Delightful Distraction» Colin Firth

live at the 2011 Academy Awards

Kim — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:07:45 +0000

5:30 – the Oscars are about to start! did you catch my red carpet coverage?

5:31 – loving the best picture montage to kick things off…

5:33 – hosts james franco & anne hathaway are already livening things up. good choice, academy!

5:42 – what is this? a tribute to my FAVORITE movie ever… gone with the wind?!

5:46 – glad alice in wonderland won for art direction. that film sure deserved something!

5:47 – lovely! inception wins for best cinematography. what an excellent production.

5:52 – haha kirk douglass about anne hathaway: “she’s gorgeous! where was she when i was making movies?”

5:58 – best supporting actress winner melissa leo is so deserving of this award… and so humble too!

6:06 – best animated film goes to… toy story 3! i have a soft spot in my heart for how to train your dragon, but oh well.

6:19 – the first award for the king’s speech of the night, for best original screenplay.

6:26 – helen mirren, you are FLAWLESS. can i please look like you when i’m older?

6:33 – of course, christian bale wins for best supporting actor! LOVED him in this role. what a great acceptance speech! “to my wonderful wife, you’re my mast through the storms of life. i hope i’m likewise.”

6:45 – the social network wins for best original score, which makes sense… did you or did you not have that soundtrack in your head after watching it?

6:59 – GOOD! alice in wonderland wins for best costume design. such a magical display of costuming.

7:08 – and the best original song performances have begun!

7:18 – halftime report on anne hathaway and james franco. they’re doing okay… anne’s a bit flighty and james is lacking some personality. but, it could be worse!

7:27 – yes, a seasoned veteran! billy crystal‘s here.

7:41 – james makes a joke! inappropriate movie titles from 2011… winter’s bone, rabbit hole & how to train your dragon

7:47 – randy newman wins for best original song (toy story 3 – “we belong together”). this is his 20th nomination and 2nd win! congrats!

7:59 – in memoriam tribute… “it’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” – lean horne

8:03 – and the best director winner is… tom hooper for the king’s speech! “listen to your mother!” for it was she who introduced tom to the movie in the first place.

8:12 – okay here come the big ones!

8:13 – black swan‘s natalie portman wins for best actress! definitely no surprise there.

8:22 – the beautiful sandra bullock presents for best actor… with that lovely carefree attitude and humorous tone.

8:25 – YAY for colin firth! first oscar win, for best actor for the king’s speech.

8:36 – and the final award for best picture goes to… the king’s speech! LOVE IT!

8:40 – and, that’s a wrap. until next year!

the globes are here!

Kim — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:07:38 +0000

can you feel it in the air? AWARD SEASON is here! and with all the amazing entrys into this year’s pot, i’m more excited than usual to watch the victories and upsets.

the 67th annual golden globes awards will be hitting your tv this sunday night, january 17th. check them out on nbc at 8pst. funnyman ricky gervais is hosting the gala… and he never disappoints. the host has already warned he will be “off-script” during the live show and to “poke fun at anyone who is younger, thinner and more handsome than me, which is everyone in the room.” HA!

read below for a list of this year’s nominees. my picks are bolded!

Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical):
“(500) Days of Summer”
“The Hangover”
“It’s Complicated”
“Julie & Julia”
“Nine”

Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical):
Sandra Bullock, “The Proposal”
Marion Cotillard, “Nine”
Julia Roberts, “Duplicity”
Meryl Streep, “It’s Complicated”
Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”

Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical):
Matt Damon, “The Informant!”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Nine”
Robert Downey Jr., “Sherlock Holmes”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “(500) Days of Summer”
Michael Stuhlberg, “A Serious Man”

Best Motion Picture (Drama):
“Avatar”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Precious”
“Up in the Air”

Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama):
Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
George Clooney, “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman, “Invictus”
Tobey Maguire, “Brother”

Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama):
Emily Blunt, “The Young Victoria”
Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”
Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:
Matt Damon, “Invictus”
Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”
Stanley Tucci, “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:
Penelope Cruz, “Nine”
Vera Farmiga, “Up in the Air”
Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”
Monique, “Precious”
Julianne Moore, “A Single Man”

Best Director for a Motion Picture:
Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
James Cameron, “Avatar”
Clint Eastwood, “Invictus”
Jason Reitman, “Up in the Air”
Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture:
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, “District 9″
Mark Boal, “The Hurt Locker”
Nancy Meyers, “It’s Complicated”
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, “Up in the Air”
Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Animated Movie:
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”
“Coraline”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“The Princess and the Frog”
“Up”

Best Foreign-Language Film:
“Baaria”
“Broken Embraces”
“The Maid”
“A Prophet”
“The White Ribbon”

Best Television Series (Drama):
“Big Love”
“Dexter”
“House”
“Mad Men”
“True Blood”

Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical):
“30 Rock”
“Entourage”
“Glee”
“Modern Family”

“The Office”

Best Supporting Actor (Television):
Michael Emerson, “Lost”
Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother”
William Hurt, “Damages”
John Lithgow, “Dexter”
Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”

Best Supporting Actress (Television):
Jane Adams, “Hung”
Rose Byrne, “Damages”
Jane Lynch, “Glee”
Chloe Sevigny, “Big Love”
Janet McTeer, “Into the Storm”

Best Actor in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical):
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
David Duchovny, “Californication”
Thomas Jane, “Hung”
Matthew Morrison, “Glee”

Best Actress in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical):
Toni Collette, “The United States of Tara”
Courteney Cox, “Cougar Town”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Lea Michele, “Glee”

Best Actress in a Television Series (Drama):
Glenn Close, “Damages”
January Jones, “Mad Men”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

Best Actor in a Television Series (Drama):
Simon Baker, “The Mentalist”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
Bill Paxton, “Big Love”

Best Miniseries or Made-for-Television Movie:
“Georgia O’Keeffe”
“Grey Gardens”
“Into the Storm”
“Little Dorritt”
“Taking Chance”

Best Actor in a Miniseries/Made-for-Television Movie:
Kevin Bacon, ”Taking Chance”
Kenneth Branagh, “Wallander: One Step Behind”
Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Endgame”
Brendan Gleeson, “Into the Storm”
Jeremy Irons, “Georgia O’Keeffe”

Best Actress in a Miniseries/Made-for-Television Movie:
Joan Allen, “Georgia O’Keeffe”
Drew Barrymore, “Grey Gardens”
Jessica Lange, “Grey Gardens”
Anna Paquin, “The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler”
Sigourney Weaver, “Prayers for Bobby”

she’s back!

Kim — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:05:51 +0000

oh yeah, it’s on. finally! renee zellweger is set to reprise her role as bridget jones in the popular movie series, variety reports. as the second installment left quite an open door for the third, it was only a matter of time until bridget was back at it again.

the untitled ‘bridget jones’ flick is still in its early stages. production most likely won’t begin until 2010 – which gives renee plenty of time to beef up on cupcakes & pasta! as you may recall, zellwegger plays an unlucky in love and hysterically clumsy british publishing exec. we last saw bridget finally land her man – the beautiful colin firth – and become confident in their future together.

the movies thus far have been based off of the weekly newspaper columns author helen fielding wrote back in 2005. fielding’s final bridget column centered around the lovely lady, now in her 40s, trying to have a baby before it’s too late. sounds like we’re in for a treat!