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Stars were out in force on Sunday for the Oscars ceremony, reports MTV, and ‘The Hurt Locker’ was the surprise winner, pipping ‘Avatar’ to the post for Best Picture. The Iraq war movie was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and it’s the first time a woman director has won that award at the Oscars. Despite losing out on Best Picture, ‘Avatar’ did walk away with wins in three technical categories. Other winners on the night included Jeff Bridges who scooped Best Actor for ‘Crazy Heart’ and Sandra Bullock bagged the Best Actress award for her role in ‘The Blind Side.’
Read the full story here:
http://www.mtv.co.uk/events/the-oscars/news/198386-hurt-locker-wins-at-oscars

Actress, Brittany Murphy, has died. She was 32.

She starred in films such as “8 Mile” and “Just Married”.  The LA Fire Department received a call shortly after 4pm on Sunday after her mother discovered her unconscious. She was rushed to hospital in Beverley Hills after going into cardiac arrest at her home in West Hollywood but was later pronounced dead. The news was first broken on the celebrity gossip site TMZ which has been repeatedly breaking surprisingly accurate stories.

TMZ reported that she’d been taking medications for flu-like symptoms for several days. Speculation is rife that anorexia may also have had a part in her death. The autopsy will include toxicology tests although the results are not due for 6 to 8 weeks. Former boyfriend Aston Kutcher wrote on his twitter page that the “world lost a little piece of sunshine”.

Her publicist has declined to comment, saying the family wants privacy.

Main article on Reuters: http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BJ1MZ20091220
Additional reporting: http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BJ1MZ20091221