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…Arcade Fire wins, Gaga entered in an egg (of course.) and Justin Bieber, Prince of Swagger, lost out to the lesser-known Esperanza Spalding.
Injustice for beloved Biebs? Nah, says The Atlantic. The swoop-haired singer didn’t take home a Best New Artist award because the Grammys favors the girls.
Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards, which will take place on February 27, have been announced. So you know what that means — you have about a month to plan your Oscar party and only a couple weeks to get those e-mail invitations out there. FYI — Evite has a few awards party themes to choose from if you need some help on that front. But before you get carried away on what that invite looks like, you need to decide the essentials: who to invite and when they should arrive.
On a recent episode of Stuff Mom Never Told You, Cristen and I discussed the scarcity of female directors. It’s sure to be an issue on people’s minds this Sunday, when Kathryn Bigelow of “The Hurt Locker” could potentially become the first woman to win the Academy Award for directing.
Regardless of which director you’re rooting for to take the prize, the Oscars are a great time to throw a party.
Do you want to be the smartest person hovering around your water cooler on this post-Oscar Monday? Check out these cool facts and figures and get ready to wow your co-workers. Learn how much the Oscar weighs, what it cost to make and where it got its curious name.
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