More award presenters announced including Barbara Streisand and Robert Downey, Jr. More here.
Just days before the Oscars, Hurt Locker producers were sued yesterday by an Army sergeant who claims the movie's main character is based on him. More here. In other news, TMMC is suing the producers of the Blind Side for basing the movie off my life. Where did you think Sandy B. got the idea for those bangs? And to think my bangs could've been nominated for an Oscar.
And the pain keeps coming for The Hurt Locker - as a follow up to an earlier story brought to you by TMMC, the producer accused of illegal campaigning for Best Picture has been barred from the ceremony. More here. Ouch, that's like a president being barred from his own inauguration. Think he'll rally together Hurt Locker extras and try to storm the Kodak Theater? Now that would make for some good t.v.
The good ole election days of broken chads and miscounts may be back again with this year's new Best Picture voting rules. Written to confuse even the smartest Hollywood starlet, rumor has it Mel Gibson thought he was voting for Avatar, but by marking the wrong chad accidentally voted for A Serious Man and Inglourious Basterds. Boy must he be pissed. More here.
FUN FACTS:
Youngest Best Actor winner: Adrian Brody (age 29) for The Pianist
Youngest Best Actress winner: Marlee Matlin (age 21) for Children of a Lesser God
Oldest Best Actor winner: Henry Fonda (age 76) for On Golden Pond
Oldest Best Actress winner: Jessica Tandy (age 80) for Driving Miss Daisy
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