Back in late December, HitFix.com posted a great article looking back at the past four months of The Impossible promotion and buzz – it’s a great read, so check it out through the link above or below:

Every season there is a movie or performance that is a head scratcher when it comes to why it does or doesn’t appeal to the Academy. Films and portrayals that will be long remembered after a number of other nominated works are getting their share of the best picture spotlight now. Immediate examples that come to mind include “Do the Right Thing” (one of the greatest films of the ’80s), “The Ice Storm” (ditto for the ’90s), “The Dark Knight” (for the ’00s) and, oh yeah, Stanley Kubrick’s “2001″ (of all time). And as for overlooked actors, last year found both Ryan Gosling (“Drive”) and Michael Fassbender (“Shame”) of the list of Academy omissions gone wrong. With the advent of the 10 nomination option for best picture, however, you would think that overlooking great movies would be a rare occurrence. Ladies and gentleman of the jury, I give you my own best picture of the year, “The Impossible.”

Read the full article at HitFix.com

Naomi continued her awards season run with an appearance at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles yesterday. And once again she looked incredibly stunning, this time wearing a silver embellished gown by Marchesa, with Christian Louboutin ‘Angelique’ shoes and jewellry by Faberge. She opted for her favourite old-school Hollywood side-swept hairstyle, and kept her make-up natural, adding colour to the look with pink lips. Another winning look from Ms Watts and my favourite of the night! Unfortunately she didn’t take home a statue, but it’s still wonderful to see her recognised so regularly for The Impossible. During the ceremony she and Liev presented an award together, and afterwards they celebrated at the Weinstein Company’s After Party, where Naomi was snapped with Best Actress winner Jennifer Lawrence.

75 gorgeous HQ photos have been added to our Gallery for you, and check back over the next few days for additional photos, plus any videos and articles that may pop up. Most of these photos were sent to us by DeA so I want to send a massive thank you to her for being so generous! <3

• Screen Actors Guild Awards x78
• Screen Actors Guild Awards – The Weinstein Company After Party x2

Naomi Watts was moved to tears after it was announced that she is nominated for an Oscar for her performance in “The Impossible,” but it was not because of the Academy’s recognition of her acting skills.

The movie is based on a true story. Watts and Ewan McGregor play a husband and wife who go on vacation with their children in Thailand and then become separated after the devastating tsunami that destroyed parts of the area in 2004.

The actress has been keeping in touch with the woman who inspired her character, Spanish doctor Maria Belon, and said she contacted her on the day of the Oscar nominations, on January 10.

“She sent me an email,” Watts told OTRC.com. “She writes beautifully. She always writes great letters and they always make me cry and of course this one was no exception. I received it a couple of hours ago and she said, ‘I love, love, love, love you and now I love, love, love, love the Academy.’”

Watts is nominated for Best Leading Actress, along with Jessica Chastain of “Zero Dark Thirty,” Jennifer Lawrence of “Silver Linings Playbook,” Emmanuelle Riva of “Amour” and Quvenzhane Wallis of “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” This is Watts’ second Oscar nomination — she received her first nod for her role in the 2003 film “21 Grams.”

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Naomi got into the Guild spirit (it’s the SAGs tonight) last night by attending the Producers Guild Awards in Beverley Hills with her BFF Nicole Kidman. The twosome walked the red carpet together dressed in black, with Naomi opting for a Victoria Beckham dress with Rupert Sanderson shoes and Monique Pean jewellry. I believe Naomi presented an award during the ceremony, but I’m not sure for what yet.

Enjoy the first batch of photos from this event in our Gallery:

• Producers Guild Awards x22

US Weekly list Naomi in Two Mothers as one of their top performances at Sundance:

Couldn’t make it to Sundance this year? No worries! Us Weekly film critic Mara Reinstein is here to give you the inside scoop on which performances were hot in cold Park City. Earlier in the week, she raved about Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy’s Before Midnight, the third installment of the duo’s cinematic ode to love. Now here are her other picks for standout performances at Sundance.

The MILF of the Century: Naomi Watts, Two Mothers

Picture it. Naomi Watts and Robin Wright are childhood besties living in a gorgeous Australian beach town with their Adonis-like teen surfer sons. Then they sleep with each other’s kids. “We’ve crossed the line,” declares Watts with a straight face. Gee, you think? But wait, there’s more: These respective relationships go on for years. Years! Utterly ridiculous yet laughably earnest, this one’s destined for the guilty pleasure queue. And in case you were wondering, 40-somethings Watts and Wright show off seriously buff bikini bods.

- US Weekly

Naomi Watts Came Face To Face With Poisonous Creatures In Thailand

Oscar nominee NAOMI WATTS put her family in danger on the set of new movie THE IMPOSSIBLE by insisting they join her in Thailand.
The Australian actress plays a real-life survivor of the 2004 Asian tsunami and chose to live in a rebuilt apartment destroyed by the disaster with her partner Liev Schreiber and their children during the shoot.

It wasn’t the fear of another tsunami that terrified the actress, but the thought of all the poisonous animals that could attack her kids.

She explains, “We were staying in this little kind of villa and before you would go in, you would take off your shoes and lay them in a basket.

“I came out (one day) and there was a snake coiled up in my ballet slipper and I saw it and it had those bright colours that you know that are bad, poisonous… and I saw one of the housekeepers close by… and she came up and looked at it and screamed, ‘Go inside, lock the door…’

“Frogs are also poisonous over there… and there was one in Liev’s shoe and he was going out running and you can’t really see in a sneaker can you…? You just put it on… For probably the most masculine man… I’ve never heard such a girly sound.”

Naomi Watts reveals Oscars prep

Naomi Watts says the best thing to do in Los Angeles during awards season is “to go swim in the sea”.

The star has been nominated for a best actress award at next month’s Oscars for her role in The Impossible.

The native Australian revealed her best-kept secret for pre-ceremony prepping is to return to her roots by heading for a dip in the sea.
“[My best kept secret about LA during awards season is...] If I have time to go swim in the sea, it is always the best thing,” Naomi revealed to the US edition of Vanity Fair. “But often there isn’t the time, so I would say eight glasses of water a day and get as much sleep as you can get. Also small meals throughout the day – carry nuts in your purse.”

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Sundance 2013: Exclusive Releasing Acquires ‘Two Mothers’

The Naomi Watts-Robin Wright starrer, which premiered at Eccles Theatre on Jan. 18, will receive a theatrical run and a day-and-date VOD release.

Sources peg the deal at low seven figures for the sexy drama that will get a theatrical run and a day-and-date VOD launch.

The story revolves around the passionate affairs of two lifelong friends who fall in love with each other’s sons. Directed by Anne Fontaine and written by Christopher Hampton, the tale of love, lust and friendship stars Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel and James Frecheville.

Two Mothers premiered Jan. 18 at Eccles Theatre as part of Sundance’s Premieres category.

The sale marks the first acquisition for Exclusive Releasing, headed by Scott Pascucci and Matt Brodlie. The company was launched in September at the Toronto Film Festival.

Philippe Carcassonne, Francis Boespflug and Andrew Mason produced 2 Mothers. Troy Lum executive produced.

The deal was negotiated by Brodlie and CAA along with Cécile Gaget of Gaumont International, which financed the film.

CAA repped the filmmakers.

- THR

I’m going to spend some time catching up on the remaining videos & photos from Naomi’s many recent TV appearances to promote The Impossible. Today I have started with Naomi’s appearance on The Katie Couric Show back in December, on which she promoted her film with Ewan McGregor and Maria Belon. A downloadable video is now available in our Video section, and screencaptures are in the Gallery. You can also find a streaming/embedded video previously posted here.

• The Katie Couric Show – December 21st 2012 (Stills) x2
• The Katie Couric Show – December 21st 2012 (Screencaptures) x154

Naomi appears in the January 23rd issue of Italian Vanity Fair, and I have found and added scans to our Gallery for you. I think the feature on her is part of their Oscar special, based on the little gold man seen at the start of the article. The quality is not very good, but it’s still a nice, rarely-seen photoshoot to see.