Friday, December 26, 2008
The Oscar race shifts into high gear with the mailing out of ballots today to around 6-thousand or so voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Members are asked to select the Academy Award nominees for 2008 and are given two weeks to return their ballots to the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The results of the secret ballots will be announced at […]
Friday, December 19, 2008
Heath Ledger as the Joker gets SAG nomination. A lot of squabbling and bickering in the Screen Actors Guild this week over the upcoming strike authorization vote. The ballots are set to go out on January 2, 2009. Yesterday, for a while the debate over that vote was put aside to announce the nominees for the 15th Annual SAG Awards. The […]
Thursday, December 18, 2008
To say that superstar Barbra Streisand is not a fan of President George W. Bush is a humongous understatement. Never shy about expressing her political views, Streisand is a well-known vocal critic of President Bush. This is why that awkward smooch between the two of them earlier this month is such a priceless moment. On Sunday, December 7, the singer/actress/director received the […]
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
One of the most prestigious and meaningful honors has been announced. Time magazine’s person of the year for 2008 is President-elect Barack Obama. The former first-term U.S. Senator’s message of change has not only resonated with millions of Americans, but with millions of other people around the world. Obama was a long shot when he officially declared his candidacy for president in […]
Thursday, December 11, 2008
The race for the 2008 Golden Globe Awards began today with the announcement of the nominees. Getting the most nominations on the film side, “Doubt”, “Frost/Nixon,” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” Each movie was nominated in five categories by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “Frost/Nixon” were both nominated for best picture, […]
Thursday, December 4, 2008
British singer/Grammy nominee Leona Lewis Something new for the Grammy nominations. Last night, the Recording Academy announced the 51st Annual Grammy nominations during a televised live concert on CBS. The star-studded affair took place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Most of the media attention went to hip-hop artist/rapper Lil Wayne, who got eight nominations; Coldplay received seven; and Kanye West, […]
