Talking about the Oscars how about introducing a new face? It has been a mistake actually no to mention her success and talent after all she had done. She has no nominations so far for the Academy Awards, but still she shows up on the red carpet since she is determined and she is definitely going to get it.
Times ago New York magazine put a huge title in capital letters; “Hilton heiress is on the way”. Not much later, the world has turned upside down with Paris Hilton’s birth on February 17, 1981 in New York City. It was such a cute baby with a tiny little nose and pink lips. People considered this as extraordinary. It was extraordinary indeed. Not all the American babies have pink lips and tiny nose after all. Years have passed, our young Paris became a high school student. Her family paid almost a billion dollars to get her through the middle school, since their porcelain doll was busy attending so many cool house parties or launching one in her house in Malibu Island, instead of keeping her GPA in a certain level. She could not be able to graduate from a university. So what? She is still the heiress of Hilton Hotels. She is still so beautiful and attractive. She can still be an actress, a dancer, a singer, a super model and a company manager of “Paris Hilton Perfumery”. She has three nominations and two wins for Razzie Awards. This is a total fiasco for poor Kate Winslet who had waited to get an Academy Award for five years. It took five years for her to get an Oscar while Paris got all sort of statues in just a year. As simple as that, Paris is the shining star and a blond goddess. Watch how she walks on the red carpet with her untouchable gown like a real renaissance mademoiselle. Thousands of cameras set their angles for Paris Hilton. No one can take their eyes off her. All the successful directors have gone crazy to find another rational reason to keep her away from their own productions. They need to give a chance to the new producers after all. She stands in front of the cameras for hours since she has a lot to show off, including her new nail polish and hair clips. We do all we can to follow her steps and become a Paris Hilton.

Benjamin or Slumdog

Chris Anderson the editor of the New York Times has been pretty stubborn about "Slumdog's hyped-up success". He had admitted his privative opinions about the movie a couple of times before and accomplished to get what he wants. Now reasonably many people including the critics and media are getting frustrated by the fact that Slumdog Millionaire was deemed to worth of seven Oscars. The Slumdog Millionaire made its mark on the ceremony, no doubt about it. It got total of eight nominations and the producers left Kodak Theater with seven Oscars including the best director and best movie. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button had been a huge disappointment for almost everyone. Although the movie had thirteen nominations, it only was able to get two which cause a total blast. Now, two different point of views are being reflected in the magazine articles and newspaper headlines. "Should it be Benjamin's weird story or fairytale of the Slumdog, getting all the awards and giving no chance to the others?" Starting with Anderson's comment, it is observed that he is being pretty harsh about Slumdog. He states without hesitating: "What I will remember of Slumdog is a cruel destruction of a disordered life and violence. At least this is what was being reflected on the white screen by the "best director." However there is one huge mistake that Anderson can not understand while making fairly implacable comments. Anderson refuses to accept that the director emphasize how a country so perished with poorness could actually manage to conquer. The final dance in the movie especially shows so many brave people putting their hands under the stone and dare to fight back to be happy despite the pain. Unlike Anderson I am totally satisfied by Slumdog's success and glad that Benjamin's weird story could not be able to have all thirteen of the Oscars that it was nominated for. After all, Benjamin Button is more likely to be science fiction and imaginary, rather than being an artistic one. Applying twenty hours worth of make up to turn Brad Pitt into a slightly older man did not make the movie nor the director “the best" as I had expected. Tina Walter the editor of People Magazine brings out her opinions about Benjamin Button. “It was such a great performance from Brad Pitt and also the movie was something extraordinary and unexpected. It should have got its Oscars." In a way Walter is correct. Benjamin was something unexpected but still it does not put it a step further than Slumdog.

FAMOUS FOR WHAT??

What I would like to be famous for? Let me think for a while...I would want to be a talented actress or a piano player. Think about all those Hollywood stars.. I mean look how they live freely and do whatever they want to do. They impersonate into many different people and therefore different lives. Their success depends on their talent, imagination and a little bit of luck. I would never want to get a job were I'll have to sit on a chair in my office and read thousands of papers and stuff just to contribute something to my company. I would want to do something which requires my imagination not my academic achievements. Besides, being an actress is awesome since they earn a lot of money by just using their talent, which is a great deal. Walking on the Red Carpet with an elegant dress decorated with diamonds would be amazing, huh? Furthermore it is good to be known by the rest of the world forever. I would like to be known with my talent and successful movies( if I could only make one). So pretty much being an actress is one of the top two things that I would want to do for the rest of my life. I would want to act forever and ever and ever and ever.. and ever. Also being a famous musician would be great, however not one of those short-lived fake ones. I would want to be like Mozart, Chopin( which I know could only happen in my dreams:):)) Mozart and Chopin.. They both are unforgettable masters of music and they are still very famous with their pieces in the classical world. I would want to be a piano player and travel all around the world to have recitals. Being a piano player also requires imagination. If you have it as a profession, you don't have to work till you are fed up with it. Anytime you can give a break and after a while move on and earn money. You never feel any pressure, you don't see any company managers bossing around you and ordering you selfishly. However let me make one thing so clear, I will never be an actress or although I play the piano I’ll never take it as a profession. I really would like to be able to brave enough to give it a try but I can not ignore the factor of "luck". As I mentioned before I would want to choose something that I could freely use my imagination and get money instead of doing paper work. that would be awesome

Was Leonardo Di Caprio overlooked by the Academy???

This is one of the biggest questions which keeps spinning in everybody's mind. "Was Leo overlooked by the Academy?" The answer would be "YES" if we think about all his succesful performances and the fact that he has never been able to get an Oscar. Take a look at his outstanding movie "Titanic". He was not even able to be nominated in a supporting role, while his co-actor Kate Winslet was nominated in a leading role. now, 10 years after the couple gets together in another project which is directed by Sam Mendes, "The Revolutionary Road". Again, while Kate Winslet gets her Golden Globe,with the movie, Leo couldn't get anything. He wasn't even nominated. It seems like Leo's fans are getting furious..

THE MOST OUTSTANDING DRESS OF THE YEAR....

Hollywood's royal couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt shined together on the red carpet as they arrived at the 2009 Oscars held at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday. Angelina Jolie, wearing a black, floor-lenght strapless gown walked on the Red Carpet looked absolutely gorgeous. Once more, the actress proves her nobility in the ceremony. She was nominated with her movie "The Changeling" in a supporting role. Certainly she got full points from all the designers and critics. Her elegant black gown looked pretty aristocratic on her, but what made her even more stunning was her emerald earrings. Those earrings made her stand out.

Miley Cyrus in her Zuhair Murad dress.

Jessica Biel in her Prada dress.

Heidi Klum

Kate Winslet in her YSL dress.

SOME OF THE WORS DRESSES OF 2009

As well as watching the magnificent dresses along the red carpet, we saw so many unsuccessful designs during the Red Carpet Event. Here are some of the actresses who could not make the best choice for the special night. Starting with Jessica Biel, who we were all used to see in classy dresses disappointed everyone including the critics. She arrived in this very complicated outfit from Prada. It was a white, strapless gown. It looked more like Biel had stuck between wearing a dress and pants and finally she came up with a weird combination of both. Miley Cyrus wore a Zuhair Murad gown. She told the interviewer that her dress weighted almost 100.000 pounds and that is definitely what the dress looked like from the T.V screen. About Kate Winslet; her dress from YSL made her look stylish but kind of fat in a way. Although I have not got much to talk about her dress, I certainly admit that her hair looked more like a helmet. She could have done better than that. Heidi Klum arrived with a red, modern design however she had lots of unnecessary jewels which was kind of too much for the Oscars and it was not even her night. Sarah Jessica Parker, on the other hand looked more like a fiancée. She arrived with an enormously fluffy white gown which was a total failure.

EMOTIONAL MOMENTS IN THE ANNUAL OSCAR CEREMONY...

THE BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: HEATH LEDGER..

I could not just everything about Kate Winslet, Slumdog Millonaire, Benjamin Button and all the other Academy Award winners and skip this very talented young man, Heath Ledger, who won his first Oscar as the best actor in a supporting role with his performance in Dark Knight after his death in 22 January 2008. Eventhough he charmed eveyone with his performance as "Joker", he also made everyone so sad since watching such a talented and ambitious actor on the white screen and knowing the fact that he is dead.. it just makes you feel bad.. He had this very famous line in Dark Knight which is " why so serious?." These lines were for someone who never smiles. After watching the movie you kind of feel like he is saying those words to his life. "I mean why so serious. why? why do you have to be so cruel and serious." His mother, father and sister came up on the stage on behalf of him and made this very emotional speech about their son. We were able to see all the actors and actresses especially Kate Winslet and Angelina Jolie filling with tears.

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Slumdog Millonaire had preferred to be the "movie of the year" this year by the Academy. As a member of "awardsacademy" website I highly recommend everyone to take a look at this magnificent movie. Eventhough Benjamin Button was nominated for 13 different awards it was not shocking for at least me to see it getting only three. In a way I was expecting Slumdog to hit the records that night. The reason is Slumdog had never been over exaggurated as Benjamin Button and other reason if we could put these two movies on a scale of artistic value, Slumdog definetely is the one to stand on a higher level.

About the Movie: Slumdog Millionaire won 8 Oscars, also it has another seventy one wins and twenty six nominations. Directed by Dannt Boyle and co-director Loveleen Tandan, Slumdog was released in 30th of August in USA. As soon as it was on the cinemas the movie made a huge success and hit the records. It tells the story of a teenage boy from Mumbai who grow up in a slum quarter of the city. Then he becomes a contestant on this contest which is the Indian version of "Who wants to be a millionaire? However later on, he is arrested under suspicion of cheating. While he is being interrogated things from his life is shown in order to explain how he knows all the answers.

Was "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" overlooked by the Academy?
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," was up for a total of 13 nominations which is the second highest of all time, incuding best picture and best director, however it got only 2 which are the "best make up" and "best visual effect" in the magnificent annual Oscar ceremony. Now, the question which keeps spinning in everybody's mind is: " was Benjaming Button" overlooked by the Academy?" The critics were diveded into two before the awards were given. Some of them were pretty confident about Benjamin Button would be the shining star of the night with its Oscars. However the other half was not as confident as the others since they thought such elation could be ended by a bitter reality. Indeed it happened and Slumdog Millionaire survived the night with 8 Oscars. (more details will be added soon)

YEAYYYY!!!
Finally talented actress got her bold man. She has got five nominations up until now, however unfortunately she had never been the luckiest one to hold her oscar. even with her classical movie Titanic. This year is Kate Winslet's year. She got two Golden Globes and suddenly became the shining star of the night. Than she was nominated for the Oscars as a leading actress with her new movie "The Reader". During the red carpet event she seemed pretty excited and all and finally she got it. Go KATE WINSLET!!!!!

TWO WEEKS LEFT...
The Oscar ceremony will be telecast live, with the Red Carpet arrivals starting at 19:00 followed by the award ceremony at 20:00 on CNBCe.

It is finally here.. The academy awards nominnees for 2009..

BEST PICTURE

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Frost/Nixon,
• Milk
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACTOR

• Richard Jenkins -
• The VisitorFrank Langella -
• Frost/NixonSean Penn - Milk
• Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS

• Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
• Angelina Jolie - Changeling
• Melissa Leo - Frozen
• RiverMeryl Streep - Doubt
• Kate Winslet - The Reader

SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Josh Brolin - Milk
• Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
• Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
• Heath Ledger - The Dark KnightMichael Shannon - Revolutionary Road
  

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams - Doubt

• Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Viola Davis - Doubt
• Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
  

DIRECTOR

• David Fincher
• Ron Howard
• Gus Van Sant
• Stephen Daldry
• Danny Boyle

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Courtney Hunt - Frozen River
• Mike Leigh - Happy-Go-Lucky
• Martin - In Bruges
• Dustin Lance Black - Milk
• Andrew Stanton - WALL-E
  

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• Eric Roth and Robin Swicord - Benjamin Button
• John Patrick Shanley - Doubt
• Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon
• David Hare - The Reader
• Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
  

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
• The Class
• Departures
• Revanche
• Waltz with Bashir
  

ANIMATED

• Bolt
• Kung Fun Panda
• WALL-E

Here is link where you can watch young actress recieving her first Oscar:
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THE OSCARS 2008 MARION COTILLARD

• The Oscars were given to their owners in last night's Academy Awards Ceremony. The Holywood stars looked fascinating in their stunning dresses. French actress Marion Cotillard got an Oscar for the "best actress" with her new film "La vie en rose". It was her first nomination for the Academy Awards and surprised everyone. Young actress got shocked when her name was read and her tongue was tied while she was making her speech. " I believe there are still some angels existing in this city" she said and ended her speech with a meaningful sentence. She could not help it and she cried. It obviously was an extraorinary moment and I also do believe she totally deserved the Oscar. Her dress also got a hundred percent from the stylists. She wore a white dress from Jean Paul Gaultier which made her seem like an underwater princess. Here are some pictures of her in the Oscars;

ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

Nominees and Winners of the 80th Academy Awards






Performance by an actor in a leading role

George Clooney in “Michael Clayton”
Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp in “Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Tommy Lee Jones in “In the Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen in “Eastern Promises”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Casey Affleck in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” Javier

Bardem in “No Country for Old Men”

Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Charlie Wilson's War”

Hal Holbrook in “Into the Wild"

Tom Wilkinson in “Michael Clayton”

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Cate Blanchett in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age"

Julie Christie in “Away from Her”

Marion Cotillard in “La Vie en Rose”

Laura Linney in “The Savages

Ellen Page in “Juno”


Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Cate Blanchett in “I'm Not There”

Ruby Dee in “American Gangster”

Saoirse Ronan in “Atonement”

Amy Ryan in “Gone Baby Gone”

Tilda Swinton in “Michael Clayton”


Best animated feature film

Persepolis” (Sony Pictures Classics) Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud

Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Brad Bird

“Surf's Up” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Ash Brannon and Chris Buck


Achievement in art direction

“American Gangster” (Universal), Art Direction: Arthur Max, Set Decoration: Beth A. Rubino

“Atonement” (Focus Features), Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood, Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

“The Golden Compass” (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners), Art Direction: Dennis Gassner, Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock

“Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount), Art Direction: Dante Ferretti, Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo

"There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Art Direction: Jack Fisk, Set Decoration: Jim Erickson

Achievement in cinematography

“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Warner Bros.) Roger Deakins

“Atonement” (Focus Features) Seamus McGarvey

“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Path Renn) Janusz Kaminski“No Country for Old
Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Roger Deakins

“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Robert Elswit


Achievement in directing


The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Path Renn) Julian Schnabel

“Juno” (Fox Searchlight) Jason Reitman

“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.) Tony Gilroy

“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Paul Thomas Anderson


Best documentary feature

“No End in Sight” (Magnolia Pictures), A Representational Pictures Production, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs

“Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience” (The Documentary Group), A
Documentary Group Production, Richard E. Robbins

“Sicko” (Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company), A Dog Eat Dog Films Production, Michael Moore and Meghan O'Hara

“Taxi to the Dark Side” (THINKFilm), An X-Ray Production, Alex Gibney and Eva Orner

“War/Dance” (THINKFilm), A Shine Global and Fine Films Production, Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine


Best documentary short subject


“Freeheld,” A Lieutenant Films Production, Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth

“La Corona (The Crown),” A Runaway Films and Vega Films Production, Amanda Micheli and
Isabel Vega

“Salim Baba,” A Ropa Vieja Films and Paradox Smoke Production, Tim Sternberg and Francisco Bello

“Sari's Mother” (Cinema Guild), A Daylight Factory Production, James Longley


Achievement in film editing

“The Bourne Ultimatum” (Universal) Christopher Rouse

“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Path Renn) Juliette Welfling

“Into the Wild” (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment) Jay Cassidy

“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Roderick Jaynes

“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Dylan Tichenor


Best foreign language film of the year

“Beaufort” A Metro Communications, Movie Plus Production, Israel

“The Counterfeiters” An Aichholzer Filmproduktion, Magnolia Filmproduktion Production, Austria

“Katyn” An Akson Studio Production, Poland

“Mongol” A Eurasia Film Production, Kazakhstan

“12” A Three T Production, Russia

Achievement in makeup

“La Vie en Rose” (Picturehouse) Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald

“Norbit” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount) Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji

“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End” (Walt Disney) Ve Neill and Martin Samuel

Achievement in music written for motion pictures

“Atonement” (Focus Features) Dario Marianelli
“The Kite Runner” (DreamWorks, Sidney Kimmel
Entertainment and ParticipantProductions, Distributed by Paramount Classics) Alberto Iglesias

“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.) James Newton Howard

“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Michael Giacchino

“3:10 to Yuma” (Lionsgate) Marco Beltrami


Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

“Falling Slowly” from “Once,” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova

“Happy Working Song” from “Enchanted,” (Walt Disney), Music by Alan Menken, Lyric by Stephen Schwartz

“Raise It Up” from “August Rush,” (Warner Bros.), Music and lyric by Jamal Joseph, Charles Mack and Tevin Thomas

“So Close” from “Enchanted,” (Walt Disney), Music by Alan Menken, Lyric by Stephen Schwartz

“That's How You Know” from “Enchanted,” (Walt Disney), Music by Alan Menken, Lyric by Stephen Schwartz

Best motion picture of the year

“Atonement” (Focus Features), A Working Title Production; Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster, Producers

“Juno” (Fox Searchlight), A Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production; LianneHalfon,Mason Novick and Russell Smith, Producers

“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.), A Clayton Productions, LLC Production; Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox and Kerry Orent, Producers

“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production; Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers

“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), A JoAnne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production; JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Lupi, Producers

Best animated short film

“I Met the Walrus,” A Kids & Explosions Production, Josh Raski

“Madame Tutli-Putli” (National Film Board of Canada), A National Film Board of Canada Production, Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski

“Mme les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)” (Premium Films), A BUF Compagnie Production, Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse

“My Love (Moya Lyubov)” (Channel One Russia), A Dago-Film Studio, Channel One Russia and Dentsu Tec Production, Alexander Petrov

“Peter & the Wolf” (BreakThru Films), A BreakThru Films/Se-ma-for Studios Production, Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman


Achievement in sound editing

“The Bourne Ultimatum” (Universal), Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg

“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Skip Lievsay

“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney), Randy Thom and Michael Silvers

“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Christopher Scarabosio and Matthew Wood

“Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro), Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins


Achievement in sound mixing

“The Bourne Ultimatum” (Universal), Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis

“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey,
Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland

“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney), Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane

“3:10 to Yuma” (Lionsgate), Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe

“Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro), Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin


Achievement in visual effects

“The Golden Compass” (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners),
Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood

“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End” (Walt Disney), John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier

“Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro), Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier


Adapted screenplay

“Atonement” (Focus Features), Screenplay by Christopher Hampton

“Away from Her” (Lionsgate), Written by Sarah Polley

“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Path Renn), Screenplay by Ronald Harwood

“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson


Original screenplay

“Juno” (Fox Searchlight), Written by Diablo Cody

“Lars and the Real Girl” (MGM), Written by Nancy Oliver

“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.), Written by Tony Gilroy

“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Brad Bird; Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird

“The Savages” (Fox Searchlight), Written by Tamara Jenkins