Bad 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
Movie Reviews and Previews It should be Marion Marion Cotillard was in New York yesterday. She stopped by The View and then she collected her Best Actress award from the New York Film Critics Circle in the evening in a high collar black and white cocktail dress that’s perfect on her. Have you read Sarah’s Top By Lainey • Jan 06, 2015 11:13 am
Media Manipulation Dark Horse Bradley Cooper? Right now, Bradley Cooper’s not part of the Best Actor Oscar talk. Not yet, anyway. Right now, according to experts, it’s breaking down like this: Michael Keaton Benedict Cumberbatch Eddie Redmayne And then… David Oyelowo Steve Carell Jake Gyllenhaal But Selma lost some momentum today being left off By Lainey • Jan 05, 2015 04:49 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession The Return of Rosamund Some Oscar contenders have been up in our faces for weeks. Then there’s Rosamund Pike who promoted Gone Girl in September, let the performance do the work for her, and went off to enjoy the final weeks of her pregnancy away from the spotlight. Her baby was born December By Lainey • Jan 05, 2015 01:02 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Benedict Cumberbatch’s Oscar timing Benedict Cumberbatch and fiancée Sophie Hunter were in Palm Springs this weekend campaigning for The Imitation Game. They were also photographed at LAX on Sunday. People are saying she’s pregnant. Because her dress isn’t tight and she’s holding her clutch at the waist. Is that all it By Lainey • Jan 05, 2015 11:47 am
