The Oscars 2012 – Hugo, Christopher Plummer

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Ben Stiller and Emma Stone are up to present the Achievement in Visual Effects. She’s very excited to be on the stage to present an award at the Oscars. She’s poking fun at all the presenters gone by in the past. Singing, doing the ever-so rehearsed antiques so many of the presenters go through every year. That was fun.

Hugo wins the award in this category.”I know it’s a huge thrill to be nominated, but it’s awesome to win. Really underrated.” The winners thanked Martin Scorsese once again.

Melissa Leo is up to present the Best Supporting Actor Award. And that award goes to… Christopher Plummer for his role in The Beginners. He is the oldest actor ever to win an Oscar. He gets a standing ovation.

Holding the Oscar in his hand he says, “You’re only two years older than me darling, where have you been all my life? I have a confession to make, when I first emerged from my mother’s womb, I was already rehearsing my Academy thank you speech. But it was so long ago, mercifully for you, I’ve forgotten it. But I haven’t forgotten who to thank. The Academy, of course, for this extraordinary honor and my fellow nominees: Kenneth, Nick, Jonah, dear Max, I’m so proud to be in your company. And of course I wouldn’t be here at all if it weren’t for Michael Mills and his enchanting film, “Beginners,” and my screen partner of course, Ewan McGregor, that superb artist, who I would happily share this award with if I had any decency, but I don’t.

To all the producers, at Olympus Films especially, Leslie Urdang and Miranda de Pencier. All the people at Focus for their tremendous generosity and support, and not to mention my, haha, little band of agents provocateurs: Lou Pitt and his wife Berta, Carter Cohn, Pippa Markham, Perry Zimel, who’ve tried so hard to keep me out of jail, my daughter Amanda who always makes me proud and lastly, my long-suffering wife, Elaine, who deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for coming to my rescue every day of my life. Thank you so much.”

2012 Golden Globes- George Clooney, The Descendants

Natalie Portman presented George Clooney with the Golden Globe for Best Actor, Drama for his role in The Descendants.

“Wow, well it’s a funny thing. It’s an evening where you catch up with old friends. It’s nice to see Brad and to not only tell him that he’s doing great work in two films but also all the other great work he’s doing in the world. Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press, to Fox Searchlight. I thank you very much for this.”

2011 Academy Awards full list of winners

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Best Picture:
The King’s Speech

Actor in a Leading Role:
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech

Actress in a Leading Role:
Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Director:
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech

Original Song:
“We Belong Together” (Toy Story 3), music and lyrics by Randy Newman

Film Editing:
The Social Network

Visual Effects:
Inception

Documentary Feature:
Inside Job

Live Action Short Film:
God of Love

Documentary Short Subject:
Strangers No More

Costume Design:
Alice in Wonderland

Makeup:
The Wolfman

Sound Editing:
Inception

Sound Mixing:
Inception

Original Score:
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network

Actor in a Supporting Role:
Christian Bale, The Fighter

Foreign Language Film:
In a Better World (Denmark)

Original Screenplay:
David Seidler, The King’s Speech

Adapted Screenplay:
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network

Animated Feature Film:
Toy Story 3

Animated Short Film:
The Lost Thing

Actress in a Supporting Role:
Melissa Leo, The Fighter

Cinematography:
Inception

Art Direction:
Alice in Wonderland

Oscars 2011- It’s the King’s Speech vs Black Swan.

Two days to go until the film industry’s big night… the Oscars. So I found myself heading off to the movies the other night to see the King’s Speech, ahead of the Academy Awards. It then makes it easier to make a judgment about a film, find out what all the hype is all about and then one can formulate an opinion as to whether it’s deserving or not. Look, Colin Firth is superb in the role, as are Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter in their roles respectively. However, for me, I preferred Black Swan. I thought Darren Aronovsky’s film was incredible, dark as it may have been. His vision came to life, it sparked debates, conversations and I would imagine that is what any filmmaker would love to achieve. So it will come down to Tom Hooper and Darren Aronovsky in the battle for best director and Black Swan versus The King’s Speech for the best film of the year. It looks like The King’s Speech is the firm favourite, but I really believe Black Swan has been hugely underrated. Mila Kunis was overlooked, but Natalie Portman will come out on top I believe. Who else do you think will be successful at this year’s Oscars?

I must also just say well done to the film distributors in South Africa. All the big titles and contenders at this year’s Academy Awards have been brought to our screens ahead of the ceremony and that is usually not the case. I’ve now seen three of the big nominees. I just need to make a plan to see The Fighter before Sunday. Remember, I’ll be up and at it, blogging, tweeting throughout the night. Do join me!

Believe the hype, Black Swan is the business

Last night I was invited to a screening of the highly acclaimed film, Black Swan. The event was held at the Nu Metro Hyde Park cinemas, in association with Fox Studios and the South African Ballet Theatre. What a fitting occasion for the Ballet Theatre Company. Not only has a film like this put ballet back in the spotlight again, but also they announced at the event that after a very difficult period, financially, the National Lottery would be funding them for the year. Plus they were celebrating their tenth birthday at the event. There were a couple of ballet dancers doing the rounds at the event, posing for pics and doing a few short numbers. This pictures was taken on my Blackberry Bold.

I’ve watched Natalie Portman clean up so far at all the major award shows, ahead of the Oscars later this month, but I didn’t want to set my expectations too high so I went in with an open mind. Wow! That is where I will start. This movie is fantastic. First of all, in addition to Portman, who plays the role of Nina Sayers, the other cast members are also really strong. The list includes Mila Kunis (Lily), Vincent Cassel (Thomas Leroy), Barbara Hershey (Erica Sayers). Winona Ryder has a small role in the movie too. The film tells the story of Nina Sayers, who after many years of trying finally gets her big break. She’s cast in the lead role of the ballet company’s new production, “Swan Lake”. Leroy, the director of the production, thinks she is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan, but he is worried about how she will portray the Black Swan. While she has the ability to do so, she battles to relax and let go. While Nina might be battling to become the Black Swan in the production, a supportive, but needy mother; several encounters with free-spirited, Black Swan personified Lily; their growing rivalry and Leroy’s persistence and advances, all see Nina ‘morphing’ mentally into the Black Swan.

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It’s a dark story, but director Darren Aronofsky is on point.

SAG Awards 2011- full list of winners

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The King’s Speech, The Fighter, Boardwalk Empire and Natalie Portman got a whole lot of love at last night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards and this is surely an indication of where next month’s Academy Awards are going. Colin Firth must be the male favourite, while Natalie Portman is expected to take the big honours in the Best Male/ Female Lead categories respectively. Let’s wait and see, but in the mean time, check out the full list of winners below:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
“The King’s Speech”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Natalie Portman – “Black Swan”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale – “The Fighter”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Melissa Leo – “The Fighter”

Primetime Television

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“Modern Family”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi – “Boardwalk Empire”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Julianna Margulies – “The Good Wife”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Betty White – “Hot In Cleveland”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Al Pacino – “You Don’t Know Jack”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Claire Danes – “Temple Grandin”

SAG Honors for Stunt Ensembles

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“Inception”

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
“True Blood”

83rd Academy Awards Nominations list

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The biggest night in film is coming, but what would the Academy Awards be without acknowledging the outstanding achievements in film making; be it directing, editing, make-up or acting. So to see who is in the running for the 83rd Academy Awards, going down on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, see the full list of nominations below. The King’s Speech is clearly the one to watch out for. I hope Colin Firth walks away with the top honours for leading man. As for female lead, Natalie Portman is the one for me, but let’s see if Annette Bening will take top honours instead. The Social Network is up there too. Newcomer Jesse Eisenberg’s performance was fantastic, but was it enough to trump Mr Firth? Hmmm… we’ll have to wait and see!
Performance by an actor in a leading role
* Javier Bardem in “Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions)
* Jeff Bridges in “True Grit” (Paramount)
* Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
* Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)
* James Franco in “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
* Christian Bale in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
* John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions)
* Jeremy Renner in “The Town” (Warner Bros.)
* Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)
* Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a leading role
* Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)
* Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole” (Lionsgate)
* Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions)
* Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight)
* Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
* Amy Adams in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
* Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)
* Melissa Leo in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
* Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”(Paramount)
* Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Best animated feature film of the year
* “How to Train Your Dragon” (Paramount), Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
* “The Illusionist” (Sony Pictures Classics), Sylvain Chomet
* “Toy Story 3″ (Walt Disney), Lee Unkrich

Achievement in art direction
* “Alice in Wonderland” (Walt Disney), Production Design: Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
* “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1″ (Warner Bros.), Production Design: Stuart Craig, Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
* “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas, Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
* “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Production Design: Eve Stewart, Set Decoration: Judy Farr
* “True Grit” (Paramount), Production Design: Jess Gonchor, Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

Achievement in cinematography
* “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), Matthew Libatique
* “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
* “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Danny Cohen
* “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Jeff Cronenweth
* “True Grit” (Paramount), Roger Deakins

Achievement in costume design
* “Alice in Wonderland” (Walt Disney), Colleen Atwood
* “I Am Love” (Magnolia Pictures), Antonella Cannarozzi
* “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Jenny Beavan
* “The Tempest” (Miramax), Sandy Powell
* “True Grit” (Paramount), Mary Zophres

Achievement in directing
* “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
* “The Fighter” (Paramount), David O. Russell
* “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
* “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
* “True Grit” (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Best documentary feature
* “Exit through the Gift Shop” (Producers Distribution Agency), A Paranoid Pictures Production, Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
* “Gasland”, A Gasland Production, Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
* “Inside Job” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Representational Pictures Production, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
* “Restrepo” (National Geographic Entertainment), An Outpost Films Production, Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
* “Waste Land” (Arthouse Films), An Almega Projects Production, Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Best documentary short subject
* “Killing in the Name”, A Moxie Firecracker Films Production, Nominees to be determined
* “Poster Girl”, A Portrayal Films Production, Nominees to be determined
* “Strangers No More”, A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
* “Sun Come Up”, A Sun Come Up Production, Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
* “The Warriors of Qiugang”, A Thomas Lennon Films Production, Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

Achievement in film editing
* “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), Andrew Weisblum
* “The Fighter” (Paramount), Pamela Martin
* “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Tariq Anwar
* “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), Jon Harris
* “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Best foreign language film of the year
* “Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions), A Menage Atroz, Mod Producciones and Ikiru Films Production, Mexico
* “Dogtooth” (Kino International), A Boo Production, Greece
* “In a Better World” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Zentropa Production, Denmark
* “Incendies” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Micro-Scope Production, Canada
* “Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” (Cohen Media Group), A Tassili Films Production, Algeria

Achievement in makeup
* “Barney’s Version” (Sony Pictures Classics), Adrien Morot
* “The Way Back” (Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment), Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
* “The Wolfman” (Universal), Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
* “How to Train Your Dragon” (Paramount), John Powell
* “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Hans Zimmer
* “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Alexandre Desplat
* “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
* “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
* “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” (Sony Pictures Releasing (Screen Gems)), Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
* “I See the Light” from “Tangled” (Walt Disney), Music by Alan Menken, Lyric by Glenn Slater
* “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
* “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3″ (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Best motion picture of the year
* “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
* “The Fighter” (Paramount), A Relativity Media Production, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
* “Inception” (Warner Bros.), A Warner Bros. UK Services Production, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
* “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features), An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production, Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
* “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
* “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), An Hours Production, Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
* “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), A Columbia Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
* “Toy Story 3″ (Walt Disney), A Pixar Production, Darla K. Anderson, Producer
* “True Grit” (Paramount), A Paramount Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
* “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions), A Winter’s Bone Production, Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Best animated short film
* “Day & Night” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Teddy Newton
* “The Gruffalo”, A Magic Light Pictures Production, Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
* “Let’s Pollute”, A Geefwee Boedoe Production, Geefwee Boedoe
* “The Lost Thing”, (Nick Batzias for Madman Entertainment), A Passion Pictures Australia Production, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
* “Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)”, A Sacrebleu Production, Bastien Dubois

Best live action short film
* “The Confession” (National Film and Television School), A National Film and Television School Production, Tanel Toom
* “The Crush” (Network Ireland Television), A Purdy Pictures Production, Michael Creagh
* “God of Love”, A Luke Matheny Production, Luke Matheny
* “Na Wewe” (Premium Films), A CUT! Production, Ivan Goldschmidt
* “Wish 143″, A Swing and Shift Films/Union Pictures Production, Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Achievement in sound editing
* “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Richard King
* “Toy Story 3″ (Walt Disney), Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
* “Tron: Legacy” (Walt Disney), Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
* “True Grit” (Paramount), Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
* “Unstoppable” (20th Century Fox), Mark P. Stoeckinger

Achievement in sound mixing
* “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
* “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
* “Salt” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
* “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
* “True Grit” (Paramount), Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Achievement in visual effects
* “Alice in Wonderland” (Walt Disney), Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
* “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1″ (Warner Bros.), Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
* “Hereafter” (Warner Bros.), Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
* “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
* “Iron Man 2″ (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, Distributed by Paramount), Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Adapted screenplay
* “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
* “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
* “Toy Story 3″ (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt, Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
* “True Grit” (Paramount), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
* “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Original screenplay
* “Another Year” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Mike Leigh
* “The Fighter” (Paramount), Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson, Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
* “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Written by Christopher Nolan
* “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features), Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
* “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Seidler

Golden Globes 2011- Full list of winners

Here’s a recap of this year’s Golden Globe Awards. Ricky Gervais was a good, controversial host. Of course his jokes were their to make some of the guests feel uncomfortable, but hey, that’s what a comedian like him does. Robert DeNiro’s acceptance speech for the Cecil B DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award was great. At first I thought to myself, Matt Damon isn’t taking this very seriously, but then I realised that DeNiro himself is quite the funny man, so it was cool. Another really cool speech came from Anette Bening, who gratiously accepted her award for Best Actress in a Comedy/ Musical for her role in The Kids Are All Right.

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The cameras kept panning to probably one of Hollywood’s most famous couple, Brad Pitt and Angelina. Twitter was abuzz, as Angelina straightened Brad’s tie as they cut to a commercial break. Angelina wasn’t lucky enough to scoop an award for her role in The Tourist, but looked gorgeous in her green ensemble. Colour works for her. A very pregnant Natalie Portman walked away with the coveted Best Actress award, which shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to you. I still need to see Black Swan, ahead of the Academy Awards because she is well on her way to Oscar glory. The ever so polite Colin Firth won a Golden Globe for his role in The King’s Speech. He seems like an awesome, extremely humble and very funny man. At one point, CNN’s Piers Morgan said it was as “if was looking in a mirror” “Best line from my Firth i/v – ‘When I go to the supermarket, people come up and call me Piers.’ #true”. I said Colin could play him in the film biopic of his life. True too!

Glee was another big winner on the night with Chris Colfers, Jane Lynch and the best TV show. Claire Danes won yet again for her role in Temple Gardin and Boardwalk Empire also walked away victorious.

Hottie of the night has to go to Halle Berry! Hail Halle, holy hotness!

1. Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Social Network

2. Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Natalie Portman – Black Swan

3. Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
Colin Firth – The King’s Speech

4. Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
The Kids Are All Right

5. Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right

6. Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Paul Giamatti – Barney’s Version

7. Best Animated Feature Film
Toy Story 3

8. Best Foreign Language Film
In A Better World (Denmark)

9. Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Melissa Leo – The Fighter

10. Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Christian Bale – The Fighter

11. Best Director – Motion Picture
David Fincher – The Social Network

12. Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Aaron Sorkin – The Social Network

13. Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – The Social Network

14. Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” — Burlesque, music & lyrics by Diane Warren

TELEVISION AWARDS

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)

16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Katey Sagal – Sons of Anarchy

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Glee (FOX)

19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Laura Linney – The Big C

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Carlos (The Sundance Channel)

22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Claire Danes – Temple Grandin

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Al Pacino – You Don’t Know Jack

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jane Lynch – Glee

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Chris Colfer – Glee

Golden Globes – Natalie Portman wins

Jeff Bridges presents the Best Actress- Motion Picture drama to Natalie Portman for her role in Black Swan.
“Thank you to the HFPA. Truly the most wonderful experience to the whole reaction to this movie. I hope you’re having a drink grandma. Thank you for bring my mom into the world. Also to my dad. Thank you guys for bring me into the world. My fellow actors. Mila, you’re the greatest. Thank you so much for this.”

The 16th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Nominees

So award season is coming up; the Oscars, the Grammys, the Golden Globes, SAGs and BAFTAs… they’re all coming up. Below you’ll find a list of the Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, which goes down on the 14th of January 2011. The psychological thriller Black Swan has scored itself rave reviews since its release. So much so it’s now getting the nominations (and most likely the awards too). For the Critics’ Choice Awards it scored a massive twelve nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress. I haven’t seen the film, so I can’t pass judgement, but it looks as if Natalie Portman is on her way to Oscar glory. In the men’s category, newcomer and The Social Network star, Jesse Eisenberg looks strong in the Oscar race, but then James Franco and Ryan Gosling are also getting loads of attention. It’s early still, but this will be an interesting awards season!

BEST PICTURE
Nominees:
• 127 Hours
• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• Inception
• The King’s Speech
• The Social Network
• The Town
• Toy Story 3
• True Grit
• Winter’s Bone

BEST ACTOR
Nominees:
• Jeff Bridges – “True Grit”
• Robert Duvall – “Get Low”
• Jesse Eisenberg – “The Social Network”
• Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech”
• James Franco – “127 Hours”
• Ryan Gosling – “Blue Valentine”

BEST ACTRESS
Nominees:
• Annette Bening – “The Kids Are All Right”
• Nicole Kidman – “Rabbit Hole”
• Jennifer Lawrence – “Winter’s Bone”
• Natalie Portman – “Black Swan”
• Noomi Rapace – “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
• Michelle Williams – “Blue Valentine”