Following yesterday’s update here now the pictures of the ‘Nine‘ photocall and premiere event in Rome, Italy. Enjoy! On a sidenote, the black dress at the premiere is by Vionnet.

002 ‘Nine’ Press Conference – Rome (2 additional pics)
163 ‘Nine’ Photocall – Rome
021 ‘Nine’ Premiere – Rome

Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Sophia Loren and Rob Marshall attended a press conference for ‘Nine‘ at the St. Regis Hotel in Rome, Italy, earlier today. There was also a huge photocall as well as a screening of the movie later on. So far, I only finished sorting the pictures for the press conference, so stay tuned for more! Many thanks Amanda for her help with the pictures!

010 ‘Nine’ Press Conference – Rome

Each year, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts publishes a Film Awards Longlist ahead of announcing their final nominees. Marion Cotillard with her performance in ‘Nine‘ is one of 15 actresses short-listed for the “Leading Actress” award. Let’s hope that the confusion about her category placement won’t stand against her when the nominees are announced on January 21.

Marion Cotillard – again for her performance in ‘Nine‘ – is up for the Pantene Best International Actress award at the Irish Film and Television Awards. Other nominees are Penélope Cruz for ‘Broken Embraces‘, Anna Kendrick for ‘Up In The Air‘ and Meryl Streep for ‘It’s Complicated‘. This is a People’s Choice Award – residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are able to VOTE FOR MARION COTILLARD! The awards ceremony will take place in Dublin, February 20, 2010.

I think by now we’ve all seen Rob Marshall singing Marion’s praises at the Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Ceremony so I bring you a quote from Marion about the ‘Nine‘ director:

That human empathy defined Rob Marshall’s relationships with the actresses who star in “Nine.”

“I’ve worked with many directors you could really trust,” Marion Cotillard says. “The thing with Rob is, it’s the first time I worked with a director in an atmosphere of love.” Even on a massive set, she says, when Marshall had to use a microphone system to talk to the cast, “It was always this sweet and nice voice that he had. You know sometimes, when you talk about sweetness, it’s not always positive. But with Rob, he really is the sweetest director I’ve ever worked with. And that’s how he gets what he wants.”

Source: Hollywood Reporter

I added pictures of Marion at the Chateau Marmont for the Dior cocktails event in her honor last Saturday. She’s wearing a Dior dress and styled her hair in a new way. Other people on the photos include Alexander Skarsgard, Harry Dean Stanton, Jacqueline Bisset, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marc Platt, Martin Landau, Michael Mann, Sean Penn and Tobey Maguire.

027 Dior Cocktails For Marion Cotillard And “Nine”

As promised I added some video clips of Marion Cotillard walking the red carpet, giving lovely interviews (even humming her favourite tune from Annie “Radio”) and accepting the Best Actress award at the 21st Annual Palm Springs Film Festival. Enjoy!

Gallery:
160 Award Shows etc > 21st Palm Springs Int. Film Festival – Red Carpet – 2010
115 Award Shows etc > 21st Palm Springs Int. Film Festival – Ceremony – 2010

Video:
005 Award Ceremonies > Palm Springs Film Festival

Sorry about the delay but our gallery has finally been updated with pictures of a gorgeous Marion Cotillard at the Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Fillm Festival where she was honored with the Actress award for her performance in ‘Nine‘. I will add clips & captures from 5 event-related videos later.

Please note the bracelet she’s wearing as she probably bought it during her vacation in Tanzania last week:

The 34-year-old French actress, who looked gorgeous in an one-shoulder Elie Saab dress, Christian Dior shoes, a Christian Louboutin bag and her own bracelet from a trip to Africa.
• source

154 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

The new short film for Lady Dior will premiere online next week on January 14:

Meanwhile, Dior ambassador Marion Cotillard, who has been winning plaudits for her singing and acting chops in “Nine,” tests out her pipes for the French house in a music video making its debut on the Internet Jan. 14. Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand wrote the music and lyrics for “Lady Rouge,” the latest installment in an online saga built around the iconic Lady Dior handbag. This musical episode, set in New York City, has Cotillard portraying a working woman who transforms into a torch singer at night, appearing from behind a velvet curtain to belt one out. Cotillard featured earlier on ladydior.com in the short thriller “The Lady Noire Affair,” directed by Olivier Dahan, with a forthcoming installment by filmmaker David Lynch that was shot recently in Shanghai.
• source: WWD.com via Stephanie, thank you!

So exciting! Remember how Dior specifically pointed out the music score on the table which can be seen on the first New York ad on Twitter.

Marion Cotillard will be a guest on Live with Regis and Kelly on Friday, January 8, 2010, 9am. Visit Locate TV to get exact listings.

Tomorrow, Marion will be presented with the Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award by ‘Nine‘ director Rob Marshall at the Black Tie Awards Gala at the beginning of the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival – as previously announced. Apparently, the event will be covered by Entertainment Tonight’s Mary Hart as of 6pm PT.

In both cases I appreciate any help with video clips and good quality screencaptures. Thank you!

Thanks Nadine for the heads up: Marion will make a 3rd appearance on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on January 18, 2009 – the day after the Golden Globes. I know I’m looking forward to this, should be entertaining!

Over the past few days I was busy preparing for this huge post. I added clips and screencaptures of all the promotional interviews Marion Cotillard did for ‘Nine‘ – except talk shows. I also replaced some stills as well as the screencaptures of the 3rd trailer with better ones and added screencaptures of Marion rehearsing her dance routine.

Gallery:
004 Nine – 2009 > Stills
042 Nine – 2009 > Screencaptures > Trailer
054 Nine – 2009 > Screencaptures > B-Roll Rehearsals
083 News Segments > Fox 5 News – 24/12/2009
117 Specials > Access Hollywood – 22/11/2009
011 Specials > CNN – 25/11/2009
071 Specials > ET (CBS) – 27/11/2009
089 Online Interviews > FilmsNMovies.com – 2009
030 Online Interviews > ABC.com – 2009
057 Online Interviews > Broadway.tv – 2009
008 Online Interviews > Jake the Movie Guy – 2009
065 Online Interviews > MTV.com – 2009

Video:
001 Trailers > Nine
001 Movie & TV Clips > Nine B-Roll Rehearsals
004 News Segments > ‘Nine’ Promotion
005 Interviews > ‘Nine’ Promotion