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Need to Meet: Sally Hawkins

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(Marie Claire, December 2010)

Sally Hawkins, 34, fights for equal pay in this month’s girl flick, Made in Dagenham. Here, she submits to the MC questionnaire.

MC: What’s one thing most people don’t know about you?

SH: I’m allergic to everything. I’m the worst dinner guest you could invite — If I don’t eat gluten-free, my skin breaks out in a rash.

MC: I’m a good friend because…

SH: …I’m incredibly loyal. I have a few core friends who I’ll have forever.

MC: I’m a bad friend because…

SH: …I’m never in the country, and I’m crap at answering emails.

MC: What’s your favorite indulgence?

SH Puttering around a flea market on a Sunday afternoon. It’s a longtime love of mine — I have memories of picking out costume jewelry and trinkets at them with my mum growing up.

MC: Do you have any scars?

SH: I got quite a big one where I broke my collarbone on a film set. I suppose I shouldn’t be doing my own stunts! During that time, I won the Golden Globe for Happy-Go-Lucky. For all the red-carpet shots, I took off my sling. I was on a lot of painkillers.

MC: What’s been your best vacation?

SH: My family went to Universal Studios and did a Star Trek video spoof. My mum and dad were Klingons. I was Mr. Spock with the ears, and my brother was Captain Kirk. It’s one of my most treasured possessions.

MC: Signature drink?
SH: I’m a huge lightweight. I can have a thimble of something and I’m anyone’s for the taking.

Thelma Adams

Sneak Peak: 2nd Oscar predix of the season

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Black Swan, Natalie Portman, Best Actress, Best Picture, Oscars, Vincent CasselHere we go again.  In preparation for my inclusion in the next round at Tom O’Neil’s www.goldderby.com, here are my early predictions. I’ve seen Rabbit Hole since my last set, but still haven’t seen The Fighter, True Grit and The Way Home.

BEST PICTURE

  1. “Black Swan”
  2. “The King’s Speech”
  3. “127 Hours”
  4. “Inception”
  5. “The Social Network”
  6. “The Kids Are All Right”
  7. “Toy Story 3″
  8. “True Grit”
  9. “The Fighter”
  10. “Winter’s Bone”

BEST LEAD ACTOR

  1. Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
  2. Michael Douglas, “Solitary Man”
  3. James Franco, “127 Hours”
  4. Ryan Gosling, “Blue Valentine”
  5. Jeff Bridges, “True Grit”

BEST LEAD ACTRESS

  1. Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
  2. Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right”
  3. Sally Hawkins, “Made in Dagenham”
  4. Leslie Manville, “Another Year”
  5. Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  1. Christian Bale, “The Fighter”
  2. Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech”
  3. Mark Ruffalo, “The Kids Are All Right”
  4. Vincent Cassel, “Black Swan”
  5. Sam Rockwell, “Conviction”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  1. Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”
  2. Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech”
  3. Miranda Richardson, “Made in Dagenham”
  4. Dianne Wiest “Rabbit Hole”
  5. Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”

BEST DIRECTOR

  1. Darren Aronofsky
  2. Tom Hooper
  3. David Fincher
  4. Lisa Cholodenko
  5. David O. Russell

Review: Made in Dagenham

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Us Rating: ****

This buoyant, Oscar-bound crowd-pleaser — it’s been called a female Full Monty — unpacks the true story of a 1968 all-girl strike at England’s Ford factory. The marvelous Sally Hawkins (who won a Golden Globe for 2008’s Happy-Go-Lucky) shows spunk as the leader who boils over when bosses insist women don’t deserve equal pay for equal work.

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Sneak Peak: 1st Oscar predix of the season

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This week, I’m joining Tom O’Neil in his relaunch of Goldderby.com under the auspices of the LA Times on November 4th. I was there at the beginning when Tom first approached me during an Oscar panel to come aboard the newborn Goldderby.com and I returned an emphatic “yes!” And I’m happy to be part of his current crew — even if he is a bit of a diva!

Here, then, are my early predictions in the top five categories. I’ve seen a majority of the movies in contention, but not all (The Fighter, Rabbit Hole, True Grit still to come). Please come back when I link to Tom’s site later in the week, and you can see how my predix align with my esteemed colleagues.

BEST PICTURE

  1. “Black Swan”
  2. “The King’s Speech”
  3. “The Social Network”
  4. “Inception”
  5. “Made in Dagenham”
  6. “The Kids Are All Right”
  7. “127 Hours “
  8. “Toy Story 3”
  9. “True Grit”
  10. “Winter’s Bone”

BEST LEAD ACTOR

  1. Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
  2. Michael Douglas, “Solitary Man”
  3. James Franco, “127 Hours”
  4. Ryan Gosling, “Blue Valentine”
  5. Leonardo DiCaprio, “Inception”

BEST LEAD ACTRESS

  1. Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
  2. Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right”
  3. Sally Hawkins, “Made in Dagenham”
  4. Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”
  5. Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  1. Christian Bale, “The Fighter”
  2. Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech”
  3. Matt Damon, “True Grit”
  4. Mark Ruffalo, “The Kids Are All Right”
  5. Sam Rockwell, “Conviction”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  1. Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”
  2. Miranda Richardson, “Made in Dagenham”
  3. Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech”
  4. Dianne Wiest “Rabbit Hole”
  5. Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”