RENÉE NEWS - JANUARY 2004

Russell Crowe injured on movie set
Friday, January 30, 2004

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Russell Crowe dislocated his shoulder in Sydney, Australia, while training for a boxing scene in his upcoming film "Cinderella Man," Universal Pictures said Friday.   Details

Golden Globes: What's Next?
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, 2004

(CBS) Some of the biggest women in film and television won Golden Globes Sunday night, including Renee Zellweger, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Diane Keaton.

And the big question today is what do these honors mean in terms of the coveted Oscar.

Supporting Actress winner Renee Zellweger, who won her third Golden Globe for portraying a frontier woman in "Cold Mountain," was asked whether this award, combined with her success last year in "Chicago," gives her a lock on the Oscar.

“No you really can never tell about those things and so I try not to," Zellweger said. "I just don't really think about that much. I have the friends that I made on it in my life and I'm pretty full from that, you know.

"It's been a nice ride,” Zellweger said. “They're very generous. They are very kind to me."

And the 2004 Winner for Best Supporting Actress is:

Renée Zellweger in "Cold Mountain"

January 25, 2004  20:12 EST

Carolina Herrera Dresses Renée Zellweger for the Golden Globes
January 25, 2004 02:00 PM US ET


NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2004--CAROLINA HERRERA expects to dress the following celebrity(s) attending The 61st Golden Globe Awards taking place Sunday, January 25, 2004 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The show airs live on NBC at 8:00 pm (EST).

RENEE ZELLWEGER nominated for "Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture" for her performance in Cold Mountain, wears a Carolina Herrera cadet blue satin silk faille dress with velvet halter strap and 1957 sapphire and diamond cartier dress clips.

January 10, 2004
Best Supporting Actress nominees:

Patricia Clarkson         Pieces of April
Marcia Gay Harden      Mystic River
Holly Hunter               Thirteen
Scarlett Johansson      Lost In Translation
Renee Zellweger          Cold Mountain

Anthony Minghella, director of the award winning film "Cold Mountain", was called to the stage and  stated that while Ms. Renée Zellweger is an extraordinary chameleon, he was not "her".

Renée Zellweger is presently in London filming Bridget Jones' Diary and the nominated director stood in her stead to receive the Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress she won this evening for her role as the scrappy "Ruby Thewes" of "Cold Mountain".

"Cold Mountain" to open Berlinale film fest
Thu Jan 8, 2004

BERLIN (AFP) - Anthony Minghella 's "Cold Mountain", the Civil War epic starring Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger and Jude Law , will open the 54th Berlinale film festival scheduled from February 5 to 15, distributors of the film said.

In the United States, the film is leading the field in Golden Globe nominations, including best movie drama. Those awards will be presented late January, just ahead of the Academy Award nominations.

"Cold Mountain" was produced by Miramax, which last year also had the opening film in Berlin, "Chicago", starring Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

The Berlinale ranks alongside Venice and just below Cannes among the world's best movie festivals.

Gere, Hoffman, Streep and Zellweger Set as Presenters at Golden Globe Awards; ``The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards'' Will Be Telecast Live on NBC Sunday, January 25
January 07, 2004

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2004--Richard Gere, Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Renée Zellweger have been set as presenters at the 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards to be telecast live on NBC Sunday, January 25 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Michael Douglas will receive this year's Cecil B. DeMille Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field."

The Golden Globe Awards, regarded worldwide as The Hollywood Party of the Year, will be seen in more than 150 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements.

The event's rating growth has exceeded 500% since it became an annual event on NBC eight years ago. Last January's telecast was one of 2003's top three highest-rated awards telecasts.

The special will be produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Lorenzo Soria is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Dick Clark and Barry Adelman are executive producers. Al Schwartz is consulting producer. Ken Shapiro is producer. Ron Weed is co-producer.

Paging Renee Zellweger: Your Oscar is waiting
'Cold Mountain' role enables her to steal the show.
USA Today January 2, 2004

Renee Zellweger is howling with laughter.

The "Cold Mountain" actress says it's "hilarious" that her performance in the film as feisty, tough Ruby is being compared to 'The Beverly Hillbillies' Granny Clampett.

"Never in my life did I think I would be compared to Granny," the actress says. "That's fantastic. I'm flattered."

But Zellweger, whose character comes to the Cold Mountain farm to help a hapless Nicole Kidman survive during the Civil War, also is being singled out for stealing the movie, and Oscar buzz is beginning.

Richard Corliss writes in Time magazine: "As for the best supporting actress Oscar, voting is now officially closed; Zellweger should take it by acclamation."

She already is up for a Golden Globe. The day her nomination was announced, she was in Phuket, Thailand, filming a scene for the upcoming "Bridget Jones" sequel.

"I went back to my 1972 rock-star bus that they hired for a dressing room, and I got a message to call my manager right away. I was a little bit panicked because it was 5 a.m. his time, and I thought something was really, really wrong."

When he congratulated her, she was "completely discombobulated. It was a really nice surprise. It has really snuck up on me. I've been in Bridget Jones' world."

Back in New York for "Cold Mountain" publicity, Zellweger says, "It was nice to come home and hear that people are responding to the film." The movie has brought in a solid $19.1 million at the box office since opening Christmas Day.

Though much is being made of Zellweger, 34, being the only Southerner in the movie, she actually is from Texas and had to work to create an accent for her North Carolina character.

"It's really specific. It's regionally different from the Southwest twang that I carry around."

Filming in Romania helped make it all the more authentic. "Usually you drive to work and you're thinking about your character, but you're driving past shopping centers and billboards. And so when you're doing a period piece, you really have to clear your mind. But we were actually living it. You'd see herders on the side of the road, carts being pulled by people in traditional dress."

Her secret to getting through it: Starbucks coffee. "I went in an addict. I had to pack a few pounds of beans." Each morning it was her ritual to "go into my little cabin kitchen and boil the milk and make lattes" for her driver and her assistant.

She doesn't say whether she also made them for Jack White, her character's love interest as well as the frontman for the rock group White Stripes, who made his acting debut in the film.

And as for 2004?

"My plate's kind of full. I'll be happy for what's on it."

Cold Mountain Soundtrack now available.
January, 2004

The soundtrack to the film Cold Mountain arrived in stores Tuesday Dec. 16, featuring two new songs from Alison Krauss. Known for helming the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, T Bone Burnett produced the project, which also includes new music from Norah Jones, James Taylor and the White Stripes' Jack White. The film Cold Mountain, starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger, was released nationally on Dec. 25. You can purchase your copy of the soundtrack here and save though our affiliation with amazon.com.

Bridget Jones Picture of the day

Reneesfansite.com will continue to post a rare new picture from the set of "Bridget Jones' Diary : The Edge of Reason" every day. Please visit, view or download as you please.

Link: Bridget Jones' Picture of the Day