Oscars 2010
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Oprah Winfrey Sees Herself in Gabourey Sidibe
Originally posted 03/09/2010 11:45AM
Oprah Winfrey asked to introduce Gabourey Sidibe at the Oscars because she sees the young actress as a kindred spirit.
"I saw myself in her," Winfrey told PEOPLE at the Governors Ball after Sunday's Academy Awards. "This whole roller coaster that happens to you when you're passionate about something – she wasn't even thinking of being an actress; she just auditioned. And now here she is, being nominated alongside Meryl Streep, who is the greatest actress in the world, with Sean Penn reading her name. Only in America."
Sidibe, 26, who was nominated for Best Actress for her first film, Precious, told PEOPLE she had no idea Winfrey would be introducing her. What did it mean to her? "It means that I just might be a movie star," Sidibe said.
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POLL: Which Movie Did Oscar Drama Make You Want to See?
Originally posted 03/09/2010 11:00AM
The Academy Awards are known for giving a boost to the movies they celebrate. This year, lots of films had their moment in the Oscar spotlight, piquing the interest of viewers who haven't seen them yet.
Among the films that might have found new audiences on Sunday:
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Kathy Ireland Says She Wasn't Drunk on Red Carpet
Originally posted 03/08/2010 03:05PM
Kathy Ireland was the buzz of the red carpet at Sunday's Oscars – and not for good reasons. The former supermodel became a trending topic on Twitter after appearing on ABC's pre-Academy Awards red carpet special, looking somewhat awkward while interviewing celebrities.
"Dear ABC, Whoever OK'd Kathy Ireland on the red carpet... should be fired. Immediately," one viewer, @markicostello, Tweeted. Another viewer, @liliceprincess, was equally critical, Tweeting, "Kathy Ireland was posing way too much. Her hands were robotic. It was all very awkward."
For her part, Ireland answered back to her critics on her official Twitter page, often responding directly to people's comments. She maintained she wasn't on medication or drinking, and was just happy to be there.
"Laughed @ being hot topic on twitter 2night," she Tweeted. "So many misunderstood that the J.O.Y. was being invited 2 co host. Grateful to all. Thank You!"
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Ryan O'Neal Disappointed by Oscars' Farrah Fawcett Snub
Originally posted 03/08/2010 02:50PM
Farrah Fawcett's longtime partner, Ryan O'Neal, has joined other Hollywood figures including Jane Fonda and Roger Ebert in expressing dismay that Fawcett was left out of the "In Memoriam" segment of Sunday's Academy Awards.
"There is no comment other than we were disappointed that she was not included," a rep for O'Neal tells PEOPLE.
Fonda and Ebert both Tweeted about the snub during the broadcast. "No Farrah Fawcett in the memorial tribute? Major fail," Ebert wrote. "And where was Farrah Fawcett? She should have been included #oscars #FAIL," wrote Fonda.
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Betty White Confirms She'll Appear on Saturday Night Live
Originally posted 03/08/2010 02:05PM
Betty White fans, your prayers have been answered. The former Golden Girl will appear on Saturday Night Live in the near future, she confirmed to PEOPLE at Elton John's annual Oscars viewing party on Sunday night.
Fans have been clamoring for White, 88, to do SNL – an idea she called "ridiculous" just a few weeks ago – ever since her comic turn in a Snickers ad during the Super Bowl. One Facebook page devoted to the cause has attracted half a million fans.
When asked by PEOPLE, "Are you doing Saturday Night Live," she answered, "Yes," even if she remains perplexed by the groundswell of support.
"I don't know why or how," she says, "but it's been wonderful."
White didn't offer any details about the SNL gig, and it remains unclear when she will appear – or what it will entail.
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Who Picked Out Molly Ringwald and Sandra Bullock's Oscar Dresses?
Originally posted 03/08/2010 02:00PM
Molly Ringwald made a glamorous return to the Oscar stage Sunday night to pay heartfelt tribute to the late director John Hughes. But it wasn't just a stylist's advice she consulted. It was her 6-year-old daughter, Mathilda's.
"I was choosing between two dress colors, and she decided on this," Ringwald told PEOPLE before the ceremony. "She said this was the way to go. I always listen to her, she's a 6-year-old fashionista."
It wasn't just a good (looking) choice, it felt right, too.
"It's comfortable," the actress said of her Todd Thomas dress and Alexander Calder-designer jewelry. "It's a huge honor to wear his jewelry. I feel very honored." Plus, Ringwald added, it was just fun to attend the show. "There's so much adrenaline," she said, "it's fun to be here again."
The Secret Life of the American Teenager star wasn't the only actress who got some Oscar fashion advice from young family members, meanwhile. Best actress winner Sandra Bullock also got a hand from her stepdaughter.
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John Travolta: I'll Spend Rest of My Life Healing Over Son's Death
Originally posted 03/08/2010 01:55PM
John Travolta put on a brave face when he appeared at the Academy Awards on Sunday – but the star says he's still in mourning over the death of his son Jett last year.
"We are working hard on healing, still," Travolta, 56, told PEOPLE at the Governor's Ball after the Oscars Sunday night. "It's going to be a lifelong project. Everybody has been so enormously supportive and I really appreciate it."
Jett was 16 when he died of a seizure at the family's home in the Bahamas in January of 2009.
Travolta's Wild Hogs costar Tim Allen says his pal is coping well. "He is doing really well, I mean, healing as best he can," Allen told PEOPLE at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Viewing Party. "He is pushing through a very tough situation."
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Oscar's TV Ratings Up By 14 Percent
Originally posted 03/08/2010 01:30PM
Unlike the characters in Avatar, the producers, the network and the Academy behind Sunday's Oscars should be anything but blue this Monday. Early indications are that the show's TV ratings were 14 percent better than they were in 2009, when 36.3 million viewers tuned in.
According to early estimates, 40 percent of the nation's households tuned in to watch Sunday's Oscars, the Associated Press reports. This year, the ratings have been up for most awards events, perhaps a sign that people are relying on free entertainment at home.
The Nielsen company, which measures ratings, will provide detailed numbers later, but for now the nation's 56 largest markets gave the ABC event a 26.5 rating. (Each rating point represents 1,149,000 households.)
– Stephen M. Silverman
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Jeff Bridges Wonders If Oscar Win Is All a Dream
Originally posted 03/08/2010 11:30AM
Jeff Bridges won't be pinching himself anytime soon. If all of this is an Oscars dream, he's fine with that.
"It's unbelievable," Bridges, 60, told PEOPLE at the Governor's Ball after winning the Best Actor Oscar on Sunday for Crazy Heart, nearly 40 years after his first nomination, for 1971's The Last Picture Show.
"This could be a dream," he said. "I might wake up. Maybe not. Not for a while, anyway."
The actor credited his friends, family and colleagues for their love and support during his long and winding road through Hollywood. During his acceptance speech, he raised the Oscar to the sky and addressed his late parents, Lloyd and Dorothy.
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PEOPLE's TV Critic Rates the Oscarcast
Originally posted 03/08/2010 10:00AM
Sunday's Oscar broadcast was the rare Academy night with some genuine suspense nudging it along and culminating in a genuine surprise, with The Hurt Locker's win over Avatar for Best Picture. And the camera happens to love Kathryn Bigelow, Locker's director: She looks like a strong-willed Elizabeth Hurley. That means it was a good year.
None of that can be credited to the show's producers, though. It's just Oscars luck. The show itself was immaculately designed and cautiously uninspired. On my TV, the HD spectacle looked like a giant, glittering seashell with beautifully dressed sea monkeys swimming along in the foreground.
Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, unfortunately, may have been the most insignificant hosts in memory. Together, they shared a very good sight gag about those enchanting little airborne mops from Avatar – Baldwin, in a plummy, precious voice, referred to them as "floating woodsprites," then Martin sprayed them down as if they were germs.
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