she's working it! To me, her dresses aren't too tight, it's just that the media is not used to seeing actresses who are not size 2. BTW, Nicole looks ill. And golly, weren't you all surprised that RZ showed up because, after all, they are filming TEOR now. ;-) Was LOL a Joan's shaming of Kevin Costner over that microscopic engagement ring on his honey's finger. I guess after alimony and the divorce settlement it was the best he could do.;-) Also enjoyed her query to said honey: "Christine, what do you do?" "Um, er, I, ah, design bags." And Barbra was there! Looking like buttah!;-) Good for her for sporting her furs. PETA can go pound.

Didn't sit and watch the GGs but caught bits of the fashion parade this morning on the talk shows . . Charlize was beautiful . .Nicole looked a bit washed out in her sequin number . . liked the lavendar that Uma wore (am partial to many shades of purple & blue;) . .thought J-Lo's coral/tangerine didn't flatter her color wise . .saw Sofia flat shoes and shapless black dress . . .she looked comfy at least! . .anyone have a pic of RZ? Didn't see one of her . . . or of SJ . .only saw Scarlett sitting down . .

(Karen)I don't know about you, but I was getting sick of seeing Clint Eastwood's wife hovering next to his ear every time the camera showed him. LOL, I didn't think much of it the first time or two, but after that it was so obvious. Maybe she should design bags or something, too;-) Agree-Nicole looked awful. RZ was wonderfully curvy, and Sofia needs help before the Oscars. I did think that both Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola not mentioning Scarlet was a bit sad. At least the second time SC went up she did mention her, but I think it was because Scarlet stopped her on the way to the stage and gave her a hug.(like don't forget me this time) I really think it's going to be Charlize all the way. I'm anxious to see who gets bumped from the Best Actress category,tomorrow.

Speaking of LOL, I had to laugh at Harry, the guy on CBS Morning Show, who interviewed RZ and pointed at two purple jewels she had on our dress straps. He said, "Are those real?" And RZ looked down at her chest and said "Which ones were you referring to?" She then laughed, paused and said. "The answer is yes, and yes."

My yearly rant: Except for extenuating circumstances, think people who don't show up should not be given awards. Refreshing to see the cute cast of "The Office" on stage. Enthusiastic, self-deprecating, appreciative....and they came all the way over the pond. RC came from his ranch in Australia, Richard Curtis & Ben Kingsley from UK and all they got was a goodie-bag. Jeeze, even Johnny Depp graced our shores all the way from France.

(Moon) To bad Sean Penn didn't show, but I knew that. ;-) He attended the Broadcast Film Critics award show a couple of weeks ago. (Leslie) IMO those outfits are pretty reminiscent of all the fuller pin up girls from the past...Grable, Hayworth and Monroe. Worked pretty well for them, no? Excellent point. (Mari) Kudos to Mary Louise Parker--who was dumped right before giving birth 2 months ago I had heard that she and Billy Crudup were no more, but didn't know the details or the fact that she was pregnant. Really must read those gossip papers more... ;-) (Mari) And golly, weren't you all surprised that RZ showed up because, after all, they are filming TEOR now. ;-) *snort* There are just some things a person will do for a, say, Anthony Minghella, as opposed to a Marc Evans. ;-) (Linda) I did think that both Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola not mentioning Scarlet was a bit sad. I'm anxious to see what they show of backstage interviews today on Access Hollywood, ET and Extra. If no one mentions her, when less frazzled as their excuse, then I have to jump to some ominous conclusions. :-( (Evelyn) My yearly rant: Except for extenuating circumstances, think people who don't show up should not be given awards. And my yearly response: Irrelevant Speaking of which, there was one category where it almost appeared no one was there. Supporting Actress for TV movie or similar which had Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith and somebody else not there. Whenever I see Diane Keaton with her gloves, it reminds me of East of Eden and Jo Van Fleet as the mother who had severely arthritic hands and wore gloves all the time.

(Karen), He attended the Broadcast Film Critics award show a couple of weeks ago. Yes, but I'm sure the speech he might have made at the GGs would have been Interesting? (Linda) I did think that both Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola not mentioning Scarlet was a bit sad. Sofia did thank Scarlett, Bill did not, I found that odd. Maybe my comment about he whispers in her ears in LiT is true! LOL! Even Leo Di Caprio showed up! And he's filming in Rome. In fact, there are a few films wrapping up in Rome right now. Will keep my eyes open. Hugs to all, arrivederci! I'm off to Italy for three weeks tomorrow, will keep my eyes open in Rome. ;-)

Excuse my mistakes, am doing too many things at once.

(Ev)Refreshing to see the cute cast of "The Office" on stage. Enthusiastic, self-deprecating, appreciative....and they came all the way over the pond.. Weren't they cute! The funny thing is that this is the only show that nominated that I get to see fairly regularly. Loved Ricky Gervais the second time too. Very witty. Arrivederci Moon, you lucky duck!

Ev says: RC came from his ranch in Australia, Richard Curtis & Ben Kingsley from UK and all they got was a goodie-bag. If RC means Russell, he wasn't there. He is staying with baby and Dani until the last minute. Will go to Japan for promo for M&C Feb 4 and 5, and then to the DGA's before Toronto to start filming. I was appalled that Fox had NO representation there for M&C, and wasn't crazy about Robin Williams intro. Loved Cate Blanchett's look, and Amber Tambyln's. If that was her Dad Russ with her, he sure has gotten older --- as have we all. Love Diane Keaton's acceptance speech (though the gloves were a bit much), and Streep's. So happy for Geoffrey Wright, and Tim Robbins. Peter Jackson was the dumpiest man there - even worse than Pacino. And I am not a fan of the off-beat brown-fedora Depp look. We all should look as glamorous and beautiful as Ellen Burstyn at over 60. Poor Joan Rivers! I never have the TV sound on for her, but that face! It is etched in stone. Something happened to her mouth on the last nip/tuck.

I think Peter Jackson may need some slack, I heard an interview that he did once and he said something to the effect that after working for all those years on LOTR that he shouldn't have been surprized, but was, that he ended up looking like a Hobbit

Slack? What's that? ;-) Couple of other comments on the men. Thank goodness Michael Douglas isn't a strawberry blonde anymore. ;-) Also, didn't Tom Wilkinson look younger?

(Karen)Thank goodness Michael Douglas isn't a strawberry blonde anymore. ;-) You got that right! Looks like he had some skin work too. Also, didn't Tom Wilkinson look younger? I thought so too. Younger than in years. Was anyone able to get a pic of SJ standing up? I came late to the ball;-)

(Karen)Thank goodness Michael Douglas isn't a strawberry blonde anymore. ;-) And he has some new front teeth;-) Oops, cudda sworn I saw Russell Crowe;-) (Murph) I was appalled that Fox had NO representation there for M&C,.. Someone leaked the *bad news* to Fox. Why waste your time....they shudda told the other RC. ...and wasn't crazy about Robin Williams intro. Someone should put Robin williams and Jack Nicholson on a dog sled and send them off to the Alaska tundras.

(Ev)...and wasn't crazy about Robin Williams intro. Someone should put Robin williams and Jack Nicholson on a dog sled and send them off to the Alaska tundras. LOL! Any room for JIm Carrey on that sled?

(Karen) If no one mentions her, when less frazzled as their excuse, then I have to jump to some ominous conclusions. Just finished watching the evening shows. There wasn't hide 'nor hair of SJ anywhere. What might those conclusions be?? I'm a bit confused...most of her press thus far has been pretty glowing.

Just picked up on People magazine's worst dressed list for the GG. SJ is at the top of the list with RZ following close behind. http://people.aol.com/people/pop_up/0,10772,579281_1_photos,00.html

Thanks for the link leslie . .hmm I liked SJ's dress . .just the color made her look a bit washed out that's all . .what's with the pale pale colors??? . .the style was great . .Need to find another pic of RZ's dress . .looked fab to me;)

(Leslie)There wasn't hide 'nor hair of SJ anywhere. What might those conclusions be?? I think the only conclusion is that ET and AH were too busy focusing on people who weren't even nominated! Hello JLo, Jessica, Nick. SJ was interviwed on E! News. Renee said on one of the shows that she was off to Austria tomorrow for TEOR.

Saw SJ at one of the parties. She was *with* Sofia and SJ was holding the GG statue. The whole thing is rather bizarre IMO. Also, saw Bill Murray being interviewed (can't remember which show) and he was asked about the "honor" of working with SJ. He responded that he really didn't think in terms of the honor of working with a 17-year-old but that it was a fun experience.

UK buzz about GG's is all about The Office - which reminds me, Lucy Davis said in 'The Making of The Office' that she had been in P&P, but her small role had gone unnoticed as nobody had managed to take their eyes off CF for more than a second. Thought RZ looked glorious, personally, to judge from the stills. Paris Hilton is the UK tabloids' "worst-dressed", with Joely Richardson a gallant British runner-up.

(Karen)..he really didn't think in terms of the honor of working with a 17-year-old OUCH!

Say what you want about the GGs, on the TV side they've historically championed new shows and helped them gain a following, such as Sex $ The City, Curb Your Enthusiasm, etc. Was glad The Office won, Ricky Gervais is unfortunately not that far off from some bosses from hell that I've had. Mark, do you get Nip/Tuck over there? That's Joely's show, was really pulling for that to win, I'm completely hooked.

I'll fill in with the lessers. GWAPE nabbed a few. Complete List of Oscar Nominations 4 minutes ago By The Associated Press Complete list of the 76th annual Oscar nominations announced Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (news - web sites): AP Photo Slideshow: Academy Awards 1. Best Picture: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Lost in Translation," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Mystic River," "Seabiscuit." 2. Actor: Johnny Depp (news), "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"; Ben Kingsley (news), "House of Sand and Fog"; Jude Law (news), "Cold Mountain"; Bill Murray (news), "Lost in Translation"; Sean Penn (news), "Mystic River." 3. Actress: Keisha Castle-Hughes, "Whale Rider"; Diane Keaton (news), "Something's Gotta Give"; Samantha Morton (news), "In America"; Charlize Theron (news), "Monster"; Naomi Watts (news), "21 Grams." 4. Supporting Actor: Alec Baldwin (news), "The Cooler"; Benicio Del Toro (news), "21 Grams"; Djimon Hounsou (news), "In America"; Tim Robbins (news), "Mystic River"; Ken Watanabe, "The Last Samurai." 5. Supporting Actress: Shohreh Aghdashloo, "House of Sand and Fog"; Patricia Clarkson, "Pieces of April"; Marcia Gay Harden (news), "Mystic River"; Holly Hunter (news), "thirteen"; Renee Zellweger (news), "Cold Mountain." 6. Director: Fernando Meirelles, "City of God"; Peter Jackson (news), "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"; Sofia Coppola (news), "Lost in Translation"; Peter Weir (news), "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"; Clint Eastwood (news), "Mystic River." 7. Foreign Film: "The Barbarian Invasions," Canada; "Zelary," Czech Republic; "The Twilight Samurai," Japan; "Twin Sisters," The Netherlands; "Evil," Sweden. 8. Adapted Screenplay: Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, "American Splendor"; Braulio Mantovani, "City of God"; Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"; Brian Helgeland, "Mystic River"; Gary Ross, "Seabiscuit." 9. Original Screenplay: Denys Arcand (news), "The Barbarian Invasions"; Steven Knight, "Dirty Pretty Things"; Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds, "Finding Nemo"; Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan, "In America"; Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation." 10. Animated feature film: "Brother Bear"; "Finding Nemo"; "The Triplets of Belleville." 11. Art Direction: "Girl with a Pearl Earring," "The Last Samurai," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Seabiscuit." 12. Cinematography: "City of God," "Cold Mountain," "Girl with a Pearl Earring," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Seabiscuit." 13. Sound Mixing: "The Last Samurai," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," "Seabiscuit." 14. Sound Editing: "Finding Nemo," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. " 15. Original Score: "Big Fish," Danny Elfman (news); "Cold Mountain," Gabriel Yared; "Finding Nemo," Thomas Newman; "House of Sand and Fog," James Horner; "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," Howard Shore. 16. Original Song: "Into the West" from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox (news); "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from "A Mighty Wind," Michael McKean (news) and Annette O'Toole; "Scarlet Tide" from "Cold Mountain," T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello (news); "The Triplets of Belleville" from "The Triplets of Belleville," Benoit Charest and Sylvain Chomet; "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from "Cold Mountain," Sting. 17. Costume: "Girl with a Pearl Earring," "The Last Samurai," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Seabiscuit." 18. Documentary Feature: "Balseros," "Capturing the Friedmans," "The Fog of War," "My Architect," "The Weather Underground." 19. Documentary (short subject): "Asylum," "Chernobyl Heart," "Ferry Tales." 20. Film Editing: "City of God," "Cold Mountain," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" "Seabiscuit." 21. Makeup: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl." 22. Animated Short Film: "Boundin'," "Destino," "Gone Nutty," "Harvie Krumpet," "Nibbles." 23. Live Action Short Film: "Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)," "Most (The Bridge)," "Squash," "(A) Torzija (A Torsion)," "Two Soldiers." 24. Visual Effects: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."

Complete Oscars List ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Johnny Depp - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL Ben Kingsley - HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG Jude Law - COLD MOUNTAIN Bill Murray - LOST IN TRANSLATION Sean Penn - MYSTIC RIVER ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Alec Baldwin - THE COOLER Benicio Del Toro - 21 GRAMS Djimon Hounsou - IN AMERICA Tim Robbins - MYSTIC RIVER Ken Watanabe - THE LAST SAMURAI ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Keisha Castle-Hughes - WHALE RIDER Diane Keaton - SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE Samantha Morton - IN AMERICA Charlize Theron - MONSTER Naomi Watts - 21 GRAMS ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Shohreh Aghdashloo - HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG Patricia Clarkson - PIECES OF APRIL Marcia Gay Harden - MYSTIC RIVER Holly Hunter - THIRTEEN Ren�e Zellweger - COLD MOUNTAIN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM BROTHER BEAR FINDING NEMO THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE ART DIRECTION GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING THE LAST SAMURAI THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD SEABISCUIT CINEMATOGRAPHY CITY OF GOD COLD MOUNTAIN GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD SEABISCUIT COSTUME DESIGN GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING THE LAST SAMURAI THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD SEABISCUIT DIRECTING CITY OF GOD THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING LOST IN TRANSLATION MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD MYSTIC RIVER DOCUMENTARY FEATURE BALSEROS CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS THE FOG OF WAR MY ARCHITECT THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT ASYLUM CHERNOBYL HEART FERRY TALES FILM EDITING CITY OF GOD COLD MOUNTAIN THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD SEABISCUIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS EVIL THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI TWIN SISTERS �ELARY MAKEUP THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL MUSIC (SCORE) BIG FISH COLD MOUNTAIN FINDING NEMO HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING MUSIC (SONG) "Into the West" - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" - A MIGHTY WIND "Scarlet Tide" - COLD MOUNTAIN "The Triplets of Belleville" - THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE "You Will Be My Ain True Love" - COLD MOUNTAIN BEST PICTURE THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING LOST IN TRANSLATION MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD MYSTIC RIVER SEABISCUIT SHORT FILM (ANIMATED) BOUNDIN' DESTINO GONE NUTTY HARVIE KRUMPET NIBBLES SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION) DIE ROTE JACKE (The Red Jacket) MOST (The Bridge) SQUASH (A) TORZIJA ([A] Torsion) TWO SOLDIERS SOUND THE LAST SAMURAI THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL SEABISCUIT SOUND EDITING FINDING NEMO MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL VISUAL EFFECTS THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY) AMERICAN SPLENDOR CITY OF GOD THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING MYSTIC RIVER SEABISCUIT WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS DIRTY PRETTY THINGS FINDING NEMO IN AMERICA LOST IN TRANSLATION

Well, I'm thrilled. Just goes to show how ridiculous IMO the GGs are. Good to see GWAPE get three noms in the expected categories: Art Direction, Cinematography and Costume Design. I really like nearly all the actor noms (with the exception of Johnny Depp) in all four categories, though I can't say about Diane Keaton since I still haven't seen that one. ;-) Loved that they recognized Keisha Knight-Castle, Djimon Housou, Samantha Morton, the woman from House of Sand & Fog, as well as the ones who were obvious choices (Tim Robbins, Alex Baldwin, Patricia Clarkson, Naomi Watts, Charlize Theron, Sean Penn, etc. Pesonally, am gloating that Cold Mountain and M&C (sorry Mary) didn't rack it up. I didn't think they were all that special. Much preferred the Last Samurai in the category of historical epic.

Mari: Mark, do you get Nip/Tuck over there? Mari, it just started on Sky (satellite/cable), so much less audience potential than terrestrial TV. Audiences about 1m, I believe, which is good for Sky and would be very weak for BBC or ITV.

Disappointed that GWAPE didn't get a nomination for its score but it wasn't expected. As I've said before, this is the most incestuous category in the group. Same names year after year no matter what they churn out or how bland. :-( BTW, after what Clint Eastwood said, I think he's shamed the Academy voters into voting for Sean Penn over Bill Murray.

(Karen)BTW, after what Clint Eastwood said, I think he's shamed the Academy voters into voting for Sean Penn over Bill Murray. Hmmmmm. Interesting point. Will be interesting to watch.

I forgot to say thanks to those on the ball pals who posted the Oscar lists so quickly, you know who you are:-))

They're an easily influenced group. For example, Julia Roberts' campaign for Denzel and recent smear campaigns against popular contenders.

Ug. Oscars *so* predictable this year. Glad "21 Grams" got some recognition. Thrilled for Renee and GWAPE. RC getting robbed....again. M&C nommed for what...ten nominations and not the star? Get Out! Reminiscent of Beautiful Mind. Red Carpet will be dull with a bunch of no names prancing in. If it wasn't for Billy Crystal and Elvis Costello I wouldn't watch. Katie Couric and the guys on E! exclaiming surprise that SJ was not nommed. (Leslie) People magazine's worst dressed list for the GG. SJ is at the top of the list with RZ following close behind SJ shudda worn the GWAPE premiere dress, the one with the black rose at the waist.Stunning Have to agree about Renee. Looked like she told the dressmaker she was a size 10 when she's more a 14.

(Karen)recent smear campaigns against popular contenders. Ooo, ooo, Who? So waddaya think the thinking was w/J Depp? I had no problem with it at the GGs as they had a *mirthful* category but jeeze. And I do like him and admire his choices. OT, BTW, I caught Lost in LaMancha and found it facinating.

(Beedee) So waddaya think the thinking was w/J Depp? I'm at a loss. Have to say drugs. ;-) Smear campaigns in recent past.

(Karen)recent smear campaigns against popular contenders. (BD)Ooo, ooo, Who? So waddaya think the thinking was w/J Depp? (Karen)I'm at a loss. Have to say drugs. ;-) Glad you put a winkie....drugs would disqualify most of the industry. ....at least Johnny Depp shows up. Even if only to get the Worst Dressed Man Award from Fashion Police last night, LOL;-) I thought he looked pretty distinguished ;-) and so did he.

(K)I'm at a loss. Have to say drugs. ;-) Taken by nominators or Johnny?..;-)

Ev: Re RC - At least he was nominated for A Beautiful Mind! I can't feel too bad, though. It is a rich acting field this year, though I would have picked Russell over Jude Law as a nominee. Keisha - the youngest ever to be nominated for best actress. Way to go. Charlize will win that category. Now will root for Robbins and Penn.

There's not a performance in the Supporting Actor category that I didn't love. I know I posted that Tim Robbins' virtually screamed Oscar to me right after I saw it way back when, but Djimon Hounsou's in In America will rip out your heart. And this has to be a first! I have actually seen something in the Film Short (animated) category! Saw 'Destino' before another film at the Chicago FF; its pedigree is extremely interesting: a collaboration between Disney and Salvador Dali that was started in the mid-1940s but was only finished now.

I'm so surprised Samantha Morton was nominated. Though she was excellent, there was no buzz for her at all, and her role was more a supporting one. The little girls completely overshadowed the adults. She wasn't even nominated for Golden Globe, BAFTA or SAG. I just don't understand it. In this case, the nomination went completely against the grain. I sure wish SJ had her spot but being the "It" girl - and deserving it - just wasn't enough. Sorry to disagree, but I just didn't like Penn's performance. He's a great actor, but in this one his acting seemed so showy and over-the-top and too typically Penn. He could have interchanged the same character in half of his other films. I never once forgot he was Sean Penn acting a Sean Penn character. I'd like to see him - for once - surprise us and UNDERPLAY a role. (Please don't blast me - just my humble opinion.) I did, however, think Robbins was amazingly good. Master and Commander, to me, was boring. Russell Crowe is one of the best actors in the world, but he wasn't much in this one and I'm glad he wasn't nominated. He was, however, robbed when he didn't win for A Beautiful Mind. Before I get booed off the stage, I'd like to say that I loved Johnny Depp in Pirates. His interpretation was so original and daring. He could have been just another Captain Hook type, but he took it to another level and made it so hilarious, mischeivous, surprising, clever and hilarious. Depp is so beautiful one forgets what a great actor he is. He BECAME Jack Sparrow and engraved that character into our memories. Now I'll exit before the tomatoes hit.

Hey, they'll have to boo me off, too, because I thought Depp was fantastic in Pirates. Without him, it's just another swashbuckler (albeit a handsomely made one). Very surprised at Cold Mountain and Minghella's omission. I think they were deserving. Lost In Translation is, IMO, overrated--except for the excellent Bill Murray. I thought Last Samurai was surprisingly good, a beautifully made epic, and I thought Tom Cruise was great. Good to see Ken w. get in there, at least. I also really enjoyed Seabiscuit. Any of the actors would have been deserving, especially Jeff Bridges, but that Supporting Actor category is always chock full.

(Murph)Now will root for Robbins and Penn. I'm rooting for Bernicio, JL...and "Finding Nemo";-) (Katty)He's[Johnny Depp] a great actor, but in this one his acting seemed so showy and over-the-top and too typically Penn. He could have interchanged the same character in half of his other films LOL. That's what some of the critics said; a "Johnny One-Note" Hey, if it works once...milk it;-) (Mari)Lost In Translation is, IMO, overrated--except for the excellent Bill Murray. Agree. Didn't even think SJ was a stand-out in that one...though she was in spades in GWAPE.

(Evelyn) LOL. That's what some of the critics said; a "Johnny One-Note" Hey, if it works once...milk it;-) Jack Nicholson has been doing it successfully for years. Glad to see the GG's and AA's didn't reward him for it this year.

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(Mari)Lost In Translation is, IMO, overrated--except for the excellent Bill Murray. (Evelyn)Agree. Didn't even think SJ was a stand-out in that one...though she was in spades in GWAPE. Agree and Agree. I saw LIT the weekend it opened just to see SJ and what I might expect from her in GWAPE. I was disappointed in her and the film...except for Bill Murray. However I really did think she was great in GWAPE. But I am surprised that after two GG noms that she didn't make the cut. (Evelyn)Refreshing to see the cute cast of "The Office" on stage. Enthusiastic, self-deprecating, appreciative....and they came all the way over the pond. I am so hooked on this show. I never thought it would win-let alone two awards. RG looked as shocked as I did;-)Bravo to them for being there, and RC, too!! ...programing note: don't forget Keen Eddy, tonight.