but tilda swinton is nothing, if not unexpected. om her david bowie-style hair, to her latest film, swinton defies the rules, as my co-anchor, cynthia mcfadden, discovered in tonight's "nightline" interview. >> and the oscar goes to tilda swinton. >> reporter: tilda swinton says just look at the tape. she did not expect to win an oscar for playing a corporate lawyer, opposite george clooney, in "michael clayton." although her portrayal of the white witch -- >> what is your name? >> reporter: in "the lion, the witch and the wardrobe," may come closer to capturing her somewhat eccentric public persona. all of the words that people use about you, you don't know. this sort of alien idea? >> that, i'm happy to. i call myself an alien when i'm in the united states, because i like feeling like an alien. >> reporter: what she clearly is, is scottish. we met up with her at mary queen of scots, where the whisky reminds her of home. >> smell that. when it rains, this is -- >> reporter: now, 51, swinton lives in the scottish highlands. the woman

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tilda swinton is the dark horse in this category.ite is meryl streep for her amazing performance as margaret thatcher in "the iron lady." >> golden globes tomorrow night and we'll be right here with the red carpet. >>> the movie "the red tails" is screening around the country about the tuskegee airman and their missions in world war ii. >> let's give those newspapers something to write about. >> among those who watched an early screening of the movie "airmen," robert front, one of the original p-51 pilots. he explains why sharing this history is in important. >> i flew 142 missions. >> you said that like it's no big deal. >> was no big deal. >> really? >> nope. in fact, when the war was over, i was really a little bit disappointed. i was frustrate it didn't know what i was going to do the next day. >> did your gut ever say that this was a program that was designed more for failure than it was success? >> i don't believe you can design a program for failure because you can't control all the elements. they couldn't keep us from doing t

tilda swinton is definitely the dark horse in this category.nk in the end, the favorite is meryl streep for her amazing performance as margaret thatcher in the iron lady and also, though, just hot on her heels is viola davis from "the help." when that movie came out, i knew she was a lock for it. in fact, meryl streep has spent a lot of her time campaigning for viola davis she loved her so much. it's going to be a really fun category to watch. >> it doesn't seem fair sometimes when there is a nomination for a movie or an actor or actress in a movie that the general populous hasn't had a chance to even see yet. "the iron lady" isn't something everyone has seen. so no fair. >> exactly. i completely agree. the way they have to do awards is really tricky because they have to be released before the end of the year even if people in the biggest part of america can't even see them. >> special releases and all that. >> hollywood is out of touch? what? are you kidding me? that's crazy talk. >> let's talk about the actors nominated. we already talked abo

surprised not to see the yen are dubbed the capriotes nominated or his director clint eastwood tilda swintonst of nominations on my page of the website wgntv.com/deanslist and to tom skilling with seven day forecast >> looks cloudy next couple of days but all things considered the rest of the workweek is crowded around here cloudy or around here a couple of days of arctic air watch the storm development for texas all kinds of thunderstorms developing northbound icons you can see each radar detected heavy thunderstorms produce and hail and so forth but buckle and the jet stream producing those rainfall as far north as southern ohio valley southern midwest but not into our area flood watches and he plans all kinds of advisories for wind montana and north dakota and heavy snowfall in the mountains high elevations low elevation grateful humility of rainfall forecast purple corridor heavy rainfall spreading out of texas oklahoma arkansas into the southern midwest stop the bus. a look at what happens temperatures kind of a moderate cool down later in the week 30's on friday over the weekend world

also, tilda swinton. to vote search nbcwashington on facebook, and we'll announce your results tomorrow on news 4 at 4:00. >> for all your golden globe coverage, visit our website. the golden globes thr sunday night from 8:00 until 11:00 right here on nbc. >>> coming up on news 4 at 4:00. we saw a dusting of snow yesterday. we all watched it coming down. nothing compared to the blizzard they had in alaska. they had in alaska. >> a kay whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! they had in alaska. >> a kay whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he--heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! evdownload the new geico app geico, today.obile. whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! >>> there is so much snow in alaska now, towns are buried. crews from the national guard are removing the 18 feet of snow that fell in the town of cordova. at least three buildings have collapsed beneath the weight of wet snow. the fishing town in southeastern alaska is only accessible now by boat or plane. >> that's epic

but it looks like we have glenn close, and tilda swinton.will be a tough competition and critics say streep is going to take this one. nbc's "30 rock" is up in two categories. tina fey and alec baldwin both got nods for both actress and actor in a comedy. it's almost certain to be a l e lively affair thanks to host ricky gervais. >> i can say anything, and i think that's what makes it exciting for me, and hopefully, makes it entertaining for the people watching at home. >> gervais suggests everyone at the show should "get over themselves" and be ready to laugh and have fun. and don't forget, your home for the "golden globes" is nbc 4 and nbcwashington.com. you can watch the show with eun yang and aaron gilchrist during our live web chat starting with the red carpet arrivals at 7:00 tonight. the 69th annual "golden globes" start at 8:00. should be fun! >> it should be fun. >> i can't wait to see who he roasts. gervais, i'm talking about. >> i'll get over myself and watch. >> get over yourself. >>> well, there's much more to come this morning

the help," rooney mara from "the girl with the dragon tattoo," meryl streep in "iron lady" and tilda swinton in "we need to talk about kevin." >> we got to get a drumroll for this, folks. the winner is viola davis in "the help," she was your overwhelming favorite for best actress in a movie. davis place the role of abilene in the ensemble cast. today, we invite you to vote for the best actor in a motion picture drama. the nominees are george clooney in "the descendents," leonardo dicaprio in "j. edgar," michael face bender in "shame," brad pitt in "monny ball" and ryan gosling in "ides of march." >> visit our website, nbcwashington.com. the golden globes take place this sunday night from 8 to 11, right here on nbc 4. >> we will be watching. >>> coming up on news4 at 4:00, with no working phones at her house, a youngster turns to her ipod when trouble breaks out. >>> and a one-time suspect in the disappear perhaps of natalee holloway says that tragedy provoked him to commit murder. >>> i dug out my puddle jumpers. >> good for you. >> brought them to work, carried them into the building. >> yo

tilda swinton very much talked about. >> how about the fellas? clooney, brad pitt. >> all magazine cover leading men. >> a la roberto begnini. >> jean dujardin. >> we want to go to sam. it's important we know what to wear. >> it's a little early for the oscars forecast. let's get to the boards. this is the way i save myself. i'll be getting lara's texts, am i wearing this coat or that? here's a look at the twitter pictures. we're looking at the flooding in the oregon area. we're concerned about the strong storms that will pop up in texas. unusually strong storms happening in this winter season. we haven't settled in to the pattern. just south of houston, deep south, corpus christi you're a part of that. in the red area, stay up with the local abc stations. atlanta, it's beautiful into new england. the mild air moving in. there's fog along the mid-atlantic. we know that reagan national is slowed down. >> and all of that forecast, we'll have the oscar forecast closer to the awards. >> it was the nomination forecast forecast. >> we have all the pape

merle strip, glenn close, viola davis, meryl streep, tilda swinton. >> i think it will be viola davis way. >> i think it's always a mistake to bet against meryl streep. she's so formidable. i would be afraid not to give it to her. >> her time will come, but i don't think it's this one. >> best actor in a come believe or musical category. jean dujardin. brendan gleeson, joseph gordon-levitt, ryan gosling and owen wilson. >> jean dujardin. the moment he won best artist in cannes, he is the reason people love this film. >> i think so. it's sort of a break through performance. not an actor that any american movie goers were familiar with until this point. he lights up the screen. >> you're the same we. >> you agree on that one. >> on that one. >> finally, best actress in a comedy or muse call. this one quickly. jodie foster, charlize theron, kristin wiig, or kate winslet. >> it will be kristin wiig for "bridesmaids." >> you don't think so? >> i think it's michelle williams for "marilyn." >> two great performances. two great performances right here this morning, guys. >> thank you for havi