Sex and the single mother

(Filed: 31/01/2004)

With her best comic role since Annie Hall, Diane Keaton has challenged Hollywood's preconceptions about older women. She talks to John Hiscock

Diane Keaton's latest film, Something's Gotta Give, sees her play the romantic lead at the age of 58. Her character is a long-divorced, emotionally vulnerable woman who finds herself courted by both a young doctor, played by Keanu Reeves, and her daughter's boyfriend, an ageing playboy played, of course, by Jack Nicholson.

Diane Keaton in Something's Gotta Give: 'I loved playing being in love because it is so out of keeping with my life'

Sex and the older woman is a subject rarely tackled by Hollywood, and the film appears to have touched a nerve with audiences. Its American release was warmly received – it knocked The Last Samurai off the top spot on its first weekend – and Keaton's performance was given hefty seals of approval this week with a Golden Globe for best comic actress, and a best actress nomination on the Oscars list. She's won neither gong since doing the double in 1978 for Annie Hall.

If the romance has struck a chord with middle-aged women across America, Keaton insists she is happy that, for her, it was confined to the screen. When I meet her in New York, she shudders at her character's option of hooking up with a toyboy. "Yuck! It feels all wrong to me. It's not appealing. It's like being with your son. I think there's a kind of physical embarrassment involved that will never go away as far as I'm concerned."

In fact, the woman who has had affairs with Warren Beatty, Woody Allen and Al Pacino among others, but has never married, makes it plain that there is little chance of any man sharing her life in the future.

"I don't think it's even a remote possibility," she says cheerfully. "It's out of the picture. I was never happy with romantic love. I was never really suited for marriage and I don't regret never having married. I'm not dating anyone now and I'm not aware of any young man pursuing me."

She laughs merrily. "I loved playing being in love because it is so out of keeping with my life. It is always fun to play the happy recipient of love because it doesn't happen that often in life and to at least experience it while you're making a movie is so pleasurable. To me, it's a thrill."

The film is all the more notable for a scene in which Keaton appears naked, despite that fact that, as a young actress of 22 making her Broadway debut, she became famous for being the girl who would not take her clothes off in the finale of the musical Hair. "As time goes on, we change," she explains. "Our attitudes about our bodies change and in this particular instance it was perfect for the movie. Really, it's just a joke."

While in New York, Keaton has taken the opportunity to look up old friends, including Woody Allen, of whom she still speaks fondly and admiringly. A native Californian who lives in Beverly Hills, she is dressed for the cold in a long brown suede coat and gloves which she does not take off. "I feel the cold and I hate it," she says. "Frankly, I don't like being in New York any more."

Broadway featured prominently in her early career, though, because after appearing in Hair she teamed up for the first time with Woody Allen on stage in Play It Again, Sam in 1970. She made her film debut the same year in Lovers and Other Strangers and spent most of the next decade working almost exclusively in Woody Allen films and the first two parts of Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy. 1977 was a career highlight, when she delivered a fine dramatic turn as a promiscuous schoolteacher in Looking for Mr Goodbar and then took the title role in possibly her greatest film with Allen, Annie Hall.

Diane Keaton and Keanu Reeves: 'I felt more comfortable in the movie kissing Jack than I did Keanu'

Although she feels she would have accomplished more if she had, in her own words, been more ambitious, she has worked continuously for more than 30 years, in a diverse catalogue of roles, playing drama and comedy with equal aplomb.

Her on-screen coupling with Jack Nicholson in Something's Gotta Give marks the first time they have worked together since Reds in 1981. Both cannot say enough good things about the other and, in the months since filming finished, they have dined together and gone to the occasional basketball game – although she finds the idea of them being a romantic twosome risible.

"Jack and I would never get together like that," she says. "We're both far too set in our ways." Then she laughs. "But as far as dating an older man, I think it makes you feel great because you're sharing the same kind of body problems. I felt more comfortable in the movie kissing Jack than I did Keanu; Keanu and I shared an awkwardness."

Nowadays Keaton is constantly busy and, even if she felt so inclined, she probably would not find the time to go out on dates. A passionate photographer, she has published three books of her work, and she is the executive producer of Elephant, Gus Van Sant's controversial film about school shootings, which opened in the UK yesterday.

But it is her young family that preoccupies her most. Eight years ago, when her father was dying, she decided that she wanted to adopt children, and she is now the mother of an eight-year-old daughter, Dexter, and a three-year-old son, Duke.

"I love them both dearly," she says. "Having children is so much more important than everything I have done."

Keanu Reeves' Excellent Interview - The Gift, Bill and Ted, and Matrix 2

All-around good guy Keanu Reeves plays his second bad guy character in a row in The Gift. First was his stalker villain in The Watcher, and now he plays a wife-abusing suspect in a supernatural murder mystery. I had a chance to talk with Reeves about this latest role, and slip in a few questions about the classics.

Was it your idea to have a beard in The Gift? I don't quite know how that happened, but it did. I think the genesis of it was I had a beard when I came to see [director] Sam [Raimi] one time and he liked it. One of the things that Sam Raimi wanted me to do was to kind of be more unrecognizable in what he thought classically I would be recognized as. So, I think that's where the beard kind of became "Don't shave."

Is it true director Sam Raimi didn't originally want you to read for this part? What I know is that one of the producers had the idea for me as the part and then went to my agents and then I got the script and read it and then they told the idea to Sam and Sam was like, "Uh, okay. I'll take the meeting." And then I came to him and I remember going to their office and just speaking about the part, telling him what I thought and then it came back to me that he was interested in me playing the part. I wasn't conscious of his reticence when I first met him. I didn't know that he was taking a meeting and I found out quickly. When I was speaking to him, he said to me, "What did they tell you when you came here?" I went, "Oh, I'm auditioning." So I auditioned basically.

What appeals to you about this dark character? I haven't had the chance to really play a part like that, to play a wife beater. I found the character very dynamic. I always felt that the character, though damaged, had a sincerity to him and an emotional vulnerability to him. I think that's the base of what he is. He's damaged because of suffering something as a kid or not being able to extricate himself from that consciousness. I think in the courtroom, he gets a chance. "I swore I'd tell the truth. Yeah, I'm a wife beater. Yeah, I do that."

Do you use accents like this or The Devil's Advocate to defy perceptions? I can't say I don't act to change perception, but it's not a reaction after someone's had a perception. To have an accent is to play a part. For me, that's what's exciting about acting. For me putting on an accent is like any physical gesture or psychological gesture. You have to find it to find the character. It's a way into the character. I'll say yes that part of the attraction for me is to be able to play a different kind of part. That's where it starts. Hopefully if I do that, then the aspects of changing perceptions will allow me then to play other parts.

Are you concerned The Matrix will create another typecast like the Bill and Ted movies? I don't really worry about Bill and Ted anymore, or Neo. I'm always surprised when people forget that you're an actor. I don't want to get pigeonholed, but I think for The Matrix my character doesn't carry that film. It's not like Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon, the character who carries the film. I don't really have that concern, but I do want to do different things.

Do you mind the Bill and Ted legacy? I love it.

Any talk of a third? I always told Alex Winter, who played Bill, that we should do it when we're 40. So, I think when we turn 40 we'll approach it. Just like fat, Vegas boozers. The babes have left us.

How about an audio commentary for the DVD? Dude, we're totally in a movie!

How are the Matrix 2 preparations going? Uh, they're fine.

Can you tell us anything about the training your doing? It's harder and more sophisticated. Instead of one-on-one fights, there's multi-fights and weapons, in addition to what Larry and Andy Wachowski want to do, where they want to put the camera and the environments they want to shoot in.

Can this sequel possibly live up to expectations? The brothers have a tough gig ahead of them, which is very daunting, but which is good. It helps you do better work, sometimes. I thought they made a great film and there's such a nice vitality to the film if you relate to the picture. A lot of people don't like it, but if you do respond to it, there's a freshness and vitality to it and excitement.

(The Gift photo courtesy Paramount Classics, The Matrix photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

Answer Guy: My Golden Globes Diary, part 3

17 minutes. Smokey Robinson for Dr Pepper? To paraphrase ABC, "When Smokey sings, I hear violence."

18 minutes. Is there a more annoying voice than Breathless NBC Voiceover Guy who can barely speak without losing all of the air capacity in his lungs? "The most acclaimed television program in broadcast history, Good Morning Miami." Bravo's James Lipton laughs at this guy.

19 minutes. We come back from commercial and Dick Clark is sitting with the Will & Grace people. I guess Dick can sit wherever he wants. Notice the empty bottle of Moet in the center of the table. There's more where that came from.

20 minutes. Ellen on stage.

21 minutes. We are introduced to Costner's daughter, Lily. Take a mental note of her because the next time you see her will be in a Cinemax late night feature entitled, Married People, Single Sex 5" We can all dream, can't we?

22 minutes. Helgenberger is clearly utilizing double-sided tape. Jim Belushi continues his pact with the devil. They do Best TV Comedy. Arrested Development: best broadcast show of the year. Monk. The Office: Eight episodes of the most awkwardly funny show I may have ever seen. Fingers crossed. Sex and the City: overrated. Will & Grace: old news. The Office wins. Nice. Although as a BBC America show, they are sitting in West Covina. They bring a guy in a wheelchair onstage for no reason.

27 minutes. Diane Keaton's wide-mouth response to Uma Thurman and Keanu Reeves cannot be described. Like she's never seen a woman as tall as Uma or something. Or maybe she's never seen Keanu holding hands with a woman. Either way, it's a bit frightening.

32 minutes. Streep, wearing a see-through dress, flashes her name and address to Jack Nicholson, who to this day has still never seen a woman his age naked. Angels in America wins Best Miniseries.

35 minutes. Commercial break. It's not love, it's new Crest Whitestrips. Movin' Out won a Tony? Based on the Billy Joel song. There's still hope for the Broadway production of Like a Song, choreography by Tommy Tune.

36 minutes. Fake commercial comeback. Schmoozing. J. Lo is seen leaving her back row seat to get away from Bono, who is four drinks into his evening. He has covered topics beginning with A, B, and C and has moved on to one of his cornerstones, "Debt." It's more than she can take after finally getting Ben Affleck out of her life. She heads for the bar.

41 minutes. Cate Blanchett appears wearing a set of curtains. She has the short-straw responsibility of introducing Roberto Benigni, who yells about his body being in tumult. Wait a minute, it's just a man who must take his job seriously or lose access to photo ops with Tom and Russell, the director of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

43 minutes. The strange juxtaposition of the hot Tyra Banks and Matt LeBlanc, followed immediately by the not-so-hot coupling of Rhea Pearlman and Danny DeVito. Best Actress Nominee Reba McIntire? Need I say more about the importance of these awards?

46 minutes. Sarah Jessica Parker wins. Good show? Yes. But the end-all-be-all of comedies? No.

48 minutes. Brittany Murphy leaves her fiancé for Ashton Kutcher, while he presents with Ice Cube. Her head grows larger. Ice Cube, who incidentally is the n-word I love to hate, says all the nominees' names like he's about to pop a cap in their ass. Jeffrey Wright, who did spectacular work in Angels in America, wins. I think he may have won the Tony for this exact role. Has that happened before? Biggest surprise, Wright kissed and then thanked his wife. Wife? He is some actor.

52 minutes. Cedric the Entertainer is on a picnic with a woman one-third his age? It really is a man's world.

Breathless NBC Voiceover Guy: "Just when they've fallen for their girl, the hunks arrive! Average Joe."

A rare, back-to-back Breathless NBC Voiceover Guy: "Don't miss the final episodes of Frasier."

55 minutes. My antichrist appears in the form of Robin Williams. What accent is he doing? Nice obvious Paris Hilton joke. But he's a "genius" and I'm an unpaid contributing "writer" to a musical fan site. Where's the justice?

57 minutes. Richard Gere presents. Diane Keaton is just a wacky woman now, isn't she? She's wearing gloves and a huge pearl strand. And all white. She was dressed by Prince. When she turns around you can see that her outfit is ass-less. I really do like her, but every shot of her tonight is her being amazed and delighted at something. Look at the way the light shines. Look at my dinner plate. Listen to me read my acceptance speech. Everything is so great. How stoned is Diane? Very. How cool is Nicholson? Very.

60 minutes. Zellweger really looks better with her Bridget Jones chubbiness. She gets to announce the best category of the night. You got your funniest living human of 2003, Jack Black. You got your cutest good actor, Depp. You have your best performance, Bill Murray. Nicholson. And the least attractive performance but still great, Billy Bob Thorton. Great. Every one of them. Since sometimes there is justice in the world, Murray wins. Go see his movie. After Murray finishes his speech, Billy Bob loosens his tie and gets ready to start the serious drinking. [U2-related, Lost in Translation was filmed in Tokyo and U2 has played concerts in Tokyo.]

68 minutes. Antonio Banderas. Would it kill him to lose the accent a bit? What do he and Melanie talk about? And can they actually understand each other? Squeaky-face-lift-voice v. dramatic-Latin-voice in a fight to the death.

70 minutes. Two unknown stars from NBC get to do the Best TV Drama category. As a TV snob, I can safely say that Six Feet Under is by far the best of the five. But because this award is voted on by just 90 people, all of whom want to show their friends back in Kurdistan that they've met Keifer Sutherland, 24 wins. [U2-related, the members of U2 have also stayed awake for 24 hours.]

73 minutes. Jennifer Aniston is wearing a single strap across her chest. The Office wins again! The only guy sitting further back than Bono at the awards is the brilliant Ricky Gervais. It takes him a good five minutes to get around the tables containing the technical award winners. He is a funny man. [U2-related: none of the members of U2 are particularly funny.] Shot of Streisand, wearing a still-living sheep on her shoulders.

77 minutes. What do you think it costs to rent the Heartburn or Bust RV? Prilosec OTC! Yells the trucker, hopped up on reds.

Breathless NBC Voiceover: "And the biggest event of all, Phoebe's wedding."

79 minutes. A clip is introduced of a little-known art picture called something something Rings. [U2-related: Bono taller than Elijah Wood.]

80 minutes. Gwen Stefani (finally something U2-related!). Although she's invisible as she's completely white and in front of a white backdrop. She's like an eraser. Queen Latifah looks good. Ebony and ivory. Literally. Isn't it hard to recognize Gwen when her stomach is covered? Peter Jackson is wearing the eyeglass frames I owned in 1985. Gwen's like a set of lips hovering in mid-air.

84 minutes. The Best Song category. Mona Lisa Smile. Lord of the Rings. Big Fish. In America. Cold Mountain. Sting, in some sort of tantric trance. In a shocking surprise, the highest-grossing film of the year wins Best Song. What are the chances? [U2-related: Bono is the singer in the band.]

As we go to commercial, Jack Black and Laura Kightlinger are seen drinking...Billy Bob loosens his tie and begins drinking...J. Lo smirks because she never liked Ben's drinking...Brittany's head gets bigger from all the drinking...

Back from commercial...Thurman and Gere and spastic pants Quentin Tarantino are talking...

90 minutes. Nic Cage. [U2-related: Cage won Oscar for the great Leaving Las Vegas, U2 started the PopMart tour in Las Vegas.] Introduces Lost in Translation, which I have some fondness for.

92 minutes. J. Lo. appears and people whisper, "Didya hear?" Shot of the table where the Sheridans are sitting and where Bono should be, except that he's back by the catering staff. Coppola wins for LiT. No, these awards do not mean anything, but in this case, they're correct.

95 minutes. The Sex and the City category. However, the winner is Mary-Louise Parker, who gave birth that morning but looks fantastic. She comes up on stage showcasing her larger boobs, which she remembers to thank in her acceptance speech.

101 minutes. Danny Devito is clearly buzzed. Here comes the part of the show where you can go make ice cream. You know, hypothetically.

121 minutes. Two-thirds over. Thank heavens. Dr Pepper commercial telling me in an expensive ad campaign to "Be you." Sort of counterintuitive, don't you think? Fake commercial end...William Macy drinking...Depp wearing a hat (don't hate him because he's beautiful)...Jamie Lee and Kim Catrell drinking...Cooper drinking...then the question we've all been waiting to ask: what exactly is on Donald Trump's head? I mean, really. Who is he kidding? Come on. The show is fun to watch, though. [U2-related: Trump owns much of Manhattan, U2 owns a much smaller piece of Manhattan.]

124 minutes. "Soon to be seen in Shall We Dance..." is the catchphrase of the night. Which member of the Hollywood Foreign Press did the producers of this film sleep with to get their entire cast on the show? But if Susan Sarandon isn't the sexiest woman of her age, I don't know who is.

125 minutes. Dustin Hoffman presents Best Director award. [U2-related: When Bono did that hobbled walk during live versions of "New York," he was, in fact, imitating Hoffman's critically acclaimed role of Ratso Rizzo in the Oscar-winning Midnight Cowboy. Yup. That's why I'm Answer Guy.]

129 minutes. Mark Ruffalo is a good actor. Brittany Murphy is a bobble-head. [U2-related: Murphy was boffing Eminem when he beat U2 and won last year's Oscar. I mean, not at the exact time, but you get my meaning.] Of these five nominees, I only saw Angels in America. This may be the easiest one to pick: Al Pacino. Who is wearing a circa 1991 ponytail. [U2-related: Pacino had bad hair in 2004, Bono had bad hair in 1985.]

140 minutes. I am tired. Really tired of watching and waiting for Bono to appear. Is this thing over, yet?

141 minutes. The Duchess of York. Again, why is she there? I don't know.

143 minutes. I've paused the TiVo. They are announcing Nicole Kidman and you know they need a money shot of Tom Cruise. I'm gonna slow-mo it now. She looks great. Cut to Tom right away. Clapping and smiling. Pretty good performance. It's so great when incredibly rich people have hardship, isn't it? But then, Tom gets Penelope Cruz and Nicole gets Lenny Kravitz, and everyone's happy again. Damn you, genetic makeup! But this is cool, she's presenting her ex-husband's category. What if he wins? Oh my! Best Actor Drama: Russell Crowe, Cruise, Ben Kingsley, Law (how many ladies out there would attempt to fight the Law, but end up having the Law win?), Penn (who isn't there because he's better than the award). And he wins. Clint Eastwood picks up the award on his behalf. In my opinion, Penn deserves this win for 21 Grams. Clint gives a heartfelt speech about Penn's talents.

146 minutes. Leann Rimes picks up Reba McIntire at a desert hotel in a sports car while drinking a Dr Pepper. All of my white-trash fantasies in one easy-to-swallow package. [U2-related: This was shot at the famous Hawkmoon 269 motel near the California/Arizona border.]

150 minutes. It's been quite awhile since we heard Breathless NBC Voiceover Guy: "There are only a few episodes of Friends left [background: sometimes the snow comes down in June, sometimes the sun goes round the moon], and the biggest events are yet to come. A Friends wedding and the one question everyone wants answered. You can't miss a minute of Friends." Hey NBC: F- you! I can miss a minute of Friends. I've been missing minutes of Friends for three years now. Who do you think you are? Greatest comedy of all time? M*A*S*H, Cheers, Seinfeld, the almighty Simpsons. Please. You are just embarrassing yourself. Stop it. Just show the bloody episodes and be done with it!

But wait, there's more. Breathless NBC Voiceover Guy: "Coming to NBC Tuesdays, one of America's favorite actors in his triumphant return to television. Michael J. Fox is coming to Scrubs." Cue canned laughter that everyone who watches knows Scrubs doesn't have. It's a single-camera show. There is no audience. And I'm the biggest fan of Fox but "triumphant return"? He's not swimming the English Channel, he's appearing on a 22-minute comedy. From all appearances, Fox is one of the good guys. [U2-related: Bono is taller than Michael J. Fox. And they have both met with members of Congress.]

150 minutes. Jeff Bridges. Bill Macy is clearly drunk and actually heckles Mr. Bridges.

151 minutes. James Bond. Foreign film. It's official, only the makers of winner Osama have worse seats than Bono. They're actually seated in the Redwood Room in another wing of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. As the director speaks, it is clear that the alcohol is taking its toll on the room. The control room director quickly cuts between: Banderas playing with his daughter...Gere daydreaming about His Holiness the Dalai Lama, while Uma goes back to her cheese tray...Diane Lane is all but asleep at her seat, but still beautiful...Sarandon is trying not to blink too much...Alison Janney's eyes are more closed than usual as her date tosses back his fifth glass of champagne...Adam Goldberg hides behind his unbelievably thick bangs as Christina Ricci wonders if her forehead will ever stop growing...Robin Williams, wearing an outfit last worn by Andy Williams, is doing his best to keep his head level [U2-related: some people think that Robin Williams is a dead ringer for Bono, but I don't see it] ...Jane Fonda and her son look on as Jane thinks she should be enthralled by the director's words, but really isn't...Law continues to make eyes at Miss Golden Globes...Kidman is asleep with her eyes open, but her mouth agape, and I think I see drool beginning to emerge...Sharon Stone, with a hairstyle best described as "Riker's Island," is searching for her career...Melanie Griffith is trying her best not to smile at the serious nature of the foreign film, but finds that her skin has been stretched too tight and so she continues her impression of the Joker...

155 minutes. Six-time winner Nicholson. Best Actress category. I'm only going to say this once: There was only one winner of this category the minute that Monster premiered. No one will even come close to that performance. There should be one nominee this year. If the Oscars were smart, they'd save all that lobbying money and have a ballot with just one name on it: Charlize Theron. Here are the nominees: Blanchett. Kidman. [U2-related, Kidman sang "Pride" in Moulin Rouge.] Johansson. Theron. Thurman. [U2-related: In the song "Miami," the words are "what's he got inside the case," which refers to the briefcase in Pulp Fiction which Uma starred in.] Evan Rachel Wood. Let's look at this list for second. That's right, six nominees. When you only have 90 people voting for something, you're bound to have ties. Some categories get six, but most get five. Ridiculous. Winner is: Theron. Cue the Journey song. If you've seen it, you know no other song would fit there. As she's getting up, I notice Jack Valenti is sitting at her table. Valenti is famous for two things: running the Academy that hands out the Academy awards, banning the DVD screeners, and refusing to come up with a viable adult rating for movies. He was also on the plane when Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as POTUS. Why he gets to sit so close to Charlize is a mystery to me. [U2-related: Theron was born and raised in South Africa and has been a guest of Mr. Mandela. Bono was born and raised in Dublin and has been a guest of Mr. Mandela.] Nicholson embraces her and whispers something about how she's only starlet in the room he hasn't "soiled" yet. And they play her off the stage, but they let that guy from Osama thank his tailor and his milkman.

161 minutes. BONO IS SPOTTED. Oh, but it's a promo for something. Edge is also there. I am told that I can watch complete coverage after my late local news. Yeah. That'll happen.

163 minutes. Bono is loaded into a shopping cart and rolled out to La Cienaga Blvd. much to the relief of his tablemates, who had run out of excuses to visit the bathroom.

164 minutes. Jim Carrey. [U2-related: Jim has the same barber as Edge.] Best Comedy. Bend It Like Beckham. [U2-related: girl in movie loves soccer, U2 members love soccer.] Big Fish. [U2-related: star Ewan McGreggor sang part of "Pride" in Moulin Rouge. Finding Nemo. [U2-related: Uh oh. Um, movie is about fish and Larry cavorted with a fish in the "Electrical Storm" video.] Lost in Translation. [U2-related: theme song is "Peace, Love and Understanding," which Elvis Costello covers, and Elvis was at the soundboard for an Anaheim Elevation show and he made himself available for autographs afterwards.] Love Actually. [U2-related: film opens at an airport, U2 filmed "Beautiful Day" at an airport. Also, Liam Neesom is Irish without the Irish curse, U2 is also Irish, but Bono has the Irish curse. Hugh Grant plays the prime minister, U2 has met the real prime minister.] Winner is Lost in Translation. Nice job. They begin talking and the music already starts.

171 minutes. Leo DiCaprio. Best Picture. Cold Mountain. [U2-related: I have no idea. Maybe the Kidman thing from before.] Lord of the Rings. [U2-related: The Rings trilogy will gross more than a billion dollars. Larry uses this as the benchmark to tell him when he's finally "really rich."] Master and Commander. [U2-related: both Crowe and Bono seem to think that they can play guitar.] Mystic River. [U2-related: I got nothing. Clint Eastwood lives in Carmel and Adam's favorite treat is caramel?] Seabiscuit. [U2-related: Movie is about a horse and Adam is hung like a...] Winner: LotR. One billion dollars can't be wrong.

Thank you and good night. Remember, if you've missed any of the six hours of coverage, you can catch it later this week on Bravo.

This has been Answer Guy reporting. Now let's get back to the sunglasses questions. Please.

Hollywood gears up for Golden Globes

Last updated 23 January 2004

The Golden Globe Awards take place this weekend in LA and are often seen as an indicator of who will do well at the Oscars.

'Cold Mountain' is up for eight gongs and 'Return of the King' is only up for four.

Presenters on the night include Keanu Reeves, Jack Nicholson, Nicole Kidman, Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger who's also a hot tip to pick up a Globe for her supporting role in 'Cold Mountain'.

She's up for a Bafta as well but in true Hollywood style she's very humble about it all:

"It's kind of hard personally to wrap my head around it. They've been really kind to me in that regard. It's a pretty special experience when the things that you work on that mean so much personally are received in that way. It's tremendously, tremendously flattering."

Charlize Theron is also up for an award for her new movie called 'Monster' (which isn't out in the UK until April).

It's a true story about America's first female serial killer Aileen Wuornos who was executed last year for murdering six men.

In the film, Charlize is almost unrecognisable with greasy hair and a puffy face.

She says it's the role of a lifetime and she's not bothered if she doesn't pick up an award:

"I have waited my entire career for something like this to come along, where I could go and walk on that edge. The fact that that's been given to me, I feel like I have won is so many ways already and everything else is always just incredibly nice."

The awards take place on Sunday night.

Check out all the nominations here.

Something Gotta Give Party

Gotta Party: When a movie passes the $100 million mark, it's cause for celebration. Nancy Meyers, the writer-director of Something's Gotta Give, threw a party at her L.A. home on Jan 17 to mark the milestone. Jack Nicholson was in high spirits, holding court the entire night, while Keanu Reeves, his costar in the romantic comedy, was the first to arrive and the last to leave. Goldie Hawn also dropped by to boast about her latest role: grandma. So he wasn't at the Hollyood Makeup Artists and

J. Lo Added To List Of Globe Presenters

Douglas Set For De Mille Award

POSTED: 5:20 p.m. EST January 22, 2004

Antonio Banderas, Jim Belushi and Jennifer Lopez have been added to the list of presenters for the 61st annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday night in Los Angeles.

Full Coverage Of The Golden Globes

Presenters already in place include Jim Carrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Richard Gere, Nicole Kidman, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Jack Nicholson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Keanu Reeves, Meryl Streep, Robin Williams and Renee Zellweger.

The Golden Globes will stage again this year at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Danny DeVito and Sharon Stone have been tapped to present actor-producer Michael Douglas with this year's Cecil B. DeMille Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field."

The honor marks the first time in 61-year history of the Golden Globes that a father and son have been named recipients of the Cecil B. De Mille Award.

Michael Douglas' father, legendary actor Kirk Douglas, was given the award in 1968.