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Viggo Mortensen Won't Cross Oscar Picket Line
Originally posted 01/22/2008 12:00PM
If Viggo Mortensen's mother saw his movie Eastern Promises, she saw her son onscreen completely naked and fighting off knives. But will she be able to see him at the Oscars?
"If there's a strike I will not go," the Best Actor nominee told the Associated Press on Tuesday, shortly after this year's nominations were announced, "but I have a feeling they'll solve it. I hope they do. I'm sure my mom would like to see me on TV."
The ongoing Hollywood writers strike – which effectively closed down the Golden Globes – was on the minds of a lot of Tuesday's nominees as word of the nominations spread throughout the world.
Permalink | Filed Under: Oscars 2008, Daniel Day-Lewis, Viggo Mortensen
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Stars Split in Presidential Race
Originally posted 01/08/2008 12:45PM
The stars are shining over New Hampshire – at least as far as Tuesday's presidential primaries are concerned.
Stumping for former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards on Monday were Desperate Housewives hunk James Denton, Madeleine Stowe and the couple Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, while Viggo Mortensen has thrown his support – and physical presence – to the Democratic campaign of Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich.
Permalink | Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Elections, Oprah Winfrey, Viggo Mortensen
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Keira Knightley Ready to Party at Golden Globes
Originally posted 12/13/2007 03:00PM
Keira Knightley is ready to party – with her cast and crew of Atonement, which topped the list of Golden Globe nominees on Thursday, with seven nods, including one for herself and another for her leading man, James McAvoy, as well as for the WWII drama itself, as best picture.
"It's just so exciting that we've got nominated in so many categories," the British actress, 22, tells the Associated Press. "There's such a big group of us that can get to go together. It will be a real celebration for the film. It will be a wonderful night."
Permalink | Filed Under: Golden Globe Awards 2008, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen
Daily Insider for February 28, 2004
Originally posted 02/27/2004 12:52PM
February 28, 2004SPECIAL OSCARS EDITION While filming the Oscar-nominated film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Viggo Mortensen was so captivated by New Zealand's natural beauty that he wanted to make sure the crew appreciated it, and not from a helicopter window. "He wanted to drive five, six, eight hours – sometimes two days – to get (to certain locations)," says producer Barrie Osborne. On one occasion, Mortensen (who is also an accomplished painter and photographer), costar Orlando Bloom and Osborne thought the sunrise on the South Island was so incredible that Mortensen persuaded the crew to camp out so it could be captured on film the next morning. "We got some steaks and barbecued, had big campfires and a lot of red wine, and told stories all night long," says Osborne.
Permalink | Filed Under: Bill Murray, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Nearly Didn't Catch the 'Rings'
Originally posted 12/12/2003 10:00AM
One poor actor's bad luck turned out to be Viggo Mortensen's fortune as far as landing the role of the king in director Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
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