Eighteen of the 20 nominees in the acting categories will make an appearance at the Feb. 6 event which honors more than 150 Academy Award contenders.

More than 150 Oscar nominees will be honored at the annual Nominees Luncheon on Feb. 6, with nearly all of the nominated actors expected to make an appearance.

Eighteen of the 20 nominees in the best actor, actress and supporting categories have RSVP’ed for the event, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel this Sunday. A press release for the event notes that additional confirmations are expected to come in the next day.

Glenn Close, Viola Davis, Rooney Mara, Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, Demian Bichir, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, Gary Oldman and Brad Pitt should all be in attendance, filling out the complete Best Actor and Actress categories. Kenneth Branagh, Jonah Hill, Nick Nolte, Max von Sydow, Berenice Bejo, Melissa McCarthy, Janet McTeer and Octavia Spencer will represent the Supporting categories.

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Several months ago it seemed as though this may be Brad Pitt’s year. For some, he’s a movie star who happens to know how to act. To others he is a talented character actor who happens to be a remarkably good-looking movie star. Pitt himself will often say that he has learned his craft over the course of a 20-year career peppered with hits and misses, but he has become known for his humility as well as his willingness to take chances and go against the grain of what could have been a one- or two-note body of work.

For a time in the precursor season, it appeared as though he may be nominated for “The Tree of Life” as well as “Moneyball.” Each would offer particular PR challenges. Neither necessarily represents a no-brainer Oscar win (great historical figure, person facing life-altering trauma or, as Ricky Gervais taught us in “Extras,” a Nazi or a nun). But “Moneyball” is also a film that is notably devoid of the bells and whistles of the traditional “sports movie.” There is no great triumph, no moment of cathartic victory in a neatly wrapped package of money and accolades. What the film does offer is a look at how and why we define ourselves and others as we do, as well as an exploration of a thinking man’s way through a system that is inherently inequitable.

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Other new additions to the broadcast include Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Channing Tatum and Jane Fonda.

George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will all be in attendance during Sunday’s 69th annual Golden Globe Awards.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Friday night that the trio are among the latest to join the list of presenters, as are Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Channing Tatum, Jane Fonda, Harrison Ford, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Dustin Hoffman, Emily Blunt, Johnny Depp, Colin Firth and several others.

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Brad Pitt had the help of a cane as he made his way on stage at the Palm Springs Film Festival tonight. The A-list actor was honored with the Desert Palm Achievement Award for his work in Moneyball and The Tree of Life. Watch Brad thank his “lover” Jonah Hill and hear his funny shoutout to his parents now!

Thank you Danielle. Watch Brad’s amazing and fun acceptance speech. He appeared a lil nervous which I think is endearing to see. So proud! Pics soonish.

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Pauline Molloy: “I’ve just had the most surreal, fab, magical day with Chris at The Hillhouse in Helensburgh. We walked into the gorunds of the house and who was standing there taking photos?? BRAD PITT!!!! we were about 10 steps away from him. I took out my camera but his securtiy guard said no pics (BOO) While we were watching him Angelina came out of the house!! Chris wrote his name under their names in the guest book and he has the pen!!! It was brill cause Chris is a massive fan. still can’t believe it.”

Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland is one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s most famous works, probably second only to Glasgow School of Art. It was designed and built for the publisher Walter Blackie in 1902 – 1904.

Source. Thanks Anu.