tavis: "the fighter," melissa leo. thank you for joining us.time, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org tavis: hello, i am tavis. join me with jennifer beals. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to joint have this in working to improve literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

and being a good friend with us. >> thank you. >> melissa leo, oscar winner, melissa leo. >>> let's go has the top headlines for the morning. juju? >> good morning, everyone. four americans have died in a plane crash in the united arab emirates. their private plane was headed to saudi arabia today, when it crashed shortly after takeoff. the passengers' names have not been released. >>> european leaders have just agreed to impose new sanctions on libya, following the u.n. rebels looking to topple moammar gadhafi are only 30 miles from the capital. secretary of state hillary clinton has said the u.s. will do anything it can to help the rebels. although, she hasn't mentioned military help. >>> gas prices here at home have jumped another 4% in the last week. as of this morning, the national average is $3.36 per gallon. >>> actor charlie sheen is suing cbs for cancelling his sitcom for the rest of the season. the $320 million lawsuit claims mental anguish. production was stopped after sheen ripped the creator during two radio interviews. he granted his first television interview since the s

will also talk to amy adams and melissa leo. our preview of the 83rd academy awards. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: "race for best actress ppears to be natlie portman's to lose, but the men include previous winners jeff bridges and javier bardem. >> i do not accept it as a given that i did shoot le beef. >> you missed your shot. >> missed my shot? >> you are more handicapped without an eye it than i am with t

. >> dicky: oscar nominee melissa leo. and music from cage the elephant. >> this is the american dream. >> jimmy: i think it's the mexican dream, too. i got news for you. n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n

what i really enjoyed about that scene is melissa leo and the sisters. they cracked me up. every time they talk in the movie, they made me laugh, even during filming. tavis: speaking of your character, how does one research what it is like to be a sassy bartender? [laughter] >> luckily, it is based on a real girl, charlene fleming. i had a little footage on her and she came and visited a couple of times. tavis: the story line is? >> is the story of mickie ward and his family, his brother dickie who trained him, and the mother who manage them. it examines his life and his journey to a championship. tavis: you were interested in doing this particular role why? >> it was just a great role. david o. russell sent about 20 pages, because there were working on the character a little bit. i had met him on some other projects. i really wanted to work with david o. russell. i really wanted to work with mark, and christian. i could not find a reason not to do it. tavis: that is the best kind of work. what is it like working with mark walberg? he is the man these days. >> he is. he is

. >> reporter: and melissa leo accepted best supporting actress honors for the fighter. and accidentally let a four letter word slip during her acceptance speech. meanwhile christian bale won supporting actor honors. >> what a room full of talented inspirational people.ç what the helm i doing here? >> reporter: the night's other winners included toy story 3 which won best animated feature. the sci-fi epic inception took home four awards and the drama about the origins of facebook, "the social network," scored three awards, including best adapted screen play. after the show, it was time to celebrate, the nominees headed to some of the post-oscar after parties, including the governor's ball and the ever popular vanity fair party. in hollywood, i'm stephanie stanton. >> all right, thank you so much. >>> on capitol hill, the clock is ticking for lawmakers to come to terms on the nation's budget before it expires. meanwhile president obama is encouraging the nation's governors to work together as the standoff over union rights and budget cuts in wisconsin enters a third week

the boxing drama "the fighter" got best supporting honors for christian bale and melissa leo, who cursedl. did you last very long? did you watch much. i watched i think, uhm, just -- i missed christian bale. so i went to bed. >> of all the people you might curse it might be him but melissa leo -- >> they bleeped her. she was an underdog. a lot of people expected the 14- year-old in "true grit" to win. so i imagine -- >> she could have played her character because she was a gritty mother of mickey ward in "the fighter." >> no one heard anything. >> you could read lips though. >> but pretty interesting night. comments are coming now the now about the hosts ann hathaway and james franco. they were young. >> james franco out of palo alto. i think we need to go back it a comedian. >> it keeps it going. i like the fact that they tried. they gave it a shot and ann and james were good sports to try that out. that's a tough crowd. >> it is a tough crowd. >>> los angeles had oscar night but starting this week san jose will have almost two weeks of events for movie buffs. >> the 21st annual cineque

. >> reporter: some academy award nominees melissa leo was pondering her oscar dress. >> what if i'mutting my foot in the dress because, of course, we step into them and pull them up and put my foot right through it? well, then i won't be wearing that one, will i? >> reporter: "127 hours" director danny boyle was ready to watch his star james franco host the oscars. if james does anything you don't like tomorrow night on the oscars stage, will you stand up and ask him to do it again? >> reporter: on stage there was up-to-the-minute irreverence. >> i'm joel mchale, or as charlie sheen calls me, mordecai rabinowitz. >> this is sort of emotional. when we started the script seven years ago, we were just a couple of lesbians with a hope and a dream. >> reporter: while "winter's bone" nabbed two acting award, "black swan" nabbed four, best picture, best cinematography, best director for darron aronofsky and including best actress for natalie portman. >> thank you very much. it's slippery. scared. >> james franco also won the indie spirit equivalent of the best actor award. pretty impressiv

peggy and i both agree, melissa leo would win, and, bam, we were right on the money. her first oscar. the evening's first bleeped moment when she cursed in her acceptance speech. she dropped the f-bomb. >> what was that? >> a weird, awkward moment. she did a great job in the movie. playing mark wahlberg and christian bale's mother. first big winner of the night. some people did hear that f-bomb. >> can you imagine sitting there with your fourth grader, sorry about that? speaking of christian bale, let's take a look at next category, best supporting actor. there was no doubt in either of our minds who would win this award. we both went with "the fighter's" christian bale and once again we nailed that. bale won for his portrayal of dickle e the troubled boxer. "the fighter" knocks out the competition. >> best performance by an actress in a leading role. a lot of amazing competition in this category but great minds think alike. we went with everyone's pick for this, a no-brainer, natalie portman for her role in "the black swan" and the winner, natalie portman. she was th

. >> melissa leo got one for the fighter and promptly dropped the "f" bomb. [ laughter ] >> and it was easy for her co-star christian bale. >> i'm not going to drop the "f" bomb like she did. >> and james franco and anne hatdzaway opened the show. >> then they immediately told people why they were picked to host the academy awards. >> and i must say you look so beautiful and so hip. oh, thank you. >> you look very appealing to a young demographic, as well. >> all age groups got excitement with anne hatdzaway slipped into a different out. >> it while the king's speech most of the big awards. inception won just as many oscars, a movie that made about $300 million at the box office. >> while that piece was airing, she was airing her opinion on the actresses and actors and everything. >> i think they did a good job and i like her gowns that gown shaking thing. maybe she wanted to work off calories. >> the bottom things sliding around. >> i don't know. i thought it was a little odd. everybody has something to say about the oscars. >> not as much as you have to say. >> comedy can be improv.

melissa leo took home the best supporting actress. >> a room full of talented and inspirational people, and what the hell am i doing here amidst you? >> reporter: natalie portman won for best actress kat cat for "the black swan." >> i am so of my fellow nominees. >> reporter: in the end requests the king's speech "took home four awards. colinfirth won best actor. >> i have a feeling my career just peaked. >> reporter: the night was later crowned with the top honor -- top picture. >> what an amazing year for film and to be with those other films is just absolutely incredible. >> reporter: that was kara finstrom reporting. "toy story 3" won for best animated picture. for complete -- for complete oscar coverage go to ktvu.com. we have it on the oscars tab at ktvu.com. >>> and a special oscar party? sanfrancisco raised money for an important cause. 1500 people gathered for the academy awards friends parties. the event benefits the h.i.v. and a.i.d.s. foundation. they've raised $8 million in the past. >>> we're just getting word of a fatal officer-involved shooting in the bay area. details

i've got to say melissa leo. she was a winner last night. words, but also the necklace, i just didn't like it. the reflective material underneath. didn't work. >> what do you think about this one? i liked elements of it. >> you know what? i personally liked the construction of the dress in terms of the kind of gold foil underlay underneath this kind of couture lace. i thought it was beautiful. but, again, i think it's a bit of that winner's curse. >> maybe. >> you know kind of like sandra bullock last year. >> you didn't like that. >> didn't work for me, either. >> your worst? >> my worst i've got to say is scarlett johansson. and i love scarlett jo and i love dolce & gabbana. the two did not meet on this red carpet at all. i feel like you could see her underwear underneath. >> it was rough. we have 20 seconds. biggest surprise. give me a name. >> reese witherspoon. >> big surprise? >> he liked reese. i didn't like reese. my biggest surprise was nicole kidman. usually always love. did not love. love dior, love nicole the combination didn't w

melissa leo in "the fighter" up for oscar gold.ee for best supporting actress -- >> ask him if he would have won without his brother. >> reporter: didn't originally want the role as the foul mouthed chain smoking mother of two boston boxers. at 50, leo isn't much older than mark wahlberg and christian bale, her silver screen children. the movie's director had to convince leo. >> he had a very strong belief after not very long with me that i could play alice. i hesitated. i peel so close to their ages. >> reporter: leo seemed like a sure bet to win the oscar. >> melissa leo. >> reporter: she's already won nearly every other major award for her gritty performance, a shoe-in said critics, that was until she create and paid for this ad campaign simply entitled consider, it was seen by some as unnecessary and self promoting. now insiders say she may have koed her chance to win. >> i've also talked to voters who say that she lost their vote after putting those ads out that some people found them a little bit tacky. >> reporter: leo says

. >> the most shocking moment of the night may have been when melissa leo won best supporting actress and used the "f" word. it was bleeped out. the actress apologized. >> i think she was still in character. >>> other big winners "the king's speech" best motion picture, colin firth best actor in the film. he was terrific. the award for best supporting actor went to christian bale and the thriller inception won best cinematography among many others. did you see that? >> there are so many that i have to see but i'm just now getting to some from last year, like a single man, things like that. but i really want to see -- i still haven't seen "the social network." >> that's great. >> it was incredible. >> it's amazing. and the actor i don't know his name. >> jesse aisenberg. >> that's the guy. he was unbelievable. and, of course, he didn't win but -- >> it's on my list of things to do. >> that happens. >>> 6:26 your time. from age to teachers why no one is say. why hundreds of people could be laid off. >> the san bruno pipeline is the focus in the nation's capital. what lawmakers hope to f

look at "fighter" nominated best picture, melissa leo, christian bale.hter," mark wahlberg, no. what about robert duval who gave one of his best performances. in a movie called "get well." they said, good-bye, we're not interested. michael douglas has had such a tough year and in that tough year, gave two great performances, one in "solitary man" and in "wall street 2: money never sleeps," a lousy movie, but gordon gekko is amazing. what are you thinking? what is going on out there? all right. i've gotten the rage out of me. the category, best picture. here are the ten nominees. "social network," "the king's speech," most nominated movie in the world, "black swan" with natalie portman, "inception" directed by the forgotten man, christopher nolan. "the fighter" with mark wahlberg and christian bale, "true grit" by the coen brothers, james franco, "127 hours" and an animated movie "toy story 3". manages to get into that category. i know what you're saying. i just counted eight. you're right. there's two more. and why don't they have huge ads in marketing c

. >> when melissa leo took the supporting actress for the fighter, there were cheers. no one heard her sensored speech. >> i think it was an amazing character. i'm glad she won. >> it was a good night for the local guys. and pixar won best animated film for "toy story 3" and maybe there is encouraging news. films are shooting in san francisco again. it is good for the economy. >> we have so many good trade jobs working behind the scene. >> among the fun there is serious business. >> we raised $8.5 million for the community. >> the academy of friends, glad to see my picks made. it wish i was that good with the stock market. talk about the actors has gone up. interesting thing is this was a new high-tech concept. they are appealing to a younger crowd. don't know if they made it or not. when people like debbie crystal came out there was a lot of applause, and based on the voting, maybe the academy is still about nostalgia. don sanchez, abc7 news. >> thanks, don. congratulations to the folks at pixar. >>> by the way, oscar was the number one trending topic on twitter. you

. >> and big surprise, melissa leo dropping the bomb during her speech for best supporting actress but there was no surprises. natalie portman took home the best actress award as a tormented ballerina in black swan. but the big winner, king's speech four awards best actor for colin firth. don sanchez watched from the gala at the san francisco design center. >> san francisco show biz, a look at the oscar shows and each other. always glamour and a year where most of the films were a bit serious. >> the economy is so low. i don't know if everyone feels the same way. >> they say the front runners become the winners. colin firth i said would win since last december. >> i thought he was wonderful. >> when natalie portman won, big cheers. she was a clear favorite. maybe it's something about all those feathers. >> and when melissa took it, no one heard her censored speech. >> i think shoe she had the strongest role. i'm glad she won. >> it was a good thing for local guys, coppola and pixar also won for toy story 3. this was a new concept. fleelg a younger crowd, don't know if it made it or not

. >> christian bale won best supporting actor and co-star melissa leo was named best supporting actress. she surprised everyone by using profanity when accepting. >> first time co-host anne hathaway and james franco opened the show. there were several films nominated for best picture. they told people why they were picked. >> i must say, you look so beautiful and so hip. >> thank you. you look very appealing to a younger demographic as well. [ laughter ] >> all age groups got a dose of excitement, with anne hathaway slipping into a different out fit every time she could. the oscars were spread around. inception won four in all. the social network took home three academy awards. in hollywood, craig roper for abc news. >> and appealing for all demographic groups. we're talking about you mike. >> are you talking about mother nature? our weather is going to have a lot of character the next seven days. first one is today. i'll show you when. >> and the bay area's most popular falcon couple is about to add to their nest. >> and if you about to enter college you might want to update your faceb

. >> reporter: next, melissa leo. >> i'm sorry.n't know who you are, why you're talking. >> reporter: and then, her co-star, amy adams. >> and from sal and your father and from me. >> reporter: and the uk-born christian bale. >> get inside, switch stances. >> his is so perfect, i had to stop myself and think, oh, my god, that's christian bale. >> reporter: so, how do they learn to sound authentically boston? >> you got to kind of feel where you gargle and then put your voice right there, where you gargle. yeah, that's good. >> reporter: tom jones is a dialect coach to some of the biggest names in acting. he told me new englanders may have been talking this way since the pilgrims left england and landed at plymoth rock. that would turn a lobster into a lobsta. i was born in bean town but years in broadcasting have left my accent a little rusty. so, tom gave me a refresher course. all. that would be around here, in new york, it would be like all. all. >> reporter: all. >> talkative. >> reporter: talkative. >> daughters. >> reporter:

melissa leo took hope the oscar for best -- home the oscar for best supporting actress and christian bale for best sporting actor. natalie portman in black juan won oscar -- swan won oscar. >> i'm so in awe of you. >> reporter: in the end, it was the king's speech that reined supreme. taking home four awards, colin firth won in the best actor award. i have a feeling i just peaked. >> what an amazing year for film, with the other films in that category, it's just absolutely incredible. >> reporter: natalie port man's win, no big surprise, she trained for a year to deliver that convincing performance of a ballerina. if there was a surprise, it was how to do with the social network. there were some that thought it would take big awards, it didn't but it took home three, including musical score. so a big night here in hollywood, and folks just starting to head home. reporting live, back to you. >> before you go, we just heard a minute 0 so, the ratings were down for the show. some of the biggest markets down around 7% from last year? what about that? >> reporter: i'm sorry, i lost you th

and the boston drama the fighter claiming best supporting honors, christian bail and melissa leo. the thriller inception dominated the special effects categories running best cinematography among others. and for a list of bay area oscar winners and our special oscar gallery, head to our web site at cbs-sf.com. >>> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,, 3q copd makes it hard to breathe so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i've got the leading part. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, vavair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart ndndition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're st

. >> reporter: best-supporting actress melissa leo from the fighter spent time backstage had an accidental expletive during her speech. >> i had no idea. those words, i apologize to anyone that they offend. >> reporter: leo's co-star christian bale has used salty language a time or two, but he was straightforward about his win as best supporting actor. >> it is still just a matter of opinion, it is so ab tract. this is a very bizarre thing. but at the same time, i just can't help but be touched so dearly by it. >> reporter: and on this night the film about a stammering monarch that's touched millions of movie goers came away the biggest winner. >> i think what the film is saying is sometimes the way to concur a fear is by turning to others. >> reporter: "the king's speech" is now hollywood royalty. staff knee stanton, nbc news, hollywood. >>> as for local movies, facebook's movie, "the social network" won oscars but not as many as expected. "toy story 3" came home with best animated fill. >>> astronauts are getting ready for a first in a series of spacewalks today. the mission today to bro

i think melissa leo is the favorite. >> and what about supporting?erformances. christian bale and geoffrey rush that are like leads. i think christian bale will win because he was terrific in "the fighter." he helped to get the movie made. and i think the academy wants to pat him on the back for an interesting career. >> now, the lead category? >> lead actor, i think colin firth is money. i think you can sit back and expect him to win. it's the perfect oscar resume. he plays a british royal. he has a disability. he cries in his wife's arms. he triumphs over adversity. how could he lose? he's going to win. >> you said this is going to put up the brackets. should we put up what everybody had? >> juju, you go first. >> i hate to go with conventional wisdom. but i was up with most of those choices. i diverge on "the social network." what do you think, sam? >> i think sno-caps and popcorn are really good together. if you eat them together, it's really good for your oscar party. >> i guess so. we are going to put them up online. we have to go now. >> bumme

. >> reporter: melissa leo scored supporting actress for her role in "the fighter."nd promptly dropped the f-bomb. >> when i looked at this two years ago, it looked [ bleep ]. oops. >> reporter: it looked easy for her supporting actor, christian bale. >> i'm not going to drop the f-bomb, like she did. >> reporter: james franco and anne hathaway opened the show, with a virtual reality romp through the movies picked for best picture. then, they told people why they were picked to host the awards. >> you look so beautiful and so hip. >> thank you, james. you look very appealing to a younger demographic, as well. >> thank you. >> reporter: all age groups got a dose of fashion excitement, with anne hathaway slipping into different outfits, every time she could. >> thank you. >> reporter: indeed, "the king's speech" won most of the big oscars. but "inception" won just as many. four in all. icing on the cake for this movie that made about $300 million at the box office. >> craig gropper in hollywood for us. >>> a race against time, near atlanta, as rescuers tried to free a

. >> reporter: and overwhelmed melissa leo accepted best supporting actor honors for "the fighter." and accidentally let a four-letter word slip during her acceptance sweech. >> christian bail, the fighter. >> reporter: christian bail won honoring for playing a crack-addicted boxer. >> what a room full of inspirational people and what the hell am i doing here? >> reporter: the other winners included toy story 3. and the drama about the origins of facebook, "the social network" scored three awards, including best adapted screenplay. okay. so now the show is over, and it is time to party. many of the nominees are heading to some of the post oscar bashes. of course we have the governor's ball here at the kodak theater. and then many are heading over to the ever popular "vanity fair" party. and that is the scene here live in hollywood. i'm stephanie stanton. diane, back to you. >> why do you always get those fun jobs, huh, stephanie? i'm jealous. >> i'm worth it. >> absolutely. have fun. all right. if you missed any of the oscars coverage, you can always go to our website for all things

and although these oscars would be rated pg-13 after best supporting actress winner melissa leo cursed on stage -- >> i really don't mean to offend and probably a very inappropriate place to use that word. >> reporter: when leo and all the winners joined the youtube singing sensations from p.s. 22 in staten island, new york... it was a story book ending a king could be proud of. karen brown, cbs news, los angeles. >> have you seen the king's speech yet? >> i did. it was wonderful. wonderful. >> good stuff. 4:57 your time. >>> the race for san francisco mayor about to get a little busier. the well known leader expected to announce his candidacy today. >>> this morning another major step in the building of a new bay bridge eastern span. we'll show you coming up. >>> and gas prices just keep inching up. we'll tell you what analysts say about whether we'll hit the $4 mark. ,,,, (announcer) while there are some home disasters you can't avoid, there is one you can. septic system breakdowns affect 1.2 million homes each year. septic backups can cost about six thousand dollars in expense, and

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hi, i'm tavis tavis, join me next time with south african music great vusi mahlasela and actress melissa leo. that's next time, see you then. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

and although these oscars would be rated pg-13 after best supporting actress winner melissa leo utteredpletive onstage. >> i really don't mean to offend and probably a very inappropriate place to use that particular word in particular. >> reporter: when leo and all the winners joined the youtube singing sensations from ps-22 in staten island, new york, it was a storybook ending a king could be proud of. and another one of the favorite moments of the evening came from the director of "the king's speech," tom cooper. he said that it was actually his mother who found the idea for the movie which he thought as an unrehearsed play. he said the moral of this story, the moral of the evening, was always listen to your mother. terrell? >> an incredible story, karen brown in los angeles for us this morning. karen, thank you so much. take a quick break on this monday morning. when we come back we'll have your weather forecast. and in sports a milestone for home victory for the best team in the nba. or the best team in the nba. 3 o'clock. my daily meeting with a salty snack and then a 3:15, with my

christian bale in "the fighter" is a knockout and melissa leo as his mom, they'll take home trophies. and i know it will win. i dreamed it. >> and like abc 7 is part of our family nominated for best picture will win best-animated feature, you'll be waiting to see who the academy has picked. will you agree with them? >> because i have a right to be here. >> i have a choice! >> yes, you do. >> and we'll wait to her yours. oscar show will be much faste faster-paced this year. i'll be curious to seek our hofts from palo alto and ann hathaway of brooklyn z will have a live report from at kad my of friends party sunday night at 11:00. >> and that will be fun. fun this time of the year. >> thank you. >> and there are six oscar categories on abc 7 futures market. and you can look for that at abc 7 news.com. >> and there is red carpet arriveals and followed by more from red carpet and then jimmy kimmel live at 11:35. big day, sunday. >> it is. let's check the forecast and find out about weather. >> this is where we may have a snow covered carpet performance. last time was february 5th1976. the

we're so used to seeing them as their character that it was cute to see jesse eisenberg and melissa leoeen the movies and monday we saw the nominees at the annual academy awards luncheon. best supporting actress nominee melissa leo, the one to beat, says she's doing yoga to reduce her stress. >> i do a sort of, you know, in the airplane seat yoga and things like that. >> reporter: being nominated for best actress has changed everything for 20-year-old jennifer lawrence, including her plans for oscar night. >> my friend laura and i have a tradition where we eat linguini and takeout and watch it and this is the first year i'm going to miss it. >> reporter: jesse eisenberg made light of the whirlwind media tour he's been on. since his nomination for "the social network." >> when i was 13 i had to go to bar mitzvah every weekend. this is the same feeling. you have to put on a suit every weekend to go meet with a lot of jews. >> reporter: his competitor colin firth says his nomination has earned him a lot more attention. >> i do get the odd bow. which i put down to either confusion or faceti

. >> melissa leo scored for her role in the fighter and promptly dropped the "f" bomb. >> it looked easy for christian bale taking best supporting actor award. >> anne hathaway and james franco opened the show. then they immediately told people were with they were picked to host the academy awards. >> i must say you looked so beautiful and so hip. >> thank you, you look very appealing to a younger demographic, as well. >> and all age groups got a dose of excitement with anne hatdz slipping into a different out fit. >> while the king's speech most of the big awards, inception won just as many oscars, it made about $300 million at the board of directors office. >> toy story 3, winning director while celebrating after the show including this picture, yep, the big one himself. >> the thing for your viewers, what you were doing when the woman was twisting and shaking. >> anne hathaway. >> stay away from that. >> mike? any takers. >> i'll do my exercise later today >> let's take a look outside. i want to see terry jumping up and down. >> 6:49 and clearing sky over around the bay. let's talk ab

the fighter melissa leo seems to have the upper hand among actors but look out for newcomer hayley signfelds co-star christian bail is the favorite for best supporting actor; but if it's a big night for the king's speech, keep an eye out for jeffrey rush. didn't much feel like deja vu, he was here in 1998 up for best supporting actor in a movie up for best picture. la year shakespeare loved one, but he didn't. >> well, the academy awards are tonight right here on abc 7. the coverage begins with on the red carpet at 2:00. the oscars begin at 5:30 followed by a post-award special and then abc 7 news at 11:00. lisa, are you into the oscars or not? >> i never get to see all the movies, but i saw a couple. >> it's fun. >> fun to see the gowns, too, shivering on the red carpet with the cool temperatures in southern california. a little warm-up here, warm-up there and pretty much our cool snap is behind us later on today. lake tahoe, they set a record yesterday of minus 15. that's south lake tahoe. yeah, this morning, yeah, they're not doing that much better because it's only 1 in truckee. the air

tomorrow night, we will begin our ninth year of broadcasting with ryan seacrest, from "the fighter," melissa leousic from cage the elephant, so, set your vcrs, if you have one of those. during her seven seasons on "saturday night live," our first guest impersonated a wide range of powerful women from hillary clinton to kim jong-il. you can see her now on the very funny show "parks & recreation" thursday nights at 9:30 on nbc. please say hello to amy poehler. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: well, i can think of no more delightful guest to have here on our anniversary. >> happy anniversary, by the way. congratulations. it's amazing. >> jimmy: thank you. [ cheers and applause ] i know it is. i don't know if that's good, but yeah. >> i'm really surprised. >> jimmy: really, this is shocking. >> i did some research. i know you were talking about bronze is the, like, traditional gift. and then the modern anniversary, eighth anniversary gift is an appliance. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> and the place you're supposed to travel to on your eighth anniversary is a casino. >> jimmy: really? >> so i got you a t

christian bale and melissa leo won in the supporting categories.he bay area's pixar earned a best animated film oscar for "toy story 3" as well. >>> there are a couple versions of "the king cease speech" and scott mcgrew is here to talk about that. >> the company who distributes it is reediting it to get it down from an "r" rating down a pg-13 rating. it is not clear where the edits are but we expect it for language, that's really the only naughty part in the movie. the distributors are not clear which movies will get the pg-13 versions. if you are headed out to see it, ask ahead of time which one you bought a ticket for. >>> meanwhile, big trouble for individuals and businesses alike this morning. tens of thousands of people are looking at their gmail inbox and seeing literally nothing. google is working furiously to figure out what went wrong. the company's timeline on the fix is very, very fuzzy. google says, quote, in the near future. but they even get fuzzy saying that estimate could change. the bottom line is that they don't know. this is the

natalie portman won for best actress, melissa leo won for best supporting actress, and christian balet supporting actor. best animated film went to "toy story 3." >>> scott mcgrew continues our coverage. >> i like to see pixar win best animated movie. "the social network" is loosely based on a book that won for editing and best adapted screenplay. most notably it won for best musical score. trent reznor took the statue home for the creepy and haunting sounds. both "social network" and "toy story" up for best picture and didn't win those. >>> the chinese government not only handing out awards to "social network." we hear beijing is cutting off access to mountain-based website linked in. it shows it back up and running for now. the government routinely is cutting off access to facebook and twitter. linked in is mostly used for business. something china does want to foster. >>> tech stocks to watch, verizon is defending sales of the new iphone 4 saying it is the biggest seller for the company ever. what that means exactly is unclear because verizon is not giving us specific numbers. >>>

nominees, amy adams, melissa leo, helena bonham carter. hailee steinfeld. jackie weaver. their chance to do so today, improving weather is now expected to allow their ferry to leave. >> citizens of other countries who have made it out describe a frightening scene, horrible images, bodies hanging from power poles, trucks full of corpses. lara setrakian reports. >> reporter: the fighting on thursday centered on a gateway city to the capital tripoli. witnesses say anti-government protesters have been staging a sit-some at a mosque, where loyalists attacked them with heavy artillery. al jazeera spoke to one resident. >> they shot the people in the head and in the chest, direct, so they was trying to kill the people, not just fire on them. >> reporter: fighting intensified in other cities near tripoli. anti-government forces claimed control of misurata. in the capital, gadhafi's stronghold thousands of army and mercenaries struck back in the city. in a rambling phone call to state tv, the four-decade dictator accused al qaeda of being behind the uprising. >> translator: it is

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melissa leo. i thought it was a little bit of a caricature.ot the others oscar nomination was new answered. i think hailee steinfeld will win. she blew me up in "true grit." she was bossing around all these men. i think should go to her, but i think it will be melissa. >> she was great. first role. just jumping right on to the scene. best being a investigation. it seems that natalie portman has all the buzz. with a do you think? >>abeing a investigation. it seems that natalie portman has all the buzz. with a do you think? >>ctresseing a investigation. it seems that natalie portman has all the buzz. with a do you think? >>t seems that natalie portman has all the buzz. with a do you think? >> will is probably annette bening's fourth loss. natalie portman, i'm still thinking about this performance. she's haunting as this ballerina dancing off the rails. plus, there's the pregnancy factor. who academy member can resist congratulating her? she's all around town, she's pregnant, she's gorgeous. it's tough to not give her gold. >> we're going to cong

it's "the fighter's" melissa leo. >> i don't know who you are. why are you talking?e pretty sweet when i want to. >> reporter: those old jobs should make for some pretty sweet memories for the winners on sunday, guys. >> i'm so glad you went through all that. you showed natalie portman in "beautiful girls." that's such a fantastic movie. >> i couldn't agree more. that was a luminous performance. we should have been able to know that she would be an oscar nominee, based on her work in that movie. >> you picking her on sunday? >> you flipped the coin, said she was going to win. i'm voting on your ticket. i think natalie has a chance. how about christian bale back in the day? >> i know. a naturally gifted actor. i think george has a fixation on natalie. but christian bale was amazing, too, as a young boy. >> it's amazing to see those two make the transformation from child actor to adult. you know, that used to be a really rough transition for actors. to have gotten nominations like they've had, shows they've made the transition well. >> they could be double-winners on s

. >> christian bale won best supporting actor and co-star melissa leo was named best supporting actress. she surprised everyone by using profanity when accepting. >> first time co-host anne hathaway and james franco opened the show. there were several films nominated for best picture. they told people why they were picked. >> i must say, you look so beautiful and so hip. >> thank you. you look very appealing to a younger demographic as well. [ laughter ] >> all age groups got a dose of excitement, with anne hathaway slipping into a different out fit every time she could. the oscars were spread around. inception won four in all. the social network took home three academy awards. in hollywood, craig roper for abc news. >> and appealing for all demographic groups. we're talking about you mike. >> are you talking about mother nature? our weather is going to have a lot of character the next seven days. first one is today. i'll show you when. >> and the bay area's most popular falcon couple is about to add to their nest. >> and if you about to enter college you might want to update your faceb