Movie Dreamgirls tops the list of nominees for the 79th Annual Academy Awards which stars Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, and Danny Glover. Though the movie was nominated for 8 Oscar nominations, it failed to pick up either nominations for best motion picture, directing or writing. Reports state maybe the movie may have not been nominated because “Dreamgirls” wasn’t that much of a fabulous movie that deserved those prime nominations but did however have it’s highlights.

One of the reasons to why the movie got so many nominations is because of the influence the internet placed on the Academy voters and DreamWorks and Paramount’s decision to show about 10 minutes of footage at the Cannes Film Festival last May which helped push it even further creating a buzz.

When the movie did release oddly on Christmas and didn’t get the high numbers in the box office everyone was shocked.

Seems that ‘Little Miss Sunshine’, ‘The Queen’, ‘Babel’, ‘The Departed’, and ‘Letters From Iwo Jimo’ just captured those with another view.

Reports state that because of the way the Academy’s voting is structured, a film can be nominated if it gets votes from one-sixth of the membership plus one more vote. With around 6,000 active Academy members this equals to around 1,001 votes to land a nomination. Which many would have thought it would take around 3,000 to get nominated. Members bascially list the films in order of choice, with the first being the most important. So if a project got only 1,001 Academy members to vote then it would become a nominee.

Dreamgirls is nominated for Actor In A Supporting Role – Eddie Murphy, Actress In A Supporting Role – Jennifer Hudson, Art Direction, Costume Design – Sharen Davis, Music Song – “Listen” Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler; Lyric by Anne Preven, Music Song – “Love You I Do” Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Siedah Garrett, Music Song – “Patience” Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Willie Reale and Sound Mixing – Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton.

Inaddition to Dreamgirls, The Pursuit of Happiness starring Will Smith was also nominated for several Academy Awards.

The 79th Academy Awards will air live February 25, 2007 on ABC at 5 PM (Pacific), 7 PM (Central) and 8 PM (Eastern).

According to reports, Justin Timberlake told friends during the Christmas holidays he’s done with Cameron at a party in Memphis held at Senses the Nightclub. Cameron, 34 and Justin has been allegedly dating since 2003. It has been stated that everyone thought the couple would have been spending Christmas together, but Justin instead spent time with his family in Memphis. As for Cameron Diaz, she was spotted being all so lonely at the Colorado ski resort Vail Mountain or was she?

As for Justin he was seen more than a few times with his former high school sweetheart 25 year-old real estate agent Veronica Finn while visiting family. Veronica Finn is known for being in a girl band with Britney Spears called Innosense. Hmmmm. Doesn’t this make you think about Britney Spears… “I’m not that innocent, Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.”

On December 31, 2006 Justin spent his New Year’s Eve at Kate Garry Hudson’s house party (Goldie Hawns daughter) in Los Angeles and reports state that the two flirted all night. The two were stated to have been spotted going up stairs together and Kate Hudson came back down in a different outfit.

As for Cameron and Justin, a few days after Christmas the two were seen together in Los Angeles and when reporters asked was it true they told reporters that they don’t comment on their personal lives.

In related news, Justin Timberlake will be starring in a new movie flick entitled Alpha Dog, a drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI’s most wanted list. The movie Alpha Dog will be in theaters January 12, 2007.

According to reports singer Mariah “Mimi” Carey is said to be appearing on the cover of Playboy magazine coming this March.

Though many may be fantasizing about it being a nude posing, unfortunately she won’t be posing nude. The pop singer is said to be only featured in an interview with the magazine, but we still have our imaginations.
Some might think the porn star Mary Carey prompted Mariah Carey to do this after Mariah tried to get the porn star from trademarking her name “Mary Carey” due to it being too similar to “Mariah Carey”.

A report online indicated that a judge ruled in the favor of Mariah Carey in her attempt to prevent the adult star Mary Carey from trademarking the stage moniker she’s been using for years in her steamy saucy movies. However, according to TMZ, Mary’s attorney, who is assisting her with the trademark application, states the report is not true.

Rapper Busta Rhymes “Trevor Smith”, 34, has been ordered to pay $100,000 dollars to a fan who claimed the rapper attacked him in New York in 2005.

Melvin Smith’s lawyer presented to the judge that Busta Rhymes and his bodyguard Troy Green attacked his client which required him to need stitches for a wound below his eye. Busta Rhymes and his bodyguard allegedly beat him after he asked for an autograph. Melvin Smith’s lawyer stated that Rhymes had been served with the fine after repeatedly ignoring the law suit filed against him.

Bruce Regenstreich says, “We served Busta Rhymes in every location that we had for him. He just ignored the summonses.”

Busta Rhymes’ bodyguard Troy Green was charged criminally over the incident, however Busta Rhymes was not.

The hip-hop rap star also spent time in police custody earlier this week after a former employee claimed to have been assaulted by him when he came to collect his payment.