OSCARS 2009

From Oscars 2009

Here is the Official list of Winners and the respective nominees on different categories of recently concluded Academy Awards 2009 which took place on Monday!

"On what we all knew was going to be a Slumdog night, it appeared that there would be no real surprises (unless you count Israel’s Waltz with Bashir losing to Japan’s Departures in the best foreign language category). Until, that is, Sean Penn won the award that was seemingly destined to be Mickey Rourke’s, for best actor. Both stars were certainly worthy, but according to that Oscar calculus which settles ties by choosing the actor who has been around the block but hasn’t collected a piece of hardware (and, in Rourke’s case, is fairly unlikely ever to be nominated again), it was at least a mild upset that the man who played Randy the Ram didn’t get the gold statue, especially considering his Golden Globe award and the massive wave of press attention given to his performance and its real-life parallels (even Nate Silver, everyone’s favorite predictions guru, whiffed on this one, as well as on best supporting actress). Perhaps Academy voters just weren’t interested in hearing another mumbled eulogy to all of Rourke’s dogs, but it was a shame to be deprived of the actor’s sublime weirdness on the Oscar stage, and for anyone who wanted to see Rourke win, Penn’s singling out of his peer at the end of his acceptance speech was a wan sort of consolation prize.

Despite the (relative) lack of surprises, the 81st Oscar ceremony was more engaging and entertaining than in recent years. Given the times, Hugh Jackman’s vaudevillian, sui generis turn as host felt like an appropriate replacement for Jon Stewart’s acerbic presenting style, and changes to the night’s format were (mostly) welcome. In particular, the decision to bring out five past winners to present the nominees in the acting categories nicely served to personalize the awards people care most about, ensure that all the nominees were recognized, and wrap up the proceedings in the full weight of Oscar history. (Meanwhile, the decision to sandwich the best actress and actor awards between best director and best picture, no doubt motivated by a desire to separate two awards that usually go to the same film, felt jarring.) Heath Ledger’s moment was touching, though a touch anticlimactic coming more than a year after his death, especially considering the crushing inevitability of the award. The more poignant moment involved another joker, the great Jerry Lewis, who won this year’s lifetime achievement honor, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award; though clearly impaired a litany of health concerns, the 82-year-old comic was still able to flash one of his instantly recognizable, endearingly pathetic dunce grins after finishing his mercifully brief speech.

Sean Penn provided one of the evening’s most heartfelt moments when he turned his acceptance into a plea to end the bigotry which led to the passing of Proposition 8 in California just as Milk hit theaters (a plea later echoed by Penn). The irrepressible Petit celebrated by making a coin disappear before the eyes of the Kodak Theater audience, then balancing the Oscar statuette on his nose. In vastly different but equally indelible ways, each brought a bit of magic to the movies in 2008." - VMAN


*winners list*

BEST PICTURE
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Winner)

BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway “Rachel Getting Married”
Angelina Jolie “Changeling”
Melissa Leo “Frozen River”
Meryl Streep “Doubt”
Kate Winslet “The Reader” (Winner)

BEST ACTOR
Frank Langella “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn “Milk” (Winner)
Brad Pitt “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke “The Wrestler”
Richard Jenkins “The Visitor”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, “Doubt”
Penelope Cruz “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (Winner)
Viola Davis “Doubt”
Taraji P. Henson “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Marisa Tomei “The Wrestler”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin “Milk”
Robert Downey Jr. “Tropic Thunder”
Philip Seymour Hoffman “Doubt”
Heath Ledger “The Dark Knight” (Winner)
Michael Shannon “Revolutionary Road”

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle “Slumdog Millionaire” (Winner)
Stephen Daldry “The Reader”
David Fincher “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Ron Howard “Frost/Nixon”
Gus Van Sant “Milk”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black “Milk” (Winner)
Courtney Hunt “Frozen River”
Mike Leig, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Martin McDonagh “In Bruges”
Andrew Stanton, and Jim Reardon; original story by Stanton and Pete Docter “WALL-E”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy “Slumdog Millionaire” (Winner)
David Hare “The Reader”
Peter Morgan “Frost/Nixon”
John Patrick Shanley “Doubt”
Eric Roth, Robin Swicord “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“The Baader-Meinhof Complex” (Germany)
“The Class” (France)
“Departures” (Japan) (Winner)
“Revanche” (Austria)
“Waltz with Bashir” (Israel)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Bolt”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“WALL-E” (Winner)

BEST ART DIRECTION
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button” (Winner)
“The Dark Knight”
“The Duchess”
“Revolutionary Road”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Changeling” Tom Stern
“Slumdog Millionaire” Anthony Dod Mantle (Winner)
“The Reader” Chris Menges
“The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button” Claudio Miranda
“The Dark Knight” Wally Pfister

BEST FILM EDITING
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
“The Dark Knight” Lee Smith
“Frost/Nixon” Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
“Milk” Elliot Graham
“Slumdog Millionaire” Chris Dickens (Winner)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Australia” Catherine Martin
“The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button” Jacqueline West
“The Duchess” Michael O’Conner (Winner)
“Milk” Danny Glicker
“Revolutionary Road” Albert Wolsky

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”
“Encounters at the End of the World”
“The Garden”
“Man on Wire” (Winner)
“Trouble the Water”

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Slumdog Millionaire” “Jai Ho” (Winner)
“Slumdog Millionaire” “O Saya”
“WALL-E” “Down To Earth”

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button” Alexandre Desplat
“Defiance” James Newton Howard
“Milk” Danny Elfman
“Slumdog Millionaire” A.R. Rahman (Winner)
“WALL-E” Thomas Newman

BEST MAKEUP
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,”(Winner)
“The Dark Knight”
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”

BEST SOUND EDITING
“The Dark Knight”(Winner)
“Iron Man”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
“Wanted”

BEST SOUND MIXING
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Winner)
“WALL-E”
“Wanted”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Winner)
“The Dark Knight”
“Iron Man”

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)”
“Manon on the Asphalt”
“New Boy”
“The Pig”
“Spielzeugland (Toyland)” (Winner)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“La Maison en Petits Cubes” (Winner)
“Lavatory - Lovestory”
“Oktapodi”
“Presto”
“This Way Up”

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
“The Conscience of Nhem En”
“The Final Inch”
“Smile Pinki” (Winner)
“The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306″

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SAG awards 2009 - winners!

From SAG Awards 2009

—- FILM —–
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
‘Doubt’
‘Frost/Nixon’
‘Milk’
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ — WINNER
‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Richard Jenkins - ‘The Visitor’
Frank Langella - ‘Frost/Nixon’
Sean Penn - ‘Milk’ — WINNER
Brad Pitt - ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
Mickey Rourke - ‘The Wrestler

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Anne Hathaway - ‘Rachel Getting Married’
Angelina Jolie - ‘Changeling’
Melissa Leo - ‘Frozen River’
Meryl Streep - ‘Doubt’ — WINNER
Kate Winslet - ‘Revolutionary Road’

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin - ‘Milk’
Robert Downey Jr. - ‘Tropic Thunder’
Philip Seymour Hoffman - ‘Doubt’
Heath Ledger - ‘The Dark Knight’ — WINNER
Dev Patel - ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams - ‘Doubt’
Penelope Cruz - ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’
Viola Davis - ‘Doubt’
Taraji P. Henson - ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
Kate Winslet - ‘The Reader’ — WINNER

—– TELEVISION —–

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
William Shatner, “Boston Legal”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House” — WINNER
James Spader “Boston Legal”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace”
Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters” — WINNER
Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”
Tony Shalhoub, “Monk”
David Duchovny, “Californication”
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” — WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?”
America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock” — WINNER
Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds”
Tracey Ullman, “Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union”

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“Weeds”
“30 Rock” — WINNER
“Desperate Housewives”
“The Office”
“Entourage”

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
“Mad Men” — WINNER
“Dexter”
“House”
“The Closer”
“Boston Legal”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Paul Giamatti, “John Adams” — WINNER
Ralph Fiennes, “Bernard and Doris”
Kevin Spacey, “Recount”
Kiefer Sutherland “24: Redemption”
Tom Wilkinson “John Adams”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Shirley MacLaine, “Coco Chanel”
Laura Dern, “Recount”
Laura Linney, “John Adams” — WINNER
Phylicia Rashad “A Raisin in the Sun”
Susan Sarandon “Bernard and Doris”

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the 81st Annual OSCAR awards - nominations

the oscar nominations are out!
check them out here!

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Golden Globes 2009 (pic post)

winners list

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2009 People’s Choice Awards

From 2009 People’s Choice Awards

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Highlights!

Kate picked up the PCA for Favorite Leading Lady, beating out her Bride Wars costar Anne Hathaway and the PCA host Queen Latifah.

Katherine picked up the PCA trophy for Favorite Comedy Movie for 27 Dresses, beating out Get Smart and Mamma Mia!. Congrats!

Dakota Fanning, The 14-year-old actress picked up the PCA trophies for Favorite Movie Drama (beating out 21 and Eagle Eye) and Favorite Independent Movie (trumping The Duchess and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day).

Reese Witherspoon picked up the PCA trophy for Favorite Female Movie Star for her work in the comedy Four Christmases. She beat out fellow actresses Angelina Jolie and Keira Knightley. Congrats, Reese!

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Anne Hathaway gets Critics Choice Award ...Angelina gets groped!

The big buzz at the 2009 Critics Choice Awards was all about Angelina Jolie, but for two separate reasons — (1) the look on her face when Anne Hathaway got best actress and (2) the look on other people's faces when Brad Pitt put his hand up her dress during a make-out session at their table.

Angelina either was steamed or flat-out gave the stink-eye when Anne rambled on and on in her acceptance speech, depending on which gossip column you read. (Fox says "steamed," E! says "stink-eye.") In Angelina's defense, we do have to say that the speech was a bit of an overshare.
And by most accounts, Brad and Angie might have been better off getting a room. During a lot of that dead time that would have gone to accepting awards, they reportedly occupied themselves by kissing and smooching, even while other people were talking to them. One witness told Us:
At one point, Brad had his hand all the way up Angelina’s dress!"
Hey, we weren't at their table so we can't say. But we hope this isn't a preview of the Golden Globes and the Oscars.

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MTV - VMAS 2008

Now that the 2008 VMAs have come and gone, check out all the winners, the most surprising moments, the best red-carpet fashions and more at VMA.MTV.com.

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2008 MTV Movie Awards winners

2008 MTV Movie Awards Nominees & * Winners

BEST MOVIE
* Transformers
Juno
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
I Am Legend
Superbad
National Treasure: Book of Secrets

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
* Will Smith I Am Legend
Shia LaBeouf Transformers
Denzel Washington American Gangster
Matt Damon The Bourne Ultimatum
Michael Cera Juno

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
* Ellen Page Juno
Keira Knightley Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Katherine Heigl Knocked Up
Amy Adams Enchanted
Jessica Biel I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

BEST VILLAIN
* Johnny Depp Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Denzel Washington American Gangster
Angelina Jolie Beowulf
Topher Grace Spider-Man 3
Javier Bardem No Country For Old Men

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
* Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Adam Sandler I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Jonah Hill Superbad
Seth Rogen Knocked Up
Amy Adams Enchanted

BEST FIGHT
* Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet Never Back Down
Matt Damon vs. Joey Ansah The Bourne Ultimatum
Tobey Maguire vs. James Franco Spider-Man 3
Hayden Christensen vs. Jamie Bell Jumper
Chris Tucker & Jackie Chan vs. Sun Ming Ming Rush Hour 3
Alien vs. Predator- Aliens vs. Predator Requiem

BEST KISS
* Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman Step Up 2 The Streets
Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer Disturbia
Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey Enchanted
Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Ellen Page and Michael Cera Juno


BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
* Zac Efron Hairspray
Seth Rogen Knocked Up
Jonah Hill Superbad
Michael Cera Superbad
Chris Brown This Christmas
Nikki Blonsky Hairspray
Megan Fox Transformers
Christopher Mintz-Plasse Superbad

BEST SUMMER MOVIE SO FAR
* Iron Man
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Sex and the City: The Movie
Speed Racer
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Check out other assorted facts and info, video clips & photo galleries, along with the complete list of 2008 MTV Movie Award nominees & winners

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Louvre comes to Abu Dhabi

This is the interior of the Abu Dhabi Louvre Museum, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. Nouvel has been awarded the 2008 Pritzker Prize, the highest honor for architecture, for his creative experimentation and buildings that speak to their surroundings.

+ Jean Nouvel

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Oscar Winners 2008

No Country For Old Men swept the competition, picking up four statues. The Bourne Ultimatum came close, picking up three Oscars. There Will be Blood and La Vie En Rose both won two prizes. And Juno, Atonment and Michael Clayton each picked up one.

DID YOUR FAVORITE movies, actors, directors and crew win???


BEST PICTURE
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood

BEST 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

BEST ACTOR
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises

BEST ACTRESS
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie, Away from Her
Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There
Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James…
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Counterfeiters (Austria)
Beaufort (Israel)
Katyn (Poland)
Mongol (Kazakhstan)
12 (Russia)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Ratatouille
Persepolis
Surf’s Up

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
No Country For Old Men
Atonement
Away from Her
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
There Will Be Blood

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Juno
Lars and the Real Girl
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
The Savages

BEST MUSIC (SCORE)
Atonement
The Kite Runner
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
3:10 to Yuma

BEST MUSIC (SONG)
Falling Slowly - Once (performed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova)
Happy Working Song - Enchanted (performed by Amy Adams)
Raise It Up - August Rush (performed by Jamia Simone Nash and Impact Repertory Theatre)
So Close - Enchanted (performed by Jon McLaughlin)
That’s How You Know - Enchanted (performed by Amy Adams)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Taxi to the Dark Side
No End in Sight
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Sicko
War/Dance

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Freeheld
La Corona (The Crown)
Salim Baba
Sari’s Mother

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Golden Compass
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Transformers

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
There Will Be Blood
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country For Old Men

BEST ART DIRECTION
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
American Gangster
Atonement
The Golden Compass
There Will Be Blood

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Peter and the Wolf
I Met the Walrus
Madame Tutli-Putli
Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)
My Love (Moya Lyubov)

BEST SHORT FILM
Le Mozart des Pickpockets
At Night
Il Supplente
Tanghi Argentini
The Tonto Woman

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

BEST MAKE-UP
La Vie en Rose
Norbit
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

BEST SOUND MIXING
The Bourne Ultimatum
No Country For Old Men
Ratatouille
3:10 to Yuma
Transformers

BEST SOUND EDITING
The Bourne Ultimatum
No Country For Old Men
Ratatouille
There Will Be Blood
Transformers

BEST FILM EDITING
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into the Wild
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood

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The Oscars 08 - The Red Carpet

Modern mermaid Marion Cotillard (in Jean Paul Gaultier)

Supermodel Heidi Klum (in Galliano) and musician husband Seal (in Dior)

Anne Hathaway (in Marchesa)

Dame Helen Mirren (in George Chakra)

Cameron Diaz (in Dior by John Galliano)

Jessica Alba (in Marchesa)

Jennifer Garner (in Oscar de la Renta)

Miley Cyrus (in Valentino)

Keri Russell (in Nina Ricci)

Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson

James McAvoy and wife Anne Marie Duff arrive at the 2008 Oscars

Hilary Swank (in Atelier Versace)

Katherine Heigl (in Escada)

Renee Zellweger (in Carolina Herrera)

Parents-to-be Nicole Kidman (in custom Balenciaga)

Penelope Cruz (in Chanel Haute Couture)

Johnny Depp and wife Vanessa Paradis

Calista Flockhart cozies up with Harrison Ford

Pregnant in purple Cate Blanchett (in Dries Van Noten)

Javier Bardem arrives at the 2008 Oscars

A heavily bearded Viggo Mortensen

Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey and his wife

Tilda Swinton arrives at the 2008 Oscars

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Betty's blue @ the NAACP Awards 2008

America Ferrera is a vision in a baby blue Marchesa gown at the 2008 NAACP Image Awards held at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium on Thursday.

Actors Jurnee Smollett and Denzel Whitaker presented America, 23, with the award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her outstanding work in Ugly Betty. Costar Vanessa Williams won Best Supporting Actress.

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H&M loves McAvoy & Knightley

James McAvoy and wife Anne Marie Duff revel in his “Best Actor” win at the Elle Style Awards 2008 at London’s Westway on Tuesday.

Atonement costar Keira Knightley also picked up Best Actress.

It was also recently announced that James and Anne Marie will star together in the comedy thriller Perrier’s Bounty, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Perrier’s Bounty is set in Dublin and revolves around three unlikely fugitives on the run from a gangster named Perrier, who is desperate to retain his pride and money after the accidental murder of one of his loyal gang.
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BAFTA Winners!!!

Best film
Winner:
Atonement
Also nominated:
American Gangster
The Lives of Others
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Best British film
Winner:
This is England
Also nominated:
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Control
Eastern Promises

Leading actor
Winner:
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Also nominated:
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
James McAvoy - Atonement
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Ulrich Muehe - The Lives of Others

Leading actress
Winner:
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Also nominated:
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Ellen Page - Juno

Supporting actor
Winner:
Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men
Also nominated:
Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
Tommy Lee Jones - No Country For Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

Supporting actress
Winner:
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
Also nominated:
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Kelly Macdonald - No Country For Old Men
Samantha Morton - Control
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement

Director
Winner:
No Country For Old Men - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Also nominated:
Atonement - Joe Wright
The Bourne Ultimatum - Paul Greengrass
The Lives of Others - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson

Original screenplay
Winner:
Juno - Diablo Cody
Also nominated:
American Gangster - Steven Zaillian
The Lives of Others - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Michael Clayton - Tony Gilroy
This is England - Shane Meadows

Adapted screenplay
Winner:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Ronald Harwood
Also nominated:
Atonement - Christopher Hampton
The Kite Runner - David Benioff
No Country For Old Men - Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson

Film not in the English language
Winner:
The Lives of Others
Also nominated:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Kite Runner
Lust, Caution
La Vie En Rose

Animated film
Winner:
Ratatouille
Also nominated:
Shrek the Third
The Simpsons Movie

Carl Foreman award for special achievement by a British director, writer or producer in their first feature film
Winner:
Matt Greenhalgh (writer) - Control
Also nominated:
Chris Atkins (director/writer) - Taking Liberties
Mia Bays (producer) - Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Sarah Gavron (director) - Brick Lane
Andrew Piddington (director/writer) - The Killing of John Lennon

Music
Winner:
La Vie En Rose - Christopher Gunning
Also nominated:
American Gangster - Marc Streitenfeld
Atonement - Dario Marianelli
The Kite Runner - Alberto Iglesias
There Will Be Blood - Jonny Greenwood
Cinematography
Winner:
No Country For Old Men - Roger Deakins
Also nominated:
American Gangster - Harris Savides
Atonement - Seamus McGarvey
The Bourne Ultimatum - Oliver Wood
There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit

Editing
Winner:
The Bourne Ultimatum - Christopher Rouse
Also nominated:
American Gangster - Pietro Scalia
Atonement - Paul Tothill
Michael Clayton - John Gilroy
No Country For Old Men - Roderick Jaynes

Production design
Winner:
Atonement - Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
Also nominated:
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Guy Hendrix Dyas, Richard Roberts
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Stuart Craig, Stepheanie McMillan
There Will Be Blood - Jack Fisk, Jim Erickson
La Vie En Rose - Olivier Raoux

Costume design
Winner:
La Vie En Rose - Marit Allen
Also nominated:
Atonement - Jacqueline Durran
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Alexandra Byrne
Lust, Caution - Pan Lai
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Colleen Atwood

Sound
Winner:
The Bourne Ultimatum - Kirk Francis, Scott Millan, Dave Parker, Karen Baker Landers, Per Hallberg
Also nominated:
Atonement - Danny Hambrook, Paul Hamblin, Catherine Hodgson, Becki Ponting
No Country For Old Men - Peter Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff
There Will Be Blood - Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, John Pritchett, Michael Semanick, Tom Johnson
La Vie En Rose - Laurent Zeilig, Pascal Villard, Jean-Paul Hurier, Marc Doisne

Special visual effects
Winner:
The Golden Compass - Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Wood
Also nominated:
The Bourne Ultimatum - Peter Chiang, Charlie Noble, Mattias Lindahl, Joss Williams
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Emma Norton, Chris Shaw
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - John Knoll, Charles Gibson, Hal Hickel, John Frazier
Spider-Man 3 - Scott Stokdyk, Peter Nofz, John Frazier, Spencer Cook

Make-up and hair
Winner:
La Vie En Rose - Jan Archibald, Didier Lavergne
Also nominated:
Atonement - Ivana Primorac
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Jenny Shircore
Hairspray - Judi Cooper Sealy, Jordan Samuel
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Ivana Primorac, Peter Owen

Short animation
Winner:
The Pearce Sisters - Jo Allen, Luis Cook
Also nominated:
Head Over Heels - Osbert Parker, Fiona Pitkin, Ian Gouldstone
The Crumblegiant - Pearse Moore, John McCloskey

Short film
Winner:
Dog Altogether - Diarmid Scrimshaw, Paddy Considine
Also nominated:
Hesitation - Julien Berlan, Michelle Eastwood, Virginia Gilbert
The One And Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island - Charlie Henderson, James Griffiths, Tim Key, Tom Basden
Soft - Jane Hooks, Simon Ellis
The Stronger - Dan McCulloch, Lia Williams, Frank McGuinness
The Orange Rising Star award (voted for by the public)
Winner:
Shia LaBeouf
Also nominated:
Sienna Miller
Ellen Page
Sam Riley
Tang Wei

Academy Fellowship
Sir Anthony Hopkins

Outstanding British contribution to cinema
Barry Wilkinson

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Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party - Guest list ( pic post )

The legendary Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Oscar Nominations 08

No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood led the pack with eight nominations. Atonement and Michael Clayton followed with seven nominations each.

As expected, Cate Blanchett picked up nods for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. HOORAY for Ellen Page getting her well-deserved Best Actress nomination for Juno. And BOO, Keira Knightley and James McAvoy were snubbed for their roles in Atonement.

Here are the nominations for the 2008 Oscars:

BEST PICTURE
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton

BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Viggo Mortenson, Eastern Promises
Tommy Lee Jones, In The Valley of Elah

BEST 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

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There
Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone

BEST 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

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody, Juno
Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Ratatouille (written by Brad Bird; story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird)
Tamara Jenkins, The Savages

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

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and the Golden Globe goes to ...

The winners of the Golden Globes were announced Sunday night at a press conference at the Beverly Hilton.
Atonement and Sweeney Todd both picked up two awards each, including best picture.
No Country for Old Men and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly received two trophies each as well.

FILM

– Best Motion Picture, Drama

Atonement
– Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
– Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

Julie Christie, Away from Her
– Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

Sweeney Todd
– Best Actor, Musical or Comedy

Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
– Best Actress, Musical or Comedy

Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
– Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There
– Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
– Best Director

Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
– Best Screenplay

Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men
– Best Foreign Language Film

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (France/U.S.)
– Best Animated Film

Ratatouille
– Best Original Score

Dario Marianelli, Atonement
– Best Original Song

“Guaranteed,” Into the Wild

TELEVISION
– Best Series, Drama

Mad Men
– Best Actor, Drama Series

Jon Hamm, Mad Men
– Best Actress, Drama Series

Glenn Close, Damages
– Best Series, Comedy or Musical

Extras
– Best Actress, Comedy or Musical Series

Tina Fey, 30 Rock
– Best Actor, Comedy or Musical Series

David Duchovny, Californication
– Best Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or TV Movie

Samantha Morton, Longford
– Best Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or TV Movie

Jeremy Piven, Entourage
– Best Miniseries or TV Movie

Longford
– Best Actress, Miniseries or TV Movie

Queen Latifah, Life Support
– Best Actor, Miniseries or TV Movie

Jim Broadbent, Longford

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Eva Green is Orange

Former Bond Girl Eva Green holds up the Orange Rising Star Award after announcing the nominations for 2008 at BAFTA** headquarters in Piccadilly, London on Tuesday.
Eva, 27, was the 2007 winner of the Orange Rising Star Award, which recognizes international actors and actresses who have demonstrated exceptional talent and have begun to capture the imagination of the public as stars in the making.
This year’s nominations included Sienna Miller, Ellen Page, Shia LeBeouf, Sam Riley and Tang Wei.
Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko recently succeeded Eva Green as the new Bond Girl

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