New York City Ballet announced today that its 2012 Spring Gala on Thursday, May 10 will feature two World Premiere ballets, one by NYCB’s Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins to a score by the French composer Marc-André Dalbavie; and one by French-born choreographer and former NYCB Principal Dancer Benjamin Millepied to a commissioned score by Nico Muhly.

Natalie will serve as the Honorary Chairman for the gala evening, with Emily and Len Blavatnik, Charlotte Moss and Barry Friedberg, and Marie-Nugent Head and James C. Marlas as the gala’s Chairmen. The entire evening, which will take place at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, is sponsored by Christian Dior and Swarovski.

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The 84rd Annual Academy Awards took place on February 26th, and Natalie looked stunning on the red carpet in a Christian Dior haute couture dress from Rare Vintage, which is a 1954 collection. During the ceremony Natalie presented Jean Dujardin the Best Actor award for his performance in “The Artist.” We have added first photos from the award ceremony and Vanity Fair Oscar party to our gallery and will be adding more this week, keep checking back!

Natalie will be presenting at the 84th Academy Awards, Oscar show producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced on Thursday. The winners of last year’s Academy Awards in the best performance category will present this year’s winners. Last year’s lead-acting prize went to Natalie for “Black Swan” and Colin Firth for “The King’s Speech.” Hollywood’s biggest night is this Sunday, February 26 live from the Kodak Theatre!

Natalie attended the Rodarte fashion presentation during New York Fashion Week on Tuesday (February 14) at Center 548 in New York City. She was seen catching up with Dakota Fanning in the front row.

Natalie is a huge fan of the Mulleavy sisters’ designs and has worn dresses from their collection to the Academy Awards, premieres, and other celebrations. She also wore their custom made costumes for her Oscar-winning role in Black Swan.

Deadline exclusively confirms that Natalie has committed to her first two movie roles since winning the Best Actress Oscar for Black Swan and taking maternity leave. Natalie is joining the casts of the Terrence Malick films Knight Of The Cups, and Lawless. Portman will join Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett and Isabel Lucas in Knight of the Cups, which shoots this summer. She will follow by starring with Ryan Gosling, Bale, Blanchett, Rooney Mara and Haley Bennett in Lawless, the film Malick shoots in the fall. It will be Natalie’s first time working with Malick, whose The Tree of Life won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and is nominated for Best Picture and Best Director Oscars.

ABC gave the go-ahead on Monday to adapt Scruples, the 1978 novel by Judith Krantz, into a possible drama series.

The author’s son, Tony — a former CAA agent turned successful producer and director – will shepherd the pilot with Natalie Portman, who will also serve as an executive producer on the project. This is the actress’ first attempt at producing a series.

The book was a bestseller and follows the life of Wilhelmina Hunnewell Winthrop, aka Billy, a previously plump woman who loses weight, becomes fabulously cool, and survives a very rich (and very old) first husband. She ends up opening up a Beverly Hills clothing boutique called “Scruples.”

The script is from Bob Brush and Mel Harris and will be produced through Warner Bros. TV, which has the rights to Scruples after making the 1980 miniseries that starred Lindsay Wagner.

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