Hilary Swank
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
07/29/1974
Lincoln, NE |
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'American Beauty' Blooms at SAG Nominations
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 1, 2000 -- "American Beauty," the dark existential comedy set in Anywhere, Suburbia, led the pack as nominations were announced today for the 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring performances in both film and TV acting. The film picked up four nominations, including a best actor nod for Kevin Spacey, a best actress one for Annette Bening and a best supporting actor one for Chris Cooper. The "Beauty" cast also was singled out for an ensemble acting nominatio
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'Election' Elected by Spirit Awards
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 25, 2000 -- Call it an act of justice or just plain old good taste. "Election" finally got the kind of props it deserved. After getting all but snubbed by Oscar voters, the critically acclaimed high school satire, starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick, was vindicated at today's IFP/West's 15th Annual Independent Spirit Awards, taking a field-best three mentions for best indie feature, best screenplay and best director. The indie-minded types, who gathered h
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Quick Takes: Britain crowns "Millionaire"
April 24, 2001 11:25am ESTBritain's "Millionaire;" Ricky Martin; David Lee Roth; Jack Haley dead; Sinopoli dead; Unpublished Monroe pictures; Stax Museum; "Boys Don't Cry;" Bellamy in Miami; Suge Leaves Jail; "Wind" parody publication blocked
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Sam Raimi Review
April 24, 2001 9:09am ESTThe best knee-jerker since "What Lies Beneath," this fun flick is the perfect holiday "Gift" -- but probably just as disposable.
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Oscars: Effects! Sound! Talent!
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Jan. 11, 2001 -- If anything, it won't be a total and complete shutout for "Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Or will it? The Jim Carrey blockbuster is among the seven films being considered for this year's Visual Effects Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. Going up against the Grinch himself will be "Cast Away," "Dinosaur," "Gladiator," "Hollow Man," "The Perfect Storm" and "X-Men." After the Visual Effects Award Nominating Committee
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B.O. FORECAST: Casting Mel Away?
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 22, 2000 -- Santa is not the only big boy coming out to play this Christmas holiday. Things are certainly looking up in December after Mel Gibson's $34 million-plus record-setting opening last weekend at the box office for "What Women Want." And judging from the big names, business is only going to be better this weekend as heavily anticipated films such as Tom Hanks' "Cast Away" and Nicolas Cage's "Family Man" bow nationwide today. "It's going to be a huge weekend this holiday.
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ROLE CALL: Life After 'Boys Don't Cry'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Sept. 13, 2000 -- What’s the perk of directing a critically acclaimed, Oscar-winning movie? Answer: It guarantees you at least a couple more directing gigs thereafter. Kimberly Peirce, who cowrote and helmed "Boys Don’t Cry," has inked a two-year production contract with New Line Cinema, trade papers said today. The first film produced under the deal is said to be an untitled murder mystery based on a true story. It is to be directed by Peirce and cowritten with her "Boys Don’t Cry"
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Viva Keanu!
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., April 17, 2000 -- Keanu Reeves nominated for best actor? Impossible but true! The MTV Movie Awards 2000 nominations were announced today, proving once again that the lighting-rod network for American youth culture knows what kids like, even if it only has about 10 different music videos in its rotation. Truth be told, hipper-than-thou MTV's choices for the best of last year's film crop really aren't all that much hipper than the stuffy Academy Awards and Golden Globes, exce
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NEWSMAKERS: Private Jail Time for Jason
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 28, 2000 -- Ex-"Beverly Hills 90210" star Jason Priestley today was sentenced to five days in jail (well, a private "correctional institution"), dinged with nearly $600 in fines and ordered to complete an alcohol-treatment program, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said. This, after entering a no-contest plea to one count of misdemeanor drunken driving. The 30-year-old actor was not personally in the Los Angeles courtroom. He's currently on the boards
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Oscars: The Final Tally
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 28, 2000 -- Now that the parties are over, the hangovers slept off, the million-dollar jewels returned to their owners, it's time to take final inventory of the winners and losers of Oscars 2000. WINNERS Steven Spielberg Dreamworks: Sure, the studio took home the most statues (five), but the real story is that the Studio That Spielberg And Friends Built won Round 2 of what's turning into its annual bout with Miramax for the top Oscar prizes. You'll remember that
