Oscar winner Rachel Weisz thought she had only imagined her name being called out at the Academy Awards, because her pregnancy has left her brain addled. The British beauty - who is seven months pregnant - was stunned when she was named Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Constant Gardener.

Happy Birthday to "That 70s Show" actress Laura Prepon (1980), "The Constant Gardener" Oscar-nominee Rachel Weisz (1971), annoying comedienne Wanda Sykes (1964), "The Young Ones" actor Rik Mayall (1958), "Malcolm In The Middle" actor Bryan Cranston (1956), Pittsburgh Steelers legends Lynn Swann (1952) and Franco Harris (1950), Isley Brother Ernie Isley (1952), J. Geils Band singer Peter Wolf (1946), actor John Heard (1945), folk singer Townes Van Zandt (1944; d. 1997), film executive Michael Eisner (1942), Hill Street Blues actor Daniel J. Travanti (1940), "Bolero" composer Maurice Ravel (1875; d. 1937), and Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872; d. 1944).

* Oscar nominee Amy Adams belted out 1940s jazz standards on her way to the Academy Awards in an effort to calm her nerves. The star insisted her limousine driver tuned his radio into her favorite classics station, so she could unwind with stars like Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby.

Although Brokeback Mountain wound up walking away with a few Academy Awards last night, the big winner was Crash, which took home statues for Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Original Screenplay and Best Achievement in Editing. Thrice-nominated George Clooney won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Syriana. Read more for a complete list of winners ...

Wallace And Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit has been voted movie of the year by animal rights campaigners. The Humane Society saluted the claymation romp "for unleashing the inimitable duo on an eccentric adventure, in which Gromit's savvy canine helps them win through with a unique and humane version of pest control."

Brokeback Mountain was the big winner at the Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), scooping Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor awards. Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee was presented with the David Lean Award For Achievement In Direction, while Jake Gyllenhaal was honored for his performance as gay rodeo cowboy Jack Twist.

Oscar nominated movie The Constant Gardener is being taken back to Kenya for a charity premiere next week. Producer Simon Channing Williams and actor Pete Postlethwaite will attend the screening in Nairobi in aid of the Constant Gardener Trust. During the trip the pair will also open a school built by the trust in the village of Loyangalani.

The Constant Gardener star Rachel Weisz was bombarded with advice from local African women, who actually thought she was pregnant while shooting the hit film in Kenya. The English actress, who is currently six months pregnant in real life, gained plenty of practice for her current condition by wearing a prosthetic device that made her look like she was nine months pregnant during the shoot.

Ralph Fienne's week took a turn for the better yesterday when the newly dumped star of The Constant Gardener picked up a Best British Actor nod at the London Film Critics' Circle awards while co-star Rachel Weisz triumphed in the female category. Fiennes, who split from actress Francesca Annis on Tuesday following reports he is romancing a Romanian singer, was hailed for his role in the gritty political thriller.

'The Constant Gardener' star Ralph Fiennes has been dumped by actress Francesca Annis. The pair called time on their 11-year romance just days after it was claimed the 43-year-old actor had a steamy affair with a Romanian singer. Last weekend stunning Cornelia Crisan, who at 31 is 30 years younger than Annis, claimed she had a racy fling with Fiennes for two years.