The National Board of Review chose “The Hours” as best movie of the year, this wednesday. Julianne Moore also won as Best Actress for “Far From Heaven”, Chris Cooper won Best Supporting Actor for “The Hours”. With this beginning of the 2003 award season, the Golden Globe nominations will be announced December 19.

Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman are honored by the Premiere Magazine with it’s Icon Award for the Women of the Year. Kidman and Moore attended the show, Meryl accepted her award via satelite video. She’s currently in London to attend the GQ Men of the Year Awards.

Meryl presented and accepted the award for Liam Neeson, who was chosen as Best Theatre Actor this evening in London.

Great news! Meryl has been nominated for a 2001 Drama Desk Award for her performance in ‘The Seagull’ along with Robin Bartlett (Everett Beekin), Lindsey Duncan (Private Lives), Anna Paquin (The Glory of Living), Mercedes Ruehl (The Goat) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Wonder of the World). “The Seagull” is also nominated for Best Revial. The Drama Desk Awards ceremony will be held 9 PM May 19 at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center.

Hilary Swank was awarded with the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in “Boys Don’t Cry”. Meryl, who attended the ceremony with her husband and her daughter Grace, was nominated in the same category for “Music of the Heart”.

Meryl has received yet another Oscar nomination in the Best Actress category for her performance in “Music of the Heart”. She’s nominated alongside Annette Bening (American Beauty), Janet McTeer (Tumbleweeds), Julianne Moore (The End of the Affair) and Hilary Swank (Boys Don’t Cry). The Oscars will be handed out this March.

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama went to Hilary Swank for her performance in “Boy’s Don’t Cry”. Meryl was nominated in the same category for “Music of the Heart”. Cross your fingers when the Oscar nominations are announced on February 15, 2000.

Meryl was nominated for the Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) Golden Globe Award for her performance in “Music of the Heart”, alongside Annette Bening (American Beauty), Julianne Moore (The End of the Affair), Hilary Swank (Boys Don’t Cry) and Sigourney Weaver (A Map of the World). The Golden Globes will be handed out next January.

As expected, the Academy Award for Best Actress went to Gwyneth Paltrow for “Shakespeare in Love”. Meryl, in a dress made for her by Valentino, attended the ceremony with her husband and her daughter Mary Willa.

Miramax co-chairmen Bob and Harvey Weinstein has presented the award to Meryl Streep, who recently wrapped “50 Violins” for Miramax Films. She received the 1999 Independent Feature Project Gotham Award for Lifetime Achievement.