nick nolte i have never met, but they're both a list of actors. why are dustin hoffman and nick nolte doing television? >> this will sound like a commercial. because this is not really television. tavis: it is hbo. it is not television. [laughter] that did some like a commercial. go ahead. >> they are doing some of the most outstanding dramas around. and they have a very unusual business model where the content is unconventional. that is what they seek. it is edgy. along with that, from hbo, comes tremendous commercial success. the combination of both of those means that they can afford productions like this and they are akin to galleries. that is how they view what they do. it is an extraordinary time to be doing this kind of work. and a lot of other work that cable television has to be terrific on. "homeland," "breaking bad," we are in a time where people may look back at it and say that it is the golden age of cable television. >tavis: do you have to have a cast of this all start? it is not just the two of them. it is a huge cast. did you have

i do think that nick nolte deserves it.lte's performance in warrior is one of the best performances. most underrated film in 2011 and felt like that performance legitimately came from the heart. it was a very emotional and very engaging movie. you haven't seen it, check out warrior. think he should win but plummer will take the award. >> this asian lock. stone cold lock. no doubt about. this octavia spencer. octavia spencer for the help. seriously, i loved her performance. i saw it when it came out and i believe it was in august. and amazing performance. totally into the character. she was so fantastic. she deserves every award she has gotten and deserves the academy award. she will win and should win. >> good. so let's go to best actress now. >> this is going to be an interesting category. this is where the oscars actually get exciting because we honestly don't know who will win this category on sunday. i have an incling it will be viola davis. she won the sag award. now meryl streep won the golden globe. a very -- you don

as nick nolte's powerful performance in the warrior deserves the oscar for best supporting actor. now moving on to best director. ithink movie giant martin (score-say-z) will score best director for his children's film hugo. last is best picture. i am absolutely sure that the artist will take home the oscar for best picture...because of it's silent movie stylings and that will do it for me, jayme back to you. still aead on update news -- sports anchor brandon castillo has the highlights from the first home game for the lady spartans softball team. also... earthquake fans are known for filling the seats at games... but this week they filled up a much different venue... we'll tell you where they were and why they left cheering. also... the s-j-s-u rugby team played the santa rosa yes that's right, we said rugby. 1we caught up with the team and have the results. but first... we quiz students on which movies are nominated for best picture in the oscars. ">>>it's actual jersey shore and i have no reason why, yeah it just seemsto be really entertaining, it has a mixture of everything, v

i do think that nick nolte deserves it.n warrior is one of the best performances the last year. one of the most underrated films in 2011, and i felt like that performance legitimateically came from the heart. it was an emotional, engaging movie. check it out, i think he should win, but he will take the award home. >> all right, west supporting actress. >> and this is no doubt about this, octavius spencer for the "help." i loved her performance and saw it. when it first came out in august, an amazing performance. totally into the character. she was so fantastic, she deserved every a ward she's gotten and deserves the academy awards. she will win and should win on sunday night. >> good, and let's go to best actress now. the award here. >> and this is going to be an interesting category, where the oscars get exciting. we honestly don't know who is going to win the category on sunday. i have an inchelling it's going to be viola davis. she won the s.a.g. award and now meryl streep win the golden globes. it's a very -- you don't

i think nick nolte deserves it, in warrior, one of the best performances of the year and i felt liket performance legitimately came from the heart and that is a very emotional and engaging movie and if you haven't seen it, check out warrior. >> best supporting actress? >> this is stone cold lock. octavious vent our -- spencer for the "help." i loved her performance and saw it when it first came out in august. an amazing performance, so into the character. she was fantastic and deserves every award she's has been nominated for. she should win. >> oh, good. >> and best actress now. >> and this is going to be interesting and exciting. we don't know who it's going to be. i have an inkling it's viola davis. she won the s.a.g. award and meryl streep won the golden globe. you don't know what is going happen there. out of the five, though, i think michelle williams deserves the award. her performance as marilyn monroe, she captured her essence. and was taking notes during the movie. ef time i was on screen, i didn't look down. >> have they're good? >> that good. viola davis, a beautiful perf

the best impersonation, billy crystal doing martin scorsese doing nick nolte.t was the best of billy crystal. now the not so good. his joke from the opening. >> and then we're going to go kill hitler. >> that kind of impression may have worked back in the old snl days of 1970 perhaps, but today it just felt a little offensive. the best dress, sophia. and she wasn't even at the ceremony. she just went to a party. the greatest did it or didn't it internet debate since janet jackson at the super bowl. possession of an offensive 1980s hair style, brad pitt. raise your game, son. and finally, the second best impression of the night goes to colin firth who, according to twitter, played off the dramatic lead role brilliantly of me. and all the cynics moaning about "the artist" winning best picture, the american dream was built on the premise of thinking the impossible and making it possible. only in america could you take a silent movie with a bumpl of no-name french actors and an annoying dog and making it a hit.

actor nick nolte is 71 and author and virginia resident john grisham is 57. >> vince neil is 51. epa administrator lisa jackson is 50. she stars as a u.s. marshal in the cable hit "in plain sight" actress mary mccormack is 43. and alonzo morning turns 32 today. happy birthday fits' your birthday as well. >>> welcome back to 9news now. coming up on 5:46 and the morning is going to be okay for the commute unless there are accidents in the roadway as we have some serious ones this morning but this evening, weather is going to be a real factor. >> it is. it's going to be snowing but i think the roads are going to be just wet because a, they've been treated and b, it was really warm the last couple of days. >> because of the weather some schools are closed. >> fauquier county wanted to play it safe. make they wanted to burn a snow day but they're closed for the day and allegany as -- and allegheny as well. they're going to get more snow and the snow will come in earlier in western maryland. they were talking 2 to 4 inches possible. for us a trace to an inch, maybe two in the far north

i would have loved to see max van sydow or nick nolte.mier mer toss win. >> from the most eloquent speech to the most emotional. octavia spencer for. . >> octavia spencer owned the role of minnie jackson showing such emotion and grit. and tonight she was so choked up about everything. you could tell she was really, really surprised even though everybody had said this was hers to win as well. >> okay. so red carpet, a lot of glitz, a lot of glamour, of course, and maybe even some high jinks this year. >> well, paula, forget who wore what on the red carpet. twitter was all abuzz when sacha baron dressed as a dictator dumped the ashes of his friend kim jong il on ryan seacrest. keep in mind that the academy doesn't allow pro moegsz of upcoming films. but cohen staged such a huge campaign this week and he got away with it. it was tremendous because just like gadhafi used to travel with his glamazons. he had his glamazons there. it was so off the cuff it was amazing. >> do you think seacrest had any idea that was coming? >> i don't know if rya

i do think that nick nolte deserves it.r is one of the best performingances, in the most underrated film. that performance legitimately came from the heart. it was a very emotional, very engaging movie. if you have not seen it, check out warrior. i do think he should win. >> best supporting actress in. >> this is a lock, stone cold lock. octavia spencer for the help. seriously, i loved her performance. i saw it. whit first came out, back in august, an amazing performance, totally into the character. she was so fantastic she deserves every award she has got en and deserves the academy award. she should win and will win on sunday night. >> let's go to the best actress. >> thinks an interesting category. this is where the oscars get exciting. we don't know who is going to win. i have an inkling is' going to be viola davis. she won the sag award. merryl streep won the golden globe. i think out of the five, though, i think michele williams deserves the award. her performance as marilyn monroe. i was taking notes during the movie

nick nolte touted the benefits and suzanne somers has been an advocate for years. >> this is what 60> reporter: and sylvester stallone once defended his use in a "today" interview. >> it' e's archaic the way peop see hgh. it's amino acids. >> reporter: but most users won't discuss the hormone. >> getting names to discuss hgh was only slightly easier than getting names to talk about viagra. it has a stigma. >> reporter: even though hgh is legal with a prescription. dr. andre burger has lots of famous patients wanting hgh. >> they believe it is the fountain of youth and it will make them look better, retain their looks, improve muscle mass, make them look more buff. >> reporter: 67-year-old uzi rice has been injecting it for years. he's an anti-aging doctor who treats himself with the oh hormone. the fda approves hgh for children with stunted growth but dr. rice says adults can benefit, too. >> it gives me the life energy to do whatever young people are doing. >> reporter: still, drug companies warn about potentially serious risks. actress alana stewart quit hgh, concerned about a poss

. >> the answer to the trivia question of the day nick nolte.erican moms could learn parenting tips from french mothers? excuse moi. >> that's what our next guest says in her new book. "one american mother discovers the wisdom of french parenting" and joining us now is former wall street staff writer there and author pamela drukerman. i love your book. it's great. and it's interesting, at one point, you talk -- you've been living in france for a number of years. you're talking to a french mom and you're saying -- not just yours but a lot of french moms, the kids are so well behaved. >> yep. >> how do you discipline them and she said discipline? >> we don't do discipline, we do education. it's sort of overarching structure which has nothing to do with school which are all the little things that parents teach their kids. really, they expect more from their kids, i would say, in france and that's -- that's what i took away from it as an american parent. i don't think everything about french parenting is perfect or wonderful. you know, i love that m