The Academy Award nominee Eileen Brennan, the actress who was best remembered for playing a tough drill captain in comedy "Private Benjamin" , died in California, Sunday morning at the age of 80.
Steven Spielberg's biopic "Lincoln" swept the 85th Academy Awards nominations announced Thursday with 12 nods. Hot on its heals is Ang Lee's "life of Pi", which was named in 11 categories. David O. Russel's "Silvers Linings Playbook" and Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables" followed with eight apiece. Ben Affleck's political thriller "Argo" was mentioned seven times.
Steven Spielberg's bio-pic " Lincoln" and the CBS sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" finished among the top contenders for the 70th Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced in Los Angeles Thursday morning.