There are yet more film winners to announce (in case the recent Golden Globe, DGA, and SAG Awards weren’t enough for you). Last night was the 2011 Sundance Film Festivals Awards Ceremony, and 26 independent films were honored at the Park City, Utah event. Hell and Back Again (which Paramount picked up) Happy, Happy, How to Die in Oregon, and Like Crazy received the festival’s Grand Jury prizes, while other notable winners included Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey and Project Nim.
Without further ado, here are the 2011 Sundance Film Festival winners.
World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Documentary Film
Position Among the Stars (Stand van de Sterren), directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich (Netherlands)
World Cinema Cinematography Award for Documentary Filmmaking
Hell and Back Again, cinematography by Danfung Dennis (U.S.A./U.K.)
World Cinema Documentary Editing Award
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, edited by Goran Hugo Olsson and Hanna Lejonqvist, and directed by Goran Hugo Olsson (Sweden/U.S.A.)
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Hailee Steinfeld has taken Hollywood by storm with her performance in True Grit. Yet she is still 14-years-old and gets starstruck just like the rest of us.
While she was on the Paramount lot for her True Grit audition, with the Coen Brothers, Hailee ran into Glee star Lea Michele. She rushed to try to get Lea’s autograph and was denied. Crushed, Steinfeld says, “I was practically crying on the way home. I was so sad!”
Michele was mortified after reading Steinfelds comments and reached out publicly to apoplogize.
“I heard Hailee was upset and I feel terrible. The Glee schedule is so jam-packed that that the PA probably pulled me so that I wouldn’t be late to set. I never meant to hurt her feelings. She’s an extraordinary talent and I look forward to meeting her one day,“ Michele told GossipCop.com.
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A book penned by two-time Daytona 500 champion, Michael Waltrip, hits shelves tomorrow, and in it fans will see a side of the NASCAR driver they never knew existed. The new memoir, In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everything, is the story of Waltrip’s journey to that fateful day in 2001 when Dale Earnhardt died protecting Waltrip’s lead in the Daytona 500, a race Waltrip ultimately won.
“Such an unbelievable win -- and seconds later, an unimaginable loss. That contradiction had me stumbling through a life I didn't want to be living, constantly reminded of a day I wanted desperately to forget," Waltrip writes.
While Earnhardt is a central figure in Waltrip’s book, In the Blink of an Eye also chronicles the Kentucky native's struggles and triumphs in becoming a NASCAR driver. Michael’s older brother, Darrell, was also a professional driver, but not particularly interested in lending his sibling a helping hand, and it was up to the younger Waltrip to work his way to the top of the sport. He ultimately does, and with the help of Earnhardt overcomes a stubborn losing streak to win the Daytona 500 not once, but twice. Waltrip is one of only eight drivers to win the champion race more than once.
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Funny man Jonah Hill has launched his own production company, JHF. In the company’s first major move, JHF has signed a first-look TV deal with Fox. Under the deal, Fox has bought an untitled single-camera comedy show written by Hill, which he may also direct.
The network will also have first rights to future JHF projects in television. “Jonah is one of the most prolific young talents in comedy today, and possesses a fearless, wickedly smart sensibility that’s perfect for Fox,” said Fox’s entertainment president Kevin Reilly.
Hill is already in business with fox, as he co-created and voices the lead character in the animated comedy series, Allen Gregory. Allen Gregory has received a seven-episode order from the network for a premiere next season. The series was co-created by Hill, Andrew Mogel, and Jarrad Paul, and will be produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Chernin Entertainment, and JHF. It follows a 7-year old facing the greatest challenge of his life: elementary school.
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Jena on
1/31/2011 3:21 PM
Celebrities starring in Super Bowl commercials are no surprise, but the teasers and photos we’ve seen so far are sure to make fans tune in. The unlikely pair of Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne shot a Best Buy ad together, while Jillian Michaels joined Danica Patrick as a new Go Daddy girl.
Of course Kanye West wanted in on the action so he can be seen alongside Bruce Willis and Kobe Bryant in a Nike commercial, while Kim Kardashian sports a pair of Shape-Ups for a Sketchers ad.
“Kim is going to break someone's heart in the fourth quarter of the game,” Leonard Armato, president of Skechers Fitness Group, told The Hollywood Reporter. "That's all I can tell you....”
A series of claymation commercials for Brisk Iced Tea are also on the lineup for the most watched commercials of the year, featuring Eminem, Danny Trejo, and Ozzy Osbourne.
Check out more sneak peek pics and teaser videos below!
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