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Sally Field arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo)

Are Hollywood awards divided by gender out of touch?

Actresses often swat the distinction away by calling themselves "actors," standing shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts.

Actress Freida Pinto arrives for a party in Venice, Italy. Pinto introduced “Girl Rising”, Richard Robbins' new movie Jan. 21 at Sundance Film Festival.  (AP Photo)

Film Review: ‘Girl Rising’ spotlights need for girls’ education

The film features the voices of Meryl Streep, Salma Hayek, Kerry Washington, Alicia Keys, Cate Blanchett and Selena Gomez,

Pattie Mallette, mother of Justin Bieber,  is an executive producer on an upcoming anti-abortion short film.   (AP)

Justin Bieber’s mom produces anti-abortion short film

LOS ANGELES  — Justin Bieber’s mother, Pattie Mallette, is an executive producer on an upcoming anti-abortion short film. The makers of “Crescendo” hope to raise …

This undated publicity photo released by the Sundance Institute shows a scene from the documentary film, "The Crash Reel," directed by Lucy Walker, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.  The festival for independent cinema begins Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in Park City, Utah. This year's lineup of 119 feature films includes, Ashton Kutcher as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in director Joshua Michael Stern's film biography “jOBS”; Amanda Seyfried as porn star Linda Lovelace in Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's “Lovelace”; Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg in John Krokidas' beat-poet story “Kill Your Darlings”; and Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Richard Linklater's “Before Midnight,” a follow-up to “Before Sunrise” and “Before Sunset,” among others. (AP Photo/Sundance Institute, Dean Blotto Gray)

Snowboarder Kevin Pearce stars in film at Sundance

"My first thought was, 'What an amazing young man. What an incredible journey he's been on,'" Walker said. "My second thought was, 'Someone should make a film' and my third thought was, 'I'd love for it to be me.'"

In this Jan. 8, 2013 photo, from left, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj from "American Idol" attend the Fox Winter TCA Tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel, in Pasadena, Calif. "American Idol" returns Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, for season 12. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)

Sniping, then singing as ‘American Idol’ returns

Mercifully, a contestant arrived to break up the bickering and remind viewers that we tuned in to a talent show, not an episode of "Real Housewives of American Idol."

Singer Shawty Lo will not be starring in "œAll My Babies'€™ Mamas,"€ a reality special the network was developing about the musician who has fathered 11 children with 10 different mothers. (AP Photo)

Network cancels show on rapper who fathered 11 children with 10 different mothers

NEW YORK  — Oxygen Media has pulled the plug on “All My Babies’ Mamas,” a reality special the network was developing about a musician who …

Actor and director Ben Affleck, left, and actor John Goodman pose with the award for best motion picture - drama for "Argo" backstage at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

‘Argo,’ ‘Les Mis’ win at Golden Globes

Co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, longtime friends and collaborators, had playfully snarky fun with several members of the audience including Taylor Swift, Day-Lewis, Bigelow and even former President Bill Clinton, who arrived on stage to rock-star applause when he introduced "Lincoln" as one of the best-picture nominees

A disconnect between violence and television

All say the horrors of Newtown and Aurora, rocked them. But during a series of meetings with reporters here over the last 10 days, none offered concrete examples of how it is changing what they put on the air, or if that is necessary.

This publicity film image released by 20th Century Fox shows Suraj Sharma in a scene from "Life of Pi," directed by Ang Lee. Best-picture prospects for Oscar Nominations on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, include, “Lincoln,” directed by Steven Spielberg; “Zero Dark Thirty,” directed by Kathryn Bigelow; “Les Miserables,” directed by Tom Hooper; “Argo,” directed by Ben Affleck; “Django Unchained,” directed by Quentin Tarantino; and “Life of Pi,” directed by Ang Lee. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Jake Netter, File)

‘Lincoln’ leads Oscars with 12 nominations

Also among the 9 nominees for best picture Thursday: the old-age love story "Amour"; the Iran hostage thriller "Argo"; the independent hit "Beasts of the Southern Wild"; the slave-revenge narrative "Django Unchained"; the musical "Les Miserables"; the shipwreck story "Life of Pi"; the lost-souls romance "Silver Linings Playbook"; and the Osama bin Laden manhunt chronicle "Zero Dark Thirty

DISH Network president and CEO Joe Clayton greets the company mascot, Hopper, at the start of a news conference during press day at the Consumer Electronics Show, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

New Dish box sends TV shows ‘hopping’ to iPad

The new all-in-one digital video recorder and set-top box, revealed Monday at a press conference ahead of the International CES trade show in Las Vegas, is adorned with the same kangaroo logo and can transfer recorded TV shows or movies to an iPad for viewing any time.