Jennifer Aniston Watch

In the past several years, Jen has been a reliable presence at the People’s Choice Awards, as she is a perennial fan favorite, along with her fellow Friends. Today, having made the transition to film, she continues to shine, most recently receiving the award for Favorite Female Movie Star. Here are some pictures from PCA’s past:

1995 Jen and her castmates celebrate a win for Favorite New Series.

2000 Friends is going strong, and boasts a win for Favorite Comedy Series.

2001 Friends continues its hot streak, and Jen starts one of her own, with her first of many Favorite Female Television Performer wins.

2002 Jen wasn’t present to pick up her award this year, but she accepted with a taped speech (she was at Sundance for The Good Girl).

2003 It takes talent to look fashionable while injured, but Jen, nursing a broken toe, did exactly that while accepting her third consecutive PCA. Matthew Perry, ever the gentleman, helped her to the stage.

2004 Jen was again unable to attend the awards, but she once again showed her appreciation with a taped speech.

2007 The success of The Break-Up made Jen a front-runner for this year’s Favorite Female Movie Star award. Her speech, in which she said, “Thank you for loving The Break-Up, I did,” was regarded by many as a highlight of the evening, and her light, airy Versace dress was a fashion favorite.

People’s Choice, Jennifer Aniston, Friends, The Break-Up

Jen has always had an artistic side. She’s enjoyed painting and sculpting ever since she was a child, and at a young age she even had a piece displayed at the Met, as part of a special exhibition. It is not surprising, then, that much like her character Brooke, she has a healthy appreciation for viewing and purchasing art. On Friday, she was spotted picking up some pieces at the LA Modernism opening, presumably for the new house:

. . .Jennifer was very casual in jeans and a black puff sleeve blouse. She selected some 1940’s pieces, some Hollywood regency decor and some totally eclectic stuff. Among her purchases: matching Italian brass shelving units for $18,000, a pair of large Mediterranean metal lamps for $1400, and an Italian sculpture of an ostrich that included a real ostrich egg for $1500. Our favorite was a delicate French standing ashtray trimmed with Hermes leather for $2500. . . .

While there were no pictures provided, it sounds like the pieces that she chose are very much in keeping with her classy style. Visit the LA Modernism page for examples of the pieces featured.

Jennifer Aniston, decorating, modernism, art, events

No word on a start date, but Jen’s comment to Extra (click for video) was certainly a good sign:

The actress also broke this news to “Extra”: in her next big screen role she’ll star opposite the ever-talented Meryl Streep.

“I don’t know if you ever get over that; it’s Meryl Streep for crying out loud,” Jen admitted.

The admiration seems to be mutual, as the iconic Meryl Streep has cited Jen as one of the brighter talents of Hollywood’s younger generation. The onscreen pairing of these two phenomenal actresses will be, without a doubt, worth the wait.

Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep, Wanted, upcoming films

What can I say? Our girl looked gorgeous. Here are some more pics of Jen at the GLAAD Media Awards, including a few with today’s TV Boyfriend, Jake Gyllenhaal:

GLAAD Media Awards, Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal

Looks like Jen got cozy with Jake on Saturday night! As you know by now, Jen accepted GLAAD’s Vanguard Award at the weekend’s event; here is an excerpt from her speech:

“I want to thank GLAAD for their steadfast commitment to opening people’s minds,” Aniston said in her acceptance speech. “This is called the Vanguard Award which in some ways suggests I’m at the forefront. But I’m here with you tonight to say that I’m proud to stand not in front of you, but I stand right beside you. I commend you.”

E!’s Planet Gossip also brings us this:

Jennifer Aniston, accepting the Vanguard Award: “I remember when Susan and Carol [on Friends] got married and how controversial that was 10 years ago. Then you think, right here on this stage just a few months ago Melissa Etheridge gets up at the Oscars, kisses and thanks her wife in front of 40 million people. And not to mention our fabulous Ellen DeGeneres hosted the Oscars.”

Finally, Extra asks, “Why is Jennifer Aniston headed to jail with Meryl Streep?” Looks like we may finally have some Wanted news!

And now, a few more pics from Saturday night:



with Nikki Blonsky



with Nikki Blonsky and Elijah Kelley

with Stephen Huvane and other guests

with Neil Giuliano, president of GLAAD

GLAAD Media Awards, Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Nikki Blonsky, Elijah Kelley, Meryl Streep, Wanted

More pics from tonight’s GLAAD Media Awards:

GLAAD Media Awards, Jennifer Aniston, Vanguard Award

The GLAAD Media Awards were tonight; as mentioned previously, Jen received the Vanguard Award for her portrayal of LGBTQ themes. Here are pictures from the event, which is set to air March 21 on Logo:

GLAAD Media Awards, Jennifer Aniston, Vanguard Award

More pics from the premiere of The Tripper:

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, The Tripper, premiere, photos

Jen pleasantly surprised us with a public appearance tonight! What’s less surprising is that she looks gorgeous, as usual. Pics from the premiere of The Tripper, courtesy of WireImage:

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, The Tripper, premiere, photos

Sooo, Jen’s long-awaited appearance on Dirt episode Ita Missa Est was last night, and she really rocked it! She appeared as Tina Harrod, a frienemy from Lucy’s past who one day shows up at the office of DirtNow. Disarmingly saccharine in her demeanor and famously committed to her partner and family, she provides a somewhat unflattering contrast to icy, lonely-at-the-top Lucy. Lucy fears that with DirtNow’s circulation suffering, her superiors view Tina’s catch-flies-with-honey approach as the solution (along with an ouster of Lucy herself). Tina does her part to assuage Lucy’s anxieties, but not without a few underhanded digs at Lucy’s personal and professional life. And yes, they kiss, as you can see here.

Jen’s portrayal was very clever; despite Tina’s surface sweetness you can see why the characters drifted (other than awkwardness over what Tina refers to as a “four-time thing”). Tina is a master at the backhanded compliment, which Lucy sees right through and visibly stews over. Meanwhile, it was refreshing to have a non-heteronormative model of the happy family woman; it is rare to see households headed by same-sex couples represented in popular culture.

Dirt, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, rivalry, lesbian interest

On Sunday, most of us were watching the Super Bowl (here in Chi-town we were busy getting our hopes up only to have them dashed. against. the. rocks.) Anyway, Jen had other plans; she was at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, promoting Room 10, a film that she co-directed with her close friend Andrea Buchanan. Here are some pics from a panel discussion at the festival (credit: WireImage). As any gossip will have you know, this is her first public outing since her visit to Dr. Raj Kanodia, a visit that Jen has said was for a medically necessary septoplasty rather than for a cosmetic rhinoplasty. Either way, she looks quite lovely here; fresh, pretty, and youthful (is she really turning 38 in a few days?).