2011 Oscar nominations are out

2011 Oscar nominations are out

Actress Natalie Portman arrives at the 2011 InStyle And Warner Bros. 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards post-party held at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Jan. 16, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

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The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Here are the main categories:

Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, The Fighter; Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech; Melissa Leo, The Fighter; Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit; Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter; John Hawkes, Winter's Bone; Jeremy Renner, The Town; Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right; Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

Best actress: Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right; Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole; Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone; Natalie Portman, Black Swan; Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best actor: Javier Bardem, Biutiful, Jeff Bridges, True Grit; Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network; Colin Firth, The King's Speech; James Franco, 127 Hours

Director: Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan; David O. Russell, The Fighter; Tom Hooper, The King's Speech; David Fincher, The Social Network; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, True Grit

Best Picture: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone

Snubs right off the bat? Mila Kunis in Black Swan. Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling and Matt Damon. Anyone else?




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Natalie Portman For Miss Dior: Ooh La La!

Natalie Portman

For Miss Dior: Ooh La La!

Natalie Portman's taking it all off ... as the new face of THE Parfums Christian Dior line, and specifically in a sexy new ad for Miss Dior Cherie.

Wearing just a black bow in her hair, the pregnant and engaged star gives a sexy look over her shoulder in her first cosmetics endorsement deal.

The ad appears to have been shot prior to the Black Swan and No Strings Attached star announced her pregnancy with Benjamin Millepied ...

MISS DIOR: We're pretty jealous of Mr. Dior right now, we can't lie.

Natalie Portman’s Parents Keep Her Grounded

 Natalie Portman’s Parents Keep Her Grounded

‘Black Swan‘ actress Natalie Portman shares that her parents are supportive of her acting, but are hoping she’ll go to grad school.

“My parents are the opposite of stage parents in that they’re still not so sure about the whole Hollywood thing. I got a degree in psychology at Harvard and my dad is still saying, ‘This being an actress thing is cute, but don’t you think it’s time to go to grad school?’ They are amazing parents who listen to me and respect what I say, and the reason I’m not totally crazy is I know they’re at home, happy, loving me and proud of me no matter how badly I fail. If you have that in your life, you feel free to do anything.”

The newly engaged star also shared that she has another fella in her life that loves her unconditionally (and it’s not fiance Benjamin Millepied:

“I have an amazing dog called Whiz, a black and brown Yorkie – lots of shades going on in that coat. He turned four last Halloween. He has this amazing intuition of knowing how people feel and when he’s in a room full of people he’ll sit next to the one person who’s thinking, ‘I don’t really like dogs,’ then he’ll roll over and show them his belly. He’s like a little moving teddy bear. He’s the sweetest thing.”

I’m sure her parents are excited about becoming grandparents! And if it weren’t for that “Hollywood thing” Natalie Portman is doing – she never would’ve met their future son-in-law!

Natalie Portman Is Pregnant And Engaged!

 Natalie Portman Is Pregnant And Engaged!

Wow! What a way to end 2010! Natalie Portman has confirmed to PEOPLE that she is not only engaged, but that she’s also pregnant!

Natalie Portman is engaged to choreographer Benjamin Millepied, who she met when filming Black Swan.

How wonderful for them both! Congratulations to the happy couple!

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Natalie Portman Opens Up About Her Pregnancy And Engagement

 Natalie Portman Opens Up About Her Pregnancy And Engagement

Were you as shocked as I was yesterday when Natalie Portman’s rep confirmed that the ‘Black Swan’ star is pregnant and engaged? I mean, OMG! Now Natalie herself has released a statement about the exciting news.

“I have always kept my private life private,” the actress said, “But I will say that I am indescribably happy and feel very grateful to have this experience.”

I guess there was really no way Natalie could keep this private: she’s probably going to be at all the awards shows because of her performance in ‘Black Swan’ and she also has the movie ‘No Strings Attached,’ ‘Your Highness,’ and ‘Thor‘ to promote in 2011.

Natalie’s already had an amazing year in 2010 with all the accolades she’s getting for ‘Black Swan’; it looks like 2011 is shaping up to be even more memorable!

Natalie Portman Endorses Miss Cherie Dior Fragrance

 Natalie Portman Endorses Miss Cherie Dior Fragrance

‘Black Swan‘ star Natalie Portman is the new celebrity spokesperson for the Miss Cherie Dior fragrance, and she admits she didn’t make the decision to join the ranks of celebrity spokespeople lightly.

“To be honest, I had an aversion to selling things,” she explains to Women’s Wear Daily, “and then I realized both that there could be a company that I would be proud to represent, and also that they would really support the things I believe in.”

“It definitely was a war inside my head for a long time and, finally, I was like, we can actually do something very positive with this, especially given the kind of company Dior is, which is truly elegant. It’s been exactly along the lines of what I had hoped for.”

Dior went to considerable lengths to get Natalie’s approval: they even made vegan shoes for her!

“One of the things that’s been so nice is that Dior made all of the shoes for me with no animals and no leather or anything, because I don’t wear any leather. They remade all my shoes so I can wear Dior shoes without taking lives.”

I wonder if Dior will produce a vegan line for the general public to buy. Would you be interested? This is the time for Natalie to do something like this: ‘Black Swan‘ is doing so well in limited release, it looks like it’s going to be quite a hit, leading to a higher profile for her.