Wow! It may have just been the first big awards show of the year, but Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep shared a win – and a kiss – at the 15th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in Hollywood, making for an entertaining night.

This has been presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association; the Critics’ Choice is considered an accurate prediction of Oscar winners. The Hurt Locker emerged as the big winner of the night taking home two top awards (best picture of the year and best director). Director Kathryn Bigelow’s win made her the first female ever to take best director honors at this awards ceremony – something that would too make history at the Academy Awards. She received a standing ovation from ex-husband and fellow nominee, Avatar’s James Cameron.

For the best actor category in a leading role, Jeff Bridges was bestowed the top honor. Fellow nominee George Clooney was absent as, according to his rep, he prepares to host the Jan. 22 Haiti telethon. Other winners were: Mo’nique for best supporting actress for her role in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire; Inglourious Basterds’s Christoph Waltz for best supporting actor; The Hangover for best comedy movie; and Avatar for winning best action movie.

The star-studded night also saw Matt Damon and wife Luciana chatting with Morgan Freeman. Zac Efron and Zoe Saldana shared some banter as they presented best song together, and a newly single Susan Sarandon stepped up in a sexy cocktail dress to present the best picture award.

According to the news, couple of weeks ago while working on her tan, Miley Cyrus managed to get her name in the media again, this time, without actually meaning to do so. Her pink two-piece swimsuit revealed a small tattoo on her ribcage, reading “Just Breathe.” In the latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar, the singer and actress explains the meaning behind the new ink.

The issue of how Miley dresses and whether she should get a tattoo or not have long been debated in the media, with some inclining to believe she should be more careful about such things because of her young following and her status as a role model. The tattoo, though, was never meant to be seen by the world or, more importantly, as some act of rebellion against whatever, she says in the interview.

“The script handwriting is her mother’s, and the meaning is significant: One of Miley’s closest friends died of cystic fibrosis in 2007, and both of her grandfathers died of lung cancer. ‘It reminds me not to take things for granted, I mean, breathing – that was something none of them could do, the most basic thing,’ she says. ‘And I put it near my heart because that is where they will always be’”.

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Ending the months of speculation about whether Lindsay Lohan’s drastic weight loss was due to an addiction either to alcohol or drugs, her own father Michael Lohan, tells Radar Online that his daughter is hooked on prescription pills. Michael also claims he’s speaking out now to the media because he feels an intervention must be staged for Lindsay, before she ends up like Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson, or DJ AM.

His daughter is no longer the person he knew while he was still married to his now-ex wife Dina Lohan, Michael reveals. Lindsay is abusing prescription drugs and they are not allowing her to be herself, slowly killing her personality and, at the same time, her career. The many “enablers” she has surrounded herself with in recent years don’t want him to help Lindsay, he further says, which is why he chose to make the addiction public in the media.

According to him, the addiction to pills is also the reason why Lindsay can’t get a proper acting job right now, because it obviously interferes with her acting. Lindsay is extremely talented, but she’s so heavily medicated these days, that she’s hardly able to be herself, let alone play a character for a movie, Michael dishes out. This is why he has made the decision to pull all the stops and save her from certain death – because that’s where Lindsay must be heading, her father says.

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart continue to hold all the headlines with their supposed romance although they are not officially a couple. According to the latest reports, the two have started seeing more of each other again now that shooting for the third film in the series, “Eclipse,” has begun, but Stewart’s jealous fits are making it very hard for Robert to get along with her. A story comes out that they had been having issues because of Megan Fox. In fact, it’s not because of Megan that they’ve been fighting, but rather because Kristen is jealous of the “Transformers” beauty, with whom Robert went out on one or two dates in the past. And with whom he was reunited at this year’s Teen Choice Awards, where they were both presented with the Choice Hottie Award.

Once all fired up, Kristen would simply not let go, which even made Robert more upset with her because she’s both undecided about what she wants from him and too possessive at the same time. “Rob’s getting tired of the constant drama with Kristen. She keeps going back to her boyfriend, but then comes back to Robert – over and over again. She pushes him away, then has the nerve to complain about other women. It’s ludicrous. The girl needs to grow up!” news said.

Harsha Gopal a female photographer is considering charges against British actor Jude Law after he hit her in the face the other night, as he was exiting a London eatery, news said. Gopal claims he did it on purpose and did not even apologize, for which reason she might actually go to the police to file charges, but Law’s attorney is sharing a different story.

Jude Law was part of a select crowd partying at Automat in Dover Street, Mayfair, which also included Leonardo DiCaprio, Jay Z and Director Christopher Nolan. With such a crowd gathered inside, it’s no wonder dozens of paparazzi camped outside to try to get a shot of the A-listers as they came out. The first one to do so was Jude Law, who, the moment he saw the cameras, stuck his hand out and hit Gopal, she claims. He did not even stop to apologize, Gopal hurts more than the actual slap she got.

Meanwhile, Law’s attorney, who has been notified of the incident and the accusations brought against his client, is calling them “nonsense.” The actor did not deliberately set out to hurt the female paparazzo, but rather touched her by mistake. When Law came out of the restaurant after a couple of drinks, he was literally blinded by the camera flashes. It was then that he tried to shield his eyes and hit Gopal.

Warner Bros. is currently working on a remake of the 1984 “The NeverEnding Story.” The project is only in its initial stages, and all the details have not yet been dealt with, it’s almost certain that Warner will be diving into this one hundred percent, since it’s a story that could prove immensely successful with the audiences, just like the first film in the franchise was. Moreover, word in the industry has it; Warner is not the only one to be looking into it, as several other big names are also interested in the production.

Basically, this story is based on a novel by Michael Ende, and deals with the story of an isolated boy who comes across a book – also called “The NeverEnding Story”. As he reads more and more of it, he finds multiple parallels between his own life and a young boy’s journey to save the land of Fantasia on behalf of an unfortunate princess. The original film was an instant hit, turning into one of those movies that truly shaped the childhood of an entire generation, which is why more and more voices are speaking against this remake.