Withe less than three weeks remaining until the grandest night in Tinseltown takes place, the 2012 Oscar hopefuls gathered together at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the 84th Academy Awards Nominations Luncheon on Monday afternoon (February 6). Hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, eighteen of the twenty main category nominees made appearances including Best Lead Actor candidates Brad Pitt and George Clooney , as well as Best Lead Actress selections Rooney Mara and Michelle Williams . Other notable stars on the guest list included ladies such as Meryl Streep , Glenn Close, Berenice Bejo , Viola Davis, Melissa McCarthy, Janet McTeer and Octavia Spencer.

Ready for the swanky afternoon affair, Rooney Mara was one of the many Tinseltowners on-hand for the 84th annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon today (February 6). Clad in a chic white blazer and flowing, floor-length black frock, the “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” actress posed by the iconic gold Oscar statue before making her way inside the posh Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Receiving yet another accolade thanks to her performance in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” Rooney Mara looked glamorous in green as she arrived on the red carpet at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, California on Friday night (February 3). The 26-year-old actress was on-hand to be presented as one of this year’s recipients of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Virtuosos Award - with the tribute having been created to “recognize a select group of actors who have distinguished themselves through performances in film.” With other 2012 Virtuosos Award honorees including Shailene Woodley, Patton Oswalt, Andy Serkis, Demián Bichir and Melissa McCarthy, Festival Director Roger Durling said of the selections, “I’m ecstatic about this strong line-up of Virtuosos.

Landing an entire flock of Tinseltown beauties, a full slate of adorable actresses adorn the cover of the March 2012 Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue. Shot by famed photographer Mario Testino, the unfolding front page features big names ranging from Rooney Mara and Jennifer Lawrence to Elizabeth Olsen and Jessica Chastain .

She’s been getting plenty of buzz thanks to her role in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and now Rooney Mara has scored another big gig.

Spending the weekend flying the friendly skies, Rooney Mara was spotted prepping for departure out of LAX Airport in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday afternoon (January 28). The rising star toted her luggage into the terminal and up to the security checkpoint, with the out of town travels coming as Mara surprisingly was left out of the nominations for tomorrow night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards

Set to honor the best in television and movies from the past year, the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California is abuzz as red carpet arrivals for the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards are almost underway. With the live televised event to be aired on NBC beginning at 8 p.m

Enjoying some much-needed downtime, Rooney Mara was spotted strolling around New York City on Wednesday (January 11). Walking along hand-in-hand with her main man Charles McDowell, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” actress seemed to desire a low profile but couldn’t escape the always-present photogs. In related news, Mara - who has been tending to her jam-packed promotional schedule as of late - recently chatted about her character Lisbeth Salander with CBS News

Taking care of some international promotions, Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara were spotted at a photocall for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” in Madrid, Spain today (January 4). The “Casino Royale” stud and the “Social Network” starlet were joined by director David Fincher at the Hotel Villamagna where they greeted fans and press ahead of the film’s premiere. In a recent interview, Rooney chatted about her past role on “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” and her regrets in taking the gig.

She’s one of the most widely-recognized movie characters of the season, and Rooney Mara’s Lisabeth Salander definitely has her own look. And a recent But You’re Like Really Pretty post examined what it would look like if some of our favorite Tinseltown ladies had starred in “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” Actresses like Kristen Stewart , Scarlett Johansson , Emma Watson , Anne Hathaway, Evan Rachel Wood, Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley , and Natalie Portman were drawn up in the same style as the iconic role