Actress Uma Thurman attends the 17th Annual Gotham Awards at Steiner Studios, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, in New York. The awards are held each year in New York, by the Independent Feature Project (IFP), a nonprofit organization founded in 1979 that supports independent filmmaking is widely viewed as the kick-off for awards season.
Actress Keri Russell attends the 17th Annual Gotham Awards at Steiner Studios, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, in New York. Other guests included Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Laura Linney, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kerry Washington and Pulitzer Prize winning film critic, Roger Ebert, who accepted a tribute award from the IFP for "his championing of high-quality, undiscovered work."
Independent Spirit
Lisa Kudrow, looks at Zach Braff as they interviewed by television reporters after announcing nominations for the 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards in Los Angeles Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. The awards will be held Feb. 23, 2008.
Beautiful Baby
In a photo released Nov. 27, 2007, actress Salma Hayek poses with her new daughter Valentina Pinault on Tuesday, Nov. 20. The Mexico-born actress is engaged to businessman Francois-Henri Pinault.
Still Striking
Actor Danny Glover speaks at a labor rally supporting the Writers Guild strike in New York's Washington Square Park, Tuesday, Nov., 27, 2007.
Actor Kristin Davis joins a labor rally supporting the Writers Guild strike in New York's Washington Square Park, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007.
Actor Tim Robbins speaks at a labor rally supporting the Writers Guild strike in New York's Washington Square Park, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007.
Actress Nia Vardalos distributes hamburgers to members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), outside the Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov 26, 2007. Both sides were set to resume contract talks Monday. The Writers Guild of America went on strike Nov. 5 over payment for work aired on the Web. Writers want more money when TV shows and films are sold on Internet sites such as Apple Inc.'s iTunes.
On The Red Carpet
Australian actress Nicole Kidman and New Zealand-born musician husband Keith Urban arrive for the world premiere of the film "The Golden Compass" at a cinema in London, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007.
British actor Daniel Craig arrives for the world premiere of his new film, "The Golden Compass," at a cinema in London, Wednesday Nov. 27, 2007.
Actor Hugh Grant arrives at the world premiere of "The Golden Compass" at the Odeon Leicester Square on Nov. 27, 2007, in London, England.
Becks Goes Bare
Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham thanks the crowd after a friendly soccer match against Sydney FC in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. Sydney FC won the match 5-3.
Cheering Section
Spice Girls, from left, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Victoria Beckham and Melanie Chisholm root on fellow Spice Girl Melanie Brown during the Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, episode of "Dancing with the Stars" in Los Angeles. Brown emerged from Monday's "Dancing With the Stars" ballroom battle with the highest score, positioning her to claim the mirror-ball trophy during Tuesday's season finale.
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, left, talks to his wife, actress Eva Longoria, before the Spurs NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Nov. 26, 2007.
Actress Eva Longoria, the wife of San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, watches as the Spurs lose to the Sacramento Kings 112-99 in NBA basketball action in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Nov. 26, 2007.
Holiday Spirit
French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, the companion of actor Johnny Depp, left, and Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe switched on the lights on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. Paris lit up the Champs-Elysees to mark the start of the holiday season.
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Rob Thomas poses with Santa Goofy Nov. 24, 2007, in Santa's Sleigh at the Magic Kingdom theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Thomas, a solo artist and lead singer of the multi-platinum-selling rock/pop group "matchbox twenty," was on vacation with friends and family at Walt Disney World Resort during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Hannah Storm and Dave Price talk of CBS' The Early Show talk with actor Neil Patrick Harris of the CBS comedy "How I Met Your Mother" during the network's Thanksgiving parade coverage, Nov. 23, 2007, in New York.
Direct From Rome
Canadian film director Paul Haggis poses for photographers during a photo call to present his latest movie "In the Valley of Elah," in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007.
Hall Of Fame
Country star Garth Brooks performs with The Memphis Boys at the first annual Musicians Hall of Fame Awards Show at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, in Nashville, Tenn. The Memphis Boys were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame during the show.