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Every vote counts: Helen Mirren at this year's Oscar luncheon votes for herself
Think back to the day's of high school. Imagine a scenario where you have just been nominated for class captain. You get a ballot form to vote for five people in the class. One of the names is you. Do you vote for yourself, or is that odd? Oscar hopeful Helen Mirren (The Queen) knows just how it feels.
As a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for her outstanding work as an actress, Mirren, along with the other 6000 members from all walks of motion picture life including actors, costume designers, cinematographers, composers, directors, makeup artists, producers and writers, received the ballot form listing all categories and all nominees - their vote determining who will take home an award on February 25.
So with her recent nomination, when it came to ticking one of five boxes in the 'Best Actress' category, she was faced with a predicament - should she tick her own box?
"An awful moral dilemma descends on you. You think ’I can’t vote for myself!’... I tell you it’s an awful moment", Mirren said at this week's Oscar's luncheon, making devil horns with her fingers above her head in the process.
Does this mean that she ticked her box?
"You know what I did" she laughs.
""You cannot vote for yourself, it's venal - but then you think, 'What if it's the only vote I get? What if its the one vote that will make the difference?"
But Mirren shouldn't be too worried. With a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild award already secured, an Oscar win could almost be considered as a sure thing for her.
Only 16 days to go!
The 79th Annual Academy Awards - February 26 at 7:30pm on Channel 9
Not an impressive performance: Tim Allen as Santa Claus with Jack Frost (Martin Short)
Following Wednesday's release of nominations for this year's Academy Awards, nominees were also announced for the Razzies - but it isn't something to be proud of...
The Golden Raspberry Awards, known more commonly as the Razzies, were created in 1980 by John Wilson celebrating the 'berry worst' of what the film world has to offer and so have been nicknamed the 'anti-Oscars', being held one day before the Academy Awards. The Razzie awards will be holding their 27th ceremony this year.
As for Worst Actor, 'The Hot Chick' star Rob Schneider, Tim Allen and Nicolas Cage will battle it out for the title while sisters Hilary and Haylie Duff will compete with Jessica Simpson and Lindsay Lohan for Worst Actress. However, the girls will all be competing with 'Basic Instinct' temptress Sharon Stone, who scored a record seven nominations this year for her performance in 'Basic Instinct 2'.
Also making an appearance under the 'Worst Supporting Actor' category is Kate Bosworth for her performance as Lois Lane in last year's 'Superman Returns' as well as Kate's 'Blue Crush' co-star Michelle Rodriguez for 'BloodRayne'.
No matter what the results may be though, this is one award both Hollywood starlets and hopefuls never hope to be nominated for!
Worthy of an Oscar nomination - Cate Blanchett in her performance in 'Babel, also starring Brad Pitt (above)
Oscar nominations have just been announced and Australia is up for two big awards including Best Actress (Cate Blanchett for 'Babel') and Best Animated Film (Happy Feet).
Staying true to form by following a very similar pattern of nominees to that of this year's Golden Globe awards, the 79th Academy Awards ceremony, held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood at 5pm on February 25th (L.A time) this year, will tell an interesting tale.
Both Golden Globe winners for Best Actress Helen Mirren (The Queen) and Best Actor Forest Whitaker (The last King of Scotland) are up for an Oscar in the same category, however, Mirren may have some competion ahead of her with fellow Golden Globe winner for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada) also nominated to take home the award.
Up for Best Actor are Golden Globe nominees Leonardo DiCaprio (Blood Diamond) and Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness). Veteren actor Peter O'Toole (Lawrence of Arabia) is also in the running for the award for 'Venus'.
Competing for the Best Movie category are 'Letters from Iwo Jima' (the second film in the 'Flags of our Fathers' series), 'The Departed','The Queen', comedy 'Little Miss Sunshine' and 'Babel', a tale told from the perspectives of four different families on four continents.
2005 Best Director winner Clint Eastwood is striving for the award again, nominated for his direction of 'Letters from Iwo Jima', however many hope that maybe this is the year for celebrated director Martin Scorsese, who, despite being nominated several times for an Oscar (the last time was in 2005, losing to Clint Eastwood for 'Million Dollar Baby'), has never won. However, having won the Golden Globe for the category this year for 'The Departed', Scorsese's luck may just be changing.
Watch the 79th Academy Awards on February 26th on Channel 9 to see if Scorsese and Australia have luck at the Oscars and for all of your Hollywood scandals, celebrities and dress hits and misses. Watch this space!
Fab Cast: The O.C Season One Cast from left: Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Melinda Clarke,
Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Benjamin McKenzie, Samaire Armstrong
Fans of cult teen drama 'The O.C' were shocked last week when the show was axed in the middle of its fourth season. Teens all over the world will mourn the loss on February 22 when the 16th and final episode will screen in the U.S after four years.
Beginning in 2003, 'The O.C' offered viewers a glance into the world of the rich society that dominates Newport Beach, located in California's Orange County. A boy from the wrong side of the tracks, a geek who is in love with the unreachable girl, the beautiful girl but troubled girl next door and the complicated lives of their parents: the show was unlike anything that had graced our screens before.
But once Season Three came along, it was clear that 'The O.C' was running out of good story-lines for particular characters, none more evident when popular character Marissa Cooper (played by Mischa Barton) was shockingly killed off at the end of the season.
When interviewed on Rove Live soon after, Mischa stated that she didn't think her character had anywhere left to go after a drug overdose, stealing, problems with alcohol, running away and being sexually abused, amongst other issues.
Despite many of the show's fans speculating that the Fox network's decision to put 'The O. C' up against popular medical drama 'Grey's Anatomy' this season would be the end of the show, there was still hope when the fourth season turned out to be better than expected. However, despite fans being impressed by the new attitude and new characters of the show, producer Josh Schwartz said in an interview that it was time to leave Newport. "I feel like, because this season is so strong, I would love to go out creatively on top".
So what can we expect from the final episodes?
"There will be a pregnancy. There will be a most-unexpected new love triangle. There's going to be a fight for the love of a certain woman. And there's going to be some surprises for the Cohen family, and some really big decisions for everybody to make. The finale is going to deliver real closure to these characters. It's going to be the finale we had always planned to do."
Any fan should be happy with that.
Robin Williams accepts his award for Funniest Man at this week's People's Choice Awards
The Oscars race is officially on with the People's Choice Awards, held this week, kick starting the 2007 awards season.
While not nearly the calibre of the Academy or Golden Globe awards ceremonies, the night is looked on with respect, and winners this year couldn't be more worthy.
Big winners include Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest, with the film taking out favourite film and best drama. The film also scored with its stars - Johnny Depp taking out best male actor and, with his on-screen unrequited love interest Keira Knightley, also won best couping.
Other winners included Jennifer Aniston, ex-boyfriend Vince Vaughn, current headliner Cameron Diaz and a new and improved Robin Williams for funniest man.
The road continues this Sunday when the 64th Golden Globes take place in Los Angeles with Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith and Judi Dench up for an award. The ceremony, along with the upcoming Screen Actors Guild awards, has long been thought to be a big indicator in not only who will get nominated for an Academy Award but who will also win one.
Only time will tell. The 79th Annual Academy Awards will take place on February 28th. Start placing your bets!
64th Annual Golden Globes - Starts 7:30pm Tuesday on Channel 10
