The Swiss Court accepted Polanski's bail offer of $4.5 million! He will be released from prison and placed under house arrest at his Swiss Chalet. But fear not, Polanski-detractors: the justice system has yet to decide whether or not he will be sent to Los Angeles (more). A poll on the L.A. Times blog asks readers, "Would Roman Polanski skip out on $4.5 million bail to avoid extradition to Los Angeles?". So far, an overwhelming majority of readers have voted "yes".

THE LOST BOY posted their updated predictions for this year's Oscars, which includes everything from Best Supporting Actress to Best Picture. Their predictions for Best Director are: Kathryn Bigelow for THE HURT LOCKER, Clint Eastwood for INVICTUS, Lee Daniels for PRECIOUS, Jason Reitman for UP IN THE AIR, and Quentin Tarantino for INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (more).

Judd Apatow picked up a few new comedy pitches, according to a report from VARIETY (more). Aziz Ansari, who plays opposite Amy Poehler in the television show "Parks and Recreation", pitched three ideas to Apatow. “We didn’t expect all three to work,” said Ansari. “We had a breakfast meeting with Judd and pitched them. We were like, ‘Which one do you like?’ He wanted all three.” One of the untitled comedies would feature Ansari in a supporting role that draws on his character in FUNNY PEOPLE.