Justin Bieber's Snake To Lady Gaga's Egg: 2011 Red-Carpet Highlights

Beyonce's baby bump was one of the year's most-memorable moments.
By Jocelyn Vena


Justin Bieber at the 2011 VMAs
Photo: Christopher Polk/ Getty Images

<P>Anything can happen on the red carpet at any given awards show, and in 2011, it felt like anything that could happen <i>did</i>. As MTV News reflects on some of the biggest moments of the year, we decided to remember some of the most-memorable things A-listers did live right in front of us all. </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="id:1676574" width="240" height="211"></div><p> Lady Gaga's Egg<br> In February, Gaga had everyone guessing how she would arrive to the Grammys. Given her penchant for crazy looks, no one would have guessed she would have showed up in an egg. Designed by Hussein Chalayan, Gaga later emerged from the structure to proclaim that she was "Born This Way." What was your favorite red-carpet moment of 2011? Vote in our Newsroom poll! Snooki<br> Speaking of the Grammys, the reality star joined MTV News' own Sway Calloway to talk to all the stars at the show. After helping us out on the 2010 red carpet, we learned that anything is possible with Snooki, and 2011 solidified that she's the fieriest "meatball" to grace the "Jersey Shore." We wonder if she and Bruno Mars ever ended up dating. <b>Paul McDonald and Nikki Reed</b><br> "Twilight" star Nikki Reed surprised everyone when she hit up the MTV Movie Awards in June. No, she hadn't borrowed Gaga's egg: She was rocking an engagement rock from her beau and "American Idol" alum Paul McDonald. The couple used the red carpet as the platform to announce their engagement, and married in October. Beyoncé's Baby Bump<br> She might have rubbed that burgeoning baby bump onstage at the Video Music Awards in August, but hours before she took the stage, donning a bright orange gown, Beyoncé let the paparazzi know she was expecting her first child with hubby Jay-Z by flaunting her pregnancy glow. Justin Bieber's Snake<br> While Beyonc&#233; shared with the world her baby news, Bieber not only planted a kiss on VMA pre-show host and real-life lady love Selena Gomez, but also introduced her to his pet snake. His name? Johnson. She seemed less interested in the snake than perhaps he would have liked. <i>What was your favorite red-carpet moment in 2011? Share your pick below!</i></p>

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Sundance 2012: The 10 Most-Anticipated Films

Spike Lee's 'Red Hook Summer' and 'Red Lights,' starring Robert De Niro, are among the movies we can't wait to see.
By Kevin P. Sullivan


Robert De Niro in "Red Lights"
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With so many films making their world premieres at the Sundance Film Festival, it can be a dizzying task deciding which movies to keep an eye out for later in the year and which to forget about entirely.

We've scoured the listing of Park City, Utah, premieres, and here are the 10 films we can't wait to check out at Sundance this year.

"Smashed" Jesse Pinkman and Ron Swanson star in a movie together. If you haven't run out to Park City to catch that incredible duo in "Smashed," we can tell you that Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul play an alcoholic couple struggling to stay together after one of them decides to put down the bottle. Nick Offerman, his wife, Megan Mullally, and Octavia Spencer also star.

"Red Hook Summer" People are calling "Red Hook Summer" a welcome return to writer/director Spike Lee's roots. Before heading off to direct "Oldboy," the NYC auteur will bring his latest to Sundance. The film follows a young boy during a summer in Brooklyn and features the return of Mookie, the character Lee played in "Do the Right Thing." "Red Hook Summer" is said to be an emotional look at Lee's hometown borough.

"V/H/S" The old-school video format should make for some old-school scares in this horror collaboration from some of the genre's most notable up-and-comers, including Ti West and Adam Wingard. The movie centers on a group of burglars who are hired by a mysterious man to break into an abandoned house to retrieve a VHS cassette. From there, things get a little creepy.

"Simon Killer" The group of filmmakers from Brooklyn known as Borderline Films made a splash last year at Sundance with "Martha Marcy May Marlene." This year, one of that film's producers, Antonio Campos, gets to premiere his own directorial effort with "Simon Killer." In the film, a young man travels to Paris where he meets a prostitute and a whole mess of trouble.

"Celeste and Jesse Forever" Can you ever stay friends with your ex? Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg try to discover whether that is possible in this new film about modern relationships. Aside from an intriguing premise, "Celeste and Jesse Forever" sees both the leads playing new roles. Jones pulls double duty as the film's co-writer, while this marks Samberg's most dramatic role to date.

"Black Rock" You'd think that a girls' weekend away would be all fun and games, but this new thriller starring Kate Bosworth and Lake Bell turns out to be anything but that. Three friends travel to a remote island off the coast of Maine to have a good time, but this Sundance midnight movie quickly takes a turn toward something very dark.

"Shadow Dancer" Andrea Riseborough and Clive Owen play the leads in this Irish espionage thriller from director James Marsh. Riseborough stars as a single mother and active member of the IRA who falls into the hands of a British intelligence officer (Owen). After the MI5 agent offers her an ultimatum, she must betray her family and turn mole.

"Wish You Were Here" Joel Edgerton, star of "Animal Kingdom" and "Warrior," is quickly becoming an actor that you want to see onscreen. "Wish You Were Here" follows a group of four friends on a vacation abroad. After one of their party members goes missing, the remaining three attempt to return to their normal lives, but the memory of that fateful night won't leave them.

"Red Lights" I think we can all agree that Robert De Niro is due for a dark indie hit. He seems to have all the pieces in place with "Red Lights." Helmed by Rodrigo Cortés, breakout director of the Sundance hit "Buried," "Red Lights" follows a psychologist who must investigate a world-renowned psychic after a series of paranormal events.

"Safety Not Guaranteed" A film based solely around an Internet meme does not sound like a very promising proposition, but "Safety Not Guaranteed" just might be crazy enough to work. A group of young adults answers a classified ad looking for time-travel companions. At first they think the man behind the listing is insane, but things get complicated when one of the friends begins to fall for the would-be time traveler.

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