Beyonce Knowles Oscars 2009 Performing with Hugh Jackman (Video)

Beyonce Knowles Oscars Awards 2009 Performing picture

Beyonce Knowles made a medley performance with host Hugh Jackman at the 81st Academy Awards 2009 on February 22.

Beyonce Knowles performs with Hugh Jackman in Oscars 2009 video

High School Musical stars Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron and Mamma Mia!'s Amanda Seyfried & Dominic Cooper joined them to perform Last Chance and Mamma Mia! at the end of the show.

Not too bad!

Oscar Nominations 2009 Announced

Nominations for Oscar 2009, or the 81st Academy Awards, have been revealed in California today January 22, 2009. Actor Forest Whitaker and Sid Ganis , Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President, announced the nomination list (below) of 2009 Academy Awards at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. As Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were successfully named in their respective Best Actor and Best Actress category, Brangelina could be the first Hollywood couple who would win little golden statutes at an Oscar.

2009 Oscar Nominations Full-list:

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Richard Jenkins - "The Visitor"
Frank Langella - "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn - "Milk"
Brad Pitt - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke - "The Wrestler"

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Anne Hathaway - "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie - "Changeling"
Melissa Leo - "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep - "Doubt"
Kate Winslet - "The Reader"

Best Actor In A Supporting Role

Josh Brolin - "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr. - "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman - "Doubt"
Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight"
Michael Shannon - "Revolutionary Road"

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Amy Adams - "Doubt"
Penelope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis - "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei - "The Wrestler"

BEST DIRECTOR

David Fincher -"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard - "Frost/Nixon"
Gus Van Sant - "Milk"
Stephen Daldry - "The Reader"
Danny Boyle - "Slumdog Millionaire"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Courtney Hunt - "Frozen River"
Mike Leigh - "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Martin - "In Bruges"
Dustin Lance Black - "Milk"
Andrew Stanton - WALL-E

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Eric Roth and Robin Swicord - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
John Patrick Shanley - "Doubt"
Peter Morgan - "Frost/Nixon"
David Hare - "The Reader"
Simon Beaufoy - "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Der Baader Meinhof Komplex"
"The Class"
"Departures "
"Revanche"
"Waltz with Bashir"

Best Animated Feature Film
"Bolt"
"Kung Fun Panda "
"WALL-E"

BEST ART DIRECTION
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
"Dark Knight"
"The Duchess"
"Revolutionary Road"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Changeling" Tom Stern
"Slumdog Millionaire," Anthony Dod Mantle
"The Reader," Chris Menges
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button," Claudio Miranda
"The Dark Knight," Wally Pfister,

BEST FILM EDITING
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
"The Dark Knight," Lee Smith
"Frost/Nixon," Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
"Milk," Elliot Graham
"Slumdog Millionaire," Chris Dickens

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
"Australia," Catherine Martin
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button," Jacqueline West
"The Duchess," Michael O'Conner
"Milk", Danny Glicker
"Revolutionary Road," Albert Wolsky

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
"Encounters at the End of the World"
"The Garden"
"Man on Wire"
"Trouble the Water"

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Slumdog Millionaire," "Jai Ho," A.R. Rahman
"Slumdog Millionaire," "O Saya," A.R. Rahman & M.I.A.
"Wall-E," "Down To Earth," Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button," Alexandre Desplat
"Defiance," James Newton Howard
"Milk," Danny Elfman
"Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman
"WALL-E," Thomas Newman

BEST MAKEUP
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Colleen Callaghan, Fionagh Cush
"The Dark Knight," Peter Robb-King, John Caglione Jr.
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army," Mike Elizalde, Thom Floutz

BEST SOUND EDITING
"The Dark Knight," Richard King
"Iron Man," Frank Eulner, Christopher Boyes
"Slumdog Millionaire," Tom Sayers
"Wall-E," Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood
"Wanted," Wylie Stateman

BEST SOUND MIXING
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Mark Weingarten, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce
"The Dark Knight," Ed Novick, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo
"Slumdog Millionaire," Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
"Wall-E," Ben Burtt, Tom Myers, Michael Semanick
"Wanted," Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Eric Barba
"The Dark Knight," Chris Corbould, Nick Davis, Paul Franklin, Tim Webber
"Iron Man," John Nelson

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
"Auf der Strecke (On the Line)"
"Manon on the Asphalt"
"New Boy"
"The Pig"
"Spielzeugland (Toyland)"

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
"La Maison en Petits Cubes"
"Lavatory - Lovestory"
"Oktapodi"
"Presto"
"This Way Up"

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
"The Conscience of Nhem En"
"The Final Inch"
"Smile Pinki"
"The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306"

Link: OSCAR.com - 81st Annual Academy Awards - Homepage

Heidi Klum Thigh Bruise by Tom Bergeron At 2008 Emmys

Heidi Klum 60th Primetime EMMY Awards Arrival (Image credit: PR Photos)

Heidi Klum was injured on thigh from the Emmy Awards 2008! The 35-year-old German supermodel got an unrehearsed fall on-stage after she was dropped heavily by her co-host, Tom Bergeron on the floor during a skit. She got a black and blue bruise on her right thigh (picture here). It must be very painful!

Glenn Close 2008 EMMY Awards Best Actress for drama Damages (Photos)

Glenn Close won Best Actress for role as a ruthless trial lawyer on the FX cable network drama series Damages at 2008 EMMY Awards in Los Angeles on September 21.

 
Glenn Close 2008 EMMY Awards Best Actress for drama series (Image credit: Albert L. Ortega/PR Photos)

We can't feel any happier for the 61-year-old actress, because the trophy Gloen Close awarded is the best answer to actress Katherine Hepburn [wikipedia] arbitrary ignorance.  Hepburn once predicted Close would never become a star because her feet were too big.

Glenn Close 60th Primetime EMMY Awards Arrival (Image credit: David Gabber/PR Photos)

Glenn Close was nominated for five Academy Awards and nine Golden Globes (earned two). She also received an Obie, three Tony's and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Susan Saint James Honored as 2,364th Star of Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Actress Susan Saint James [wiki] , best known for her roles in the television series "McMillan and Wife" and "Kate & Allie", was honored as the 2,364th Star of  Hollywood Walk Of Fame on June 11, 2008. There were about 300 family members and guests including Universal Studios President and Chief Executive Officer Ron Meyer and California first lady Maria Shriver attended the launch ceremony held at 1645 Vine Street, near Hollywood Boulevard. Below are some photos from the event.

Susan Saint James and Leron Gubler, President/CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce unveiled Hollywood Walk Of Fame's 2,364th Star, with Ron Meyer and Maria Shriver standing behind.

Susan Saint James and husband Dick Ebersol shared a kiss.

Maria Shriver (r), California’s first lady, shared a light moment with Susan Saint James. They have been longtime volunteers for the Special Olympics, founded by Shriver’s mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

Source: RRStar.com Pictures credit: Albert Ortega/PR Photos