2010 Grammy Winners

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

2010 Academy Awards Nominations

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

The SAG Award Winners

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

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD-
Betty White

2010 Golden Globe Winner

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.

Critic's Choice Awards Winners

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

Just Listen

One of her Best

i cannot get enough of watching this video. Janet's "rock Wit U" video directed by Saam is one of her best videos ever. the dancing and the song go together so well and the single shot way that the video is shot is even more mesmerising. i love and i think you will too. enjoy