BEVERLY HILLS (AP) – More than 160 Oscar nominees got together for a fancy lunch and to share tips on how to stay calm on the big day. Jessica Chastain will rely on her friends and family. She says they’ll have breakfast together and play some “calming music with candles.” Bradley Cooper says he’ll be fine, it’s his date he’s worried about. Cooper is taking his mom. He says he expects to be calming her down the day of the Oscars.

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The last time Jennifer Lawrence was nominated for an Oscar, she picked a dress for comfort. This time, she says, she’s going for glamour. She says she’s going to “suck it up” and wear a corset. She’s also looking forward to the after-parties where “everybody just gets wasted and has a blast.” Lawrence attended the annual Oscar nominees luncheon. She’s up for “Silver Linings Playbook.”

Ben Affleck doesn’t think the best director category should be expanded to match the best picture category at the Oscars, even though he missed out on a nomination for “Argo.” He says he’ll leave that debate to “the Oscarologists.” This year there are nine best picture nominees, but only five best director nominees. He says he’s just glad to be part of “the big party.” “Argo” has seven nominations and Affleck is still eligible for a best picture Oscar, since he helped produce the movie. Affleck attended the annual Oscar nominees luncheon.

Amy Adams showed up for her interviews at the Oscar nominees luncheon by joking to reporters that they were interrupting her flirting with Bradley Cooper and Christoph Waltz. Then, while answering her first question, Adams heard “Because the Night Belongs to Lovers” in the background. The very married Adams joked that it seemed to be the theme of her lunch. Adams is nominated for best supporting actress for “The Master.”

Tim Burton showed up at the Oscar nominees luncheon with his left arm in a sling. He says he slipped and fell on the street in London. He says doctors put “a huge metal plate” in arm, making him “part bionic man.” Burton attended the annual Oscar nominees luncheon. His movie “Frankenweenie” is up for best animated feature.

On February fourth, 1938, “Our Town,” Thornton Wilder’s play about small-town life in America, opened on Broadway.

In 1961, singer Johnny Burnette underwent an emergency appendectomy in Los Angeles and was forced to cancel a British tour. He’s known for the hit “You’re Sixteen,” which was on the Top 40 charts at the time.

In 1969, Columbia Records signed Johnny Winter to a five-year, $300,000 contract, which was unprecedented for a new artist.

In 1971, The Osmonds received their first gold record, for “One Bad Apple.”

In 1983, singer Karen Carpenter died of cardiac arrest in Downey, California, at age 32. She had suffered from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa.

In 1987, Liberace died at his home in Palm Springs, California, of AIDS-related complications. He was 67.

In 1993, entertainer Ben Vereen was discharged from a rehabiliation center in New Jersey. He had been getting therapy for seven months after he was hit by a truck near his home in Malibu, California.

Today’s birthdays: Actor William Phipps is 91. Comedian David Brenner is 77. Actor Gary Conway (“Burke’s Law”) is 77. Drummer John Steel of The Animals is 72. Singer Florence LaRue of the Fifth Dimension is 69. Singer Alice Cooper is 65. Actor Michael Beck is 64. Actress Lisa Eichhorn is 61. Singer Tim Booth of James is 53. Country singer Clint Black is 51. Guitarist Noodles of The Offspring is 50. Country bassist Dave Buchanan of Yankee Grey is 47. “Daily Show” correspondent Rob Corddry is 42. Bassist Rick Burch of Jimmy Eat World is 38. Singer Natalie Imbruglia is 38. Rapper Cam’ron is 37. Singer Gavin DeGraw is 36.

On February 1, 1950, RCA introduced the 45 RPM record player.

In 1954, Big Joe Turner recorded “Shake, Rattle and Roll.”

In 1964, the governor of Indiana declared the song “Louie, Louie” by The Kingsmen to be pornographic, even though the average listener wasn’t able to decipher the lyrics. The governor asked a state broadcasters’ association to ban the record.

In 1965, James Brown recorded “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag” in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In 1968, Elvis Presley’s only child, Lisa Marie, was born.

In 1978, the Bob Dylan film “Renaldo and Clara” premiered in Los Angeles. It mainly was a documentary of Dylan’s “Rolling Thunder Revue” tour.

In 1982, “Late Night with David Letterman” premiered on NBC.

In 1986, Diana Ross married Arne Naess in Geneva, Switzerland. They later split up.

In 1988, The Cars announced their breakup.

In 1993, TV personality Regis Philbin returned to his morning talk show after undergoing heart surgery to have a blocked artery cleared.

In 2004, Justin Timberlake ripped Janet Jackson’s top during the Super Bowl halftime show and exposed her breast. During that same show, Kid Rock wrapped himself in a poncho made of an American flag.

Today’s birthdays: Actor Stuart Whitman is 85. Actor-comedian Garrett Morris is 76. Singer Don Everly of The Everly Brothers is 76. Singer Ray Sawyer of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show is 76. Jazz pianist Joe Sample is 74. Bluegrass singer Del McCoury is 74. Actor-writer-director Terry Jones (Monty Python) is 71. Guitarist Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is 63. Actor-writer-producer Billy Mumy (“Lost in Space”) is 59. Singer Exene Cervenka of X is 57. Keyboardist Dwayne Dupuy of Ricochet is 48. Actress Sherilyn Fenn is 48. Singer Lisa Marie Presley is 45. Comedian Pauly Shore is 45. Drummer Patrick Wilson of Weezer is 44. Actor Michael C. Hall (“Dexter,” ”Six Feet Under”) is 42. Rapper Big Boi of Outkast is 38. Singer Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT is 30. TV personality Lauren Conrad (“The Hills,” ”Laguna Beach”) is 27. Singer Harry Styles of One Direction is 19.