2011 Oscar countdown: WGA, Annie Awards and Best Actress

I owe an apology to the readers of Imitation. I've been a little bit tied up during the last few days and I've neglected the Oscar race. I address this apology particularly to those who have written asking about the reasons for this hiatus in such a crucial moment of the awards season. Nothing flatters a blogger's ego more than anonymous interest, so thanks for that and sorry again. I promise to remain focused from now on until the big night.

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KIDMAN GETS STANDING OVATION FOR RABBIT HOLE

Rabbit Hole premiered last night at the Toronto Film Festival and was received with a standing ovation. Critics are raving about Nicole Kidman's performance as a woman dealing with the grief of a terrible loss.

The film, directed by John Cameron Mitchell, of Shortbus controversial fame, is an adaptation of the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play by David Lindsay-Abaire, who also wrote the script for the movie. Aaron Eckhart and Dianne Wiest star as Kidman's husband and mother (obviously, respectively).

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