My Publicist Note Book

2014 Oscar Nominations: ‘American Hustle,’ ‘Gravity’ Lead  NO OPRAH SLAP OR BUTLER'S IN THIS BUNCH! Oscar voters at always provide a few surprises, but this year they outdid themselves!   For the second consecutive year, a David O. Russell film had acting contenders in all four categories. Meryl Streep continues her streak with an 18th nomination. The surprises include Sally Hawkins, Christian Bale and Amy Adams, since none was a shoo-in. But biggest shocks were the omissions, including Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Robert Redford and Paul Greengrass. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and PricewaterhouseCoopers follow a complicated weighted system for best picture, which allows for five-to-10 contenders. For the past two years, there were also nine.   The nominees include some racial and cultural diversity, again raising the point that the film industry should reflect global changes around the world. It’s an expanded sensibility that theater a...

Here's who took home trophies at Sunday's 71st Golden Globe Awards. MOVIES |  DRAMA... Winner:  12 Years a Slave Congrats to the cast of '12 Years a Slave' on winning the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture, Drama! Steve McQueen -- MUSICAL OR COMEDY Winner:  American Hustle Nominees:  American Hustle ;  Her ;  Inside Llewyn Davis ;  Nebraska ;  The Wolf of Wall Street -- ACTOR IN A DRAMA Winner:  Matthew McConaughey  ( Dallas Buyers Club  as  Ron Woodroof ) Nominees: Chiwetel Ejiofor ( 12 Years a Slave  as Solomon Northup); Idris Elba ( Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom  as  Nelson Mandela ); Tom Hanks ( Captain Phillips as Captain Richard Phillips); Matthew McConaughey ( Dallas Buyers Club  as Ron Woodroof); Robert Redford ( All Is Lost  as Our Man) -- ACTRESS IN A DRAMA Winner:  Cate Blanchett  ( Blue Jasmine  as Jasmine Francis) Nominees: Ca...