Pages tagged “awards”

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host 2010 Oscars

Nothing makes four hours fly by like comedy. Clearly, this is the philosophy behind the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ choice of hosts for the 82nd annual Oscars. On Tuesday, MPAAS announced that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin would host 2010’s awards show....  read more

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Ricky Gervais to Host 2010 Golden Globes

The Office co-creator will be the first host of the awards show since 1995...  read more

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Finalists for 2009 National Book Awards are Announced

The 60th annual National Book Award Finalists have been announced for 2009. The prize is awarded to one work out of five nominees in each of four genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature). This year, 193 publishers submitted a total of 1,129 books for consideration....  read more

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Do the New Oscar Rules Really Mean More Diverse Movies Will Be Nominated?

When the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced last summer that it planned a radical change in the best-picture category (10 films will now vie for the prize under a new vote-counting system), arguments typically ran down two paths....  read more

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Buddy Miller, John Fogerty, Justin Townes Earle Amongst Notable Winners at Americana Music Awards

The 8th Annual Americana Music Awards, held Sept. 17 in Nashville, honored an array of music legends and up-and-comers, with Buddy Miller, John Fogerty, Justin Townes Earle and Sam Bush taking home awards....  read more

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Watch Dr. Horrible Hijack the Emmy Awards and Declare the Death of TV

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Fans of Neil Patrick Harris who watched last night's Emmys witnessed two treats. First, the man himself was in rare form, carrying the ceremony with wit and aplomb ("Here's hoping Kanye West likes 30 Rock.") And secondly, the cast of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog staged a mini-reunion for a taped bit wherein NPH (as Dr. Horrible) declared the death of broadcast television....  read more

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Kanye-Gate Continues: The Taylor Swift/Kanye West Mash-Up has Arrived

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No one could have accurately predicted how the Kanye West/Taylor Swift kerfuffle would be received in this soundbyte-driven media economy. After West's cognac-fueled rant at Sunday night's VMAs, there's been an exploding cottage industry of "Imma let you finish, but..." and "BEST VIDEO OF ALL TIME" memes, blogs and blog-memes....  read more

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HBO and NBC Win Big at Creative Arts Emmys

At the 61st Annual Creative Arts Emmys, hosted by Kathy Griffin, which aired last Saturday (Sept. 12), award-winners ranged from the well-deserved to unsurprising to boring....  read more

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Why Taylor Swift (and You) Shouldn't be Upset that Kanye Upstaged Her at the VMAs

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A scant few minutes into last night's MTV Video Music Awards, a Hennessy-sauced Yeezy stormed the stage and kicked down Taylor Swift's sandcastle: "Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'm going to let you finish, but BeyoncĂ© had one of the best videos of all time." Drama ensued: various B and C-list musicians feigned disgust at the breach of decorum, and West was promptly ejected from the show and ran home to compose a half-sincere apology on his blog (which he later removed)....  read more

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European Film Academy Releases 2009 Shortlist

The European Film Awards has announced its annual shortlist of movies eligible for this year’s awards, which includes Antichrist, Broken Embraces and 46 other movies from 25 countries....  read more

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