marion cotillard

2008 BAFTA Award Winners

The 2008 BAFTA Awards have come and gone - and a little known French actress was the big surprise winner of a dazzling ceremony on Sunday night (February 10).

Marion Cotillard beat out British hopefuls Julie Christie and Keira Knightley to take the best actress award for her performance as singer Edith Piaf in the film La Vie En Rose.

Marion Cotillard Enjoys Oscar Nominee Luncheon

French actress Marion Cotillard was among the distinguished guests in attendance for the Oscar nominee luncheon held earlier today in Beverly Hills.

The annual event, which was held in the Beverly Hilton Hotel’s international ballroom, is regarded as Hollywood’s most exclusive event - as only nominees for that year are invited.

2008 Academy Award Nominations Announced

While the writers’ strike has put Hollywood’s biggest night in jeopardy, nominations for the 80th annual Academy Awards were announced as scheduled earlier this morning.

Officially, the Academy claims to be moving ahead with the red carpet and awards ceremony as usual, with spokeswoman Leslie Unger telling press: “We are planning to have our show at the Kodak Theatre with an audience of 3,300 people and a television audience significantly larger than that.”