March 7th is sneaking up on us, and as usual, the celebrities geared up for the festivities with the annual Oscar Nominee Luncheon. Check out some great shots from the event below, but before you do (well, or after... after is good), head on over to the Nominee page and make sure you're up on all the info for the films and stars from this year's awards.
http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees
The normal buzz, and the entry award shows (the Globes and my own Critics' Choice Movie Awards) have served to solidify the general outlook, but there are a few surprises. Maggie Gyllenhaal is a bit of a surprise, and I'm not sure you saw The Secret of Kells coming, so don't think you're completely up to speed.
Even if you're familiar with the nominees, there's plenty of good stuff over there. Trailers, printable ballot (for playing alongness), and lots more info on all the nominees.
You can also make your own lists at the Oscar site by going here. It's a fun little feature, and you can share your lists on Facebook, Twitter, or via email. So far you can rank the Best Picture nominees, Favorite All-Time Comedies, Best Pictures from the 90's or 70's, and more. You can't, however, embed the list... which seems like a no-brainer to me... but, whatever. It's still fun.
All right. Shmooze with the stars.
Nearly one hundred and twenty Oscar® nominees gathered at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, Monday, February 15, 2010 for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Nominees for Achievement in Directing for the 82nd Academy Awards attended the Oscar Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills Monday, February 15, 2010. Pictured here (left to right): James Cameron (left) and Meryl Streep (left) and Colin Firth (right) during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Front row (from left) Paul N.J. Ottosson, Anna Kendrick, Vera Farmiga, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan and Gabourey Sidibe. Second row (from left) Ivan Reitman, Quentin Tarantino (left), Christoph Waltz (center) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (left) and Vera Farmiga (right) during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Richard Edlund (left), James Cameron (center) and Kathryn Bigelow (right) during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Lee Daniels (left) and Quentin Tarantino (right) during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Jason Reitman (left) and Ivan Reitman (right) during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Christoph Waltz (left) and Morgan Freeman (right) during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Jeff Bridges (left), Jeremy Renner (left center) George Clooney (right center) and Morgan Freeman (right) during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Nominees for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for the 82nd Academy Awards attended the Oscar Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills Monday, February 15, 2010. Pictured here (left to right): Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Renner and George Clooney. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010.
Tomm Moore (bottom), Jeff Bridges (left), Sandra Bullock (center), Peter J. Devlin (right), Richard Baneham (upper left), Jonas Rivera (upper center) and Andrew A. Kosove (upper right) during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Jonas Rivera (bottom) Front row (from left) Gregg Helvey, Lee Daniels, Meryl Streep and Broderick Johnson. Back row (from left) Lise Lense-Moller, Tivi Magnusson, George Clooney and James Cameron during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Front row (from left) Mark Boal, Fisher Stevens, Paul N.J. Ottosson, Anna Kendrick, Vera Farmiga, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Middle row (from left) Luke Doolan, Jason Reitman, Ivan Reitman, Morgan Freeman, and Kathryn Bigelow. Back row (from left) Tom Myers, Geoffrey Patterson, Sandy Powell, and Greg Shapiro during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
T-Bone Burnett (left) and Geoffrey Fletcher during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Broderick Johnson (left) and Kathryn Bigelow (right) during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Woody Harrelson (left), Lee Daniels (center) and Jeff Bridges (right) during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Sheldon Turner (left), George Clooney (center) and T-Bone Burnett (right) during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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