Meryl Streep as Julia Child

In Julie & Julia, Meryl Streep plays Julia Child at the start of her career and her reign as the queen bitch in America in relation to French cuisine. Amy Adams co-stars as Julie, a blogger who spent 365 days trying to master all 525 of the recipes in Julia's Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Nominations for 81st Academy Awards

Best Motion Picture of the Year

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

• Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
• Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn, Milk
• Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

• Josh Brolin, Milk
• Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
• Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
• Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

• Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
• Angelina Jolie, Changeling
• Melissa Leo, Frozen River
• Kate Winslet. The Reader
• Meryl Streep, Doubt

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

• Amy Adams, Doubt
• Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Viola Davis, Doubt
• Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

all the nominations are HERE

Badass Wannabe

AnnaLynne McCord says she likes “strong female roles,” but she’s not talking about Meryl Streep territory. “Badass girls,” she clarifies. “With guns and a Ducati.” Ah. Well, there are no guns or Ducatis on 90210, but there she is—to her great amusement—playing the bitch.
The 21-year-old brings her talents to theaters in Fired Up, as the requisite evil cheerleader.
Miss McCord steams up the pages of GQ magazine February 2009.
pics HERE