Colin Firth

BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Film drama "Up in the Air" soared away with six Golden Globe nominations on Tuesday, more than any film, while Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep and Matt Damon each earned two nominations for the major awards show.

'Up in the Air' leads Golden Globes with 6 nominations, including acting slot for Clooney. The recession-era tale "Up in the Air" led Golden Globe film contenders Tuesday with six nominations, among them best drama and acting honors for George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick.

Futuristic epic "Avatar" and recession drama "Up In the Air" led the field as nominees for the 67th Golden Globes were unveiled Tuesday, signaling the start of Hollywood's awards season.

'Inglourious Basterds,' 'Nine' lead Critics' Choice pack with 10 nominations each. "Inglourious Basterds" and "Nine" lead contenders for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards with 10 nominations each, including best picture, the Broadcast Film Critics Association announced Monday.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The World War II tale "Inglourious Basterds" and the Rome-set musical "Nine" led the contenders for the 15th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards, announced early Monday, with ten nominations each.

`Princess and the Frog' hops to No. 1 with $25 million; `Blind Side' tops $150 million. "The Princess and the Frog" earned a big wet kiss from family audiences as the animated musical leaped to No. 1 with $25 million in its first weekend of nationwide release, according to studio estimates Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fashion designer Tom Ford is best known for reinventing the house of Gucci in the 1990s and more recently, launching his own Tom Ford label.

With hopes of an Oscar nod, director Tom Ford's freshman effort 'A Single Man' opens Friday in limited release. With hopes of an Oscar nod, director Tom Ford's freshman effort 'A Single Man' opens Friday in limited release. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, where it took home the 3rd annual Queer Lion award and Colin Firth was named best actor. Firth stars in Ford's big-screen adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's 1964 novel of the same name as professor George Falconer, a gay man struggling with the loss of his longtime lover, Jim (played by Matthew Goode). George is the ultimate outsider in 1960s Los Angeles: middle-aged, gay and British. Playing George, Firth told 'Variety', was an opportunity to experience a range of subtle emotions. ?[George] was smart, and the way he masks his massive despair is poignant,? Firth said. ?That obsession with external perfection is a sign of panic. He has to control his exterior world because his interior one is chaos. His

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - For more than 20 years, Colin Firth has been the movie industry's go-to, buttoned-up English man.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The race for Hollywood film honors picked up pace on Tuesday when a key independent movie group unveiled Spirit Award nominees, giving dramas "Precious" and "The Last Station" five nods each, including best movie.

`Precious,' `Last Station' lead Spirit Awards for independent film with 5 nominations each. The urban drama "Precious" and the Leo Tolstoy period piece "The Last Station" each earned a leading five nominations Tuesday for the Spirit Awards honoring independent film.

'A Single Man' opens Dec 11; renews hope for a gay-inclusive Oscar best movie race. Tom Ford's directorial debut 'A Single Man' will open December 11 in limited markets, renewing hope for a gay-inclusive Oscar best movie race. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, where it took the 3rd annual Queer Lion award and Colin Firth was named best actor. Firth stars in Ford's big-screen adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's 1964 novel of the same name as professor George Falconer, a gay man struggling with the loss of his longtime lover, Jim (played by Matthew Goode). George is the ultimate outsider in 1960s Los Angeles: middle-aged, gay and British. In accepting the award, Firth, 49, called the win ?possibly the greatest honor of my life.? The film's December release gives it a shot for a possible Oscar nod. The academy has only nominated two gay-themed films to win its top best movie prize: 'Brokeback Mountain' and last year's 'Milk'. But neither film took home the st

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If it's the second weekend in November, it must be Christmas in Hollywood.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And judging by what's in theaters this holiday movie season, his name is George Clooney.

Jim Carrey, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins switch on London's Christmas lights. Jim Carrey, Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins switched on London's Christmas lights on Tuesday and attended the world premiere of the 3-D film "A Christmas Carol."

Carrey's Scrooge rings in Hollywood's holiday spirit; season also has vamps, aliens, doomsday. Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money-grubber at the head of the line to separate movie-goers from their cash?

Carrey's Scrooge rings in Hollywood's holiday spirit; season also has vamps, aliens, doomsday. Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money-grubber at the head of the line to separate movie-goers from their cash?

Carrey, Zemeckis' `Christmas Carol' captures 21st century Scrooge through digital technology. Technology finally has caught up with Charles Dickens' imagination.

Jim Carrey and other Hollywood stars switched on the Christmas lights in London on Tuesday as part of festivities that included an attempt to stage the world's biggest carol sing-along.

Michelle Obama to appear Friday via satellite on `Jay Leno Show' for Q-and-A comedy bit. First lady Michelle Obama is going to be serving up answers on "The Jay Leno Show."