who is w.e.?> reporter: it explores the controversial love story of king edward viiith, and wallis simpson. >> your family won't stand for it. the prime minister won't stand for it. >> then, i'll give up the throne. >> and i'll be the most despised woman in the world. >> reporter: indeed, she was. edward gave up the throne for the woman he loved in 1936. have you ever been loved like that? >> i certainly have fallen in love with people who were willing to make big sacrifices for me. possibly not as big as i would have liked them to make. and i have made very big sacrifices for people that i have loved. and the great discovery i made whilst doing this research is there is no such thing as perfect love. and i obviously know that in the back of my head. i'm not an idiot. but, you know. i have my hopelessly romantic, strangely naive moments. >> reporter: you're a romantic? >> i am. sorry. >> reporter: still? after all these years? >> why not? yes, i am. >> reporter: madonna's love life has had its own

star madonna won best original song for "masterpiece," a tune that's part of a film she directed, "w.e." while steven spielberg's "the adventures of tin tin" took best animated feature. >> well, thank you very much, hollywood foreign press. >> reporter: in the television category showtime's first year conspiracy thriller "homeland" took best drama and the show's star claire danes won best actress. kelsey grammer's switch from comedy to drama brought him best actor honors playing a corrupt mayor in "boss." laura dern best actress for the hbo series "enlightened." and a surprise the matt leblanc won best actor playing an exaggerated version of himself in the showtime series "episodes." >> modern fleechl. >> reporter: meanwhile, series honors for best tv comedy went to "modern family." and now, aaron, now that awards season is officially under way, the march continues. academy awards nominations are coming out just a week from tuesday. back to you. >> mark barger in beverly hills tonight. thank you, mark. and also thank you to everybody who participated in our web chat this evening during

. >> reporter: the pastor piece of her performance is in madonna's new movie, "w.e."s funny to see someone playing a character and then see them in life. every once in awhile, you have an expression that i say, ah, the duchess. >> it took me all of 15 or 20 minutes to do that. she's very likable. >> reporter: when i talked to madonna about the movie, we met in the sweet at the waldorf astoria. >> their friends would lend art work to make them feel at home. i would never lend my picasso to anybody. >> do you have one? >> yes, should i not have said that? >> reporter: madonna, tell me about the first time you met her? she's intimidating at times i think. >> she was gentle and graceful. and then talked about the project with tenacity. i was utterly taken with her. from that moment, we spent every day together for the next seven months. >> reporter: she wore meticulously researched outfits. the film picked up a nomination for best costume design. >> we were so fortunate. one seamstress got on the floor at my feet and cried when the pattern came together. it's not my birth

joan & melissa premiering tomorrow night on w.e. sam, save me!ut we are getting milder temperatures in. again we remind you if you're driving around the northeast, you have snow. the mild air is going to make it melt that the snow. you've got live pictures from alabama.com. in jefferson county, we show you the center -- there we go. this one just came into us, we've been told emergency management officials have firefighters going house to house in these areas to make sure that the folks that were in the overnight storms through alabama are okay. and they say they're going to do whatever it takes to make sure they get into every house that could possibly have been damaged. the national weather service has now extended where we think severe storms will run from new orleans, mobile, to montgomery, to birmingham to atlanta. you're definitely involved in that later on today as the storms refire. we've got showery weather in southern california. l.a.'s getting a heavy dose of water again. all the way to san diego. somelot of fog out there, causing slic

on february 3rd, a film she co-wrote ant directed, "w.e." opened.gin ♪ and i'm a material girl >> reporter: she's gotten into the groove. ♪ get into the groove >> reporter: vogued. ♪ vogue >> reporter: and of course, expressed herself. ♪ express yourself >> reporter: for nearly three decades, madonna has created iconic songs and outrageous moments. but even by mega-madonna standards, these next few weeks are going to be huge. there's the new multimillion dollar music deal. you had just signed a new record deal. $40 million. >> nobody's handed me $40 million. i don't know about that. it looks good on paper. >> reporter: she's also headlining a little show at, you might have heard of it, the super bowl, in front of some 100 million viewers. >> it's quite a daunting task. because i have, in the middle of this very important event, in americans' lives, i have to put on the greatest show on earth. >> reporter: no pressure there. and then there's her passion project. five years in the making. the opening of the movie she cowrote and directed, "w.e." [ spe

the opening of the movie she cowrote and directed, "w.e."pson. >> your family will never stand for it. the prime minister will not stand for it. >> then i'll give up the throne. >> i wanted to know why he gave up so much for her. >> reporter: have you ever been loved like that? >> i don't know. i have never fallen in love with a king. i have certainly fallen in love with people who were willing to make big sacrifices for me. um -- possibly not as big as i would have liked them to make. and i have -- made -- very big sacrifices for people that i have loved. i think that one does. >> reporter: you're a romantic. >> i am. sorry. >> reporter: these days, she's romantic with her 24-year-old boyfriend, dancer brahim zaibat. you're famously dating younger men. >> is there a lot to talk about? a boring old chest nut. what do you want to know? >> reporter: why? >> i didn't write on a piece of paper, i'm going to have a relationship with a younger man. it's just what happened. >> reporter: you said being with a man your children respect is important.

. >> and madonna won for her original song masterpiece from the film w.e.ch she also wrote and directed opinion on the television side modern family won for best comedy while show time most homeland was best drama. kate winslet was named for her best role. and now back here live this morning. something else we are expecting in hollywood. oscar nominations that are week away. now back to you, dave. >> thank you. >>> the newest mark wallburg action movie stole the top spot. contraband has a much stronger debut selling $24 million in tickets. the 3d release of beauty and the beast came in second. the latest mission impossible rounded out the top five. >>> 5:53. they think dozens of people are still trapped inside of a collapsed building. what caused it to suddenly crash down and the race to find survivors. >>> why there is a chill in the air as popular san francisco activity is about to go on ice. 3q first you gotta start with the good stuff. then kick it up a notch with french's spicy brown. and look out. here come the new recruits! hey, rookies. not bad for

. >>> madonna premiering her new film "w.e." in london. says she's proud of the film.ng at halftime during this year's super bowl. and now kelly clarkson, the latest celebrity to get her shot at the national anthem. the first american idol winner will open the game february 5th on nbc. >>> more proof america loves tim tebow. an espn poll shows the denver broncos quarterback is our favorite athlete. he beat out kobe bryant, aaron rodgers and tom brady. >>> and this is one big kitty looking for a good home. and a bag of low calorie food for his new family. >>> she swore she'd never get married again, but halle berry is engaged. berry's been married twice before, she has a 3-year-old daughter with her ex. and that wraps up this hour of jansing and company. i was getting all choked up. >>> i'll see you back here tomorrow. thrilled. wait. we can have shakes? and boston cream pie. did you say pie? pie. she said pie. pie. [ male announcer ] get back on track with low prices on everything you need. backed by our ad match guarantee. walmart. the doctor leaned over and said to m