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His story helped secure her an Academy Award, and now, hopefully, her presence will help secure him a WIN at the Super Bowl!

Sandra Bullock has clearly not forgotten the critical and commercial success she garnered for playing the role of Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side - based on the family who took in Michael Oher and helped secure him a successful football career that has ultimately led to his position with the Baltimore Ravens - as according to the real-life matriarch, the actress will be present at the big game tonight in New Orleans, cheering him on!

Ch-ch-check out the recent interview with the Tuohys (above)!

Just TOO touching!

Obviously, these folks and their story have been such a big part of Sandy's life, and we couldn't be more thrilled that she wants to continue to be there to support them in any way she can!

She is just a CLASS ACT!

Can't wait to see you at the big game tonight, wearing your jersey, gurl!

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Octavia Spencer, a Golden Globe-winning actress from The Help, hung courtside with Big Bang Theory's Johnny Galecki at the Lakers game on Tuesday night.

It looks like they had a blast because the actors were all smiles all night! Well actually, Octavia had a full range of facial expressions throughout the game against the Charlotte Bobcats, but no matter how dramatic, they seemed to be all in good fun.

The Lakers beat crushed their opponents 106-73 and Octavia may soon be doing the same in the Academy Award category for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. After winning both a Globe and SAG Award for her performance as a maid in The Help, she's one of our favorites to win the Oscar!

Check out more pics from the game below to see all of Octavia's adorable reactions to the drama unfolding on the court in front of her.

[Image via GAMEPIKS.]

Tags: big bang theory, bobcats, courtside, el lay, game, golden globes, johnny galecki, lakers, los angeles, octavia spencer, oscar, staples center, the help

We learned not too long ago that Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson turned down the role of Precious that later went to Gabourey Sidibe. The reason she gave for turning down another shot at an Oscar nom was weight related, as she had said:

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Brad Pitt's beautiful face is covering the latest issue of Sports Illustrated (one of the very few non-athletes to do so) in honor of portraying Oakland A's manager Billy Beane in the upcoming film Moneyball.

During a candid interview with the sports magazine, the Oscar-nominated actor shares he is actually "amazed" producers offered him the role because of his lack of baseball knowledge, explaining:

“It’s shameful how little I know about baseball…. I’m amazed they let me do this movie…. Baseball and I didn’t get along that well. I wrestled one year [in high school]. I dove one year. Everything but baseball.”

We'd be amazed if they didn't ask Brad to do this movie!

In fact, rumor has it that this movie could finally nab Brad his first Academy Award! We're crossing our fingers his performance is as good as the early reviews are suggesting because it's about time he went from Oscar-nominated actor to Oscar-winning!

So since Brad isn't exactly the world's biggest baseball fan, what drew him to the story? “I’m a sucker for the underdog story, " he shares in the issue hitting newsstands on Wednesday.

That may be about all the movie has in common with other conventional sports dramas too! Brad insisted Moneyball is more than meets the eye, explaining:

“What we were trying to do is tell an unconventional story in the Trojan horse of a conventional baseball movie.”

We're definitely intrigued and are looking forward checking out Moneyball when it hits theaters this Friday!

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