The 84th Annual Academy Awards were held in Hollywood at the Kodak Theatre (or as host Billy Crystal quipped – the Chapter 11 Theater) on Sunday night and there were few surprises.

Crystal was his usual affable, likable self; the ratings were up slightly from last year but there were no really big wow moments to the 2012 Oscars.

The biggest winners of the night were Martin Scorsese‘s Hugo and Michel Hazanavicius‘ The Artist – each taking 5 wins, although The Artist won the biggest nods of Best Director, Best Feature and Best Leading Actor among it’s accolades.

The Help star Octavia Spencer had a very sweet moment at the podium when she was genuinely overcome with emotion as she accepted her Best Supporting Actress gold statue.

Chistopher Plummer and Meryl Streep were also very engaging during their thank you speeches and Jean Dujardin shared a moment with Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier of The Artist that has become a fan favorite.

Viola Davis and George Clooney were hot contenders for Best Actress and Actor categories, respectively, but both walked away empty handed.

Among the presenters for the evening: Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Hanks, Cameron Diaz, Tina Fey, Michael Douglas, Bradley Cooper, Chris Rock, Melissa Leo, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph and Emma Stone.

Below is the full list of winners:  (Read the article)

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Rachel McAdams stepped out in the sun-drenched French Riviera red carpet for the photocall of Midnight in Paris at Cannes International Film Festival on the Promenade de la Croisette.

The 32 year-old actress looked flawless in a short sleeve white dress with floral details on the shoulders and pockets from Maxime Simoens.

The Woody Allen film costarring McAdams, Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Michael Sheen, Marion Cotillard and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is opening the world’s largest film festival tonight.

Photos of Rachel and the cast are below. (Read the article)

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Owen Wilson is the proud father of a baby boy.

The actor and his girlfriend, Jade Buell just let the world in on their pregnancy earlier this week. Wilson’s rep tells People magazine:

“Everyone is doing well.”

The baby was born via water birth in the actor’s oceanfront home in Maui, Hawaii where Wilson and Buell have been living together according to Radar Online.

“Owen and Jade are thrilled!” an insider said. “Owen has been doing a celebratory hula dance all afternoon! It’s a beautiful boy and everyone is incredibly happy!”

No baby name for the littlest Wilson has been released yet.

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Adding to the good news wagon today: Owen Wilson and Jade Duell are about to become parents.

Wilson, 42 and Duell have been dating for more than a year and the couple “are happy to be expecting a baby,” his rep confirmed to People magazine.

Owen will be a first time father when baby Wilson arrives.

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Reese Witherspoon is lovely in a strapless black bustier dress from Zac Posen for the red carpet. The actress hit the Regency Village Theater for the premiere of her latest film, How Do You Know in elegant style. Her costars Jack Nicholson, Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson also came for the big night in Los Angeles. And the marvelous Jane Fonda too!

See all the photos of the stars below.  (Read the article)

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Here are today’s Backseat Birthday shout outs!

1928 – Mickey Mouse – 82
1968 – Gary Sheffield (MLB) – 42
1968 – Owen Wilson (actor) – 42
1969 – Duncan Sheik (singer/songwriter) – 41
1969 – Sam Cassell (NBA) – 41
1974 – Chloe Sevigny (actress) – 36
1975 – David Ortiz (MLB) – 35
1979 – Fabolous (rapper) – 31

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Talk about a great casting job! How Do You Know has Jack Nicholson, Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson for one of the best romantic comedies ever.  I can hardly wait for this quirky, love triangle flick.  Reese is one of my all time faves and these boys are such a riot.

Reese Witherspoon Gets Leggy (Photos)

You can catch How Do You Know n theaters on December 17 but for now, check out the trailer below and see what I am so pumped about! (Read the article)

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Here is the list of Hollywood’s top moneymakers of 2009, not surprisingly the highest amounts went to Directors and Producers. But you may be surprised at some of the paychecks people are getting.

1 Michael Bay

(William Morris Endeavor Entertainment)
Estimated 2009 earnings: $125 million
$75 million: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (back-end profit participation for directing and producing, based on worldwide box-office gross of $835 million)
$28 million: Transformers: R.O.T.F. (share of estimated $280 million in DVD revenue)
$12.5 million: Transformers: R.O.T.F. (share of toy and other licensing royalties)
$4 million: Friday the 13th (back end for producing, based on worldwide gross of $90 million, and share of DVD)
$2 million: The Unborn (back end for producing, based on worldwide gross of $77 million, and share of DVD)
$2 million: A Nightmare on Elm Street (fee for producing inexplicable remake)
$1.5 million: Royalties from older films, other income

2 Steven Spielberg

(Creative Artists Agency)
Estimated 2009 earnings: $85 million
$50 million: Universal theme-park royalties and consulting fees (ongoing deal signed in 1987)
$20 million: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (fee for producing and directing upcoming 2011 release)
$10 million: Other back-end revenue, royalties from older films
$5 million: Transformers: R.O.T.F. (back end as executive producer)

CHECK OUT THE FULL LIST AFTER THE JUMP: (Read the article)

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Ringing in a New Year is always nice for a fresh start and it looks like that is what Kate Hudson had in mind after splitting from A-Rod.  Although you can’t exactly call her start ‘fresh’ since she and Owen Wilson have a history.

THE 10 BEST NIP SLIPS & WARDROBE MALFUNCTIONS OF 2009

Sources reveal that,

“They hadn’t seen each other for some time, but when things took a turn for the worse with Alex, Kate got in touch with Owen. They are reestablishing their friendship — we’ll see what happens. They know each other really well. They were talking about getting married at one time.  Their friends also think there are unresolved feelings between them. There’s something there.”

JENNIFER LOPEZ WEARS HIDEOUS CATSUIT FOR NEW YEAR’S (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson back together?  Sure!  Why not?  I actually think that they make a great couple!  I hope this source is legit.  Maybe they can actually settle down together!  Nah…probably not.

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Today’s Backseat Birthday shout outs go to,

1928 – Mickey Mouse - 81
1968 – Gary Sheffield (MLB Mets) – 41
1968 – Owen Wilson (actor) – 41
1969 – Duncan Sheik (singe/songwriter) – 40
1969 – Sam Cassell (retired NBA) – 40
1974 – Chloe Sevigny (actress) – 35
1975 - David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox) – 34
1979 – Fabolous (hip hop/rapper) – 30

Happy Birthday to all of you, but especially to MICKEY MOUSE!

Although he had appeared in the animated short Plane Crazy six months earlier, November 18, 1928 is widely recognized as Mickey Mouse’s birthday as it was the day that Steamboat Willie-the first Mickey Mouse cartoon with synchronized sound-was released.

I will always LOVE Mickey Mouse! He is a huge hit at my house!

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