March 7, 2010 the 82nd Annual Academy Awards will take place and this morning Anne Hathaway helped to announce the nominations:

Actor in a Leading Role

• Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
• George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
• Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
• Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
• Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Matt Damon in “Invictus”
• Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
• Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
• Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
• Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Actress in a Leading Role

• Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
• Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
• Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
• Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
• Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
• Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
• Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
• Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
• Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Directing

• “Avatar” James Cameron
• “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
• “Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
• “Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

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I’m not trying to be mean, but that man in a couple of the pictures with Reese Witherspoon is ginormous!  Mind you Reese is only about 5’1″ but I’d say this guy is close to 7′ tall.  But he looks like a gentle giant, doesn’t he?

Reese is out and about in Santa Monica doing some grocery shopping with that man and a woman and *sigh* no Jake Gyllenhaal.  I seem to be much more upset over their split up than she clearly is.  They were so good together.

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Mischa Barton was in Spain attending a photocall for The New Cristian Lay Collection.  That seems kind of random, no? Perhaps she is teaming up with him or just supporting him?

March 3 her Law & Order SVU episode premieres on TV and despite the rumours she was difficult and unrehearsed, Mariska Hargitay had nothing but praise for Mischa:

“She’s really knocking it out of the park on SVU. Her work has shined… Mischa did some very beautiful, touching work and quite frankly, blew me away. The story is fiction!

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Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried pose on the red carpet of the Los Angeles premiere of Dear John which hits theatres February 5, 2010.  I think of her as a teenager but in fact Amanda is 24 years old and I have to say looks positively lovely at this premiere.  Very grown up in a grown up role:

A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he’s home on leave

Alexa Vega showed off her engagement ring at the premiere (nice rock) and was joined by:

• Kellan Lutz
• Haylie Duff
• Rachel Hunter
• Jenna Dewan
• Olivia Munn

as others.

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Cindy Crawford turns 44 on February 20 and all I can say is DAMN.  This is one sexy hot MILF who sizzles in the March 2010 issue of Harper’s Bazaar and the pages in between.

Emmanuelle Chriqui leaves the Jimmy Choo store in West Hollywood lucky biotch

Marcia Cross buys candy at A.sweeT Boutique in Beverly Hills

Kate Moss, Thandie Newton & Elle MacPherson leave Harry’s Bar in London

Lisa Rinna leaves a medical building in Beverly Hills

Amber Heard can be seen in her 1966 Mustang with a friend in Beverly Hills

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Photos:  Apega/WENN