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Salma Hayek, the Academy Award-nominated star of “Frida,” will be honored at this Saturday’s Cultural Rhythms show in Sanders Theatre, making her the latest Oscar-caliber celebrity to hit Harvard’s campus this month...
Hayek was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award in 2003 for her title role in “Frida,” which she also produced. Her other appearances include a breakthrough performance in “Desperado” and starring roles in “54” and “Fools Rush...
...rare but gratifying moment. The arena rammed with music executives momentarily fell into a stunned silence. Then, the words: "And the 1999 Brit Award for best breakthrough act goes to: Belle and Sebastian" percolated through fogged brains, and noiseless shock gave way to intense chatter. Some questioned the result, but most just wanted to know, "Who the hell are Belle and Sebastian?" One exec thought they might be a firm of music lawyers. Pete Waterman, producer of Steps - the chart-topping pop puppets perceived as shoo-ins for the award - demanded an investigation. And so the bookish, reclusive Glasgow group...
WHAT THE BUZZ IS SAYING: Why stop now? Witherspoon has won just about every acting award on offer this time of the year, and her vehicle is, at least, a mainstream studio film, and those are in very short supply on the Academy's list of nominees. Nobody is saying the word lock yet, but she is the front runner...
WHAT THE BUZZ IS SAYING: Capote has won him nearly every award worth taking. He is also commonly described as the leading character actor of his generation but until now was never nominated for an Oscar. That will be not just a reward for a superb performance but also a career-achievement citation...