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Halle Berry cancels Oscars appearance due to broken foot

The "Monster's Ball" star, who was due to present at the ceremony, canceled her appearance due to a broken foot. Berry broke her foot while filming the sci-fi mystery-drama "Cloud Atlas" in Spain in September, and the injury did not fully heal in time for the ceremony, as had been anticipated. The actress injured herself on a day off in Majorca, while chasing after her daughter, Nahla, who herself was in pursuit of a goat on some rough country terrain.

'Act of Valor' rescues weekend box office

"Act of Valor," Relativity's action film starring actual Navy SEALs, stormed the multiplex this weekend, taking $24.7 million. "Tyler Perry's Good Deeds" opened in second place, taking $16 million for Lionsgate.
"Act of Valor" ($24.7 million)
"Tyler Perry's Good Deeds" ($16 million)
"Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" ($13.5 million)
"Safe House" ($11.4 million)
"The Vow" ($10 million)
Elizabeth Smart's Hawaiian Wedding. The child-abuse advocate says 'I do' to beau Matthew Gilmour in a picture-perfect Feb. 18 ceremony.

 
The Host
Frances Fisher ("Titanic," "The Lincoln Lawyer") will star in Andrew Niccol's sci-fi feature "The Host" based on the book by "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer. Diane Kruger, Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel and William Hurt star in the story of a few human survivors of a parasitic alien species called the Souls which have plagued Earth.

 
Monk Movie
After almost three years of being off the air, Monk creator Andy Breckman has revealed that everyone’s favorite obsessive compulsive detective will be returning to television this year in a two-hour TV movie. The Monk TV movie will be titled “Mr. Monk for Mayor,” and will see Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) run for mayor of San Francisco. While there has been no word from USA about Monk’s return, Breckman said that the TV movie is set to begin filming this summer and is expected to premiere on television this December.

 
Untitled Bigelow bin Laden Film
Lebanese actor Fares Fares ("Sage House," Snabba Cash") has been cast in Kathryn Bigelow's forthcoming film about Navy SEAL Team Six’s take-down of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden for Annapurna Pictures. It is not known what role Fares will play, though he is said to be "a good guy."

 
Not Safe for Work
JJ Feild ("Centurion"), Tom Gallop ("The Bourne Identity") and Christian Clemenson ("CSI: Miami") have joined the cast of the low-budget thriller "Not Safe for Work." The story follows a young paralegal (Max Minghella) trapped in an office with a killer on a secret mission to destroy files and anyone that stands in his path.

 
Oscar winners…

Best Picture
WINNER: The Artist — Thomas Langmann
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Directing
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
WINNER: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Best Actor
Demián Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
WINNER: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Best Actress
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
WINNER: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
WINNER: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Supporting Actress
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
WINNER: Octavia Spencer, The Help

Best Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: The Descendants — Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Original Screenplay
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
WINNER: Midnight in Paris — Woody Allen
A Separation

Best Animated Feature
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
WINNER: Rango — Gore Verbinski

Best Documentary Feature
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
WINNER: Undefeated — Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin, and Rich Middlemas

Best Foreign Language Film
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
WINNER: A Separation (Iran) — Asghar Farhadi

Best Cinematography
The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
WINNER: Hugo — Robert Richardson
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Film Editing
The Artist
The Descendants
WINNER: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo — Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Hugo
Moneyball

Best Art Direction
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
WINNER: Hugo — Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

Best Costume Design
Anonymous
WINNER: The Artist — Mark Bridges
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

Best Makeup
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
WINNER: The Iron Lady — Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Best Original Score
The Adventures of Tintin
WINNER: The Artist — Ludovic Bource
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Best Original Song
WINNER: “Man or Muppet,” The Muppets — Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio,” Rio