Celebrity Nooz
March 4, 2014
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Here's the Scoop...
The celeb world is all a buzz with Oscar talk. Did you
watch the show. Of course I did! I thought Ellen was pretty
funny and was happy to see Matthew McConaughey win.

If you missed the show or want to just get a recap, today's issue
is for you!

Cheers!
Sarah

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Jimmy Fallon, Mayor Emanuel take polar plunge

CHICAGO, March 2 (UPI) -- "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon Sunday took up a challenge from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and plunged into the icy waters of Lake Michigan.
Braving temperatures hovering at 8 to 10 degrees, the pair was accompanied by 3,000 other Chicagoans for the 14th annual Polar Plunge at North Avenue Beach on the city's North Side. The water temperature was 32.
Fallon, dressed in a dark business suit, walked into the lake and then laid down on his back about 10 feet in, the Chicago Tribune reported.
"If you hear a scream like a little girl's, just know that Jimmy Fallon is swimming in Lake Michigan," Fallon said before taking his dip.
"You could almost see his eyeballs popping out," Mike Field, a member of the Shannon Rovers bagpipe troupe, told the Tribune.
Emanuel agreed to take part in the plunge to raise money for the Special Olympics after Chicago schoolchildren read 2.1 million books through the public library system.
Fallon agreed after Emanuel said he'd appear on the "Tonight Show" if Fallon took the plunge.


Bill Murray Gives Touching Harold Ramis Tribute During Oscars Ceremony

The audience roared their approval when Murray mentioned the late comedy legend. When the applause quieted down, Murray politely apologized for stealing the moment, and then handed the prize to Gravity's Emmanuel Lubezki.

Murray and Ramis were longtime friends and collaborators who came up together in the Chicago comedy scene before heading to Hollywood. They teamed up on films like Meatballs, Caddyshack, Stripes and Groundhog Day, and costarred in Ghostbusters.

After news broke of Ramis's death on Feb. 24, Murray told Time: "He earned his keep on this planet. God bless him."


LOOSE LIPS

"I don't want to be an 'ageless beauty.' I want to be a woman who is the best I can be at my age."
- Sharon Stone, on getting older, to Shape magazine


'12 Years a Slave,' 'Gravity' strike Academy Award gold

LOS ANGELES, March 3 (UPI) -- "12 Years a Slave," the story of a free man sold into slavery and his fight to regain his freedom, took the top prize at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Winning three of its nine nominations, the film is the first best-picture win for a black producer -- Steve McQueen, who also directed -- and brought statuettes to supporting actress Lupita Nyong'o and John Ridley for adapted screenplay during the 86th annual awards ceremony Sunday, Variety reported.
"Gravity," the tale of an untethered astronaut's struggle to return to Earth, picked up seven awards, including two for Alfonso Cuaron for best director and editing with Mark Sanger.
Cate Blanchett, who portrayed a Manhattan socialite falling on hard times in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine," and Matthew McConaughey, who portrayed homophobe-turned-AIDS-activist Ron Woodroof in "Dallas Buyers Club," took home the best acting trophies, Variety said. Both had won several best-acting awards during the awards season.
Jared Leto, McConaughey's co-star, picked up the supporting actor category for his portrayal of a transgender AIDS patient.
Spike Jonez picked up an Oscar for original screenplay for "Her."
The best animated film went to Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho for Disney's "Frozen," which also won best song, "Let it Go."
Among films that failed to win any awards were "American Hustle," "Nebraska," "Captain Phillips" and "The Wolf of Wall Street."
"The Great Beauty" from Italy won for foreign film.
Comedian and daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, host of the ceremony, posted a selfie with several actors -- including Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence -- that Variety reported broke Twitter records and temporarily took down Twitter as well.



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