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3 Black Swan Leads the Winners of the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards!
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4 Video: James Franco Reveals Oscar Secrets, Accepts Best Actor Award at Independent Spirits!
The Independent Spirit Awards are tomorrow, and to celebrate, we're taking a look back at highlights from over the years. The show has evolved from a casual beach affair into a full-blown award season event as it falls one day ahead of the Oscars. Some of our favorite actors, like Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Ryan Gosling, Heath Ledger, and Michelle Williams, have attended and even been honored Read more
The action at the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards wasn't limited to the onstage antics yesterday. The stars braved the windy afternoon to stop backstage during the show and check out the Elle green room lounge and official gifting suite. Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner shared a laugh and posed for pictures while Vanessa Hudgens chatted with Rosario Dawson at the LG Cinema 3D HDTV display. Vanessa was Read more
This evening's Independent Spirit Awards in LA gave Hollywood another chance to celebrate the best actors and films of the year. Many stars looked amazing on the red carpet, including lovely ladies like Nicole Kidman, Natalie Portman, and Jennifer Lawrence. It's the last show before the Oscars — make sure to print out Buzz's ballot to pick your winners for tomorrow — but not all of the Read more
James Franco stepped back to the press room at this afternoon's Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica. It was a windy afternoon on the beach, so James bundled up with a cardigan over his suit. He talked about surprises he has up his sleeve for the Oscars and his own career as a filmmaker. Read more
Natalie Portman arrived at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica today in a bright and cheery, yellow, knee-length dress. The Black Swan star, who won the best actress award tonight, stepped out in her latest baby bump-accommodating ensemble after joining her director, Darren Aronofsky, and costar Mila Kunis at a pre-Oscar party earlier this week. Vera Farmiga and Nicole Kidman chose red Read more
Before tomorrow night's award season grand finale with the Oscars, Hollywood celebrated some of the smaller films of 2010 at the Independent Spirit Awards. Best feature Black Swan took home the most trophies, including one for Natalie Portman as she continues her winning streak. Before he gets down to hosting business tomorrow night, James Franco celebrated a win for best male lead for 127 Read more
Oscar weekend is upon us, and many of Hollywood's biggest stars stepped out in Santa Monica today to attend the Independent Spirit Awards. Fresh off a busy night of partying, Mad Men's Jon Hamm was joined by his partner, Jennifer Westfeldt, on the red carpet along with Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky. The Town's Jeremy Renner joked around posing wildly as Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts Read more
Nicole Kidman is known for choosing crisp, clean lines, and at the Independent Spirit Awards red carpet, she does not fall astray. Her L'Wren Scott lacy red frock is sophisticated and feminine, and a cascade of curls tossed to the side brings it all together. Some pretty-in-pink makeup accents complement her look overall. But what I want to know is what you think. Does Nicole get it right in Read more
Another lovely actress in leopard, Rosario Dawson graced the carpet in a tiered, flowing halter dress. She went with pretty round-toe heels and went totally sans accessories. With such a standout dress, it makes sense that she went easy on the makeup as well — and her loose, shiny hair looks oh-so-sexy blowing in the wind. What do you think of Rosario's understated look? Vote on all of our Read more
Natalie Portman's neon yellow and buff dress really plays up her gorgeous skin tone, and her retro bouffant gives the look a mod touch, but the vintage neon combination definitely isn't something you expect on the red carpet. Do you like this color combination, or do you think Natalie should have worn something softer?Vote on all of our Independent Spirit Awards polls here! 2011 Read more
