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23 Dec, 2008

Woody Allen Gets A Puccini

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Director Woody Allen awarded with the Puccini Award, which is titled after the great Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, for his direction of the Puccini Opera ‘Gianni Schicchi’ at the Opera Theatre Of Los Angeles. (December 23) Photo Agency

Beyonce Wins What She Needs

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Finally the day we all secretively were waiting for comes and Beyonce gets what she has deserved: a metallic hand to go with her infamous metallic glove. She received her award at 2008 Los 40 Principales awards ceremony at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid, on Friday.
For the night she wears a very long black gown that apparently causes her a problem at the red carpet, as her stylist has to come to her rescue very critically. For the rest of the night I think she goes on cutting her dress short, taking some layers off and top it with some blazer of the same color.

The day after, she makes an appearance on Brit TV show “The X Factor,” and gives a live performance along with the contestant Alexandra Burke. The judges love the performance so much that they decide to reward the fellow contestant with $1.5 million recording contract.

P.S. When I first looked at her in these photos, I thought its her wax figure or some shit. I guess she was right when she said in one of her interviews that she has no emotion. The lack of which is written all over her face here, esp. the ones with the mini.

The Golden Globes Nominations

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It’s Hollywood’s pre-Oscar awards’ season, and the nominations for the Golden Globes awards have been announced this morning.
This list may straight go for Oscar nomination, since people in the academy are too busy to bother themselves with watching a couple of dozens movies, though they don’t give a shit about what the Hollywood Foreign Press Association thinks, they are just happy they have it summed up for them.
The movie ‘Milk’, and ‘The Dark Knight’ are missing in the best feature nominations which is just not good, they both have won a couple of critics awards so far.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt both got nominations, and it seems like the list is mostly about superstars. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button should definitively be reconsidered for the Oscar. That’s all I can tell.

Theses are some the reactions so far [Via People]

“I am honored to be nominated by the Hollywood Foreign Press in a category with so many extraordinary women. What an amazing experience, having the opportunity to work with Clint Eastwood on a film I care so deeply about.” Angelina Jolie

“I am pleased to be nominated for this award and would like to also congratulate David, Eric and Alexandre on their nominations. We’re all very proud of the film and thankful to the Hollywood Foreign Press for recognizing our work.” Brad Pitt

“Honestly, I had no clue that these things were today. I was in dead sleep. I heard voices on my answering machine. I thought ‘That’s weird, somebody is yelling in my answering machine at 5:30 in the morning.’ . . . It’s crazy! I called my mom and she’s screaming. My mom is excited because I’m going to take her as my date.” Kevin Connolly

“I am so honored to be nominated by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for Doubt along with John Patrick Shanley, Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Viola Davis. Helping to bring John’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play to the screen was one of the most rewarding experiences of my career.” Amy Adams

“Dustin and I had the best time making this film. It seems insane to get an award nomination on top of that, but I’m thrilled.” Emma Thompson

“It is so exciting to be nominated, but working with Emma was reward enough. Don’t get me wrong, I still want to win!” Dustin Hoffman

“I am really thrilled! I guess I should dress up more. Maybe Chanel could do a couture line for seniors?” Shirley MacLaine

“I am absolutely thrilled and cannot be happier that The Wrestler has been given so much attention. It is such an honor for the HFPA to have recognized my work and Mickey’s in this beautiful film.” Marisa Tomei

“When I got a phone call early this morning, my heart dropped because I thought my nanny was calling in sick!!! I am so thrilled! It is a joy to go to work everyday and this is the icing on the cake. Congratulations to Sally [Field]!” Rachel Griffiths

And the Nominees are:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – 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

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Leonardio DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Rebecca Hall, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Javier Bardem, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Colin Farrell, In Bruges
James Franco, Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden/Denmark)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I’ve Loved You So Long (France)
Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare, The Reader
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Clint Eastwood, Changeling
James Newton Howard, Defiance
A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Hans Zimmer, Frost/Nixon

George Bush Kisses Barbra Streisand Awkwardly

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Actor Morgan Freeman, country singer George Jones and singer and actress Barbra Streisand were among the group of people who received Kennedy Center Honors at Pennsylvania Avenue.

The awards recognize individuals who helped “define American culture through the performing arts.”

Obama supporter Barbara also received an awkward kiss from Bush, and she was polite enough to kiss back!
Meanwhile, she said it would have been “lovely” if she received the award while Obama was in office.

Queen Latifah, Beyonce, and Ne-YO, all paid their tribute to her, singing, and making an speech, as Ne-Yo said: “Barbra Streisand is the epitome of emotion in music. You feel every word, that’s something that artists in my day and age don’t really pay attention to.”

For those who wanted concrete proof that he’s drinking again…
Thanks levilarrington

Heath Ledger’s First Win Before Oscar

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Today, the Washington Area Film Critics Association named the late actor Heath Ledger the Best Supporting Actor for his role as Joker in the movie “Dark Knight.” This is a good buzz for his Oscar nomination.
The movie “Slumdog Millionaire” also won big for his director, writer, and actor.

Here’s the complete list of winners:

* Film: Slumdog Millionaire
* Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
* Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
* Actress: Meryl Streep, Doubt
* Ensemble: Doubt
* Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
* Supporting Actress: Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
* Breakthrough Performance: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
* Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
* Original Screenplay: Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married
* Animated Feature: WALL-E
* Foreign Language Film: Let The Right One In
* Documentary: Man on Wire
* Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cristiano Ronaldo Wins The French Golden Ball

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The Manchester United Cristiano Ronaldo received the Ballon d’Or award at a ceremony taking place in Paris today.

He had to hit 42 goals for this.
He told the press, “I never said that I was the best player in the world. I always said that I was well-placed to win the Ballon d’Or.”
Adding: “I have always had a lot of respect for the other players. It is not necessary to say who is the best player in the world, but who has an advantage, and I was carried along by this hope. All the players nominated had the possibility of winning this prize. Me, I have had this possibility and this privilege, but all the nominees had the qualities to win the award.”

The way he kisses the French golden ball…

Update: He’s only kissing that trophy because he saw his reflection in it.
Thanks 9jack9

Grammy News, Photos, And Videos

Posted by: Roya In: Awards| Music

Following the last year’s path when Brit singer Amy Winehouse was the major winner of Grammy Awards, British talents is dominating this year’s too.
The nominees were announced at last night’ ceremony with Cold Play putting forward for ‘Viva La Vida’, and achieving nominations in seven categories.
Duffy and Adele are up for Best New Artist, with Leona Lewis, MIA and Robert Plant with Alison Krauss all battling it out for the major honour at the February 8 ceremony in LA.
Among the US artist were rapper Lil Wayne leading with eight nominations, and nominated each for six, rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z, and R&B singer Ne-Yo.

Mariah Carey performed last night, and not so impressive. With her go-go boots and red dress she sang her Christmas song ‘Baby Please Come Home’.

Christina Aguilera gave a great performance by just singing and no crazy dances, catcopying Lady Gaga. Her hair still shines as Gaga’s.

Foo Fighters, John Mayer and Celine Dion also gave a good performances. The hosts for the night were Taylor Swift and LL Cool J.

Photo Credit: Splashnews, WENN

The Grammy Awards Nominees

Posted by: Roya In: Awards| Music| Taylor Swift

I don’t know if people still care about Grammy Awards or not, because it just doesn’t make sense anymore.

Anyhow, the nominees have been announced.
Albums and songs released between October 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008, and across 31 fields (pop, gospel, etc.) and 110 categories within those fields were possible candidates.

Last year’s nominee, Taylor Swift, is set to be one of the host of Grammy Nominations Concert. She will be rehearsing today airing December 3, 2008 on CBS.

Record of the Year
» Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida”
» Kid Rock’s “All Summer Long”
» Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love”
» Something from Al Green’s Lay It Down or Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ Raising Sand (a.k.a. the token “rewarding the aging legend selection”)
» Taylor Swift’s “Teardrops on My Guitar”

Album of the Year
» Alicia Keys’ As I Am
» Coldplay’ Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
» Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III
» Metallica’s Death Magnetic
» Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ Raising Sand

Song of the Year
» Duffy’s “Mercy”
» Sarah Bareilles’ “Love Song”
» Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love”
» John Mayer’s “Say”
» Sugarland’s “Stay”

New Artist
» Duffy
» Katy Perry
» Leona Lewis
» Miley Cyrus
» Vampire Weekend

Best Polka Album
» Brave Combo’s Polka’s Revenge
» Bubba Hernandez and Alex Meixner’s Polka Freak Out
» Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra’s Come Share the Wine
» John Gora & Gorale’s Bulletproof Polkas
» Walter Ostanek and Brian Sklar’s Dueling Polkas

Britney Is Back, Looking Just Like Madonna

Posted by: Roya In: Awards| Britney Spears| Music

Britney Spears performed her “Womanzier” at the 2008 Bambi Awards on Thursday in Germany, dressing exactly like Madonna in concert. The fishnet stocking, the hat, the whole outfit screams I belong to Madonna you little dumb theft. Even her choreography looks like Madonna’s. Talk about being creative!
She even won the award for Best International Pop Star.
The prize jury said when announcing its decision:
“The pop princess is back on her throne, better than ever before. The one-time teen idol has become a mature young woman who overcame the greatest crisis of her life with flying colors. Britney Spears achieved her triumph thanks to her iron discipline, her unique musical talent and her millions of fans, who remained loyal to the star even in her darkest hours.”