Quentin Tarantino may be hard at working putting together his next movie, Django Unchained, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Will Smith, but let’s hope he hasn’t forgotten about that possible Inglourious Basterds prequel.

Brad Pitt and Eli Roth have already said they’re up for it. French actress Mélanie Laurent, who played Shossana Dreyfus, says she wouldn’t think twice about it:

“If Quentin wants to do that then I hope Shosanna will be in it,” Laurents told me recently from New York City. “I really hope so.”

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Diane Kruger reckons starring in Inglourious Basterds made Hollywood realise she is a tough girl. The German born ex-model said her role in the Quentin Tarantino World War II film – where she plays a straight talking German actress secretly working with the Allies – has helped her avoid being typecast as a romantic interest for male leads.

Speaking about her latest role as a Bosnian taxi driver in action film Unknown, she said:

“I feel like before ‘Inglourious Basterds’, in America, they would’ve probably offered me the part played by January Jones in the film, because that’s a more obvious part for me to play. So I loved it that they offered me this. It’s cool to think they said, ‘Illegal Bosnian immigrant taxi driver – let’s get Diane Kruger!’ I’m not sure that would’ve been the obvious thing before. I think I was perceived as such a European, dainty, pretty actress.”

Diane also revealed her character – who helps co-star Liam Neeson’s character when he wakes up after an accident to realize no-one recognizes him and his identity has been stolen – has had a traumatic past.

She added to Britain’s Independent newspaper: “Obviously, this is not the kind of movie that is going to go into any deep detail. But we learn that she’s watched her entire family be assassinated. And I just thought it was interesting in a movie like this – a genre film – to have a little bit of a social background.”

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The 36th Annual Saturn Awards were held in Burbank, CA. The Saturn Awards were dominated by James Cameron’s 3D masterpiece “Avatar,” which won ten Saturn Awards. he film not only was named Best Science Fiction Film, but Best Actor and Actress: Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana; Best Supporting Actor and Actress: Stephen Lang and Sigourney Weaver, Best Special Effects, Best Music, Best Production Design and Best Writer and Director for James Cameron — who holds the record for most Saturn Awards wins of all time. Luckily, “Inglorious Basterds” won an award as well!

Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
“Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

The 2010 MTV Movie Awards are just around the corner, and now the complete list of nominees has been released! The Hangover took the top spot with six nominations, while New Moon and Avatar scored five nods each. The 2010 MTV Movie Awards air Sunday, June 6 at 9/8c on MTV! Aziz Ansari hosts. “Inglourious Basterds”came out with one nomination. Vote for your favorites at MTV.com!

Best Villain
Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Cast your vote: MTV.com

Diane Kruger has been nominated for “Best Female Performance” for Inglourious Basterds at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. You can cast your vote for Kristin on their site. The final nominees come out May 11th, 2010, with the show airing and winner announcement happening live June 6.

Best Movie
“Inglourious Basterds”

Best Female Performance
Diane Kruger – “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Male Performance
Brad Pitt – “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Female Breakout Star
Melanie Laurent – “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Male Breakout Star
Christoph Waltz – “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Ass-Kicking Star
Brad Pitt – “Inglourious Basterds”

Best WTF Moment
Carving of a Swastika – “Inglourious Basterds”
Scalp 100 Enemy Heads – “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Villain
Christoph Waltz – “Inglourious Basterds”

Quentin Tarantino treated the cast of Inglourious Basterds to pizza, cupcakes and champagne before the Oscars.

Eli Roth confessed to E! News that he, Tarantino, Christoph Waltz and Diane Kruger were already tipsy as they worked the red carpet on the way into the awards after partying at Tarantino’s house while he acted as DJ.

Eli revealed: “At 2 o’clock, we all gathered at Quentin’s house, and we had pizza and champagne and cupcakes. Quentin deejayed and played ’70s music… that exemplifies everything about him.” He added: “It’s truly a celebration, we’re wasted – that’s the only way to do the carpet – you don’t want the filter on, you want to incinerate that filter of appropriate speech before you go down a carpet.”

Tarantino revealed: “I was DJ – all records, all vinyl. Rather than just sit around in a limo line for two hours, let’s get together for one last celebration.”

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The 2010 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards unfolded as expected today, with top honors going to Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq War drama ‘The Hurt Locker.’ The film swept the ceremony, winning six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Bigelow), Best Editing and Best Original Screenplay. Unfortunately, “Inglourious Basterds” only picked up one award so I would like to congratulate Christoph Waltz for his ‘Best Supporting Actor’ win!

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz – “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

No word yet whether or not Diane will be attending, but tonight is the 2010 BAFTA Awards “Inglourious Basterds” is nominated for 6 awards tonight, winners are announced live tonight (February 21st, 2010).

Best Director
Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

Best Screenplay
Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz – “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

Best Cinematography
Robert Richardson – “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

Best Editing
Sally Menke – “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

Best Production Design
David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds Wasco – “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

Eli Roth has claimed that Inglorious Basterds has a “strong shot” at winning a best picture Oscar. The director/actor has said that Quentin Tarantino’s WWII film is likely to win the evening’s biggest award because it was “so critically acclaimed and so well-received by fans”.

Speaking to Paste, the 37-year-old said:

“People are saying that we have a very strong shot. You can’t judge it by the Golden Globes and all this other stuff. These are the voters – the 700 voters, or however many there are, and a lot of them love the movie. Look, I think there are a lot of great pictures: Avatar, Hurt Locker, Precious. It’s incredible company to be in. And what’s really cool is to watch how Quentin is so happy to be there at the party. And he loves these other directors, so it’s really fun.”

Roth continued:

“After the SAG Awards, [Precious director] Lee Daniels came out with us and hung out. We’re always at the table next to Precious and Avatar and everyone’s friendly with each other and very excited for each other. I’m just so happy for Quentin and for Christoph Waltz and everybody.” He added: “It would be amazing if it won best picture, but the truth is, this is more than any of us ever hoped for, the fact that it’s Quentin’s highest-grossing movie, that it was so critically acclaimed and so well-received by fans, that we won the SAG Awards and Critics’ Choice. It’s beyond our wildest imaginations.”

Inglorious Basterds is nominated for eight Academy Awards, including best director and best original screenplay. The 2010 Oscars will be broadcast live on Sunday, March 7. (Source)

t’s that time of year again: The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced the nominations for its 36th Annual Saturn Awards. I am happy to say, “Inglourious Basterds” picked up several nominations including Diane for “Best Supporting Actress.” Winners will be announced on June 24th.

Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
“Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

Best Actress
Melanie Laurent – “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz – “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

Best Supporting Actress
Diane Kruger – “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

Best Director
Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

Best Writing
Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

Best Costumes
Anna Sheppard – “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)