In the Heights Leads Tony Nominations

Tony Awards LogoThe Tony Award nominations are in. In the Heights lead the nominees with 13 Tony Award nominations. Here are the nominees for Best Play. And here are the nominees for Best Musical. You can find the complete list of nominees here. Below David Hyde Pierce and Sama Ramirez announced the 2008 Tony nominations.



Posted on May 14, 2008
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2008 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced

Columbia University has announced the 2008 Pulitzer Prizes, awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board. Here are the winnners.

JOURNALISM
  • Public Service -- The Washington Post
  • Breaking News Reporting -- The Washington Post Staff
  • Investigative Reporting -- Walt Bogdanich and Jake Hooker of The New York Times and The Chicago Tribune Staff
  • Explanatory Reporting -- Amy Harmon of The New York Times
  • Local Reporting -- David Umhoefer of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  • National Reporting -- Jo Becker and Barton Gellman of The Washington Post
  • International Reporting -- Steve Fainaru of The Washington Post
  • Feature Writing -- Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post
  • Commentary -- Steven Pearlstein of The Washington Post
  • Criticism -- Mark Feeney of The Boston Globe
  • Editorial Writing -- No Award
  • Editorial Cartooning -- Michael Ramirez of Investor's Business Daily
  • Breaking News Photography -- Adrees Latif of Reuters
  • Feature Photography -- Preston Gannaway of the Concord (N.H.) Monitor

    LETTERS AND DRAMA
  • Fiction -- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (Riverhead Books)
  • Drama -- August: Osage County by Tracy Letts
  • History -- What Hath God Wrought: the Transformation of America, 1815-1848 by Daniel Walker Howe (Oxford University Press)
  • Biography -- Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father by John Matteson (W.W. Norton)
  • Poetry -- Time and Materials by Robert Hass (Ecco/HarperCollins) and Failure by Philip Schultz (Harcourt)
  • General Nonfiction -- The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945 by Saul Friedlander (HarperCollins)

    MUSIC
  • "The Little Match Girl Passion" by David Lang, premiered October 25, 2007 at Carnegie Hall, New York City. (G. Schirmer, Inc.)

    SPECIAL CITATION
  • Bob Dylan

    Posted on April 8, 2008
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    Hugo Award Finalists Announced

    The nominations for this year's Hugo awards are in. Here are the finalists for book of the year.
  • The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins; Fourth Estate)

  • Brasyl by Ian McDonald (Gollancz; Pyr)

  • Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer (Tor; Analog Oct. 2006-Jan./Feb. 2007)

  • The Last Colony by John Scalzi (Tor)

  • Halting State by Charles Stross (Ace)

    • The complete list of nominees is located here. (via Book Blog)

    Posted on March 28, 2008
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    Oscars Vs. MTV Movie Awards

    Pink MTV LogoThis isn't the first time we have heard the argument that the MTV Movie Awards are more relevant that the Oscars. This time it is MTV Movie Awards producer Mark Burnett who is making the argument.
    "I'm looking forward to incorporating the viewers more than ever before because I consider the MTV Movie Awards to be the most relevant movie award show in America today," Burnett said. "This show honors the movies that millions of young Americans go to see. We will again highlight the interactive culture that is young America."
    The MTV Movie Awards do focus on films that many more people went to see last year but you still can't beat the Oscars in importance, viewership and integrity.

    Posted on March 25, 2008
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    2007 YouTube Video Award Winners

    2007 YouTube Video AwardsThe 2007 YouTube Video Award winners have been announced. Here is the list of winners in each category with links to the winning videos. If you watch a lot of videos on YouTube you will recognize many of them. (via Video Nacho)

  • Adorable: Laughing Baby
  • Comedy: Potter Puppet Pals in "The Mysterious Ticking Noise"
  • Commentary: LonelyGirl15 is Dead!
  • Creative: The Original Human Tetris Performance by Guillaume Reymond
  • Eyewitness: Battle at Kruger
  • Inspirational: Blind Painter
  • Instructional: How to solve a Rubik's Cube (Part One)
  • Music: "Chocolate Rain" Original Song by Tay Zonday
  • Politics: Stop the Clash of Civilizations
  • Series: The Guild - Episode 1: Wake-Up Call
  • Short Film: My Name is Lisa
  • Sports: Balloon Bowl

    Posted on March 23, 2008
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    The Oscars Winners 2008

    The Oscars winners are in. It was a smooth night without many surprises. Four awards went to No Country For Old Men including Best Picture. Marion Cotillard was surprise winner in the Best Actress category. Daniel Day-Lewis, Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton were also winners of acting awards. Here's a list of this year's winners.

  • Best Picture: No Country for Old Men.
  • Lead Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood.
  • Lead Actress: Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
  • Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men.
  • Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton.
  • Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men.
  • Foreign Language Film: The Counterfeiters Austria.
  • Adapted Screenplay: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men.
  • Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, Juno
  • Animated Feature Film: Ratatouille
  • Art Direction: Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • Cinematography: There Will Be Blood
  • Sound Mixing: The Bourne Ultimatum
  • Sound Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum.
  • Original Score: Atonement Dario Marianelli.
  • Original Song: "Falling Slowly" from Once Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.
  • Costume: Elizabeth: The Golden Age
  • Documentary Feature: Taxi to the Dark Side
  • Documentary Short Subject: Freeheld
  • Film Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum
  • Makeup: La Vie en Rose
  • Animated Short Film: Peter & the Wolf
  • Live Action Short Film: Le Mozart des Pickpockets ('The Mozart of Pickpockets')
  • Visual Effects: The Golden Compass

    You can see a complete list of all the nominees here. You can find lots of Oscars links and scoop here.

    Photo source: A.M.P.A.S.

    Posted on February 25, 2008
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    A-list on the Oscar Red Carper

    The A-list arrive for this year's Oscar ceremony. In this video clip from the AP you will see Javier Bardem, George Clooney, Cate Blanchette, Jessica Alba, Katherine Heigl and others as they arrive at the Kodak Theater for the 80th annual Academy Awards. For more coverage of the hot dresses worn by the actresses this year check out ShoppingBlog.com's Oscar section.



    Posted on February 24, 2008
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    Lindsay Lohan, Eddie Murphy Dominate Razzies

    I Know Who Killed Me and NorbitLindsay Lohan would like to undo her disastrous motion picture: I Know Who Killed Me but the Razzies just won't let it go away. Lohan and her film took home a record 8 Razzie awards out of eleven categories. She even won for Worst Actress twice - for playing both Aubrey and Dakota.Another actor that won dreaded Razzie awards was Eddie Murphy. He won three awards for his performances in Norbit. Thanks to his film Norbit Eddie Murphy won Razzies for Worst Supporting Actor, Worst Supporting Actress and Worst Actor). You can see a complete list of the Razzie winners here.

    This is what the Razzies said about Lindsay Lohan's film, "Topping the field with 9 nominations is I Know Who Killed Me, a Lindsay Lohan 'vehicle' that proved as dangerous for its star as any car she ever ran off the road. An oddball cross-breeding of the Hostel/Saw genre of 'teen torture porn' with elements of the old Old Patty Duke Show, I Know stars Lohan as psychically connected twins."

    Posted on February 23, 2008
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    2007 Bram Stoker Award Nominees

    The nominees for the annual Bram Stoker Awards have been announced by the Horror Writers Association. The winners will be announced at the 2008 World Horror Convention. Here's the list of Best Novel and Best First Novel nominees. You can the see the full nominee list here.

    NOVEL:
  • The Guardener's Tale by Bruce Boston (Sam's Dot)
  • Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (William Morrow)
  • The Missing by Sarah Langan (Harper)
  • The Witch's Trinity by Erika Mailman (Crown)
  • The Terror by Dan Simmons (Little, Brown)

    FIRST NOVEL:
  • I Will Rise by Michael Louis Calvillo (Lachesis Publishing)
  • Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (William Morrow)
  • The Memory Tree by John R. Little (Nocturne Press)
  • The Hollower by Mary SanGiovanni (Leisure Books)

    Posted on February 19, 2008
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    50th Grammy Award Winners

    Herbie Hancock RiverThe winners of the 50th Grammy awards are in. It was a huge night for Amy Winehouse. She won five Grammys including Song of the Year for "Rehab." Kanye West won four of the eight categories he was nominated in. Herbie Hancock surprised everyone by winning the Album of the Year Grammy for his album, River: The Joni Letters. Young female country sensation Carrie Underwood took home two Grammys for her hit "Before He Cheats."

    Here are some of the winners in major categories (hat tip Singers Sing).

  • Album of the Year: River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock
  • Record of the Year: "Rehab," Amy Winehouse
  • Song of the Year; "Rehab," Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
  • New Artist: Amy Winehouse
  • Rap Album: Graduation, Kanye West
  • Rock Album: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters
  • Alternative Album: Icky Thump, the White Stripes
  • Pop Vocal Album: Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
  • Country Album: These Days, Vince Gill
  • R&B Album: Funk This, Chaka Khan
  • Contemporary R&B Album: Because of You, Ne-Yo
  • Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Rehab," Amy Winehouse
  • Male Pop Vocal PERFORMANCE: '"What Goes Around...Comes Around," Justin Timberlake
  • Rock Song: "Radio Nowhere," Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
  • Female R&B Vocal Performance: "No One," Alicia Keys
  • Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Future Baby Mama," Prince
  • R&B Song: "No One," Alicia Keys
  • Rap Song: "Good Life," Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
  • Female Country Vocal Performance: "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood
  • Male Country Vocal Performance: "Stupid Boy," Keith Urban
  • Country Song: "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood

    You can see the big full list of all 110 categories here on the official Grammy.com website.

    Posted on February 11, 2008
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    Razzie Nominees Announced

    The Razzies are awarded to the worst films of the year and for the worst acting of the year. This year the nominees are dominated by two films: Eddie Murphy's Norbit and Lindsay Lohan's I Know Who Killed Me. These two films helped these actors get nominated multiple times. Murphy is up for a record five Razzies and the Norbit film is up for still more. Here are Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Actress awards. You can see the complete list of Razzie nominees here.

    Worst Picture
  • Bratz
  • Daddy Day Camp
  • I Know Who Killed Me
  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
  • Norbit

    Worst Actor
  • Nicolas Cage, Ghost Rider, National Treasure: Book of Secrets and Next
  • Jim Carrey, The Number 23
  • Cuba Gooding, Jr., Daddy Day Camp and Norbit
  • Eddie Murphy (as Norbit), Norbit
  • Adam Sandler, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

    Worst Actress
  • Jessica Alba, Awake, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Good Luck Chuck
  • Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, Nathalia Ramos & Skyler Shaye, Bratz
  • Elisha Cuthbert, Captivity
  • Diane Keaton, Because I Said So
  • Lindsay Lohan (as Aubrey), I Know Who Killed Me
  • Lindsay Lohan (as Dakota), I Know Who Killed Me

    Posted on February 1, 2008
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    Screen Actors Guild Award Winners Named

    Here is a list of the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award winners.

    Theatrical Motion Pictures

  • Male Actor in a Leading Role: Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview - There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage)
  • Female Actor in a Leading Role: Julie Christie as Fiona - Away From Her (Lionsgate)
  • Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh - No Country For Old Men (Miramax Films)
  • Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Ruby Dee as Mama Lucas - American Gangster (Universal Pictures)
  • Cast in a Motion Picture: No Country For Old Men (Miramax Films)
  • Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal)

    Primetime Television

  • Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Kevin Kline as Jacques - As You Like It (HBO)
  • Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Queen Latifah as Ana - Life Support (HBO)
  • Male Actor in a Drama Series: James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano - The Sopranos (HBO)
  • Female Actor in a Drama Series: Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano - The Sopranos (HBO)
  • Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock (NBC)
  • Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
  • Ensemble in a Drama Series: The Sopranos (HBO)
  • Ensemble in a Comedy Series: The Office (NBC)
  • Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series: 24 (FOX)
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards 44th Annual Life Achievement Award: Charles Durning

    (via Watchers Watch)

    Posted on January 31, 2008
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    80th Academy Award Nominations Announced

    The 80th Academy Award nominees have been named. No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood led the nominees with eight nominations each. The Michael Clayton film written and directed by Tony Gilroy garnered seven nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. Atonement is also up for seven awards. Miramax led all studios with 13 nominations. Here are the nominees for Best Picture, Best Director and the actor and actress categories. You can see the complete list here.

    Best Picture:
  • Atonement
  • Juno
  • Michael Clayton
  • No Country for Old Men
  • There Will Be Blood

    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

    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

    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

    Supporting Actress:
  • Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
  • Ruby Dee, American Gangster
  • Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
  • Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
  • Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

    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

    You can see the original score and original song nominations here including some of the music videos for the original song nominations. Three of the songs are from Disney's Enchanted.

    Posted on January 22, 2008
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    No Globes, No Grammys and No Oscars?

    We already saw the Globes announced in a boring press conference. The Grammys are likely to be denied a waiver so that isn't going to be the spectacle it normally would is. Variety has an article floating the idea that there could be two differents Oscars shows.
    Amid the pervasive uncertainty created by the WGA strike, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is forging ahead with plans for the Feb. 24 Oscar ceremony. But the Academy is also planning two different shows -- the usual kudocast and an alternative event if the scribes are still out.

    Oscarcast producer Gil Cates supplied few details as to what form the alternative show would take, simply saying at a meeting at Acad headquarters that they'd have to "play it by ear," according to one attendee.

    But it's likely that the alternative show would rely on industry heavyweights penning their own speeches and presenting the awards.
    It isn't clear how there could be an Oscars without writers or actors which is what is likely to happen if the strike continues.

    Posted on January 17, 2008
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    Golden Globe Winners Announced

    This year's Golden Globe award winners have been announced. It wasn't nearly as exciting as previous because of the ongoing writers strike. No film dominated. Atonement won two awards including Best Picture and Original Score. Best Actress, Drama went to Julie Christie for Away From Her and Best Actor, Drama was awarded to Daniel Day-Lewis, the star of There Will Be Blood. Julian Schnabel won Best Director for the film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

    The television awards were dominated by cable. HBO won several of the tv awards for their shows including Extras, Longford and Entourage. Tina Fey won the only broadcast tv award of the night. She won Best Actress, Comedy for 30 Rock.

    You can see a complete list of the awards here. Singers Sing also has a blog post about this year's Best Original Song winner: "Guaranteed" from Into the Wild.

    Posted on January 14, 2008
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    People's Choice Award Winners Announced

    People's Choice AwardsThe 2008 People's Choice award winners have been announced. The awards cover a myriad of entertainment categories. Here is a sample of some of the winners.

  • Favorite New TV Comedy: Samantha Who?
  • Favorite Movie Drama: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  • Favorite Male Action Stor: Matt Damon
  • Favorite Female Singer: Gwen Stefani
  • Favorite Leading Lady: Drew Barrymore
  • Favorite Talk Show Host: Ellen DeGeneres
  • Favorite New TV Drama: Moonlight
  • Favorite Game Show: Deal or No Deal

    You can see the complete list including acceptance speech videos here on the official website.

    Posted on January 9, 2008
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    Grammy Nominees Named

    The nominees for the 50th annual Grammy Awards have been announced. Kanye West (eight nominations) and Amy Winehouse (six nominations) led to the pack with the most nominations. Here are nominees in the Record of the Year and Album of the Year categories.

    Record of the Year
  • "Irreplaceable" by Beyonce
  • "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters
  • "Umbrella" by Rihanna, featuring Jay-Z
  • "What Goes Around Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake
  • "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse

    Album of the Year
  • Echo, Silence, Patience and Grace by Foo Fighters
  • These Days by Vince Gill
  • River: The Joni Letters by Herbie Hancock
  • Graduation by Kanye West
  • Back to Black by Amy Winehouse

    Singers Sing has links to the videos for the Records of the Year. You can see a list of all the nominees here on Grammy.com.

    Posted on December 15, 2007
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    2007 Spike Video Game Award Winners

    The 2007 Spike Video Game Awards have been announced. Here is the winners list - hat tip Gamers Game.

  • Game of the Year: BioShock
  • Studio of the Year: Harmonix
  • Best Shooter: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  • Best RPG: Mass Effect
  • Best Military Game: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  • Best Individual Sports Game: Skate
  • Best Handheld Game: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
  • Best Graphics: Crysis
  • Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show: The Simpsons Game
  • Best Rhythm Game: Rock Band
  • Best Driving Game: DiRT
  • Best Action Game: Super Mario Galaxy
  • Best Team Sports Game: Madden NFL 08
  • Best Soundtrack: Rock Band
  • Breakthrough Technology: The Orange Box/ Portal
  • Best Xbox 360 Game: BioShock
  • Best Wii Game: Super Mario Galaxy
  • Best PS3 Game: Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
  • Best PC Game: The Orange Box
  • Best Original Score: BioShock
  • Best Multiplayer Game: Halo 3
  • Most Addictive Video Game Fueled by Dew: Halo 3

    Posted on December 12, 2007
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    2007 Weblog Award Winners Announced

    The winners of the 2007 Weblog Awards have been announced. Here are a few of the winners in several different categories.

  • Best Blog: PostSecret
  • Best New Blog: Jammie Wearing Fool
  • Best Individual Blogger: Craig Reynolds
  • Best Liberal Blog: Talking Points Memo
  • Best Celebrity Blogger: Gilbert Arenas
  • Best Tech Blog: Engadget
  • Best Food Blog: Serious Eats
  • Best Diarist: Dooce

    You can find a complete list of the winners here.

    Posted on November 19, 2007
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    National Book Award Winners Announced

    The winners of the National Book Awards have been announced. Here is a list of this year's winners.

  • Fiction: Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
  • Nonfiction: Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner
  • Poetry: Time and Materials by Robert Hass
  • Young People's Literature: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

    You can see a list of all the finalists here on the official National Book Award website.

    Posted on November 16, 2007
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    Pasley and Strait Have Most CMA Nominations

    CMA Awards LogoThe BBC reports that this year's CMA Awards nominees are being led by George Strait and Brad Paisley. Brad Paisley and George Strait each have five nominations.
    Both musicians are nominated in the entertainer of the year category, along with Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban and last year's winner, Kenny Chesney.

    They also compete for male vocalist of the year. Carrie Underwood and Reba McEntire are up for the female prize.

    The 41st CMA awards will be presented on 7 November in Nashville, Tennessee.

    Veteran musician Strait had his first hit in 1981, and notched up his 55th number one single this year.

    Relative newcomer Paisley said he was honoured to share the spotlight with the country music legend.
    Kenny Chesney, Alison Krauss and Martina McBride each received four nominiations. John Rich, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban have three nominations each. You can see a list of the nominees here. The winners will be announced on November 7th at 8PM EST on ABC.

    Posted on October 11, 2007
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