Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” By Sapphire Hands up who wants to watch an overweight girl being abused by her father, being abused by her mother, and balancing raising a developmentally challenged baby in ’80s Harlem with learning to read. A fun night’s in store, right? Fortunately, this stirring adaptation of Sapphire’s bestseller is [...]
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Last Night’s Oscar Winners
What’s an award show without silly trivia the morning after? Here are some obscure tidbits about last night’s Oscar winners. And remember, everyone nominated is a winner. Having finally snagged an Oscar after forty years in the industry, Jeff Bridges can now focus on getting a Grammy. The Crazy Heart crooner actually released a reggae-flavored [...]
2010 Oscar Polls: What You Think
We asked for your opinion in a series of polls during our Oscars Viewing Party last night. You agree with the Academy’s decision to give Best Picture to The Hurt Locker, Best Actor to Jeff Bridges and Best Actress to Sandra Bullock. But then you turned a bit nasty. You think the show itself was [...]
2010 Oscars Viewing Party: The Hurt Locker Wins Big
The horse race between Avatar and The Hurt Locker ended tonight, with The Hurt Locker coming out on top. Katherine Bigelow beat out her ex-husband James Cameron to become the first female to ever win an Academy Award for Best Director. Other top prizes went to Jeff Bridges for Best Actor (Crazy Heart) and Sandra [...]
Keri Hilson Blows Away The NAACP Image Awards
No, that’s not the breeze—Keri Hilson‘s dress at the NAACP Image Awards Saturday just looked permanently windswept. The uninhibited singer not only performed at the ceremony but won Best New Artist, with Maxwell, Mary J. Blige and the Black Eyed Peas also taking home honors. In the cinematic categories, Precious, director Lee Daniels and stars [...]
Critics’ Choice Movie Awards: Top 10 Hottest Red Carpet Looks
There were a lot of hot looks at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and it was no easy task narrowing down the best of the best. Still, we managed to wade through all of sartorial options that Hollywood presented us and we narrowed it down to our ten favorites. 10. Anna Kendrick‘s long black dress [...]
Mo’Nique’s 25 Most Unique Looks
Comedian, plus-size model and Critics’ Choice-nominated actress Mo’Nique blew audiences away with her performance in Precious as a monstrously abusive single mother. Long before Mo’ got major props for her acting chops, she was strutting her stuff in outrageous outfits with beaming confidence. We love her brave fashion choices – and just as all risks, [...]
Mariah Carey And Nick Cannon Are A Precious Pair
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon traded their angel outfits for formal attire when they hit the red carpet for last night’s premiere of her film Precious in LA. With the star playing a weathered social worker in the film, you can bet she was glad to remind viewers of her actual glamor. “It wasn’t just [...]
Mo’Nique Backs Out Of Precious Publicity, Killing Oscar Buzz?
Mo’Nique has been a prime contender for next year’s Best Supporting Actress Oscar since winning the Jury Prize at Sundance for her upcoming film, Precious, in January. So why hasn’t she been promoting the film’s November release? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mo’Nique is backing out of appearances (including one at the upcoming NY Film [...]
