Fresh off her Golden Globe win, mom-to-be Natalie Portman is sure to shine this Sunday night at the 83rd Academy Awards. Favored to win the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Black Swan, all eyes will be on the gorgeous 29-year-old actress. How will she dress her baby bump? Will she walk the red carpet with fiancé Benjamin Millepied?
But what's to come in the weeks following Hollywood's biggest night? Will another couple succumb to the 'Oscar curse' this year? Should she win an Oscar, will Amy Adams and fiancé Darren Le Gallo stay together? Will Natalie and Benjamin beat the curse after the trophy?
Continue reading about the fabulous women who have won Oscars and have split with their significant others shortly after their big win.
Sandra Bullock and Jesse James
From Oscar to Split: 1 week
Just one week after Sandra Bullock won the Academy Award for her performance in The Blind Side last year, we were all blindsided by the news of an affair between Sandy B's hubby, Jesse James, and heavily tattooed mistress, Michelle “Bombshell” McGee.
Could we have predicted this split? Sure, the motorcycle tycoon seemed an unlikely match for America's Sweetheart, but could there have been another obvious indicator? Did we forget about the Oscar curse?
Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes
From Oscar to Split: 1 year
When Kate Winslet won Best Actress in 2009 for The Reader, Winslet thanked her "wonderful husband and two beautiful children who let me do what I love and who love me just the way that I am." Just days after the 2010 Academy Awards, the mom-of-two announced the end of her 6 1/2-year marriage to the Oscar-winning filmmaker.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck
From Oscar to Split: 2 months
When Gwyneth Paltrow won her Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Shakespeare in Love, she was reportedly in love with Ben Affleck. The couple split two months later.
Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe
From Oscar to Split: 11 months
When Hilary Swank won her second Best Actress Oscar in 2005 for her performance in Million Dollar Baby, Hilary said to Chad, "You are my everything." But by January, she had announced her separation from her husband of eight years, citing his "substance-abuse."
Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend
From Oscar to Split: 6 years
As Charlize Theron accepted her Oscar for Monster in 2004, she thanked her longtime love Stuart Townsend: "I have to thank my incredible partner in crime. You are one hell of a partner to have. Thank you for standing by me." The couple ended their nine-year relationship in January 2010.
Halle Berry and Eric Benet
From Oscar to Split: 7 months
In 2002, Halle Berry took home the Best Actress Oscar for Monster's Ball. The gorgeous actress star stood by her man when he went to rehab for sex addiction. But seven months later, Halle announced her separation from her husband of three years.
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe
From Oscar to Split: 7 months
Seven months after thanking her "wonderful husband" during her 2006 Best Actress acceptance speech for her performance in Walk the Line, Witherspoon filed for divorce from Phillippe and got joint custody of their two children, Ava and Deacon.
Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt
From Oscar to Split: 3 months
When Julia Roberts was awarded Best Actress for Erin Brockovich in 2001, she barely acknowledged her beau Benjamin Bratt in her speech. Just three months later, the couple of nearly four years called it quits.
