Talkback: Who Benefited Most From the Awards-Weekend Whirlwind?

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A windfall of accolades, honors, plaudits and other year-end superlatives swept film culture over the weekend, with voting bodies including AFI and three major regional critics groups announcing their awards for 2011. And while it may not be enough to dramatically shake up the Oscar Index, voices have been heard and impacts have been made. Read on for six quick first impressions, a full rundown of winners and (hopefully) your take on where things stand.

1. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is probably done
We’ve seen this coming for a while now, but even the awards bodies that included the Daldry among their considerations couldn’t be bothered to toss it more than one bone — a runner-up nod in Boston for Max von Sydow. Word of mouth from screenings over the weekend has been largely negative. The most it can hope for at this point is some Golden Globes love this Thursday, but I wouldn’t bet on it — not when it can nominate Warner Bros.’ other limping stallion J. Edgar instead and get Leonardo DiCaprio to show up. Sorry, Thomas Horn!

2. Bridesmaids is for real
Between Melissa McCarthy’s dual Supporting Actress wins, AFI’s selection of Bridesmaids in its Top 10 and the whole team’s tireless industry crusade for recognition, this one’s looking sticky for both McCarthy and possibly Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo for Best Original Screenplay. The latter’s a long shot, but as long as influencers keep the film in the conversation, it could happen.

3. Hugo isn’t going away
Martin Scorsese’s…

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Brooke Mueller -- Choosing Outpatient Drug Rehab to Stay with Kids

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Brooke Mueller
is trying something different for her umpteenth attempt at drug rehab ... a rigorous outpatient treatment that will require random drug testing, and -- for better or worse -- will allow her to continue spending time with her children.

Brooke's rep Steve Honig says she will be going to a facility for treatment during the day, and when she leaves the facility she will remain "under expert supervision 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week."

In addition, Honig says ... "Brooke has requested to be tested on a daily basis for cocaine and other illegal substances so there is no doubt as to her commitment."

Brooke -- who was arrested for cocaine possession in Aspen on December 3 -- has been in and out of inpatient programs for years. Her rep says she wanted a different approach this time ... and she wanted to maintain a normal routine for Bob and Max ... her children with Charlie Sheen.

As TMZ first reported, Charlie will not take custody of the boys -- and we're told he's on board with Brooke's choice to try the outpatient program.

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Brooke Mueller -- Choosing Outpatient Drug Rehab to Stay with Kids

Source: http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/12/brooke-mueller-rehab-outpatient/

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