1. Helmer Gavin Hood’s Tsotsi, for making a mark. The film, which revolves around a South African gang leader, was awarded the Best Feature jury prize at the 14th annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival in Los Angeles. Tsotsi has also been nominated in the Foreign Film category at this year’s Oscars.
2. Clueless star Alicia Silverstone, for her animal-loving ways. Silverstoneis currently circulating a petition to convince Oprah Winfrey to devote one of her shows to the pet over-population crisis.
3. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, for breaking the genre-specific bill mold. The Chili Peppers are in negotiations with Kanye West to co-headline an American summer tour to promote their upcoming album, Stadium Arcadium.
4. The sweaty shirt Jake Gyllenhaal wore portraying gay cowboy Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain, for making a difference. The plaid shirt was sold to a mystery fan for $101,100 on auction Web site eBay. The proceeds from the shirt sale will benefit Variety—The Children’s Charity of Southern California.
5. Country star Keith Urban, for paying his dues. The Grammy winner performed at the Speciality Car Company in North Carolina to repay a dealer who knocked $2,000 off the price of a Chevy Impala in 2001, back when Urban could not afford the sticker price.
6. Oscar nominee Terrence Howard, for his winning acting streak. Howard is in talks to play both boxer Joe Louis and late funk icon Rick James in two upcoming biopics.
7. Creative Artists Agency’s Rob Light, for getting his client Jessica Simpson a super duper deal. Simpson will earn a $1 million paycheck for her new film, Employee of the Month. According to In Touch magazine, her character utters a mere 806 words throughout the comedy—that’s $1,240-per-word for Jess.
8. Teen Hollywood sensation Ashley Olsen, for her misguided taste. Olsen defends her and her sister Mary-Kate‘s obsession with the much-ridiculed eyewear: “We just like big sunglasses. It’s what looks good on our face.”
9. Showgirls star Gina Gershon, for landing a role with good potential. Gershon has signed up to star in Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell’s latest TV series, Lipstick Jungle. The show, which follows three best friends in their 40s, will be made as a pilot for NBC and, if given the green light, will appear on the network’s fall schedule.
10. Beck, for scoring big. The musician has signed up to score Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess‘ new film Nacho Libre, which stars Jack Black as a priest-turned-Mexican wrestler.
