Precious
February 22, 2010
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Accepting her award for Best Director, Bigelow said, "What an honor, especially to be in this room filled with so many incredibly talented people that I've admired and been inspired by for decades."
Newcomer Carey Mulligan from An Education won the Leading Actress award while Colin Firth took home the best leading actor award for A Single Man.
Firth paid tribute to Ford while picking up the trophy, saying, "I think an encounter with Tom Ford is to come away resuscitated, a little more worldly, better informed, better groomed, more fragrant and more nominated than one has ever been before. I've worked with a lot of great directors and he's definitely up there with the very best of them."
The list of winners is as follows:
Best Film - The Hurt Locker
Director - Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Leading Actor - Colin Firth, A Single Man
Leading Actress - Carey Mulligan, An Education
Outstanding debut by a U.K. filmmaker - Duncan Jones, Moon
Outstanding British Film - Fish Tank
Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress - Mo'nique, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Animated Film - Up
Adapted Screenplay - Up In The Air
Orange Rising Star Award - Kristen Stewart
Special Visual Effects - Avatar
Original Screenplay - The Hurt Locker
Production Design - Avatar
Film Not In The English Language - A Prophet
Sound - The Hurt Locker
Editing - The Hurt Locker
Cinematography - The Hurt Locker
Fellowship - Vanessa Redgrave
January 6, 2010
Mimi won the award for Breakthrough Performance at last night’s Palm Springs Film Festival. And in true diva form, all eyes were on her.
Mariah took the stage accompanied by the film’s director Lee Daniels, who almost looked like he was holding her up! As she began her acceptance speech, Mariah admitted to the crowd that she was feeling a little tipsy.
"Please forgive me because I'm a little bit um, yeah!" she laughed. "Oooooooh, my goodness!"
She proceeded to apologize to the director, saying, "Sorry. Sometimes I get a little...you know, difficult."
Mariah was definitely feeling no pain last night and good for her! Check out a clip of her acceptance speech below.
December 2, 2009
Precious starring Mariah Carey, and The Last Station starring Paul Giamatti were both nominated for best feature, as well as 500 Days of Summer, Amreeka, and Sin Nombre.
For the best male actor category, the race is between Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart, Colin Firth for A Single Man, Joseph Gordon Levitt for 500 Days of Summer Souleymane Sy Savane for Goodbye Solo and Adam Scott for The Vicious Kind.
Mario Bellow in Downloading Nancy, Nisreen Faour in Amreeka, Helen Mirren in The Last Station, Gwyneth Paltrow in Two Lovers, and Gabourey Sidibe in Precious are nominated for best female actress.
The awards will occur on March 5th 2010 at LA Live. Click here for the rest of the nominees.
November 30, 2009
Sandra Bullock's The Blind Side finished second at $57.5 million, while 2012 rounded out the top three with $24.6 million.
Here are the top 10 movies for Nov. 25-29 weekend:
1. New Moon: $66 million
2. The Blind Side: $57.5 million
3. 2012: $24.6 million
4. Old Dogs: $24.1 million
5. Disney's A Christmas Carol: $22.5 million
6. 'Ninja Assassin,' $21 million
7. Planet 51: $13.9 million
8. Precious $10.1 million
9. 'Fantastic Mr. Fox,' $9.5 million
10. The Men Who Stare at Goats: $2.3 million
November 24, 2009
Mimi will receive the coveted honor in recognition for her portrayal of a dowdy social worker in Precious.
Festival chairman Harold Matzner said: “We’re delighted to be able to present the Breakthrough Performance Award to the extraordinary, very beautiful and versatile Mariah Carey, who, in a critically acclaimed role, completely transformed herself from a glamorous music icon to a forthright social worker for the role of Ms. Weiss in Precious.”
Previous winners of the prize include Jennifer Hudson, Marion Cotillard and Freida Pinto, who all went on to win an Oscar for their performances.
Morgan Freeman is also set to be honored at the event. Hollyscoop will be there covering the red carpet so we'll get you guys the scoop from Mariah directly!
In comparison, The Dark Knight did $18.4 million in midnight sales on July 18, 2008, and Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince's made $22.2 million when it was released on July 15, 2009.
It looks like New Moon is well on it's way to making box office history. Are you planning on watching it? If not, check out some other movies out in theaters this weekend: NEW IN THEATERS
The Twilight Saga: New Moon:
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner star in the next chapter of the popular supernatural romance saga.
MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT HOLLYSCOOP'S SPECIAL 'NEW MOON' EPISODE ON HOLLYSCOOP TV ON THE CW NETWORK (KTLA) THIS SUNDAY AT MIDNIGHT!
The Blind Side:
Sandra Bullock stars as a well-to-do suburban mom who forms an unlikely friendship with a struggling teen from a broken home.
Planet 51:
The sudden arrival of an alien -- an American astronaut -- wreaks havoc among the little green inhabitants of a distant alien planet.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans:
Nicolas Cage stars as a drug-addicted rogue cop who play and fast and loose with the law in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Broken Embraces:
Penelope Cruz stars in director Pedro Almodovar's four-way tale of dangerous love, shot in the style of a hard-boiled 1950s film noir.
ALSO IN THEATERS:
2012:
A group of survivors struggle to stay alive when a global cataclysm - predicted by the Mayan calendar - brings an end to the world.
Disney's A Christmas Carol:
Jim Carrey is the voice of Ebenezer Scrooge in a new animated adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale.
The Men Who Stare at Goats:
George Clooney is a shadowy figure who claims to be part of a secret U.S. military unit specializing in psychic warfare.
Precious:
A pregnant, illiterate teen is accepted into an alternative school where a teacher helps her find a new path in her life.
Check out our special Movie Premiere coverage of 'New Moon' below:
November 6, 2009
The Box:
Cameron Diaz and James Marsden are an unhappy couple who receive a mysterious box that brings instant wealth at a deadly cost.
Disney's A Christmas Carol:
Jim Carrey is the voice of Ebenezer Scrooge in a new animated adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale.
The Fourth Kind:
Milla Jovovich stars as a psychologist who discovers disturbing evidence of alien abductions in small town Alaska.
The Men Who Stare at Goats:
George Clooney is a shadowy figure who claims to be part of a secret U.S. military unit specializing in psychic warfare.
Precious:
A pregnant, illiterate teen is accepted into an alternative school where a teacher helps her find a new path in her life.
ALSO IN THEATERS:
Michael Jackson's This Is It:
A rare glimpse into the final days of Michael Jackson, compiled from an estimated 80 hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage.
Paranormal Activity:
A couple moves into a typical suburban house, but they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that could be demonic.
Law Abiding Citizen:
Gerard Butler stars as a criminal mastermind out for revenge, sending an entire city into chaos from the confines of his prison cell.
Couples Retreat:
Four couples embark on a tropical island vacation, only to discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is mandatory.
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