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The Hot List 2010
26 December 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Now that 2009 is so last year - well, almost - it's time to look forward to the next 12 months and the start of a new decade. Here we present our guide to 2010: the most promising newcomers, how the old guard are staying ahead of the game, plus the latest creative thinking in the arts, technology, politics and culture
1 Pop Ellie Goulding Ellie Goulding's success in 2010 may be preordained by industry insiders, but don't hold that against her. "I'm a country girl – I couldn't be less sceney if I tried," she laughs. Blessed with sirenlike tones and a gift for cleverly skewed pop, the 22-year-old Welsh singer-songwriter (pictured below) has already been named the winner of next year's Critics Choice Brit Award, last year bestowed on Florence + The Machine, and is putting the finishing touches to her debut album, due out in February. Though weaned on folk and chart pop, »
Deconstructing the decade from 'The Shield' and beyond: Zap2it Rick's favorite episodes
23 December 2009 10:43 AM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
You can scarcely swing a dead cat lately without hitting some kind of best-of-the-decade list (even though, technically, the first decade of the 21st century doesn't end till next year).
Well, here comes another one. Rather than try to construct another best-shows-of-the-'00s list, though -- something that's already been done here, there and everywhere -- I decided to focus on individual episodes from 2000-09. Are these the flat-out "best" episodes of television over the past 10 years? Probably not. But these are the ones that stick with me, that I can still remember not just for brilliant lines or beautifully constructed plots, but for how I actually felt while watching them. They are, simply, my favorites.
Here's my list, in no particular order. What's yours?
"Final Grades" ("The Wire")
HBO sent critics the entire run of season four of "The Wire" before it premiered in 2006. I had watched the first »
- editorial@zap2it.com
What are the best and worst movie accents of the decade?
21 December 2009 11:00 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Yesterday, NPR printed an article about the best and worst movie accents of the decade, asking readers to submit their votes on what actor should nab the award in both categories. As the EW writer who a few years ago helmed our Worst Movie Accents gallery, I decided to look at their choices. (And, unfortunately, since film's all-time worst movie accent -- Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves -- was brought to screens in 1991, it is not eligible for this award.) As far as the best accents go, NPR offers up four: Morgan Freeman in Invictus, Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean, »
- Kate Ward
Fox to air new House against Chuck
18 December 2009 6:29 AM, PST | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
It looks like the NBC series Chuck has another enemy, but it's not one that will appear on screen. Fox has decided to show an original episode of their medical drama House on Jan 11, at the same time as Chuck's first episode in its Monday timeslot (the show's season premiere is Sunday, Jan. 10). This is two weeks before the show was originally scheduled to come back with new episodes.
I'm a fan of Chuck and I'm also a fan of Hugh Laurie from his days on Britcoms (although I don't really watch House), and I could tell you right now that House will likely win in the ratings for that night. The audience for House is far more mainstream than Chuck and there are more viewers for that show overall. Chuck is more of a minority cult-type show.
However, NBC can take it as a good sign that it's a »
- Brad Trechak
Anna Kendrick Lands a Nod at 2010 SAG Awards
17 December 2009 5:46 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »
Anna Kendrick has really struck the gold with her Natalie Keener role in "Up in the Air". Having won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress and been nominated at the 67th Annual Golden Globes, the actress who plays Jessica Stanley in the "Twilight Saga" series is nominated for another prestigious awards, the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
On Thursday morning, December 17, the 24-year-old has been named among the nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. For the title, she will be competing against fellow "Up in the Air" star Vera Farmiga as well as other
nominees, Penelope Cruz of "Nine", Mo'Nique of "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" and Diane Kruger of "Inglourious Basterds".
Beside Anna Kendrick, the Screen Actors Guild also put her co-star and leading
man of the drama movie George Clooney for the Best Actor category. »
- celebrity-mania.com
List of 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominees
17 December 2009 5:27 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Next year's list of Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations puts three films and three television shows under three categories. In terms of number, critics' choice "Up in the Air" is battling it out with "Inglourious Basterds" and "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" while "30 Rock" gets heavy competition from "Dexter" and "The Closer".
The nominees that were read out on Thursday, December 17, also revealed that several actors receive multiple nominations. In motion picture category, Penelope Cruz earns two for starring in "Nine". In television, Tina Fey scores also two for being the lead of "30 Rock". Her co-star Alec Baldwin is also having two chances to walk away with an award.
Nomination by studio for theatrical motion pictures is led by Paramount Pictures which distributes "Up in the Air", "The Lovely Bones" and "Star Trek". Meanwhile, nomination by television network is dominated by NBC which is the home for »
- AceShowbiz.com
SAG Nominations
17 December 2009 3:10 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
The precursors have been squeezed into an unusually small period this year. The Globes, Bfca, Nyfcc, Lafca and SAG all announced in the space of one week. That's not business as usual. I guess this is one way to squeeze out all those regional critics groups because... who will care now? What does all this mean for Oscar? Generally clear consensus between the major precursors means that Oscar will be nearly a carbon copy. But with an unusual amount of time between the actors announcement and the announcement of Oscar nominations (Still more than a month away) it Might mean that Academy voters react to and against these lists, rather than along with them if you know what I mean. Do you know what I mean?
The Hurt Locker team is having a great awards season run.
Ensemble Cast
Precious
Thankfully they »
- NATHANIEL R
Screen Actors Guild Nominations Announced
17 December 2009 9:57 AM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
The morning the Screen Actors Guild announced the nominees for the 16th annual SAG awards. The actual ceremony will be held Saturday, January 23rd. There are a lot of gay-faves on the list of nominees.
For starters, Colin Firth picked up a nomination for A Single Man,and Sigourney Weaver is in the running for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries thanks to Prayers for Bobby.
Freshmen series Glee and Modern Family are competing against each other for Beest TV Comedy Ensemble.
And surprisingly (at least for me) the cast of True Blood is up for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
You can check out the full list of nominess after the break!
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges / Bad Blake - "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
George Clooney / Ryan Bingham »
- dennis
Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations Announced
17 December 2009 8:57 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Causing a yawn followed by sad resignation, this year’s Screen Actors Guild Award nominations are unimaginative and a depressing indicator of what we could be seeing when the Oscar nominations are announced on February 2nd. There’s not a single nominee that surprises. Even the out-of-left-field Best Supporting Actress nomination of Diane Kruger for Inglourious Basterds feels more like a comment on the lack of good roles for actresses rather than an attempt to bring attention to an overlooked performance.
You can see the full list of nominees after the jump along with the equally-dull nominations for TV actors.
16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges / Bad Blake - “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) George Clooney / Ryan Bingham - “Up In The Air” (Paramount Pictures) Colin Firth / George Falconer - “A Single Man” (The »
- Matt Goldberg
SAG Awards Nominations Led By 'Up In The Air,' 'Precious'
17 December 2009 8:39 AM, PST | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
'Inglourious Basterds,' '30 Rock' also score big nominations.
By Eric Ditzian
George Clooney in "Up in the Air"
Thursday morning's nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards have confirmed what has become increasingly clear since the Golden Globe noms two days earlier: Films like "Up in the Air" and "Precious" are the indisputable favorites heading into the peak of awards season.
Both of those films, as well as Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," racked up three nods each, followed by the likes of "The Hurt Locker" and "Nine," each with two. With just five motion picture categories — including an Outstanding Performance by a Cast in place of the more traditional recognition for best film — no one movie dominated the results.
The films recognized for their casts are "An Education," "Hurt Locker," "Basterds," "Nine" and "Precious." Save for "Education," all of these films were recognized in a Best Motion Picture category at the Globes. »
30 Rock Lands Triple TV Nominations For 2010 SAG Awards
17 December 2009 8:16 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Hit U.S. comedy 30 Rock is leading the charge for the primetime TV categories at the 2010 Screen Actor's Guild Awards with three top nominations.
Tina Fey and her co-star Alec Baldwin are both up for Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series honours in their respective categories, while the entire 30 Rock cast has been nominated for the ensemble comedy prize.
Kevin Bacon (Taking Chance), Cuba Gooding. Jr. (Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story) and Jeremy Irons (Georgia O'Keeffe) will battle it out for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries, against Kevin Kline (Great Performances: Cyrano De Bergerac) and Tom Wilkinson (A Number).
Drew Barrymore's TV movie Grey Gardens has scored a double mention - the Hollywood star and her colleague Jessica Lange are both nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. They will compete against Sigourney Weaver (Prayers For Bobby), Ruby Dee (America) and Joan Allen (Georgie O'Keeffe).
Other primetime TV nominees Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?) and Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) in the outstanding actress comedy category, Jon Hamm (Mad Men) and Hugh Laurie (House) for outstanding actor in a drama series, and Glenn Close (Damages) and Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) for outstanding actress in a drama series.
The nominations were announced on Thursday morning by Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell and the prizegiving ceremony will take place on 23 January.
The full list of primetime TV nominations for the 16th Annual SAG Awards is as follows:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Jeremy Irons - Georgia O'Keeffe
Kevin Kline - Great Performances: Cyrano De Bergerac
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Joan Allen - Georgia O'Keeffe
Ruby Dee - America
Sigourney Weaver - Prayers For Bobby
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:
Hugh Laurie - House
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:
Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Charlie Sheen - Two And A Half Men
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:
Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?
Toni Collette - United States Of Tara
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:
30 Rock
Glee
The Office. »
Screen Actors Guild Awards Honor Mad Men, Glee and More
17 December 2009 7:30 AM, PST | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
It's awards season.
Earlier this week, Golden Globe nominees were announced. Today, meanwhile, the following actors/actresses/show were honored with nominations by the Screen Actors Guild. That ceremony airs on January 23.
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 Rock
Glee
Modern Family (pictured)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Tina Fey »
- matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
30 Rock Lands Triple TV Nominations For 2010 SAG Awards
17 December 2009 7:16 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Hit U.S. comedy 30 Rock is leading the charge for the primetime TV categories at the 2010 Screen Actor's Guild Awards with three top nominations.
Tina Fey and her co-star Alec Baldwin are both up for Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series honours in their respective categories, while the entire 30 Rock cast has been nominated for the ensemble comedy prize.
Kevin Bacon (Taking Chance), Cuba Gooding. Jr. (Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story) and Jeremy Irons (Georgia O'Keeffe) will battle it out for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries, against Kevin Kline (Great Performances: Cyrano De Bergerac) and Tom Wilkinson (A Number).
Drew Barrymore's TV movie Grey Gardens has scored a double mention - the Hollywood star and her colleague Jessica Lange are both nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. They will compete against Sigourney Weaver (Prayers For Bobby), Ruby Dee (America) and Joan Allen (Georgie O'Keeffe).
Other primetime TV nominees Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?) and Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) in the outstanding actress comedy category, Jon Hamm (Mad Men) and Hugh Laurie (House) for outstanding actor in a drama series, and Glenn Close (Damages) and Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) for outstanding actress in a drama series.
The nominations were announced on Thursday morning by Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell and the prizegiving ceremony will take place on 23 January.
The full list of primetime TV nominations for the 16th Annual SAG Awards is as follows:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Jeremy Irons - Georgia O'Keeffe
Kevin Kline - Great Performances: Cyrano De Bergerac
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Joan Allen - Georgia O'Keeffe
Ruby Dee - America
Sigourney Weaver - Prayers For Bobby
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:
Hugh Laurie - House
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:
Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Charlie Sheen - Two And A Half Men
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:
Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?
Toni Collette - United States Of Tara
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:
30 Rock
Glee
The Office. »
The 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations are Here
17 December 2009 7:15 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Photo: Screen Actors Guild Nominations for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced this morning just two days after the 2010 Golden Globe Nominations giving us plenty to chew on heading into the weekend. As for surprises I can say there are really only a couple.
First off, one nod that's not really a surprise is the one that went to Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker, most likely edging out Daniel Day-Lewis for Nine. Considering we are talking about actors nominating actors this seems about right. However, Diane Kruger getting a nomination for her performance in Inglourious Basterds is a bit of a surprise, especially as she's beating out her co-star in that film Melanie Laurent, not to forget Marion Cotillard in Nine, both performances I believe are more deserving. Don't expect Oscar to follow suit with that choice.
The other nominations causing me to scratch my head »
- Brad Brevet
16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations
17 December 2009 7:11 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Nominees for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) for both film and television categories were announced this morning. Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell announced the nominees at the Pacific Design Center's Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood.
The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, 7 p.m. Ct, and 6 p.m. Mt from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Recipients of the stunt ensemble honors will be announced from the SAG Awards red carpet during the TNT.TV and TBS.Com live pre-show webcasts.
If you want to predict the acting categories for the Oscars, look no further than the results of the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Voted by actors' peers, the SAG award has closely resembled the winners of the Oscars in the past few years.
For example, the SAG »
- Manny
'Nine,' 'Up in the Air,' Rule SAG Nominations
17 December 2009 6:42 AM, PST | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »
"The Insider" has the latest... The nominations for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are in and the movie musical 'Nine' and the George Clooney dramedy 'Up in the Air' received many of the top nods. Both movies were given nods for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, along with 'An Education,' 'The Hurt Locker' and 'Inglourious Basterds.' Along with Clooney, nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role are Jeff Bridges for 'Crazy Heart,' Colin Firth for 'A Single Man,' Morgan Freeman for 'Invictus' and Jeremy Renner for 'The Hurt Locker.' Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role noms went to Sandra Bullock for 'The Blind Side,' Helen Mirren for 'The Last Station,' Carey Mulligan for 'An Education,' Gabourey Sidibe for 'Precious, »
- TheInsider
SAG Award Nominees Out - Will It Be a Sweep Season?
17 December 2009 6:40 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Hot on the heels of this week's Golden Globe nominations, Hollywood woke up Thursday to more honors - with the announcement of the Screen Actors Guild Award nominees - which brought some obvious choices as well as a few surprises among the names from big screen and small. While the already honored (by critics' groups) George Clooney is again off and running as a nominated actor of Up in the Air, and Meryl Streep received yet another nod for her leading role in Julie & Julia, the field of leading men also included Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart; Colin Firth, A Single Man; Morgan Freeman, »
- Stephen M. Silverman
'30 Rock,' 'Up in the Air' and 'Inglorious Bastards' top SAG nominees
17 December 2009 6:30 AM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Satires "30 Rock" on television and the George Clooney vehicle "Up in the Air," Quentin Tarantino's Nazi revenge fantasy "Inglourious Basterds" and the little drama that could "Precious" led the way for the Screen Actors Guild nominations Thursday morning with three nods apiece.
"Eagle Eye" actress Michelle Monaghan and "NCIS: Los Angeles" star Chris O'Donnell took to the stage after SAG president Ken Howard kicked off the nominations for the awards, which will be simulcast on TNT and TBS on Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. Et.
The nominees are as follows:
Male actor in a drama series
Brian Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Hugh Laurie, "House"
Female actor in a drama series (A tie, so six nominees)
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Svu"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
- editorial@zap2it.com
Last Minute Christmas Present Recommendations!
16 December 2009 8:16 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Ho Ho Ho! It’s that time of the year for giving and receiving and if your having trouble finding the perfect gift for your loved one then i will hopefully mention something that will help fill that stocking in time for 25th December.
I’m going to run down my top Blu-Ray films, Top DVD’s, Top TV Boxsets and Top anything else that I think are must haves this year.
We’ve added links to Zavvi.com who are currently offering free delivering on everything so make sure you check them out.
Blu-ray and DVD Films
I’ll start with Blu-Ray/DVD films. Blu-Rays have reduced in price incredibly in the run up to Christmas and if you shop around then you will find all sort of deals like 2-4-1’s or 2 for a nice low price, and it’s still not to late to get them in time for Christmas. »
- Gary Phillips
Sandra Bullock Grabs Two Nominations for 2010 Golden Globes, Full List Nominees
15 December 2009 5:26 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has finally come up with the full nominees for the 2010 Golden Globe Awards, and among those unraveled as contenders for the Globes was Sandra Bullock. In the wee hours of Tuesday, December 15, the actress who had been nominated for the awards two times before was revealed to have got two nods.
The 45-year-old was given a Best Actress in a Drama nomination for her performance in "The Blind Side". In addition to that, the star of "Crash" also collected Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical nod for portraying an uptight boss in "The Proposal". She has been nominated for the latter nomination twice before for "Miss Congeniality" and for "While You Were Sleeping".
While Bullock stood out in the performers category, "Up in the Air" dominated the nominations in the movie category with six nominations including for Best Motion Picture. It overshadowed "Nine", which collected five, »
- celebrity-mania.com
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