
Ashton Kutcher
And you thought Charlie Sheen was out there.
Ashton Kutcher has signed up to go to space as the 500th "astronaut" of Sir Richard Branson's forthcoming Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, the billionaire founder announced on his blog Monday.
Two and a Half Men bosses, Ashton Kutcher vague about returning next season
"I gave Ashton a quick call to congratulate and welcome him," Branson wrote. "He is as thrilled as we ...
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Brad Pitt, Moneyball
It's time for the Oscars! Will The Artist make it a clean sweep and add a Best Picture statuette to its haul? Can underdogs ...
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Viola Davis, Jean Dujardin
Fun fact: No movie about movie-making has won Best Picture at the Oscars. Will The Artist break that tradition at the 84th Academy Awards? We'll have to wait until Sunday (8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT, ABC) to find out, but in the meantime, let's make some predictions. Check out the nominees here, print out your ballot, make your picks and compare them to ours below.
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Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey
From the sound of it, American Idol's Randy Jackson wishes rival competition show The X Factor the best, especially in light of its massive shake-up.
"I'm sad to hear about all what's going on with that show," Jackson told reporters on a call on Thursday. "But all of those people are dear friends of mine as you know. I have not spoken to Paula [Abdul]. I mean, we texted back and forth. "
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George Clooney, Kristen Wiig
George Clooney, Kristen Wiig and Kathy Bates are among the list of presenters for Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, executive producer Jeff Margolis announced Thursday.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
After seven years together and six kids, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may be changing their tune on marriage.
"We'd actually like to [get married]" Pitt tells The Hollywood Reporter, "and it seems to mean more and more to our kids."
Hugo, The Artist lead Oscar nominations
Pitt, 48, and Jolie, 36, have said in the past that they would only tie the knot when same-sex marriages were legalized. "But I don't think we'll be able to hold out. It means so much to my kids, and they...
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Asa Butterfield, Melissa McCarthy
Hugo received the most nominations — 11 — for the 84th Academy Awards, followed closely by Best Picture favorite The Artist with 10.
The Martin Scorsese will be one of nine films vying for Best Picture against The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Help, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree of Life and War Horse. Under new Academy rules, the ...
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
What's the hardest job in showbiz? It may just be seating the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
"I describe it as seating on speed! It is seating for a wedding, but the wedding is on camera," SAG Awards producer Kathy Connell tells TVGuide.com. "Nobody realizes that the SAG Awards has more actors than any other award show because we're the only one that honors casts and ensembles. Our room is ...
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Ricky Gervais
If nothing else, Ricky Gervais is a master at upending our expectations. Last year, he drew blood as host-turned-heckler at the Golden Globes, redeeming his lackluster performance of the year before. Returning to the scene of his crime ...
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Asa Butterfield and Ben Kingsley
The Artist and Hugo, two films that pay homage to the early days of moviemaking, led Tuesday's Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations with 11 each.
They were followed by The Help and Drive, both of which scored eight nods, and The Descendants and War Horse, each with seven. All six are up for Best Picture against Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball and The Tree of Life.
The Best Actor race features ...
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