judi dench.hen i actually told my friends about it, they were -- they thought i was going a bit -- >> there's a lot of controversy about the way he's alleged to have portrayed the catholic church. people getting agitated about it. you're irish catholic, i am too. what's your feeling, that it makes the catholic church look bad deliberately? >> when i started out, the only thing i started out was to find anthony, to tell my story, as it w was, as it happened, a completely true story. nothing against it. because i'm still a catholic. and the times, in the '50s, my mother died when i was 6, and i was put into a con vent school in lindbergh. i still believe in being a catholic and -- >> it's a very powerful and moving story, your story. and you try and find your son after all these years and discover that he's already died. but what is particularly poignant is that he, went back and asked to be buried before he died, in the very home where you gave birth to him. >> yes. >> somehow trying to bring hims

when judi dench got on board i got cold feet because i did not want to be pushing around a dame and tellhat to do. i would leave that to something more seasoned. martin is a real journalist. i was putting a lot of myself into it. it was a hybrid of martin and myself. therefore, i felt someone could play this part, i can. i knew if this film is not being produced by amy then i would be way down the casting list. i figured, how producing it and i will get the best part to myself as an early christmas present. >> steve coogan. joining me now to talk about all of the buzz is paul dergarabedian, senior media analyst with rentrak. it's a pleasure to have you with us, paul, joining us from los angeles. give us the rundown. 10 oscar nominations for "american hustle" and also for who else? tell us. >> when you look at these nine best picture nominees, "american hustle," "dallas buyers club," "her." they made a quarter of a billion dollars in north america. these are all so deserving. "philomena" as well. "captain phillips." this year, i had a hard time leaving films out. usually you try to fill u

philamena stars judy dench as a woman who spends 50 years searching for her son. to give up when she was a toddler and she was an unwed teenager. he was adopted into the united states. the common practice in ireland at the time and something of a scandal in ireland. they refused to help her rekek with her son. she crosses paths with a journalism who offers to help. >> she had a baby when she was a teen. she's kept it secret for 50 years. >> i thought of him every day. >> the movie is based off a true story written and dmed in the book "the lost child of philamena lee." not knowing he was looking for her too. he grew up in the u.s. to become a lawyer. i don't want to spoil anymore of the movie. there are many details i'm not going to disclose for those who want to see the film. >>> producer, writer and co-star of "philamena" joins us. you're nominated for a golden globe for best screen play. congratulations. the film has been widely well received. i saw it yesterday. very powerful. you do vm critics. "the new york post" perhaps chief among them. i want to read part

as i say, once we got judy dench portrayed me quite well indeed.here's again a lot of criticism that the film is anti-catholic and now today the newest attack comes from the catholic league, which says in a statement, that this is a tale about an irish teenager who abandoned her out of wedlock son and because of the good efforts of nuns adopted by an american couple. it maligns the nuns as well as catholic teachings. i'd like you to give you a chance to respond to that. >> i did not abandon my son. i did not. anthony was born on july the 5th in 1952. and my own father had disowned me and my mother had died when i was 6 years of age. when i became pregnant, i ended up in a square run by the nuns. i looked after him for three and a half years, did the laundries while i was there for three and a half years. i did not -- i was only a teenager at the time and i have not run the catholic religion down. i'm a catholic -- i did lose some of my faith after anthony left for america. and then i went to england and studied and went to school in liverpool for t

i just love the connection between you and judi dench on screen. it's magical.alls on the chemistry of two main characters and that stands on the chemistry of the two lead actors. >> it's a true story of an irish woman who gets pregnant and these give up her baby and keeps this story secret for 50 years. and the nuns have an involvement on that. and you play the reporter right, who decides after losing his job to take on this human interest story. and this wonderful story unfolds. what was it like? you read it and said i've got to do it? >> i read it in new york in the newspaper. it moved me and it made me angry. and it made me -- there was something -- >> it made you cry? >> it made me cry. i was compelled, in some ways philomena could be anyone's mother she could be anyone's grandmother. and the universality of her, i thought people could feel. >> and then stephen, there's the story of any mother and a child. then there's also the story about the nun, who -- the conflict with the nuns who were to take care of her. the story of forgiveness. >> a lapsed catholic

judi dench carried "philomena" into a best picture nomination. jonah hill bagging his second nomination for best supporting actor. and "american hustle" earned nominations in all four acting categories. neither oscar darlings emma thompson nor tom hanks earned academy aclam this time around for "saving mr. banks." >> ewe can't imagine how excited i am to finally miss you. >> but hanks missed twice with the title role of best picture nominee "captain phillips." but those weren't the only snubs. joaquin phoenix gave a powerful performance in "her." but not enough for a nom. and historical fiction drama "the butler" seemed like classic oscar bait. but forest whitaker and oprah winfrey both left out in the cold. so what is a neglected thespian to do? it may depend on gender. sandra bullock, the biggest percentage of past female oscar winners who played a ro manhattaning role to get his man. guys follow a different tack. the biggest percentage play eee historical characters for men. may the best man win. >> and we'll all be watching. thank you for wat

>> no. >> rose: so how is it to direct judi dench? >> it's really easy. you turn up and she knows what to do. honesty. >> rose: we're going do these pages today. >> today we'll do page 38. that's all you have to say. she's very, very good at the job and she's a wonderful woman. >> rose: she really is? is she 78 now? >> are we allowed to say things like that? she's getting on. she's the biggest female -- >> rose: no, no, she's the last person to hide that. the last person. >> she's the biggest female star in britain. i mean, it's quite -- the whole thing is phenomenal because she plays "m" in the bond films. >> rose: tell us about steve coogan who was here. >> he's a very, very bright guy and i think somewhere inside him i always thought he wanted to do something he'd never done before. you know, and he can do -- you know, he can do all that comic stuff. he can actually do the jokes, which is a great relief. >> rose: he can do the -- oh. >> he can tell the jokes and make you laugh. >> rose: he has timing. >> he just knows how to do them. i think he wanted

dame judi dench made me a sandwich and i told her a story. do you want to do it? story? >> the film is odd couple road movie mixed with old fashioned smoothing. >> we'll have to use your real name that's the way these things work. >> the heart of the film is the soul of philomena. >> people who for all the faults and criticisms also problems that the church has had, the forgotten people are the ordinary people who load these dignified, quiet, unremarkable lives. but lives that are honorable that's just philomena. that's what he learns about. >> i don't want to cause any fuss. >> philomena enlists the help of cynical freelance journalist, martin sixsmith who is played by coogan. >> i'm happy to answer any questions philomena has. >> i'm asking you a question. >> you're a journal list. >> they go in search of her son who had been taken from her in the 1950s. she and the toddler had been confined to convent in ireland where she had been abandoned when her family discovered she was pregnant out of wedlock. >> the topics that i think people that you don't talk about at

favor of cate blanchett in "blue jasmine" followed by sandra bullock, meryl streep, amy adams and judi denchlooks like matthew mcconaughey has the best chance taking home the best actor award for "dallas buyers club," chiwetel ejiofor is next in line, followed by leonardo dicaprio, bruce dern and christian bale. all right, heading into the final weekend of football before the super bowl and one seahawks fan is showing true devotion to his team or maybe a little craziness. that's the right forearm of tim conners, a tattoo declaring that the seahawks are super bowl champs. he had the ink done at the beginning of the season. conners says 95% of hawks fan approve of his tattoo. as for the skeptics -- >> i'm not crazy. i'm not crazy at all. i'm confident. i'm 100% confident and every single player on that team. >> now, the seahawks play san francisco at home this weekend and what if they don't win? what does he do then? >> i'm sure his mom will give him one big lecture. >>> before he was drafted right out of high school kobe bryant never attended college until now. he sat in on a marketing colleg

>>amy adams for american hustle, cate blanchett for blue jasmine, sandra bullock for gravity, judi dench for philomena, and emma thompson for saving mr. banks. >>that is a tough category. >>it is. and you know who's not on there? meryl streep. i think she is going to get snubbed. >>emma was amazing. >>emma i think is safe. i think she's gonna get nominated but amy adams won the golden globe over meryl streep on sunday night and i think that's the final nail in the coffin for meryl streep. >>and sandy is the it girl still in hollywood. >>yeah, although cate blanchett is the favorite. >>she is. let's move on to what happened at the box office over the weekend. kind of standard fare here. >>lone survivor was the big winner this weekend. the 2nd biggest opening in january of all time. i sort of expected that. a lot of people didn't but zero dark thirty and blackhawk down have done very well this month before. lone survivor is a huge winner. >>and after lone survivor is disney's frozen, the legend of hercules, the wolf of wall street, and american hustle. i heard people are walking out of the

. >> amy adams, sandra bullock, judi dench in philomena and meryl streep in ""august: osage county.""lobe winners leo dicaprio and matthew mcconaughey as well as christian bale, bruce dern, and chiwetel ejiofor. >> best actress -- >> and for best supporting actor, bradley cooper, barkhad abdi, michael fassbender, jared leto, and jonah hill. some were surprised lee daniels "the butler" did not receive any nominations. tom hanks and robert redford both golden globe nominees for best actor, were also left out. teri okita for cbs news, los angeles. >>> one oscar nomination had many people at home and in hollywood shrugging their shoulders. ♪ alone yet not alone >> the title song from the film "alone, yet not alone" was nominated for best original song. it was only released for a week last fall. it's not even listed on websites that track box office receipts. it's billed as a face-based historical drama set during the french and indian war in the 18th century. the film will get a wider release in march. i'm sure a nomination will help them out a lot there. >>> coming up after your local ne

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it could be no never lose your a bit of dench and go forth at the last games in vancouver polo a second place finish at turin in two thousand and six producing the first and so far only olympic medal but the forty two year old the outstanding compare there is looking to shine in his seventh games and finally crown his illustrious career with the guild. in two thousand and six and one sou became a short track star by winning three golds for south korea but there raul with his bosses and teammates for the skater to change his citizenship and name in sochi if he could that will go for a fourth olympic gold for russia along with ukrainian born but even if you go to the two time european champion will also be looking to try at the next level after the pair held their adopted country to european relay gold in two thousand and thirteen. after finishing twentieth in board the five hundred in one thousand meters in vancouver or go for the coolest improvement has been rabbit being crowned the world one thousand mirror champion last year in sochi while denise your scope has also hit big form there

." >> judi dench, phelio-mania. >> reporter: arguably, a better title. >> can people at home hear thise you tied it up. best hair, jared leto steals this crown. the most attractive in the room, tina fey, as always, in any room. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >>> we have to take one more look at the dog in that dress from the red carpet. >>> it's always great to begin this week with you. stay with us. abcnews.com. >>> tonight broken bolts on the bay bridge and costs to taxpayers. >> four bay area flu deaths. if you're headed to the airport, you should take precautions, too. >> a winning side calls for demolition of every -- demotion, rather, of everyone that passed it. >> and a east bay lawmaker lining up to get a seat that isn't yet cold. >> you're looking at the new bay bridge. we've been driving on it for months but only now, caltrans is revealing costs of making sure it's safe. good evening, every one, i'm carolyn johnson. >> the saga of the broken bolts may not be over yet. caltrans confirms it's aring to spend millions to make sure other bolts won't suffer the same fate that th

for sandra bullock her competition along with amy adams was meryl streep august osage county judi dench for kilometer england where he played second for blue gems. among twelve years of slaves nomination for best director for steve mcqueen and best actor for two until edu for in addition the christian bale issue four is up against bruce dern for nebraska leonardo dicaprio for the wolf of wall street and globe winner matthew mcconaughey for dallas bites clock. i can work harder cctv a washington state to export to seventeen mean dallas less of a selfish to china each shia last month china and the clams mussels and oysters from the west and us. the contest they might be contaminated with the lethal toxins and the annex the culprit is conceived as a great delicacy in china and shipped the science lab found in the works is that the us pacific northwest. now it is a cast of the people. give me look like business as usual it is washington's be the fish processing plant would you feel. these workers normally spend all afternoon picking we got a job that gets revved up an hour. top quality lead

banks, and judi dench for filomena and don't forget sandra bullock in "gravity." and for his work in "the butter" for estwh forest whitaker is in for some competition from bruce dern and tom hanks and also for the cast of the outstanding cast for a picture is "august osage county" is up gaiagainst "american hust, "dallas buyer's club" and "the butler" and the small screen also getting some love. >> hey. >> great timing. just about to get started. tv drama's best ensembles are in it for the win as "breaking bad" takes on "boardwalk empire" and "down t ""downton abbey"" and with the return of "arrested development" and last year's favorite "modern family" up against "30 rock" and "veep" and the "big bang theory." it is a question of which comedy cast will have the last laugh. >> so much serious competition, and so many great contenders tonig tonight, and can you join me to analyze the big storylines, and john krueger who is the correspondent for fandango and what we see every year on the red carpet is the mantra that it means so much for them, because it is voted on

best performance by an actress in a leading role, amy adams, kate blanchett, sandra bullock, judi dench. >> best performance by an actor in a leading role, christian bale and "american hustle." matthew dicaprio, mcconaughey. "her,"rican hustle's," "12 years a slave." >> if anyone knows how to win an oscar, harvey weinstein. behind the brother team the weinstein company. and won for "king's speech" "silver linings playbook." many say "mandela" was snubbed. jon erlichman asked him how he felt about the chances. >> the awards are a way of getting publicity to the movies that deserve it. tomorrow night, comic book movies, "the hunger games," really good. will flock to that. i understand that. it is a way of putting the light on films that maybe are not as commercial as they say. i am telling you, i would put this movie against any other movie, "the avengers," anything. tomoviemakers hoping to get the oscars might want to start by getting a spot at the sundance film festival might open today in utah. judge for years and is the director at the international filmmakers project. a stunning why

when judi dench got on board i got cold feet because i did not want to be pushing around a dam and tellhat to do. i would leave that to something more seasoned -- i did not want dame.h aroudn und a martin is a real journalist. i was putting a lot of myself into it. it was a hybrid of martin and myself. therefore, i felt someone could play this part, i can. i knew if this film is not being produced by amy then i would be way down the casting list. i figured, how producing it and i will get the best part to myself as an early christmas present. >> steve coogan. joining me now to talk about all of the buzz is paul dergarabedian, senior media analyst with rentrak. it's a pleasure to have you with us, paul, joining us from los angeles. give us the rundown. 10 oscar nominations for "american hustle" and also for who else? tell us. when you look at these nine best picture nominees, "american club,"" "dallas buyers "her." a quarter of a billion dollars in north america. these are all so deserving. well.mena" as "captain phillips." timeyear, i had a hard leaving films out. usually you try to fil

dench is to say that we have the money isn't a degree of support for ukraine. a far right groups are gaining momentum in ukraine as those anti government protests continued to reach and are making it clear that they did not favor peaceful resistance national's factions are insisting that the government should only be addressed with the language of force meanwhile washington has responded to ukraine street violence by revoking the visas of several individuals and threatening sanctions from the us poignant only one side is to blame in on this. it is the stuff now reports the obama administration had upped its rhetoric against ukraine on wednesday warning of possible sanctions if the government continues its crackdown on protesters there the state department spokesperson on here in washington said all policy options are on the table but did not offer any more specifics now the us meanwhile cause we both did the uses of several ukrainian officials for allegedly implicated in appointments against peaceful protesters known members of the opposition however have their

judi dench in "philomena." performance by an actor in a leading role the nominees are -- christian bale in "american hustle." bruce dern in "nebraska." leonardo dicaprio in "the wolf of wall street." chiwetel ejiofor in "12 years a slave." matthew mcconaughey in "dallas buyers club." >> we are pleased to announce the best picture nominees of 2013 are -- "american hustl "american hustle." "captain phillips." "dallas buyers club." "gravity." "her." "nebraska." "philomena." "12 years a slave." brad pitt. steve mcqueen. producers. "the wolf of wall street." nominees to be determined. for the complete list of all of the nominations, please visit oscar.com. >> join us sunday night, march 2, to celebrate the incredible artisan film at the oscars. see you then. >> all right. all right. >> where do you want to start? do you want to start the one they finished with? >> no, let's start with best actor. yes. >> go ahead. what did we see there? >> what do you think? >> let's name them first. matthew mcconaughey, bruce dern,

the other four, cate blanchett, judi dench, meryl streep have all won oscars.onah hill who was nominated alongside abdi is a bit of a surprise. what a great performance. >> i won't do predictions here. but if i look at the best supporting actress category, i saw julia roberts and june squibb, does it seem like it's one of those actresses' year? >> yeah. i think it's jennifer lawrence who's definitely on a role. she won best actress earlier -- last year for "silver linings playbook." had the number one movie of the year with "catching fire." if she wins she is the only third woman to win back-to-back oscars which would be an incredible achievement. but luongo, people loved her and it's not a shoo-in for her. >> in your mind, is there one movie that did the best this morning? i don't know if you have done the math? >> i'm curious to see the overall tallies. i think it's a close race between "12 years a slave" and "america hustle". where would we be without you. >> thanks for the cheat sheet. >> we should remind everybody that the oscars will be handed out sunday,

nominees for best actress amy adam judi dench "philomena," meryl street and sandra bullock. picture nom necessary. "american hustle," "captain phillips," "her," "philomena," 12 years a slave and "wold of wall street." abc 7 is the only place where you can see the oscars. oscar sunday will be here before you know it. it's sunday march 2nd. you may want to start designing your menu for your oscar party. >> got that. >> that's right. 6:49. >> i'm thinking ahead. time for a check on forecast. we're thinking ahead for some record temperatures. >> all-time record. when you look at conditions how dry it is out there easy to see why we warm up so nicely weapons the winds blowing offshore. we can't get any cooling from the ocean which is warmer than average also with temperatures in the ocean, the water in the mid-to-upper 50s right now. visibility looking good. dry air is take over. live doppler not seeing any fog right now. if you're taking b.a.r.t. walnut creek concord coolest spot. 40 in fremont. 45 in hayward. san leandro and oakland at 49. coming in to san francisco it's about

academy voters mom nighted amy adams, cate blanchett, sandra bullock, meryl streep and judi dench for best actress. christian bale bruce dern leonardo dicaprio, and matthew mcconaughey nominated for best actor. we'll bring you the announcement of all of the leading nominees. >>> alex rodriguez is talking in public for the first time about the season-long suspension. he broke his silence in mexico city wednesday, and his lawyer filed a lawsuit to overturn that one-year ban. the yankees slugger says major league baseball may be doing him a favor. according to espn, rodriguez said quote, i think 2014 is a good time to rest mentally and physically, and prepare for the future and begin a new chapter in my life. a-rod plans to return to the yankees in 2015. >>> 17 days left before super bowl xlviii takes over in new jersey, and this morning, law enforcement officials are hurrying to make sure one of the world's most-watched sporting events is also the safest. terrell brown is outside metlife stadium in east retherford. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. security preparations have been

." >> dame judi dench, "philomena." >> and meryl streep "august: osage county." i'm going with meryl streep. >> go back again for the ladies. i'm going to go cate blanchett, "blue jasmine." phenomenal performance. best picture "12 years a slave." i'm saying that right now. slave," "american hustle," >> "captain phillips," "dallas "her." "dallas buyers club." "gravity." and "the wolf of wall street." >> i'm going with "12 years a slave" because they're giving the top acting awards to "dallas buyers club." five more too -- >> we read them off. >> i'm going with "philomena" because i feel like it. >> have you seen it? >> no. but everybody who's seen it loves it. >>? other surprises. what do you want to say is best -- we said that. all right. what about other surprises? jonah hill nominated. for "wolf of wall street." >> jonah hill. he does some funky, weird kinky things in that movie. >> which is one reason i don't want to see it. >> "american hustle" i want to see and all the leading actors were -- and supporting actors were nominated. that happened with "silver li

slave", and leonardo dicaprio, for best actress, amy adams in husband husband , kate blanchett, judy denchl find a complete list of all the nominees at abc7 news.com. really good year for movies. >> hollywood is abuzz over oscar nominations and so are the mangers of movie magic in the bay area. jonathan bloom paid a visit to the digital wizards at industrial lights lights and maa stands guard in front of lucas films. it's lined with props and costumes from star wars,; not it's the other space franchise has a team nominated for an oscar. >> i woke up, went downtown stairs, turn on the tv and start looking online and saw my name and i couldn't believe it. >> his first nomination. "star trek into darkness". >> so much to do with smoke, lava, and fire, a challenge with the visual efight. >> the challenge was putting realact ors into imaginary roles, and i destroying san francisco, and doing justice to the most famous shareship. >> the enterprise is special and fans know it inside and out. >> ilm's other oscar nomination is the lone ranger. they had to create a world from the past full of effec

so this is -- >> best actress, sandra bullock was in there, judi dench. everything that i have seen meryl streep it's all been pretty much what people were saying was going to happen. >> actor let's listen. >> the nominees are, christian bale, "american hustle," bruce dern in "nebraska." leonardo dicaprio in "the wolf of wall street." chew a tell edgy 0 for. >> we're pleased to announce the film selected as the best picture nominees for 2013 are -- "american hustle," captain phillip phillips, "dallas buyers club," "gravit "gravity," "her." "nebraska." philomena. "12 years a slave." and "the wolf of wall street." for the complete list of all of the nominations visit oscar.com. >> and join us sunday night, march 2nd to celebrate these incredible artists and films at the oscars. see you then. >> we'll look forward to that. always fun to see the nominations, and how many we need to catch up on. >> so many but every single one of them is i think everybody saw them coming. >> especially coming off of the golden globes. >> yeah. kind of what people were expectin

wearing, but in a motion picture, i thought cate blanchett was incredible, but sandra bullock, judi dench and emma thompson, kate winslet, this is a great toughie. >> you'll be very happy. "blue jasmine" she's a slam dunk. she's won two golden globes in the past. this could be her third. she's an early favorite for the oscar. >> she's incredible performance. >> always. >>> how about the men? >> this is a tough category, it could be robert redford for "all is lost" on the star of "12 years a slave." my pick as a surprise is "dallas buyers club. "he plays an aids patient, lost almost 50 pounds. i think he wins, and may win the oscar as well. >> really? has he won before? >> never been nominated. >> what? never? >> when they come out this thursday, he may well be and may well win. >>> it's amazing when the actors december robert de niro gained so much weight and mcconaughey was astounding. >> of course mcconaughey may follow that trek as well. we'll see what happens and with the oscar on march 2nd. >> writing is such an important part. >> it is. >> i thought it was woodie allen's best script

. >> amy addax, cate blanchett, sandra bullock, judi dench, meryl streep.emma thompson. is there a front-runner here? >> i think probably cate blanchett. i think that performance was talked about last summer when "blue jasmine" came out? >> i think amy adams is another possibility there. i mean, "american hustle" has done well. >> and amy adams plays so much against type on this. oscar voters love that. >> and it's a nuanced performance. i think her performance is the heart of that movie, her character is the one most unpredictable, who undergoes the most changes. so i think the performances are strong, but i think hers is, in a way, key to the movie. >>> best actor, generally considered the toughest category, christian bale, bruce dern, leonardo, chiwetel. >> no michael be jordan, no forrest whitaker, it tells you what kind of year it was. there are very strong made lead performances. this one -- >> sentimental fave has to be bruce dern. >> yes, i think so. i think leonardo dicaprio is a possibility. this one is hard to call, but again, you could have fill

best actress can secrete was a neat stuff some of the industry's need to play as sun to burn the cd dench and meryl streep idol previous oscar win is looking to add another academy award to the action. we know me well all sky. painted floor and ten. it's easier to read between the sudanese comment was not eligible for an academy award nomination. it was released to the september deadline anytime country more news later time now though for the false and get today the eye. off. we welcome this week we learned nigeria headbands the marriage gay groups and key signs of affection. last month. his ugandan parliament sending a bill to the president's desk. that would make homosexuality itself punishable by life in prison. although west increasingly adopt same marriage. one of the growing backlash from the african continent to find out. cause i get into cameroon were our team found. it's more than the locals who have a stake in this fight. talk about christian conservatives from the us and elsewhere been weighing in. sometimes deadly consequences for the victims of hate crimes. the backdrop to a

of course ju judy dench for her role and meryl streep for "august: osage county". >> it's a great groupay i think meryl streep is going to walk away with it. she literally walks on water. and she is such a strong actress. she's really going to be tough to beat. >> oh, i disagree. can i disagree with gil? >> feel free. jump in. >> gil's the critic and i'm just the entertainment reporter, so he's got the mind. but i think this is kate's category to win. i think she's the one to beat. her performance in "blue jasmine" was fabulous. listen to this little nugget here, guys. you know how women -- and it is true we always talk about there aren't a lot of roles for women of a certain age in hollywood. amy adams is the only nominee under the age of 40 in this category, and she's 39. so let's hear it for all of us women of a certain age. go girls. >> there is hope without even talking about how old we are. gil, nischelle, thank you so much. we'll be looking to see who's actually going to win. >> absolutely. >> thank you. >>> want to give a little love to the foreign language film category, the os

judi dench, "philomena." meryl streep, "august: osage-county." ejiofor, matthew mcconaughey, and a lot of people say leonardo dicaprio this is the best work he's done in "the wolf of wall street." >> this movie has gained mum. it's somewhat polarizing. there's not an easy movie to watch. there's a lot of foul language and debauchery. really a poor showing of wall street, that's the point of this movie. but another surprise was that jonah hill also was nominated for this movie. people were not expecting that at all. >> yeah, best supporting actor. and with him in if competition there, barkhad abdi from "captain phillips." an amazing story. he was a taxi limo driver in his first role there with tom hanks. bradley cooper. michael fassbender. jonah hill. jared leto. and the best actress in the supporting role, sally hawkins. jennifer lawrence. lupita nyong'o for "12 years a slave." her first film. her debut film. a yale student who now has blown the acting world up. and julia roberts in "august: osage-county," and june squibb there. what do you like

>> hello. >> hello. >> hi. >> dame judy dench can do no wrong in my eyes.philomena" is great, but "12 years a slave" is the film. if anything is an upset, it is "gravity" because it has so much publicity and hype. so many people loved it. i think "12 years a slave" is the film. >> all right. best actor. jawn? >> best actor, i think it will be oh, edifor. picking up with "12 years a slave." it is the year. his performance is absolute. he will take it home. >> do you agree with that, kim? >> i think leo dicaprio will take it, but he has not gotten any awards other than legend. he hasn't gotten a golden globe award. i think this year, robert redford might get it. or matthew mcconaughey will get it. a guy who has progressed into such amazing performance in "dallas buyers club." >> let's talk tv. the only show i have to watch when it airs is "scandal." what is the chance that "scandal" can win something? how about tomorrow night at the golden globes, jawn? >> i think kerry washington stands a best chance of taking home it for "scandal." look for "breaking bad" a

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judi dench for "philomena." meryl stream for "august osage county."nomination. emma thompson was left out of best actress. going into awards season, a lot of people how tall this between her and cate blanchett. let's talk about the men. actors. this is the most competitive category this year. nominated this morning, christian bale for "american hustle." bruce dern in "nebraska." he was just phenomenal in that movie. leonardo i did dicaprio in "the of wall street." matthew mcconaughey in "dallas buyers club." when we talk about omissions, there is a long list. no robert redford. no forrest whitaker. no tom hanks. no joaquin phoenix. tom sxhaings roy teen phoenix, their movies were nominated but they were left off. "american hustle" and "gravity" lead the nomination, 12 apiece. >> i'm surprised "wolf of wall street." a lot of people did not like this movie. they just thought it was one big naked party for like three hours. >> i mean, it definitely was polarizing. people either loved it or they hated it or they felt it was too long. and there was way too

amy adams in "american hustle," cate blanchett in "blue jasmine," sandra bullock in "gravity," judi denchor best performance by an actor in a leading role, the nominees are christian bale in "american hustle," bruce dern in "nebraska," leonardo dicaprio in "the wolf of wall street," chiwetel ejiofor in "12 years a slave" and matthew mcconaughey in "dallas buyers club." >> and finally we are pleased to announce that the films selected as the best picture nominees for 2013 are "american hustle," charles roven, richard suckle, megan ellison and jonathan gordon, producers, "captain phillips," scott rudin, daniel brunetti and michael de luca, producers, "dallas buyers club," robbie brenner and rachel winter, producers, "gravity," alfonso cuaron and david heyman, producers, "her," megan ellison, spike jonze and vincent landay, producers, "nebraska," albert berger and ron yerxa, producers, "philomena," gabrielle tana, steve coogan and tracey seaward, producers, "12 years a slave," brad pitt, dede gardner, jeremy kleiner, steve mcqueen and anthony katagas, producers and "the wolf of wall street,"

she was passed over, her spot given to amy adams in american hustle.a fun but over rated movie.judy denchuches our hearts in philomena.glad that wasn't overlooked.or meryl streep, her 18th nomination in osage august county.there's the only lock of the nomination here: cate blanchett in woody allens blue jasmine, her mental illness and desperation reminds us of what acting is all about.relating, identifying, emotionally investing. >> best actor: tom hanksis heron phillips and robert redford amazing in all is lost lost the nominations.but there are remarkable performances here.including bruce dern, so lucid in real life and so believale in nebraska, chew-i-tel e-jio-for for the academy favorite 12 years a slave, chirstain bale doing the maerican hustle, leonard de capprio committed fully and frontily to the wolf.i'll be thinking of the aviator.an amazing decaprio and scorcese collaboration.but the academy voters love it when someone completely changes their look.inhabiting another person altogether.and that would be matthew mcconaughey in dallas buyers club.i had a few problems with the mov

hollywood will have to decide whether it is tired the old guard, meryl streep, judi dench, sandra bullock the one, amy adams "american hustle." she has seven nominations previously. best actor, aging bruce dern in "nebraska" pitted against ever young leonardo dicaprio as immortal party animal in world of wall street. matthew ma con hi may be the favorite. two snubs, tom hanks and oprah winfrey on actor nod they're saying. five best director nominees. five of them, for the best film nominees but that leaves out four directors who pot best film nominees but no best director. you've got, "philomena", captain phillips and and "dallas buyers club." maybe they all should have been nominated. more the merrier. who got robs, tom hanks, "captain phillips." he already won two oscars. heard about oprah winfrey. here is who got robbed most of all, "american hustle." oscar for hair and make up. that christian bale combover and so life like. and sad. bradley cooper in tight curleyers to give him the 1970s permanent, engineering miracle. one last thing. good sign from oscar gods, even biggest bomb might

judi dench and oscar favorite meryl streep of august of osage county.annual academy awards will air march 2nd with ellen degeneres host egg for the second time. turning to the small screen, did you watch the premier of "american idol" season 13, guys? if you did you notice ad lot of changes. a lot of editing including judges new and old. jennifer lopez made a come back with keith urban but joining them on panel newcomer harry connick, jr. in my opinion stole the show. first two stops, boston, massachusetts, austin, texas. my favorite moment was a connick cradled a baby to sing well and he lived up to that promise you. >> can put your head on my shoulder. what have you got? >> i just want you closer. [laughing] where you can -- >> connick was not only most amusing thing to watch entire show. the changes included cutting out all the infamous sequences of bad performances. since all the judges were apparently against the bashing ritual. too bad. is to revitalize show and ratings down more than 40% from a year earlier, resulting the fox exec in charge of th

. >> judi dench should win. >> nominated actors in a supporting role.nah hill, "the wolf of wall street." >> i better see an opera in nominees for actress in a supporting role. >> you're going to be disappointed. >> really? >> that's a shame. >> sally hawkins in blue jasmine. plays the sister. jennifer lawrence for "american hustle." she has walked away with the golden globe. lupita n'yongo, "12 years a slave." she plays patsy, i think. julia roberts, "august osage county." and june squib for "nebraska." >> big names there. >> great names, but i don't see a lot of surprises, from what we know from -- >> one surprise. that robert redford was not nominated for best actor for -- >> that's pretty stunning. it actually is. remarkable performance, remarkable movie. i'm stunned by that. and i've got to say, seriously, oprah, i thought she did well with the butler, a remarkable job. i think that was an oversight. >> the other special is emma thompson in "saving mr. banks." >> and see who the directors are, and the academies, daniel o. russell, alfonso, steve mc

away the whole movie because i would encourage people to see it but the trail of trying to find judi dench'st. >> the fact is they were looking for each other. >> when you're involved in something like this, it's obviously from a passionate interest in telling the story. are you surprised, then, when the awards come and the acclaim comes and people like mike say it's the best movie he's ever seen? it's obviously getting a ton of attention and a ton of praise. it's both a commercial success and -- >> well, the critics like it and the pundits seem to be showing up to see it in droves. it's incredibly gratifying. the thing about the movie is there are criticisms leveled at the church. philomena herself, she a woman of faith throughout the whole movie and she dignifies it at the end. some people have said it's an anti-religious movie and weinstein, my good friend, was involved in this? >> yes, he was involved. >> what you're saying is, you've actually lost money doing this? one of my favorite stories, barnicle, you may have told me this. when harvey sat down with -- after -- after matt damon's f

judi dench in "philomena."hustle." bruce dern in "nebraska." leonardo dicaprio in "the wolf of wall street". chiwetel ejiofor in "12 years a slave." and matthew mcconaghey and "dallas buyer's club." >> finally we are pleased to announce the film selected as the best picture nominees 2013 are "american hustle," charles rogen and john gordon and others producers. "captain phillips,". "dallas buyer's club." "gravity". "her". "nebraska". "philomena". "12 years a slave". and "the wolf of wall street," nominees to be determined. for the complete list of all the nominations, please visit oscar.com. >> and join us sunday night, march 2, to celebrate these incredible artists films at the oscars. see you then. >> thank you. >> indeed. going to be a battle for best picture. you got "american hustle," "captain phillips," "dallas buyer's club," "gravity," "her," "philomena," "12 years a slave" and "the wolf of wall street." >> it's going to be easy for me. i've only seen one. it was "gravity." i thought it was fine and shou

judi dench, meryl streep, julia roberts, they all have nominations. what gives with robert redford? even a press junket. did very few interviews. he issued a statement at the press conference said it was the fault of the distributors of the film that didn't reach out wide. no, no, no, mr. redford. it was your fault for not helping to promote this film. i was with him a few weeks ago at the film critics where he received best actor, and they said, nope, he just sat down. >> the pictures, front return "gravity," 12 years a slave, american hustle, kim, what do you think is going to grab the gold? >> this is a tough one. the best thing about this year's oscar race, really no one knows. definitely "american hustle" is my favorite, personally. i have my eggs in that basket. but you never know, "12 years a slave" "gravity" also getting attention. the golden globes helped. this weekend, we have the s.a.g. awards tonight and the producers' gild tomorrow night and that could shift momentum either way for these films. >> top, i wonder, there are nine nominees for best picture this year. and ju