Keira Knightley Ready to Party at Golden Globes

By Stephen M. Silverman and Lisa Ingrassia
Photo by: Gilbert Flores / Celebrity Photo

Keira Knightley is ready to party – with her cast and crew of Atonement, which topped the list of Golden Globe nominees on Thursday, with seven nods, including one for herself and another for her leading man, James McAvoy, as well as for the WWII drama itself, as best picture.

"It's just so exciting that we've got nominated in so many categories," the British actress, 22, tells the Associated Press. "There's such a big group of us that can get to go together. It will be a real celebration for the film. It will be a wonderful night."
Atonement's supporting actress nominee Saoirse Ronan is all of 13
years old. The Dublin-born teen, currently in Pennsylvania to shoot her new movie The Lovely Bones, tells PEOPLE: "I started doing films two years ago [but] I never expected anything like this would happen. It's really lovely."
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Staying Grounded
Regarding any career advice Knightley might have given her, Ronan says, "When we were in Venice [for the film festival], she let my dad know that there was going to be a lot of events and that I should keep myself grounded, and I think that's the best advice that anyone in Keira's position can give you."
As for the reaction from her school pals, Ronan says, "You really find out who your friends are, because they stick by you and they don't act all strange. But I have really supportive friends and no matter how long I've been gone, they treat me like I've been there all along."

Scottish actor McAvoy, 28, for whom Atonement provides a star-making role, says in a statement, "It's a huge thrill to see [the film] embraced by the" Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Kudos to Viggo
Viggo Mortensen was also nominated for his dramatic leading role, in Eastern Promises. Congratulating his leading man, the film's director, David Cronenberg, said, "For me, there was only one actor who could powerfully convey the lead character Nikolai's many subtleties." The nomination for the 49-year-old actor is, according to Cronenberg, "perfect and exciting."

Not that all is merry and bright in Hollywood. With the strike by the Writers' Guild of America now more than a month old, and with no solution yet in sight, Grey's Anatomy nominee Katherine Heigl, 29, tells Entertainment Tonight, "I'm not crossing the picket line – not unless I'm contractually obliged to do so – which [with] the Golden Globes I'm not."

The Globes are due to be broadcast over NBC on Jan. 13.

Katie Holmes Gushes About Marriage to Tom Cruise

Katie Holmes gushes to InStyle magazine about her marriage to Tom Cruise in an interview in the January 2008 issue.
“It happened quickly, but I was certain it was what I wanted. I never felt overwhelmed. I thought, Okay, good. Here we go.”
Holmes, who will be 29 on Dec. 18th, continues, “It happened in an instant..I still get like that, ‘Whew.’ When you fall in love, it’s as though time stops. It’s all-encompassing.”
On her husband: “I try every day to let him know how much I love him. It gets better and better. It has made my life.”
On her daughter, Suri: “She loves coloring and creating. She’s a great mimic and dancer. She came to the photo shoot yesterday and was into all the shoes. I’m mostly shocked at how quickly she grows.”
On her career: “I want to go to sleep knowing I made my family happy, I made myself happy, and I worked hard in all aspects of life. It’s really pretty simple.”
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Tyra Banks Speaks Out: I Never Bashed Britney Spears!

Tyra Banks claims she has never bashed Britney Spears.

Blogs were recently abuzz with word that, during a recent private party, Banks, 34, said: “[Britney] should just go ahead and kill herself after the album and go out like Marilyn [Monroe], very grand. She should have done it after the last album."
But the America's Next Top Model host issued the following statement Thursday:
"Britney is a friend and we correspond with each other. These alleged statements are completely false."
No word, however, if Banks would approve of Spears playing the Virgin Mary or Spears' downward style spiral.
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Heidi Montag Goes Solo

Doing her best debutante impression, Heidi Montag visited the bank in Pacific Palisades yesterday. And from the looks of her dark sunglasses and black scarf, this girl is in mourning.

It’s official: Heidi has dumped Spencer Pratt. The Hills lovers have announced that they’ve broken off their engagement. And despite speculation that it’s all just a publicity stunt, they maintain it’s for real.
And Pratt is taking the news pretty hard. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest on Tuesday, Spencer said, “In my mind I’m not moving on or looking for dates. I don’t know where Heidi is, I know she needs her space, but I don’t want to get back to my bachelor days. Heidi is the most perfect girl on the planet.”

If you’re like us, you’re wondering when they’re going to announce that they’re back together and getting married again. Just wait.
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Lauren Conrad: Don’t Be Cheesy

“Hills” hottie Lauren Conrad was caught chilling outside the Urth Caffe yesterday afternoon as she chatted with a friend. She was wearing an interesting ensemble, composed of a shade-printed v-neckline dress overtop black tights, and smiling as usual.
And according to a recent interview, this girl isn’t looking to settle down anytime soon. At the season finale party for “The Hills” last week, she revealed that she’d rather play the field than get serious.LC told press, “I’m not really searching for anyone. I’m just going out and having fun. I’m not dating anyone.”
Conrad also confessed that cheesy lines are not the way to her heart. “I want one that comes up and approaches you but in a non-cheesy way.”
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Count on more sick days for Britney Spears

Britney Spears called in sick to her court-ordered deposition Dec. 12, and according to her friends, we can expect her so-called illness to rear its ugly head again — relapses that will happen to coincide with future court dates.

“Britney feels like this is a perfectly acceptable thing to do,” said a source close to Spears. “She did feel sick, but more than anything, she felt like she didn’t have to do something just because she was told.” Would Britney really risk losing her kids rather than face questions about her parenting? The answer is complicated. “She would do anything for those babies,” one former employee was quick to point out. “But she really doesn’t believe that she’s going to lose them. She’s not connecting the dots.”

This isn’t the first time that Spears’ cooperation with the courts has been called into question. Kevin Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, complained in court last month that she was routinely ducking court-ordered drug tests, often failing to pick up her telephone or respond promptly when called to the laboratory. After that hearing, the court ordered her to provide a reliable telephone number.

“There was a time that Kevin didn’t even have Britney’s cell number,” said one of Spears’ former employees. “Does it seem like a surprise that the court doesn’t have a good number?” Touché.

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