Vanity Fair's annual Hollywood Issue hits stands Feb. 9 - with Kristen Stewart and Carey Mulligan gracing the cover - just in time to celebrate today's Oscar nominations. The magazine highlights the bond between great actors and directors like Precious actresses Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique with their director Lee Daniel, all of whom received nods. Annie Leibowitz captured Penelope Cruz sharing a loving embrace with her longtime friend and director in Broken Embraces, Pedro Almodóvar, though she was recognized for her work in Nine, and the boys of The Hangover Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms clowned around with director Todd Phillips. The magazine also captured Avatar creator James Cameron at work behind the camera as well as Quentin Tarantino posing with an Inglourious Basterd - check out all the photos here. View 5 Photos › »
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Nothing stirs up emotions, name-dropping and unbridled snark in Hollywood quite like the Academy Awards nominations, and each of these behaviors was alive and well this morning as the official Oscar contenders for 2010 went public.
In the first few hours after the nominees were announced Twitter-Wood saw all of these reactions, and I've retweeted a collection below filled with Anna Kendrick's shock after seeing her Best Supporting Actress nomination for "Up in the Air," Lee Unkrich's wishes to the "Up" crew, Samm Levine's assessment of the eight nominations received by "Inglourious Basterds" and more. Check 'em out below in this Twitter-Wood Special Edition.
@AnnaKendrick47 I'd love to say that 140 characters couldn't cover how I'm feeling right now but I'm honestly speechless
-Anna Kendrick, Actress ("Twilight," "Up in the Air")
@ThatKevinSmith So the AcademyAward noms are announced, and once again, I'm sickened. Where the f--- is Orphan? »
- Brian Warmoth

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Does it count as a snub if you never believed that no matter how many Best Picture spots there were, there'd never be enough for your movies? And so it came to pass that despite the Oscars' expanded Best Picture field, and despite Avatar's and District 9's success, Star Trek, The Hangover and Michael Jackson's This Is It were denied shots at the biggest prize.   Star Trek was treated like a sci-fi film, earning four technical nods today for the 82nd Academy Awards. The Hangover was treated like a comedy that was unabashedly funny, rating zero nominations. This Is It was treated like a surprise critical hit nobody knew what to do with, its all-or-nothing gambit (the concert film »

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The nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, and there are already plenty of debates that will be argued all across MTV News properties (especially on the always-sharp MTV Movies Blog) today and every day up until the Oscars are actually handed out on March 7. Will "Avatar" run the table, or will it be spoiled by an upstart like "The Hurt Locker"?
Overall, it seems like a pretty even set of nominations, though there is one category that has everyone here in the MTV Newsroom scratching our heads. That category is, of course, the one for Best Original Song. The nominations run like this: Two Randy Newman songs from "The Princess and the Frog," a tune from "Nine," a song from the French film "Paris 36" and one of the T-Bone Burnett-produced tracks from "Crazy Heart."
To that we say: Huh?
Considering all the great tracks included on the shortlist, »
- Kyle Anderson

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Avatar and The Hurt Locker led the Oscar nominations this morning, with nine nods each. There's a lot to be happy about, like Up's five nominations including both Best Animated Feature and Best Picture. But while we await EW Oscar expert Dave Karger's official analysis, let's talk snubs. Which omission from the list bothers you most? In a 10-movie Best Picture field that had room for box office hits as well as indie darlings, I was surprised Golden Globe winner The Hangover, Star Trek, or (500) Days of Summer didn't sneak in. The Hangover was completely shut out (sorry, Best »
- Mandi Bierly

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“Actors are really tired of being photographed, just sitting there by themselves…. It’s better to show a relationship.” Those are Annie Leibovitz’s words, spoken to Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper and his leading man, Jeff Bridges, and they sum up exactly what the photographer achieved in Vanity Fair’s 2010 Hollywood portfolio. Her instantly indelible portraits bring together some of the year’s most unforgettable creative combinations—from Lee Daniels, Gabourey Sidibe, and Mo’Nique of Precious to Todd Phillips, Bradley Cooper, and the rest of the boys from The Hangover. Check out our behind-the-scenes video for more fun quotes and candid moments. Related: The 2010 Hollywood Portfolio »

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Winter is almost coming to an end, and there’s a whole glut of great movies on their way in Spring. You can find out about some of the coolest by checking out Five Cool Movies For Spring 2010 here.
This is the movie industry, however, and that means that it’s never too early to look at the big Summer blockbusters. Here are the five i might just be looking forward to most.
 
The A-Team

When is it? - Us 11th June UK 30th July
Who is it? – Directed by Joe Carnahan. Starring Liam Neeson, Sharlto Copely, Bradley Cooper, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Jessica Biel
What is it? – Movie version of one of the most iconic TV series ever. In the words of that fantastic intro… “In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. They promptly escaped from a »
- Barry Steele

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Park City, Ut (January 28, 2010) - Flache Pyramide has acquired from Cinetic International the French distribution rights to the 2010 Sundance Film Festival hit "Holy Rollers." Kevin Asch makes his directorial debut in the gritty coming of age story set against the backdrop of the international drug trade. Written by Antonio Macia, and starring Justin Bartha ("The Hangover"), Jesse Eisenberg ("Zombieland"), and Danny A. Abeckaser, the film made its worldwide debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim. The deal was negotiated by Shebnem Askin-Schreger (head of Cinetic International) and Eric Lagesse (President of Pyramide Int'l). "Holy [...] »
- Nikki Finke

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A sequel to The Hangover is in the works and we say, “Hooray!” According to the film’s director, Todd Phillips, the script is currently being done and they’ve already got a date in mind to start shooting. Still, there’s no real rush to buy a ticket. The Hangover sequel is shooting for a Memorial Day release…2011. Click [...] »
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Opening on February 12 is Valentine’s Day.  Starring every actor in Hollywood (Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempse, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts and Taylor Swift), the film follows the intertwining storylines of a group of Los Angelinos as they find their way through romance over the course of one Valentine’s Day.  If you’ve seen the British movie Love, Actually, this is the American version.
To help promote the film, we’ve been given 12 clips.  Each one features different actors, so you can see the different storylines.  Hit the jump to check them out and you can read the full synopsis:

As always, are the clips are in the player below.  Once you push play you might have to watch a pre-roll ad »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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