The People Have Spoken!!

The people have truly spoken.  Last night was the 35th annual People’s Choice Awards.

The ceremony was hosted by Queen Latifah, who co-starred in The Secret Life of Bees, which won favorite movie drama and independent movie honors.

 This year there was a slight twist – since it is the 35th birthday for both People Magazine and the People’s Choice Awards a new award was given to mark the occassion –  The favorite star under 35 .  And the winner was……….  Carrie Underwood.

Carrie also collected awards for her music, including favorite country song (“Last Name”) and favorite country singer.  She also performed her emotional ballad “I Know You Won’t” at the top of the show.

To no one’s surprise, The Dark Knight and Heath Ledger stole the night.  The action film claimed Favorite Superhero, Favorite Movie, Favorite Onscreen Match-Up, Favorite Action Movie and Favorite Cast at the climax of the event.

Batman Christian Bale and co-star Aaron Eckhart and director Christopher Nolan were given a lengthy standing ovation as they took to the stage at the Shrine Auditorium, and then Bale remembered his Joker, Heath Ledger, in his brief acceptance speech.

He said, “Here’s to Heath,” as he raised one of the awards the cast and crew were presented with to the heavens.
The Dark Knight was the last film Ledger completed before his tragic death a year ago (Jan08).

 

Here are some of the other FAVORITES for the night:

Male Movie Star:    Will Smith

Leading Man:   Brad Pitt

Male Action Star:  Will Smith

Female Movie Star: Reese Witherspoon

Leading Lady: Reese Witherspoon

Female Action Star: Angelina Jolie

Television:

Favorite Talk Show Host:  Ellen DeGeneres

Favorite Drama:   House

Male Star:  Hugh Laurie

Female Star:  Christina Applegate

Funny Female TV Star:  Tina Fey

Music:

Male Singer:  Chris Brown

Female Singer:  Carrie Underwood

Group:  Rascal Flatts

 

The people have spoken. 

 

Homemade Holiday Gifts for the Pitt Clan

I love reading what the celebrities give their children when the holidays roll around. Kate Hudson had said that she likes to do homemade gifts and Reese Witherspoon said that she keeps her spending to a minimum.

Now we have Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stating that they aren’t big spenders for their kids and prefer making crafts to giving pricey presents.

Brad tells Hello Magazine:

“We do exchange gifts, although we don’t feel any pressure to make them big or expensive gifts,”

Yet with their luxe lifestyle, how do the youngsters avoid craving tons of holiday loot? By nixing TV.

By cutting out the television – Brad is able to save a lot of money. Brad stated:

“The kids don’t ask for the big gifts for the reason that they don’t see a lot of the American cartoon television, which is packed with all those manipulative commercials for big toys that look so fantastic. When they do see that stuff is when they start asking for the toys, so we figure if they don’t see them, they won’t know they’re there. So we have gifts, but we try to keep the money spent to a minimum.”

As soon as my kids see a commercial – they want it. It doesn’t matter what it is. It could be a piece of string and they would still want it if it was on television. I’m sure most parents would agree with this one since I can’t tell you how many times I have been to the toy store for that “advertised” item only to have it SOLD OUT!!
Are you one of those parents that runs to buy the “advertised” item??

Kate Hudson Cutting Back on Christmas

The tough economic times is hitting everywhere – even Hollywood.   Kate Hudson has said that she is feeling the pressure to cut back on spending – just like everyone else.

“I think it’s a really weird time and I think that everyone is feeling it,”

Instead of buying expensive gifts Kate says her family relies on handmade presents to save money and to keep things more personal. 

As years past, Kate and son, Ryder, are going to be spending the holidays in Colorado skiing. Would that be considered cutting back?

I love to read about the actors/actresses doing their part by not spending as much money on the holidays. What are the going to do with the $10+ milliion they get from their films – storing it under the mattress is definitely not going to help the economy.

What do you think – ridiculous??

“We’ve always been pretty crafty anyway. We all knit. The girls knit. This year I’m doing these great big knit…well, actually I shouldn’t even talk about it because I can’t say it!”

Kate Hudson Seen Getting Cozy with a Woman – Fact or Fiction??

Kate Hudson (source celebritypro.com)

Can you say – SHOCKED!!

 

A very reliable source of  Perez Hilton has claimed to have seen Kate Hudson getting cozy with a model – a female model.

Talk about out of the blue.  Kate has been with some really hotties – Lance Armstrong and Owen Wilson come to mind.

According to the source,

A “spirited” Kate Hudson got “very friendly” with a female model at the opening of the newly refurbished Fontainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach on Friday night.”

So what do you think – Fact or Fiction??