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47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Nominations

Posted by The Divine Mister D on 01/26/2012
Category: Awards Shows, Music «No Comments»

Somewhere with You

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The major nominations for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards are as follows:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Chris Young

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

Love and Theft
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
Thompson Square

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

The Band Perry
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Chief – Eric Church (EMI-Nashville)
Produced by: Arturo Buenahora, Jr., Jay Joyce

Four the Record – Miranda Lambert (RCA)
Produced by: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf

Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kenny Chesney (BNA)
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean (Broken Bow Records)
Produced by: Michael Knox

Own the Night – Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR

“Crazy Girl” – Eli Young Band (Republic Nashville)
Produced by: Mike Wrucke

“Don’t You Wanna Stay” – Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson (Broken Bow Records)
Produced by: Michael Knox

“Red Solo Cup” – Toby Keith (Show Dog-Universal Music)
Produced by: Toby Keith

“Tomorrow” – Chris Young (RCA)
Produced by: James Stroud

“You and Tequila” – Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter (BNA)
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

SONG OF THE YEAR

“Crazy Girl” – Eli Young Band
Composers: Lee Brice, Liz Rose
Publishers: Cake Taker Music (BMI), Mike Curb Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Sweet Hysteria Music (BMI)

“Home” – Dierks Bentley
Composers: Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley, Dan Wilson
Publishers: Big White Tracks (ASCAP), Chestnut Barn Music (BMI), Chrysalis Music/BMG Rights (ASCAP), Chrysalis One Songs (BMI)

“Just A Kiss” – Lady Antebellum
Composers: Dallas Davidson, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott
Publishers: Dwhaywood Music (BMI), EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI), EMI Foray Music (SESAC), Hillary Dawn Songs (SESAC), Radiobulletspublishing (BMI), String Stretcher Music (BMI), Warner-Tamberlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

“Threaten Me With Heaven” – Vince Gill
Composers: Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Dillon O’Brian, Will Owsley
Publishers: Grant Girls Music (ASCAP), Vinny Mae Music (BMI), Willie-O Music (ASCAP)

“You and Tequila” – Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter
Composers: Matraca Berg, Deana Carter
Publishers: Deanaling Music (ASCAP), Hannaberg Music (BMI), Songs of Universal Inc. (BMI), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

The ACM awards ceremony will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 1st on CBS. The show will be hosted by Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire.


Comments made in the year 1955!

Posted by The Divine Mister D on 01/26/2012
Category: Other «No Comments»

Gone With the Wind

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Comments made in the year 1955!

* I’ll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it’s going to be impossible to buy a week’s groceries for $10.00.

* Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won’t be long before $2,000.00 will only buy a used one.

^ Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging 7 cents just to mail a letter.

* If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.

* When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon. Guess we’d be better off leaving the car in the garage.

* I’m afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND, it seems every new movie has either HELL or DAMN in it.

* I read the other day where some scientist thinks it’s possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas.

* Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn’t surprise me if someday they’ll be making more than the President.

* I never thought I’d see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They’re even making electric typewriters now.

* It’s too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.

* It won’t be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work.

* I’m afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business.

* Thank goodness I won’t live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to government.

* The fast food restaurant is convenient for a quick meal, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.

* There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend. It costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay in a hotel.

* No one can afford to be sick anymore. At $15.00 a day in the hospital, it’s too rich for my blood.

* If they think I’ll pay 30 cents for a haircut, forget it.


The 12th Annual Country Music Critics’ Poll

Posted by The Divine Mister D on 01/26/2012
Category: Video «No Comments»

Nashville Scene

The 12th Annual Country Music Critics’ Poll

The Results

Dead Flowers (Miranda Lambert song)
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January 26, 2012

Albums

1. Pistol Annies, Hell on Heels (Columbia Nashville)

2. Miranda Lambert, Four the Record (RCA Nashville)

3. Eric Church, Chief (EMI Nashville)

4. Hayes Carll, KMAG YOYO (Lost Highway)

5. The Civil Wars, Barton Hollow (Sensibility)

6. Gillian Welch, The Harrow and the Harvest (Acony)

7. Brad Paisley, This Is Country Music (Arista Nashville)

8. Sunny Sweeney, Concrete (Republic Nashville)

9. Lucinda Williams, Blessed (Lost Highway)

10. Matraca Berg, The Dreaming Fields (Dualtone)

11. Vince Gill, Guitar Slinger (MCA Nashville)

12. Glen Campbell, Ghost on the Canvas (Surfdog)

13. Alison Krauss and Union Station, Paper Airplane (Rounder)

14. Steve Earle, I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (New West)

15. The Dirt Drifters, This Is My Blood (Warner Bros.)

16. Merle Haggard, Working in Tennessee (Vanguard)

17. George Strait, Here for a Good Time (MCA Nashville)

18. Various artists, This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark (Music Road)

19. Connie Smith, Long Line of Heartaches (Sugar Hill)

20. Randy Montana, Randy Montana (Mercury)

21. Emmylou Harris, Hard Bargain (Nonesuch)

22. Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (Broken Bow)

23. Various artists, Hank Williams: The Lost Notebooks (Columbia/Country Music Hall of Fame)

24. Buddy Miller, Majestic Silver Strings (New West)

25. Toby Keith, Clancy’s Tavern (Showdog/Universal)

26. The Drive-By Truckers, The Go-Go Boots (ATO)

27. Sarah Jarosz, Follow Me Down (Sugar Hill)

28. Blake Shelton, Red River Blue (Warner Bros.)

29. Chris Young, Neon (RCA)

30. Jason Boland, Rancho Alto (Apex)

Singles

1. Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter, “You and Tequila” (Blue Chair/BNA)

2. Pistol Annies, “Hell on Heels” (Columbia)

3. Miranda Lambert, “Baggage Claim” (RCA)

4. Ronnie Dunn, “Cost of Livin’ ” (Arista)

5. Taylor Swift, “Mean” (Big Machine)

6. Zac Brown Band, “Colder Weather” (Southern Ground)

7. Eric Church, “Homeboy” (EMI Nashville)

8. The Civil Wars, “Barton Hollow” (Sensibility)

9. Miranda Lambert, “Heart Like Mine” (RCA)

10. Jason Aldean, “Dirt Road Anthem” (Broken Bow)

11. Chris Young, “Tomorrow” (RCA)

12. Brad Paisley, “This Is Country Music” (Arista)

13. Sunny Sweeney, “From a Table Away” (Mercury Nashville)

14. George Strait, “Here for a Good Time” (MCA Nashville)

15. Hayes Carll, “KMAG YOYO” (Lost Highway)

16. Dierks Bentley, “Home” (Capitol Nashville)

17. Toby Keith, “Red Solo Cup” (Showdog/Universal)

18. Taylor Swift, “Sparks Fly” (Big Machine)

19. (tie) Keith Urban, “Without You” (Capitol Nashville)

19. (tie) Sara Evans: “A Little Bit Stronger” (RCA)

Reissues

1. Johnny Cash, Bootleg III: Live Around the World (Columbia/Legacy)

2. Mickey Newbury, An American Trilogy (Saint Cecilia Knows/Mountain Heart)

3. Various artists, The Bristol Sessions 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music (Bear Family)

4. The Louvin Brothers, Satan Is Real/Handpicked Songs (Light in the Attic)

5. Johnny Cash, From Memphis to Hollywood (Columbia/Legacy)

6. Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Tell My Sister (Nonesuch)

7. Buck Owens, Bound for Bakersfield 1953-1956: The Complete Pre-Capitol Collection (Rock Beat)

8. The Drive-By Truckers, Ugly Buildings, Whores and Politicians: Greatest Hits 1998-2009 (ATO)

9. Hank Williams, The Legend Begins: Rare and Unreleased Recordings (Time-Life)

10. Loretta Lynn, Your Squaw Is on the Warpath/Fist City (Raven)

Male Vocalists

1. Eric Church

2. Brad Paisley

3. George Strait

4. Blake Shelton

5. Ronnie Dunn

6. Chris Young

7. Hayes Carll

8. Vince Gill

9. Jason Aldean

10. Dierks Bentley

Female Vocalists

1. Miranda Lambert

2. Sunny Sweeney

3. Alison Krauss

4. Taylor Swift

5. Gillian Welch

6. Connie Smith

7. Martina McBride

8. Emmylou Harris

9. Sara Evans

10. (tie) Jennifer Nettles

10. (tie) LeAnn Rimes

Live Acts

1. Brad Paisley

2. Taylor Swift

3. Eric Church

4. Miranda Lambert

5. Zac Brown

6. Keith Urban

7. Kenny Chesney

8. Jason Aldean

9. The Drive-By Truckers

10. Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings

Songwriters

1. Miranda Lambert

2. Matraca Berg

3. Hayes Carll

4. Gillian Welch

5. Eric Church

6. Taylor Swift

7. Guy Clark

8. Lori McKenna

9. (tie) Brad Paisley

9. (tie) Angaleena Presley

Duos and Groups

1. Pistol Annies

2. The Civil Wars

3. The Band Perry

4. Zac Brown Band

5. Alison Krauss & Union Station

6. Sugarland

7. Lady Antebellum

8. Little Big Town

9. (tie) Chris Thile & Michael Daves

9. (tie) Thompson Square

9. (tie) Eli Young Band

New Acts

1. Pistol Annies

2. The Civil Wars

3. Randy Montana

4. Thompson Square

5. Sunny Sweeney

Artists of the Year

1. Miranda Lambert

2. Taylor Swift

3. Pistol Annies

4. Brad Paisley

5. Hayes Carll

6. Eric Church

7. Jason Aldean

8. The Civil Wars

9. Blake Shelton

10. Zac Brown Band

THIS YEAR’S VOTERS

Don Allred, Brian T. Atkinson, Tim Basham, Michael Berick, Leslie Berman, Jim Bessman, Matt Bjorke, Jon Black, Blake Boldt, Bliss Bowen, Jon Bream, Allison Brock, David Cantwell, Robert Christgau, Carol Cooper, Kandia Crazy Horse, John T. Davis, Stephen M. Deusner, Kerry Dexter, Anthony Easton, Chuck Eddy, Dan Ferguson, Ben Foster, Jon Freeman, Sam Gazdziak, Holly George-Warren, Gary Graff, Joey Guerra, Vernell Hackett, Rob Harvilla, Dave Heaton, Will Hermes, Chris Herrington, Jewly Hight, Geoffrey Himes, Lorie Hollabaugh, Joseph Hudak, Edd Hurt, Josh Jackson, Karlie Justus, Jonathan Keefe, Hunter Kelly, Frank Kogan, Tom Lane, Randy Lewis, Alan Light, Jim Macnie, Lynne Margolis, Barry Mazor, Michael McCall, Dan Milliken, Fred Mills, Rick Mitchell, Ken Morton Jr., Stuart Munro, Ralph Novak, Meredith Ochs, Rob O’Connor, George A. Paul, Chris Riemenschneider, Sarah Rodman, Dave Royko, Lloyd Sachs, Tara Seetharam, Ed Shane, Sylvie Simmons, Scott Stem, Rob Tannenbaum, Juli Thanki, Ken Tucker, Ellis Widner, C.M. Wilcox, Kent Wolgamott, Mikael Wood, Ron Wynn, Greg Yost, Lee Zimmerman.

 


Oscar Nominees: The Complete List

Posted by The Divine Mister D on 01/24/2012
Category: Awards Shows, Movies «No Comments»

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt (Image via RottenTomatoes.com)

Here is the complete list of nominees for the 84th annual Academy Awards:

 

Actor in a Leading Role

Demián Bichirin “A Better Life”
George Clooneyin “The Descendants”
Jean Dujardinin “The Artist”
Gary Oldmanin “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pittin “Moneyball

Actor in a Supporting Role

Kenneth Branaghin “My Week with Marilyn”
Jonah Hillin “Moneyball”
Nick Noltein “Warrior”
Christopher Plummerin “Beginners”
Max von Sydowin “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

Actress in a Leading Role

Glenn Closein “Albert Nobbs
Viola Davisin “The Help”
Rooney Marain “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streepin “The Iron Lady”
Michelle Williamsin “My Week with Marilyn”

Actress in a Supporting Role

Bérénice Bejoin “The Artist”
Jessica Chastainin “The Help”
Melissa McCarthyin “Bridesmaids”
Janet McTeerin “Albert Nobbs”
Octavia Spencerin “The Help”

Animated Feature Film

“A Cat in Paris “Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
“Chico & Rita “Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
“Kung Fu Panda 2″ Jennifer Yuh Nelson
“Puss in Boots” Chris Miller
“Rango” Gore Verbinski

Art Direction

“The Artist” Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
“Hugo” Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Midnight in Paris” Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
“War Horse” Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

Cinematography

“The Artist” Guillaume Schiffman
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Jeff Cronenweth
“Hugo” Robert Richardson
The Tree of Life” Emmanuel Lubezki
“War Horse” Janusz Kaminski

Costume Design

“Anonymous” Lisy Christl
“The Artist” Mark Bridges
“Hugo” Sandy Powell
“Jane Eyre” Michael O’Connor
“W.E.” Arianne Phillips

Directing

“The Artist” Michel Hazanavicius
“The Descendants” Alexander Payne
“Hugo” Martin Scorsese
“Midnight in Paris” Woody Allen
“The Tree of Life” Terrence Malick

Documentary (Feature)

“Hell and Back Again” Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front” Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
“Pina” Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
“Undefeated” TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas

Documentary (Short Subject)

“The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement” Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
“God Is the Bigger Elvis” Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
“Incident in New Baghdad” James Spione
“Saving Face” Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen

Film Editing

“The Artist” Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
“The Descendants” Kevin Tent
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
“Hugo” Thelma Schoonmaker
“Moneyball” Christopher Tellefsen

Foreign Language Film

“Bullhead” Belgium
“Footnote” Israel
“In Darkness” Poland
“Monsieur Lazhar” Canada
“A Separation” Iran

Makeup

“Albert Nobbs” Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
“The Iron Lady” Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Music (Original Score)

“The Adventures of Tintin” John Williams
“The Artist” Ludovic Bource
“Hugo” Howard Shore
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Alberto Iglesias
“War Horse” John Williams

Music (Original Song)

“Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets” Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio”from “Rio” Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Best Picture

“The Artist” Thomas Langmann, Producer
“The Descendants” Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” Scott Rudin, Producer
“The Help” Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
“Hugo” Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
“Midnight in Paris” Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
“Moneyball” Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
“The Tree of Life” Nominees to be determined
“War Horse” Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

“Dimanche/Sunday” Patrick Doyon
“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
“La Luna” Enrico Casarosa
“A Morning Stroll” Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
“Wild Life” Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

Sound Editing

“Drive” Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Ren Klyce
“Hugo” Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
“War Horse” Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

Sound Mixing

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
“Hugo” Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
“Moneyball” Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
“War Horse” Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson

Visual Effects

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
“Hugo” Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
“Real Steel” Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

“The Descendants” Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
“Hugo” Screenplay by John Logan
“The Ides of March” Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
“Moneyball” Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan

Writing (Original Screenplay)

“The Artist” Written by Michel Hazanavicius
“Bridesmaids” Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
“Margin Call” Written by J.C. Chandor
“Midnight in Paris” Written by Woody Allen
“A Separation” Written by Asghar Farhadi


Video: GET MONEY, TURN GAY – Songify The News – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Posted by The Divine Mister D on 01/24/2012
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23RD ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARD NOMINEES

Posted by The Divine Mister D on 01/19/2012
Category: Awards Shows, GLBT «No Comments»

GLAAD Media Award

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23RD ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARD NOMINEES

Outstanding Film – Wide Release

Albert Nobbs
Roadside Attractions

Beginners
Focus Features

J. Edgar
Warner Bros. Pictures

Outstanding Film – Limited Release

Circumstance
Roadside Attractions

Gun Hill Road
Motion Film Group

Pariah
Focus Features

Tomboy
Rocket Releasing

Weekend
Sundance Selects

Outstanding Drama Series

Degrassi
TeenNick
Grey’s Anatomy
ABC
Pretty Little Liars
ABC Family
Shameless
Showtime
Torchwood: Miracle Day
Starz

Outstanding Comedy Series

Exes and Ohs
Logo
Glee
Fox
Happy Endings
ABC
Modern Family
ABC
The Big C
Showtime

Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character)

“Acceptance” Man Up!
ABC
“Beards” Hot in Cleveland
TV Land
“Prom” Drop Dead Diva
Lifetime
“Recruited” NCIS
CBS
“The Boy Has Style” Are We There Yet?
TBS

Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series

Cinema Verite
HBO

Outstanding Documentary

Becoming Chaz
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
The Strange History of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
HBO
The World’s Worst Place to be Gay?
Logo
Two Spirits
PBS
We Were Here
Red Flag Releasing

Outstanding Reality Program

Dancing with the Stars
ABC
Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
Sundance Channel
The Glee Project
Oxygen
The Real L Word
Showtime
The Voice
NBC

Outstanding Talk Show Episode

“Chaz Bono” Late Show with David Letterman
CBS
“Children & Teens Caught in the Wrong Bodies” Anderson
syndicated
“Coming Out on the Oprah Show: 25 Years of Unforgettable Guests” The Oprah Winfrey Show
syndicated
“The Wedding of Scott Cronick & David Gorshein” Conan
TBS
Zach Wahls” The Ellen DeGeneres Show
syndicated

Outstanding Daily Drama

All My Children
ABC
Days of Our Lives
NBC

Outstanding TV Journalism – News Magazine

“Day One” The Rachel Maddow Show
MSNBC
“Finding Home” In the Life
PBS
“GLBT in Texas” Spotlight DFW
KXAS TV-5 [Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas]
“The ‘Sissy Boy’ Experiments” Anderson Cooper 360
CNN
“They Call it Corrective Rape” World’s Untold Stories
CNN

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment

“Battle Against Bullying” ABC World News With Diane Sawyer
ABC
“Children of LGBT Parents” MSNBC News Live
MSNBC
“Gay Dads Adopt 12 Kids” Good Morning America
ABC
Kye Allums” Outside the Lines
ESPN
“Split by Potential Deportation” CNN Newsroom
CNN

Outstanding Newspaper Article

“AIDS @ 30″ (series)
Windy City Times [Chicago, Ill.]
“Coming Out to America”
by Melanie Asmar, Westword [Denver, Colo.]
“Even on Religious Campuses, Students Fight for Gay Identity”
by Erik Eckholm, The New York Times
“Led by the Child Who Simply Knew”
by Bella English, The Boston Globe
“Local Lesbian Couple Navigates Life’s Daily Challenges as Parents”
by Najla Amundson, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead [Fargo, N.D.]

Outstanding Newspaper Columnist

Alfred Doblin
The Record [Bergen, N.J.]
Craig Wilson
USA Today
Frank Bruni
The New York Times
Maureen Dowd
The New York Times
Peg McEntee
The Salt Lake Tribune

Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage

Pioneer Press
[St. Paul, Minn.]
The Boston Globe
The New York Times
The Oregonian
[Portland, Ore.]
The Salt Lake Tribune

Outstanding Magazine Article

“15th Anniversary of the Passage of the Defense of Marriage Act” (series)
by Chris Geidner, Metro Weekly
“Black & Gay in Corporate America”
by Carolyn M. Brown, Black Enterprise
“Making It Work”
by Rod McCullom, Ebony
“The Secret I Don’t Want to Keep Anymore”
by Janet Mock as told to Kierna Mayo, Marie Claire
“Transitions”
by Eliza Gray, The New Republic

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage

Entertainment Weekly
People
The Advocate/Out
Time
US Weekly

Outstanding Digital Journalism Article

“Adam and Pete: Love in a Time of War”
by Max J. Rosenthal, HuffingtonPost.com
“Black and Transgender: A Double Burden”
by Kellee Terrell, TheRoot.com
“Soldier Leaves Legacy Much Larger Than ‘He Was Gay’”
by Wayne Drash, CNN.com
“The Rainbow Struggle” (series)
GlobalPost.com
“What are Little Boys Made Of”
by Jim Burroway, BoxTurtleBulletin.com

Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia

“Breaking Boundaries”
by Eliza Gray and Margy Slattery, TheNewRepublic.com
“Coming Out”
by Sarah Kramer, NYTimes.com
“Glamorous Gay Dance Scene a ‘Family Affair’”
by Brooke Sopelsa and Drew Katchen, MSNBC.com
“Injustice at Every Turn”
ITLMedia.org
“Transgender: A Special Report” (series)
TimesUnion.com [Albany, N.Y.]

Outstanding Blog

Bilerico Project
Mombian
New Civil Rights Movement
Rod 2.0
Towleroad

Outstanding Music Artist

Beverly McClellan, Fear Nothing
Oarfin Records
Girl in a Coma, Exits & All the Rest
Blackheart Records
Hunx and His Punx, Too Young to Be in Love
Hardly Art
Lady Gaga, Born This Way
Interscope Records
MEN, Talk About Body
IAMSOUND Records

Outstanding Comic Book

Avengers: The Children’s Crusade
by Allan Heinberg, Marvel
Batwoman
by J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman, DC Comics
Secret Six
by Gail Simone, DC Comics
Vonica Presents: Kevin Keller
by Dan Parent, Archie Comics
X-Factor
by Peter David, Marvel Comics

Outstanding Los Angeles Theater

Bonded
by Donald Jolly
House of the Rising Son
by Tom Jacobson
Killer Queen: The Story of Paco the Pink Pounder
by Peter Griggs
No Word in Guyanese for Me
by Wendy Graf
Who’s Your Daddy?
by Johnny O’Callaghan

Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway and Off-Broadway

Maple & Vine
by Jordan Harrison
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott
Sons of the Prophet
by Stephen Karam
The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures
by Tony Kushner
Unnatural Acts: Harvard’s Secret Court of 1920
conceived by Tony Speciale

Outstanding New York Theater: Off-Off Broadway

She Kills Monsters
by Qui Nguyen
Southern Comfort
book and lyrics by Dan Collins, music by Julianne Wick Davis
The Dog and Pony Show (Bring Your Own Pony)
by Holly Hughes
The Escape Artist
book by John Kelly, songs by John Kelly & Carol Lipnik
The Momentum
by Boo Killebrew, Geoffrey Decas O’Donnell & Jordan Seavey


Golden Globes: “Madonna. Best song???? Fuck off!!!” Who said it?

Posted by The Divine Mister D on 01/17/2012
Category: Celebrities, Gossip «No Comments»

Rolling Stone
Elton John‘s Husband: Madonna Is ‘Embarrassing’ and ‘Desperate’
By STACEY ANDERSON
JANUARY 17, 2012

Material Girl

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Not everyone was pleased with Madonna’s win for Best Original Song at the Golden Globes on Sunday. After the Material Girl-turned-director picked up the prize for her track “Masterpiece,” from her film W.E. – beating out Elton John’s “Hello Hello” from Gnomeo and Juliet – John’s husband took to the internet to voice his disgust.

“Madonna. Best song???? Fuck off!!!” wrote David Furnish on his Facebook. He continued in a separate post that also scoffed at the pop star’s moment at the podium: “Madonna winning Best Original Song truly shows how these awards have nothing to do with merit. Her acceptance speech was embarrassing in its narcissism. And her criticism of Gaga shows how desperate she really is.”

Furnish’s support of Lady Gaga (godmother to his child with John) references comments that Madonna made in several interviews last week, in which she equated the young singer’s “Born This Way” as “reductive” and “an interesting redo of my song,” that being her 1989 hit “Express Yourself.” His sharp words were the couple’s second attack launched at Madonna since Sunday. When questioned before the ceremony about his competition for Best Original Song by interviewer Carson Daly, John replied, “Madonna hasn’t got a fucking chance.”

John’s barb was in line with past comments he’s made about the pop singer, including a well-publicized interview several years ago in which he called her a “lip-syncher.” There may also be a political dimension to the hubbub: as the Chicago Sun-Times‘ Bill Zwecker notes, John and Furnish enjoy a close relationship with the British monarchy, whose climactic abdication scandal of 1936 is dramatized in Madonna’s W.E.

For her part, Madonna attempted to keep the peace at the Golden Globes, telling reporters backstage, “[I hope Elton] speaks to me for the next couple of years. He’s been known to get mad at me, so I don’t know. He’s brilliant, and I adore him, so he’ll win another award. I don’t feel bad.”


2011 British Academy Film Awards Nominations

Posted by The Divine Mister D on 01/17/2012
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The Orange British Academy Film Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 12 at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. Stephen Fry will host.

The nominations:

BEST FILM
THE ARTIST Thomas Langmann
THE DESCENDANTS Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
DRIVE Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
THE HELP Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
MY WEEK WITH MARILYNSimon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges
SENNA Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey
SHAME Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo, Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox, Robert Salerno, Rory Stewart Kinnear

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
ATTACK THE BLOCK Joe Cornish (Director/Writer)
BLACK POND Will Sharpe (Director/Writer), Tom Kingsley (Director), Sarah Brocklehurst (Producer)
CORIOLANUS Ralph Fiennes (Director)
SUBMARINE Richard Ayoade (Director/Writer)
TYRANNOSAUR Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer)

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
INCENDIES Denis Villeneuve, Luc Déry, Kim McGraw
PINA Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel
POTICHE François Ozon, Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
A SEPARATION Asghar Farhadi
THE SKIN I LIVE IN Pedro Almodóvar, Agustin Almodóvar

DOCUMENTARY
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD Martin Scorsese
PROJECT NIM James Marsh, Simon Chinn
SENNA Asif Kapadia

ANIMATED FILM
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Steven Spielberg
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS Sarah Smith
RANGO Gore Verbinski

DIRECTOR
THE ARTIST Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE Nicolas Winding Refn
HUGO Martin Scorsese
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tomas Alfredson
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Lynne Ramsay

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
THE ARTIST Michel Hazanavicius
BRIDESMAIDS Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
THE GUARD John Michael McDonagh
THE IRON LADY Abi Morgan
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Woody Allen

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE DESCENDANTS Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
THE HELP Tate Taylor
THE IDES OF MARCH George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
MONEYBALL Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan

LEADING ACTOR
BRAD PITT Moneyball
GARY OLDMAN Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
GEORGE CLOONEY The Descendants
JEAN DUJARDIN The Artist
MICHAEL FASSBENDER Shame

LEADING ACTRESS
BÉRÉNICE BEJO The Artist
MERYL STREEP The Iron Lady
MICHELLE WILLIAMS My Week with Marilyn
TILDA SWINTON We Need to Talk About Kevin
VIOLA DAVIS The Help

SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Beginners
JIM BROADBENT The Iron Lady
JONAH HILL Moneyball
KENNETH BRANAGH My Week with Marilyn
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Ides of March

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
CAREY MULLIGAN Drive
JESSICA CHASTAIN The Help
JUDI DENCH My Week with Marilyn
MELISSA MCCARTHY Bridesmaids
OCTAVIA SPENCER The Help

ORIGINAL MUSIC
THE ARTIST Ludovic Bource
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
HUGO Howard Shore
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Alberto Iglesias
WAR HORSE John Williams

CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE ARTIST Guillaume Schiffman
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Jeff Cronenweth
HUGO Robert Richardson
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Hoyte van Hoytema
WAR HORSE Janusz Kaminski

EDITING
THE ARTIST Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE Mat Newman
HUGO Thelma Schoonmaker
SENNA Gregers Sall, Chris King
TINKER TAILOR SOLIDER SPY Dino Jonsater

PRODUCTION DESIGN
THE ARTIST Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
HUGO Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald
WAR HORSE Rick Carter, Lee Sandales

COSTUME DESIGN
THE ARTIST Mark Bridges
HUGO Sandy Powell
JANE EYRE Michael O’Connor
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Jill Taylor
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Jacqueline Durran

MAKE UP & HAIR
THE ARTIST Julie Hewett, Cydney Cornell
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
HUGO Morag Ross, Jan Archibald
THE IRON LADY Marese Langan
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Jenny Shircore

SOUND
THE ARTIST Nadine Muse, Gérard Lamps, Michael Krikorian
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 James Mather, Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker, Mike Dowson, Adam Scrivener
HUGO Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY John Casali, Howard Bargroff, Doug Cooper, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley
WAR HORSE Stuart Wilson, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Richard Hymns

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Joe Letteri
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery
HUGO Rob Legato, Ben Grossman, Joss Williams
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R.Christopher White
WAR HORSE Ben Morris, Neil Corbould

SHORT ANIMATION
ABUELAS Afarin Eghbal, Kasia Malipan, Francesca Gardiner
BOBBY YEAH Robert Morgan
A MORNING STROLL Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe

SHORT FILM
CHALK Martina Amati, Gavin Emerson, James Bolton, Ilaria Bernardini
MWANSA THE GREAT Rungano Nyoni, Gabriel Gauchet
ONLY SOUND REMAINS Arash Ashtiani, Anshu Poddar
PITCH BLACK HEIST John Maclean, Gerardine O’Flynn
TWO AND TWO Babak Anvari, Kit Fraser, Gavin Cullen

THE ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
ADAM DEACON
CHRIS HEMSWORTH
CHRIS O’DOWD
EDDIE REDMAYNE
TOM HIDDLESTON


Bruce Vilanch Attends Jackie Hoffman’s Jackie Five-OH!

Posted by The Divine Mister D on 01/16/2012
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Theatermania
Bruce Vilanch Attends Jackie Hoffman’s Jackie Five-OH!
By Brian Scott Lipton • Jan 16, 2012 

Actors Kevin Chamberlin, Clinton Leupp, Alec Mapa, Bruce Vilanch, and Tuc Watkins were among the attendees for the opening of Jackie Five-OH! at The Renberg Theatre in Los Angeles. Proceedings from the performances, which continue through January 22, will benefit the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center.

In the piece, written by performer Jackie Hoffman and her director, Michael Schiralli, Hoffman muses about her own decay as she reaches the landmark of her 50th year, skewers sacred cows such as the Tony Awards and Holocaust movies, flings acid-dipped barbs at the Broadway hierarchy, and does painfully accurate imitations of a gallery of showbiz icons, including Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore. The show has musical direction by Bobby Peaco.

Hoffman’s Broadway credits include The Addams Family, Xanadu and Hairspray. In addition, she won an Obie Award for The Book of Liz. Among her film and television credits are Extra Man, Garden State, Kissing Jessica Stein, 30 Rock, One Life to Live, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Her solo shows have garnered her MAC and Bistro Awards.

For tickets and more information, click here.


Golden Globe Awards 2012 Winners List

Posted by The Divine Mister D on 01/15/2012
Category: Awards Shows, Movies, Television «No Comments»

Golden Globe Awards 2012 Winners List
January 15, 2012 7:54:00 PM by Drusilla Moorhouse
Paul Drinkwater/NBC
Here are all the winners announced live from the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards…

Motion Picture, Drama: The Descendants

Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: George Clooney, The Descendants

Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical:The Artist

Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Jean DuJardin, The Artist

TV Series, Comedy or Musical: Modern Family

Director: Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Octavia Spencer, The Help

Actor, TV Series Comedy: Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Claire Danes, Homeland

Foreign Language Film: A Separation, Iran

Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story

Screenplay, Motion Picture: Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

Animated Feature Film: The Adventures of Tintin

Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie: Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Idris Elba, Luther

TV Series, Drama: Homeland

Original Song, Motion Picture: “Masterpiece,” Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry

Original Score, Motion Picture: The Artist, Ludovic Bource

Actor in a TV Series, Drama: Kelsey Grammer, Boss

Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

TV Movie or Miniseries: Downton Abbey

Actress in a TV Series, Comedy: Laura Dern, Enlightened

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Christopher Plummer, Beginners


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