we're going to go to chris connelly. wins best picture. i think it swept all of the guilds. it's a movie in which hollywood saves the day. i think it's the winner. for best actor, daniel day-lewis for "lincoln." how often does an actor win for a role that he graciously officially turned down in a beautiful letter to steven spielberg that became published during this awards season? he's going to win. and jennifer lawrence, i think, will win for best actress. she's such a geyser of emotion. she gives such energy and life to that movie "silver linings playbook." i think people will be thrilled to give her the oscar. and she's just 22. given those predictions i have been wrong more times than a country singer in one of those songs. to make things sweeter, we have given you a couple of chocolates from wolfgang puck, these will appear at the governors ball. i hope you get a taste of the sweetness that oscar night will surely present. >> the only problem is, they sort of glued the oscars to the bowl, it's unclear whether they're

that happens to be abc's chris connelly. good morning to you, chris. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. behind me, you see the gorgeous red-carpet staircase. how did they vote? there are so many award shows now. sally field referred to it as growing like a fungus. we'll know how oscar will decide. but we don't. the oscar votes are all in. but instead of pouring over exit polls and network projections we're still able to imagine an underdog coming out on top. does "silver lining playbook" have a chance to upset the best picture favorite "argo"? you bet. tonight's big ceremony could feature technical oscars early for "life of pi." >> i'm friends with sally field. pretty great life. >> reporter: having fun with her fellow nominees, jennifer lawrence remains the best actress favorite, yet some imagine the hard to wrapped gift for amour's emmanuelle riva? now, what about naomi? a two-time nominee. >> it feels good. >> reporter: supporting actress lincoln's sally field could derail anne hathaway's dream. and while robert deniro

here's abc's chris connelly for our series "oscar confidential." >> sally field has been a beloved partamerican pop culture for nearly a half century. >> wow, i learned my lesson. >> from her '60s sitcom, "smoky and the bandit" in the '70s. >> why so fast, you late for a big bowling date? >> reporter: and forrest gump in the '70s. today at 66, she has as best actress academy awards as meryl streep does. still, she was undaunted and unabashed to play mary todd lincoln in steven spielberg's "lincoln." >> i'm proud of the film. i'm proud of my work in the film. i'm proud i fought to get in it. >> reporter: proud too to have done it all while deep in the throes of a personal heartbreak she has never before discussed. >> once, mrs. lincoln, i demand of you to try. >> reporter: yet this acclaimed performance, for which she gained 25 pounds, nearly didn't happen despite spielberg's initial enthusiasm for her playing the part. because even though steven had said you're my mary todd lincoln, what had happened? >> i just knew that it would be a battle. because i'm ten years older than daniel and

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our thanks to chris connelly tonight. "good morning america" in the morning. counting, we are, three days until robin returns. and diane and the team right here tomorrow night. from all of us here at abc news, goodnight. >> next at 6:00. regrets and recovery after a ten-year-old is killed in a fire on treasure island. >> stop and friction. the new concerns about the crime-fighting tool. >>> and thousands turn out to rally against the controversial pipeline and what they want the president to do. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> ama: a community in mourning after a ten-year-old girl died in a fire on treasure island. tonight, residents left homeless try to begin putting back the pieces. good evening, i'm ama daetz. a vigil is set to get underway in less than an hour. tomas roman is live from treasure eye island. >> the candlelight vigil for the girl who died in the fire that destroyed this townhouse behind me, is set to start in an hour. neighbors are expected to gather here to mourn the passing of the ten-year-old who they describe as energetic and sweet. >> n

our thanks to chris connelly tonight. >>> that's our broadcast this saturday night.ning america" and "this week" in the morning. good night. >> breaks news, two people injured after a boat hits a ferry near tiburon. >> one person seriously injured after getting hit by a muni bus. fire on treasure island takes the life of a 10-year-old girl. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> live breaking news. >> ama: sky 7hd is live over the scene of a ferry accident near transcribe -- tiburon. two people were injured on the small boat. we're told all 500 people on the ferry are okay. good evening, i'm ama daetz. john alston is live at the tiburon ferry terminal with the latest. reporter: the coast guard remains here, investigating what happened earlier this afternoon at 4:30. this happened in an area behind me known as raccoon strait. the water between tiburon and angel island. this is the smaller boat, which was seive -- severely damaged. one of the weres is -- windshields is basically shattered. the speed boat with several people on board was at a high rate of speed and collided w

chris connelly spoke with the artists that make that animation magic. >> my name's wreck-it ralph. >>animation team for "wreck-it ralph" there was only one choice. mike gabriel. >> i don't want to be the bad guy anymore. >> reporter: what plays out as a sweet story of a video game's metaphmorphosis from bad guy to hero has 190 characters. unprecedented. >> mike was responsible for creating the look of everything that you see on the screen. >> reporter: moore says he needed someone with experience. and a sense of disney history. >> animation is as close to the word imageation as you can get. >> reporter: he learned from legendary creators, the artists that made memorable magic in the heyday of hand-drawn animated film. >> he brings that essence to the film. >> reporter: but making an animated film is not just drawing cartoon characters. it's crafting the message and the feeling of the film, as well. and just like walt disney and the original animators, studied real deer while prepping for the film, "bambi." those are real deer. gabriel and his team traveled the globe, researchering how

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for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> we bring in dan abrams.led individual here had dealt with numerous legal issues over her life. most recently the questions about the death of her then boyfriend. what now to make about it? >> initially, that was deemed to be a suicide. and then the authorities said, wait a second, too many questions here, we want to continue that. i don't think this is going to change that. think they are still going to want answers to know what happened, how 99 happened. this may kick it into further gear as the authorities try to get some of the questions answered. >> she dealt with addiction for most of her adult life. her children put into foster care a month ago when she was placed into court-ordered rehab. so now -- what becomes of them? >> the last time we talked about this on the show, she has taken o -- had taken e of the children out of state against a court order. the question was, how do they get her back? she eventually gave up both children when she went into this court-ordered addiction program. the father of

abc's chris connelly has the story now of the woman with so much lost promise. ♪ i do it all the time> reporter: years ago, long before her portrayal of a hungover party girl would seem ironic, mindy mccready was a fresh-faced 20-year-old from florida. her "guys do it all the time" became a hit in 1996. ♪ i had some drinks with the girls guys do it all the time ♪ >> reporter: her bright promised still shined through the '90s. her debut cd went double platinum. the radiance of the smile would fade, as alcohol and drug dependency seized her life. >> there were four suicide attempts, at least three trips to rehab, several arrests. her career was derailed because her personal life was so chaotic. >> reporter: she spoke openly on "the view" in 2010. >> when there would be some kind of crisis or some kind of painful thing happened to me, it was readily available to go and drink too much. >> reporter: reality tv chronicled her struggle to get clean. when she sat down with abc news late in 2011, mccready was hoping that she had turned a corner. >> i grew up in a really difficult way. i'm very

abc's chris connelly decided who won. >> reporter: too much brotherly love? >> you always try to get great coaches. >> i concur. >> as their teams face to a each other in the super bowl. john harbaugh and jim harbaugh held a joint press conference respectively on friday. who won? >> welcome, thanks to coming. >> immediately john put points on the board. with a suit. >> what an honor it is for both of us to be here with each other. >> reporter: and a gracious greeting. jim's 49ers can score in a hurry. so can he. >> reporter: he's into the end zone with a charm offensive. we're tied at 7. >> you knew we couldn't spell commonality. last chance to dance. can field goals settle this ball of the harbaugh. >> there's no one in the family who has more competitive fire in the game than my mother. >> what a kick. it ends in 10-10 tie. once again. >> i give no consideration to the postgame hand shake. >> have you, jim? >> i have not. >> we should say our partners over at espn are going all-out for the big game. watch "sunday nfl countdown" starting at 10:00 a.m. easter

chris connelly has the highlights. >> reporter: the sheer electricity of beyonce's halftime show didn'tt way. ♪ i'll be your baby, i promise not to let you go ♪ >> reporter: with 135 dancers, 2,000 people in all on the field, and hundreds of millions of eyes, all on one woman. she killed it. ♪ say you'll never let me go >> all of the color, all of the excitement. >> reporter: beyonce squeezed in eight songs in 12 minutes. ♪ i want to know you baby let's go ♪ >> reporter: she kicked off with love on top. sung unquestionably live. ♪ you're the only one i see one, two, three, four. >> reporter: she roared into "crazy in love." tearing off pieces of her already revealing ruben singer dress. >> break it down! oh! ♪ >> reporter: the much-rumored reunion of destiny's child, with her long-time pals kelly rowland and michelle williams lending voices to "bootylicious." before booming through a sometimes murky mix. ♪ all the single ladies all the single ladies ♪ >> reporter: beyonce closing with a hair-whipingly wonderful "halo" ♪ halo come on halo ♪ halo halo halo >> reporter: on instagram, anoth

chris connelly has details. >> reporter: want even more? pop's poly platinum goddess.e, to the super bowl halftime. is doing something new. ♪ one, two, three >> reporter: three, two, one. the countdown is on. a's britney spears may be close to her first extended engagement, in las vegas. worth a reported 9 figures sin city deal, that would see the siren performing in a vegas casino long-term. >> a vegas show is lucrative for any performer. you get to keep more of your paycheck. >> reporter: pop sensation, turned vacation destination, who at 31, can still sizzle. once all parts of the deal get assembled, britney would be building on the success of her femme fatale tour in 2011, which she kicked off on "gma." and her $15 million gig last year, on "the x factor." >> i want to know who let you on stage. >> reporter: to follow in the sky-high heels of superstars that found plenty of green in the desert. from shania and celine -- ♪ my heart will go on >> reporter: to the king himself, elvis. kind of like britney, who has broken up with her one-time fiance and star of her con

chris connelly has the details. >> jennifer lawrence. >> reporter: jennifer lawrence didn't just wincar season. every bit, the it girl next door. for her unpretentious exuberance. >> i'm sorry. i did a shot. >> reporter: gone viral and then some, backstage banter with three-time oscar winner, jack nicholson, during her interview with george stephanopoulos. >> thank you. >> i don't mean to crash your interview. >> you're being really rude. >> i wanted to congratulate you. you look like an old girlfriend of mine. >> do i look like a new girlfriend? >> i thought about it. >> oh, my god. is he still here? >> i'll be waiting. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: even her occasional slip on awards show staircases. >> people are standing up because they feel bad that i fell. >> reporter: only ratifying how refreshing she seems. a modeling contract, as the new face of miss dior, and a bright future on-screen. >> she is the hottest female entertainment star on the planet. she's an acting camilhameleonch. but she doesn't take herself too seriously. >> reporter: she has roles in two film franchises. "t

chris connelly has the details. ♪ oh, killing me softly >> reporter: it's a super bowl halftime showrence, a rare peek into her planning. >> we've been preparing for about four or five months. so -- of course, i'm nervous. >> reporter: getting ready is half the battle. with the 31-year-old saying she's had to be a little bit practical as she's imagined how her 12-minute set will go. >> 7 1/2 minutes for the volunteers to put the stage together. it took so many mnts to just decide what the stage was, because some of the things in my head just wasn't possible to put together in that amount of time. >> reporter: viewers are already dekted that some of the choreography looks like, let i be so, single lady. perfect for a game after which the winners will get to put a ring on it. >> i can't give too much way. i will say that every single second matters. we're working. ♪ say my name say my name >> reporter: wondering who that "we" might be? it's rumored that it will be a destiny's child reunion. >> there is nothing like our connection and the sisterhood we have. >> reporter: there this brea

abc's chris connelly has the story. ♪ baby i was born this way >> reporter: maybe her hip was torn this, forcing lady gaga to cancel her tour. and on wednesday, going under the knife. >> the hip joint is a complex joint. there's a lot involved in this surgery. and a lot involved in recovery. >> reporter: on her way into the o.r., gaga sent this i'll be kind tweet to her little monsters. going in for surgery now. thank you so much for sending me love and support. i will be dreaming of you. prior to getting her procedure, gaga named her wheelchair after a fan. tweeting, this is emma. but it's clear being out of commission turns the "bad romance" singer into ga, ga, yaey. i'm devastated and sad. i hate this. i hate this so much. but once in recovery overnight, it was all about the love. telling her little monsters online, i love you and i'm proud to be a part of your lives. if you can do it, i can do it, too. gaga figures to be on track for a full recovery. but is looking at plenty of rehab. >> the physical therapy and rehab is extensive. >> reporter: still, gaga's fan base will be filled

and they opened up to our oscar expert, chris connelly, about the thrill of being nominated.part about all the attention you're getting? >> the photos. i like the photos. >> reporter: here with her film's director benh zeitlin. 9-year-old actress quvenzhane wallis, best actress nominee. >> everything fitting together. >> reporter: posed in the shadow of oscar, at the academy awards nominees' luncheon. a great chance for everyone to get acquainted. >> it's not a competition. no one's winning today. you can say hello. you might be surprised by who you see. so, it's good. >> reporter: for best actor nominee, hugh jackman, things might be even better. we're right by the pool. >> we should be in the pool. pina colada. we could just do one of those. in australia, it would be in the pool. >> reporter: "silver linings playbook" best actress nominee, jennifer lawrence, has been coming out of her shell. >> i have become friends with sally field, which i'm proud of. >> reporter: what did you talk to sally field about? >> we should start car pooling. and i'm, like, we totally should. >>

abc's chris connelly decided who won. >> reporter: is there such a thing as too much brotherly love? >> you always try to get great coaches. there's none better than jim harbaugh. >> i would work for him. >> i concur. >> reporter: as their teams prepare to face each other in the super bowl. brothers john harbaugh and jim harbaugh held a joint press conference on friday. who won? >> welcome, thanks for coming. >> reporter: immediately john put points on the board, with a freshly pressed suit. >> i just want to start by saying, what an honor it is for both of us to be here with each other. no question about it. >> reporter: and a gracious greeting. touchdown. john 7, jim 0. jim's 49ers can score in a hurry, though, and so can he. >> commonalities. >> reporter: he's into the end zone with a charm offensive. we're tied at 7. >> you knew he couldn't spell commonality. >> reporter: flag on the play. john is penalized 15 yards for piling on. last chance to dance. can field goals settle this battle of the harbaugh? >> can you apply one or two things that you learned from your mother that you

here's chris connelly with a look at the funniest moments. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. make tommy lee jones laugh begins now. [ cheers and applause ] there we go. >> reporter: and oscar host seth macfarlane was out. tripping the light sarcastic. >> the previously classified story of an american hostage crisis. the story was so top secret that the fim's director is unknown to the academy. >> reporter: cueing up swing era crooning. and dance numbers. the sensibility seemed designed to deliver the u.s. mail. ♪ we saw your boobs in the movie that we saw we saw your boobs ♪ >> how's it going? >> oh, good god in heaven. oh, hell ri they're going to gie it to anne. >> reporter: to getting a kissoff from captain kirk. >> the show's a diz disaster. >> what do you mean? it's going fine. >> no, it's not. >> reporter: he may have overserved the audience a little. >> i would argue that the actor who really got inside lincoln's head was john wilkes booth. really? 150 years and it's still too soon. >> reporter: then in the home stretch, the zingers found their mark. >> they remember w

chris connelly is in los angeles live for us. it was great show, chris. >> reporter: it sure was.put on the show like to talk about grammy moments. singular moments of live performance. plenty of those last night. the guy who once brought sexy back bringing himself back. ♪ she's so fine come on tonight ♪ >> reporter: it was justin timberlake in black and white and stepping out for a supper club serving of suit and tie. with jay-z in support. super siren rihanna, could you be lovin' on the late bob marley. with getup standup work by son zig ziggy, sting, and bruno mars. and t.swizzle looking glass style. snow ♪ we are never ever ever getting back together ♪ >> reporter: alicia keys banging the drums. check out adam levine's skills. all while that keep it covered dress code memo was on many minds. >> i'm country. i wasn't going have my butt cheeks hanging out any way. >> as you can see, i read the memo. >> reporter: a night without an overwhelming winner. but lots of smiling faces. like for bes new artist. >> i was never nominated in this category and i have my own eye lash line. >>

chris connelly is back with that. we saw tommy lee jones. >> tommy lee jones. back this those days.of the nominees. they had humble origins, on tiny roles or episodic television. or both, actually. >> you want to ride? >> reporter: that's bradley cooper, cruising for carrie on "sex and the city." >> don't come into the audition. >> reporter: and was a counselor with amy poehler on "wet, hot, american summer." >> who is that guy again? everybody loved will. >> not when he was on there. >> reporter: anne hathaway started younger. >> you know how many miles that light traveled to shine on you? >> i guess i don't. >> reporter: rockin' bobby socks in the anything but a city for "the other side of heaven." these v promos for "my sweet 16" were among jennifer lawrence's first credit. this best actor nominee as tom lee jones, in "love story." playing ryan o'neill's roommate. in real life, he was al gore's. later, he would play doctor on "one life to live." she'll turn 86 the day of the oscars. but in 1959, emmanuelle riva made "hiroshima mon amour," with a name. and long before bravely bear