The Oscar's where this Sunday and for the most part i got my prediction right. I missed on a few categories, but other than that i was pretty accurate on whom would win what. Here are the winners:
*Best Picture: The Hurt Locker *Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow- The Hurt Locker *Best Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker *Best Adapted Screenplay: Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire *Best Actor: Jeff Bridges- Crazy Heart *Best Actress: Sandra Bullock- The Blindside *Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz- Inglorious Basterds *Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique- Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire *Best Animated Feature:Up *Best Animated Short:Logorama *Best Live Action Short:The New Tenents *Best Documentary Film:The Cove *Best Documentary Short Subject:Music By Prudence *Best Foreign Language Film:The Secret In Their Eyes(El Secreto da Sus Ojos) (representing Aregentina) *Best Art Direction:Avatar *Best Cinematography:Avatar *Best Costume:The Young Victoria *Best Makeup:Star Trek *Best Visual Effects:Avatar *Best Film Editing:District 9 *Best Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker *Best Sound Mixing:The Hurt Locker *Best Original Score:Up *Best Original Song: "The Weary Kind",Crazy Heart
The only categories i got wrong were Best Art Direction and Cinematography for which i chose The Hurt Locker when Avatar actually won and Best Foreign Language Film For which i picked The White Ribbon from Germany over the winning The Secret In Their Eyes(El Secreto da Sus Ojos) from Argentina. So thats it for the awards show season and it will pick back up with the Emmy's this fall.
Here are all of my choices to whom i think will win the awards tonight at the Oscars tonight.
*Best Picture: The Hurt Locker *Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow- The Hurt Locker *Best Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker *Best Adapted Screenplay: Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire *Best Actor: Jeff Bridges- Crazy Heart *Best Actress: Sandra Bullock- The Blindside *Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz- Inglorious Basterds *Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique- Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire *Best Animated Feature:Up *Best Animated Short:Logorama *Best Live Action Short:The New Tenents *Best Documentary Film:The Cove *Best Documentary Short Subject:Music By Prudence *Best Foreign Language Film:The White Ribbon(representing Germany) *Best Art Direction:Nine *Best Cinematography:The Hurt Locker *Best Costume:The Young Victoria *Best Makeup:Star Trek *Best Visual Effects:Avatar *Best Film Editing:District 9 *Best Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker *Best Sound Mixing:The Hurt Locker *Best Original Score:Up *Best Original Song: "The Weary Kind",Crazy Heart
Those are all of my choice and tonight we will see how many i got right.
The Independent Spirit Awards were this Friday and the big winner of the night was Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire winning all five of the category's it was nominated including Best Picture and Director. Other winners include Oscar favor tie Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart. Here is the complete list of winners:
*Best Film: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire *Best Director: Lee Daniels- Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire *Best Actress: Gabourey Sidibe- Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire *Best Actor: Jeff Bridges- Crazy Heart *Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique- Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire *Best Supporting Actor: Woody Harrelson- The Messenger *Best Documentary: Anvil! The Story of Anvil *Best Foreign film: An Education *Best Debut film: Scott Cooper- Crazy Heart *Best First screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher- Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire *Best Screenplay: Scott Neustader and Michael H. Weber- (500) Days of Summer *Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins- A Serious Man *John Cassavetes Award: Lynn Shelton- Humpday *Robert Altman Award: A Serious Man
Tonight are the Oscars so be sure to watch to see who will win big.
Tomorrow night, Sunday March 7th, the Academy Awards will air and all of Hollywood would be out in their Sunday's Best to receive awards for the great work they put out and I will be watch like alot of people in the world. I have made my choices to whom i think will win, but we can still talk about the nominees. Today to discuss the Best Picture nominees and they are:
Avatar The Blind Side District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire A Serious Man Up Up in the Air
This is the First time since 1943 that the Academy Awards has had 10 nominees. All the movies in this race are deserving of the nominations they received. The clear front runners for the awards are Avatar and The Hurt Locker. It has been a foot race between the 2 movies over the awards show season. Avatar won the Golden Globe for Best Picture and The Hurt Locker won the BAFTA and Critics Choice Award for Best Picture. I think it's going to go to The Hurt Locker, but Avatar is the highest grossing movie of all time and the academy voters might take that in to consideration. I don't think the controversy surrounding The Hurt Locker will hurt its chances, but it can. The other nominees in the category that have a chance to sneak up and take the big prize are Up in the Air, Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire and Inglourious Basterds. These movies all have the chance to win because they have won big Best Picture awards in other award shows. The only movie that I don't think should have been nominated was A Serious Man whom i serious think stole the nomination from The Hangover which is and was one of the best comedy movies ever made and one of the best movies of last year. So who will win, I think it will be The Hurt Locker as it should be too.
Who Should Win:The Hurt Locker Who Will Win:The Hurt Locker
This Sunday the Oscars will be on and I will be watching to make sure that my choices have won. So today we will be discussing the Best Actress nominess and they are:
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side as Leigh Anne Tuohy Helen Mirren – The Last Station as Sofya Tolstoy Carey Mulligan – An Education as Jenny Miller Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire as Claireece "Precious" Jones Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia as Julia Child
This years Best Actress race is going to be between two vets in the business, Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia & Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side. Meryl is breaking records with this nomination bringing her total to 16 in her career whereas Sandra has been in this business for nearly 2 decades and this is the first time she has even been considered for a nomination, let alone getting one. But who will win? My money will go on Sandra, because not only was she good the Oscar voters do like seeing a story of Hollywood redemption. If either her or Meryl do not win then it will be Gabourey Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire because she is a first time actress and the academy does like to honor the first timers alot and her performance wasn't half bad at all.
Who Should Win: Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side Who Will Win: Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
The Oscars are this Sunday the 7th and as we countdown we are making our predictions to whom will win big. Today we talk about the Best Actor category. The nominees are:
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart as Bad Blake George Clooney – Up in the Air as Ryan Bingham Colin Firth – A Single Man as George Falconer Morgan Freeman – Invictus as Nelson Mandela Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker as Sgt. William James
This is a category with such a diverse group of characters that it's hard to choose. The clear winner is Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart, but my heart says that it should be George Clooney for Up in the Air although i really enjoyed Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker. All these actors deserve their nominations (Morgan Freeman and Colin Firth are just seat fillers in the category), but only one can win and it will be Jeff Bridges.
Who Should Win: George Clooney – Up in the Air as Ryan Bingham Who Will Win: Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart as Bad Blake
The Oscars are this Sunday and the stars are all prepping for the big night and so am I. Today we talk about the Best Supporting Actress nominations and whom we think will win. My choices have been made, but here is a reminder of the nominees:
Penélope Cruz – Nine as Carla Albanese Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air as Alex Goran Maggie Gyllenhaal – Crazy Heart as Jean Craddock Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air as Natalie Keener Mo'Nique – Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire as Mary Lee Johnston
The Best Supporting Actress Category is as easy to predict as the Supporting Actor choices. Mo'Nique is the only choice to win. Her performance in Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire was so strong that her fellow nominees really don't have a chance. The only other performance that can out beat hers is Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air, other than that Mo'Nique is on her way to Oscar gold.
Who Should Win: Mo'Nique – Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire as Mary Lee Johnston Who Will Win: Mo'Nique – Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire as Mary Lee Johnston
The Oscars are this Sunday and I have already had a chance to make up my mind about who I think will win the big awards. Today we discuss the Best Supporting Actor category to see what the odds are of who will win. The nominees are:
Matt Damon – Invictus as François Pienaar Woody Harrelson – The Messenger as Capt. Tony Stone Christopher Plummer – The Last Station as Leo Tolstoy Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones as George Harvey Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds as Col. Hans Landa
The clear and favorite to win and my choice to win is Christoph Waltz for Inglorious Bastards. He was so good as a devil that could charm and talk you into giving him exactly what he needs. The only reason i don't think he'll win is if the voters don't want to hear another one of his odd acceptance speeches about the fate of Quentin Tarantino discovery him and allowing him to be a vessel of his genius and how the gods have lined up to give him such an blah, blah, blah, blah, he just babbles on and it's odd. The only real chance in him losing is if Stanley Tucci surprised us and won in an upset for The Lovely Bones. So thats my Choice. Who Should Win: Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds as Col. Hans Landa Who Will Win: Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds as Col. Hans Landa
The BAFTAS were held tonight and for the most part it is still the same winners that every awards ceremony this year has has. The only surprises were Carey Mulligan(An Education)beat out Front Runner Meryl Streep (Sandra Bullock wasn't nominated) and Colin Firth( A Single Man) beat favorite for the Oscar Jeff Bridges. Another surprise was Kristen Stewart beating Carey Mulligan for The Orange Rising Star Award. Here is the complete list of winners: Best Film: The Hurt Locker Leading Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Man Leading Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker Adapted Screenplay: Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up In the Air Film Not in the English Language: A Prophet (France) Animated Film: Up Outstanding British Film: Fish Tank Outstanding Debut By a British Writer, Director or Producer: Duncan Jones, Moon Music: Michael Giacchino, Up Cinematography: The Hurt Locker Editing: The Hurt Locker Production Design: Avatar Costume Design: The Young Victoria Sound: The Hurt Locker Special Visual Effects: Avatar Makeup & Hair: The Young Victoria Short Animation: Mother of Many The Orange Rising Star Award: Kristen Stewart Academy Fellowship: Vanessa Redgrave
The Grammys were just this Sunday and for the most part the show was good. Beyonce won 6 awards and her performance was OK. Taylor Swift won the big award of the night, Best Album, and Lady Gaga won 2 awards. the best part of the evening was by far Pink's trapeze performance to the song "Glitter in the Air". It was magnificent and she has proven herself as one of the most important performer of this time. Here is a partial list of the winners, because the actual list is way too long, so i will post only the important ones. OH YEAH, here is a video of Pink's performance.
Here is a list of the winners: Record of the Year - Use Somebody by Kings of Leon Album of the Year - Fearless by Taylor Swift Best New Artist - Zac Brown Best Short Form Music Video - “Boom Boom Pow” by The Black Eyed Peas Best Long Form Music Video - The Beatles Love-All Together Now by Various Artists Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - “Make It Mine” by Jason Mraz Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals - “I Gotta Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals - “Lucky” by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat Best Pop Instrumental Performance - “Throw Down Your Heart” by Béla Fleck Best Pop Instrumental Album - Potato Hole by Booker T. Jones Best Pop Vocal Album - The E.N.D. by Black Eyed Peas Best Dance Recording - “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga Best Electronic/Dance Album - The Fame by Lady Gaga Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden by Michael Bublé Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance - “Working On A Dream” by Bruce Springsteen Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals - “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon Best Hard Rock Performance - “War Machine” by AC/DC Best Metal Performance - “Dissident Aggressor” by Judas Priest Best Rock Instrumental Performance - “A Day in the Life” by Jeff Beck Best Rock Song - “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon Best Rock Album - 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day Best Alternative Music Album - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - “Pretty Wings” by Maxwell Best R&B Performance By a Duo/Group W/ Vocals - “Blame It” by Jamie Foxx and T-Pain Best Urban/Alternative Performance - “Pearls” by India Arie and Dobet Gnahore Best R&B Album - BLACKsummers’night by Maxwell Best Rap Solo Performance - “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” by Jay-Z Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group - “Crack A Bottle” by Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - “Run This Town” by Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West Best Rap Song - “Run This Town” by Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West Best Rap Album - Relapse by Eminem Best Female Country Vocal Performance - “White Horse” by Taylor Swift Best Male Country Vocal Performance - “Sweet Thing” by Keith Urban Best Country Performance by a Duo/Group With Vocals - “I Run to You” by Lady Antebellum Best Country Collaboration w/ Vocals - “I Told You So” by Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis Best Country Instrumental Performance - “Producer’s Medley” by Steve Wariner Best Country Song - “White Horse” by Taylor Swift Best Country Album - Fearless by Taylor Swift
This years Oscar Nominations have been announced and the only real surprise is the nomination of Maggie Gyllenhaal for "Crazy Heart" and maybe Christopher Plummer in "The Last Station. Here is a video of the nominations plus a list of all the nominations.
A complete list of nominations:
Best Picture: * “Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers * “The Blind Side” Nominees to be determined * “District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers * “An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers * “The Hurt Locker” Nominees to be determined * “Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer * “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers * “A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers * “Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer * “Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers
Actor in a Leading Role: * Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart” * George Clooney in “Up in the Air” * Colin Firth in “A Single Man” * Morgan Freeman in “Invictus” * Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”
Actor in a Supporting Role: * Matt Damon in “Invictus” * Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger” * Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station” * Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones” * Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”
Actress in a Leading Role: * Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side” * Helen Mirren in “The Last Station” * Carey Mulligan in “An Education” * Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” * Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”
Actress in a Supporting Role: * Penélope Cruz in “Nine” * Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air” * Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart” * Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air” * Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Animated Feature Film: * “Coraline” Henry Selick * “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson * “The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements * “The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore * “Up” Pete Docter
Art Direction: * “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair * “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith * “Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim * “Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer * “The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Cinematography: * “Avatar” Mauro Fiore * “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel * “The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd * “Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson * “The White Ribbon” Christian Berger
Costume Design: * “Bright Star” Janet Patterson * “Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier * “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme * “Nine” Colleen Atwood * “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell
Directing: * “Avatar” James Cameron * “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow * “Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino * “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels * “Up in the Air” Jason Reitman
Documentary (Feature)" * “Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller * “The Cove” Nominees to be determined * “Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein * “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith * “Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa
Documentary (Short Subject): * “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill * “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher * “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert * “Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett * “Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra
Film Editing: * “Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron * “District 9” Julian Clarke * “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis * “Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke * “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz
Foreign Language Film: * “Ajami” Israel * “El Secreto de Sus Ojos” Argentina * “The Milk of Sorrow” Peru * “Un Prophète” France * “The White Ribbon” Germany
Makeup: * “Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano * “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow * “The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore
Music (Original Score): * “Avatar” James Horner * “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat * “The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders * “Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer * “Up” Michael Giacchino
Music (Original Song): * “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman * “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman * “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas * “Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston * “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Short Film (Animated): * “French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert * “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell * “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia * “Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin * “A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park
Short Film (Live Action): * “The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn * “Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström * “Kavi” Gregg Helvey * “Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey * “The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Sound Editing: * “Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle * “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson * “Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman * “Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin * “Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers
Sound Mixing: * “Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson * “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett * “Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano * “Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin * “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson
Visual Effects: * “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones * “District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken * “Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton
Writing (Adapted Screenplay): * “District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell * “An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby * “In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche * “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher * “Up in the Air”- Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Writing (Original Screenplay): * “The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal * “Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino * “The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman * “A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen * “Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy
With the Screen Actor's Guild awards being handed out last night the road to the Oscars has been set for a few of the winner. Nearly sweeping every awards show this season with wins Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges, Monique and Christoh Waltz have secured their nominations for an Academy Awards. The show also include along with Monique and Christoh Waltz other first time winners like TV Winners the cast of Glee, Drew Barrymore and Kevin Bacon. Next up for this awards season are The Grammy's. See you there.
Check out the full 2010 winners list below:
FILM- Cast in a Motion Picture: Inglourious Basterds Male Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart Female Actor in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Mo’Nique, Precious Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: Star Trek
TELEVISION- Ensemble in a Drama Series: Mad Men Male Actor in a Drama Series: Michael C. Hall, Dexter Female Actor in a Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Ensemble in a Comedy Series: Glee Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, 30 Rock Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series: 24
The Golden Globes just ended and the Globes didn't disappoint with the surprise winner. Chloe Sevigny beat out favorite to win Jane Lynch in the TV category for Supporting actress for her portrayal of Nikki in "Big Love". Julianna Margulies beat out past winner and front-runner for this years award Glenn Close in the TV catagory Best Lead actress for "The Good Wife". Robert Downey Jr. won for "Sherlock Holmes" and Sandra Bullock won for "The Blindside". possibly the biggest surpise was "The Hangover" winning for Best Picture Musical or Comedy. Monique Won as suspected for "Precious" and Merly Streep won her 7th award for "Julie & Julia". Up next The Screen Actors Guild Awards. See you there.
Here a complete list of all the winners: MOTION PICTURES: Best Picture, Drama: "Avatar." Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: "The Hangover." Best Actor, Drama: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart." Best Actress, Drama: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side." Best Director: James Cameron, "Avatar." Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Robert Downey Jr., "Sherlock Holmes." Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia." Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds." Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire." Best Foreign Language: "The White Ribbon." Best Animated Film: "Up." Best Screenplay: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, "Up in the Air." Best Original Score: Michael Giacchino, "Up." Best Original Song: "The Weary Kind" (theme from "Crazy Heart"), (written by Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett).
TELEVISION: Best Series, Drama: "Mad Men," AMC. Best Actor, Drama: Michael C. Hall, "Dexter." Best Actress, Drama: Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife." Best Series, Musical or Comedy: "Glee," Fox. Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock." Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Toni Collette, "United States of Tara." Best Miniseries or Movie: "Grey Gardens," HBO. Best Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Kevin Bacon, "Taking Chance." Best Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Drew Barrymore, "Grey Gardens." Best Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: John Lithgow, "Dexter." Best Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Chloe Sevigny, "Big Love."
Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award: Martin Scorsese.
The Critic's Choice Awards were this Friday and for the most part it went as planned, with a few exceptions. You had your usual suspects win like Monique for "Precious" and Saoirse Ronan for "The Lovely Bones, but a few surprise were in store. Not only did "The Hurt Locker" win for best director, but it won for Best Picture and there was a tie in the best actress catagory(the same as last year; Anne Hathaway(Rachel Getting Married) and Meryl Streep(Doubt)both won the catagory last year)whereas Meryl Streep won for "Julie & Julia" and in a surprise her and to everyone Sandra Bullock won for "The Blindside". There were also big losers. "Nine" was nominated for 10 awards and won zero.
Here is the complete list of winners:
Best Picture- The Hurt Locker Best Director- Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker Best Original- Screenplay Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds Best Adapted- Screenplay Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air Best Acting- Ensemble Inglourious Basterds Best Actor- Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart Best Actress- (tie) Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia; Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Best Supporting Actor- Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Best Supporting Actress- Mo’Nique, Precious Best Young Actress- Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones Best Documentary- The Cove Best Foreign Language Film- Broken Embraces Best Animated- Movie Up Best Comedy- Movie The Hangover Best Score- Michael Giacchino, Up Best Song- “The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart Best Costume Design- The Young Victoria Best Make-Up- District 9 Best Action Movie- Avatar Best Cinematography- Avatar Best Visual Effects- Avatar Best Art Direction- Avatar Best Editing- Avatar Best Sound- Avatar
When I decide to go see a movie in theaters I try to see a movie exciting and action packed (Avatar, Star Trek, or any Harry Potter film, etc…) or deep and moving movie that not only leaves you thinking, but has an effect on you (Precious, Brokeback Mountain, Crash) or even crass comedy (The Hangover, Pineapple Express, Superbad), but rarely do I go see sappy true life or over coming difficult odds to fulfill their dreams movies or movies about people that escapes one life to meet a person that can help them start another one elsewhere “happily” or any romantic comedies that lack romance over even comedy (The Secret Life Bees, Fool’s Gold, The Ugly Truth, Flicka, Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself and Meet The Browns), so when I went to see “The Blindside” starring Sandra Bullock I found that not only did I like the movie I felt a connection to the characters and wanted it go continue on. I had my reservations about the movie before seeing it, because God knows I have tired myself out on these types of movies. I’m a very cynical and pessimistic person so I can see bullshit from a mile away, so I didn’t want to see it at all. The Blind Side is a 2009 American drama sports film written and directed by John Lee Hancock, and is based on the 2006 book “The Blindside: Evolution of a Game” by Michael Lewis. The storyline features Michael Oher, an offensive lineman who plays for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. The film follows Oher from his impoverished upbringings, through his years at Wingate Christian School (a fictional representation of Briarcrest Christian School), his adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy and on to his position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in college football. The film stars Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher, Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy, Tim McGraw as Sean Tuohy, Oher's adoptive parents, and Kathy Bates as Miss Sue, Oher's tutor. Sandra Bullock’s performance has garnered Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, plus there is strong Oscar buzz surround her performance, which is that good. This is a touching and compelling story about the kindness of people and what could happen if you took enough time to open your eyes to see beyond a person appearance and it’s about nurturing something in someone to help them become more than they ever could have dreamed. This is a must see especially around the holidays when family and giving is what matter most above all. Go see “The Blindside”.
Statuette fever gained momemtum in Hollywood Thursday as the Screen Actors Guild announced the nominations for its 16th annual awards, with "Precious," "Up in the Air," and "Inglourious Basterds" leading the pack with three nods each. Since the SAG awards are only for actors - who pick the nominees and the winners - their top film honors recognize the best ensemble cast. Since the SAG awards are only for actors - who pick the nominees and the winners - their top film honors recognize the best ensemble cast. In the TV drama category, shows nominated for best ensemble included "The Closer," "Dexter," "The Good Wife," "Mad Men," and "True Blood." The comedies recognized were "30 Rock," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Glee," "Modern Family," and "The Office." Here are the Nominees-
FILM Nominations:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture "The Hurt Locker" "Precious" "Nine" "An Education" "Inglourious Basterds"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart" George Clooney, "Up in the Air" Colin Firth, "A Single Man" Morgan Freeman, "Invictus" Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side" Helen Mirren, "The Last Station" Carey Mulligan, "An Education" Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire" Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Matt Damon, "Invictus" Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger" Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station" Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones" Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Penelope Cruz, "Nine" Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air" Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air" Diane Kruger, "Inglourious Basterds" Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire"
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble: "Public Enemies" "Star Trek" "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
Tv Nominations:
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 'The Closer' 'Dexter' 'The Good Wife' 'Mad Men' 'True Blood'
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series '30 Rock' 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' 'Glee' 'Modern Family' 'The Office'
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Simon Baker, 'The Mentalist' Bryan Cranston, 'Breaking Bad' Michael C. Hall, 'Dexter' Jon Hamm, 'Mad Men' Hugh Laurie, 'House'
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actress in a Drama Series Patricia Arquette, 'Medium' Glenn Close, 'Damages' Mariska Hargitay, 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' Holly Hunter, 'Saving Grace' Julianna Margulies, 'The Good Wife' Kyra Sedgwick, 'The Closer'
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Alec Baldwin, '30 Rock' Steve Carell, 'The Office' Larry David, 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Tony Shalhoub, 'Monk' Charlie Sheen, 'Two and a Half Men'
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actress in a Comedy Series Christina Applegate, 'Samantha Who?' Toni Collette, 'The United States of Tara' Edie Falco, 'Nurse Jackie' Tina Fey, '30 Rock' Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, 'The New Adventures of Old Christine'
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Kevin Bacon, 'Taking Chance' Cuba Gooding, Jr., 'Gifted Hands' Jeremy Irons, 'Georgia O'Keefe' Kevin Kline, 'Great Performances: Cyrano de Bergerac' Tom Wilkinson, 'A Number'
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries Joan Allen, 'Georgia O'Keefe' Drew Barrymore, 'Grey Gardens' Ruby Dee, 'America' Jessica Lange, 'Grey Gardens' Sigourney Weaver, 'Prayers for Bobby'
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble: "24? "The Closer" "Dexter" "Heroes" "The Unit"
SAG Awards 2010 will air live on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT, from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles
The Golden Globe nominations were announced today. Six nominations went to the George Clooney romance "Up in the Air" ,Five for Rob Marshall's "Nine" and Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock and Matt Damon score double nominations. The Golden Globes also honor great work on television. Glee received nominations for three cast members, Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison and Jane Lynch. The show also received a nomination in the Best Comedy category. Neil Patrick Harris received a nomination for best supporting actor in How I met your Mother and veterans Sigourney Weaver and Jessica Lange both received nominations in the Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture for Television category. Weaver is nominated for her role in gay-themed Prayers for Bobby while Lange is nominated for her role in Grey Gardens, and here is the full list of nominees: Best motion picture, drama: Avatar The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious Up in the Air
Best motion picture, musical or comedy: 500 Days of Summer The Hangover It's Complicated Julie & Julia Nine
Best director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker James Cameron, Avatar Clint Eastwood, Invictus Jason Reitman, Up in the Air Quentin Taratino, Inglourious Basterds
Best animated feature: Coraline Fantastic Mr Fox Up Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs The Princess and the Frog
Best actor in a motion picture, drama: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart George Clooney, Up in the Air Colin Firth, A Single Man Morgan Freeman, Invictus Tobey Maguire, Brothers
Best actress in a motion picture, drama: Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Helen Mirren, The Last Station Carey Mulligan, An Education Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, Precious
Best performance by an actor in a musical or comedy: Matt Damon, The Informant! Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 500 Days of Summer Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man
Best performance by an actress in a musical or comedy: Sandra Bullock, The Proposal Marion Cotillard, Nine Julia Roberts, Duplicity Meryl Streep, It's Complicated Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Best supporting actor: Matt Damon, Invictus Woody Harrelson, The Messenger Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones Christopher Plummer, The Last Station Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best supporting actress: Penélope Cruz, Nine Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air Mo'Nique, Precious Julianne Moore, A Single Man
Best foreign film: Broken Embraces The White Ribbon The Maid A Prophet Baaria
Best screenplay: District 9, Neil Blomkap, Terri Tatchell The Hurt Locker, Mark Boal Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino It's Complicated, Nancy Meyers Up in the Air, Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
Best original song: Crazy Heart Everybody's Fine Nine Brothers Avatar
Best original score: The Informant!, Marvin Hamlisch Up, Michael Giacchino Where the Wild Things Are, Carter Burwell, Karen Orzolek Avatar, James Horner A Single Man, Abel Korzeniowski
TV CATEGORIES
Best Television Series - Drama Big Love (HBO) Dexter (Showtime) House (Fox) Mad Men (AMC) True Blood (HBO)
Best Television Series - Comedy/Musical 30 Rock (NBC) Entourage (HBO) Glee (FOX) Modern Family (ABC) The Office (NBC)
Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama Simon Baker, The Mentalist Michael C. Hall, Dexter Jon Hamm, Mad Men Hugh Laurie, House Bill Paxton, Big Love
Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama Glenn Close, Damages January Jones, Mad Men Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Anna Paquin, True Blood Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Best Actor in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock Steve Carell, The Office David Duchovny, Californication Thomas Jane, Hung Matthew Morrison, Glee
Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical Toni Collette, United States of Tara Courteney Cox, Cougar Town Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie Tina Fey, 30 Rock Lea Michele, Glee
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television Michael Emerson, Lost Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother William Hurt, Damages John Lithgow, Dexter Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television Jane Adams, Hung Rose Byrne, Damages Jane Lynch, Glee Janet McTeer, Into the Storm Chloe Sevigny, Big Love
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television Georgia O'Keefe (Lifetime) Grey Gardens (HBO) Into the Storm (HBO) Little Dorrit (PBS) Taking Chance (HBO)
Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind Chiwetel Ejiofor, Endgame Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm Jeremy Irons, Georgia O'Keefe
Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television Joan Allen, Georgia O'Keefe Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens Anna Paquin, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby
So awards season is upon us again and today the 15th Annual Critics Choice Awards nominations were announced. Leading the pack with 10 nominations each are "Nine" starring an all star cast of Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Marion Cotillard, Fergie(from the Black Eyed Peas) and Sophia Loren and the Quentin Tarantino war drama "Inglourious Basterds". Other films nominated are "Precious", "Up", "The Hurt Locker", "the Lovely Bones", "The Hangover" and many more. The 15th Annual Critics Choice Awards will air live on January 15, 2010 at 9/8pm Central on VH1. I will try to be there cuz i want Monique to win for "Precious". And the nominees are :
BEST PICTURE Avatar An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Invictus Nine Precious A Serious Man Up Up In The Air
BEST ACTOR Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart George Clooney – Up In The Air Colin Firth – A Single Man Morgan Freeman – Invictus Viggo Mortensen – The Road Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
BEST ACTRESS Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side Carey Mulligan – An Education Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones Gabourey Sidibe – Precious Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Matt Damon – Invictus Woody Harrelson – The Messenger Christian McKay – Me And Orson Welles Alfred Molina – An Education Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Marion Cotillard – Nine Vera Farmiga – Up In The Air Anna Kendrick – Up In The Air Mo’Nique – Precious Julianne Moore – A Single Man Samantha Morton – The Messenger
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Jae Head – The Blind Side Bailee Madison – Brothers Max Records – Where The Wild Things Are Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Road
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE Inglourious Basterds Nine Precious Star Trek Up In The Air
BEST DIRECTING Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker James Cameron – Avatar Lee Daniels – Precious Clint Eastwood – Invictus Jason Reitman – Up In The Air Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Mark Boal – The Hurt Locker Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – A Serious Man Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber – (500) Days Of Summer Bob Peterson, Peter Docter – Up Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach – Fantastic Mr. Fox Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell – District 9 Geoffrey Fletcher – Precious Tom Ford, David Scearce – A Single Man Nick Hornby – An Education Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner – Up In The Air
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Barry Ackroyd – The Hurt Locker Dion Beebe – Nine Mauro Fiore – Avatar Andrew Lesnie – The Lovely Bones Robert Richardson – Inglourious Basterds
BEST ART DIRECTION Dan Bishop – A Single Man Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg – Avatar John Myhre, Gordon Sim – Nine Naomi Shohan, George De Titta, Jr. – The Lovely Bones David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds Wasco – Inglourious Basterds
BEST EDITING Dana E. Glauberman – Up In The Air Sally Menke – Inglourious Basterds Bob Murawski, Chris Innis – The Hurt Locker Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron – Avatar Claire Simpson, Wyatt Smith – Nine
BEST COSTUME DESIGN Colleen Atwood – Nine Janet Patterson – Bright Star Sandy Powell – The Young Victoria Anna Sheppard – Inglourious Basterds Casey Storm – Where The Wild Things Are
BEST MAKEUP Avatar District 9 Nine The Road Star Trek
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Avatar District 9 The Lovely Bones Star Trek 2012
BEST SOUND Avatar District 9 The Hurt Locker Nine Star Trek
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs Coraline Fantastic Mr. Fox Princess And The Frog Up
BEST ACTION MOVIE Avatar District 9 The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Star Trek
BEST COMEDY (500) Days Of Summer The Hangover It’s Complicated The Proposal Zombieland
BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Gifted Hands Grey Gardens Into The Storm Taking Chance
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Broken Embraces Coco Before Chanel Red Cliff Sin Nombre The White Ribbon
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Anvil Capitalism: A Love Story The Cove Food, Inc. Michael Jackson’s This Is It
BEST SONG “All Is Love” – Karen O, Nick Zinner – Where The Wild Things Are “Almost There” – Randy Newman – The Princess And The Frog “Cinema Italiano” – Maury Yeston – Nine “(I Want To) Come Home” – Paul McCartney – Everybody’s Fine “The Weary Kind” – T Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham – Crazy Heart
BEST SCORE Michael Giacchino – Up Marvin Hamlisch – The Informant! Randy Newman – The Princess and the Frog Karen O, Carter Burwell – Where The Wild Things Are Hans Zimmer – Sherlock Holmes
