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The Complete List of 2009 Academy Awards Winner

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

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Here is Oscar 2009 winners list:

BEST PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire

BEST DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk

BEST ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Milk

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: A.R. Rahman and Gulzar — Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Wall-E

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Departures

BEST ART DIRECTION: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Slumdog Millionaire

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: The Duchess

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY: Man on a Wire

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY: Smile Pinki

BEST EDITING: Slumdog Millionaire

BEST MAKEUP: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST ANIMATED SHORT: La Maison en Petits Cubes

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT: Spielzeugland (Toyland)

BEST SOUND EDITING: The Dark Knight

BEST SOUND MIXING: Slumdog Millionaire

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The 2009 Razzie Nominations

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

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Worst Picture
Disaster Movie
The Happening
The Hottie And The Nottie
In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
The Love Guru
Meet The Spartans

Worst Actor
Larry the Cable Guy - Witless Protection
Eddie Murphy - Meet Dave
Mike Myers - The Love Guru
Al Pacino - 88 Minutes and Righteous Kill
Mark Wahlberg - The Happening and Max Payne

Worst Actress
Jessica Alba - The Eye and The Love Guru
Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Meg Ryan - The cast of The Women
Cameron Diaz - What Happens in Vegas
Paris Hilton - The Hottie And The Nottie
Kate Hudson - Fools Gold and My Best Friend’s Wedding

Worst Supporting Actor
Uwe Boll (as Himself) - Postal
Pierce Brosnan - Mamma Mia!
Ben Kingsley - The Love Guru, War Inc. and The Wackness
Burt Reynolds - Deal and In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Verne Troyer - The Love Guru and Postal

Worst Supporting Actress
Carmen Electra - Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans
Paris Hilton - Repo: The Genetic Opera
Kim Kardashian - Disaster Movie
Jenny McCarthy - The Witless Protection
Leelee Sobieski - 88 Minutes and In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Worst Screen Couple
Uwe Boll and ANY Actor, Camera or Screenplay
Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher - What Happens in Vegas
Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore - Hottie and the Nottie
Larry the Cable Guy & Jenny McCarthy - Witless Protection
Eddie Murphy IN Eddie Murphy - Meet Dave

Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Disaster Movie and Meet The Spartans
Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull
Speed Racer
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Worst Director
Uwe Boll - 1968: Tunnel Rats, In The Name Of The King and Postal
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer - Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans
Tom Putnam - The Hottie and the Nottie
Marco Schnabel - The Love Guru
M. Night Shyamalan - The Happening

Worst Screenplay
Disaster Movie and Meet The Spartans - Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
The Happening - M. Night Shyamalan
The Hottie And The Nottie - Heidi Ferrer
In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale - Doug Taylor
The Love Guru - Mike Myers and Graham Gordy

Worst Career Acheivement
Uwe Boll

The 2009 Oscar Nominations

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

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1. Best Picture: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Milk,” “The Reader,” “Slumdog Millionaire.”

2. Actor: Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor”; Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”; Sean Penn, “Milk”; Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”; Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler.”

3. Actress: Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”; Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”; Melissa Leo, “Frozen River”; Meryl Streep, “Doubt”; Kate Winslet, “The Reader.”

4. Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin, “Milk”; Robert Downey Jr., “Tropic Thunder”; Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt”; Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”; Michael Shannon, “Revolutionary Road.”

5. Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, “Doubt”; Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”; Viola Davis, “Doubt”; Taraji P. Henson, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”; Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestler.”

6. Director: David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”; Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”; Gus Van Sant, “Milk”; Stephen Daldry, “The Reader”; Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire.”

7. Foreign Film: “The Baader Meinhof Complex,” Germany; “The Class,” France; “Departures,” Japan; “Revanche,” Austria; “Waltz With Bashir,” Israel.

8. Adapted Screenplay: Eric Roth and Robin Swicord, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”; John Patrick Shanley, “Doubt”; Peter Morgan, “Frost/Nixon”; David Hare, “The Reader”; Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire.”

9. Original Screenplay: Courtney Hunt, “Frozen River”; Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky”; Martin McDonagh, “In Bruges”; Dustin Lance Black, “Milk”; Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter, “WALL-E.”

10. Animated Feature Film: “Bolt”; “Kung Fu Panda”; “WALL-E.”

11. Art Direction: “Changeling,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Dark Knight,” “The Duchess,” “Revolutionary Road.”

12. Cinematography: “Changeling,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Dark Knight,” “The Reader,” “Slumdog Millionaire.”

13. Sound Mixing: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Dark Knight,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “WALL-E,” “Wanted.”

14. Sound Editing: “The Dark Knight,” “Iron Man,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “WALL-E,” “Wanted.”

15. Original Score: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Alexandre Desplat; “Defiance,” James Newton Howard; “Milk,” Danny Elfman; “Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman; “WALL-E,” Thomas Newman.

16. Original Song: “Down to Earth” from “WALL-E,” Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman; “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman and Gulzar; “O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam.

17. Costume: “Australia,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Duchess,” “Milk,” “Revolutionary Road.”

18. Documentary Feature: “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon),” “Encounters at the End of the World,” “The Garden,” “Man on Wire,” “Trouble the Water.”

19. Documentary (short subject): “The Conscience of Nhem En,” “The Final Inch,” “Smile Pinki,” “The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306.”

20. Film Editing: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Dark Knight,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Milk,” “Slumdog Millionaire.”

21. Makeup: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Dark Knight,” “Hellboy II: The Golden Army.”

22. Animated Short Film: “La Maison en Petits Cubes,” “Lavatory — Lovestory,” “Oktapodi,” “Presto,” “This Way Up.”

23. Live Action Short Film: “Auf der Strecke (On the Line),” “Manon on the Asphalt,” “New Boy,” “The Pig,” “Spielzeugland (Toyland).”

24. Visual Effects: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Dark Knight,” “Iron Man.”

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The 2008 Golden Globe Nominations

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures
2. FROST/NIXON
Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures
3. THE READER
Mirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company
4. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
An Evamere Entertainment BBC Films Neal Street Production; DreamWorks Pictures in Association with BBC Films and Paramount Vantage
5. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.

NO BEST DRAMATIC FILM NOMINATION FOR “MILK”??

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

1. ANNE HATHAWAY – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
2. ANGELINA JOLIE – CHANGELING
3. MERYL STREEP – DOUBT
4. KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS – I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME)
5. KATE WINSLET – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

1. LEONARDO DICAPRIO – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
2. FRANK LANGELLA – FROST/NIXON
3. SEAN PENN – MILK
4. BRAD PITT – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
5. MICKEY ROURKE – THE WRESTLER

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. BURN AFTER READING
Working Title/Releasing Company; Focus Features in association with Studio Canal
2. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
Summit Entertainment, Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, Miramax Films; Miramax Films
3. IN BRUGES
Blueprint Pictures; Focus Features
4. MAMMA MIA!
Relativity Media, Playtone, Littlestar; Universal Pictures
5. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Mediapro; The Weinstein Company

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. REBECCA HALL – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
2. SALLY HAWKINS – HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
3. FRANCES MCDORMAND – BURN AFTER READING
4. MERYL STREEP – MAMMA MIA!
5. EMMA THOMPSON – LAST CHANCE HARVEY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. JAVIER BARDEM – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
2. COLIN FARRELL – IN BRUGES
3. JAMES FRANCO – PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
4. BRENDAN GLEESON – IN BRUGES
5. DUSTIN HOFFMAN – LAST CHANCE HARVEY

JAMES FRANCO RECEIVES A NOMINATION FOR “PINEAPPLE EXPRESS” BUT NOT FOR “MILK”?

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

1. BOLT
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2. KUNG FU PANDA
DreamWorks Animation SKG; Paramount Pictures
3. WALL-E
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

NO BEST FILM COMEDY NOMINATION FOR “WALL-E”? ONLY BEST ANIMATED FILM??

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

1. THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (GERMANY)
(DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX)
Constantin Film Produktion GmbH; Summit Entertainment, LLC
2. EVERLASTING MOMENTS (SWEDEN/DENMARK)
(MARIA LARSSONS EVIGA ÖGONBLICK)
Final Cut Productions Aps; IFC Films
3. GOMORRAH (ITALY)
(GOMORRA)
Fandango; IFC Films
4. I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (FRANCE)
(IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME)
UGC YM/UGC Images/France 3 Cinema/Integral Film; Sony Pictures Classics
5. WALTZ WITH BASHIR (ISRAEL)
Bridgit Folman Film Gang/Les Films D’Ici/Razor Films/Arte France/ITVS International; Sony Pictures Classics

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

1. AMY ADAMS – DOUBT
2. PENELOPE CRUZ – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
3. VIOLA DAVIS – DOUBT
4. MARISA TOMEI – THE WRESTLER
5. KATE WINSLET – THE READER

TOM CRUISE RECEIVES A NOMINATION FOR “TROPIC THUNDER”? I CAN UNDERSTAND ROBERT DOWNEY JR. BUT NOT TOM CRUISE!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

1. TOM CRUISE – TROPIC THUNDER
2. ROBERT DOWNEY JR. – TROPIC THUNDER
3. RALPH FIENNES – THE DUCHESS
4. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – DOUBT
5. HEATH LEDGER – THE DARK KNIGHT

NO BEST DRAMATIC FILM NOMINATION FOR “THE DARK KNIGHT”??

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

1. DANNY BOYLE – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
2. STEPHEN DALDRY – THE READER
3. DAVID FINCHER – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
4. RON HOWARD – FROST/NIXON
5. SAM MENDES – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

1. SIMON BEAUFOY – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
2. DAVID HARE – THE READER
3. PETER MORGAN – FROST/NIXON
4. ERIC ROTH – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN
5. JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY – DOUBT

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

1. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
2. CLINT EASTWOOD – CHANGELING
3. JAMES NEWTON HOWARD – DEFIANCE
4. A. R. RAHMAN – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
5. HANS ZIMMER – FROST/NIXON

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

1. “DOWN TO EARTH” — WALL-E
Music by: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman
Lyrics by: Peter Gabriel
2. “GRAN TORINO” — GRAN TORINO
Music by: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
Lyrics by: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
3. “I THOUGHT I LOST YOU” — BOLT
Music & Lyrics by: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
4. “ONCE IN A LIFETIME” — CADILLAC RECORDS
Music & Lyrics by: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
5. “THE WRESTLER” — THE WRESTLER
Music & Lyrics by: Bruce Springsteen

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

1. DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
Showtime/John Goldwyn Productions/The Colleton Company/Clyde Phillips Productions
2. HOUSE (FOX)
Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions
3. IN TREATMENT (HBO)
Sheleg, Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
4. MAD MEN (AMC)
Lionsgate Television
5. TRUE BLOOD (HBO)
Your Face Goes Here Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

“TRUE BLOOD” RECEIVES NOMINATIONS IN IT’S FIRST YEAR ON TV!! THIS SHOW ROCKS!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

1. SALLY FIELD – BROTHERS AND SISTERS
2. MARISKA HARGITAY – LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
3. JANUARY JONES – MAD MEN
4. ANNA PAQUIN – TRUE BLOOD
5. KYRA SEDGWICK – THE CLOSER

JANUARY JONES AS BETTY DRAPER RECEIVES HER FIRST NOMINATION!!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

1. GABRIEL BYRNE – IN TREATMENT
2. MICHAEL C. HALL – DEXTER
3. JON HAMM – MAD MEN
4. HUGH LAURIE – HOUSE
5. JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS – THE TUDORS

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. 30 ROCK (NBC)
Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.
2. CALIFORNICATION (SHOWTIME)
Showtime Presents in association with Aggressive Mediocrity, And Then…
3. ENTOURAGE (HBO)
Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
4. THE OFFICE (NBC)
Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC, Universal Media Studios
5. WEEDS (SHOWTIME)
Lionsgate Television

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. CHRISTINA APPLEGATE – SAMANTHA WHO?
2. AMERICA FERRERA – UGLY BETTY
3. TINA FEY – 30 ROCK
4. DEBRA MESSING – THE STARTER WIFE
5. MARY-LOUISE PARKER – WEEDS

“30 ROCK” ONCE AGAIN RECEIVES MUTLTIPLE NOMINATIONS!!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. ALEC BALDWIN – 30 ROCK
2. STEVE CARELL – THE OFFICE
3. KEVIN CONNOLLY – ENTOURAGE
4. DAVID DUCHOVNY – CALIFORNICATION
5. TONY SHALHOUB – MONK

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. A RAISIN IN THE SUN (ABC)
Sony Pictures Television
2. BERNARD AND DORIS (HBO)
Trigger Street Independent Productions in association with Little Bird and Chicago Films and HBO Films
3. CRANFORD (PBS)
A Co-Production of BBC and WGBH Boston.
4. JOHN ADAMS (HBO)
Playtone in association with HBO Films
5. RECOUNT (HBO)
Spring Creek/Mirage Productions in association with Trigger Street Productions, Everyman Pictures and HBO Films

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. JUDI DENCH – CRANFORD
2. CATHERINE KEENER – AN AMERICAN CRIME
3. LAURA LINNEY – JOHN ADAMS
4. SHIRLEY MACLAINE – COCO CHANEL
5. SUSAN SARANDON – BERNARD AND DORIS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. RALPH FIENNES – BERNARD AND DORIS
2. PAUL GIAMATTI – JOHN ADAMS
3. KEVIN SPACEY – RECOUNT
4. KIEFER SUTHERLAND – 24: REDEMPTION
5. TOM WILKINSON – RECOUNT

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. EILEEN ATKINS – CRANFORD
2. LAURA DERN – RECOUNT
3. MELISSA GEORGE – IN TREATMENT
4. RACHEL GRIFFITHS – BROTHERS AND SISTERS
5. DIANNE WIEST – IN TREATMENT

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. NEIL PATRICK HARRIS – HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
2. DENIS LEARY – RECOUNT
3. JEREMY PIVEN – ENTOURAGE
4. BLAIR UNDERWOOD – IN TREATMENT
5. TOM WILKINSON – JOHN ADAMS

The 2008 Grammy Nominations

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Nominations for the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced tonight by The Recording Academy and reflected one of the most diverse years ever with the Album Of The Year category alone representing the rap, R&B, folk and rock genres.

Lil Wayne tops the nominations with eight, Coldplay garners seven, and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West each earn six nods. Alison Krauss, John Mayer, Robert Plant, Radiohead and Jazmine Sullivan receive five each, and Adele, Danger Mouse, Eagles, Lupe Fiasco, George Strait, and T.I. each have four nominations.

The one head scratcher is Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster” which was first released in 2001, the live track of that same song from their 2007 album “Alive” was nominated this year in the dance category (a live track, really??). Other than that glaring oddity the nominations are pretty right on for once. I personally don’t care for some of the artists nominated but do not doubt their influence on pop culture and the current music scene.

I am very happy to see UK musicians such as Duffy, Robyn and Adele with multiple nominations as well as Gay Australian dance pop star Sam Sparro who received a nod for “Black and Gold”. I am also ecstatic to see Rufus Wainwright’s brilliant Carnegie Hall show “Rufus Does Judy” get a nomination; it is a true tour de force! But why no Robin Thicke or Jenny Lewis and just 1 My Morning Jacket nod? I must admit that this year is the Grammy’s most eclectic selection of popular music nominations ever!

Following is a sampling of nominations in 110 categories from the GRAMMY Awards’ 32 Fields:

GENERAL FIELD

Nominees for Album Of The Year are: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends — Coldplay Tha Carter III — Lil Wayne Year Of The Gentleman — Ne-Yo Raising Sand — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss In Rainbows — Radiohead

Nominees for Record Of The Year are: “Chasing Pavements” — Adele “Viva La Vida” — Coldplay “Bleeding Love” — Leona Lewis “Paper Planes” — M.I.A “Please Read The Letter” — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Best New Artist nominees are: Adele Duffy Jonas Brothers Lady Antebellum Jazmine Sullivan

Song Of The Year nominees include: “American Boy” — William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West) “Chasing Pavements” — Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele) “I’m Yours” — Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz) “Love Song” — Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles) “Viva La Vida” — Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

POP FIELD

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals nominees are: “Viva La Vida” — Coldplay “Waiting In The Weeds” — Eagles “Going On” — Gnarls Barkley “Won’t Go Home Without You” — Maroon 5 “Apologize” — OneRepublic

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals nods go to: “Lesson Learned” — Alicia Keys & John Mayer “4 Minutes” — Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland “Rich Woman” — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “If I Never See Your Face Again” — Rihanna & Maroon 5 “No Air” — Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

Nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album go to: Detours — Sheryl Crow Rockferry — Duffy Long Road Out Of Eden — Eagles Spirit — Leona Lewis Covers — James Taylor

DANCE FIELD

For Best Dance Recording, the nominees are: “Harder Better Faster Stronger” — Daft Punk “Ready For The Floor” — Hot Chip “Just Dance” — Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis “Give It 2 Me” –Madonna “Disturbia” — Rihanna “Black & Gold” — Sam Sparro

TRADITIONAL POP FIELD

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album nominees are: Still Unforgettable — Natalie Cole The Sinatra Project — Michael Feinstein Noel — Josh Groban In The Swing Of Christmas — Barry Manilow Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall — Rufus Wainwright

ROCK FIELD

Nominations for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals go to: “Rock ‘N Roll Train” — AC/DC “Violet Hill” — Coldplay “Long Road Out Of Eden” — Eagles “Sex On Fire” — Kings Of Leon “House Of Cards” — Radiohead

Nods for Best Rock Song go to: “Girls In Their Summer Clothes” — Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen) “House Of Cards” — Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead) “I Will Possess Your Heart ” — Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie) “Sex On Fire” — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon) “Violet Hill” — Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

Best Rock Album nominees are: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends — Coldplay Rock N Roll Jesus — Kid Rock Only By The Night — Kings Of Leon Death Magnetic — Metallica Consolers Of The Lonely — The Raconteurs

R&B FIELD

Nominees for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals are: “Ribbon In The Sky” — Boyz II Men “Words” — Anthony David Featuring Indie.Arie “Stay With Me (By The Sea)” — Al Green Featuring John Legend “I’m His Only Woman” — Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia “Never Give You Up” — Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton

Best Urban/Alternative Performance nods go to: “Say Goodbye To Love” — Kenna “Wanna Be” — Maiysha “Be OK” — Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am “Many Moons” — Janelle Monae “Lovin You (Music)” — Wayna Featuring Kokayi

For Best R&B Album, the nominees are: Love & Life — Eric Benet Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA — Boyz II Men Lay It Down — Al Green Jennifer Hudson — Jennifer Hudson The Way I See It — Raphael Saadiq

RAP FIELD

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration nods go to: “American Boy” — Estelle Featuring Kanye West “Low” — Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain “Green Light” — John Legend & Andre 3000 “Got Money” — Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain “Superstar” — Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos

Nominees for Best Rap Song are: “Lollipop” — D. Carter, S. Garrett, D.Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major) “Low” — T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain) “Sexual Eruption” — Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg) “Superstar” — Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriter (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos) “Swagga Like Us” — D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris, & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz, P. Simonon, songwriters)(Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)

For Best Rap Album, the nominees are: American Gangster — Jay-Z Tha Carter III — Lil Wayne The Cool — Lupe Fiasco Nas — Nas Paper Trail — T.I.

COUNTRY FIELD

Nods for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals go to: “Shiftwork” — Kenny Chesney & George Strait “Killing The Blues” — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “House Of Cash” — George Strait & Patty Loveless “Life In A Northern Town” — Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town “Let The Wind Chase You” — Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban

For Best Country Song, the nominees are: “Dig Two Graves” — Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis) “I Saw God Today” — Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait) “In Color” — Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson) “Stay” — Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland) “You’re Gonna Miss This” — Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

Nominations for Best Country Album are: That Lonesome Song — Jamey Johnson Sleepless Nights — Patty Loveless Troubadour — George Strait Around The Bend — Randy Travis Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love — Trisha Yearwood

JAZZ FIELD

For Best Contemporary Jazz Album, the nominees are: Randy In Brasil — Randy Brecker Floating Point — John McLaughlin Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley — (Various Artists) Gregg Field & Tom Scott, producers Miles From India — (Various Artists) Bob Belden, producer Lifecycle — Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern

Nods for Best Jazz Vocal Album go to: Imagina: Songs Of Brasil — Karrin Allyson Breakfast On The Morning Tram — Stacey Kent If Less Is More…Nothing Is Everything — Kate McGarry Loverly — Cassandra Wilson Distances — Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing)

This year’s Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical nominations go to: Danger Mouse, Nigel Godrich, Johnny Karkazis, Rick Rubin, and will.i.am.

The 2008 Academy Award Winners

Monday, February 25th, 2008

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WINNERS

Best film: No Country for Old Men

Best director: No Country for Old Men, Joel and Ethan Coen

Best actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood

Original screenplay: Juno

Documentary feature: Taxi to the Dark Side

Documentary short: Freeheld

Original score: Atonement

Cinematography: There Will Be Blood

Song: “Falling Slowly”, Once

Foreign language film: The Counterfeiters

Honorary Oscar: Robert Boyle

Film editing: The Bourne Ultimatum

Best actress: Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose

Sound mixing: The Bourne Ultimatum

Sound editing: The Bourne Ultimatum

Adapted screenplay: No Country for Old Men, Joel and Ethan Coen

Supporting actress: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

Animated short: Peter and the Wolf

Live action short: Le Mozart des Pickpockets

Supporting actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men

Art directions: Sweeney Todd

Visual effects: The Golden Compass

Makeup: La Vie en Rose

Animated feature: Ratatouille

Costume: Elizabeth: The Golden Age

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The 2008 Academy Award Nominations

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

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Best Picture: “Atonement,” “Juno,” “Michael Clayton,” “No Country for Old Men,” “There Will Be Blood.”

Best Actor: George Clooney, “Michael Clayton”; Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood”; Johnny Depp, “Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street”; Tommy Lee Jones, “In the Valley of Elah”; Viggo Mortensen, “Eastern Promises.”

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”; Julie Christie, “Away From Her”; Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose”; Laura Linney, “The Savages”; Ellen Page, “Juno.”

Best Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”; Javier Bardem, “No Country for Old Men”; Hal Holbrook, “Into the Wild”; Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Charlie Wilson’s War”; Tom Wilkinson, “Michael Clayton.”

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Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, “I’m Not There”; Ruby Dee, “American Gangster”; Saoirse Ronan, “Atonement”; Amy Ryan, “Gone Baby Gone”; Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton.”

Best Director: Julian Schnabel, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”; Jason Reitman, “Juno”; Tony Gilroy, “Michael Clayton”; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men”; Paul Thomas Anderson, “There Will Be Blood.”

Best Foreign Film: “Beaufort,” Israel; “The Counterfeiters,” Austria; “Katyn,” Poland; “Mongol,” Kazakhstan; “12,” Russia.

Best Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton, “Atonement”; Sarah Polley, “Away from Her”; Ronald Harwood, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”; Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men”; Paul Thomas Anderson, “There Will Be Blood.”

Best Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, “Juno”; Nancy Oliver, “Lars and the Real Girl”; Tony Gilroy, “Michael Clayton”; Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco, “Ratatouille”; Tamara
Jenkins, “The Savages.”

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Best Animated Feature Film: “Persepolis”; “Ratatouille”; “Surf’s Up.”

Best Art Direction: “American Gangster,” “Atonement,” “The Golden Compass,” “Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “There Will Be Blood.”

Best Cinematography: “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” “Atonement,” “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” “No Country for Old Men,” “There Will Be Blood.”

Best Sound Mixing: “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “No Country for Old Men,” “Ratatouille,” “3:10 to Yuma,” “Transformers.”

Best Sound Editing: “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “No Country for Old Men,” “Ratatouille,” “There Will Be Blood,” “Transformers.”

Best Original Score: “Atonement,” Dario Marianelli; “The Kite Runner,” Alberto Iglesias; “Michael Clayton,” James Newton Howard; “Ratatouille,” Michael Giacchino; “3:10 to Yuma,” Marco
Beltrami.

Best Original Song: “Falling Slowly” from “Once,” Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; “Happy Working Song” from “Enchanted,” Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; “Raise It Up” from “August Rush,” “So Close” from “Enchanted,” Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; “That’s How You Know” from “Enchanted,” Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.

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Best Costume: “Across the Universe,” “Atonement,” “Elizabeth: The Golden Age,” “La Vie en Rose,” “Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”

Best Documentary Feature: “No End in Sight,” “Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience,” “Sicko,” “Taxi to the Dark Side,” “War/Dance.”

Best Documentary (short subject): “Freeheld,” “La Corona (The Crown),” “Salim Baba,” “Sari’s Mother.”

Best Film Editing: “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” “Into the Wild,” “No Country for Old Men,” “There Will Be Blood.”

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Best Makeup: “La Vie en Rose,” “Norbit,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.”

Best Animated Short Film: “I Met the Walrus,” “Madame Tutli-Putli,” “Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven),” “My Love (Moya Lyubov),” “Peter & the Wolf.”

Best Live Action Short Film: “At Night,” “Il Supplente (The Substitute),” “Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets),” “Tanghi Argentini,” “The Tonto Woman.”

Best Visual Effects: “The Golden Compass,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” “Transformers.”

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2008 Golden Globe Winners!

Monday, January 14th, 2008

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MOVIES

Best Motion Picture – Drama

“American Gangster”
*”Atonement”
“Eastern Promises”
“The Great Debaters”
“Michael Clayton”
“No Country for Old Men”
“There Will Be Blood”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Cate Blanchett – “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
*Julie Christie – “Away From Her”
Jodie Foster – “The Brave One”
Angelina Jolie – “A Mighty Heart”
Keira Knightley – “Atonement”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

George Clooney – “Michael Clayton”
*Daniel Day-Lewis – “There Will Be Blood”
James McAvoy – “Atonement”
Viggo Mortensen – “Eastern Promises”
Denzel Washington – “American Gangster”

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy

“Across The Universe”
“Charlie Wilson’s War”
“Hairspray”
“Juno”
*”Sweeney Todd”

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Amy Adams – “Enchanted”
Nikki Blonsky – “Hairspray”
Helena Bonham Carter – “Sweeney Todd”
*Marion Cotillard – “La Vie En Rose”
Ellen Page – “Juno”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy

*Johnny Depp – “Sweeney Todd”
Ryan Gosling – “Lars and the Real Girl”
Tom Hanks – “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Philip Seymour Hoffman – “The Savages”
John C. Reilly – “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”

Best Foreign Languge Film

“4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days” (Romania)
*”The Diving Bell And The Butterfly” (France, United States)
“The Kite Runner” (United States)
“Lust, Caution” (Taiwan)
“Persepolis” (France)

Best Animated Feature Film

“Bee Movie”
*”Ratatouille”
“The Simpsons Movie”

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Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

*Cate Blanchett - “I’m Not There”
Julia Roberts - “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Saoirse Ronan - “Atonement”
Amy Ryan - “Gone Baby Gone”
Tilda Swinton - “Michael Clayton”

Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Casey Affleck - “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
*Javier Bardem - “No Country for Old Men”
Philip Seymour Hoffman - “Charlie Wilson’s War”
John Travolta - “Hairspray”
Tom Wilkinson - “Michael Clayton”

Best Director - Motion Picture

Tim Burton - “Sweeney Todd”
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen - “No Country for Old Men”
*Julian Schnabel - “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Ridley Scott - “American Gangster”
Joe Wright - “Atonement”

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Diablo Cody - “Juno”
*Ethan Coen & Joel Coen - “No Country for Old Men”
Christopher Hampton - “Atonement”
Ronald Harwood - “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Aaron Sorkin - “Charlie Wilson’s War”

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Vedder - “Into the Wild”
Clint Eastwood - “Grace Is Gone”
Alberto Iglesias - “The Kite Runner”
*Dario Marianelli - “Atonement”
Howard Shore - “Eastern Promises”

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

“Despedida” - “Love in the Time of Cholera”
Music by: Shakira, Antonio Pinto
Lyrics by: Shakira

“Grace Is Gone” - “Grace Is Gone”
Music by: Clint Eastwood
Lyrics by: Carole Bayer Sager

*”Guaranteed” - “Into the Wild”
Music & Lyrics by: Eddie Vedder

“That’s How You Know” - “Enchanted”
Music by: Alan Menken
Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz

“Walk Hard” - “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”
Music & Lyrics by: Marshall Crenshaw, John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, Kasdan

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TELEVISION

Best Television Series - Drama

“Big Love”
“Damages”
“Grey’s Anatomy”
“House”
*”Mad Men”
“The Tudors”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series-Drama

Patricia Arquette - “Medium”
*Glenn Close - “Damages”
Minnie Driver - “The Riches”
Edie Falco - “The Sopranos”
Sally Field - “Brothers & Sisters”
Holly Hunter - “Saving Grace”
Kyra Sedgwick - “The Closer”

Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series-Drama

Michael C. Hall - “Dexter”
*Jon Hamm - “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie - “House”
Jonathan Rhys Meyers - “The Tudors”
Bill Paxton - “Big Love”

Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical

“30 Rock”
“Californication”
“Entourage”
*”Extras”
“Pushing Daisies”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical

Christine Applegate - “Samantha Who?”
America Ferrera - “Ugly Betty”
*Tina Fey - “30 Rock”
Anna Friel - “Pushing Daisies”
Mary-Louise Parker - “Weeds”

Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical

Alec Baldwin - “30 Rock”
Steve Carell - “The Office”
*David Duchovny - “Californication”
Ricky Gervais - “Extras”
Lee Pace - “Pushing Daisies”

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Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV

“Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”
“The Company”
“Five Days”
*”Longford”
“The State Within”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV

Bryce Dallas Howard - “As You Like It”
Debra Messing - “The Starter Wife”
*Queen Latifah - “Life Support”
Sissy Spacek - “Pictures of Hollis Woods”
Ruth Wilson - “Jane Eyre”

Best Performance By an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV

Adam Beach - “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”
Ernest Borgnine - “A Grandpa for Christmas”
*Jim Broadbent - “Longford”
Jason Isaacs - “The State Within”
James Nesbitt - “Jekyll”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV

Rose Byrne - “Damages”
Rachel Griffiths - “Brothers & Sisters”
Katherine Heigl - “Grey’s Anatomy”
*Samantha Morton - “Longford”
Anna Paquin - “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”
Jaime Pressly - “My Name Is Earl”

Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV

Ted Danson - “Damages”
Kevin Dillon - “Entourage”
*Jeremy Piven - “Entourage”
Andy Serkis - “Longford”
William Shatner - “Boston Legal”
Donald Sutherland - “Dirty Sexy Money”

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The 2007 Golden Globe Nominees Are Here!

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

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MOTION PICTURES:

Picture, Drama: “American Gangster,”"Atonement,”"Eastern Promises,”"The Great Debaters,”"Michael Clayton,”"No Country for Old Men,”"There Will Be Blood.”

Actress, Drama: Cate Blanchett, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”; Julie Christie, “Away From Her”; Jodie Foster, “The Brave One”; Angelina Jolie, “A Mighty Heart”; Keira Knightley, “Atonement.”

Actor, Drama: George Clooney, “Michael Clayton”; Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood”; James McAvoy, “Atonement”; Viggo Mortensen, “Eastern Promises”; Denzel Washington, “American Gangster.”

Picture, Musical or Comedy: “Across the Universe,”"Charlie Wilson’s War,”"Hairspray,”"Juno,”"Sweeney Todd.”

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams, “Enchanted”; Nikki Blonsky, “Hairspray”; Helena Bonham Carter, “Sweeney Todd”; Marion Cotillard, “La Vie En Rose”; Ellen Page, “Juno.”

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Actor, Musical or Comedy: Johnny Depp, “Sweeney Todd”; Ryan Gosling, “Lars and the Real Girl”; Tom Hanks, “Charlie Wilson’s War”; Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Savages”; John C. Reilly, “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.”

Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, “I’m Not There”; Julia Roberts, “Charlie Wilson’s War”; Saoirse Ronan, “Atonement”; Amy Ryan, “Gone Baby Gone”; Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton.”

Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”; Javier Bardem, “No Country for Old Men”; Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Charlie Wilson’s War”; John Travolta, “Hairspray”; Tom Wilkinson, “Michael Clayton.”

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Director: Tim Burton, “Sweeney Todd”; Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, “No Country for Old Men”; Julian Schnabel, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”; Ridley Scott, “American Gangster”; Joe Wright, “Atonement.”

Screenplay: Diablo Cody, “Juno”; Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, “No Country for Old Men”; Christopher Hampton, “Atonement”; Ronald Harwood, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”; Aaron Sorkin, “Charlie Wilson’s War.”

Foreign Language: “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” Romania; “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” France and U.S.; “The Kite Runner,” U.S.; “Lust, Caution,” Taiwan; “Persepolis,” France.

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Animated Film: “Bee Movie,”"Ratatouille,”"The Simpsons Movie.”

Original Score: Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Vedder, “Into the Wild”; Clint Eastwood, “Grace Is Gone”; Alberto Iglesias, “The Kite Runner”; Dario Marianelli, “Atonement”; Howard Shore, “Eastern Promises.”

Original Song: “Despedida” from “Love in the Time of Cholera”; “Grace Is Gone” from “Grace Is Gone”; “Guaranteed” from “Into the Wild”; “That’s How You Know” from “Enchanted”; “Walk Hard” from “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.”

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TELEVISION:

Series, Drama: “Big Love,” HBO; “Damages,” FX Networks; “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC; “House,” Fox; “Mad Men,” AMC; “The Tudors,” Showtime.

Actress, Drama: Patricia Arquette, “Medium”; Glenn Close, “Damages”; Minnie Driver, “The Riches”; Edie Falco, “The Sopranos”; Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters”; Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace”; Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer.”

Actor, Drama: Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”; Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”; Hugh Laurie, “House”; Jonathan Rhys Meyers, “The Tudors”; Bill Paxton, “Big Love.”

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Series, Musical or Comedy: “30 Rock,” NBC; “Californication,” Showtime; “Entourage,” HBO; “Extras,” HBO; “Pushing Daisies,” ABC.

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?”; America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty”; Tina Fey, “30 Rock”; Anna Friel, “Pushing Daisies”; Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds.”

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”; Steve Carell, “The Office”; David Duchovny, “Californication”; Ricky Gervais, “Extras”; Lee Pace, “Pushing Daisies.”

Miniseries or Movie: “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” HBO; “The Company,” TNT; “Five Days,” HBO; “Longford,” HBO; “The State Within,” BBC America.

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Bryce Dallas Howard, “As You Like It”; Debra Messing, “The Starter Wife”; Queen Latifah, “Life Support”; Sissy Spacek, “Pictures of Hollis Woods”; Ruth Wilson, “Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre).”

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Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Adam Beach, “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”; Ernest Borgnine, “A Grandpa for Christmas”; Jim Broadbent, “Longford”; Jason Isaacs, “The State Within”; James Nesbitt, “Jekyll.”

Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Rose Byrne, “Damages”; Rachel Griffiths, “Brothers & Sisters”; Katherine Heigl, “Grey’s Anatomy”; Samantha Morton, “Longford”; Anna Paquin, “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”; Jaime Pressly, “My Name Is Earl.”

Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Ted Danson, “Damages”; Kevin Dillon, “Entourage”; Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”; Andy Serkis, “Longford”; William Shatner, “Boston Legal”; Donald Sutherland, “Dirty Sexy Money.”

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50th Annual Grammy Nominations Announced!

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

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THE BELOW ARTICLE WAS TAKEN FROM REUTERS UK.COM

Rap star Kanye West scored a leading eight nominations for the 50th annual Grammy Awards this year, the music industry’s highest honours, organizers said on Thursday. Five acts received five nominations each; rock band the Foo Fighters, rapper Jay-Z, hip-hop producer Timbaland, pop singer Justin Timberlake, and R&B singer T-Pain.

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse, whose promising career has been sidelined by drug and alcohol problems, followed with six Grammy bids. Winehouse, 24, was nominated in all four of the top categories: record of the year, album of the year, song of the year (a songwriter’s award), and best new artist. Her second disc, “Back to Black,” will compete for album of the year with West’s “Graduation,” the Foo Fighters’ “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace,” country singer Vince Gill’s “These Days,” and jazz pianist Herbie Hancock’s “River: The Joni Letters.”

Winehouse’s autobiographical single “Rehab” will vie for record of the year with the Foo Fighters’ “The Pretender,” Timberlake’s “What Goes Around … Comes Around,” and tracks from two R&B singers; Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable” and Rihanna’s Umbrella,” featuring Jay-Z. “Rehab” and “Umbrella” were nominated for song of the year, alongside country star Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats,” pop band Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah,” and singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae’s “Like a Star.”

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My opinion? I am VERY disapointed that Feist was not nominated for Album and Record of the year. Her second solo c.d. “The Reminder” is a piece of pop heaven. A few other snubs? Lily Allen, The Arcade Fire, Mika, Peter, Bjorn & John and Robin Thicke! The Grammy’s have always been geared to the older set, which is why Herbie Hancock, Paul McCartney and some of these other acts made such an impression on voters.

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Lastly, when don’t The Foo Fighter’s sweep at Grammy time? Granted, I like David Grohl, but when have they really put out a stellar album with certified commercial hits? I guess I can be thankful that Daughtry and Fergie weren’t nominated for anything (that we know of), then I’d really be pissed. I am excited for the actual Grammy nomination list to come out so I can see the dance, pop and alternative category nominees. Stay tuned to this blog for the full list of grammy nominations when they are released!

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The 12 Animated Films Up For Oscar Consideration Have Been Announced!

Friday, November 9th, 2007

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The nominations for the 80th Academy Awards won’t be announced until January 22, but the names of the films being submitted for consideration have already been announced. And this year was not a great year for animation by the looks of this list! I mean c’mon, “Bee Movie”? “Aqua Teen Hunger Force”? “TMNT”? I’ve seen these movies, they are not Oscar worthy, trust me!

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Variety Magazine reports that in the animated feature film category, the Academy will have 12 movies to consider and they have to whittle the list down to three nominees. Do you think the voters will have problems narrowing down this list? Here is the list of submitted animated feature length films:

- “Alvin and the Chipmunks”
- “Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters”
- “Bee Movie”
- “Beowulf”
- “Meet the Robinsons”
- “Persepolis”
- “Ratatouille”
- “Shrek the Third”
- “The Simpsons Movie”
- “Surf’s Up”
- “Tekkonkinkreet”
- “TMNT”

Yes, you read that right, “Alvin and the Chipmunks” people! I mean the trailer for “Alvin” alone is incredibly bad, the movie couldn’t be any better…trust me. If I had to pick the three nominees now it would be; “Ratatouille”, “Persepolis” and “The Simpsons Movie”. If “Beowulf” turns out to be a hit then it may replace the Cannes Film Festival winner “Persepolis”.

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I will be doing a write up of the graphic novel turned big screen animated feature “Persepolis” as soon as the trailer is released. I have read the beautifully written black and white graphic novel and I am sure the movie will be amazing. I have seen most of the movies on this list and have to say I enjoyed “Surfs Up” and think it is deserving of a nomination also.

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The 2007 Academy Awards Winners

Monday, February 26th, 2007

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SURPRISES:

- Last week if you told me Eddie Murphy didn’t win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, I would have been pissed. But last night I realized why I love Alan Arkin’s moving performance in “Little Miss Sunshine” so much, he is so endearing.

- Al Gore was funny! Why couldn’t he have been just like this when we needed it! Please run again Mr. Gore!

- “The Departed” won Best Picture? I love this movie I do, but I don’t think it has anything important to say. “Goodfellas” was a more superior film and had senseless violence potrayed in the same manner as
“The Departed” but the academy has always shunned these kinds of films. The subject matter may be entertaining but does it say anything about culture and society on a large scale like last years winner “Crash” did? If this movie could win, why didn’t “Pulp Fiction”?

- Why was Beyonce singing with Jennifer Hudson? Why did we have to hear Beyonce sing a duet with Jennifer Hudson when all of America just wanted to see why Miss Hudson had just earned her Oscar? Oops Beyonce, I smell a diva tantrum!

- No Anna Nicole Smith in the “death montage”. Hey, she was in “The Naked Gun” movies!

- “Pan’s Labyrinth” loses best foreign language film. Damn them “naughty, dirty little Germans” who won for “The Lives of Others” (thank you for the quote Sharon Stone).

- Melissa Etheridge wins an Oscar! Her dedication to her wife will be remembered as a historical moment.

- “Happy Feet” beats “Cars”. Pixar loses to the guy that made “Babe” and “Mad Max”. Take that Disney!

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Performance by an actor in a leading role:

Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland?

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:

Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine?

Performance by an actress in a leading role:

Helen Mirren in “The Queen?

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:

Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls?

Best animated feature film of the year:

“Happy Feet? George Miller

Achievement in cinematography:

“Pan’s Labyrinth?

Achievement in costume design:

“Marie Antoinette? Milena Canonero

Achievement in directing:

“The Departed? Martin Scorsese

Best documentary feature:

“An Inconvenient Truth?

Achievement in film editing:

“The Departed?

Best foreign language film of the year:

“The Lives of Others? Germany

Achievement in makeup:

“Pan’s Labyrinth?

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):

“Babel?

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):

“I Need to Wake Up? from “An Inconvenient Truth? Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge

Best motion picture of the year:

“The Departed?

Best animated short film:

“The Danish Poet?

Achievement in visual effects:

“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest?

Adapted screenplay:

“The Departed?

Original screenplay:

“Little Miss Sunshine?

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Grammy Award Winners

Monday, February 12th, 2007

Album of the Year: “Taking the Long Way,” Dixie Chicks.

Record of the Year: “Not Ready to Make Nice,” Dixie Chicks.

Song of the Year: “Not Ready to Make Nice,” Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Dan Wilson (Dixie Chicks).

New Artist: Carrie Underwood.

Female R&B Vocal Performance: “Be Without You,” Mary J. Blige.

Pop Vocal Album: “Continuum,” John Mayer.

Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “For Once in My Life,” Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder.

Country Album: “Taking the Long Way,” Dixie Chicks.

Rap Album: “Release Therapy,” Ludacris.

Rock Album: “Stadium Arcadium,” Red Hot Chili Peppers.

R&B Album: “The Breakthrough,” Mary J. Blige.

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Rick Rubin.

Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Duets: an American Classic,” Tony Bennett.

Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Ain’t No Other Man,” Christina Aguilera.

Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Waiting on the World to Change,” John Mayer.

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “My Humps,” Black Eyed Peas.

Rock Instrumental Performance: “The Wizard Turns On … ,” the Flaming Lips.

Alternative Music Album: “St. Elsewhere,” Gnarls Barkley.

Dance Recording: “Sexy Back,” Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.

Electronic/Dance Album: “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” Madonna.

Rap/Sung Collaboration: “My Love,” Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.

Urban/Alternative Performance: “Crazy,” Gnarls Barkley.

Contemporary R&B Album: “B’Day,” Beyonce.

Female Country Vocal Performance: “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” Carrie Underwood.

Male Country Vocal Performance: “The Reason Why,” Vince Gill.

Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “Not Ready to Make Nice,” Dixie Chicks.

Country Song: “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson (Carrie Underwood).

The Screen Actors Guild Awards

Monday, February 5th, 2007

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Forest Whitaker / THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND – Idi Amin / Fox Searchlight Pictures

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Helen Mirren / THE QUEEN – The Queen / Miramax Films.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Eddie Murphy / DREAMGIRLS – James “Thunder? Early / Paramount Pictures

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Hudson / DREAMGIRLS – Effie White / Paramount Pictures

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE / Fox Searchlight Pictures
Alan Arkin - Grandpa
Abigail Breslin - Olive
Steve Carell - Frank
Toni Collette - Sheryl
Paul Dano - Dwayne
Greg Kinnear - Richard

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Jeremy Irons / ELIZABETH I – Earl of Leicester / HBO

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Helen Mirren / ELIZABETH I – Elizabeth I / HBO

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Hugh Laurie / HOUSE – Dr. Gregory House / FOX

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Chandra Wilson / GREY’S ANATOMY – Dr. Miranda Bailey / ABC

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin / 30 ROCK – Jack Donaghy / NBC

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
America Ferrera / UGLY BETTY – Betty Suarez / ABC

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
GREY’S ANATOMY / ABC
Justin Chambers - Alex Karev
Eric Dane - Mark Sloan
Patrick Dempsey - Derek Shepherd
Katherine Heigl - Isobel “Izzie? Stevens
T.R. Knight - George O’Malley
Sandra Oh - Cristina Yang
James Pickens, Jr. - Richard Webber
Ellen Pompeo - Meredith Grey
Sara Ramirez - Callie Torres
Kate Walsh - Addison Montgomery Shepherd
Isaiah Washington - Preston Burke
Chandra Wilson - Miranda Bailey

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE OFFICE / NBC
Leslie David Baker - Stanley Hudson
Brian Baumgartner - Kevin Malone
Steve Carell - Michael Scott
David Denman - Roy Anderson
Jenna Fischer - Pam Beesly
Kate Flannery - Meredith Palmer
Melora Hardin - Jan Levinson
Mindy Kaling - Kelly Kapoor
Angela Kinsey - Angela Martin
John Krasinski - Jim Halpert
Paul Lieberstein - Toby Flenderson
B.J. Novak - Ryan Howard
Oscar Nunez - Oscar Martinez
Phyllis Smith - Phyllis Lapin
Rainn Wilson - Dwight Schrute

Screen Actors Guild Awards 43rd Annual Life Achievement Award
Julie Andrews

The Razzie Award Nominations

Friday, January 26th, 2007

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These awards are truly the only ones that usually get it right with their nominees. I hope “Little Man” sweeps these awards, it was a vile piece of work. I think these categores are hilarious and agree with every nominee. Actually, I enjoyed “Lady In The Water” a whole lot and think it is vastly under rated.

Worst Picture:
“Basic Instinct 2″
“Bloodrayne”
“Lady In The Water”
“Little Man”
“Wicker Man”

Worst Actor:
Tim Allen — “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,” “The Shaggy Dog” and “Zoom”
Nicolas Cage — “Wicker Man”
Larry The Cable Guy (Dan Whitney) — “Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector”
Rob Schneider — “The Benchwarmers” and “Little Man”
Marlon Wayans & Shawn Wayans — “Little Man”

Worst Actress:
Hilary Duff & Haylie Duff — “Material Girls”
Lindsay Lohan — “Just My Luck”
Kristanna Loken — “Bloodrayne”
Jessica Simpson — “Employee Of The Month”
Sharon Stone — “Basic Instincts 2″

Worst Supporting Actor:
Danny DeVito — “Deck The Halls”
Ben Kingsley — “Bloodrayne”
M. Night Shyamalan — “Lady In The Water”
Martin Short — “Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
David Thewlis — “Basic Instinct 2″ and “The Omen”

Worst Supporting Actress:
Kate Bosworth — “Superman Returns”
Kristin Chenoweth — “Deck The Halls,” “Pink Panther” and “RV”
Carmen Electra — “Date Movie” and “Scary Movie 4″
Jenny McCarthy — “John Tucker Must Die”
Michelle Rodriguez — “Bloodrayne”

Worst Screen Couple:
Tim Allen & Martin Short — “Santa Clause 3″
Nicolas Cage & His Bear Suit — “Wicker Man”
Hilary & Haylie Duff — “Material Girls”
Sharon Stone’s Lop-Sided Breasts — “Basic Instinct 2″
Shawn Wayans & EITHER Kerry Washington OR Marlon Wayans — “Little Man”

Worst Remake or Rip-Off:
“Little Man”
“Pink Panther”
“Poseidon”
“The Shaggy Dog Story”
“Wicker Man”

Worst Prequel or Sequel:
“Basic Instinct 2″
“Big Momma’s House 2″
“Garfield 2: A Tail Of Two Kitties”
“Santa Clause 3″
“Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning”

Worst Director:
Uwe Boll — “Bloodrayne”
Michael Caton-Jones — “Basic Instinct 2″
Ron Howard — “The Da Vinci Code”
M. Night Shyamalan — “Lady In The Water”
Keenen Ivory Wayans — “Little Man”

Worst Screenplay:
“Basic Instinct 2″
“Bloodrayne”
“Lady In The Water”
“Little Man”
“Wicker Man”

Worst Excuse for Family Entertainment:
“Deck The Halls”
“Garfield 2: A Tail Of Two Kitties”
“RV”
“Santa Clause 3″
“The Shaggy Dog”

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