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Report: Neil Patrick Harris to Open Oscars

Deadline reports that Neil Patrick Harris and Martin Short will open the Oscars with a musical number. Deadline bills it as a spoiler, but this is news that will make people tune in early. We know we will.
Anything can change, but that unlikely duo has been rehearsing an original opening song and dance routine that is one of 2 big production numbers choreographed by executive producer Adam Shankman. (The other involves extreme street dancers who’ve performed on So You Think You Can Dance where Shankman is a judge and who’ll hoof to samplings from the Best Original Score nominees.) Though Harris is predominantly a TV star, he's an awards show regular. Short also is a TV regular these days, but he has a long relationship with the broadcast’s musical director Marc Shaiman, who put together the opening number.
Deadline says that Robin Williams was approached for the number, but he declined. We say: a Neil Patrick Harris musical number is a brilliant way to start the show. We're not sure about Martin Short singing and dancing, but he is funny, so that could work.

Posted on March 2, 2010
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Martin Scorsese Presented With 2010 Cecil B. DeMille Award

Martin Scorsese Golden Globes 2010


Golden Globe winners Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio presented Martin Scorsese with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills. Scorsese was presented with the award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field." Robert De Niro says Scorsese is a "champion of film." Take a look:



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Posted on January 18, 2010
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Neil Patrick to Host Emmys

After doing such a fabulous job of hosting the Tony Awards, Neil Patrick Harris is now in negotiations to host the Emmy Awards. The awards show will air on September 20 on CBS and executives are eager to improve ratings from last year's disastrous show which featured five different reality tv hosts. It was awful.
The "How I Met Your Mother" star (whose character, Barney Stinson, is known for his liberal use of superlatives like "legendary" and "awesome") was a no-brainer of a choice for the Eye after he earned rave reviews as host of the June 7 Tony Awards, which also aired live on CBS. (He also hosted last year's Creative Arts Emmy Awards.)

Having Harris front and center on the kudocast will amount to a promo boost for "Mother," which is set to move into the 8 p.m. anchor slot of the Eye's Monday comedy block the night after the Emmys.
We love Neil Patrick Harris. If he hosts, we'll watch.

Posted on July 2, 2009
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Kenneth Branagh to Receive Lifeimte Achievement Award in Rome

Kenneth Branagh will be presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Rome Fiction Fest, the television industry's major event. Branagh will also be in Rome to promote his BBC detective project Wallander, in which he plays the lead. He has already won a BAFTA for producing Wallander.
Set and shot in Sweden, "Wallander," which is based on a best-selling thriller, has been a hit in the U.S. on PBS' "Masterpiece Mystery!"

Besides Branagh, the July 6-11 Rome Fiction Fest, now at its third edition, has secured several other high-profile guests this year, including "Lost" co-creators Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, who will hold a masterclass.
No one turns down a trip to Rome to receive an award. What could be more fun?

Posted on June 15, 2009
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Twilight, Slumdog Millionaire Lead MTV Movie Award Nominees

2009 Best Kiss Angelina Jolie NomThe nominations for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards have been announced. Twilight is up for the most nominations with seven. The seven nominations include nominations for cast members Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Slumdog Millionaire has six nominations. Heath Ledger is up for "Best Villain" for his Oscar-winning Joker performance.

The nominee that will probably get the most attention is Angelia Jolie's nomination for Best Kiss. Angelina Jolie is up for Best Kiss for a kissing scene with James McAvoy in Wanted.

(via Us)

Posted on May 4, 2009
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81st Academy Award Winners

Oscar Winners 2009


Slumdog Millionaire took home eight Oscars last night including Best Picture and Best Director but no acting awards. Kate Winslet and Penelope Cruz won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Sean Penn upset favorite Mickey Rourke to win Best Actor. The Oscar for Best Supporting Actor went to Heath Ledger for his performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight. Heath's parents and sister accepted the Oscar on his behalf. One of the most unique highlights of the evening was when Philippe Petit balanced on Oscar on his chin. 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.

Photo © A.M.P.A.S.

Posted on February 23, 2009
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29th Annual Razzie Award Winners Announced

The Love Guru SceneThe "winners" of the 29th annual Razzie Awards have been announced. The awards are given to the worst films and worst acting performances. Mike Myers dominated the negative awards with Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Screenplay. We agree with the Love Guru being up there but we think they can could have looked much harder for Worst Sequel. Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull was a good movie and lots of fun to watch. Here's the Razzie "winners."
  • Worst Picture: The Love Guru
  • Worst Actor: Mike Myers - The Love Guru
  • Worst Actress: Paris Hilton - The Hottie & the Nottie
  • Worst Supporting Actor: Pierce Brosnan - Mamma Mia!
  • Worst Supporting Actress: Paris Hilton - Repo! The Genetic Opera
  • Worst Screen Couple: Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Jorel David Moore, The Hottie And The Nottie
  • Worst Prequel, Sequel, Remake Or Rip-Off: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
  • Worst Director: Uwe Boll - Tunnel Rats, In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale And Postal
  • Worst Screenplay: Mike Myers and Graham Gordy, The Love Guru
  • Worst Career Achievement: Uwe Boll


Posted on February 22, 2009
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24th Annual Spirit Award Winners Announced

Mickey Rourke Spirit AwardsThe winners of the Spirit Awards have been announced. The Wrestler won three awards including Best Feature, Best Male Lead (Mickey Rourke) and Best Cinematography. Best Female Lead went to Melissa Leo for Frozen River. Tom McCarthy won Best Director for The Visitor. Screenplay awards went to Woody Allen and Dustin Lance Black. Here's a list of the winners.
  • Best Feature: The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin
  • Best Director: Tom McCarthy, The Visitor
  • Best First Feature: Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman, Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze, Sidney Kimmel
  • John Cassavetes Award: In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Alex Holdridge, Seth Caplan, Scoot McNairy
  • Best Screenplay: Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
  • Best First Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk
  • Best Female Lead: Melissa Leo, Frozen River
  • Best Male Lead: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
  • Best Supporting Female: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
  • Best Supporting Male: James Franco, Milk
  • Best Foreign Film: The Class, Laurent Cantet
  • Best Documentary: Man on Wire, James Marsh
  • Best Cinematography: Maryse Alberti, The Wrestler Robert Altman Award: Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche, New York
  • Acura Someone to Watch Award: Lynn Shelton, My Effortless Brilliance
You can see a list of winners with all the nominees included here.

Photo: copyright © Film Indendepent

Posted on February 21, 2009
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Art Imitates Life in Slumdog Millionaire

The film Slumdog Millionaire has been piling up awards during award season and appears to be the Best Picture favorite heading into the Oscars. Sky News investigated the real slumdog millionaire in India. His life was turned around after winning big on a game show. Sadly, most of the people living in poverty in the poor sections of Mumbai are unable to escape it.



Posted on January 26, 2009
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The Dark Knight Snubbed by Academy

Oscar Nominations 2009


The Oscar nominees were announced this morning very early in Los Angeles. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button had a total of 13 nominations. Slumdog Millionaire had ten nominations and The Dark Knight and Milk received 8 nominations each. The biggest shocker is the almost total snub of The Dark Knight. Heath Ledger got a nod for Best Supporting Actor and the film got some technical nominations, but it was totally shut out for Best Picture, Best Director and other major categories. This is going to make for a very boring awards telecast. Even with Hugh Jackman hosting, we expect the audience numbers will be disappointing. Here are the nominees:

Best Picture:
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Frost/Nixon
  • Milk
  • The Reader
  • Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor:
  • Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
  • Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
  • Sean Penn, Milk
  • Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Actress:
  • Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
  • Angelina Jolie, Changeling
  • Melissa Leo, Frozen River
  • Meryl Streep, Doubt
  • Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Supporting Actor:
  • Josh Brolin, Milk
  • Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
  • Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
  • Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
Best Supporting Actress:
  • Amy Adams, Doubt
  • Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
  • Viola Davis, Doubt
  • Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Best Director:
  • David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
  • Gus Van Sant, Milk
  • Stephen Daldry, The Reader
  • Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Adapted Screenplay:
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Doubt
  • Frost/Nixon
  • The Reader
  • Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Screenplay:
  • Frozen River
  • Happy Go Lucky
  • In Bruge
  • Milk
  • Wall-E
Best Animated Feature Film:
  • Bolt
  • Kung Fu Panda
  • Wall-E


Posted on January 22, 2009
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2009 Razzies Nominations

Razzies LogoHere's a list of this year's Razzie nominees for films made in 2008. The Razzies honor the worst in film making and acting. Disaster Movie had the most nominations with six. The Hottie And The Nottie, The Love Guru, Meet The Spartans and Uwe Boll's In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale had five nominations each.

Worst Picture:
  • Disaster Movie
  • In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
  • Meet the Spartans
  • The Happening
  • The Hottie & the Nottie
Worst Actor:
  • Mike Myers, The Love Guru
  • Eddie Murphy, Meet Dave
  • Al Pacino, 88 Minutes and Righteous Kill
  • Mark Wahlberg, The Happening and Max Payne
  • Larry the Cable Guy, Witless Protection
Worst Actress:
  • Jessica Alba, The Love Guru and The Eye
  • Cameron Diaz, What Happens in Vegas
  • Paris Hilton, The Hottie & the Nottie
  • Kate Hudson, Fool's Gold and My Best Friend's Girl
  • The Entire Cast of The Women, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Meg Ryan.
Worst Supporting Actor:
  • Uwe Boll, Postal
  • Pierce Brosnan, Mamma Mia!
  • Ben Kingsley, The Love Guru, War, Inc., The Wackness
  • Burt Reynolds, Deal and In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
  • Verne Troyer, The Love Guru and Postal.
Worst Supporting Actress:
  • Carmen Electra, Disaster Movie, Meet The Spartans
  • Paris Hilton, Repo! The Genetic Opera
  • Kim Kardashian, Disaster Movie
  • Jenny Mccarthy, Witless Protection
  • Leelee Sobieski, 88 Minutes, In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Worst Screen Couple:
  • Uwe Boll and Any Actor, Camera and Screenplay
  • Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher, What Happens In Vegas
  • Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Jorel David Moore, The Hottie And The Nottie
  • Larry The Cable Guy and Jenny Mccarthy, Witless Protection
  • Eddie Murphy In Eddie Murphy, Meet Dave
Worst Prequel, Sequel, Remake Or Rip-Off:
  • The Day The Earth Stood Still
  • Disaster Movie
  • Meet The Spartans
  • Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
  • Speed Racer
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Worst Director:
  • Uwe Boll, Tunnel Rats, In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale And Postal
  • Jason Friedberg And Aaron Seltzer, Disaster Movie And Meet The Spartans
  • Tom Putnam, The Hottie And The Nottie
  • Marco Schnabel, The Love Guru
  • M. Night Shyamalan, The Happening
Worst Screenplay:
  • Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, Disaster Movie and Meet The Spartans
  • M. Night Shyamalan, The Happening
  • Heidi Ferrer, The Hottie And The Nottie
  • Doug Taylor, In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
  • Mike Myers and Graham Gordy, The Love Guru
Worst Career Achievement:
  • Uwe Boll, "Germany's answer to Ed Wood"


Posted on January 21, 2009
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Golden Globes Winners: Slumdog, 30 Rock, Heath Ledger

Golden Globes 2009


It was another big night for Slumdog Millionaire. They took home four Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture and Best Picture. Slumdog was also a big winner at the Critics Choice Awards and they look like a favorite heading into the Oscars. Heather Ledger won a well deserved Golden Globe for his peformance as the joker. Kate Winslet took home two awards for her performances in Revolutionary Road and The Reader. Mickey Rourke, Sally Hawkins and Colin Farrell also won film acting awards.

Tina Fey won a Golden Globe for 30 Rock and she used it as an to opportunity to tell off her Internet critics. Alec Baldwin also won for 30 Rock and the show itself won an award for Best TV Series - Musical or Comedy. Another tv series that did well was John Adams, which won four awards including awards for stars Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson. Mad Men took home the Globe for Best Drama TV Series.

You can see a complete winners list here.



Posted on January 12, 2009
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Golden Globe Nominations Announced

The Golden Globe nominations were announced. Both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were nominated for Best Actor (Brad for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and and Best Actress (Angelina for Changeling. Heath Ledger was nominated for The Dark Knight. As usual, Lost was totally overlooked. But Tina Fey did pick up a nom for Best Actress in a comedy or musical. Surprisingly, the vampire tale True Blood picked up a nom. Here are some of the nominees:

ACTOR - DRAMA
Leonardo DiCaprio - "Revolutionary Road"
Frank Langella - "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn - "Milk"
Brad Pitt - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rouke - "The Wrestler"


ACTRESS - DRAMA

Anne Hathaway - "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie - "Changeling"
Meryl Streep - "Doubt"
Kristin Scott Thomas - "I've Loved You So Long"
Kate Winslet - "Revolutionary Road"

TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA

"Dexter" (Showtime) - Showtime/John Goldwyn Productions/The Colleton Company/Clyde Phillips Productions
"House" (Fox) - Universal Media Studios In Association With Heel And Toe Films, Shore Z Productions And Bad Hat Harry Productions
"In Treatment" (HBO) - Sheleg, Closest To The Hole Productions In Association With Hbo Entertainment
"Mad Men" (AMC) - Lionsgate Television
"True Blood" (HBO) - Your Face Goes Here Productions In Association With Hbo Entertainment

You can see the entire list of nominations here.

Posted on December 11, 2008
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VMA Two Minute Recap

In case you missed the VMAs last night, BestWeekEver has a two minute recap video so you can see the highlights. Take a look:



Posted on September 8, 2008
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2008 Oscar Winners

80th Oscars PosterHere is a list of the winners for the 80th annual Academy Awards. No Country for Old Men took home four Oscars including Best Picture. The Bourne Ultimatum won three awards.

  • 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

    Posted on February 25, 2008
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    2008 Razzie Award Winners

    The Razzie winners for 2008 are in. Nobody wants to win these awards and Lindsay Lohan will not be happy that her awful film I Know Who Killed Me took home so many of the uncoveted prizes. I Know Who Killed Me set a Razzie record winning 8 awards - there were only eleven categories. Eddie Murphy took home three Razzies include Razzies for Worst Supporting Actor, Worst Supporting Actress and Worst Actor.

  • Worst Picture: I Know Who Killed Me
  • Worst Actor: Eddie Murphy (as Norbit) Norbit
  • Worst Actress (TIE) : Lindsay Lohan (as Aubrey) and Lindsay Lohan (as Dakota) I Know Who Killed Me
  • Worst Supporting Actress: Eddie Murphy (as Rasputia) Norbit
  • Worst Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy (as Mr. Wong) Norbit
  • Worst Screen Couple: Lindsay Lohan and Lindsay Lohan in I Know Who Killed Me
  • Worst Remake Or Rip-off: I Know Who Killed Me
  • Worst Prequel or Sequel: Daddy Day Camp
  • Worst Director: Chris Siverston, I Know Who Killed Me
  • Worst Screenplay: I Know Who Killed Me, Written by Jeffrey Hammond
  • Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie: I Know Who Killed Me

    Posted on February 23, 2008
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    Oscars President Wants Answer From WGA About Telecast

    The Oscars bigwigs are putting pressure on the Writers Guild to give them an answer about whether the show will go on.
    Academy prexy Sid Ganis has again reached out to the Writers Guild of America about Oscar's fate but still hasn't received an answer. "We're running out of time," he told Daily Variety.

    WGA leaders obviously have a lot on their plate this week, but Ganis on Wednesday said the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences needs to know ASAP "as a matter of logistics. We have nominees and potential presenters who live all over the globe. I'm nervous. We're getting down to the final moments; we need to make plans."

    Guild reps have told reporters several times that they don't intend to grant the Academy a waiver, but have never given a definitive yes or no to the org itself. "We've asked several times for a waiver or a one-day truce to move ahead," Ganis said, with the latest request delivered Monday afternoon. WGA reps told the Academy that they could expect an answer sometime next week. Ganis said he is sympathetic to the guild's sensitivities at this time -- but next week is too late for a show that involves not only travel arrangements for dozens of people, but complicated plans for a stage show, TV production, etc.

    Logic would dictate that since the guild gave waivers to such kudocasts as the Image Awards and the upcoming Grammys, then Oscar would be given the OK. But nothing's been firmed. Ganis is hopeful, because all 13 nominated screenwriters attended Monday's nominees luncheon at the BevHilton, as did James L. Brooks and Frank Pierson, who are governors of the Acad's writers branch. All the scripters were "thrilled at being there," Ganis said.
    The Oscars staff has prepared two shows: one which uses writers and movie stars and one which doesn't. Needless to say, they'd rather have the one with the writers and actors. The WGA meets this weekend to look over a proposed settlement to the strike. If all goes well, the Oscars will move forward as planned, with a red carpet and everything. If not, then it will be something truly horrible like the fiasco that was the Golden Globes newscast.

    Posted on February 7, 2008
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    Razzie Award Nominations For Worst Films and Worst Acting Announced

    Razzie AwardsThe 28th annual Razzie award nominations have been announced. Lindsay Lohan and Eddie Murphy seem to be the most at risk of taking home one or more of the gold-spray-painted, $4.89 statuettes this year. Lindsay Lohan's flick I Know Who Killed Me was most nominated film with nine total nominations. Lindsay managed to get nominated twice for Worst Actress. Eddie Murphy set a record with 5 nominations most of them having to do with his Norbit movie. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Bratz and Daddy Day Camp are also up for Worst Picture along with Lindsay's I Know Who Killed Me and Eddie Murphy's despised Norbit movie. Here is the complete list of nominees.

    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

    Worst Supporting Actor
  • Orlando Bloom, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  • Kevin James, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
  • Eddie Murphy (as Mr. Wong), Norbit
  • Rob Schneider, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
  • Jon Voight, Bratz, National Treasure 2, September Dawn and Transformers

    Worst Supporting Actress
  • Jessica Biel, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and Next
  • Carmen Electra, Epic Movie
  • Eddie Murphy (as Rasputia), Norbit
  • Julia Ormond, I Know Who Killed Me
  • Nicolette Sheridan, Code Name: The Cleaner

    Worst Screen Couple
  • Jessica Alba & either Hayden Christensen (Awake) or Dane Cook (Good Luck Chuck) or Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer)
  • Any Combination of Two Totally Air-Headed Characters Bratz
  • Lindsay Lohan & Lindsay Lohan (as The Yang to Her Own Yin) I Know Who Killed Me
  • Eddie Murphy (as Norbit) & either Eddie Murphy (as Mr. Wong) or Eddie Murphy (as Rasputia) Norbit
  • Adam Sandler & either Kevin James or Jessica Biel I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

    Worst Remake or Rip-Off
  • Are We Done Yet?
  • Bratz
  • Epic Movie
  • I Know Who Killed Me
  • Who's Your Caddy

    Worst Prequel or Sequel
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
  • Daddy Day Camp
  • Evan Almighty
  • Hannibal Rising
  • Hostel: Part II

    Worst Director
  • Dennis Dugan, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
  • Roland Joffe, Captivity
  • Brian Robbins, Norbit
  • Fred Savage, Daddy Day Camp
  • Chris Siverston, I Know Who Killed Me

    Worst Screenplay
  • Daddy Day Camp, Screenplay by Geoff Rodkey and David J. Stem & David N. Weiss
  • Epic Movie, Written by Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
  • I Know Who Killed Me, Written by Jeffrey Hammond
  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Screenplay by Barry Fanaro and Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor
  • Norbit, Screenplay by Eddie Murphy & Charles Murphyand Jay Sherick & David Ronn

    Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
  • Captivity
  • Hannibal Rising
  • Hostel: Part II
  • I Know Who Killed Me

    Posted on February 1, 2008
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    80th Annual Academy Award Nominations

    Here's a list of this year's Oscar nominees. No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood have eight nominations. The Michael Clayton film written and directed by Tony Gilroy has seven nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. Atonement is also up for seven awards. Miramax led studios with 13 nominations.

    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

    Foreign Film:
  • Beaufort, Israel
  • The Counterfeiters, Austria
  • Katyn, Poland
  • Mongol, Kazakhstan
  • 12, Russia.

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

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

    Animated Feature Film:
  • Persepolis
  • Ratatouille
  • Surf's Up

    Art Direction:
  • American Gangster
  • Atonement
  • The Golden Compass
  • Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • There Will Be Blood

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

    Sound Mixing:
  • The Bourne Ultimatum
  • No Country for Old Men
  • Ratatouille
  • 3:10 to Yuma
  • Transformers

    Sound Editing:
  • The Bourne Ultimatum
  • No Country for Old Men
  • Ratatouille
  • There Will Be Blood
  • Transformers

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

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

    Costume:
  • Across the Universe
  • Atonement
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age
  • La Vie en Rose
  • Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Documentary Feature:
  • No End in Sight
  • Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
  • Sicko
  • Taxi to the Dark Side
  • War/Dance

    Documentary (short subject):
  • Freeheld
  • La Corona (The Crown)
  • Salim Baba
  • Sari's Mother

    Film Editing:
  • The Bourne Ultimatum
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
  • Into the Wild
  • No Country for Old Men
  • There Will Be Blood

    Makeup:
  • La Vie en Rose
  • Norbit
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

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

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

    Visual Effects:
  • The Golden Compass
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  • Transformers

    Posted on January 22, 2008
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    Writers' Strike May Sink Oscars

    The Oscar nominees will be announced Tuesday, but there may not be an awards show because of the writers' strike.
    However, Gilbert Cates, producer of the award telecast, remains adamant that on Feb. 24 there will be a red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and an Oscar telecast on ABC despite the Writers Guild of America strike and the threat of a boycott by George Clooney, Angelina Jolie and the rest of the Screen Actors Guild. He hinted that he might not need actors onstage.

    "There are enough clips in 80 years of Oscar history to make up a very entertaining show," Cates said in an interview Friday with The Times. "We'd have a lot of people on stage." He declined to give further details but added, "I just hope that the actors are there. I pray that the actors are there. I'm planning that the actors are there."

    Still, the joy is already being drained from Tuesday's scheduled Oscar nomination announcement. A group of 30 award-winning writers, actors, producers, directors and authors will be protesting at Gramercy Park in Manhattan, sending this message: "Awards are nice, but we'd rather the writers get a fair contract." Later that day, in Los Angeles, the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be holding an emergency meeting to discuss the 80th annual Oscar ceremony.
    Gil Cates knows full well that an Oscar telecast without movie stars is like a Monday night without Heroes: totally boring.

    Posted on January 18, 2008
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    Golden Globe Winners Announced at Press Conference

    The Golden Globe winners were announced at an unspectacular press conference. The regular televised events were canceled after the WGA denied the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions a waiver and the Screen Actors Guild said SAG members would not be attending.

    In films, Atonement won two awards including Best Picture and Original Score. Four other films won two awards including There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men, Sweeney Todd and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

    In television, AMC's Mad Men won Best Series and HBO's Extras won Best Music or Comedy Series. HBO's Longford movie won three Golden Globes. Tina Fey won a Best Actress award for 30 Rock. She was the only winner from broadcast television -- every other television award went to a cable show.

    Here is a complete list of this year's winners.

    Movies:
  • Best Picture, Drama: Atonement
  • Best Actress, Drama: Julie Christie, Away From Her
  • Best Actor, Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
  • Best Director: Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
  • Best Screenplay: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men
  • Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
  • Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
  • Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: Sweeney Todd
  • Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose
  • Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
  • Best Foreign Language: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, France and U.S.
  • Best Animated Film: Ratatouille
  • Best Original Score: Dario Marianelli, Atonement
  • Best Original Song: "Guaranteed" from Into the Wild

    TV:

  • Best Series, Drama: Mad Men, AMC.
  • Best Actress, Drama: Glenn Close, Damages
  • Best Actor, Drama: Jon Hamm, Mad Men
  • Best Series, Musical or Comedy: Extras, HBO.
  • Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Tina Fey, 30 Rock
  • Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: David Duchovny, Californication
  • Best Miniseries or Movie: Longford, HBO.
  • Best Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Queen Latifah, Life Support
  • Best Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Jim Broadbent, Longford
  • Best Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Samantha Morton, Longford
  • Best Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jeremy Piven, Entourage

    You can see a list of the Golden Globe nominates here on the official website.

    Posted on January 14, 2008
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    Critics Choice Award Winners Named

    Critics Choice AwardsThe Critics Choice Award winners have been announced. These awards are announced the Broadcast Film Critics Association. The BCFA is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing 199 television, radio and online critics. No Country for Old Men took home three awards include Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director.

  • Best Picture: No Country for Old Men
  • Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
  • Best Actress: Julie Christie - Away From Her
  • Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
  • Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
  • Best Acting Ensemble: Hairspray
  • Best Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
  • Best Writer: Diablo Cody - Juno
  • Best Animated Feature: Ratatouille
  • Best Young Actor: Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada - The Kite Runner
  • Best Young Actress: Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray
  • Best Comedy Movie: Juno
  • Best Family Film: Enchanted
  • Best Picture Made for Television: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
  • Best Documentary: Sicko
  • Best Foreign Language Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
  • Best Song: "Falling Slowly", Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - Once
  • Best Composer: Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be BloodThere Will Be Blood

    Posted on January 8, 2008
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    SAG Says No Golden Globes

    So much for the Golden Globes. The president of the Screen Actors Guild, Alan Rosenberg issued a statement saying that SAG members won't be crossing the WGA's picket lines.
    "After considerable outreach to Golden Globe actor nominees and their representatives over the past several weeks, there appears to be unanimous agreement that these actors will not cross WGA picket lines to appear on the Golden Globe Awards as acceptors or presenters. We applaud our members for this remarkable show of solidarity for striking Writers Guild of America writers.

    We have also been asked about our position regarding network talk shows. We urge our members to appear on the two programs that have independent agreements with the WGA, late Night with David Letterman and Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. However, actors who are asked to appear on the struck network talk shows will have to cross WGA picket lines, creating the same situation that has led to the consensus among actors to skip the golden Globes.

    As I have said since this strke began on November 5th, we must stand united with our brothers and sisters at the WGA."
    We're trying to feel sad, but somehow we don't. Perhaps this is a sign that there are way too many awards shows during the year. If the strike isn't settled soon, millions of viewers might discover the same thing.

    Posted on January 4, 2008
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    Golden Globes Seeking Deal With WGA

    The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is trying to work out a deal with the Writers Guild that wold allow the Golden Globes ceremony to proceed without picketing, but with its comedy writers and its A-List actors.
    According to a statement from HFPA president Jorge Camara, the Press Association began talking to the WGA on Dec. 29 after learning about the interim deal writers forged with David Letterman's Worldwide Pants. That deal permits The Late Show with David Letterman (as well as The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson) to resume production today using WGA writers. "We feel that The Late Show with David Letterman agreement is very reasonable, and hope and expect the WGA will agree to the same terms and ultimately permit the Golden Globe Awards to be broadcast as scheduled, without picket lines, on Jan. 13," Camara said in the statement.

    *****

    HFPA's Camara was confident that a deal could be worked out with the WGA because, like Worldwide Pants' ownership of CBS' The Late Show, the HFPA owns the Golden Globes, not NBC, the network that will broadcast the ceremony (though the ceremony is produced by Dick Clark Prods, which must also agree to WGA terms). "We strongly support the WGA and the efforts they are making on behalf of writers, and applaud the fact that they have agreed to allow certain industry awards shows to move forward with WGA writers and be broadcast," Camara said in his statement. "Much like the Screen Actors Guild Awards and Film Independent’s Spirit Awards, we want to enter into an agreement with the WGA that will allow the entertainment industry to celebrate the outstanding work of creative individuals in addition to millions of fans nationwide. It is only fair that we be afforded the same opportunity as these other awards shows."
    The WGA responded with a statement that Dick Clark Productions is a struck company and that picketing will proceed.
    "Dick Clark Productions is a struck company. As previously announced, the Writers Guild will be picketing the Golden Globe Awards. The WGA has great respect and admiration for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but we are engaged in a crucial struggle that will protect our income and intellectual property rights for generations to come. We will continue to do everything in our power to bring industry negotiations to a fair conclusion. In the meantime, we are grateful for the ongoing support of the talent community."
    The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is really groveling here, but the writers aren't buying it. The feeling seems to be that the HFPA is just a marketing tool for the studios and that there is no benefit to the cause to allow the show to go forward on NBC. NBC Universal has steadfastly refused to entertain the writers' demands.

    Posted on January 2, 2008
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    Golden Globe Nominations Announced

    The Golden Globes nominations were announced and there were plenty of snubs -- especially for shows such as Heroes and Lost. Keira Knightley's new film, Atonement, was nominated in multiple categories and America Ferrera was nominated for Best Actress, which is nice. Nominees in the major film categories are:

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

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

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

    You can see the full list here.

    Posted on December 14, 2007
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    George Clooney and Brad Pitt Honor Julia Roberts

    George Clooney sent in a video to American Cinematheque's tribute to Julia Roberts, which aired last night on AMC. The tribute was shot in bathroom stall and...well, you'll just have to see for yourself.



    Posted on December 6, 2007
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    Jon Stewart to Host 80th Academy Awards

    Photo of Jon StewartLongtime producer Gil Cates announed that Jon Stewart has been chosen to reprise his stint as host of the Oscars. Jon will be the host of the 80th Academy Awards telecast on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre. The show will be televised live on ABC.

    "Jon was a terrific host for the 78th Awards," said Cates. "He is smart, quick, funny, loves movies and is a great guy. What else could one ask for?" "I'm thrilled to be asked to host the Academy Awards for the second time because, as they say, the third time's a charm, he quipped.

    Jon is our favorite Oscar host, by far. We don't care what the naysayers say, we thought his last outing as Oscar host was hilarious and we can't wait to see him again. Because we'll be in the middle of a presidential race, there should be plenty of material for Jon to sink his teeth into.

    Posted on September 14, 2007
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    Ang Lee Wins Golden Lion

    Ang Lee has won the prestigious Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice film festival today. His win was his second, after Brokeback Mountain won two years ago. A surprise winner, Lust, Caution is a sexually explicit and violent thriller set in Shanghai during World War Two.
    It is overwhelming, because this movie has taken me to some very difficult places," Lee told the red carpet award ceremony on the Lido waterfront. "I have invited you to come along with me and in the end to stay down there with me ... You are the seven samurais, I needed your help," he added, addressing the seven-member jury.

    Brian De Palma, whose "Redacted" shocked audiences in Venice with its brutal reconstruction of the real-life rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl by U.S. soldiers, won the Silver Lion award for best director. Tunisian-born director Abdellatif Kechiche and his drama "La Graine et le mulet" ("The Secret of the Grain"), was one of two runner-up jury prize winners, and was described by the jury as the "revelation" of the 2007 edition of the festival.

    *****

    Todd Haynes' "I'm Not There," one of six U.S. productions in the 23-strong main competition, took the other runner-up prize for his conceptual biopic about singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In a bold piece of casting, Australian-born Cate Blanchett was one of six performers to play the singer at various stages of his life, and it paid off when she was named best actress in Venice this year. Hollywood star Brad Pitt was the surprise winner of the best actor award for his portrayal of outlaw Jesse James in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford."
    It's interesting that Brad Pitt won an award, considering how he's been talking about the film in interviews. He really is downplaying the film's appeal. So, either he thinks the film isn't any good or he's decided to try the negative sell with movie goers.

    Posted on September 8, 2007
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    Pan's Labyrinth Website Wins Webby Award

    Pans Labyrinth WebsitePan's Labyrinth's website from Picturehouse/Deep Focus has won this year's Webby movie award. The film's website includes everything you can imagine a film's website should contain: downloads, trailers, screenplay, buddy icons, avatars, casting information, behind-the-scenes gallery, a podcast and more. The website also contains a digital version of Guillermo Del Toro's fascinating sketchbook with commentary from Guillermo Del Toro.

    Other movie Webby nominees included A Scanner Darkly, AtomFilms, Shortbus Offical Movie Site and The Show: Pirates of the Caribbean 2. You can find the full Webby winners list for all categories here.

    Posted on May 2, 2007
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    2007 Oscar Winners List

    Here is the list of the Oscar award winners for the 79th annual Academy Awards. It was a big night for The Departed which won four awards including Best Picture. One of The Departed's Oscars went to Martin Scorsese who finally won a much deserved Oscar for Best Director. Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth also had a big night winning two awards: one for Best Documentary and one for Original Song.

  • Best Picture: The Departed (Warner Bros.) Graham King, Producer
  • Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed (Warner Bros.)
  • Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland (Fox Searchlight)
  • Best Actress: Helen Mirren in The Queen (Miramax, Pathe and Granada)
  • Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine (Fox Searchlight)
  • Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls (DreamWorks and Paramount)
  • Best Original Screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine (Fox Searchlight) Written by Michael Arndt
  • Best Adapated Screenplay: The Departed (Warner Bros.) Screenplay by William Monahan
  • Best Animated Film: Happy Feet (Warner Bros.) George Miller
  • Art Direction: Pan's Labyrinth (Picturehouse)
  • Cinematography: Pan's Labyrinth (Picturehouse) Guillermo Navarro
  • Costume Design: Marie Antoinette (Sony Pictures Releasing) Milena Canonero
  • Best Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth (Paramount Classics and Participant Productions) A Lawrence Bender/Laurie David, Production Davis Guggenheim
  • Best Short Documentary: The Blood of Yingzhou District A Thomas Lennon Films Production, Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
  • Film Editing: The Departed (Warner Bros.) Thelma Schoonmaker
  • Best Foreign Language Film: The Lives of Others A Wiedemann & Berg Production, Germany
  • Best Makeup: Pan's Labyrinth (Picturehouse) David Martí and Montse Ribe
  • Original Score: "Babel" from Babel (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Gustavo Santaolalla
  • Original Song: "I Need to Wake Up" from An Inconvenient Truth Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge
  • Best Animated Short: The Danish Poet (National Film Board of Canada) A Mikrofilm and National Film Board of Canada, Production Torill Kove
  • Best Live Action Short: West Bank Story, An Ari Sandel, Pascal Vaguelsy, Amy Kim, Ravi Malhotra and Ashley Jordan Production
  • Sound Editing: Letters from Iwo Jima (Warner Bros.) Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
  • Sound Mixing: Dreamgirls (DreamWorks and Paramount) Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton
  • Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Buena Vista) John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall

    Posted on February 26, 2007
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    Basic Instinct 2 Takes Home Four Razzies

    RazziesAs we predicted earlier, Basic Instinct 2 has dominated this year's Razzie Awards -- the awards given for the worst film making and the worst acting. Basic Instinct 2 took home four $4.97 trophies, among them Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay and Worst Prequel or Sequel. The fourth award was the 2006 Worst Actress trophy which went to actress Sharon Stone. It was an easy prediction to make since the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation members kept referring to the movie as Basically, it Stinks, Too.

    Bloodrayne director Uwe Boll managed to squeak by without "winning" one of the Razzie awards. It is amusing to see M. Night Shyamalan winning both Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Director for the same film, Lady in the Water. About M. Night Shyamalan the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation said, "M. Night Shyamalan, who blew off a multi-million-dollar, multi-picture deal with Disney to get his thrill-free-thriller Lady in the Water made, was rewarded for his megalomania with two Razzies: He was named both Worst Director and, for casting himself in a pivotal role in his own film, was also chosen as Worst Supporting Actor."

    Here are this year's winners.

  • Worst Picture: Basic Instinct 2 (Sony/Columbia)
  • Worst Actress: Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct 2 (Sony/Columbia)
  • Worst Actor: Marlon Wayans & Shawn Wayans, Little Man
  • Worst Supporting Actress: Carmen Electra, Date Movie and Scary Movie 4
  • Worst Supporting Actor: M. Night Shyamalan, Lady in the Water
  • Worst Director: M. Night Shyamalan, Lady in the Water
  • Worst Screen Couple: Shawn Wayans & either Kerry Washington or Marlon Wayans, Little Man
  • Worst Remake Or Rip-off: Little Man (Rip-off of the 1954 Bugs Bunny cartoon "Baby Buggy Bunny")
  • Worst Prequel or Sequel: Basic Instinct 2 (Sony/Columbia)
  • Worst Screenplay: Basic Instinct 2 (Sony/Columbia), Screenplay by Leora Barish & Henry Bean, Based on Characters Created by Joe Ezsterhas
  • Worst Excuse for Family Entertainment: RV (Sony/Columbia)

    Posted on February 25, 2007
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    Oscar Telecast Spoilers

    Nikki Finke has eight major spoilers about Sunday's Oscar telecast. Don't read any further if you don't want to know!

    One that has already been reported in the press is that Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, and George Lucas will present the award for Best Director together, as a trio. Sort of like The Three Tenors, but with less singing. A big change this year is that the Best Supporting Actor and Actres awards will not be given out at the beginning of the show, as has happened in year's past. All acting awards will be giving out in the last hour. That's not going to help ratings, if you ask us. Here's another one:
    I can reveal another secret which the Academy is keeping -- that Tom Cruise will be presenting the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to ex-Paramount mogul Sherry Lansing. (This year, the Academy took the unusual step of not announcing which awards the celeb presenters will give out. This was done supposedly to heighten the suspense. As if...) Having Tom and Sherry do this together is an inside joke for Hollywood. Because both were shown the door at Paramount by parent company boss, Viacom's Sumner Redstone. Trust me, Hollywood is going to get a kick out of this, even if the folks watching at home may not understand its significance. (Then again, the Oscars are always filled with inside jokes enjoyed by the Industry alone.) Of course, Lansing greenlighted many Cruise films during her years at Paramount, where Tom's production company used to have its home. So the choice makes sense. But it's also a corporate laugh riot.
    The word from insiders is that the production has a good chance of being the longest Oscar telecast in history, with lots of boring awards the public doesn't care about and lots of features that no one wants to see. Oh, yeah, and Ellen is going to dance with the penguins from Happy Feet. We have to be honest: none of this bodes well for the show. Let's hope it will be better than we think it's going to be.

    Posted on February 23, 2007
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    The 2006 Razzie Award Nominations

    Razzie AwardsEveryone is feeling the Oscar buzz these days as the big award night draws closer but for comic relief it is always worth taking a look at the nominations for the Razzies. The Razzies are film awards that go to the very worst films and the very worst acting. The Razzies ceremonies will be held at 7:30pm/PST on Oscar eve, Saturday, February 24 at Hollywood's Ivar Theatre. Here is a list of the nominations in Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Actress.

    Worst Picture Nominees:
  • Basic Instinct 2 (Sony/Columbia)
  • Bloodrayne (Romar Entertainment)
  • Lady In The Water (Warner Bros.)
  • Little Man (Sony/Revolution)
  • Wicker Man (Warner Bros.)

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

    Worst Actress:
  • Hilary Duff & Haylie Duff, Material Girls
  • Lindsay Lohan, Just My Luck
  • Kristanna Loken, Bloodrayne
  • Jessica Simpson, Employee Of The Month
  • Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct 2

    Here is a list of films receiving multiple nominations. Basic Instinct 2 has the most nominations. It's up for seven Razzies.

  • Basic Instinct 2, 7 Nominations: Worst Picture, Actress, Supporting Actor, Director, Sequel, Screenplay and Screen Couple
  • Little Man, 7 Nominations: Worst Picture, Actor (2) Remake/Rip-Off, Director, Screenplay and Screen Couple
  • Bloodrayne, 6 Nominations: Worst Picture, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Director and Screenplay
  • Wicker Man, 5 Nominations: Worst Picture, Actor, Screenplay, Remake and Screen Couple
  • Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 5 Nominations: Worst Excuse for Family Entertainment, Worst Actor, Supporting Actor, Sequel and Screen Couple
  • Lady In The Water, 4 Nominations: Worst Picture, Supporting Actor, Director and Screenplay
  • Deck The Halls, 3 Nominations: Worst Excuse for Family Entertainment, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress
  • The Shaggy Dog, 3 Nominations: Worst Excuse for Family Entertainment, Worst Remake and Worst Actor

    We were glad to see Bloodrayne up for so many nominations. It was laughably bad. We see that the film's director Uwe Boll is up for Worst Director. Will he challenge the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation to a duel like he did his critics? Little Man is also a film that deserves to be given Razzies. Basic Instinct 2 may win the Worst Picture Razzie -- the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation keeps referring to it as "Basically, It Stinks, Too." You can see a complete list of all the Razzie award nominations here.

    Posted on February 19, 2007
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    SAG Award Winners Announced

    The 13th annual Screen Actors Guild awards have been announced. Here is a list of this year's winners:

  • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
  • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Helen Mirren, The Queen
  • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
  • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
  • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Little Miss Sunshine, Cast includes Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano and Greg Kinnear

    TV Awards

  • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Jeremy Irons, Elizabeth I
  • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Helen Mirren, Elizabeth I
  • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Hugh Laurie, House
  • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
  • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
  • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
  • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama: Grey's Anatomy on ABC. You can see the cast list here.
  • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: The Office on NBC. You can see the cast list here.
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards 43rd Annual Life Achievement Award: Julie Andrews

    All of the SAG film actor and actress award winners have also been nominated for an Oscar so it will be interesting to see if they go on to pick up the Oscar as well. A few of the acceptance speeches from the winners can be seen on YouTube including acceptance speeches by America Ferrera, Chandra Wilson, Jennifer Hudson and Hugh Laurie. A list of all the nominees can be found here on the official SAG Awards website.

    Posted on January 30, 2007
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    Oscar Nominations Full of Snubs and Slights

    The nominations for the 79th Annual Academy Awards were announced this week and -- as usual -- there are some obvious snubs and slights. Here are some highlights of the nominees in major categories:

    Best Picture:
  • Babel
  • The Departed
  • Letters From Iwo Jima
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • The Queen

    Actor:
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
  • Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
  • Peter O'Toole, Venus
  • Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
  • Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

    Actress:
  • Penelope Cruz, Volver
  • Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
  • Helen Mirren, The Queen
  • Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
  • Kate Winslet, Little Children

    Supporting Actor:
  • Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
  • Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
  • Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
  • Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
  • Mark Wahlberg, The Departed

    Supporting Actress:
  • Adriana Barraza, Babel
  • Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
  • Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
  • Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
  • Rinko Kikuchi, Babel

    Director:
  • Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Babel
  • Martin Scorsese, The Departed
  • Clint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo Jima
  • Stephen Frears, The Queen
  • Paul Greengrass, United 93

    Dreamgirls had eight nominations but did not get a Best Picture nomination -- which it did not deserve. In fact, it didn't deserve eight nominations because it's no Chicago. Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy are the standouts from that film and rightly deserved to be noticed, however.

    In the best actor category, Ed Norton for The Illusionist and Matt Damon for The Good Shepherd were shocking oversights. Brad Pitt was overlooked for Babel, but that's not surprising -- or upsetting, for that matter. The Queen is overhyped -- Kirsten Dunst in Marie Antoinette was a more worthy choice here. We can only hope that Martin Scorcese wins for Best Director for The Departed, because he really deserves it. Akeelah and the Bee was overlooked entirely, which is a shame. But of all the slights, we think Thank You For Smoking was the biggest oversight. Aaron Eckhart deserves a Best Actor nod for his brilliant portrayal of a cynical tobacco lobbyist.

    You can see the full list of Oscar nominees in all categories here. The 2007 Oscars airs Sunday, February 25, 8:00 p.m. Eastern/5:00 p.m. Pacific on ABC.

    Posted on January 25, 2007
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    64th Annual Golden Globe Winners

    In case you missed it last night, here are the winners of the 64th annual Golden Globes presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:

    Motion Pictures

    Picture, Drama: Babel

    Actress, Drama: Helen Mirren, The Queen

    Actor, Drama: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

    Picture, Musical or Comedy: Dreamgirls

    Actress, Musical or Comedy: Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada

    Actor, Musical or Comedy: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

    Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls

    Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls

    Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed

    Movie Screenplay: Peter Morgan, The Queen

    Foreign Language: Letters From Iwo Jima, USA/Japan

    Original Score: Alexandre Desplat, The Painted Veil

    Original Song: "The Song of the Heart" from "Happy Feet"

    Animated Film: Cars

    Television:

    Series, Drama: Grey's Anatomy, ABC

    Actress, Drama: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

    Actor, Drama: Hugh Laurie, House

    Series, Musical or Comedy: Ugly Betty, ABC

    Actress, Musical or Comedy: America Ferrera, Ugly Betty

    Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

    Miniseries or movie: Elizabeth I, HBO

    Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Helen Mirren, Elizabeth I

    Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Bill Nighy, Gideon's Daughter

    Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Emily Blunt, Gideon's Daughter

    Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jeremy Irons, Elizabeth I

    Cecil B. DeMille Award: Warren Beatty

    We're very glad that Meryl Streep won for her fabulous turn in The Devil Wears Prada, America Ferrera won for Ugly Betty and that Hugh Laurie won for House, which is a great show we never miss. The Babel win was a surprise, really. And so many shows were overlooked this year that it gave the proceedings an air of something being missing. And we think that Dreamgirls is just overrated.

    Posted on January 16, 2007
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    Conan Rocked the Emmys

    Photo of Conan O'Brien on the Emmys In case you missed the Emmys (or just want to see what all the fuss was about) here's the link to the video of Conan O'Brien's hilarious opening film which has Conan crash landing on a desert island, then wandering through the sets of various hit shows, including Lost (where Conan suddenly has the most amazing abs), 24 (where he interrupts a serious mission where millions might die if Jack Bauer doesn't get through to the president immediatley), House (where he's insultingly diagnosed by the doc himself), Dateline (where Conan is mistaken for a child predator) and South Park (where he meets Tom Cruise who refuses to come out of the closet).

    The skit was obviously filmed far in advance of the broadcast with Conan flying to Hawaii to shoot on the Lost set. It had nothing to do with the tragic plane crash in Kentucky, which was a small commuter plane that never even got airborne. NBC apolgized all over the place, but we think it was a tempest in a teapot. Conan was hilarious: and his Music Man song and dance number was just too funny. He needs to be invited back next year.

    Posted on August 30, 2006
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    Jack Black to Host MTV Movie Awards

    Photo of Jack Black in Nacho Libre Jack Black has agreed to take on hosting duties for the MTV Movie Awards.
    The MTV Music Video Awards are about to get a dose of Jack Black. The actor-slash-rocker will host this year's version of the anything-can-happen extravaganza, set for Aug. 31, MTV announced Thursday. "Prepare yourself for a rip snortin' humdinger," Black said.

    The awards will air live from Radio City Music Hall in New York. Performers include Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Panic! at the Disco and Ludacris. Black, 34, is the "perfect mix of comedy, rock, irreverence and star power," MTV President Christina Norman said in a statement.

    Black's films include "Nacho Libre," "King Kong" and "School of Rock." He'll next be seen with his Tenacious D bandmate, Kyle Gass, in the semi-autobiographical comedy "Tenacious D in `The Pick of Destiny,'" slated for release Nov. 17.
    He's hosting all alone? No Sarah Michelle Gellar? They were awesome together the last time they hosted. Someone at MTV call Sarah Michelle, stat.

    Posted on August 10, 2006
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    Emmys Snub Lost

    The Emmy nominations are out and we are not amused. Lost is nowhere to be found for Outstanding Drama Series. The nominees are:

    Outstanding Reality Show (Competition)

    The Amazing Race
    American Idol
    Dancing with the Stars
    Project Runway
    Survivor

    Outstanding Reality Show

    Antiques Roadshow
    The Dog Whisperer
    Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
    Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
    Penn & Teller: Bullshit

    Outstanding Drama Series

    Grey's Anatomy
    House
    The Sopranos
    24
    The West Wing

    Outstanding Comedy Series

    Arrested Development
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    The Office
    Scrubs
    Two and a Half Men

    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama

    Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
    Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
    Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
    Blythe Danner, Huff
    Jean Smart, 24

    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy

    Cheryl Hines, Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Alfre Woodard, Desperate Housewives
    Jaime Pressley, My Name is Earl
    Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
    Megan Mullally, Will & Grace

    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama

    William Shatner, Boston Legal
    Oliver Platt, Huff
    Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos
    Gregory Itzin, 24
    Alan Alda, The West Wing

    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy

    Will Arnett, Arrested Development
    Jeremy Piven, Entourage
    Bryan Cranston, Malcolm in the Middle
    Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
    Sean Hayes, Will & Grace

    Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama

    Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
    Geena Davis, Commander In Chief
    Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
    Frances Conroy, Six Feet Under
    Allison Janney, The West Wing

    Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy

    Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
    Jane Kaczmarek, Malcolm in the Middle
    Julia-Louis Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
    Stockard Channing, Out of Practice
    Debra Messing, Will & Grace

    Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama

    Christopher Meloni, Law & Order: SVU
    Denis Leary, Rescue Me
    Peter Krause, Six Feet Under
    Kiefer Sutherland, 24
    Martin Sheen, The West Wing

    Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy

    Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Kevin James, The King of Queens
    Tony Shalhoub, Monk
    Steve Carell, The Office
    Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

    No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. The weird new voting rules mean that several cancelled shows are up for an Emmy.

    Posted on July 6, 2006
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    Mission: Impossible III Wins Best Movie Trailer Award

    The winners of the Best Movie Trailers have been announced. The 7th Annual Golden Trailer Awards (GTA) is billed as the fastest awards show, and we suppose that's true. The big winner is Mission: Impossible III, which really did have a great trailer. The rest of the winners are: Best Action Winner

    Mission: Impossible III, Paramount Pictures, Trailer Park

    Best Animation/Family Winner

    Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire, Warner Bros., The Ant Farm

    Best Comedy

    Wedding Crashers "The Masters," New Line Cinema, mOcean

    Best Documentary

    March of the Penguins, Warner Independent, Mark Woollen & Associates

    Best Drama

    Good Night & Good Luck, Warner Independent, Hammer Creative

    Best Horror

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Screen Gems, Trailer Park

    Best Independent

    Transamerica, Weinstein Co., Seismic Productions

    Best Music

    Happy Feet, Warner Bros., Aspect Ratio

    Best Romance

    Pride & Prejudice, Focus Features, Mojo

    Best Thriller

    Match Point, DreamWorks SKG, The Ant Farm

    Best Video Game Trailer

    The Godfather - The Game, Electronic Arts, Hammer Creative

    Best Voice Over

    March of the Penguins, Warner Independent, Mark Woollen & Associates

    Golden Fleece

    Into the Blue, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Intralink & Skip Film

    Most Original

    Thank You for Smoking, Fox Searchlight, Craig Murray Productions

    Trashiest Trailer

    Three, The Works, The Editpool

    Summer 2006 Blockbuster

    Mission: Impossible III, Paramount Pictures, Trailer Park

    Best of Show

    Mission: Impossible III, Paramount Pictures, Trailer Park

    ** Special Audience Award for Trashiest Trailer **

    Beer League, Artie Lange, Alkemi Entertainment Domino: Teaser 1, New Line Cinema, Skip Film

    Posted on June 15, 2006
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