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Oscars: Why It's a $45,000 Honor Just to be Nominated

Jen Austin — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:17:10 +0000

Which would you rather have – an 8 pound trophy, or a VIP gift bag full of $45,000 worth of loot? The nominees that don’t win on Sunday will have a valuable parting gift delivered on Monday, that includes all this: A $12,000 trip to Australia, condoms, a $600 acupuncture appointment and a package of [...]

Oscar Nominations Are Out

Jen Austin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:00:19 +0000

We've known the Oscars love Martin Scorcese...he always seems to win and achieve greatness in the eyes of the critics. The famed director has another nomination as of today. The Oscars love Brad Pitt too, with lots of kudos for Moneyball.

The Oscar nominations were announced earlier this morning, and Brad Pitt is nominated as a lead actor and producer for Moneyball. Brad's buddy and fellow prankster, George Clooney, is also nominated in the lead actor category. George gets his nod for The Descendants. If one of them wins, watch for a little friendly jab at the other during the acceptance speech.

And The $75,000 Oscar Goody Bag Goes To…

Jen Austin — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:18:32 +0000

Colin Firth, The King’s Speech, Natalie Portman, and Christian Bale were big winners at last night’s Oscars. But you know what? The losers will be big winners today. Anyone who was nominated and didn’t win, will get an Oscar goodie bag valued at $75,000. Inside, vouchers for vacations valued at $12,000 to $16,000; anti-aging serum [...]

King's Speech an Oscar Favorite

Jen Austin — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:13:43 +0000

Paul Hawthorne Getty Images Who are you wearing? Levi? Old Navy? Us too. The stars will be pummeled with that question Sunday at the Oscars as they name those fancy designers who fell all over themselves to provide the clothes, and they’ll sport $3 million necklaces around their necks. It’s an over the top night for [...]