AP reports: Maggie Gyllenhaal won the best actress award for her performance in “Sherrybaby” at the 17th annual Stockholm International Film Festival this weekend. “Sherrybaby,” directed by Laurie Collyer, was named best picture. Collyer won the Bronze Horse award for “a pure and heartbreaking work about survival and dignity,” the festival jury said Sunday.

The film follows a young woman recently released from prison who tries to reconnect with her young daughter while confronting her old life and drug abuse. “It takes you on a desperate quest for love, through a landscape of struggle, guilt and broken dreams which at times is hard to watch yet impossible to forget,” the jury said.

The festival, which ended Sunday, showcased 170 films from nearly 40 countries. Visit the official Stockholm International Film Festival.

Thanks to Herman & Marie for sending this exciting news in!

[Maggie’s first interview about the birth of Ramona!]

Ramona Sarsgaard is already taking to the press. Well, make that yelling. When new mom Maggie Gyllenhaal tries to do a phone interview for her new film “Stranger Than Fiction,” her infant daughter (with actor Peter Sarsgaard) decides to get very dramatic.

Amid loud wails, Gyllenhaal excuses herself to give Ramona a pat and a burp.

“Peter, come in here. I’m doing an interview,” Gyllenhaal says, like any other working mom who needs an extra set of hands and a new shoulder to spit up on.

“Everything about motherhood surprises me,” she says. “It’s even surprising that I’m not that tired. We’re really doing great.”

1. Tell us a few of your memories of shooting “Stranger Than Fiction” in Chicago. We’re hearing rumors that it wasn’t all good.

I was so excited because I had workshopped a play there years ago and I love your city. When I got to Chicago to shoot “Stranger Than Fiction,” I was consumed by work but looking forward to spending my time off just exploring the city. Then I got the flu! I was sick my entire five days off and in bed. You know what? People were so nice to me. One day when I was really sick, I dragged myself out of bed to go get some medicine at a corner drugstore. The minute I walked downstairs, people from the hotel said, “We’ll send someone. Go back to sleep.” I guess I looked pretty awful. The bad news is I really wanted to see the Frank Lloyd Wright houses and do a boat tour of the city. I know it sounds touristy, but I love that kind of thing. Read the rest of this entry »

Maggie is 29 today [Thursday, November 16th]! Happy birthday to her from all!

Sorry for the recent down time - the domain is now back up and running, the news script for some reason is showing some older news first…. I will look into it tho!