Jessica Chastain considers life after her breakthrough year: "'It’s a strange moment when your dreams become your reality,' she says. 'What does it mean? Yesterday I had my portrait taken for the Academy. The photographer told me he shot Rita Hayworth! For the rest of my life, I am "the Oscar-nominated Jessica Chastain."' The Oscar-nominated Jessica Chastain now occupies that strange, glorious country reserved for the newly famous. But unlike any number of her contemporaries, she has ascended to this delicious height without tabloid-worthy histrionics. ('I’m not as interesting as my movies,' she murmurs.)" NEW YORK TIMES

Liza Minnelli to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Astaire Awards: "The ceremony will also honor the work of late director-choreographer Bob Fosse and performer Gwen Verdon. Several of Fosse's pieces will be presented during the Astaire Awards, which will be held at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The 30th annual Astaire Awards, which recognize excellence in dance on Broadway and in film, will be dedicated to Tony-winning producer Marty Richards. Tony-nominated producer Kathleen Raitt will also be recognized with a special award for her efforts in helping to establish the Astaire Awards." PLAYBILL

Could Matthew McConaughey be nominated for an Oscar for "Magic Mike"? "A reader happened to get into an advance/test screening that took place recently and reported back to us that not only did this one play very well with the entire crowd -- she described it as a cross between 'Flashdance,' '8 Mile' and 'All About Eve' -- there could be awards in the mix if the voters are open-minded enough. 'I don't mind saying that I think it wouldn't be out of place for him to garner a supporting nod for his performance in the Globes or the Oscars,' the reader told us about Matthew McConaughey's performance." INDIEWIRE

Why do the Olivier Awards exclude so much of London's best theater? "In American theatre, the Tony awards take that pole position. Here it's the Oliviers: 'British theatre's most sought-after awards,' according to their website ... So what if I told you that Michael Sheen's 'Hamlet' wasn't even eligible for best actor? Or that Lisa Dillion's achingly brilliant performance in 'Knot of the Heart,' a role written especially to challenge her, could never have won best actress? The same goes for Rafe Spall and Sally Hawkins, who both delivered effortlessly complex, delicate performances in Nick Payne's 'Constellations.'" GUARDIAN

Esperanza Spalding uses Grammy fame to make her music: "One might reasonably refer to it as the "Best New Artist" curse. Win that Grammy, and you'll receive a mixed blessing ... Esperanza Spalding took the Grammy in that category in 2011, in the process upsetting Justin Bieber and his fans, and achieving the unthinkable: on the strength of an uncompromising recording that successfully sought to blend jazz and classical music, Spalding managed to move ambitious, heady music into the mainstream." BUFFALO NEWS

Johnny Depp jammed with Marilyn Manson at the Golden Gods Awards: "Johnny Depp's life took a pretty different turn after he moved to L.A. with his band The Kids to try his hand at rock stardom. But he never quite lost the itch to jam, and last night at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards -- a metal and hard-rock-centric tweak on the Grammys -- he took the stage with an artist who shares his taste in both rock and the macabre: Marilyn Manson. Depp, dressed incognito in a black cowboy hat and boots, joined Manson on stage at the Club Nokia show for Manson's cover of the Eurythmics' 'Sweet Dreams' and his own single 'The Beautiful People.'" LOS ANGELES TIMES

"The Artist" dog Uggie retires from films: "Among the revelations in Peggy Siegal’s just-published, annual Oscar Diary in the April issue of Avenue is that Uggie 'tragically . . . developed an undisclosed neurological disorder . . . forcing him to retire at the height of his popularity.' But it isn’t curtains for Uggie. According to a source close to the beloved Jack Russell terrier who stole the show at the Oscars: '[Uggie’s] not retiring, he’s just not doing any feature films since the hours are too long for a 10-year-old dog. What you described is just his shaking syndrome he’s had for a long time.'" NEW YORK POST

Stage version of "The King's Speech" struggles in the UK: "'The King’s Speech' — the tale of King George VI coping with a speech impediment — earned Colin Firth a well-deserved Oscar, and movie-goers made it a global success. But the West End stage version is having a hard time being heard. The production, which officially opened at Wyndham’s Theatre just over a fortnight ago, has struggled to find its voice and has lost money two straight weeks in a row. Producers have gone into red-alert mode and deployed a range of new marketing techniques, but it may already be too late to save it, which is extraordinary for a production with a title that many would have seen as a licence to print money." DAILY MAIL

The Motion Picture Academy promotes Randy Haberkamp: "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promoted Randy Haberkamp to the newly created position of managing director, programming, education and preservation. He will report to Academy COO Ric Robertson, who announced the promotion Wednesday ... In his new position, Haberkamp will oversee the Academy Film Archive and the Margaret Herrick Library. He also will assume responsibility for more than 100 annual public programs in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and London, and oversee $1 million in institutional and film festival grants, as well as the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program." HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Tim Roth will preside over Cannes's Un Certain Regard Jury: "English actor and director Tim Roth will be the president of the Un Certain Regard Jury, part of the Festival de Cannes Official Selection, for which twenty films will be announced at the same time as those for the Competition during the press conference on April, 19th ... Accompanied by a jury made up of artists, journalists and festival directors to be announced in the next few days, Tim Roth will award the Prix Un Certain Regard along with the other awards on Saturday May, 26th, the day before the Festival draws to a close." DEADLINE

Woody Allen will premiere "To Rome with Love" at Los Angeles Film Festival: "Written and directed by Allen, the film stars Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penelope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig, Ellen Page, and Allen himself. It will kick off LAFF on June 14th, leading into a 10 day event of over 200 feature films, shorts, and music videos, representing more than 30 countries." INDIEWIRE

Will Tom Hanks make his Broadway debut in a Nora Ephron play? "The piece, 'Stories About McAlary,' centers on the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning [New York] Post columnist Mike McAlary. The project reportedly began as a film that would star Hanks, though he has yet to commit to the project since Ephron opted to make it a play instead. Hugh Jackman previously played McAlary in a reading staged by Mike Nichols." BROADWAY.COM

Tom Hanks might also play Walt Disney in upcoming film: "The script by Kelly Marcel details how Walt Disney spent 14 years courting P.L. Travers, the Australian author of 'Mary Poppins,' in order to make adapt her books about the magical nanny. Travers resisted for so long because she feared Disney would make an animated adaptation. The studio finally made a live-action movie in 1964, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, but stuck in animated sequences, which turned the author off from working with Disney again." HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Should late costume designer Eiko Ishioka receive a posthumous Oscar bid for "Mirror Mirror"? "I realize that this is my third post in the space of a week to mention the staggering wardrobe created by the late Eiko Ishioka for 'Mirror Mirror.' But since a posthumous Best Costume Design Oscar for the Japanese visionary -- a word diluted by overuse that fully applies here -- who passed away in January after battling pancreatic cancer, is going to remain near the top of my wishlist for the next awards season, you may as well get used to it." IN CONTENTION

"The Hunger Games" earns accolades for Josh Hutcherson. Are the MTV Movie Awards next? "The man who plays Peeta Mellark just picked up a NewNowNext award from Logo TV in the category of Next Mega Star. (The awards, held Thursday, were broadcast Monday night.) ... While his costars Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth are empty-handed at the moment, talk at NewNowNext turned to the coveted best kiss trophy handed out annually at the MTV Movie Awards. Hutcherson and Lawrence could go head-to-head with reigning couple Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart." LOS ANGELES TIMES

Ricky Gervais thinks he and his "idiot friends" should present the Oscars: "His own show aside, Gervais dodged when asked whether he'll host the Golden Globes next year for a fourth time. Some of the fun has gone out of it, he noted, because now the audience gets the jokes. But Gervais said he'd 'love to' do some kind of streaming commentary for the Oscars (which he hasn't been invited to host -- yet). 'You watch the Oscars on your TV with the sound down, and you have me and a few of my idiot friends ... saying what you can't say on television. ... That's better than singing and dancing, isn't it?'" TODAY

Kristin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons will announce the Tony nominations on May 1. From the press release: "The Tony Awards Nominations Announcement will be co-hosted by Tony nominated actress Kristin Chenoweth and Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor Jim Parsons.    Ted Chapin, Chairman of the American Theatre Wing; Heather Hitchens, Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing; Nick Scandalios, Chairman of The Broadway League; Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director of the Broadway League; will also be on-hand ... The Tony Nominations can be viewed LIVE (8:30am ET) in their entirety at www.TonyAwards.com and on NY1, where available."

Could "Modern Family" star Eric Stonestreet become "Justified" villain? "Showrunner Graham Yost says Stonestreet's a fit for the show 'because he's a Kansas boy, and he'd like to play a bad guy.' Providing the scheduling works with 'Modern Family,' the 'just great' Stonestreet would join a line of villains including Neal McDonough's just-wrapped third season turn, Margo Martindale's Emmy-winning run, and Jeremy Davies's Emmy-nominated spot. Oh, and another actor on Yost's 'Justified' bucket list: Jeff Goldblum." VULTURE

2012 Olivier Awards will be streamed globally: "This year's Laurence Olivier Awards, being held April 15 at London's Royal Opera House, will be available to an international audience for the first time, with the entire event streamed live online via a relay on the event's official website (www.olivierawards.com) as well as the BBC's Radio 2 website (www.bbc.co.uk/radio2), who are offering live coverage in a show hosted by Ken Bruce beginning at 5:30 PM BST, 12:30 PM ET." PLAYBILL

"Game of Thrones" already renewed for a third season: "HBO said on Tuesday that it was ordering another year of “Game of Thrones,” its fantasy drama about the warring clans of Starks, Lannisters, Baratheons, Greyjoys and Targaryen (among other unusual permutations of vowels and consonants) on the mythical continent of Westeros ... Season 2, which began on April 1, is already off to a strong start, drawing nearly 4 million viewers for the debut broadcasts of each episode that have been shown so far." NEW YORK TIMES

"Evita" cast will perform on "Good Morning America" on April 12: "Ricky Martin, Elena Roger, Michael Cerveris and the cast of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical will perform two numbers from the show. The actors will also discuss the return of the Tony-winning musical. 'Good Morning America' airs in the New York metropolitan area on ABC TV, Channel 7. The segment is scheduled to run during the 8:30 AM-9 AM half hour." PLAYBILL

Gary Ross will not direct "The Hunger Games" sequel: "'Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decided not to direct "Catching Fire." As a writer and a director, I simply don’t have the time I need to write and prep the movie I would have wanted to make because of the fixed and tight production schedule,' Ross said. Lionsgate said they are 'very sorry that Gary Ross has chosen not to direct "Catching Fire."'" EW.COM

Warner Bros. adjusts its fall schedule: "The Ben Affleck-directed 'Argo' moves back to Oct 12. (It had been slated for Sept 14.) Oct 12 had been reserved for 'The Gangster Squad,' which will get a release date shortly. This is the second time the Ruben Fleischer-directed cops-and-mob crime drama set in 1940s-’50s LA has been moved. It was originally scheduled for Oct. 19. The film stars Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin and Nick Nolte." DEADLINE

The Webby Awards have been announced. From the press release: "In a year marked by the increasing convergence of entertainment and the social and mobile Web, the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) announced Spotify, HBO GO, 106 & Park, Google+, Funny or Die and Pinterest among its nominees for The 16th Annual Webby Awards. A full list of this year’s nominees can be found at http://wbby.co/nominees."

Tony Awards Administration Committee announces its Lifetime Achievement recipient. Press release: "This year’s award will be presented to producer Emanuel 'Manny' Azenberg.   The Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre will be presented at the 2012 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 10th ... Emanuel 'Manny' Azenberg has produced 65 productions for Broadway, receiving 25 Tony Award nominations and 8 Tony Awards. Collectively, elements of those productions have received 49 Tony Awards from more than 150 nominations."

"Murphy Brown" will be honored at the TV Land Awards. Press release: "TV Land announced today that the cast and show creator behind the cutting-edge and witty CBS series, 'Murphy Brown' – Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto, Charles Kimbrough, Grant Shaud and Diane English – will be honored with the Impact Award at the 'TV Land Awards' 10th Anniversary celebration, taping Saturday, April 14 at the Lexington Avenue Armory at Gramercy Park in New York City."

Can MTV turn sister network Logo's NewNowNext Awards into a sensation? "For the fourth year of the New Now Next Awards, which airs Monday on Logo, the MTV and VH1 sister network will implement a variety of social TV features new to the show, including the Verizon Wireless-sponsored Twitter Tracker, which visualizes the Twitter conversation around the show ... 'We try to give the show an outrageous slant – outrageous characters from high and low pop culture,' Dan Sacher, VP of Digital for VH1 and Logo, told TheWrap. 'The show has been building and this year we wanted to introduce several social TV first initiatives.'" THE WRAP

Chaz Bono to be honored at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Press release: "GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today announced it will honor LGBT equality advocate, author and speaker Chaz Bono at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented nationally by Ketel One and Wells Fargo.  Bono will receive the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the Los Angeles Ceremony on April 21, 2012 ... Ellen DeGeneres will open the show and guests will enjoy a performance by Grammy Award-winning singer and LGBT equality advocate, Jason Mraz."

"Titanic" ruled the box office, won Oscars, and launched hater culture: "Any number of celebrated films, of course, have provoked backlashes ... What’s special about 'Titanic' is that the backlash happened so quickly, and became so widespread, and grew nearly as mythological as the movie itself. The film was released in December 1997, and a few weeks later, when it started to play around the country to surging, off-the-charts crowds, the voices of dissent had already begun to coalesce. For everyone who adored 'Titanic,' and even (like me) thought that it was a heart-swelling masterpiece of old-fashioned Hollywood audacity, it seemed as if there was someone else who thought it was overrated and overblown." EW.COM

Christopher Plummer could replace himself as the oldest person to win an Oscar: "You’d think so, by the thunderous palm-smacking that met the conclusion of 'Barrymore' at a recent screening in New York ... Plummer had a Broadway triumph with 'Barrymore' in 1997, winning a Tony Award as a tender boy of 68 -- and long before, at 82, he snagged the Academy Award for 'Beginners.' ('Where have you been all my life?') In May, a motion picture version of 'Barrymore' will premiere in theaters in Plummer’s native Canada; U.S. audiences will see it in October." NBC

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of "To Kill a Mockingbird": "For the 50th Anniversary of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' the Motion Picture Academy, AFI and the White House have all rolled out special tributes ... The slowness of the telling is some of what sets 'Mockingbird' apart from films that are made today.  The whole court scene, with a series of witnesses is almost an entire movie within a movie.  No director would dare to do such a thing now.  They would have cut away, or used to flashback or try to hold the viewer’s attention better.  But this film relies only on writing, directing and acting to play it out." AWARDS DAILY

The Hugo Awards for science fiction nominate "Game of Thrones," "Captain America: The First Avenger": "The 'Captain America' nomination reminded me that another Captain America film was announced for April 4th, 2014 in case you plan two years in advance for your ticket purchases. Titling this one could be challenging. Imagine it: 'Captain America: The First Avenger... Two'!  'Captain America: The Second Avenger'? I kid. Obviously they'll just go with 'Captain America 2' ... because the Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn't get all Batman/DC creative with their titles." THE FILM EXPERIENCE

Fox renews "Glee," "New Girl," and "Raising Hope": "This will mark a fourth season for 'Glee,' a second season of 'New Girl' and a third edition of 'Raising Hope.' 'Over the past season, "New Girl" has become the hottest new appointment series for young adults; "Raising Hope" has established itself as one of the smartest and most unique offbeat comedies on television; and "Glee" has continued its success as a genre-defying, global cultural phenomenon,' said Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly." EW.COM

Pam Grier biopic in the works: "Now here's a biopic I can get excited about: Blaxploitation icon Pam Grier is set to see her 2010 autobiography 'Foxy, My Life in Three Acts,' adapted for the screen with 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'/'Living Single' TV vet Eunetta Boone to script. Grier's story is full of sensational events -- just imagine that one Richard Pryor story, reenacted -- but also marks a turning point in the portrayal of strong, sexually-empowered women in Hollywood. That said, what young actresses out there can fill Grier's foxy shoes?" MOVIELINE

Joseph Gordon-Levitt drops out of "Django Unchained": "Quentin Tarantino’s next film just got a little less charming. A rep for Joseph Gordon-Levitt has confirmed to EW that the actor has dropped out of 'Django Unchained,' Tarantino’s upcoming slave-era drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz and Jamie Foxx, due to a scheduling conflict with his feature directorial debut." EW.COM

Who will win the Pulitzer Prize for drama? "Last year at this time, as Playbill was polling theatre pundits about possible recipients of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, many assumed that Jon Robin Baitz's widely praised family drama 'Other Desert Cities' was the obvious front-runner. But Lincoln Center Theater shook its head at the suggestion. The production did not officially open at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre until January 2011 (previews began in December 2010), and was thus not eligible for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama ... A year has passed — the 2012 Pulitzers and finalists in a number of literary and journalistic divisions get announced April 16 — and now it looks like it may now be Robbie's turn." PLAYBILL

One man imitates 75 Best Supporting Actress Oscar winners: "It took a little while to get out, but this young man's lightning-round riff on all 75 Best Supporting Actress Oscar-winners is the textbook definition of better late than never. Guess who: 'I'm only in this movie for four minutes and you gave me an Oscar!' And his Cloris Leachman is pretty dead-on, actually." MOVIELINE

Who is in the running for supporting Oscars for 2012? "Nowhere is the 'April Foolish' descriptive more appropriate than in the Supporting Categories. They're generally the last major categories to clear up in each Oscar race since so much rides on the success of a film and/or its leading players. Coattails are often required even if the performance is great all by its lonesome. Witness the sad fate of Vanessa Redgrave's 'Coriolanus' performance in the last race. She was easily the greatest but barely any awards group noticed since reviews for the film were lukewarm and it was barely released at that." THE FILM EXPERIENCE

"Leap of Faith" among recent shows that address faith on Broadway: "When preacher/con-man Jonas Nightingale pitched his revival-meeting tent at the St. James Theatre on April 3, 'Leap of Faith' became the fifth current Broadway musical to employ and explore the world of religion, faith and personal spirituality. ('Godspell,' 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' 'Sister Act' and 'The Book of Mormon' are the others.) Irreverent Reverend Nightingale (played by Raul Esparza) joins a list of men and women whose dynamic, larger-than-life personalities, to quote 'Sister Act's' Deloris, really 'get the rafters ringing.'" PLAYBILL

Jimmy Smits joins the cast of "Sons of Anarchy" for a season-long arc: "On the dark biker soap, Smits will play Neron 'Nero' Padilla, a Latino gangbanger with an exit strategy who becomes a dangerous mentor for Jax (Charlie Hunnam). Smits has played bad guys before, most notably the scheming ADA Miguel Prado in another season-long arc on a gritty cable drama, Showtime’s 'Dexter,' but this marks a rare departure from Smits’ trademark shirt-and-suit look associated with most of his characters." DEADLINE

"Evita" opens to generally positive reviews: "Though some reviewers did not warm to [Ricky Martin] in the lead role, many seem to agree Olivier Award-winning Elena Roger is a highlight of the season so far (she previously starred in the earlier, Ricky-less West End iteration of this production for more than a year) and Tony-winner Michael Cerveris - as an imperious Juan Peron - is impressive, as always, quite expectedly." BROADWAY WORLD

Is "One Man, Two Guvnors" an original play or a revival at the Tony Awards? "This year, the crucial decision involves the National Theatre’s production of 'One Man, Two Guvnors' which opens April 18 at the Music Box. The play is based on Goldoni’s 1743 farce, 'The Servant of Two Masters.' A play that’s 269 years old certainly sounds like a revival to me. Except that the only thing that remains from the original is the structure. Author Richard Bean has switched the setting from 18th-century Venice to Brighton, England, in 1963. And every line of dialogue, every joke is new." NEW YORK POST

"Breaking Bad" will split its final season, according to Bryan Cranston: "Emmy-winning series star Bryan Cranston says AMC will break the award-winning drama’s final 16-episode season into two separate runs, as has been speculated for months. 'We’re splitting it,' says Cranston, who’s currently shooting the fifth season premiere in New Mexico. 'We’re going to shoot the first eight, then take a four-month production break, then the rest will air next year.' The network has not announced a premiere date for 'Breaking Bad,' though actors on the show say the drama will return in July." EW.COM

Rating Hollywood's biopics: "Playing a famous figure is often a fast-track to Oscar gold, as Meryl Streep (Margaret Thatcher), Sean Penn (Harvey Milk), Colin Firth (George VI), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Truman Capote), Reese Witherspoon (June Carter Cash), Jamie Foxx (Ray Charles), Forest Whitaker (Idi Amin) and Marion Cotillard (Edith Piaf) can attest to in recent years. Christian Bale and Melissa Leo won Oscars for playing real people in the same movie, 'The Fighter,' while Sandra Bullock and Helen Mirren in 'The Blind Side' and 'The Queen' (not technically biopics) also scored with the Academy." CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

NewNowNext Awards honor Naya Rivera, "Revenge," and the upcoming "The Avengers": "Always at the forefront of the styles, trends, personalities and guilty pleasures on the verge of a pop culture explosion, this always unpredictable show brought together today's hottest celebrities and tomorrow's brightest stars for a night of brilliant performances, outrageous awards and fierce entertainment! ... Taking the evening to a fever pitch were the live, and always cutting-edge, musical performances of Adam Lambert, Neon Hitch, Neon Trees and Rye Rye." SACRAMENTO BEE

The Motion Picture Academy celebrates the 65th anniversary of "Gentleman's Agreement": "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as part of its “Monday Nights with Oscar,” series will celebrate the 65th anniversary of 'Gentleman's Agreement' with a screening on Monday, April 23, at 7 p.m. at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International in New York City. The event will feature special guest Celeste Holm, who earned an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in her first dramatic screen role." BROADWAY WORLD

Roger Ebert looks forward to the upcoming Sight & Sound list of the best films of all time: "Why do I value this poll more than others? It has sentimental value. The first time I saw it in the magazine, I was much impressed by the names of the voters, and felt a thrill to think that I might someday be invited to join their numbers ... Now it is time for me to commence this ten-yearly ritual, and decide on my list for 2012. To tell the truth, I think my 2002 list holds up pretty well, and I'm tempted to just send it in again. But what other titles might deserve a place?" ROGER EBERT'S JOURNAL

Find out how Jennifer Lawrence reacted to her Oscar nomination last year for "Winter's Bone": "Behind every smoldering, smoky-eyed, GIF-able hottie, there’s a pajama-wearing little girl waiting to be nominated for an Academy Award. It’s been well over a year since Jennifer Lawrence was nominated for Best Actress at the 2011 Oscars, but a photo of her reaction on the morning of the announcement has been circulating around the social networks, and it’s friggin’ adorable." EW.COM

Did Emma Thompson and Holly Hunter's double Oscar nods in 1993 reflect a lack of female roles? "... Thompson was nominated for two Oscars: as Best Actress for James Ivory's social/psychological drama 'The Remains of the Day' and as Best Supporting Actress for Jim Sheridan's family melodrama/political & prison drama 'In the Name of the Father.' That same year, Holly Hunter was another double nominee — the first (and to date only) time two performers have been in the running in two acting categories in the same year ... Some have claimed that these double-double nominations means that women were truly having a hard time finding roles in movies in the early '90s. After all, why else would Academy members nominate the same two actresses in two different acting categories?" ALT FILM GUIDE

"Game of Thrones" and "The Big Bang Theory" are among the US shows nominated in Monte Carlo: "U.S. series nominees at the 52nd Monte Carlo Television Festival in the drama category are 'Boardwalk Empire' (HBO), 'Game of Thrones' (HBO) and 'The Good Wife' (CBS Studios International). Comedy series nominees are '30 Rock' (NBC Universal), 'The Big Bang Theory' (CBS Studios International) and 'Modern Family' (Twentieth Century Fox in association with Levitan Lloyd Productions). Selected by the Producers Guild of America, the U.S. nominees compete with series from around the world. Winners selected by an international jury will be announced at fest’s Golden Nymph Award ceremony on June 14, 2012." DEADLINE

Nicole Kidman in talks to play Grace Kelly: "Variety first broke the news Thursday, reporting that Kidman is in talks with director Olivier Dahan and producer Pierre-Ange Le Pogam to star in 'Grace of Monaco.' The film, which is written by Arash Amel, is being independently financed by Le Pogam, who is spending $15 million to make it ... Dahan is best known for directing 'La vie en rose,' a biopic on the life of singer Edith Piaf. Marion Cotillard won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Piaf." CELEBRITY CAFE