Meryl Streep - Oscar for Best Actress

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      Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. She is widely regarded as the most talented and respected film actress of her era.

      Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with Julia. Both critical and commercial success came quickly with roles in The Deer Hunter (1978) and Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), the former giving Streep her first Oscar nomination and the latter her first win. She later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Sophie's Choice (1982) and The Iron Lady (2011).

        Streep has received 17 Academy Award nominations, winning three, and 26 Golden Globe nominations, winning eight, more nominations than any other actor in the history of either award. Her work has also earned her two Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Cannes Film Festival award, five New York Film Critics Circle Awards, two BAFTA awards, an Australian Film Institute Award, five Grammy Award nominations, and a Tony Award nomination, amongst others. She was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2004.


(Iron Lady will be reviewed next week)




Meryl Streep and her Academy Awards Dress


Meryl is not at all a red carpet diva. Her lack of imagination in what comes to her dresses, makes Streep repetitive and not the favorite Red Carpet for the FASHION POLICE. They are all the same! From the BAFTAS to the Golden Globes, Meryl has the same shaped dresses with different colors.
Also, Meryl Streep' s, not very composed and falling apart, hairstyle and her missing sense of make up reflects her the fact that she is a "not-concerned-with-my-looks" woman. But the dress doesn't make the actress, am I right?? ;)

Streep at the 84th Academy Awards Gala

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Octavia and Christopher - Best Supporting Actor/Actress

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OCTAVIA SPENCER

Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1972) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Minny, the outspoken maid in the 2011 film, The Help, for which she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER

Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, CC (born December 13, 1929) is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor. He made his film debut in 1957's Stage Struck, and notable early film performances include Night of the Generals, The Return of the Pink Panther, and The Man Who Would Be King.

In a career that spans seven decades and includes substantial roles in each of the dramatic arts, Plummer is probably best known to audiences as the autocratic widower Captain Georg Ludwig von Trapp in the hit 1965 musical movie The Sound of Music opposite Julie Andrews. Plummer has also tackled various television projects, including the legendary miniseries The Thorn Birds.

His most recent film roles include the The Insider as Mike Wallace, the Disney-Pixar 2009 film Up as Charles Muntz, the Shane Acker production 9 as 1, The Last Station as Leo Tolstoy, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as Doctor Parnassus.

Plummer has won numerous awards for his work, including an Oscar, two Emmys, two Tonys, a Golden Globe and a Bafta. With his win at the age of 82 in 2012 for Beginners, Plummer is the oldest actor ever to win an Academy Award.

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OSCARS NOMINATIONS - For more informations go to: http://oscar.go.com/

Best Picture

"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Help"
"Moneyball"
"War Horse"
"The Tree of Life"

Best Actor
Demian Bichir, "A Better Life"
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"

Best Actress
Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Max Von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

Best Director
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"

Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
JC Chandor, "Margin Call"
Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, "Bridesmaids"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants"
John Logan, "Hugo"
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, "The Ides of March"
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, "Moneyball"
Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughn, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

Best Animated Feature
"A Cat In Paris"
"Chico & Rita"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango"

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)

Original Score
"The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams
"The Artist," Ludovic Bource
"Hugo," Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse," John Williams

Best Original Song
"Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio," Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Best Achievement in Art Direction
"The Artist"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Cinematography
"The Artist"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Costume Design
"Anonymous"
"The Artist"
"Hugo"
"Jane Eyre"
"W.E."

Best Documentary Feature
"Hell and Back Again"
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
"Pina"
"Undefeated"

Best Documentary Short Subject
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?"
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
"Incident in New Baghdad"
"Saving Face"
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"

Best Achievement in Film Editing
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"

Best Achievement in Makeup
"Albert Nobbs"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"The Iron Lady"

Best Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

Best Live Action Short Film
"Pentecost"
"Raju"
"The Shore"
"Time Freak"
"Tuba Atlantic"

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
"Drive"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Real Steel"
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

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Bu's Oscars Nominees Guess

We're two days away from the Oscars nominees revelations. Well, here are my guesses for the nominees in some of the most important categories :)
(As you know there can be 10 nominees for best picture so I'll write my 10 guesses.)


Best Picture


- The Descendents
- The Artist
- My Week with Marylin
- Moneyball
- The girl With The Dragoon Tattoo
- War Horse
- The Help!
- Midnight in Paris
- The Ides of March
- Hugo


Best Actor


- George Clooney, The Descendants
- Jean Dujardin, The Artist
- Brad Pitt, Moneyball
- Daniel Craig, The Girl With The Dragoon Tattoo
- Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy


Best Actress

- Viola Davis, The Help
- Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
- Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
- Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin
- Rooney Mara, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Best Supporting Actor


- Christopher Plummer, Beginners
- Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
- Albert Brooks, Drive
- Jonah Hill, Moneyball- Patton Oswalt, Young Adult

Best Supporting Actress

- Octavia Spencer, The Help
- Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
- Jessica Chastain, The Help
- Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
- Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Animated Feature


- Rango
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn- Puss in Boots
- Arthur Christmas
- Chico & Rita
- Cars 2
- Kung Fu Panda 2
- Winnie The Pooh
- Rio
- Gnomeo & Juliet


Best Original Screenplay

- Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
- Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
- Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumulo, Bridesmaids
- Will Reiser, 50/50
- Asghar Farhadi, A Separation

Best Adapted Screenplay

- Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne & Jim Rash, The Descendants
- Aaron Sorkin & Steven Zaillian, Moneyball
- John Logan, Hugo
- Tate Taylor, The Help

- Steven Zaillian, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Best Director

- Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist- Alexander Payne, The Descendants

- Martin Scorsese, Hugo

- Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

- David Fincher, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

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