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Sean Penn, Jim Carrey and Benicio Del Toro have been cast to star in a new movie based on comedy icons The Three Stooges.

The film, which will be directed by fart-and-piss joke connoisseurs, the Farrelly Brothers, will star Penn as Larry, with Carrey and Del Toro taking on the roles of Curly and Moe according to Daily Variety.

We don’t get it. Now that Sean Penn has mastered the art of smiling in Milk (and that won him an Oscar), he’s moving on to slapstick?

A lot of people we’ve spoken to are really annoyed that Sean Penn didn’t thank his wife during his Oscar acceptance speech as Best Actor for his performance in Milk.

But Sean said simply, “That’s implicit.”

“I wanted to keep things focused on the professional team around this movie,” he explained. “And with Robin comes my mother, my son, my daughter and half of them will punish me if I mention them.”

There you have it.

This from the man who likened winning an Oscar to “a car wreck.”

–Sasha Perl-Raver

Slumdog Millionaire cleaned up at the Academy Awards, winning eight of the ten awards it was nominated for. Milk's star and writer were also lauded while The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which had the most nods going into the night, twelve in total, but was only recognized for its visual and technical achievements.

And the winners are...

When Hugh Jackman took the stage at last night’s Oscars, we were skeptical. But Wolverine delivered!

Performing on the most beautiful Oscar stage we’ve ever seen, Hugh slipped into a low-budget song and dance number that was the best opening the Oscars have had since the Billy Crystal years.

The producer’s decision to “downsize” the show because of the recession ended up inspiring the most creative, funny, well-executed kick off the show has had in recent memory.

Last night the Independent Spirit Awards were handed out and the winners were:

Best Feature: The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin

Best Director: Tom McCarthy, The Visitor

Best First Feature: Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman

Best First Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk

Best Supporting Female: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Supporting Male: James Franco, Milk

Get those ballots and cheat sheets ready, kids, Gossip Sauce has your Oscar winner predictions below...that is, unless you’re in our Oscar pool, in which case, piss off.

That’s right, I’m talking to you Miss Kelly, and you Mister Tye, and you Mrs. Jorgensen-Reilly, and don’t think I forgot about you Miss King or you, Miss Taylor. Pick your own damn winners. Big Mama needs a new pair of shoes and that pot is all ours!

Along with Doublemint gum, Chris Brown has been dropped as a Milk spokesperson following his assault on his girlfriend, Rihanna.

The "Got Milk" people released a statement saying,"The Milk Mustache campaign is taking the allegations against Chris Brown very seriously. We are very proud and protective of the image of the Milk Mustache campaign and the responsible message it sends to teens. Mr. Brown's ad was launched last fall and is scheduled to end this week."

Nothing about Chris Brown does a body good.

Right, Rihanna?

–Sasha Perl-Raver

The nominees for the 81st Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning by Forest Whitaker and Academy President Sid Ganis at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button led the pack with 12 nominations, followed by Slumdog Millionaire with 10. None of cast members from Slumdog were nominated, and the Leonardo Decaprio and Kate Winslet-vehicle Revolutionary Road was almost totally snubbed, with only one major nod coming in the form of a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Michael Shannon.

The 14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards were handed out last night and the big winner of the night was Slumdog Millionaire (holla!!!), taking home to prize for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Young Actor.

Anne Hathaway was given a major honor as well, by being honored alongside Meryl Streep, the greatest actress of our time, who Hathaway “tied with” in the Best Actress category.

We’re starting to think Hathaway’s performance in Rachel Getting Married is a pretty sure bet in the Oscar pool.

The word “ingrate” comes to mind.

Josh Brolin took his time at the podium after being acknowledged as Best Supporting Actor (for Milk) at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards dinner by giving an acceptance speech more in line with a Dennis Leary rant.