Hugo, the 3D epic adventure film directed by Martin Scorsese, leads the charge at 2012 Academy Awards with 11 nominations, including best film and director. The second in line come The Artist, the French comedy which is up for 10 awards, including best film, director, actor and supporting actress. Meryl Streep receives her 17th Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher, while George…
ion Comedy Series Zooey Deschanel, New Girl Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Lena Dunham, Girls Tina Fey, 30 Rock Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock Don Cheadle, House of Lies Louis C.K., Louie Matt LeBlanc, Episodes Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television Game Change The Girl Hatfields a…
…es, The Good Wife Supporting actor in a drama series: Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones Supporting actress in a drama series: Margo Martindale, Justified Modern Family won Best Comedy Series Emmy Award 2011; writers Jeffrey Richman and Steven Levitan and director Michael Spiller Best comedy series: Modern Family Actor in a comedy series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory Actress in a comedy series:…
Emmys 2012 Full List of Winners Drama Series: Homeland, Showtime. Actress, Drama Series: Claire Danes, Homeland, Showtime. Actor, Drama Series: Damian Lewis, Homeland, Showtime. Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad, AMC. Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey, PBS. Writing, Drama Series: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff, Homeland, Showtime. Directi…
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ous bounty hunter. Yet the smarter money is on co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, whose atypical portrayal of a sadistic slave-owner could finally give the three-time Oscar nominee a reason to leave his seat. 3. Life of Pi Were there an Oscar for best performance by a computer-generated 3D tiger, Ang Lee’s adaption of Yann Martel’s Booker prize-winner would be the runaway winner. As it is, Lif…
…and suffering from the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. The actress was unable to remember her lines unless they were written in huge block letters and placed next to the camera. But Frank Langella, then 34, still fell for his co-star, and they began a passionate affair together on the set of the little-remembered 1972 Western called The Wrath Of God. The couple – playing mother and son in the…
…“I will miss Big Mike in a big way.” Michael Clarke Duncan had credited Bruce Willis for recommending him to The Green Mile director Frank Darabont. He was later nominated for an Oscar in 2000 for his role as a death row inmate in the film. Michael Clarke Duncan died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday Bruce Willis and Michael Clarke Duncan went on to star in anot…
Miley Cyrus announces that she is engaged to The Hunger Games actor Liam Hemsworth. Liam Hemsworth, 22, proposed to the former Disney princess on May 31 with a 3.5-carat diamond ring from jeweller Neil Lane. Miley Cyrus, 19, told People magazine: “I’m so happy to be engaged and look forward to a life of happiness with Liam.” Australian magazine WHO reports that the ring is a cushion-cut dia…
…mpathetic to Liam Neeson, noting a parallel with his character and tragic events in his own life. Liam Neeson’s wife and mother of his two teenage sons, the English actress Natasha Richardson, died in 2009 from a head injury sustained in a skiing accident. In The Grey it is suggested that Liam Neeson’s character has a death wish as a result of a tragedy involving his wife. “Let’s just say that I h…
The 18th edition of SAG Awards was held at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium on Sunday evening, January 29. Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Actor statuette honored the prime-time television performances and the exceptional motion pictures of 2011. The SAG Awards was transmitted live on TBS and TNT. Berenice Bejo, Brad Pitt, Bryan Cranston, Don Cheadle, George Clooney and Viola Davis were among the p…
…t in Paris but was not there to collect the award. The first two awards of the night went to Hugo for cinematography and art direction. Robert Richardson was cinematographer on Martin Scorsese’s 3D film and Francesca Lo Schiavo was art director. And later, the film about an orphan who lives in a train station picked up a further three Oscars, all in technical categories. Best sound editing w…
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Macaulay Culkin was once the mischievous, cherubic star of the hugely successful Home Alone movies, but now he appeared disheveled and emaciated as he greeted fans in New York on Wednesday. Macaulay Culkin, 31, with his straggly goatee beard and messy hair, looked gaunt as he sipped from an energy drink. On Thursday night Macaulay Culkin pulled out of his monthly deejay gig Le Poisson Rouge in Ne…
…ed to make a full recovery. She would not confirm a TMZ report that Michael Clarke Duncan’s actress-girlfriend, Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, discovered the former bodyguard in distress at about 2:00 a.m. Friday in his Los Angeles area home. The website reports Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth revived The Green Mile star by performing CPR. The former The Apprentice star, who has been dating the…
…e David Monahan, appeared on stage. David Monahan is a Belfast born actor who has appeared in a number of sell out shows in his native country and is regarded as a serious stage talent. David Monahan, 24, claims that the streak was not rehearsed and not planned. “Two friends of mine work for the security company, they got me in but they didn’t know I was going to storm the stage. ̶…
Actor Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood’s “first superstar”, has died at the age of 69, his family has announced. Rajesh Khanna had been in and out of hospital in recent weeks. The cause of his health problems was unclear. Rajesh Khanna, popularly called “Kaka” by his fans, made his name playing the romantic lead in a string of films which were massive hits in the 1960s and 1…
The 69th Venice International Film Festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, has run at Venice Lido August 29th through September 8th, 2012, directed by Alberto Barbera. The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote all the various aspects of international cinema in all its forms: as art, entertainment and as an industry, in a spirit of freedom and tolerance. The Festival include…
The silent black and white French film The Artist is the clear favorite to take the coveted best picture prize as the final countdown to the 2012 Oscars has begun. The Artist has won most of the major pre-Oscar honors during awards season. The film has 10 nominations in total, while Martin Scorsese’s 3D family film Hugo leads the race with 11, including best film and director. The 84th Acad…
Here is the full list of SAG Awards 2012 winners: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture “Bridesmaids” “The Artist” “The Descendants” “The Help” “Midnight in Paris” Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role George Clooney, “The Descendants” Demian Bichir, “A Better Life” Leonardo DiC…
ollywood films and television serials. He gained huge popularity while playing Hanuman, the monkey god, in the television adaptation of the Hindu epic Ramayana. He was also a member of parliament from 2003 to 2009 when he was appointed to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India’s parliament. Indian actor Dara Singh has died in Mumbai after a long illness Dara Singh’s doctor said he…
…d for the second straight year and another two acting prizes (for Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell, who play a harried married couple) as well. The cast and crew of "Modern Family" at Emmy Awards 2011 Mad Men, about the New York ad industry in the 1960s, won its fourth consecutive Emmy as Best Drama, a feat last achieved by NBC’s White House series The West Wing nearly a decade ago. Jim…
Dominic West and Emily Watson were among the big winners at the TV BAFTA Awards, winning for their powerful performances in Fred West drama Appropriate Adult. Coronation Street has won the best soap and continuing drama award, beating last year’s winner EastEnders. Andrew Scott won the best supporting actor for Sherlock, in which he plays Sherlock’s arch nemesis Moriarty. In winning t…
John Lennon guitar sells for $408,000 at Julien's AuctionsA guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles has sold for $408,000 at auction. The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought…
Arne Svenson: TriBeCa residents threaten to sue artist for secretly photographed them in their own apartmentsResidents at a luxury TriBeCa apartment block in Lower Manhattan are very furious after discovering that artist Arne Svenson, who is their neighbor at a nearby building, has…
Monika Pon-su-san: The Chinese Girl in Vladimir Tretchikoff's paintingEarlier this year Vladimir Tretchikoff's portrait Chinese Girl, often referred to as The Green Lady, was sold for almost £1 million ($1.5 million) at auction in…
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Harper Lee sues literary agent Samuel Pinkus over To Kill A Mockingbird copyrightHarper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird, has sued literary agent Samuel Pinkus, who she says tricked her into assigning him the copyright on the Pulitzer Prize-winning…
1913 Liberty Head nickel sells for $3.17 million at Heritage auction in ChicagoA century-old US five-cent coin, once branded a fake, has been sold for $3.17 million at a Heritage auction in Chicago. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel, one of only five such…
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