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Monday, 11 November 2013

January 2013: Adele's delight as Skyfall earns Best Song Oscar nomination... but Bond film is snubbed in Best Picture category

'Oh my god, I feel like Meryl Streep!' Adele's delight as Skyfall earns Best Song Oscar nomination... but Bond film is snubbed in Best Picture category

PUBLISHED: 14:42, 10 January 2013 | UPDATED: 17:16, 10 January 2013

British singer and new mother Adele has been nominated for an Oscar for her 007 theme Skyfall - but the Bond blockbuster sensationally missed out on a Best Film nod.

The singer took to her Twitter page for the first time in nearly a month to express her delight over the honour, tweeting: 'Oh my god I feel like Meryl Streep!! Thank you x'

If Skyfall wins it will be the first 007 song to scoop an Academy Award in the 89-year history of the Oscars.

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The ultimate Bond girl: If Adele's Skyfall wins an Oscar it will be the first 007 film to scoop the honour

Excited: Adele tweeted for the first time in nearly a month after hearing about the nomination

Although Skyfall, starring Daniel Craig, made more than $1 billion worldwide and is the most successful film yet in the 50-year history it was snubbed by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, despite the ceremony having a special Bond 'tribute' segment to celebrate the franchise.

If Adele's Skyfall took home the Best Original Song Oscar, it would mark the first time a Bond theme has taken the honour.

It would not be the first Bond song to receive a nomination, however, as Paul McCartney and Wings' Live And Let Die was up for the prize back in 1973 - but lost out to The Way We Were.

The singer is competing against Before My Time from Chasing Ice, Everybody Needs A Best Friend from Ted, Pi's Lullaby and Suddenly from Les Miserables.

Hit: If Adele's Skyfall took home the Best Original Song Oscar, it would mark the first time a Bond theme has taken the honour

Two more Bond themes have been nominated for the prestigious award - Carly Simon's Nobody Does It Better in 1979, from the movie The Spy Who Loved Me, and Sheena Easton's For Your Eyes Only in 1981.

There had been fears that the track, which Adele co-wrote with Paul Epworth, could not receive a nomination because it included parts of the infamous 007 tune.

Adele is thought to be making her first public performance since giving birth at the upcoming Academy Awards.

Her nomination for best original song puts her up against Oscars host Seth MacFarlane, who is nominated for Everybody Needs A Best Friend from his film Ted.

Successful: Despite Skyfall being the most successful Bond film in the franchise's history it was snubbed by the Academy

Action packed: Directed by Sam Mendes, the Bond film has divided opinion mainly because of product placement issues

With her nomination it looks more and more likely that the 24-year-old will perform at the glitzy ceremony.

The Rolling in the Deep singer is thought to be making her comeback performance on during the special James Bond tribute segment, at the Dolby Theatre.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially announced last year that it would be giving a special tribute to the James Bond franchise which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012.

Thursday, 28 February 2013

Eco-Fashion Campaign Red Carpet Green Dress Unveiled On The Oscar Red Carpet By Naomie Harris

The Winning Design from Suzy Amis Cameron’s Eco-Fashion Campaign Red Carpet Green Dress Unveiled On The Oscar Red Carpet By Naomie Harris

The Winning Design from Suzy Amis Cameron’s Eco-Fashion Campaign Red Carpet Green Dress Unveiled On The Oscar Red Carpet By Naomie Harris
Photo Credit: Matthew Hinchcliffe

Los Angeles, CA, February 24, 2013 – Bond Girl Naomie Harris has hit the red carpet at the 85th Annual Academy Awards® in the winning design from Red Carpet Green Dress winner, Michael Badger. “I couldn’t be more thrilled with the incredibly glamourous design we’re presenting to the world today,” exclaims Suzy Amis Cameron, Campaign Founder. “I believe it will make a very powerful statement on behalf of sustainable fashion, and my hope is that it will provoke some thought about more sustainable fashion in our everyday lives.”

Legendary designer Dame Vivienne Westwood mentored winning designer, Michael Badger, through the creation of his design in her London-based studio. After Westwood’s couturiers logged 120 hours on the gown, it was then transported to the Royal School of Needlework where a team of 22, and the winner himself, using an organic cotton thread logged 680 hours of cherished hand embroidery, a major reduction of carbon footprint that showcases the importance of hand embroidery, over machine embroidery, as a sustainable art form. The gown is made of a Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certiﬁed organic silk crepe de chine. It was embroidered with old vintage glass beads from the 20s through the 60s and chocolate candy wrappers. Standard reclaimed zippers were sourced. The dying process employed golden rod and a renewable biodegradable natural plant source, a humble camomile, which is also used medicinally and for camomile tea. Since there were no water pollutants or chemicals used, any waste produced was transferred to a compost heap.

The dying process, completed by Ao Textiles, has received a stamp of approval from Greenpeace International’s Detox Fashion Campaign, and they have also fully endorsed the completed design as a whole. “The gown created for this year’s Red Carpet Green Dress contest proves that even the most intricate design, subject to the highest levels of scrutiny, can be as sustainable as it is beautiful,” says Tommy Crawford, Creative Director for Greenpeace International’s Global Detox Campaign.
The dress is currently being assessed for certiﬁcation from the Cradle To Cradle Products Innovation Institute, a non-proﬁt organization that helps designers and manufacturers create products that are safe for people and the environment through its globally recognized Cradle to Cradle CertiﬁedCM Products Program. Certiﬁed products are rated across ﬁve quality categories: material health, material reutilization, energy use, water stewardship, and social fairness.

This year, Red Carpet Green Dress has raised $120,000 for MUSE School CA, the single beneﬁciary of the campaign. MUSE School CA is a non-proﬁt, educational organization in Malibu Canyon, California, dedicated to empowering children to realize their full potential
through academic excellence, personal responsibility, compassionate relations, global consciousness and environmental awareness. MUSE School CA was founded by Amis Cameron and her sister, Rebecca Amis.

Badger, born in Ghana and is presently working toward a B.F.A. in Fashion Design at the Savannah College of Art & Design in Atlanta, insured his design would be 100% biodegradable from its inception by using an old recycled sketchbook as a process journal and by illustrating his spirited design on 100% hemp watercolor paper. He drew inspiration from one of nature’s most powerful forces, a volcano. By focusing on the appearance of lava as it ﬂows, Badger’s design celebrates our world’s natural splendor and serves to remind each of us of our role as its caretaker.

Samata Angel, Global Campaign Director, adds, “We are so grateful for everyone who made this year’s campaign a smashing success including the Royal School of Needlwork and Naomie Harris. Michael Badger is an incredibly talented designer and was such a pleasure; Vivienne Westwood and her couturiers were amazing mentors to Michael and we can’t thank them enough.”

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About Vivienne Westwood:
Vivienne Westwood began designing in 1971, and by the end of the 1970s, she was already considered a symbol of the British avant-garde. For Autumn/Winter 1981, Westwood showed her ﬁrst catwalk presentation in London. In 1986, a radical change of direction moved Westwood away from street style and youth culture as she adopted more traditional Savile Row tailoring techniques. Since then, Westwood has received numerous accolades, continues to show in Paris, Milan and London, and is one of the most inﬂuential fashion designers in the world today. She uses the medium of her shows to talk about culture and politics, more speciﬁcally about the urgent need to act against climate change.

About Naomie Harris:
Naomie Harris rocketed to international stardom opposite Daniel Craig with the November release of Skyfall, the most recent James Bond installment. The London-born actress is certainly no stranger to blockbusters as she has occupied starring roles in Michael Mann’s Miami Vice, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Since her ﬁrst major breakthrough performance in 2002 with Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later, she has appeared on the stage in Boyle’s London production of Frankenstein opposite Johnny Lee Miller and has received numerous awards, nominations and critical acclaim. Next up for Harris is the Nelson Mandela biopic Long Walk To Freedom in which she stars as Mandela’s controversial second wife, Winnie.

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Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Video: Naomie being screamed at by photographers on the Oscars red carpet !

Naomie Harris at Oscars 2013 Red Carpet Fashion Arrivals

Published on 25 Feb 2013

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Naomie Harris at the 2013 Academy Awards Red Carpet Arrivals at The Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, Ca USA February 24, 2013 - The Oscars 2013 Fashion Arrivals

Bond girl Naomie risks Oscars wardrobe malfunction in golden slit dress - The Sun

Bond girl Naomie risks Oscars wardrobe malfunction in golden slit dress

Golden girl ... Naomie Harris

Published: 25th February 2013

BOND babe Naomie Harris almost suffered a revealing Oscars wardrobe malfunction in this dress slit from ankle to hip.

The Skyfall beauty, 36, twisted to pose for photographers on the Hollywood red carpet and exposed her lovely long legs.
But it looked as though the British actress was about to reveal a lot more as the open number threatened to embarrass her.

Naomie Harris's slit in her golden dress

Cut above ... dress was open from hip to ankle

The screen siren played Miss Moneypenny alongside Daniel Craig in the movie that was nominated for five awards.
The dress itself was always going to make headlines after it was announced it had been made from recycled materials.

Nominated ... Skyfall was up for five gongs

Ghana-born fashion student Michael Badger won a competition to create the outfit and was mentored by Vivienne Westwood.

The golden outfit was made from organic silk crepe de chine with recycled zippers.

The bodice featured vintage glass beads and old chocolate wrappers and the design was said to be inspired by volcanos and lava.

Naomie Harris shows off her legs at the Oscars

Recycled ... old chocolate wrappers were used by student to make dress

Video: Naomie Harris Talks About Being Part of the Bond Franchise at the Oscars

Skyfall's Naomie Harris Talks About Being Part of the Bond Franchise

Published on 24 Feb 2013

Skyfall actress Naomie Harris stopped to chat on her way inside the Oscars today. She told us about her sustainable, volcano-inspired gown before heading into Hollywood & Highland to listen to Adele sing "Skyfall" and to see the special Oscars tribute to Bond.

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