The Oscars: My Predictions

The Oscars are finally here. Tonight we will find out who are the winners at the 81st Academy Awards.

Below are the nominations for all of the top categories and my winning picks.

Best Picture
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Actor
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn, "Milk"
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Best Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road"

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"

Best Director
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
Gus Van Sant, "Milk"
Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

For a complete listing of all categories, visit http://www.oscars.com/.

Watch the Oscars, hosted by Hugh Jackman, tonight at 8:30 pm ET on ABC.

Bachelor Hunk Forced to Strip at Airport

Lt. Andy Baldwin, best known as the former Bachelor who was also a navy doctor, was at a Washington D.C. area airport recently, on his way to Nashville, when he was told to take his sweatshirt off by TSA security! Andy tells RadarOnline.com, "I had a lightweight sweatshirt on and a coat. Put my coat through x-ray, and shoes. A male TSA employee told me to take off my sweatshirt, and I said,' WHAT?' He said, 'do as I say sir!"

Andy, still enlisted with the Unites States Navy, followed orders, and took his sweatshirt off. The extremely fit triathlete didn't have a shirt on underneath. What an unexpected treat for female onlookers! Andy, sans shirt, went through security, and the machine buzzed anyway. Seems the doctor forgot he had an ipod in the pocket of his jeans.

Our favorite Bachelor couldn't catch a break, and he says at this point the female TSA employee said to her male colleague, "What are you going to do...make him take his pants off too?!" Sadly, for the swooning ladies, this wasn't the case.

Andy says he thinks after all was said and done, "It was a little strange, awkward and funny at the same time. After all that transpired I think the TSA guy was more embarrassed than I was."

Source: RadarOnline.com

Miley's Model Man Strips It Off

Justin Gaston doesn't hide much. He's constantly seen with and romantically linked to 16- year old Hannah Montana star, Miley Cyrus, despite being 20. Now, he's hiding even less in the physical sense with a crotch-grabbing, six-pack baring photo spread for fashion based VMan Magazine.

Here are three pictures from the VMan spread:

Pic of the Day: Carnivale in Brazil

Miss Brazil Natalia Guimaraes, drum queen for the Vila Isabel samba school, dances during the top samba groups' parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome.

Pedro Zamora Coming to the Big Screen

The inspiring and heartbreaking life of Pedro Zamora has made it to the big screen in a new bio-pic, with help from a few out Hollywood big-wigs.

Pedro learned he was HIV-Positive at age seventeen, and spent the rest of his life trying to educate young people about the disease. His appearance on MTV's The Real World: San Francisco in 1994 was groundbreaking, and when he died the day after the final episode aired, it was a shock to all of us who had become enamored of his sweet smile and gentle personality.

Pedro stars newcomer Alex Loynaz in the title role, and focuses on his Cuban family, his relationship with partner Sean, and his close friendship with Real World housemates Judd and Pam.

Up-n-comer Nick Oceano directed the film, which is exec-produced by Paris Barclay (In Treatment), and produced by Quinceanera guys Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. And with a screenplay by Milk scribe Dustin Lance Black, it's obvious a lot of talent has been involved in getting this important story to the screen.

The movie has been featured in the Berlin Film Festival. No additional information has been issued on it's US release date. You can go to the official website for more information.

Myers Loses His Mojo with "Love Guru" Razzie

Mike Myers really did lose his mojo in 2008.

Myers and his comedy "The Love Guru," which won few fans at box offices, were named worst actor and worst picture of 2008 at the Razzie Awards on Saturday, one day before the world's top film honors, the Oscars, are given out in Hollywood.

The comedy featuring Myers as a spiritual healer was also given the Razzie for the worst screenplay of 2008.

The Canadian actor and the movie he spent years developing won gold spray-painted Raspberries at the awards ceremony created in 1980 to spoof the glitzy Academy Awards.

"The Love Guru" flopped in theaters with only $40.8 million in global ticket sales. That figure is a huge come-down after Myers' three "Austin Powers" spoofs in which the comedian worked his spy character's positive mojo to perfection, raking in a combined $675 million at global box offices.

Socialite Paris Hilton was the other big award-winner at the 29th annual Golden Raspberry Awards.

Hilton won three trophies: worst actress and worst screen couple for her low-budget romantic comedy "The Hottie & The Nottie," as well as worst supporting actress for her role in the horror fantasy "Repo! The Genetic Opera."

Some of 2008's biggest blockbusters also got Razzies.

"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," the highly anticipated fourth installment of the adventure franchise starring Harrison Ford, was declared the worst "prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel."

Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan was awarded the worst supporting actor for his singing turn in the ABBA tunes musical "Mamma Mia!"

The "winners" of the Razzies were determined by mailing ballots to 657 voters living in the United States and 19 foreign countries.

Few Raspberry winners collect their trophies but Oscar winning actress Halle Berry sportingly showed up four years ago to take home her prize for "Catwoman."

Following is a list of 2008 Razzie winners:

Worst picture: "The Love Guru"
Worst Actor: Mike Myers
Worst Actress: Paris Hilton ("The Hottie & The Nottie")
Worst Supporting actor: Pierce Brosnan ("Mamma Mia!")
Worst Supporting actress: Paris Hilton ("Repo! The Genetic Opera")
Worst Screen Couple: Paris Hilton with either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore ("The Hottie & The Nottie")
Worst Screenplay: "The Love Guru" by Mike Myers and Graham Gordy
Worst Director: Uwe Boll ("Tunnel Rats," "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale," and "Postal")
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel: "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"

Hugh Jackman May Work Sexiest Man Title Into Oscar Act

While the likes of Brad, Angelina, Kate and Mickey party-hopped through awards season, racking up accolades and air kisses on the road to Sunday's Academy Awards, Hugh Jackman's pre-Oscar dance card hasn't been quite as glam.

Tapped to be the show's 81st host and the second Aussie to do the honors (who can forget Paul Hogan's turn as co-host in 1987), Jackman has been hunkered down brainstorming material with a team of comedy writers and cramming back-to-back song and dance rehearsals.

"It's been hilarious," says the 40-year-old actor, who just last month wrapped X-Men Origins: Wolverine. "I don't know if the other billion people who watch it will find it funny but I'm finding it hysterical right now. I'm having the time of my life."

Jackman talks to People's Elizabeth Leonard about being "dumbstruck" when he got the Academy's call, Oscar drinking games Aussie-style, and what else we can expect from the Sexiest Man Alive on Hollywood's big night.

Will you work your Sexiest Man title into the show?

Trust me, I'm trying! It's just too good to let go. Comedy writers love it. They think it's the best bit of fodder they could ever have. I think it's one of the first rules of being a host – you have to be self-deprecating and what better way to make fun of yourself than through that?

How did you hear you'd gotten the host job?

I was in London at the Claridges Hotel and I woke up to a phone call around midnight. I was dead asleep and I thought it was my wake-up call ... I was just dumbstruck. When it finally sunk in I was just quiet. Then Deb (wife Deborra-Lee Furness) actually was just coming to bed and I said, 'Oh baby, you're about to get in bed with the host of the 81st Academy Awards!' and she started jumping up and down on the bed!

What do your kids (Oscar, 8, and Ava, 3) think?

Oscar was quite funny and he said, 'Okay, so Oscar's dad is hosting the Oscars!' When I leave for rehearsal, Ava says, 'Good luck hosting the Oscars, daddddy! Good Luck!' She's been saying that every day. She thinks it's my day job right now. She thinks I'm hosting them every day.

Did you watch the Oscars growing up in Australia?

My dad was about strict bedtimes but he let us stay up to watch. Then at drama school, our biggest party of the year was on Oscar night and there were drinks involved. It's a very common drinking game in Australia: Whenever anyone thanks or mentions God or their parents, you have to "skull" (Translation: chug a drink).

Who is your favorite host?

Billy Crystal and I really like Steve Martin too. What I loved about Billy is the showman aspect. He's a true entertainer. Comedy is his main weapon but he would do the satires, songs, the videos and anything at his disposal to entertain and kind of send a message to everyone that this was going to be a fun celebration. If you break it down that's the host’s job – to set the tone. I'll probably use everything at my disposal to do the same thing hopefully. I've gone back and watched all eight of Billy's [shows].

Anything new we can expect this year?

I don't want to give too much away but there's a different [stage] configuration this year. The new configuration is really conducive to intimacy in that nightclub kind of way. We'll be able to see each other. We'll be able to chat. They'll be able to heckle me and I'll be able to hear them. Somehow I love that. I'm the kind of guy on stage that when things go wrong, I'm like, 'Yeah!' This will be great fun! Maybe it's just that there's an element of, 'Hey it's a once in a lifetime opportunity' and literally it may well be.

What does it mean to you that Heath Ledger's family will be at the Oscars on Sunday?

His death was a great loss in every way, not just as an Australian and as a friend of mine but for the acting community. If there's one thing the acting community does well it's appreciate its own and recognize them. It's very sad and tragic but it's also poignant that he's nominated and could well win. I would be surprised if he didn't – and deservedly so. I'm thrilled his family will there because I think it will be really important for them to see the effect he had on the community and the great respect there was for him.

What do you say to those who want you to re-enact your shower scene from Australia onstage?

It's definitely a possibility. I don't think people understand how hot it gets up there. So I might as well. It's going to be 3 hours, at least, so I want to be comfortable!

Watch Hugh Jackman host the 81st Academy Awards tonight at 8:30 pm ET on ABC. ABC's red carpet broadcast starts at 8:00 pm ET.

Premier Music Video: Pet Shop Boys' "Love Etc."

Well, here it is! The official video for Love Etc. by the Pet Shop Boys!

Their newest album titled "Yes" will be released on March 23rd and include this song as it's first single. Remixes for the single will include works by Gui Boratto, Pet Shop Boys and Frankmusik!



I hope you enjoy this video as much as I do 'cause I love the Pet Shop Boys!

Lady GaGa Vows to be Bigger than Madonna

The 'Just Dance' star insists there is no limit to her ambition and will not stop working until she is more successful than her idol.

She said: "I want to be around for 25 years. I admire Madonna and Courtney Love and the way they reinvent themselves and kick ass. I want to do that and be even bigger."

The 22-year-old singer is prepared to sacrifice her love life to rule the charts - but admits she would find it hard to stay away from men.

She added: "I'm not interested in settling down. I just want to make music and f**k random people."

Lady GaGa has been touring with the Pussycat Dolls but has been disappointed by her performances. However, she has promised to show fans a better stage show when she returns in April.

She added to Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "I adore being in the UK but the shows I've done so far are nothing to what you will see from me."

The dollar is so bad I haven't been able to take over all my equipment and do a full set - but I will."

The US doesn't get me like you guys do but it doesn't bother me."

DeGeneres And De Rossi To Start Family

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres and partner Portia de Rossi will undergo fertility treatment to start their own family, according to tabloid reports.

The TV personality wed actress de Rossi last year, and the couple is allegedly keen to settle down and have kids.

DeGeneres recently revealed they were looking to step away from the spotlight and live the quiet life on a farm, once her U.S. talk show contract ends in 2010.

De Rossi is also keen on kids, revealing in a 2007 interview, "There are times when I think I'd be really selfish not to adopt a child. It'd be great to spend our lives with somebody, a little child that really needs a home."

However, Star magazine claims the couple is planning to have a biological child, and de Rossi will soon begin in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.

A source tells the publication, "They would love a boy. But would truly be happy with any healthy baby.

"(de Rossi) is prepared to go through it (IVF) 10 times if she has to. Whatever it takes to get pregnant, she'll do it. She's been changing her eating habits. Her goal is to gain a few pounds before they start the IVF process.

"Ellen and Portia are mad about each other. And having a child together will only strengthen their bond."

The Dark Knight Breaks a Billion

It's not going to snag 11 Oscars, but The Dark Knight— Christian Bale and all—is nipping at Titanic's heels in the court of public opinion.

The 2008 blockbuster has surpassed $1 billion at the worldwide box office, Warner Bros. announced late Friday.

According to BoxOfficeMojo.com, the critically acclaimed Caped Crusader sequel—which actually could win eight Academy Awards on Sunday—is now in fourth place on the list of all-time box office grosses, behind only Titanic ($1.84 billion), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1.12 billion) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1.07 billion).

The Dark Knight is currently sitting pretty with $1.001 billion, while the fifth-place Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is way back there with $974.7 million.

$533.1 million of that billion-plus sum was grossed in U.S. theaters, while $468 million was raked in overseas.

Warner Bros.' news comes along with the announcement that The Dark Knight is also now the top-grossing 2-D IMAX release of all time, with $64.9 million grossed worldwide.

Rihanna Assures Fans She 'Remains Strong'

Rihanna spoke out for the first time since allegedly being assaulted bt Chris Brown, issuing a statement of thanks to her fans. "

At the request of the authorities, Rihanna is not commenting about the incident involving Chris Brown," says the statement from her rep on Friday. "She wants to assure her fans that she remains strong, is doing well, and deeply appreciates the outpouring of support she has received during this difficult time."

The statement comes on her 21st birthday and a day after she was spotted in Los Angeles after spending nearly two weeks in seclusion.

The singer was photographed Thursday heading to an airport the same night a graphic photo reportedly showing her battered face surfaced on the Internet, upsetting her father, who criticized police for their "sloppy work."

Prior to the statement, neither Rihanna nor her representatives had commented since the arrest of Brown, 19, on February 8.

On Friday, friends in Rihanna's native Barbados marked her birthday by taking out an ad in the local paper wishing her a happy 21st "amidst all the negativity about Ri Ri. God will continue to bless her."

"I just really love that girl," Sharon Thompson, who bought the birthday greeting, tells People. " Some nights I cry because of what I'm hearing. It has me deeply hurt. She's just so lovely."

Trophy Jesus

Brand new Kabbahalist Jesus will get to off his shiny red string this Sunday, because he will be Madonna's official guest at Vanity Fair's Oscar party.

OK! Magazine says Madonna and her "child" boy toy have been planning their coming out party all week. A source said, "Madonna is planning on using the Vanity Fair party to introduce Jesus to the world as her new boyfriend, and she wants everything to be perfect!"

We're sure the paparazzi will be all over this story and plenty of "candid" shots will be appearing a blog near you.

Idol's Grieving Danny Gokey Hopes to Lighten Up

Grieving "American Idol" contestant Danny Gokey, who recently lost his wife, said on Thursday he hoped to lighten up after being one of the first three singers to make it to the coveted Top 12 of the TV talent show.

Gokey, 28, a bespectacled church music director whose story has won widespread sympathy and attention, also apologized to viewers who felt he might have won an unfair advantage in the early stages of the show.

"I do feel like I was highlighted (by 'Idol' producers). I didn't do anything to get that...I have no control over it. It's a bummer when people are mad about it and I hope people can see past that," Gokey told reporters on a telephone conference call.

Gokey said only seven months had passed since his wife died and that his grief was part of his life.

"This is a sob story. I don't want it but it is shaping my life and it is causing hope for a lot of people...There is a fun side of me that's going to come out. I apologize to everybody if they feel like it's shoved in their faces, but it's me," he said.

Gokey, Texas oil worker Michael Sarver, and 21-year-old mom Alexis Grace advanced to the Top 12 on Wednesday night after viewers got their first chance to vote on the pool of contestants emerging from auditions in front of the four judges. Nine others were booted off the show.

Gokey is one of a handful of contestants who has been highlighted by "Idol" producers since they first auditioned last summer.

Sarver, 27, who has two young children and has been profiled as a hard working American, said the exposure had helped him win crucial early support with viewers.

"I acknowledge that the hard working American is part of the appeal. I believe real life Americans can relate to me... It's not that my life is bad, but it is tough," Sarver told reporters.

"American Idol", the America's most watched TV show with more than 24 million viewers per episode, reaches its climax in May 2009 when the 8th winning singer will be chosen.

Colton Ford's Tug of War

Colton Ford, who's real name is Glenn Soukesian, started off his career as a gay porn star but has since changed careers and has become a musician and actor.

Last year, "Colton" released his first CD digitally and titled it "Tug of War". Below is the video to the CD's title song.



In the near future, Colton Ford will be featured in one of our "Gay Porn World" postings. Stay tuned for more of Colton Ford.

INXS Singer Says He's Broke, Homeless After Being Fired from Band

The lead singer of Australian rock band INXS, J.D. Fortune, who was picked to replace the late Michael Hutchence in a contest on a reality TV show, said he has been fired without warning from the band.

Fortune, 35, a Canadian rock singer, was living out of his car when he won the CBS network's 2005 reality TV series "Rock Star:INXS."

He became the frontman for the six-man band, taking the place of 37-year-old Hutchence who was found dead in a Sydney hotel room in November 1997 with a coroner ruling he had committed suicide.

With Fortune, INXS released the album "Switch" and went on a world tour in 2006 and 2007 to promote the album that featured the singles "Pretty Vegas" and "Afterglow."

But Fortune told Entertainment Tonight Canada that INXS fired him literally with a handshake at an airport in Hong Kong, leaving the band without a frontman and with a new album on hold.

"I found myself really alone because I had travelled with these guys for 23 months," Fortune told Entertainment Tonight Canada without saying exactly when he was sacked.

He acknowledged that he had been taking drugs including cocaine while with the band but said he had been drug free for two years.

Fortune said he was now back living out of his car and had spent all his remaining money on a solo album called "The Death of a Motivational Speaker."

"From the street to the air back to the street again. It is only me," he said.

A spokeswoman for INXS told the Australian media that she could not comment on Fortune's sacking.

Lisa Rinna Reveals Details of Her Playboy Shoot

Lisa Rinna's secret to looking fabulous in her upcoming May spread in Playboy? Skipping the gym.

"This was really hard for me because being 45 years old and posing for Playboy, you want to amp it up," Rinna told PEOPLE at Tuesday's Room 23 book launch hosted by Diana Jenkins and Neuro Brands.

Rinna explains she received direct orders from Playboy photographer Deborah Anderson, who also shot Rinna for the Room 23 book, which was created by Malibu businesswoman and activist Diana Jenkins to benefit the UCLA Sanela Diana Jenkins International Justice Clinic."

She said, 'I do not want you long and sinewy and angular and muscular. I want you soft,' " says Rinna.

What did her biggest fan think of her photos?

"Unbelievable!" says hubby Harry Hamlin. "They're absolutely awesome!"

View Madonna’s Material Possessions in Person

This could be your best excuse for booking a last-minute trip to London: A massive private collection of Madonna’s most famous and infamous costumes goes on display for the very first time starting Saturday.

From the black and gold-coned “Open Your Heart” bustier to the wedding gown she wore on the “Like a Virgin” tour to the baseball uniform she wore in A League of Their Own, more than 300 of the Material Girl’s dresses, costumes, artifacts and personal items will be up for viewing at the Old Truman Brewery through March 22.

The unforgettable pink gown (and gloves) that she wore in her “Material Girl” video could even be yours! The owners will be auctioning the dress off to one lucky — and probably very rich — bidder after the exhibit ends. Tickets to the exhibit, entitled “Simply Madonna: The Materials of the Girl,” are available through ticketmaster or preview the collection at marqueecapital.com.

MADTV's - Britney Spears' Womanizer Parody

There are plenty of parodies circulating in the net about Britney's "Womanizer" and Beyonce's "Single Ladies", but nothing tops this one from MADTV titled "I'm More Wizer". Enjoy it.

Pic of the Day: Ship Runs Aground

The Bahamas flagged cruiser Ocean Nova, carrying 105 people aboard during a tour of Antarctica, is seen stranded near the Argentine San Martin base February 18, 2009. The Argentine navy reports that the ship remains stable and without any risk for all the passengers who will be transferred to other ship of the same company to continue their navigation to the city of Ushuaia.