Archive for March, 2009
“Victoria’s Secret Angels” are the brand’s most visible models and spokeswomen. The VS Angels made their début in 1999 in the fourth annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Daniela Pestova, Karen Mulder, Laetitia Casta, Heidi Klum, Stephanie Seymour, and Tyra Banks are among the “Angels” from the original promotion. In May 2007, the Victoria’s Secret Angels, including Adriana Lima, Selita Ebanks, Alessandra Ambrosio, Izabel Goulart, and Karolina Kurkova were chosen to be part of People Magazine’s annual “100 Most Beautiful People in the World” issue. On November 13, 2007, Victoria’s Secret Angels became the first trademark awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ‘Angels’ are among the world’s best-paid models Continue Reading »
Victoria’s Secret Summer 2009 Bikini Collection (184 HQs Pics)
Rachel Bilson visits the Temperley London store in New York City – 4HQs
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Rachel Bilson visits the Temperley London store in New York City – 4HQs
Zooey Deschanel @ 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar party – Arrivals, Hollywood, February 22 – x6HQs
AnnaLynne McCord – Fired Up Premiere in Culver City x48HQs
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AnnaLynne McCord – Fired Up Premiere in Culver City (48 HQs)
Kylie Minogue See Through @ Brit Awards 2009 – Press Room, London
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Kylie Minogue See Through @ Brit Awards 2009 – Press Room, London
The development of steam-powered printing presses in Britain in 1813 allowed manufacturers to mass-produce wallpaper, reducing its price and so making it affordable to working-class people. Continue Reading »
Celebrity Babes Wallpaper (50 HQs Pics)
Does her tattoo reveal more than words can say? Rihanna appears to have added new ink to her collection. She already has stars on her neck and a tribal tat on her right wrist. But now she’s sporting a gun on her right side.
The tattoo represents strength, according to New York-based tattoo artist BangBang, 23, who did the work at Rihanna’s Hollywood home on March 19.
“She has a necklace that I love that I saw about a year ago,†BangBang told PEOPLE. “I was like, ‘You should get a little gun tattooed on you. Then when I was in L.A. to tattoo her friend – she brought me there for his birthday as a gift to him – she wanted to get a tattoo and I brought the gun out again and I stuck it on there and she loved it.†Continue Reading »
Rihanna Gets a Gun (Tattoo) Rihanna’s New Tattoo !!!

Vega made her television debut in the Spanish TV series, Menudo es mi padre, which starred pint-sized rumba singer El Fary. After appearing in two other series in 1997 – Mas que amigos and teen drama Compañeros – she went on to grace the silver screen in 1999 in Zapping. The same year she also had a minor role in the David Menkes movie I Will Survive (Sobreviviré) alongside Emma Suárez, Juan Diego Botto and a cameo from Boy George. Continue Reading »
Paz Vega Enjoys The Summer Sun In Bikini (09 HQs Pics)
In an effort to fill your weekend with all things awesome (stick daggers in your ears) here’s a most awesome compilation of Britney Spears’ live performances. What’s so great you say? She’s not naked? Well, true, but somehow they’ve managed to isolate the real vocals from her on stage microphone. So you get to hear her, real ah singing as opposed to the track that is actually being played. Wow. It’s mind blowing unparalleled talent (FAIL).
Performance by an actor in a leading role
• Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor†(Films)
• Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon†(Universal)
• Sean Penn in “Milk†(Focus Features)
• Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button†(Paramount and Warner Bros.)
• Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler†(Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
• Josh Brolin in “Milk†(Focus Features)
• Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder†(DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt†(Miramax)
• Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight†(Warner Bros.)
• Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road†(DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
• Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married†(Sony Pictures Classics)
• Angelina Jolie in “Changeling†(Universal)
• Melissa Leo in “Frozen River†(Sony Pictures Classics)
• Meryl Streep in “Doubt†(Miramax)
• Kate Winslet in “The Reader†(The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
• Amy Adams in “Doubt†(Miramax)
• Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona†(The Weinstein Company)
• Viola Davis in “Doubt†(Miramax)
• Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button†(Paramount and Warner Bros.)
• Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler†(Fox Searchlight)
Best animated feature film of the year
• “Bolt†(Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard
• “Kung Fu Panda†(DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
• “WALL-E†(Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton
Achievement in art direction
• “Changeling†(Universal), Art Direction: James J. Murakami, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button†(Paramount and Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
• “The Dark Knight†(Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Peter Lando
• “The Duchess†(Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
• “Revolutionary Road†(DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt
Achievement in cinematography
• “Changeling†(Universal), Tom Stern
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button†(Paramount and Warner Bros.), Claudio Miranda
• “The Dark Knight†(Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
• “The Reader†(The Weinstein Company), Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
• “Slumdog Millionaire†(Fox Searchlight), Anthony Dod Mantle
Achievement in costume design
• “Australia†(20th Century Fox), Catherine Martin
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button†(Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West
• “The Duchess†(Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Michael O’Connor
• “Milk†(Focus Features), Danny Glicker
• “Revolutionary Road†(DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky
Achievement in directing
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button†(Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Fincher
• “Frost/Nixon†(Universal), Ron Howard
• “Milk†(Focus Features), Gus Van Sant
• “The Reader†(The Weinstein Company), Stephen Daldry
• “Slumdog Millionaire†(Fox Searchlight), Danny Boyle
Best documentary feature
• “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)†(Cinema Guild), A Pandinlao Films Production, Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
• “Encounters at the End of the World†(THINKFilm and Image Entertainment), A Creative Differences Production, Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
• “The Garden†A Black Valley Films Production, Scott Hamilton Kennedy
• “Man on Wire†(Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall in association with Red Box Films Production, James Marsh and Simon Chinn
• “Trouble the Water†(Zeitgeist Films), An Elsewhere Films Production, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
Best documentary short subject
• “The Conscience of Nhem En†A Farallon Films Production, Steven Okazaki
• “The Final Inch†Vermilion Films in association with Google.org, Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
• “Smile Pinki†A Principe Production, Megan Mylan
• “The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306†A Rock Paper Scissors Production, Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde
Achievement in film editing
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button†(Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
• “The Dark Knight†(Warner Bros.), Lee Smith
• “Frost/Nixon†(Universal), Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
• “Milk†(Focus Features), Elliot Graham
• “Slumdog Millionaire†(Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens
Best foreign language film of the year
• “The Baader Meinhof Complex†A Constantin Film Production, Germany
• “The Class†(Sony Pictures Classics), A Haut et Court Production, France
• “Departures†(Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan
• “Revanche†(Janus Films), A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production, Austria
• “Waltz with Bashir†(Sony Pictures Classics), A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production, Israel
Achievement in makeup
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button†(Paramount and Warner Bros.), Greg Cannom
• “The Dark Knight†(Warner Bros.), John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
• “Hellboy II: The Golden Army†(Universal), Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button†(Paramount and Warner Bros.), Alexandre Desplat
• “Defiance†(Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard
• “Milk†(Focus Features), Danny Elfman
• “Slumdog Millionaire†(Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
• “WALL-E†(Walt Disney), Thomas Newman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
• “Down to Earth†from “WALL-E†(Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
• “Jai Ho†from “Slumdog Millionaire†(Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
• “O Saya†from “Slumdog Millionaire†(Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
Best motion picture of the year
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button†(Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
• “Frost/Nixon†(Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
• “Milk†(Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
• “The Reader†(The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris, Producers
• “Slumdog Millionaire†(Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer
Best animated short film
• “La Maison en Petits Cubes†A Robot Communications Production, Kunio Kato
• “Lavatory – Lovestory†A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production, Konstantin Bronzit
• “Oktapodi†(Talantis Films), A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production, Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
• “Presto†(Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Doug Sweetland
• “This Way Up†A Nexus Production, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes
Best live action short film
• “Auf der Strecke (On the Line)†(Hamburg Shortfilmagency), An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production, Reto Caffi
• “Manon on the Asphalt†(La Luna Productions), A La Luna Production, Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
• “New Boy†(Network Ireland Television), A Zanzibar Films Production, Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
• “The Pig†An M & M Production, Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
• “Spielzeugland (Toyland)†A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank
Achievement in sound editing
• “The Dark Knight†(Warner Bros.), Richard King
• “Iron Man†(Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
• “Slumdog Millionaire†(Fox Searchlight), Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
• “WALL-E†(Walt Disney), Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
• “Wanted†(Universal), Wylie Stateman
Achievement in sound mixing
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button†(Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
• “The Dark Knight†(Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
• “Slumdog Millionaire†(Fox Searchlight), Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
• “WALL-E†(Walt Disney), Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
• “Wanted†(Universal), Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt
Achievement in visual effects
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button†(Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
• “The Dark Knight†(Warner Bros.), Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
• “Iron Man†(Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan
Adapted screenplay
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button†(Paramount and Warner Bros.), Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
• “Doubt†(Miramax), Written by John Patrick Shanley
• “Frost/Nixon†(Universal), Screenplay by Peter Morgan
• “The Reader†(The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Hare
• “Slumdog Millionaire†(Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Original screenplay
• “Frozen River†(Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Courtney Hunt
• “Happy-Go-Lucky†(Miramax), Written by Mike Leigh
• “In Bruges†(Focus Features), Written by Martin McDonagh
• “Milk†(Focus Features), Written by Dustin Lance Black
• “WALL-E†(Walt Disney), Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter


















