Kate Winslet used this year's Academy Awards to treat her family to an unusual getaway. The actress, Oscar-nominated for her role in Little Children, invited husband Sam Mendes and her two young kids, Mia and Joe, to join her in Hollywood ahead of the annual awards.

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Actress Kate Winslet was left stunned by grumpy moms she overheard complaining about their sex lives during her research for new movie Little Children. The British star plays a desperate young mother in the movie and prepared for the role by hitting playgrounds and parks to eavesdrop on others' conversations.

Kate Winslet's latest Oscar nomination was a delight as she was told she would only have an acting career playing fat girls. The curvy star has received her fifth Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her part in Little Children and said she has been "leaping around" because she is so happy.

Jennifer Garner was thrilled to be cut out of the Golden Globe Awards telecast last Monday because she feared she would fall onstage after a near-miss at the Academy Awards last year. The star was scheduled to introduce a film clip in the best picture category, but was bumped when the show started to run late.

Academy awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak theatre at Hollywood & highland center, and televised live by the ABC television network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour arrivals segment, “The Road to The Oscars.” Babel is nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture. Nominations By Category - 79th Awards

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association just announced the winners of the 64th Golden Globe awards. Babel took home the award for best drama, while Dreamgirls won best comedy/musical. The night's big TV winners were Grey's Anatomy (best drama series) and Ugly Betty (best musical or comedy series). See full list of winners:

British funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen has garnered a surprise nomination from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for his spoof documentary, Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan.

The Queen is the frontrunner at this year's Orange BAFTA awards, after receiving an incredible 10 nominations. Dame Helen Mirren has been nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for her performance as Queen Elizabeth in the hit film about the British Royal Family after the death of Princess Diana, while Stephen Frears is in the running for the Achievement in Direction award. Full List of Nominations Below!

Critically acclaimed film Babel triumphed at the 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival Gala Awards on Saturday night, winning multiple honors. Stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi took home the Ensemble Performance Award while Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu won the best director award.