Oscar Surprises and Snubs: Gary Oldman Gets His Due, But Leo Sits This One Out

Gary Oldman, Leonardo DiCaprio

Just after the Oscar nominations were read on Tuesday morning, Albert Brooks tweeted:  "And to the Academy: "You don't like me. You really don't like me." The Drive star seemed to be a near-lock for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, but his name wound up on the wrong side of the shortlist. "I got ROBBED. I don't mean the Oscars, I mean literally. My pants and shoes have been stolen," he continued to quip on Twitter. But Brooks' omission wasn't the only big shocker. Here are our top surprises and snubs:
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Director Baz Luhrmann Suffers Head Injury on The Great Gatsby Set

Baz Luhrman

Director Baz Luhrmann was forced to get three stitches to his head after bumping into a camera crane on the set of The Great Gatsby, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

The Moulin Rouge filmmaker was directing a scene at the time. ''We were on quite a cramped set and he was ducking under the crane," co-producer Anton Monsted told the newspaper. "He struck his head on the... read more

Clint Eastwood's Family Shooting Kardashians-Style Reality Show

Clint Eastwood and Family

E!'s stable of stars includes Kim, Khloe and now Klint? Wait, we mean Clint.

Movie veteran Clint Eastwood and his family are shooting a reality show that will air on E!, TMZ reports.

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The Artist and Hugo Top Broadcast Film Critics Nominations; George Clooney Sets Record

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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Forbes: Kristen Stewart Offers Biggest Bang for the Buck

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson might be the two of the hottest names in Hollywood, but they're not commanding Angelina Jolie-like or Leonardo DiCaprio-like salaries. read more

Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio Split

Blake Lively, Leonardo DiCaprio

Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio have split after five months together, her rep confirms to TVGuide.com.

The pair will remain friends, her rep added.

Blake Lively and Penn Badgley split

Lively, 24, and DiCaprio, 36, were first seen together in May aboard Steven Spielberg's yacht ...
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Tyler Perry Is Hollywood's Highest-Paid Man

Tyler Perry

Another sign Tyler Perry's taking over the world? He's Hollywood's highest-paid man, Forbes says.

The prolific actor, producer and director was the top male earner from May 2010 to May 2011, according to a list Forbes released Monday. Perry was No. 2 last year behind James Cameron.

Tyler Perry signs on for third TBS series

Perry took in $130 million in that period ...
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Jamie Foxx Joins Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx has joined Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film Django Unchained.

The Oscar winner will play the titular character, a freed slave who tries to rescue his long-lost love, Broomhilda, from a plantation owner, Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), with the help of a German ...
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Matt's Weekend Picks: June 17-19

Kyle Chandler and Michael B. Jordan

Friday Night Lights (Friday, 9/8c, NBC)
[Reprinted from last Friday, when this episode was pre-empted by the hockey finals; sorry for the confusion] Someone needs an attitude adjustment — and that someone is star player Vince (Michael B. Jordan), caught in a tug of war over his future between his arrogant ex-con dad and well-meaning Coach Taylor, who threatens to bench Vince if he can't be more of a team player. Meanwhile, coach's wife Tami has her hands full with problem student Epyck and their daughter Julie runs off to Chicago for a rendezvous with one of coach's most beloved former protégés.

Inception (Saturday, 8/7c, HBO)
Last summer's hit "life is but a dream" brain-teaser arrives on pay cable, a perfect opportunity to... read more

Blake Lively’s Rep: Nude Photos Are Fake

Blake Lively

A rep for Blake Lively says the nude photos reported to be the Gossip Girl star are "100 percent fake," US Weekly reports.

On Tuesday night, five alleged self-portraits of a woman in the nude hit the internet, one of which features... read more

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