Naomi was among the family and close friends who attended a private memorial for late actor Heath Ledger in Los Angeles on Saturday (26Jan08) night. The 30-minute service took place at Westwood Village Memorial Park, just hours after 1,000 guests at an Australian event in New York listened to a message from Ledger’s father Kim, [...]

Naomi Watts doesn’t approve of the Oscars. Naomi – who received a Best Actress nomination for her role in 21 Grams in 2004 – believes filmmaking should not be a competition. “I’m not going to lie, it’s nice to get recognition from your peers. It means a lot. But I also feel one’s work shouldn’t [...]

The review of Eastern Promises is online on the movie review blog.

Naomi Watts has laughed off speculation she’ll focus solely on making family films now she’s a mum. Naomi gave birth to baby Alexander last July (07), and has been inundated with questions over her career plans now she has an impressionable youngster to raise. She says, “Am I going to become a Disney girl? No! [...]

Naomi Watts struggled to work under “difficult” director Michael Haneke because he forced her to go against her acting instincts. When she worked with Haneke on Funny Games U.S., the U.S. remake of Haneke’s 1998 Austrian Funny Games, she discovered his reputation as a controlling taskmaster was wholly justified. “He’s very connected to everything, Michael. [...]