“Hurt Locker” wins Best Picture

Jeff Bridges is the Best Actor

The Hurt Locker Gets Best Picture + Best Director – “”The Hurt Locker” won best picture at Sunday’s 82nd annual Academy Awards. Kathryn Bigelow (James Cameron’s ex-wife) became the first woman to win best director. After thanking members of her cast and crew, she dedicated the Oscar to the members of the military serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The film, which tied “Avatar” for the most Oscar nominations with nine, won six awards all told. James must be the moer-in! [cnn]

Jeff Bridges Wins Best-Actor Oscar – Jeff Bridges won the best actor award for his role as past-his-prime country singer Bad Blake in “Crazy Heart.” The Oscar marks a career peak for Bridges, a beloved Hollywood veteran who had been nominated four times in the previous 38 years without winning. 

Bridges held his Oscar aloft and thanked his late parents, actor Lloyd Bridges and poet Dorothy Bridges. Nice one, Robbo! [msnbc]

Sandra Bullock Wins Best Actress Award, Beating Meryl Streep – Sandra Bullock won Best Actress for “The Blind Side.” It was Sandra’s first Oscar, which is obviously quite surprising, given her role in Speed 1 and 2. In fact I’ll blow your mind even more and tell you that Keanu didn’t even win an Oscar for Speed 1 & 2. I know! These are crazy times, my friends. And crazy times call for crazy Oscars. [nydailynews]

Best of The Oscars Red Carpet – Sandra Bullock glitters in a gold Marchesa gown, Zoe Saldana opts for purple, and Meryl Streep surprises in a gown from Chris March. Diaz looked quite nice as well, I must say. Oh and Penelope Cruz! Lest we forget the boys! Check them all out in this handy thumbnail gallery and slideshow. [dailybeast]

Lindsay Lohan Gets Bounced From Dior Show in Paris – In Paris for Gallic Fashion Week, Lindsay Lohan wore black and smoked a thousand cigarettes, just like the frogs, then donned a frilly, furry ensemble to attend the Dior show, only to have her entrance denied due to egregious tardiness. Exiting the show, LiLo put on her nastiest “don’t fuck with me” face. This, not a month after she missed a flight for a party she was paid $150,000 to attend. Silly cow. [gawker]

Is Julius Malema a Tax Dodger? – African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema might be stealing from the poor through tax evasion said Independent Democrats (ID) leader Patricia de Lille on Sunday.”It is extremely likely that ANCYL president Julius Malema is stealing from the poor through tax evasion … contrary to what he has been saying all along,” De Lille said in a statement. [mail&guardian]

Pretoria Tycoon and Family On The Run! – Posh homes and luxury cars are a thing of the past for a prominent Pretoria family who are on the run after the asset forfeiture unit seized R15-million of their property. Police and the SA Revenue Service are hot on the heels of Shahida Tayob, her husband Abdool and their son Ahmed – from the western Pretoria suburb of Erasmia – who have allegedly defrauded the taxman of more than R33-million. Awesome! [timeslive]

Conan Follows Random Woman on Twitter – Since Conan O’Brien joined the ranks of the unemployed, he’s taken Twitter by storm and brought fame to his beard and assorted other associates. Now the ousted Tonight Show host, who has more than a half-million Twitter followers but before Friday wasn’t following anyone—not even his own beard, squirrel, monkey, freckles, or Sharpie marker—has a new pal. ” Sarah Killen, your life is about to change, ” he tweeted. And boy, has it. [newser]

New Tell-All Book : Angelina Bonked Mick Jagger – Really, whose man hasn’t Angelina Jolie stolen? Just in time to get Vanessa Paradis even more concerned about the vixen hooking her claws into Johnny Depp, a new tell-all alleges Jolie had an affair with yet another married man: Mick Jagger. It all started when Angie appeared in a Rolling Stones video in 1997, while Jagger was still married to Jerry Hall. [life&style]

Homeless Man Wins R2 Million – A 37-year-old Boise insurance agent who at one time lived in a homeless shelter has won $250,000 in the Idaho Lottery. Anthony Castro won the money playing a scratch ticket that he bought at Jacksons Food Stores in Boise. He has donated some of his winnings to his church, plans to set up a trust account for his daughter and will invest and bank the rest. No cocaine and Russian hookers? I’m very impressed! [gnn]

English Teacher Sends Naked Pictures To High School Student – Police say the 41-year-old New Hampshire high school English teacher, Melinda Dennehy, sent four sexy shots of herself to a 15-year-old male student. The student, it seems, thought that was pretty nifty. The teen told police that Dennehy had “continuously sent him text messages,” some of which were sexually explicit. He also claimed that she “kissed him twice on two separate occasions.” Why this never happened to me I don’t know. [cbs]

Pete Sampras Selling His LA Home – Tennis great Pete Sampras and his smoking hot wife, actress Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, have listed their newly built compound in Lake Sherwood for $25 million.The gated contemporary sits on 20 hilltop acres with 360-degree views, a north-south tennis court and a swimming pool. The more than 13,000-square-foot main house has a theater and a game room. Including the 1,200-square-foot guesthouse and the 2,000-square-foot detached gym, the property has seven bedrooms and 11 1/2 bathrooms. Fine! [latimes]