Academy awards have always been the pinnacle of one's achievement in the film world and since its inception in 1928 there has been intense speculation about prospective winners. Come December and these opinions escalate. Here is a run down on what the media is saying about the best female lead prospects for the 2011 statuette.
The 44th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards was all about the country couple of the year, Miranda Lambert and her fiancé Blake Shelton who took home five awards between them.
Kate Moss planned a celebrity 'his and her' burial site with her rocker boyfriend Jamie Vince at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France. The graves of Jim Morrison of Doors, Oscar Wilde and composer Frederic Chopin can also be found at the cemetery.
Carey Mulligan, the Oscar-nominated and BAFTA winning actress has been named Britain's 'Best Dressed Woman' ahead of style icon Victoria Beckham and models Kate Moss and Yasmin Le Bon.
It's Oprah Winfrey all the way again, as far as the richest women in showbiz world goes, according to the latest Forbes list.
Socialite and hotel heiress Paris Hilton's love for animals is not unknown. She went on a shopping spree on Monday for all her pets including some fancy dress costumes for her furry friends.
To his fans, George Clooney could be one of the best on-screen gunfighters of Hollywood. But the actor says he is scared of guns.
For the first time in four years, Jennifer Aniston has made it to People magazine's Best Dressed list (2010).
The Twitter obsession seems to be waning among celebrities. Singer John Mayer, one of the micro blogging sites most high profile users with 3.7 million followers, shut his account on Monday
Hip hop superstars Jay-Z and Eminem performed together to kick off their first concert at the new Yankee Stadium to an adrenalin-driven audience of 50,000.
Former Beatle star John Lennon's 70th birth anniversary will include a benefit concert in New York, organizers said on Tuesday.
Zoe Saldana, who played a sexy blue alien in James Cameron's 3D blockbuster Avatar toped People magazine's annual best-dressed list on Wednesday
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen described his seminal album, Darkness on the Edge of Town, as a shift into adulthood for a small-town musician who wanted to be heard.
Emmy Award winning television comedy show 30 Rock will get some extra star power on its new season. Broadcaster NBC on Wednesday said actors Matt Damon, Queen Latifah, Paul Giamatti and Rob Reiner will be making guest star appearances on the upcoming 5th season.
Hollywood couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones want to renew their wedding vows to mark their 10th wedding anniversary.
The Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson sported a slim look recently. Spotted at a fundraising event of Weight Watcher's at a New York school, the 29-year-old singer-actor also said she couldn't wait to perform again.
Michael Jackson's mother and his three children have filed a civil lawsuit on Wednesday against the promoters of a series of planned concerts before his death last year.
Hollywood actors who had fallen in love with social networking website Twitter when it was launched a few years ago, seem to have suddenly developed an aversion to it.
Fans of Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz, who had taken their idol's rounder-looking tummy as an attitude statement, were in for a pleasant shock when it was reported that Penny was actually four-and-half months pregnant.
Spanish actress Penelope Cruz and husband Javier Bardem have officially announced that they are expecting their first child. The Oscar winning actress is four and half month old pregnant with the 41-year-old Javier's child. Paparazzi recently spotted her with a bump.
Australian pop star Kylie Minogue who is still undergoing medication for breasts cancer revealed that she still deals with side effects like nausea and headaches. She has also spoken of her love for sister Dannii's son.
Lady Gaga's flowing layered dress and towering heels was not the only highlight of the MTV Video Music Award night on Sunday.
Actor and hip hop wannabe Joaquin Phoenix is making a comeback to David Letterman's Late Show after his now infamous television interview last year. The interview will air on September 22, according to a broadcaster CBS statement.
Veteran filmmaker and four times Oscar winner Clint Eastwood's latest film, Hereafter got a mixed response at the Toronto film festival.
Behind every successful woman, there is a man. Ask superstar Julia Roberts and she would swear by it. The actress all praises for her cameraman husband Daniel Moder in a recent interview has said that her husband is her Rock. He has been extremely supportive of her career throughout their marriage.
Oprah Winfrey's generosity to her audience and staff members is not unknown. In the past she has given each audience a new car, I-pads and $10,000 checks to all her staff members.
George Clooney's assassin drama The American failed to dazzle the box even in the holiday season. The film had a lackluster opening in the US, making only $13 million during the three-day Labor Day weekend holiday, according to studio estimates.
Avatar director James Cameron's fascination with the 3D technology continues as he is all set to make a documentary film on the plight of a Brazilian tribe called Xikrin-Kayapo. Also, there is a similarity in the real life story of the tribe and his reel blockbuster.
Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston plays a doctor who blackmails a patient for sexual favors in her film Horrible Bosses, which releases in July next year.
Hip hop singer and musician Wyclef Jean Hollywood star Sean Penn's war of words continues. He got back on Sean Penn for criticizing his plans to contest for Haiti's presidency. He chose one of his weekend concerts at New York to settle score.