Oscar Nominations are in!

 James Franco is up for Best Actor for his role in Danny Boyle's 127 Hours

BEST FILM
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are Alright
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Javier Bardem - Biutiful
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale - The Fighter
John Hawkes - Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner - The Town
Mark Ruffalo -  The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 Hours - Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
The Social Network - Aaron Sorkin
Toy Story 3  -  Michael Arndt 
True Grit - Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Winter's Bone - Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Another Year - Mike Leigh
The Fighter - Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
Inception  - Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right - Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
The King's Speech - David Seidler
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Black Swan  - Darren Aronofsky
The Fighter - David O. Russell
The King's Speech - Tom Hooper
The Social Network  - David Fincher
True Grit - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen


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Get into Ballet Fashion with Black Swan

I'm off to the cinema tomorrow with the other half to see Black Swan. I'm going for two reasons, one, because it looks intriguingly good and two, because the costumes look AMAZING.
I have been looking into the costume design recently as I've been teaching my Year 12 students about it, so looking further into the costume design for Black Swan was more of a joy rather than a chore.

Mila Kunis as Lily in 'Black Swan'

Natalie Portman as Nina Sayers in 'Black Swan'

Amy Westcott and co. certainly have done a marvelous job, however, the more I have looked into this - the more I have seen how this film has taken it's costume design influence from high street fashion. So, if you love the look, then you can get it!
Obviously, you don't want to go the whole hog, unless you are an actual ballerina. But as a quirky addition to a lack-lustre outfit the Black Swan look is the way to go.

So, here are some of my top choices for you to emulate the Black Swan look:

Left: Headband, Accessorize: £12 Right: Headband, Topshop: £18

Above: Scarf, Topshop: £25

Above: If you're feeling slightly more generous, give yourself the gift of Marchesa, which combines both the looks of the Black and White Swan.

68th Annual Golden Globes - Predictions

So, here are my predictions for the winners of tonight's HFPA 68th Annual Golden Globes:

Best Film - The Kings Speech
Best Actress - Natalie Portman 'Black Swan'
Best Actor - Colin Firth 'The Kings Speech'
Best Film - Comedy or Musical - Alice in Wonderland
Best Actress; Comedy or Musical - Anne Hathaway 'Love and Other Drugs'
Best Actor; Comedy or Musical - Johnny Depp 'Alice in Wonderland'
Best Supporting Actress - Amy Adams 'The Fighter'
Best Supporting Actor - Geoffrey Rush 'The Kings Speech'
Best Animated Film - Toy Story 3
Best Director - David Fincher 'The Social Network'
Best Screenplay - Aaron Sorkin 'The Social Network'
Best Score - Hans Zimmer 'Inception'