Media Manipulation We have two races Boyhood won the BAFTA last night. But on Saturday, the Directors Guild picked Birdman. The DGAs are considered a very, very, VERY good predictor of Oscar Best Picture; only 7 times in history have the DGA and the Academy picked differently. Even still, Boyhood has its share of support. So By Lainey • Feb 09, 2015 11:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Aniston’s Montecito Award Jennifer Aniston was at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival this weekend to receive the Montecito Award. Other honorees included: The Modern Master Award to Michael Keaton The Outstanding Performer of the Year Award to Steve Carell The American Riviera Award to Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette The Cinema Vanguard By Lainey • Feb 02, 2015 04:15 pm
Dumbass There go Bespoke Cadaver’s Oscar chances After Eddie Redmayne took the SAG award over the weekend, the Best Actor Oscar race is solidly Redmayne vs. Keaton, with Redmayne gaining an edge. That hasn’t stopped Benedict Cumberbatch from campaigning his ass off, but he probably just tanked whatever chance he had at an upset by making By Sarah • Jan 27, 2015 11:48 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Marion goes home until the Oscars Marion Cotillard was in the States for a couple of weeks and some thought she’d be done with award season after Critics Choice. But we now know she’ll be back…because last Thursday, the Oscars invited her to the Best Actress party. It’s important to note how By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 10:00 am
Assy Style American Citizen at the CCAs Reese Witherspoon, American Citizen, attended the sh*tshow that is the Critics’ Choice Awards last night and she looked totally done with everything from the very beginning. Host Michael Strahan did a bit with her in the first ten minutes of the show and I thought she was going to By Sarah • Jan 16, 2015 10:50 am
Media Manipulation Julianne forgets Marion Julianne Moore won Best Actress last night at Critics’ Choice. During her acceptance speech, she listed off the others in her category: Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Felicity Jones, Rosamund Pike… but not Marion Cotillard. Don’t hold it against her. Instead, see it as a result of what we’ve By Lainey • Jan 16, 2015 10:35 am
BFFs Bradley Cooper is a major player Bradley Cooper just took out Jake Gyllenhaal for a Best Actor Oscar nomination this morning. It’s his 3rd Oscar nomination in a row. This is what happens when you work with Clint Eastwood. Last week, I wrote an article called “Dark Horse Bradley Cooper”. Because even though Coop hasn’ By Lainey • Jan 15, 2015 10:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Whiteness of the Oscars It’s almost as if they were like, “Hey, we gave you 12 Years A Slave in 2014. So wait another 10 years before we reward you again”. I mean, I’m happy for Laura Dern, and Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo. But David Oyelowo belongs there. And, more importantly, By Lainey • Jan 15, 2015 09:55 am
Media Manipulation No Aniston, no Brange For Angelina Jolie and Unbroken, the signs were there that it wasn’t happening. It’s been a month of signs. Unbroken did however receive 3 nominations in technical categories. So… it’s something. For Jennifer Aniston… After two months of aggressive – and impressive! – campaigning. And so many GOOD signs, By Lainey • Jan 15, 2015 09:38 am
Media Manipulation Brange pre-Globes It’s been, what?, about a month now since we last saw them on a carpet together, right? Was it the world premiere of Unbroken in Australia? When Unbroken’s Oscar chances looked a lot better? Before the Sony hack, before the chicken pox… Here they are, Angelina Jolie, fresh By Lainey • Jan 09, 2015 04:41 pm
Media Manipulation The Actresses on Thursday night Three Best Actress contenders were out last night in Hollywood before the Golden Globes. Reese Witherspoon and Rosamund Pike were both at the W Magazine party at Chateau Marmont while Felicity Jones attended a reception at the British Consulate with Eddie Redmayne to celebrate The Theory Of Everything. (Am obsessed By Lainey • Jan 09, 2015 01:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for January 9, 2015 Dear Gossips, The BAFTA nominations were announced today. The Grand Budapest Hotel leads the list with the film’s Ralph Fiennes taking a Leading Actor spot alongside the acknowledged locks in the category Michael Keaton, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Eddie Redmayne. Jake Gyllenhaal is firmly in fourth right now for Oscar By Lainey • Jan 09, 2015 09:14 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Eddie back and forth Eddie Redmayne and his wife Hannah Bagshawe were photographed arriving back in LA yesterday. They left after the Palm Springs Film Festival gala on the weekend for New York. There was an event in the city for The Theory Of Everything. Campaign, campaign, campaign. Today, after all, is the deadline By Lainey • Jan 08, 2015 01:32 pm
Award Season Campaigning Smutty Roundup: Emily, Oscar, and the original Hollywood Violet A new feature I’m playing with for photos of celebrities that I don’t have much to say about but that doesn’t have to do with fashion for LifeStyle either. Let’s start with Emily Blunt in London for the UK premiere of Into The Woods fresh off By Lainey • Jan 07, 2015 03:54 pm
BFFs The road to Oscar is paved with friends Between Benedict Cumberbatch and Jennifer Aniston, who wants it more? Oscar, obviously. He’s basically giving an interview every five minutes and getting engaged and possibly having babies. She’s doing Q&As every other day, screening her movie, and covering every magazine that will take her – and they’ By Lainey • Jan 07, 2015 10:58 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Rosamund: the real “Cool Girl” There’s something to be said for taking your time, and picking your fights – especially in the fame game. As Lainey wrote yesterday, Rosamund Pike’s been selective with her Gone Girl campaign tour and here she is on the cover of the new issue of Vanity Fair. But it’ By Joanna • Jan 06, 2015 01:07 pm
