
Web posted March 6, 2001
Roberts Awakes To Oscar Nomination
The Associated Press
The phone call woke her from a sound sleep.
But Julia Roberts was ``quite happy'' to hear the news from boyfriend Benjamin Bratt that she'd been nominated for a best-actress Oscar for ``Erin Brockovich.''
``It's a nice call to get when you're sound asleep,'' Roberts said. ``I had only just gone to sleep, just gotten quite asleep when the phone rang. Benjamin won the `fast finger dial' on that one and got to tell me the good news.''
The other best-actress nominees are Joan Allen, ``The Contender''; Juliette Binoche, ``Chocolat''; Ellen Burstyn, ``Requiem for a Dream''; and Laura Linney, ``You Can Count on Me.''
``This is just my happy time,'' Roberts said. ``I got nominated for an Oscar! That's thrilling! I couldn't be happier.''
In the March 9 issue of Entertainment Weekly, Roberts said what she loves is that she ``will forever be on that list with those gals. 'Til the end of time. I. Will. Always. Be. On. That. List.''
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