Oscar Watch: First, the Golden Globes...

Most-Out-in-Front Front-Runner: You don't need oddsmakers to tell you Heath Ledger is the pick to win at Sunday's Golden Globes. But if you're curious, check out Ladbrokes.com—the late Dark Knight star is listed as a prohibitive 1-12 favorite for Best Supporting Actor.
Longest of Longshots: According to Ladbrokes, Tropic Thunder cameo artist Tom Cruise has about as much chance of upsetting Ledger as The Reader does at ruining Slumdog Millionaire's happy ending. To be specific about it: That's a slim, 25-1 chance.
Reading the Writing in the Bookie Notepads: Cruise is not attending the Globes.
Tightest Race: Best Drama Actress, per BetUS.com, which has Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married), Meryl Streep (Doubt) and Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road) in a dogfight. Who gets the edge?
Hathaway, who, if you asked the terribly British Brits at the Guardian, could use the acceptance-speech practice.
Don't Be Surprised If... You're not surprised by the other big Globe winners. Oddsmakers expect Sean Penn (Milk) and Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) to do what they've done all award season: win.
Most Irrelevant Snubs: That The Dark Knight isn't up for Best Motion Picture, Drama and Christopher Nolan isn't up for Best Director on Sunday no longer matters. After snagging nominations this past week from Hollywood's top alphabet organizations (DGA, PGA, WGA), both are locks for top Oscar nominations.
Most Irrelevant Category: Best Motion Picture, Comedy. BetUs and Ladbrokes aren't even taking action on it. And, no, this does not bode well for In Bruges' Oscar dream, it was noted ironically.
Most Muddled Storyline: Fox News columnist Roger Friedman is calling on SAG voters to cast a Best Actress vote for Winslet for The Reader, a movie for which she's getting the Best Supporting Actress push, because he thinks she could win the Oscar for that role and not for Revolutionary Road, the movie for which she is getting the Best Actress push. Trying to clarifying things, New York Magazine declares the idea stupid.

DJ AM Spins Separate Plane Crash Suit

DJ AM has spun his own version of the tragic events that unfolded in September.
The celebrity mix maestro, severely injured along with Travis Barker in a private-jet crash that killed four others, has filed a negligence lawsuit against the aircraft and tire manufacturers and the three charter companies he believes share responsibility for the accident.
While Barker filed a similar suit last month, Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein is also going after the estates of Sarah Lemmon and James Bland, the pilots who died in the crash.
DJ AM's complaint, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, contends that Lemmon and Bland were aware that one or more of the jet's tires had failed as they approached takeoff speed.
But, "rather than proceed to takeoff, they decided to abort and/or reject the takeoff in a negligent manner," the suit states, per documents obtained by TMZ.com.
The plane ultimately overshot the runway and crossed an adjacent highway before crashing into an embankment.
The defendants named in the suit also include Clay Lacy Aviation, which has denied having anything to do with the plane Barker and DJ AM booked; Global Exec Aviation; Inter Travel and Services Inc. (reportedly the company that owned the plane); Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; and Learjet.
DJ AM, who suffered second- and third-degree burns to his upper body and head, is seeking unspecified punitive damages and compensation for pain and suffering, lost earnings, property damage, and past and future medical and health-related expenses.
The National Transportation Safety Board is also investigating the circumstances surrounding the Sept. 19 crash but a report isn't expected until the middle of next year

Demi Lovato: Wrench in the "La La Land" Machine

Mocking Hollywood phonies is always cool by us, and bonus points to Demi Lovato for doing it while rocking out in admirable form. Skewering the "La La Land" machine with sass and grit, Disney's latest everygirl rock star seems like she might eventually give Miley Cyrus a real run for her money.
But what say you: Is Demi's "La La Land" going to be a big radio youthquake or just another Hollywood fake? Hit us back in the comments section and give us your take.

Oscar Watch: Can Dark Knight Fans Make the Difference?

Coolest New Campaign (That's Not Costing Warner Bros. a Dime): Dark Campaign, a self-described grassroots effort to score a Best Picture nomination for The Dark Knight, complete with custom ads and posters.
So Why Does a Studio-Backed Megablockbuster Need a Helping Fan Hand? "Because it's a genre flick, I think it needs the extra voice of all the moviegoers who loved it saying, 'Yes, it's a superhero movie, but it's also an incredible film that deserves to be considered among the best,' " the site's Blair Erickson said in an email.
You Could Be Next, Watchmen: While Erickson's a creative director at a media firm that's done business with Warners, his Dark Campaign is billed as strictly a fan thing. "But if the WB marketing department is reading this," he said, "and wants some help with Terminator: Salvation or Watchmen…nudge nudge."
If Austin, Texas, Ruled the World, Fan Campaigns Wouldn't Be Necessary: The area's film critics named The Dark Knight best picture.
Spoiling Milk's Shot? Yes, Sean Penn's practically sweeping the critics awards (Dallas, Houston, Phoenix—to name three recent wins), but critics don't vote for the Oscars. Readers of The Advocate, however, may. The gay magazine published an online commentary praising Penn's performance in Milk, but taking him to task for his embrace of "antigay dictators" Hugo Chavez and Raul Castro.
If Not Penn, Then…? The Wrestler's Mickey Rourke basically picked up whatever critics awards Penn didn't (Chicago, San Diego, included). The two men tied in San Francisco and Boston. But again, critics don't cast Oscar ballots.
Rourke's Other Issues: For one thing, the Los Angeles Times slammed The Wrestler—hard. (Not the sort of P.R. the movie, or the Oscar campaign, needs in its hometown newspaper, as the hometown newspaper itself pointed out.) For another thing, The Hollywood Reporter suggested Rourke might be a bit too out there on the Oscar campaign trail.
Then Again, Maybe Rourke's Onto Something: The same Reporter article notes character actor Richard Jenkins has been working the Oscar circuit hard, too, on behalf of himself and his art-house hit, The Visitor. If you're unfamiliar with Jenkins, check out the Screen Actors Guild Awards next month—he'll be the character actor up for a best actor trophy

Tom Cruise Gets Good Head on Hollywood Boulevard

We know you wouldn't want to wait till Monday night to see Tom Cruise going Cruise-azy on Jimmy Kimmel Live, so we've got a preview. Jimmy sets Top Gun loose on Hollywood Boulevard to tap as many noggins as he can in a goofy game of tag. Don't ask why, just enjoy the silly.

SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY!!!

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Heath Ledger, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Rate SAG Noms

The Heath Ledger Oscar moment seems ever closer.
The late Dark Knight star earned the near-mandatory Screen Actors Guild nomination as the field for the 15th annual SAG Awards was revealed this morning.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were among the other top film nominees.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt, Frost/Nixon, Milk and Slumdog Millionaire will vie for SAG's equivalent of Oscar's Best Picture honor: Best motion-picture ensemble.
Ledger was nominated in the supporting actor category; Pitt and Jolie as best leads, for Benjamin Button and Changeling, respectively.
The Dark Knight's cast, Leonardo DiCaprio and Clint Eastwood were among the snubbed