TALK OF THE TOWN
DECEMBER 19 2008 15:14h
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VideoThe day`s best celebrity and entertainment news including: `Doubt` leads SAG award nominations, Lohan fan arrested and more...
Film drama "Doubt" led nominees for the Screen Actors Guild awards on Thursday with five nominations , including best ensemble cast, even as talk of a possible strike cast a cloud over the awards. Joining "Doubt," in the race for best ensemble cast were "Milk," and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Those movies each earned three nods. "Slumdog Millionaire," and "Frost/Nixon," each received two nominations. The Screen Actors Guild represents some 120,000 film and television actors, and winning a SAG award at the group's January 25 ceremony can give actors momentum heading toward February's Oscars. Overshadowing this year's race for awards is talk of a possible strike by SAG actors against the major studios.
A fan of Lindsay Lohan was arrested early on Wednesday in Arizona after pushing past a nightclub security guard and trying to grab the actress, police said. A 38 year old Phoenix man lunged at Lohan and her friend, British DJ Samantha Ronson, outside a lounge in Scottsdale. The man was detained for a time and later released after being booked on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge.
In a week without a top 10 debut, teen country star Taylor Swift reclaimed her crown on the U.S. album charts. Swift's second release, "Fearless," rose one place to the top. The album debut at number 1 five weeks ago. Last week's chart-topper, Britney Spears' "Circus," slipped to No. 2 and Beyonce's "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" held at No. 3.
Funnyman Jim Carrey rolled up to the premiere of his new comedy "Yes Man" in style. Well more like a hamster. The 46 year old actor greeted the press in a plastic ball and did interviews after crawling out on to the carpet. Carrey was out promoting "Yes Man" where he plays a guy who signs up for a self-help program and agrees to say "yes" to everything for one whole year.
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