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Rosie O'Donnell will once again host Nickelodeon's 14th annual Kids' Choice Awards, which air April 21 on the cable network... Bedazzled, Cast Away, The Cell, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Shadow of the Vampire are the five films competing for the best makeup Oscar... Britney Spears and Mary J. Blige will also perform at Sunday's Super Bowl half-time show... The Directors Guild of America announced its nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film for 2000, and Steven Soderbergh received nods for his work on Erin Brockovich and Traffic. He'll compete with Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous), Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Ridley Scott (Gladiator). — Michael Ausiello

TV GuideNews Jan. 24, 2001 at 12:00 a.m. PT