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Jamie Lee Curtis holds hands with husband Christopher Guest while walking the Oscars red carpet!

Jamie Lee Curtis is adamant about getting a full night's rest, even if that means sitting out for an Academy Award event.  On Saturday, Curtis, 64, appeared at the Film Independent Spirit Awards where she told the Hollywood Reporter that the Oscars nominees' dinner held on Thursday is too late for her. The "Scream" actress received her Oscar nomination in the best actress in a supporting role category for her role as Deirdre Beaubeirdre in "Everything Everywhere All at Once." "Now you might say, 'Jamie, you're nominated for an Academy Award. You're gonna be in the room with only nominees for the Academy Award,' and I have declined," Curtis told the outlet.

Jamie Lee Curtis addressed nepotism in Hollywood after winning a Screen Actors Guild Award on Sunday. "I'm wearing the wedding ring that my father gave my mother," Curtis told the audience as she accepted the award for her role in "Everything Everywhere All At Once." She reminded the room at the Fairmont Century Plaza that her famous parents, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, didn't always have the perfect love story. "They hated each other, by the way.

Carla Renata Ingmar Bergman had Liv Ullmann. Woody Allen had Diane Keaton and Christopher Guest had Catherine O’Hara — that’s how actor John Michael Higgins summed up the stature of O’Hara’s work on screen with Guest and other top directors during a wide-ranging Q&A held Saturday as part of the sixth annual USC Comedy Festival. The Emmy-winning O’Hara was honored with the Jack Oakie and Victoria Horne Oakie Masters of Comedy Award at the festival, in recognition of her long, and often underrated, career in film, TV, stage and sketch comedy. The Okie Foundation honors the lives and work of two comedy legends, Jack Oakie and Victoria Horne Oakie. Jack Okie won a supporting actor Oscar for Charlie Chaplins’ 1940 satire “The Great Dictator.” Victoria Okie was a comedy trouper who had supporting roles (as Victoria Horne) in numerous films, most memorably opposite Jimmy Stewart in 1950’s “Harvey.”

An everlasting love story! Jamie Lee Curtis was smitten with now-husband Christopher Guest before they even met.

Jamie Lee Curtis is nominated for an Oscar this year for the first time in her career, and she's dragging her husband, filmmaker Christopher Guest, along for the ride.Curtis spoke with ET's Matt Cohen at the 2023 Oscars Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on Monday, where she opened up about making this year's big show a special date night.«I'm bringing my husband,» Curtis said with a smile. «I'm forcing him to go with me.

New Oscar nominees Jamie Lee Curtis and Cate Blanchett got to celebrate their nominations together, while on the set of their new film Borderlands.The Halloween star revealed to People that the two actresses took a brief time out from re-shoots on Tuesday, January 24, and had some celebratory cake together, and then went right back to work.Cutis earned a Best Supporting Actress nod for the absurdist comedy-drama film Everything Everywhere All At Once, while Blanchett got a Best Actress nomination for her lead role in the psychological drama Tár. United celebration: Jamie Lee Curtis revealed she and Cate Blanchett celebrated their recent Academy Award nominations together, with a cake, on the set of their new film Borderlands, then went right back to work on re-shoots; the two actresses are pictured at the 34th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards on January 5'It was a shocking morning.

Jamie Lee Curtis stepped out in a sporty ensemble after securing her first Oscar nomination on Tuesday. The 64-year-old actress donned a long sleeve black shirt and matching black leggings for the sunny outing in Los Angeles. The Halloween star finalized her look with comfortable black sneakers.   Sporty: Jamie Lee Curtis stepped out in a sporty ensemble after securing her first Oscar nomination on TuesdayCurtis was weighed down with bags, wearing a black backpack hanging down from her shoulder and holding a large white handbag.  She had a black face mask pulled down around her chin.

Jamie Lee Curtis and Paul Mescal showcased their jaw-dropped reaction as they earned their first ever nods when Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday. The 64-year-old actress Curtis was shocked when her name was called in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once. The star shared three images of her response to the honor including the actual moment it happened which left her with her hand over her mouth. 'THIS IS WHAT SURPRISE LOOKS LIKE!' Jamie Lee Curtis showcased her jaw-dropping reaction she earned a Best Supporting Actress nod when Oscar nominations were announced on TuesdayShe also shared another with her hands over her head  and another where she was locked in an embrace with husband Christopher Guest. Jamie captioned the set of images: 'THIS IS WHAT SURPRISE LOOKS LIKE! One of my oldest besties @debopp texted me at 5:15 that she was sitting in front of my house and did I want company watching the announcements.  'Debbie Oppenheimer has won an Oscar for the beautiful documentary she made about her mother's story as one of the kindertransport in the Oscar-winning documentary.

Jamie Lee Curtis missed her chance to meet Princess Diana and the reason is a bit embarrassing. The Golden Globe nominated actress, 64, told the Apple Fitness+ podcast Time to Walk the near miss happened in 1995, when she was shooting the movie Fierce Creatures with John Cleese and Kevin Klein in the UK when she got word the Princess and sons William and Harry were going to visit the set.Unfortunately, when the Royals arrived, Jamie was answering the call of nature.  Missed chance: Jamie Lee Curtis missed her chance to meet Princess Diana when she was in the UK in 1995 and the reason is a bit embarrassing'We had been told that day that Princess Diana and her children were going to come to visit and I admired her so much. We shot all morning, and when we took a tea break, for me, it was a pee break, I jumped in a golf cart and drove the two miles back to the dressing room,' she said.'I'm in my dressing room peeing when there was a pounding on the door, "Princess Diana is here!''' The actress, whose husband Christopher Guest holds a hereditary British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest, explained she didn't feel it was appropriate to run after Diana when she returned to set, so she wrote her a note explaining the situation and had it delivered to the Royal's apartment at Kensington Palace. 'It said, "I'm so sorry we didn't get to meet.

Hollywood star admitted that she has been left "weeping" as she departs from portraying Laurie Strode, a character she has been playing since 1978.Jamie first found fame in the original Halloween film, before starring in several sequels, with the final Halloween Ends set to be released later this month.The Freaky Friday star wrote in a recent column how departing from her beloved Laurie is having an effect on her personally.She said: "It's now the end for Laurie and me. I'm weeping as I write this.

Jamie Lee Curtis leans over to give Arnold Schwarzenegger a kiss on the cheek at her Hand and Footprint Ceremony held at TCL Chinese Theatre on Wednesday (October 12) in Hollywood.

Jamie Lee Curtis got emotional while attending her hand and footprint ceremony at the legendary TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Wednesday.The Halloween Ends star, 63, teared up at the event while sitting next to her husband Christopher Guest, 74, and was later comforted by her True Lies co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger, 75, as they reunited 28-years after their action flick was released.  The cinema icon was also supported by other A-list friends including her Halloween franchise co-star Kyle Richards, 53, and actress Melanie Griffith, 65.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic It wasn’t quite a proper Spinal Tap reunion, but there was some implicit history happening Tuesday night at Largo in Los Angeles as Michael McKean and Christopher Guest joined Loudon Wainwright III, the headliner for the latest in a series of Judd Apatow-hosted “Juddapalooza” benefit concerts at Largo. Besides going back together about five and a half decades as friends on the musical-comedy scene, Wainwright, as hardcore fans will know, was seen as a member of Spinal Tap in a cameo in the very first filmed comedy sketch featuring the faux group in the late ’70s. Tuesday’s Largo show featured a healthy intermingling of Wainwright performing songs from his new album, “Lifetime Achievement,” and Guest and McKean bringing back some of the very earliest Spinal Tap “hits,” along with some folk-scene collaborations. Also on tap as unadvertised guests: Beck, who sang a few of his own songs and Neil Young’s “Old Man” along with assisting others in the hootenanny, and top producer Greg Kurstin, who proved game for completely unrehearsed piano contributions and even solos over the course of the two hours-plus.

Jamie Lee Curtis beamed with pride as she hit the red carpet with her adopted daughters Ruby, 26, and Annie, 35, at the premiere of Halloween Ends in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.The actress, 63, and her girls were seen posing for shutterbugs before heading inside the famous TCL Chinese Theatre for a screening of the horror flick.In July 2021, Curtis revealed to the world that her youngest daughter is male-to-female transgender and had changed her name from Thomas to Ruby. Terrific trio! Jamie Lee Curtis beamed with pride as she hit the red carpet with her adopted daughters Ruby, 26, and Annie, 35, at the premiere of Halloween Ends in Los Angeles on Tuesday nightA male-to-female transgender person (MTF), often referred to as a trans woman or transgender woman, is someone who was assigned male at birth but identifies as female.A transgender person is someone whose birth sex does not align with their gender identity.

Hollywood turned up in full force for the opening of Dear Jane's restaurant in Marina del Rey, California on Tuesday night. Jamie Lee Curtis, Jodie Foster, Sharon Stone and Dirty Dancing icon Jennifer Grey were among the A-List stars that dressed up for the glitzy event, which encouraged a 70s-inspired dress code. Double Oscar-winner Jodie, 59, looked stunning in an abstract-patterned gown and headscarf, as she arrived with her wife, photographer Alexandra Hedison, in a very rare appearance for the Silence of the Lambs star.  A-List: Jamie Lee Curtis, Alexandra Hedison, Jodie Foster, and Jennifer Grey pose  with Patti Röckenwagner (Partner, Dear Jane's) in Marina del Rey, California Meanwhile, Halloween legend Jamie Lee, 63, was on-hand to greet patrons as they arrived at the establishment, as she is pals with the team behind the new hotspot. In fact, when guests call to make a reservation, they will hear the voice of the A Fish Called Wanda star - who attended the bash with her husband Christopher Guest - providing information. Jamie Lee is friends with Patti Röckenwagner, who along with partner and husband Hans Röckenwagner and Josiah Citrin of Melisse, are opening up the new restaurant to the public on September 15.  Leave a message: When guests call to make a reservation at the restaurant, they will hear the voice of Jamie Lee Curtis, who attended the bash with husband Christopher Guest (Pictured) Glitterati: Oscar-winner Jodie Foster is seen mingling with Sharon Stone at the star-studded bashAlso present was Basic Instinct star Sharon Stone, who stood out in a vibrant, gold-studded trouser suit. Sharon, 62, later posted about the event on her Instagram writing: 'Feeling it at a 70s party for @dearjanesla fabulous

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic“No one else acts the way she acts,” says director Christopher Guest of his frequent collaborator Jennifer Coolidge. “I don’t mean acting as an actor.

Sean Kelly, one of the earliest and most brazen National Lampoon writers whose lyrics for the influential 1973 Off Broadway revue National Lampoon’s Lemmings helped launch the careers of John Belushi, Christopher Guest and Chevy Chase, died July 11 in New York City of heart and renal failure. He was 81.

Jamie Lee Curtis has shared a tribute to her late father Tony Curtis on what would have been his 97th birthday. The ‘Halloween’ actress, 63, posted in his memory on her Instagram feed by sharing a photo of the ‘Some Like It Hot’ icon with her ‘Psycho’ actress mother Janet Leigh, who died aged 77 in 2004, along with Jamie and her actress sister Kelly Curtis, 65. Jamie said: “Born this day.

Here come the brides! Jamie Lee Curtis officiated her daughter Ruby Guest‘s cosplay-themed wedding to partner Kynthia.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaRob Reiner is getting the band back together.Four decades after introducing audiences to Spinal Tap, a British heavy metal band with big hair that far outweighs their actual talent, Reiner and his comic collaborators Michael McKean (as guitarist David St. Hubbins), Harry Shearer (bassist Derek Smalls) and Christopher Guest (lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel) are returning to the scene of the musical crime with “Spinal Tap II.” Reiner, who directs and co-stars in the film as documentary-maker Marty DiBergi, is hitting the Cannes Film Festival to round up backing for the sequel and to present a special screening of the 1984 original “This is Spinal Tap” as part of the Cinema de la Plage sidebar on Wednesday.