2009 Annie Award Nominees Announces

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Sony Pictures Animation
• Coraline, Laika
• Fantastic Mr. Fox, 20th Century Fox
• The Princess and the Frog, Walt Disney Animation Studios
• The Secret of the Kells, Cartoon Saloon
• Up, Pixar Animation Studios

You can see the nominations in all the categories here on annieawards.org.

Posted on December 11, 2009
Permalink | | | Comments (View)

Early Oscars Presented: Governors Awards

Steven Spielberg speaks as part of the award presentation to Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award recipient John Calley during the 2009 Governors Awards. The 2009 Governors Awards were given to actress Lauren Bacall, 85; producer-director-writer Roger Corman, 83; and cinematographer Gordon Willis, 78.

Photo: Todd Wawrychuk, © A.M.P.A.S.

Posted on November 15, 2009
Permalink | | | Comments (View)

2009 CMA Award Winners

Taylor Swift dominated the Country Music Awards (CMAs) this year taking home four awards including Entertainer of the Year. You can watch her acceptance speech here. Here is a list of this year's winners.

• Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift
• Male Vocalist of the Year: Brad Paisley
• Female Vocalist of the Year: Taylor Swift
• Vocal Group of the Year: Lady Antebellum
• Vocal Duo of the Year: Sugarland
• New Artist of the Year: Darius Rucker
• Album of the Year: Fearless, Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)
• Single of the Year: "I Run To You" by Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
• Song of the Year: "In Color" Written by Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto
• Musical Event of the Year: "Start A Band" Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)
• Music Video of the Year: "Love Story" by Taylor Swift, Directed by Trey Fanjoy
• Musician of the Year: Mac McAnally - Guitar

Posted on November 12, 2009
Permalink | | | Comments (View)

Early Buzz on Best Picture

The L.A. Times Gold Derby blog has listed some of the possibilities for Best Picture this year. Remember, the changes to the category mean ten films will be nominated this year. Gold Derby says these 12 films are the favorites to be nominated.

• Avatar
• An Education
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Invictus
• The Lovely Bones
• Nine
• Precious
• The Road
• A Serious Man
• Up
• Up in the Air

It would be good to see District 9 and Star Trek nominated. Science fiction fans will feel snubbed if Avatar gets in but one or both of these films does not. Gold Derby does have them as "possibilities."

Posted on October 25, 2009
Permalink | | | Comments (View)

Wolf Hall Wins Man Booker Prize

Hilary Mandel has won the Man Booker Prize for her book, Wolf Hall. This is the book the bookies predicted would win.

Posted on October 9, 2009
Permalink | | | Comments (View)

2009 Primetime Emmy Award Winners

Here is a short list of this year's Primetime Emmy award winners.

• Best Comedy Series: 30 Rock
• Best Drama Series: Mad Men
• Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Toni Collette, The United States of Tara
• Best Actor in a Drama Series: Byan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Best Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close, Damages
• Best Reality Competition, The Amazing Race
• Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Michael Emerson, Lost
• Best Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Cherry Jones, 24
• Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
• Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
• Best Miniseries: Little Dorrit
• Best Made-for-TV Movie: Grey Gardens

You can see a longer list of winners here. You can find information about some of the hottest red carpet looks here. Maggie Rodriguez from CBS spoke briefly with the casts of Emmy award-winning series Mad Men and 30 Rock backstage. The shows also won Emmys in 2008.



Posted on September 23, 2009
Permalink | | | Comments (View)

2009 MTV Video Music Award Winners

Kanye West stole the show this year at the VMAs with his rude interruption of Taylor Swift's Best Female Video acceptance speech. Coverage of the Kanye incident overshadowed a moving tribute to Michael Jackson from Madonna and Janet Jackson's awesome dance performance. Here is a list of the winners with links to the music videos.

• Video of the Year: Beyonce, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
• Best Female Video: Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"
• Best Male Video: T.I. featuring Rihanna, "Live Your Life"
• Best New Artist: Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
• Best Hip-Hop video: Eminem, "We Made You"
• Best Pop Video: Britney Spears, "Womanizer"
• Best Rock Video: Green Day, "21 Guns"
• Best Video (That Should Have Won A Moonman): Beastie Boys, "Sabotage"
• Breakthrough Video: Matt and Kim, "Lessons Learned"
• Best Art Direction: Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"
• Best Choreography: Beyonce, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
• Best Cinematography: Green Day, "21 Guns"
• Best Direction: Green Day, "21 Guns"
• Best Editing: Beyonce, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
• Best Special Effects: Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"

Posted on September 14, 2009
Permalink | | | Comments (View)

2009 Teen Choice Award Winners

Here is a list of the Teen Choice Award winners.

MOvie Winners

• Choice Movie Action Adventure: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
• Choice Movie Drama: Twilight
• Choice Movie Bromantic Comedy: Marley & Me
• Choice Movie Comedy: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
• Choice Movie Chick Flick: 27 Dresses
• Choice Movie Horror/Thriller: Friday the 13th
• Choice Movie Music/Dance: High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• Choice Movie Hissy Fit: Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie
• Choice Movie Actor Drama: Robert Pattinson, Twilight
• Choice Movie Actress Drama: Kristen Stewart, Twilight
• Choice Movie Actor Action Adventure: Hugh Jackman, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
• Choice Movie Actress Action Adventure: Jordana Brewster, Fast and Furious
• Choice Movie Actor Comedy: Zac Efron, 17 Again
• Choice Movie Actress Comedy: Anne Hathaway, Bride Wars
• Choice Movie Actress Music/Dance: Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie
• Choice Movie Actor Music/Dance: Zac Efron, High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• Choice Movie Villain: Cam Gigandet, Twilight
• Choice Movie Fresh Face Female: Ashley Greene, Twilight
• Choice Movie Fresh Face Male: Taylor Lautner, Twilight
• Choice Movie Liplock: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, Twilight
• Choice Movie Rumble: Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet, Twilight
• Choice Movie Rockstar Moment: Zac Efron, 17 Again
• Choice Summer Movie Drama: My Sister's Keeper
• Choice Summer Movie Comedy: Up
• Choice Summer Movie Romance: The Proposal
• Choice Summer Movie Action Adventure: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Choice Summer Movie Star Male: Shia LaBeouf, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• Choice Summer Movie Star Female: Megan Fox, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Television

• Choice TV Show Drama: Gossip Girl
• Choice TV Show Action Adventure: Heroes
• Choice TV Show Comedy: Hannah Montana
• Choice TV Animated Show: SpongeBob SquarePants
• Choice TV Reality: The Hills
• Choice TV Reality Competition: American Idol
• Choice TV Actor Drama: Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl
• Choice TV Actress Drama: Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl
• Choice TV Actor Action Adventure: Tom Welling, Smallville
• Choice TV Actress Action Adventure: Hayden Panettiere, Heroes
• Choice TV Actor Comedy: Jonas Brothers, Jonas
• Choice TV Actress Comedy: Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana
• Choice TV Breakout Show: Jonas
• Choice TV Breakout Star Female: Demi Lovato, Sonny with a Chance
• Choice TV Breakout Star Male: Frankie Jonas, Jonas
• Choice TV Male Reality/Variety Star: Adam Lambert, American Idol
• Choice TV Female Reality/Variety Star: Lauren Conrad, The Hills
• Choice TV Villain: Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl
• Choice Fab-u-lous: Jay Alexander, America's Next Top Model"
• Choice TV Sidekick: Emily Osment, Hannah Montana
• Choice TV Late Night Show: Chelsea Lately
• Choice TV Parental Unit: Billy Ray Cyrus, Hannah Montana
• Choice Summer TV Show: Princess Protection Program
• Choice Summer TV Star Female: Selena Gomez, Princess Protection Program
• Choice Summer TV Star Male: Daren Kagasoff, The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Music Winners

• Choice Music Single: Miley Cyrus, "The Climb"
• Choice Music Hook-Up: Lady Gaga and Colby O'Donis, "Just Dance"
• Choice Music Male Artist: Jason Mraz
• Choice Music Female Artist: Taylor Swift
• Choice Music Rad Artist: Kanye West
• Choice Music R&B Artist: Beyonce
• Choice Music Rock Group: Paramore
• Choice Music Breakout Artist: David Archuleta
• Choice Music Love Song: David Archuleta, "Crush"
• Choice Music R&B Track: Beyonce, "Single Ladies"
• Choice Music Rap/Hip-Hop Track: Black Eyed Peas, "Boom Boom Pow"
• Choice Music Rock Track: Paramore, "Decode"
• Choice Music Album Male Artist: Jason Mraz, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
• Choice Music Album Female Artist: Taylor Swift, Fearless
• Choice Music Soundtrack: Twilight
• Choice Music Tour: Demi Lovato and David Archuleta
• Choice Summer Song: Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus, "Before the Storm"

Miscellaneous Winners

• Choice Male Hottie: Robert Pattinson
• Choice Female Hottie: Megan Fox
• Choice Web Star: Fred
• Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon Female: Selena Gomez
• Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon Male: Jonas Brothers
• Choice Comedian: George Lopez
• Choice Celebrity Activist: Hayden Panettiere
• Choice Celebrity Pet: Bo, the Obamas' dog
• Choice Video Game: "Rock Band 2"
• Choice Celebrity Baby: Honor Marie Warren, daughter of Jessica Alba and Cash Warren
• Choice Celebrity Dancer: Selena Gomez Choice Twit: Ellen DeGeneres Ultimate Choice Award: Britney Spears

Sports Winners

• Choice Male Athlete: David Beckham
• Choice Female Athlete: Shawn Johnson
• Choice Male Action Sports Athlete: Ryan Sheckler
• Choice Female Action Sports Athlete: Stephanie Gilmore
  
  Posted on August 10, 2009
  Permalink | | | Comments (View)
  

  61st Primetime Emmy Awards Nomination Highlights

  
  
  The nominees for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards are in. You can see the long list of nominees here. Here are some highlights from around the web.
  • The New York Times notes that cable and past winners dominated this year's nominations.
  • ShoppingBlog.com says this is Lost's year.
  • The Envelope has a list of snubs and surprises.
  • Family Guy breaks the "funny bone barrier" by becoming the first animated show to be nominated in the Emmy comedy category since the Flintstones days.
  • Justin Timberlake is up for three awards.
  • New York Daily News says the The Shield and other older dramas were ignored.
  • Simon Baker from The Mentalist says he is an underdog.
  
  
  Posted on July 16, 2009
  Permalink | | | Comments (View)
  

  2009 MTV Movie Award Winners

  Here are the winners of the 2009 MTV Movie Awards.
  • Best Movie: Twilght
  • Best Male Performance: Zac Efron, High School Musical 3: Senior Year
  • Best Female Perfromance: Kristen Stewart, Twilght
  • Best Villain: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
  • Best Comedic Perfromance: Jim Carrey, Yes Man
  • Best Fight: Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet, Twilght
  • Best Kiss: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, Twilght
  • Breakthrough Performance, Female: Ashley Tisdale, High School Musical 3: Senior Year
  • Breakthrough Performance, Male: Robert Pattinson, Twilght
  • Best WTF Moment: Peeing In The Sink, Amy Poehler in Baby Mama
  • Best Song From a Movie: Miley Cyrus "The Climb", Hannah Montana: The Movie
  Zack Efron probably had the most awkward acceptance of the night having to follow Bruno dropping down from the ceiling on Eminem.
  
  Posted on June 4, 2009
  Permalink | | | Comments (View)
  

  Oscar for Toy Story 3?

  L.A. Times's blog The Envelope writes that Toy Story 3 could be an oscar contendor in 2010. With a script by Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine) and animation once again by Pixar it certainly has the potential to be nominated in a few categories. Lee Unkrich is also back as director. Here is a teaser trailer:
  
  
  
  Posted on May 31, 2009
  Permalink | | | Comments (View)
  

  Nominate Movies for 2009 MTV Movie Awards

  MTV says they are letting fans vote for which movies they want considered for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. You can nominate your movies here until the nomination period ends on April 20th.

  We need your help! Cast your votes now to make sure your favorite movies of the past year are considered for 2009 MTV Movie Awards. Nominee voting is only open from now until April 20, so don't wait! Log in and vote now.

  
  
  Posted on April 14, 2009
  Permalink | | | Comments (View)
  

  Andy Samberg to Host MTV Movie Awards

  Andy Samberg is going to host this year's MTV Movie Awards.

  Andy Samberg is set to front the 18th annual edition of the cheeky awards show—which will likely be dominated by all things Twilight and Dark Knight—on May 31 at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, Calif.
  
  "Andy Samberg has been tapped to be the host," E! News' Ryan Seacrest revealed this morning. "He's great."
  
  "I'm super excited to host the Movie Awards," the comic cutie said in a statement. "I grew up watching the show and a lot of the past hosts are heroes of mine. Plus my friends and I were writers for the show prior to working at SNL, so it will be a sweet and satisfying homecoming. I can't wait to act really important."

  Andy Sandberg has also had a number of digital short hits from SNL including Chronicles of Narnia (Lazy Sunday) and I'm on a Boat. It will be fun to see what he does spoofing the big movies.
  
  Photo: NBC
  
  Posted on March 18, 2009
  Permalink | | | Comments (View)
  

  2009 Oscar Winners

  The Oscars winners were pretty predictable Sunday night but the way the main acting awards were presented was both novel and an improvement. It was interesting hearing what each actor or actress had to say about each nominees. Slumdog Millionaire was the favorite heading into the awards they ended up winning eight Oscars including Best Picture. Here's a list of the winners:
  • Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
  • Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
  • Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
  • Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
  • Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
  • Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
  • Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk
  • Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
  • Original Score: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
  • Animated Film: WALL-E
  • Short Animated Film: La Maison En Petite Cubes
  • Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Costume Design: The Duchess
  • Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
  • Live Action Short Film: Spielzeugland (Toyland)
  • Original Song: A.R. Rahman and Gulzar, Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire
  • Documentary: Man on Wire
  • Documentary, Short Subjects: Smile Pinki
  • Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Sound Editing: The Dark Knight
  • Sound Mixing: Slumdog Millionaire
  • Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
  • Foreign Film: Departures (Japan)
  You can see a list of the nominees here.
  
  Posted on February 23, 2009
  Permalink | | | Comments (View)