Monday, February 28, 2011

The winners for the shortest frocks are...Taylor Swift and Cameron Diaz dazzle at the Vanity Fair party

By JODY THOMPSON

Bobbydazzlers: Taylor Swift, left, shimmered in a short gold strapless gown with matching shoes, whereas Cameron Diaz, right, was wearing a tight off-the-shoulder monochrome print dress with black shoeboots


Neither of them were up for any Oscars - but Cameron Diaz and Taylor Swift were the runaway winners of the shortest dress competition at the Vanity Fair party last night.

Cameron arrived on the red carpet of the hottest post-Academy Awards party in a tight off-the-shoulder monochrome print mini with frill detail - although not many people were looking at her frock.

Instead, all eyes were on the 38-year-old's toned physique, which the actress has been perfecting with rigorous bootcamp-style work outs with her baseball-playing boyfriend Alexander Rodriguez, 35.


All that glisters: Golden girl Taylor made a grand entrance in her sparkling gold frock


Cam here often? Ms Diaz wasn't shy to show off her stunning physique at the West Hollywood party


The star accessorised her barely-there outfit with skyscraper black shoe-boot peep toe heels.

Taylor meanwhile was wearing an elegant strapless shimmering gold number with matching shoes, 1940s-style glamourpuss hair and a slash of red lipstick.


She's got legs: The star was one of the most dazzling at the magazine's post Academy Awards event


The 21-year-old country star certainly wowed the crowd with her sophisticated makeover.

Also going for gold was Gwyneth Paltrow in an elegant off-the-shoulder gown in a more nude shade compared to the metallic dress she'd worn at the actual ceremony.


Young love: Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber were also on the red carpet at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party at the Sunset Tower in Los Angeles last night


Going for gold: Gwyneth Paltrow looked stunning in a shimmering gold asymmetric gown


Other surprises on the red carpet at the bash, thrown by the society and fashion magazine, included Justin Bieber's first public appearance hand-in-hand with girlfriend Selena Gomez, who was wearing a stunning blood-red Dolce and Gabbana gown.

Another loved-up couple cosying up at the Oscar's most exclusive bash included True Blood's Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin.

However, Madonna arrived accompanied by a surprisingly unembarrassed 14-year-old daughter Lourdes, as the star appeared to have forgotten her skirt.


Alone: Jessica Biel arrived at the party solo after her boyfriend Justin Timberlake took his mother rather than her to the Oscars ceremony earlier in the evning


And Justin Timberlake sparked rumours of a split with girlfriend Jessica Biel when he chose not to escort her to the party.

He had earlier taken his mother to the awards ceremony, but left Jessica to pose alone on the red carpet at the Vanity Fair party.


Bite of all right: True Blood's Stephen Moyer and his onscreen and offscreen partner Anna Paquin


Onlookers were also surprised that the two major fashion faux pas came from the two dress designers at the party - namely Diane Von Furstenberg and Donna Karan.

Donna was wearing an ill-fitting shiny black floor length frock with silver detailing that left her with a weird looking decolletage and torso.


Party people: Mick Jagger and his model girlfriend L'Wren Scott were also on the red carpet, along with Jude Law and his friend Robert Downey Jnr and wife Susan


Diane meanwhile was wearing another ill-fitting gown, this time an odd studded affair with peculiar fluffy shoulder bits.

Cameron meanwhile is getting ready to release her new movie Bad Teacher, which is creating something a buzz before release, not least due to the trailer in which the star gets lathered up in tiny Daisy Duke-style shorts at a car wash.


Black tie: Mad Men star Jon Hamm and girlfriend Jennifer Westfeldt looked the business at the bash


Ladies in red: Previous Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock looked stunning in vivid scarlet whereas comedy actress Leslie Mann was classy in claret


The trailer for her latest movie shows her pictured smoking marijuana as well as swearing like a trooper.

Diaz pairs up with her former boyfriend Justin Timberlake who plays another member of staff in the film, due to be released in June this year.


Contrasts: Emma Stone, who stars in the forthcoming The Amazing Spider-Man, wore an interested purple patterned dress, whereas former Road House and Drugstore Cowboy star Kelly Lynch kept it simple in black



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Oscars 2011 (Part 3)


Oscar winners for best supporting actress Melissa Leo and best actor Colin Firth pose backstage with their Oscars at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



Robert Stromberg holds his Oscar for Achievement in Art Direction for the film "Alice in Wonderland" as they pose backstage at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



Oscar winners for best supporting actor Christian Bale (L-R), best actress Natalie Portman, best supporting actress Melissa Leo and best actor Colin Firth gather backstage at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.




Producers of "The King's Speech" (L-R) Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Gareth Unwin are joined onstage by cast and production members to accept the Oscar for best picture during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



Oscar winner for achievement in music (original Score) Trent Reznor poses backstage at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



Richard King holds his Oscar for Achievement in Sound Editing for "Inception" backstage at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



Luke Matheny (C) holds the Oscar, won for best live action short film for "God of Love", presented by Jake Gyllenhaal (L) and Amy Adams (R) backstage at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



Oscar winners for music (sound mixing) for the film "Inception," Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo (C), and Ed Novick, pose backstage at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.





Oscar winners (L-R) Christian Bale, best supporting actor for "The Fighter", Natalie Portman, best actress for "Black Swan", Melissa Leo, best supporting actress for "The Fighter", and Collin Firth, best actor for "The King's Speech" pose backstage at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.





Colleen Atwood holds her Oscar for achievement in costume design won for "Alice in Wonderland" as she poses with presenter Cate Blanchett (L) backstage at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.




Colin Firth accepts the Oscar for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "The King's Speech" at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.



Colleen Atwood arrives backstage while carrying her Oscar for achievement in costume design for "Alice in Wonderland" at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



Rick Baker (L) and Dave Elsey (R) pose with presenter Cate Blanchett after receiving the Oscar for achievement in makeup for "The Wolfman" backstage at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.


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Oscars 2011 (Part 2)


Natalie Portman (L) accepts the Oscar for best actress for her role in "Black Swan" from presenter Jeff Bridges during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.




British director Tom Hooper accepts the Oscar for best director for his film "The King's Speech" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.




British director Tom Hooper (R) accepts the Oscar for best director for his film "The King's Speech" from director Kathryn Bigelow (C) and actress Hilary Swank during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



Natalie Portman accepts the Oscar for best actress for her role in "Black Swan" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.





Randy Newman accepts his Oscar for best original song for "We Belong Together" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.
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Trent Reznor (L) and Atticus Ross accept the Oscar for best original score for "The Social Network" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



Richard King accepts the Oscar for sound editing for his work in "Inception" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



Colleen Atwood accepts the Oscar for costume design for her work in "Alice in Wonderland" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



Rick Baker (L) and Dave Elsey accept the Oscar for best acheivement in makeup for their work in "The Wolfman" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.


Sandra Bullock Oscar 2011 Red Carpet



Nicole Kidman Oscar 2011 Red Carpet



Natalie Portman Oscar 2011 Red Carpet



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Oscars 2011 (Part 1)


Melissa Leo accepts the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in "The Fighter" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.




Presenter Tom Hanks juggles Oscar statuettes while presenting the award for Art Direction during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



Director Lee Unkrich accepts the Oscar for best animated feature film for "Toy Story 3" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.




British actor Christian Bale accepts the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in "The Fighter" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.




Aaron Sorkin wins the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for the film "The Social Network" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



British-American screenwriter David Seidler accepts the Oscar for best original screenplay for the film "The King's Speech" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.



Actor/presenter Javier Bardem (R) looks on as actor/presenter Josh Broslin presents the Oscar for best Original Screenplay to David Seidler for the movie The King's Speech, on stage at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.




Director Susanne Bier (L) accepts the Oscar for best foreign film for the Danish film "In A Better World" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.




Shaun Tan (L) and Andrew Ruhemann accept the Oscar for best animated short film for "The Lost Thing" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.


Melissa Leo swears during Oscar speech



Oscars Tom Hanks



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Celebrities, Entertainment, Oscars 2011

By LIZZIE SMITH

Winner: Melissa Leo is the winner of Best Supporting Actress for her work on The Fighter


David Seidler wins best original screenplay for his work on The King's Speech


Helena Bonham Carter missed out on the best supporting actress Oscar tonight as Melissa Leo won for her work on The Fighter.

The actress kept her disappointment in check as she applauded Leo, alongside fellow nominee, 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld.

Leo's gong was presented to her by 94-year-old screen legend Kirk Douglas, who happily eked out his moment in the spotlight, having never won himself.
'You pinch me?' Leo asked him, not sure if she was dreaming.

Leo, nominated for a second time, had shook as she took to the stage, before accidentally blurting out a swear word.

'Oh wow, really truly wow,' she gasped. 'I know there's a lot of real lovely people who've said a lot of nice things to me for several months but I'm just shaking in my boots right now.'

The Social Network took its first Oscar for best adapted screenplay - handed to Aaron Sorkin for his adaptation of the book The Accidental Billionaire by Ben Mezrich.

The King's Speech was also an early winner, for best original screenplay, going to David Seidler for his work on The King's Speech.

He dedicated his award to 'all the stutterers around the world,' and thanked 'Her Majesty The Queen for not putting me in the Tower for using the F word.'

The first award, for art direction, was presented by Tom Hanks to Robert Stromberg (production design) and Karen O'Hara (set decoration) for their work on the 3D movie Alice in Wonderland.

anks, a double winner himself, also presented the Oscar for costume design to Colleen Atwood, for her work on the Tim Burton directed movie.

The winner for best animated short film was The Lost Thing, while the animated film Oscar was awarded to the considerably bigger budget Toy Story 3.



The King's Speech, dramatizing British ruler George VI's struggle to vanquish a crippling stammer, leads the 83rd annual Oscars with 12 nominations and is favoured to win best picture.

Yet The Social Network, chronicling Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's legal battles over the spoils of his creation, remains a serious candidate.

Sunday's show opened with co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco inserted into a montage scenes from best-picture nominees, built as a series of dream sequences a la Oscar contender Inception.

Anne Hathaway and James Franco got the Oscars off to a start by joking about the criticism over their appointment as hosts.

'You look so lovely and so hip,' Anne told James. 'You look very appealing to a younger demographic as well, ' he replied.

There was also some comic relief from the audience as Franco's grandmother shouted out: 'I just saw Marky Mark.'

She was of course referring to Mark Wahlberg, nominated for an Oscar for his role in The Fighter.

The actor has made every effort to distance himself from his cheesy past as an 80s pop star.


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Road royalty: Queen of the Jungle Stacey Solomon picks up her customised car fit for a princess

By Sarah Fitzmaurice


New ride: Stacey Solomon picked up her new customised VW beetle with her son Zachary


She may have been crowd Queen of the jungle but now Stacey Solomon is set to be road royalty in her new car.

The 21-year-old I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here winner picked up her new customised car, which was fit for a princess.

The former X Factor star seemed delighted with her new ride, a cream Volkswagen Beetle convertible, which has a crown emblem printed on the bonnet and on the side panels.

Road royalty: Stacey's new car also includes a crown emblem which has been put on the bonnet and on the side panels of the car


The VW garage had spruced up the £20,000 car to signify her triumph in the Australian jungle last year as part of the reality show series.

Stacey tried out her new ride with her three-year-old son Zachary in tow and was dressed to impress to pick up her new vehicle.

She had choose a camel-coloured cape with a pale peach shirt, black leggings and new heels for her trip to the car showroom.

Petrol station chic: Stacey was dressed up to picked up her new car in a pair of heels, black leggings and a camel coat

Pumping gas: Stacey picked up her new £20,000 car then had to make a quick stop to the petrol station to fill up


In fact the singer was looking like she was on her way to a celebrity bash rather than the petrol station for a fill up.

Stacey performed on stage at The National Television Awards earlier last month alongside Shaun Ryder.

The Dagenham diva and the Happy Monday singer sang a medley of his band’s hit Step On and the Nina Simone classic And I’m Feeling Good.

Stacey was dressed to impress at the awards bash in a floor-length black gown with crystal embellishment.

Solomon also made a guest appearance on X Factor in December as a roving reporting interviewing Matt Cardle’s supporters in Essex.

But while Stacey may have had her sights set on a career in TV presenting her over-enthusiasm left viewers confused and unable to hear her.



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It really IS back on...and just in time for the royal wedding! Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy spotted leaving nightclub

By Sarah Fitzmaurice


Back together: Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy were spotted leaving The Brompton Club together in the early hours of the morning


They have been trying their best to avoid being photographed together and have been keeping their romance very much under wraps.

But in the early hours of this morning Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy were pictured leaving The Brompton Club together, a move which suggest that the on-off couple are very much back together.

The couple enjoyed an evening at the exclusive members club in South Kensington, and emerged from the venue at 1.30am.


Harry and Chelsea then made their way to Beaufort House to spend some more time together.

Although the pair have enjoyed a number of dates in recent weeks this is the first time they have been pictured together since their split last year.

Earlier in the day Prince Harry cheered the England rugby team on to victory alongside his cousin Zara Phillips at Twickenham.

Happy couple: Chelsy and Harry broke it off last year but have been on and off for seven years. Pictured here as Harry received his Flying Wings in May last year


Meanwhile trainer lawyer and safari heiress Chelsy has already been welcomed back to the bosom of the royal fold and she spent the day at a society wedding with Kate Middleton’s sister Pippa.

It seems the girls are fast becoming firm-friends and spent a night together with Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie last week at Guy Pelly’s Public nightclub.

It is thought that Chelsy will attend Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding in April, where Pippa will be Maid of Honour.

Back in the royal fold: Earlier in the day Chelsy had attended a society wedding with Kate Middleton's sister Pippa

Family time: Prince Harry and Zara Phillips cheered England and Zara's fiance to victory yesterday at Twickenham


Earlier this month Chelsy and her Prince enjoyed drinks at the Beaufort House private member’s club in Chelsea before slipping out a side entrance at 4am.

The pair then scrambled into the boot of a Jaguar car together, to avoid being pictured.

Chelsy has spent the past six months travelling around Africa and there is speculation that she will take up her postponed place with Allen & Overy solicitors in September.

Crashing home: After spending the night with Chelsy Harry got into an unmarked police car which accidentally hit a photographer and then drove off

Speedy exit: Harry's unmarked police accidentally ran over the photographer breaking his leg and then drove the Prince home


But while all seems well on the relationship front for Prince Harry he did get into a spot of bother on the way home.

As he got into an unmarked police car on his way home it accidentally ran over a photographer and it is believed his leg is broken.

Hospital bound: The photographer was attended to by paramedics who arrived on the scene after the incident and he was taken to hospital


A police spokesperson said: ‘We can confirm that an unmarked police vehicle did hit a man at around 2 o clock.’

‘The man was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Services and he has sustained a leg injury, he should be released later today but I think he has broken his leg.’


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