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Sandra Bullock Also in the Running for a Razzie
Originally posted 02/02/2010 09:00AM
Win some, lose some – just ask Sandra Bullock.
Awakening Tuesday morning to the news that she'd been nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for the uplifting drama The Blind Side, the leading lady had only the day before received a nod from the Golden Raspberry Foundation in the race for the Razzies – as 2009's worst actress, for the limp summer comedy All About Steve.
Should Bullock "win" both the Razzie and the Oscar, she'll claim the dubious distinction of being the first star ever to pull off the double-barreled win in the same year. (Others have done so in non-acting categories.)
Permalink | Filed Under: The Razzies 2010, All About Steve, Movie News, Sandra Bullock
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Jeff Bridges's Acting Secret: Häagen-Dazs
Originally posted 01/16/2010 10:20AM
To get into character as hard-living country legend Bad Blake in Crazy Heart, Jeff Bridges brushed up on his skills as a musician – and consumed more than his fair share of junk food.
"Normally I watch what I eat. I feel better when I'm in shape and not too overweight," the star told PEOPLE at Sunday's New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend. "When you're playing a part like [this] ... If you feel like a pint of Häagen-Dazs, you hammer the Häagen-Dazs."
Turning to food to get into character is nothing new for the celebrated actor. "It's something I always do," Bridges, 60, , who nabbed a Critics' Choice Award Friday, explained. "You think of the physicality of the character and what kind of food you need to help create the physical shape you're looking for."
Doppelganger Kris Kristofferson, whose looks and legend Bridges channeled for the role enjoyed the actor's look-alike performance and joked about sharing screen time in the future.
"We saw the movie together and Kris laughed at how much I reminded him of him," said Bridges. "We looked in the mirror and said, 'We gotta play brothers, man! We had a good laugh.' "
Permalink | Filed Under: Critic's Choice Awards 2010, Crazy Heart, Jeff Bridges
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Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock Seal Tie for Best Actress with a Kiss
Originally posted 01/16/2010 12:00AM
Pop the champagne and raise a glass! It may have just been the first big awards show of the year, but Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep shared a win – and a kiss – at the 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in Hollywood, making for an entertaining night.
"This is bulls---," Bullock said jokingly Friday before lip-locking with Streep, whom she shared best actress honors with (she for the Blind Side and Streep for Julie and Julia). The tie was an obvious surprise, but as the audience cheered, Bullock exclaimed: "This is an honor."
Later in Bullock's acceptance speech, she referred to similar parallels between her and her co-winner, saying that she loves "food and sex like Meryl. ... That's how similar we are. You guys just didn't notice it until now." Bullock ended her speech by admitting, "Meryl is a good kisser."
Presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the Critics' Choice is considered an accurate prediction of Oscar winners. The Hurt Locker emerged as the big winner of the night taking home two top awards (best picture of the year and best director). Director Kathryn Bigelow's win made her the first female ever to take best director honors at this awards ceremony – something that would too make history at the Academy Awards. She received a standing ovation from ex-husband and fellow nominee, Avatar's James Cameron.
Permalink | Filed Under: Critic's Choice Awards 2010, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock
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Sandra Bullock Is Ready to Relax
Originally posted 01/07/2010 01:00PM
Awards season has just begun and Sandra Bullock, who's sure to be a red-carpet fixture thanks to a record-breaking year, is already looking forward to some downtime.
The star of The Blind Side had a winning night at the People's Choice Awards Wednesday, picking up trophies for favorite actress and for The Proposal, her movie with Ryan Reynolds which was named favorite comedy.
Despite the accolades, Bullock, 45, is ready for a break from moviemaking. "I don't want to open anything and read anything right now," she says. "I'm enjoying too many other things in my life. Once you get a project, it's a lot of time out of your life. I don't want to leave home right now."
Permalink | Filed Under: People's Choice Awards 2010, Sandra Bullock
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Mariah Explains Tipsy Speech
Originally posted 01/07/2010 10:40AM
Mariah Carey's spacey acceptance speech at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Tuesday night has been buzzing around the Internet. And yes, Carey was indeed buzzed – on bubbly – when she gave it, she says.
The singer-turned-actress, who earned the breakthrough actress award for her social worker role in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, says she was having "splashes of champagne" with Lee Daniels, close friend and Precious director, prior to taking the stage.
"We'd been sitting there, celebrating this whole time and having little splashes, and I hadn't eaten," the diva says, adding they didn't want to be late and rushed in to the event.
Permalink | Filed Under: Palm Springs International Film Festival, Mariah Carey
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