83rd Academy Awards to take place this weekend

Excitement is brewing as the 83rd Annual Academy Awards is due to take place this weekend, Sunday 27th February. The awards, most commonly known as The Oscars, will be held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

Up for nomination are popular films such as: Black Swan, The Kings Speech, The Social Network, Inception, True Grit, The Fighter, 127 Hours and many more.

In with the best chance to win an award are "The King's Speech" which has bagged 12 nominations, "True Grit" which nabbed 10 nominations, Inception and The Social Network both walked away with 8 apiece, while "The Fighter" was awarded 7 nominations.

Susan Boyle Film In The Works

A movie about Susan Boyle's life is in the works, with American actress Glenn Close to play the reclusive singer.

The movie will chart SuBo's incredible rise to fame, from her first performance on Britain's Got Talent through her singing for the Pope, taking America by storm and appearing on the Oprah Winfrey show.

The 'I Dreamed a Dream' singer has given her blessing for the biopic to be made but had initially wanted Scottish actress Elaine C. Smith, best known for her role in Rab C. Nesbitt, to play her. But as Susan is a bigger hit in the US than she is here in the UK and Ireland, producers wanted a Hollywood star to take the lead role.

"The film is full steam ahead now that the leading role is sorted," an insider told The Sun. "It was always going to be a tricky one to cast. Susan's incredible story is so well known across the planet that the film is bound to go down a storm".

"Glenn has played some imposing women in the past including Alex Forrest who boils the pet rabbit in Fatal Attraction. But this might just be her biggest role yet."

The movie is expected to start shooting later this year.

2011 IFTA Awards

The 8th Annual IFTA Awards took place in Dublin's Convention Centre last Saturday 12th February.

Hosted by Simon Delaney, these live awards took off to a great start. The red carpet saw some familiar faces, including Pierce Brosnan and Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall.

Among the award winners were the likes of Martin McCann, Domhnall Gleeson, Amy Huberman, Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan and Juanita Wilson.

Cath Kidston- We Love A Royal Wedding!

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Teatowel: €12

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