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The Oscar broadcast this Sunday will finally answer the questions of who will be rewarded with the grandest of cinematic honors. But before we find out, I'm breaking down the big categories to tell you who has the best and worse chances of winning, which I already did for the best supporting actor and supporting actress groups. Check out my predictions, but don't forget that you can also make your own with my ballot contest and my printable ballot!

Link Time - Parks and Recreation Does Entertainment Weekly

BuzzSugar — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:00:43 PST

The Parks and Recreation cast gets two Entertainment Weekly covers! - PopWatch
In honor of The Eagle, see how the movies have portrayed Rome through the years - Rotten Tomatoes
Watch the trailer for the new A&E series Breakout Kings - TV.com
Find out why Michael Cera's next role is so unusual - Moviefone
Jersey Shore's action-filled midseason trailer is surprisingly compelling - TV Squad
Goran Visnjic has been cast in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - MTV Movies Blog
Bob Dylan will perform at the Grammys with Mumford & Sons - Vulture
Cute! Decorating tips from Annette Bening's movies - CasaSugar

Decorating Inspiration From Oscar Nominee Annette Bening

Elka Karl — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:00:07 PST

Annette Bening's performance in The Kids Are All Right blew me away - nuanced, smart, and vulnerable, she was a shoo-in for Best Actress. Over the years, she's starred in myriads of films, many of which have great set design. Let's take a look at some decorating inspiration from Bening's films.

The Academy Award Nominees Have That Pre-Oscars Glow

Miriam Lacey — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:20:00 PST

We only have a couple weeks until the 2011 Academy Awards, but the Academy just hosted its nominee luncheon, and the best actress contenders were out in full force. It appears many of them have been getting facials (or are just blessed with naturally beautiful skin), because they all have megawatt glows. Check out a few of the nominees' luminous luncheon looks now.

Oscar Nominated Parents; How Many Kids Do These Actors Have?

Heather Maddan — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:00:09 PST

Plenty of parents will walk the red carpet at the 2011 Academy Awards. Several films for and about families are competing for the sought-after statues on the big night. But many actors were also nominated for their onscreen portrayals of mothers and fathers. I'm curious if you know how many kids they have (and their competition have) in real life. Test your knowledge!

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Oscar Hall of Shame: Movies the Nominees Wish You'd Forget

BuzzSugar — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:52:31 PST

The newly-minted Oscar nominees appeared in some fantastic films in 2010, but no working actor has a perfect résumé. The group of stars in the acting categories have a movie or two in their past that they'd probably want you (and the voting members of the Academy) to forget about, but for fun, I thought we could giggle about them - and see how far each nominee has come on the road to the Oscars!

Family Films Will Be Well-Represented at the 2011 Oscars

Heather Maddan — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:54:12 PST

Films often reflect life, and that's why families will be well-represented at the 2011 Academy Awards. When the Oscar nominations were announced this morning, it was thrilling to see that movies made about and for families were recognized in the most prestigious categories. From mother and father roles to those behind animated flicks, see which nominees will be vying to accept the sought-after statue on the big night!

5 Reasons to See "The Kids Are All Right"

LilSugar — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:56:26 PST

"The Kids Are All Right" won Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes tonight! Here are 5 reasons why the film deserved the award.

You know those "mom" moments when you step back from your own life and see your spouse, your children, and all the chaos unfold as if you're watching a movie? Well, The Kids Are All Right is exactly that . . . only the parents are lesbian couple, Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Moore), and their kids Joni and Laser (Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson) are coming of age and want to meet their biological father, sperm donor Paul (Mark Ruffalo). Without giving too much away, here are five situations that all moms can relate to in the movie. Hire a babysitter and go see this brilliant film before it's nominated for Oscars.

Interview: Golden Globe Winner Annette Bening of "The Kids Are All Right"

LilSugar — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:13:11 PST

Congratulations to Annette Bening for winning Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for "The Kids Are All Right" at the Golden Globes tonight! Take a look back at our July interview with the actress!

Annette Bening is better than "all right" in her latest film about family dynamics. In fact, her portrayal of Nic, a lesbian head of household in The Kids Are All Right is brilliant. Playing opposite her partner Jules (Julianne Moore), Nic copes with familial transitions (and her loss of control) as her children, Joni and Laser (Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson) contact and embark on a relationship with their dad, sperm donor Paul (Mark Ruffalo). While the subject matter is heavy, laughter is also doled out in hearty doses. At the center of the story is a typical family dealing with life. We had the opportunity to interview Bening, a real life mother of four, when she was at the San Francisco junket.

LilSugar: In the movie, the kids want to meet their sperm donor. This is a real issue for people and will continue to be as parents use alternative methods to have children. What appealed to you about the film?

Annette Bening: We’re seeing the children of all kinds of different combinations of people, adoptions and international adoptions, and in vitro, and sperm donors and all of that. I certainly am no expert on all of these subjects, but I think that the movie is very much in the mix of all that and trying to talk about it in a contemporary way. From a very simple standpoint, I just loved the story when I read it and thought it was so beautifully written and thoughtful and very specific about this particular family. It really is a very classic family, what’s going on in the movie - the parents and the kids, and the partners, and betrayal and infidelity and what happens - are all really classic issues. But I think that the writing, the questions that the children have about where they’re from, what is biology, and what is your environment and then also the attachment that the moms have to their kids as well as the sperm donor, which is a horrible way to describe Mark Ruffalo [laughs] but Mark Ruffalo’s character, then his experience and story and what happens to him. All of that – I find really interesting and trying to talk about what is going on right now and dramatize what is in the hearts of a lot of people who are in these families.

To see what the actress said about humor's role in the film,

read more. LilSugar: What about the element of humor in the movie? For such an intense subject, it (the humor) was so natural, as if the audience was peeking in on a real family. Was that all scripted? Any improv? AB: That was pretty much all scripted. I don’t think we improvised at all. I think the humor, thank you for bringing that up, that is so important and it’s harder. That’s why more movies don’t have it, it’s much easier to write in an earnest way. In fact, I was just looking at a script this morning and it was that whole element of having a sense of humor is so vital. I guess part of it is that we have a job to entertain. It’s kind of simple in that way. We didn’t have that responsibility when you’re trying to talk about something sensitive in whatever way that means something has to be beautiful, something has to have a sense of irony or humor, wit, whatever you want to call it. And that’s what I love about the writing.