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Cate Blanchett gave birth to her third son last week and he was home very briefly before his mum whisked him away to the 2020 Summit. The meeting is to encourage creativity and intellegient discussion revolving around arts and politics. It seems that three boys just aren’t enough for Blanchett as she also co-chaired the meeting, taking one of the ten summit seats. From news.com.au.,

“A beaming Blanchett posed for photos with six-day-old Ignatius this morning as hundreds of delegates filed through the doors of Parliament House.

Actor Hugh Jackman praised Ms Blanchett on his way in to the talks.

“I have given her my kids - she is looking after them for the weekend,” he joked.

“Cate Blanchett is superwoman … she is amazing on every level, I think she is flawless as a person and I am thrilled that she is leading our stream.”

Not only was she beaming but Blanchett looks absolutely stunning, as always. I just love when stars are proud to show off their babies and let the world have a look. Welcome to the world, Ignatius!

Cate Blanchett strolled down the red carpet at this year’s Oscars looking like she was about to pop any second. But she had a ways to go yet as the little one was just born this Saturday. The bouncing baby boy was delivered at a hospital in Sydney, Australia. It seems as though Blanchett and her husband, Andrew Upton, are good at making little boys; they already have two! I’m sure that Dashiell John, who is five and Roman Robert, 3, will be thrilled to have another brother to chase around the house in the future.

Blanchett, like any Hollywood star, has had to quelch the rumour mill throughout the pregnancy. From People,

“In November, when she confirmed her pregnancy, Blanchett, 38, was informed of rumors that she was carrying a boy, prompting her to respond: “You know more than me. It’s early days yet. It’s due in April.”

Blanchett and Upton are also working on another new project. They are the co-directors of the Sydney Theatre Company, which will allow Cate to stay at home a little bit more and be with her children.

The Oscar nominations are out. Here are the highlights:

Performance by an actor in a leading role
George Clooney in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)
Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
Johnny Depp in “Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Tommy Lee Jones in “In the Valley of Elah” (Warner Independent)
Viggo Mortensen in “Eastern Promises” (Focus Features)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Casey Affleck in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Warner Bros.)
Javier Bardem in “No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Charlie Wilson’s War” (Universal)
Hal Holbrook in “Into the Wild” (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)
Tom Wilkinson in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (Universal)
Julie Christie in “Away from Her” (Lionsgate)
Marion Cotillard in “La Vie en Rose” (Picturehouse)
Laura Linney in “The Savages” (Fox Searchlight)
Ellen Page in “Juno” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Cate Blanchett in “I’m Not There” (The Weinstein Company)
Ruby Dee in “American Gangster” (Universal)
Saoirse Ronan in “Atonement” (Focus Features)
Amy Ryan in “Gone Baby Gone” (Miramax)
Tilda Swinton in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)

Best animated feature film of the year
“Persepolis” (Sony Pictures Classics): Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney): Brad Bird
“Surf’s Up” (Sony Pictures Releasing): Ash Brannon and Chris Buck

Achievement in directing
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn), Julian Schnabel
“Juno” (Fox Searchlight), Jason Reitman
“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.), Tony Gilroy
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Paul Thomas Anderson

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
“Atonement” (Focus Features) Dario Marianelli
“The Kite Runner” (DreamWorks, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions, Distributed by Paramount Classics): Alberto Iglesias
“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.) James Newton Howard
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Michael Giacchino
“3:10 to Yuma” (Lionsgate) Marco Beltrami

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Falling Slowly” from “Once” (Fox Searchlight) Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and: Marketa Irglova
“Happy Working Song” from “Enchanted” (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
“Raise It Up” from “August Rush” (Warner Bros.): Nominees to be determined
“So Close” from “Enchanted” (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
“That’s How You Know” from “Enchanted” (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz

Best motion picture of the year
“Atonement” (Focus Features) A Working Title Production: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster, Producers
“Juno” (Fox Searchlight) A Dancing Elk Pictures, LLC Production: Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick and Russell Smith, Producers
“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.) A Clayton Productions, LLC Production: Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox and Kerry Orent, Producers
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production: Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) A JoAnne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production: JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Lupi, Producers

Adapted screenplay
“Atonement” (Focus Features), Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
“Away from Her” (Lionsgate), Written by Sarah Polley
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn), Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson

Original screenplay
“Juno” (Fox Searchlight), Written by Diablo Cody
“Lars and the Real Girl” (MGM), Written by Nancy Oliver
“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.), Written by Tony Gilroy
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Brad Bird; Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird
“The Savages” (Fox Searchlight), Written by Tamara Jenkins

Well, the Golden Globes weren’t so golden this year because of the writers’ strike. Alas, the awards weren’t televised because many stars stood in solidarity of the striking writers, and decided not to attend. Let’s hope the writers’ strike can be settled soon, so we can enjoy our Hollywood eye candy and see our favorite shows again. It is heartbreaking, but least there was a silver lining; we didn’t have to see yet another homemade Home Ec sewing reject outfit from the likes of Kim Basinger or Geena Davis.

Here are the winners of the Golden Globes:
Film Category
Best Motion Picture, Drama: “Atonement” (See Keira Knightly perfect her gaping mouth look).
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood” (He really is a good actor. Nice to see him making movies again).
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Julie Christie in “Away from Her” (And oldie, but goodie).
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: “Sweeney Todd” (Definitely a cut above the rest).
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Johnny Depp in “Sweeney Todd” (Depp seems to get great kudos in movies where he gets to use sharp objects…savvy).
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Marion Cotillard in “La Vie en Rose” (Edith Piaf personified).
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Cate Blanchett in “I’m Not There” (Wow, from playing an elfin queen to Bob Dylan, this actress has a mighty wide range)!
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Javier Bardem in “No Country for Old Men” (Anybody but John Revolta and an Affleck is fine by me. With that said, though, Javier Bardem is an incredible actor. I hope we’ll see more of him in future mainstream Hollywood movies).
Best Director: Julian Schnabel for “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Best Foreign Language Film: “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (France)
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen for “No Country for Old Men”
Best Animated Feature Film: “Ratatouille”

Television
Best Series, Drama: “Mad Men”
Best Actor, Drama Series: Jon Hamm in “Mad Men”
Best Actress, Drama Series: Glenn Close in “Damages”
Best Series, Comedy or Musical: “Extras”
Best Actress, Comedy or Musical Series: Tina Fey in “30 Rock”
Best Actor, Comedy or Musical Series: David Duchovny in “Californication” (This role is certainly a long way from the sexually repressed Fox Mulder. Kudos, David).
Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: “Longford”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Queen Latifah in “Life Support”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Jim Broadbent in “Longford.” (Kudos to Broadbent. He’s an excellent actor. Who could forget him for his portrayal of Harold Zidler in “Moulin Rouge!”)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Samantha Morton in “Longford”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Jeremy Piven in “Entourage”
(Image provided by bubblesung’s photostream on Flickr)

Jessica Alba showed up at the premier of “Awake” in a dress that showed off a bit of belly. Is she pregnant? Does she have crappy taste in clothes? Or is Jessica Alba getting fat because she realises that people aren’t falling for her cutesy B.S. anymore? From Cele|bitchy:

“26 year-old Jessica Alba looks pregnant to me. I know I’m always calling celebrities pregnant, but in the last two cases, Nicole Richie and Cate Blanchett, I was right and well ahead of the tabloids. (Although I did call Nicole Kidman pregnant enough times for her to have had Irish twins by now.) At first I wrote this whole post making fun of Alba’s recent lack of style, but when I looked at the pictures closely I was struck by how much her lower stomach looks like it’s sticking out in this dress. It could just be the style of the dress, but I suspect she’s knocked up. Alba is currently reunited with her longterm boyfriend, Cash Warren, who was also at the premiere of Awake in NY last night.

Is Alba pregnant or did she fire her stylist? She was on TRL on Tuesday wearing a loose t-shirt and skirt outfit that Agent Bedhead said made her look “like the ditzy secretary who takes the ‘business-casual; notion way too literally.” Then last night she showed up at the premiere of her new film, Awake, wearing a black dress with scalloped lace detail and puffy cap sleeves. Her look is just perfect for that mid 80s prom she would have been crowned queen of if she was born 15 years earlier.”

I wonder who the father is, if she is pregnant? Jessica Alba has had some very awkward ups and downs in the relationship department over the past year, and pregnancy is possible, but paternal tracking? Who knows.

One of my favorite actresses ever, and ladies and gentlemen, I don’t have to tell you that I don’t have very many, is pregnant with her third child. Cate Blanchett, now in her late thirties, confessed at the premier of her new movie, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” that she was pregnant again. From People:

“Informed of rumors that she is carrying a boy, Blanchett reportedly responded: “You know more than me. It’s early days yet. It’s due in April.”

The actress and her writer-director husband, Andrew Upton, already have two sons: Dashiell John, 5, and Roman Robert, 3.

As for expanding her family, Blanchett recently told W magazine that she was “not going to wait forever. … God, I’d love it to be now. I’d love it to be next week.”"

Like some other famous actresses, -cough- Angelina Jolie -cough-, Cate is planning to spend more time at home to care for her children. However, I actually believe she will spend more time with her family; unlike Angelina and Brad Pitt, whom are much busier. Nothing wrong with enjoying your career; unless you start telling the press you want to be a stay at home parent, and then go off in another direction. Congrats, Cate!