Actress Lauren Bacall arrives at the Hotel Plaza Athenee in New York for a party held in tribute to director Sidney Lumet, Feb. 23, 2005. The director of film classics such as "Network," "The Verdict" and "Serpico" was given an honorary Oscar the 77th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 27 in Los Angeles.
Director Sidney Lumet poses with a life-size Oscar statue at a party at the Hotel Plaza Athenee in New York, Feb. 23, 2005, to celebrate his winning an honorary Academy Award for career achievement.
Actor Peter Dinklage arrives at the Hotel Plaza Athenee in New York for a party held in tribute to director Sidney Lumet, Feb. 23, 2005.
Actress Amanda Plummer poses on the red carpet at the Hotel Plaza Athenee in New York at a party held in tribute to director Sidney Lumet, Feb. 23, 2005.
Actress Jane Powell poses for photographers during the celebration for director Sidney Lumet held at the Hotel Plaza Athenee in New York, Feb. 23, 2005. Lumet was given an honorary Oscar in Los Angeles four days later.
Actess Lynn Redgrave arrives at the Hotel Plaza Athenee in New York for a party held in tribute to director Sidney Lumet, Feb. 23, 2005.
Brit Music Awards
British singer Joss Stone arrives at the 25th annual Brit Music Awards in London, Feb. 9, 2005. Stone was nominated in several catagories for this years' awards, the UK equivalent of the Grammys.
Actress and singer Minnie Driver arrives at the 25th annual Brit Music Awards in London, Feb. 9, 2005. Pop and rock musicians gathered in London that day for the industry-decided music awards.
Sharon Osbourne, left, and her daughter, Kelly, arrive at the 25th annual Brit Music Awards in London. The industry awards brought together pop and rock musicians from across Great Britain.
American rock band Green Day arrive at the 25th annual Brit Music Awards in London, Feb. 9, 2005. They are Mike Dirnt, left, Billie Joe Armstrong and Tre Cool, right.
Gwen Stefani poses for photographers at the 25th annual Brit Music Awards in London, Feb. 9, 2005.
Rapper Snoop Dogg arrives at the 25th annual Brit Music Awards in London, Feb. 9, 2005. The annual pop and rock music awards are the British version of the Grammys.
Gwen Stefani, center, and her entourage of "Harajuku Girls" arrive at the 25th annual Brits Music Awards in London, Feb. 9, 2005.
British Film Awards
John Hurt, left, Kim Cattrall and Jonathan Pryce, right, arrive at the Evening Standard Film Awards, at the Savoy Hotel in London, Feb. 6, 2005.
Director Mike Leigh holds the award he recieved at the Evening Standard Film Awards for his film "Vera Drake," at the Savoy Hotel in London, Feb. 6, 2005. Veteran British actress Imelda Staunton's performance in the title role as Vera, the saintly housekeeper who performs illegal abortions on the side, also earned her the best actress award at the ceremony.
On German TV
Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez performs during the German TV show "Wetten dass..?", or "Bet that ..." in Erfurt, eastern Germany, Feb. 19, 2005.
Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez performs during the German TV show "Wetten dass..?", or "Bet that ..." in Erfurt, eastern Germany, Feb. 19, 2005.
A New Citizen
Actress Jane Seymour is sworn in as a U.S. citizen during a ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Feb. 11, 2005. Seymour and about 9,000 other immigrants became citizens that morning during a naturalization ceremony. The British-born actress said she's been living in the United States since 1976.
Actress Jane Seymour, who was born in England, waves a U.S. flag as she waits to be sworn in as a citizen during a ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Feb. 11, 2005.
'Hitch' Abroad
Actress Eva Mendes, right, shuts the mouths of her film partners Will Smith, second from right, and Kevin James, during the German TV show "Wetten dass..?", or "Bet that ..," in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on Feb. 19, 2005.