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Sunday, 17 January 2010

Meryl Streep & Sandra Bullock Share Award



Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep tied for Best Actress at the 15th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Friday night — and the “Blind Side” star wasn’t happy about it.

“This is bulls***!” Sandra yelled upon taking the stage following Meryl’s acceptance speech.

But the star soon showed her good humor, planting an on-the-lips kiss on Meryl that wowed the audience.

“Meryl’s a great kisser,” Sandra joked after, calling the award “an honor.”

“It is a great honor to be in the company of the extraordinary women I was so lucky to be nominated with, because this one here inspired me to do everything better,” she said.

For her part, Meryl, who won for “Julie and Julia,” didn’t think she’d gone to great lengths to embody her role.

“I love acting and I love to work and I love food and I love sex — so did Julia Child, so it wasn’t that much of a stretch,” she said.

Other winners at the awards show included “The Hurt Locker,” for Best Picture; Kathryn Bigelow for Best Director for “The Hurt Locker”; Jeff Bridges, for Best Actor in “Crazy Heart”; Christoph Waltz for Best Supporting Actor in “Inglorious Basterds”; and Mo’Nique for Best Supporting Actress for “Precious.”

Saturday, 16 January 2010

Sandra Bullock, Madonna Give To Haiti Relief

Sandra Bullock said Friday she donated $1 million toward Haitian earthquake relief, and Madonna announced she gave $250,000 toward the effort as celebrity aid continued to pour into the devestated country.

Bullock’s contribution went to Doctors Without Borders’ emergency operations in Port-Au-Prince, where three of the organization’s existing facilities were damaged by the magnitude 7.0 quake.

“I wanted to ensure that my donation would be used immediately to meet the needs of the Haitian people affected by this catastrophic event,” said Bullock in a statement.

Madonna’s gift was to Partners In Health, a longtime medical provider in Haiti.

“I urge all of my friends and fans around the world to join me collectively to match my contribution or give in any way you can,” she said. “We must act now.”

Earlier Friday, Not On Our Watch, an advocacy and grantmaking group founded by George Clooney, Brad Pitt and others, donated $1 million to Partners in Health.

The international Red Cross estimates 45,000 to 50,000 people were killed in the earthquake, which devastated the Caribbean nation on Tuesday.