Bradley Cooper Bradley & Gaga’s Midnight Special Oscar nomination voting ended yesterday. Exactly a week from now we will know who’s going to the Oscars when the Academy makes their nomination announcements. Next Tuesday we’ll find out which film gets the most nominations and how many nominations Bradley Cooper will be able to claim. It’ By Lainey • Jan 15, 2019 09:59 am
Shout-Outs January 15, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs For Rebecca who, after 15 years, is moving on without Lucy. As you said, you did the right thing. As you know, it was a full, well-travelled life. She had dual citizenship. She was by your side on so many of your adventures. She showed the world who she was. By Lainey • Jan 15, 2019 09:47 am
Intro for January 15, 2019 Dear Gossips, SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors, publicly criticised the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences yesterday, accusing them of intimidating actors into not presenting at other award shows, including the Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 27th. Read the statement here. We’d already heard about this last By Lainey • Jan 15, 2019 09:06 am
What Else What Else? It’s happening. The Coming to America sequel is happening. So I need you to tell me how to feel. Because… I think I might be excited? Last year was the 30th anniversary of Coming to America. It came out in 1988, I watched it in the theatre. Then I By Lainey • Jan 14, 2019 04:38 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Let’s Actually Do This Dear Duana, I'm a huge fan of your column but, having no kiddos or pets, wondered if I'd ever get to ask you a naming question. Well, Duana, the time has come: after 8+ years of marriage, my husband and I have bought our first two By Duana • Jan 14, 2019 04:29 pm
Relationship Assumption Robert & Suki: right on time Suki Waterhouse’s birthday is January 5 which also happens to be Bradley Cooper’s birthday; they used to date. That has nothing to do with anything in this post. I just kinda wanted to mention it and then realised it was going nowhere but now I don’t want By Lainey • Jan 14, 2019 04:18 pm
Douchebags I Don’t Care About Logan Paul, I Care About His Fans Twitter erupted in outrage on Friday when on his Impaulsive Podcast, Logan Paul said that he was going to practice “Male only March” and attempt to “go gay” for one month. If you don’t know who Logan Paul is, I am envious of your blissful unawareness. Logan Paul first By Prem • Jan 14, 2019 04:01 pm
TV Updates Connie Britton’s Bad Blind Dates!? We live in a time where revealing truths horrify us daily, so I’m just going to lay it on the line: Sometimes Canadians have to do some shady sh-t to watch what we need to see. And we don’t need any judgment about it, okay? See, Handmaid’s By Duana • Jan 14, 2019 03:43 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Elsie Fisher’s Gloriously Awkward Speech What’s my cardinal awards show rule? The one I carp about at least once every show? “If we’re watching you at a big glamorous party, look like you’re having fun.” I stand by it, too. Almost unimpeachable. Leave it to Elsie Fisher to break my rule and By Duana • Jan 14, 2019 03:19 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 14, 2019 To the surprise of no one, Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are engaged. We could see these two were on the fast track to marriage (which we noted here, here, and here. And here. Oh here as well. They’ve been exclusive and serious from early on and she has By Maria • Jan 14, 2019 02:55 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Nicole Kidman’s Critics’ Choice Best Dressed There are black and white dresses…and then there are truly special black and white dresses. And this Armani Privé on Nicole Kidman is one of the most special black and white dresses we’ve seen all season. In many seasons, actually. Of course few people can wear the sh-t By Lainey • Jan 14, 2019 02:39 pm
Award Season Campaigning Bradley Cooper: scruff’s coming in Roma won Best Picture and Best Director last night at the Critics’ Choice Awards but that doesn’t mean it’s the Oscar favourite. The Critics do not speak for the Oscars when it comes to Netflix. And the Oscars have a complicated relationship with Netflix. What will be interesting By Lainey • Jan 14, 2019 02:17 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews When Regina King Talks That was my poor attempt at a play on If Beale Street Could Talk, but seriously, no one talks like Regina King. In an award season that refuses to give us a break from insufferable, worse-than-Hathaway twee speeches from Lady Gaga (I like Gaga but can she DO LESS please? By Kathleen • Jan 14, 2019 01:42 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Olivia Munn’s ruffled dots Kathleen messaged me last night to say that she hates this dress. I don’t hate it. There are some problems though. The biggest problem is that Gemma Chan wore a similar one and it was done much better. And the reason why Gemma’s was better is also the By Lainey • Jan 14, 2019 12:54 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Birkenhead The Sussexes made their first official joint appearance of the year today in Birkenhead, unveiling a plaque at Hamilton Square to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Wilfrid Owen and visiting with community groups and local businesses. During the walkabout, Meghan Markle apparently revealed her due date: “We By Lainey • Jan 14, 2019 12:25 pm
Assy Style Blunt-Krasinki Inc at Critics’ Choice Emily Blunt and John Krasinski arrived together to the Critics’ Choice Awards last night but sat apart – she was with the Mary Poppins Returns table and he was seated with the A Quiet Place team. And then she joined the A Quiet Place team onstage for their win in the By Lainey • Jan 14, 2019 11:42 am