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List of the Grammy Award Winners

Album of the Year: “River: The Joni Letters,” Herbie Hancock.

Record of the Year: “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse.

Song of the Year: “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse (Amy Winehouse).

New Artist: Amy Winehouse.

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Mark Ronson.

Pop Vocal Album: “Back to Black,” Amy Winehouse.

Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse.

Male Pop Vocal Performance: “What Goes Around…Comes Around,” Justin Timberlake.

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: “Makes Me Wonder,” Maroon 5.

Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On),” Robert Plant & Alison Krauss.

Pop Instrumental Album: “The Mix-Up,” Beastie Boys.

Pop Instrumental Performance: “One Week Last Summer,” Joni Mitchell.

Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Call Me Irresponsible,” Michael Buble.

Alternative Music Album: “Icky Thump,” The White Stripes.

Rock Album: “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace,” Foo Fighters.

Rock Song: “Radio Nowhere,” Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen).

Solo Rock Vocal Performance: “Radio Nowhere,” Bruce Springsteen.

Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: “Icky Thump,” The White Stripes.

Hard Rock Performance: “The Pretender,” Foo Fighters.

Metal Performance: “Final Six,” Slayer.

Rock Instrumental Performance: “Once Upon a Time in The West,” Bruce Springsteen.

Rap Album: “Graduation,” Kanye West.

Rap Solo Performance: “Stronger,” Kanye West.

Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: “Southside,” Common, featuring Kanye West.

Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Umbrella,” Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z.

Rap Song: “Good Life,” Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, Faheem Najm & Kanye West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters) (Kanye West Featuring T-Pain).

Country Album: “These Days,” Vince Gill.

Country Song: “Before He Cheats,” Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood).

Female Country Vocal Performance: “Before He Cheats,” Carrie Underwood.

Male Country Vocal Performance: “Stupid Boy,” Keith Urban.

Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: “How Long,” Eagles.

Country Collaboration With Vocals: “Lost Highway,” Willie Nelson & Ray Price.

Country Instrumental Performance: “Throttleneck,” Brad Paisley.

R&B Album: “Funk This,” Chaka Khan.

R&B Song: “No One,” Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys).

Contemporary R&B Album: “Because of You,” Ne-Yo.

Female R&B Vocal Performance: “No One,” Alicia Keys.

Male R&B Vocal Performance: “Future Baby Mama,” Prince.

R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: “Disrespectful,” Chaka Khan, featuring Mary J. Blige.

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “In My Songs,” Gerald Levert.

Urban/Alternative Performance: “Daydreamin’,” Lupe Fiasco, featuring Jill Scott.

Dance Recording: “LoveStoned/I Think She Knows,” Justin Timberlake, Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers.

Electronic/Dance Album: “We Are the Night,” The Chemical Brothers.

Bluegrass Album: “The Bluegrass Diaries,” Jim Lauderdale.

Traditional Blues Album: “Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas,” Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie “Pinetop” Perkins, Robert Lockwood Jr. & David “Honeyboy” Edwards.

Contemporary Blues Album: “The Road to Escondido,” JJ Cale & Eric Clapton.

New Age Album: “Crestone,” Paul Winter Consort.

Contemporary Jazz Album: “River: The Joni Letters,” Herbie Hancock.

Jazz Vocal Album: “Avant Gershwin,” Patti Austin.

Jazz Instrumental Solo: “Anagram,” Michael Brecker, soloist.

Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: “Pilgrimage,” Michael Brecker.

Large Jazz Ensemble Album: “A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina),” Terence Blanchard.

Latin Jazz Album: “Funk Tango,” Paquito D’Rivera Quintet.

Latin Pop Album: “El Tren De Los Momentos,” Alejandro Sanz.

Latin Rock or Alternative Album: “No Hay Espacio,” Black:Guayaba.

Latin Urban Album: “Residente O Visitante,” Calle 13.

Tropical Latin Album: “La Llave De Mi Corazon,” Juan Luis Guerra.

Mexican/Mexican-American Album: “100 (Per cent) Mexicano,” Pepe Aguilar.

Tejano Album: “Before the Next Teardrop Falls,” Little Joe & La Familia.

Norteno Album: “Detalles Y Emociones,” Los Tigres Del Norte.

Banda Album: “Te Va A Gustar,” El Chapo.

Traditional Folk Album: “Dirt Farmer,” Levon Helm.

Contemporary Folk/Americana Album: “Washington Square Serenade,” Steve Earle.

Native American Music Album: “Totemic Flute Chants,” Johnny Whitehorse.

Hawaiian Music Album: “Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar,” Various Artists, Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers.

Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: “Live! Worldwide,” Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience.

Reggae: “Mind Control,” Stephen Marley.

Traditional World Music Album: “African Spirit,” Soweto Gospel Choir.

Contemporary World Music Album: “Djin Djin,” Angelique Kidjo.

Polka Album: “Come Share the Wine,” Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra.

Gospel Performance: “Blessed & Highly Favored,” The Clark Sisters; “Never Gonna Break My Faith,” Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir). (Tie.)

Gospel Song: “Blessed & Highly Favored,” Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (The Clark Sisters).

Rock or Rap Gospel Album: “Before the Daylight’s Shot,” Ashley Cleveland.

Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: “A Deeper Level,” Israel and New Breed.

Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: “Salt of the Earth,” Ricky Skaggs & The Whites.

Traditional Gospel Album: “Live - One Last Time,” The Clark Sisters.

Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: “Free to Worship,” Fred Hammond.

Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Love (The Beatles) George Martin & Giles Martin, producers (Apple Records/Capitol Records).

Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: “Ratatouille,” Michael Giacchino, composer.

Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: “Love You I Do (From Dreamgirls),” Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson).

Musical Show Album: “Spring Awakening,” Duncan Sheik, producer; Duncan Sheik, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele & Others).

Musical Album for Children: “A Green and Red Christmas,” The Muppets.

Spoken Word: “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream,” Barack Obama.

Spoken Word Album for Children: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” Jim Dale.

Comedy Album: “The Distant Future,” Flight of the Conchords.

Instrumental Composition: “Cerulean Skies,” Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider Orchestra).

Instrumental Arrangement: “In a Silent Way,” Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joe Zawinul).

Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): “I’m Gonna Live Till I Die,” John Clayton, arranger (Queen Latifah).

Engineered Album, Non-Classical: “Beauty & Crime,” Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns & Jimmy Hogarth, engineers (Suzanne Vega).

Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: “Bring the Noise (Benny Benassi Sfaction Remix),” Benny Benassi, remixer (Public Enemy).

Surround Sound: “Love,” Paul Hicks, surround mix engineer; Tim Young, surround mastering engineer; George Martin & Giles Martin, surround producers (The Beatles).

Classical Album: “Tower: Made in America,” Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Tim Handley, producer; Tim Handley, engineer/mixer (Nashville Symphony).

Orchestral Performance: “Tower: Made in America,” Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Nashville Symphony).

Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman.

Engineered Album, Classical: “Grechaninov: Passion Week,” John Newton, engineer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale).

Opera Recording: “Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel,” Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Rebecca Evans, Jane Henschel & Jennifer Larmore; Brian Couzens, producer (Sarah Coppen, Diana Montague & Sarah Tynan; New London Children’s Choir; Philharmonia Orchestra).

Choral Performance: “Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem,” Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master (Thomas Quasthoff & Dorothea Roschmann; Rundfunkchor Berlin; Berliner Philharmoniker).

Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): “Barber/Korngold/Walton: Violin Concertos,” Bramwell Tovey, conductor; James Ehnes (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra).

Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): “Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3,” Garrick Ohlsson.

Chamber Music Performance: “Strange Imaginary Animals,” Eighth Blackbird.

Small Ensemble Performance: “Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto in D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives,” Yuri Bashmet, conductor; Moscow Soloists.

Classical Vocal Performance: “Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs,” Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra).

Classical Contemporary Composition: “Made in America,” Joan Tower (Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Nashville Symphony Orchestra).

Classical Crossover Album: “A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane,” Turtle Island Quartet.

Short Form Music Video: “God’s Gonna Cut You Down,” Johnny Cash.

Long Form Music Video: “The Confessions Tour,” Madonna.

Recording Package: “Cassadaga,” Zachary Nipper, art director (Bright Eyes).

Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: “What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977),” Masaki Koike, art director.

Album Notes: “John Work, III: Recording Black Culture,” Bruce Nemerov, album notes writer.

Historical Album: “The Live Wire - Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949,” Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arevalo Mateus, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short, mastering engineers (Woody Guthrie).

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts held it’s annual award ceremony this Sunday. Congratulations to Shia LeBeouf for winning the Orange Rising Star Award.

BEST FILM
Atonement — produced by Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster

BEST BRITISH FILM
This Is England — Mark Herbert/Shane Meadows

THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer for their First Feature Film
Matt Greenhalgh (Writer) — Control

DIRECTOR
No Country For Old MenJoel Coen/Ethan Coen

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Juno — Diablo Cody

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly — Ronald Harwood

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The Kite RunnerWilliam Horberg/Walter Parkes/Rebecca Yeldham/Marc Forster

ANIMATED FILM
RatatouilleBrad Bird

LEADING ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis — There Will Be Blood

LEADING ACTRESS
Marion Cotillard — La Vie en Rose

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Javier Bardem — No Country for Old Men

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Tilda Swinton — Michael Clayton

MUSIC
La Vie En Rose — Christopher Gunning

CINEMATOGRAPHY
No Country For Old Men — Roger Deakins

EDITING
The Bourne Ultimatum — Christopher Rouse

PRODUCTION DESIGN
AtonementSarah Greenwood/Katie Spencer

COSTUME DESIGN
La Vie En Rose — Marit Allen

SOUND
The Bourne UltimatumKirk Francis/Scott Millan/David Parker/Karen Baker Landers/Per Hallberg

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
The Golden Compass — Michael Fink/Bill Westenhofer/Ben Morris/Trevor Wood

MAKE UP & HAIR
La Vie En Rose — Jan Archibald/Didier Lavergne

SHORT ANIMATION
The Pearce SistersJo Allen/Luis Cook

SHORT FILM
Dog AltogetherDiarmid Scrimshaw/Paddy Considine

THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
Shia Labeouf

FILM
Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
WINNER: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl
Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern PromisesPerformance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
WINNER: Julie Christie, Away From Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en rose
Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
Ellen Page, Juno

Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
WINNER: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tommy Lee Jones, No Country for Old Men
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There
WINNER: Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Catherine Keener, Into the Wild
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
3:10 to Yuma
American Gangster
Hairspray
Into the Wild
WINNER: No Country for Old Men

Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
300
WINNER: The Bourne Ultimatum
I Am Legend
The Kingdom
Pirates of the Caribbean:
At World’s End

TELEVISION
Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER: James Gandolfini, The Sopranos
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
James Spader, Boston Legal

Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Glenn Close, Damages
WINNER: Edie Falco, The Sopranos
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER: Alec Baldwin,30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Ricky Gervais, Extras
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Tony Shaloub, Monk

Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
WINNER: Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boston Legal
The Closer
Grey’s Anatomy
Mad Men
WINNER: The Sopranos

Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 Rock
Desperate Housewives
Entourage
WINNER: The Office
Ugly Betty

Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Michael Keaton, The Company
WINNER: Kevin Kline, As You Like It
Oliver Platt, The Bronx Is Burning
Sam Shepard, Ruffian
John Turturro, The Bronx Is Burning

Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Ellen Burstyn, Mitch Albom’s For One More Day
Debra Messing, The Starter Wife
Anna Paquin, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
WINNER: Queen Latifah, Life Support
Gena Rowlands, What if God Were the Sun?
Vanessa Redgrave, The Fever

Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
WINNER: 24
Heroes
Lost
Rome
The Unit

Sorry for the delay. Yesterday side tracked me from posting. The nominations for the 80th Annual Academy Awards were announced bright and earlier yesterday morning. Congrats to the all the nominees! Thursday Oprah will be talking to some of the nominees including Casey Affleck and Ruby Dee! There were some definite snubs this year ( 3:10 to Yuma?, American Gangster?) but some great nominees. I feel this will be Johnny Depp’s year. Hopefully.

Performance by an actor in a leading role
George Clooney in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)
Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
Johnny Depp in “Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Tommy Lee Jones in “In the Valley of Elah” (Warner Independent)
Viggo Mortensen in “Eastern Promises” (Focus Features)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Casey Affleck in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Warner Bros.)
Javier Bardem in “No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Charlie Wilson’s War” (Universal)
Hal Holbrook in “Into the Wild” (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)
Tom Wilkinson in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (Universal)
Julie Christie in “Away from Her” (Lionsgate)
Marion Cotillard in “La Vie en Rose” (Picturehouse)
Laura Linney in “The Savages” (Fox Searchlight)
Ellen Page in “Juno” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Cate Blanchett in “I’m Not There” (The Weinstein Company)
Ruby Dee in “American Gangster” (Universal)
Saoirse Ronan in “Atonement” (Focus Features)
Amy Ryan in “Gone Baby Gone” (Miramax)
Tilda Swinton in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)

Best animated feature film of the year
“Persepolis” (Sony Pictures Classics): Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney): Brad Bird
“Surf’s Up” (Sony Pictures Releasing): Ash Brannon and Chris Buck

Achievement in art direction
“American Gangster” (Universal): Art Direction: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Beth A. Rubino
“Atonement” (Focus Features): Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Golden Compass” (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners): Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount): Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Art Direction: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson

Achievement in cinematography
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Warner Bros.): Roger Deakins
“Atonement” (Focus Features): Seamus McGarvey
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn): Janusz Kaminski
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage): Roger Deakins
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Robert Elswit

Achievement in costume design
“Across the Universe” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Albert Wolsky
“Atonement” (Focus Features) Jacqueline Durran
“Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (Universal) Alexandra Byrne
“La Vie en Rose” (Picturehouse) Marit Allen
“Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount) Colleen Atwood

Achievement in directing
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn), Julian Schnabel
“Juno” (Fox Searchlight), Jason Reitman
“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.), Tony Gilroy
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Paul Thomas Anderson

Best documentary feature
“No End in Sight” (Magnolia Pictures) A Representational Pictures Production: Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
“Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience” (The Documentary Group) A Documentary Group Production: Richard E. Robbins
“Sicko” (Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company) A Dog Eat Dog Films Production: Michael Moore and Meghan O’Hara
“Taxi to the Dark Side” (THINKFilm) An X-Ray Production: Alex Gibney and Eva Orner
“War/Dance” (THINKFilm) A Shine Global and Fine Films Production: Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine

Best documentary short subject
“Freeheld” A Lieutenant Films Production: Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth
“La Corona (The Crown)” A Runaway Films and Vega Films Production: Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega
“Salim Baba” A Ropa Vieja Films and Paradox Smoke Production: Tim Sternberg and Francisco Bello
“Sari’s Mother” (Cinema Guild) A Daylight Factory Production: James Longley

Achievement in film editing
“The Bourne Ultimatum” (Universal): Christopher Rouse
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn): Juliette Welfling
“Into the Wild” (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment): Jay Cassidy
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Roderick Jaynes
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Dylan Tichenor

Best foreign language film of the year
“Beaufort” Israel
“The Counterfeiters” Austria
“Katyn” Poland
“Mongol” Kazakhstan
“12″ Russia

Achievement in makeup
“La Vie en Rose” (Picturehouse) Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
“Norbit” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount): Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (Walt Disney): Ve Neill and Martin Samuel

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
“Atonement” (Focus Features) Dario Marianelli
“The Kite Runner” (DreamWorks, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions, Distributed by Paramount Classics): Alberto Iglesias
“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.) James Newton Howard
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Michael Giacchino
“3:10 to Yuma” (Lionsgate) Marco Beltrami

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Falling Slowly” from “Once” (Fox Searchlight) Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and: Marketa Irglova
“Happy Working Song” from “Enchanted” (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
“Raise It Up” from “August Rush” (Warner Bros.): Nominees to be determined
“So Close” from “Enchanted” (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
“That’s How You Know” from “Enchanted” (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz

Best motion picture of the year
“Atonement” (Focus Features) A Working Title Production: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster, Producers
“Juno” (Fox Searchlight) A Dancing Elk Pictures, LLC Production: Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick and Russell Smith, Producers
“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.) A Clayton Productions, LLC Production: Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox and Kerry Orent, Producers
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production: Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) A JoAnne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production: JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Lupi, Producers

Best animated short film
“I Met the Walrus” A Kids & Explosions Production: Josh Raskin
“Madame Tutli-Putli” (National Film Board of Canada) A National Film Board of Canada Production Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski “Même Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)” (Premium Films) A BUF Compagnie Production Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse
“My Love (Moya Lyubov)” (Channel One Russia) A Dago-Film Studio, Channel One Russia and Dentsu Tec Production Alexander Petrov
“Peter & the Wolf” (BreakThru Films) A BreakThru Films/Se-ma-for Studios Production Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman

Best live action short film
“At Night” A Zentropa Entertainments 10 Production: Christian E. Christiansen and Louise Vesth
“Il Supplente (The Substitute)” (Sky Cinema Italia) A Frame by Frame Italia Production: Andrea Jublin
“Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)” (Premium Films) A Karé Production: Philippe Pollet-Villard
“Tanghi Argentini” (Premium Films) An Another Dimension of an Idea Production: Guido Thys and Anja Daelemans
“The Tonto Woman” A Knucklehead, Little Mo and Rose Hackney Barber Production: Daniel Barber and Matthew Brown

Achievement in sound editing
“The Bourne Ultimatum” (Universal): Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage): Skip Lievsay
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney): Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Matthew Wood
“Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro): Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins

Achievement in sound mixing
“The Bourne Ultimatum” (Universal) Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage): Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney): Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
“3:10 to Yuma” (Lionsgate): Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
“Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro): Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin

Achievement in visual effects
“The Golden Compass” (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners): Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (Walt Disney): John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier
“Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro): Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier

Adapted screenplay
“Atonement” (Focus Features), Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
“Away from Her” (Lionsgate), Written by Sarah Polley
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn), Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson

Original screenplay
“Juno” (Fox Searchlight), Written by Diablo Cody

“Lars and the Real Girl” (MGM), Written by Nancy Oliver

“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.), Written by Tony Gilroy

“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Brad Bird; Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird

“The Savages” (Fox Searchlight), Written by Tamara Jenkins

On a plus note, now no one has to go up to the mic and pretend to care about their fans.

People’s Choice Awards are Canceled

“Extra” has just learned that the People’s Choice Awards ceremony has been canceled. Plans to televise some form of the show on CBS on January 8th is scheduled but no press is allowed and no red carpet. Stay tuned for an update.


Here are the nominations for the 65th Annual Golden Globes Presentation by the Hollywood Foreign Press.  Congrats to all the nominees and good luck!!

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Best Motion Picture - Drama
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Across the Universe
Charlie Wilson’s War
Hairspray
Juno
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
George Clooney for Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy for Atonement
Viggo Mortensen for Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington for American Gangster

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Cate Blanchette for Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie for Away From Her
Jodie Foster for The Brave One
Angelina Jolie for A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley for Atonement

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Johnny Depp for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ryan Gosling for Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks for Charlie Wilson’s War
Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Savages
John C. Reilly for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams for Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky for Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Marion Cotillard for La Vie en rose
Ellen Page for Juno

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Casey Affleck for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Charlie Wilson’s War
John Travolta for Hairspray
Tom Wilkinson for Michael Clayton

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Cate Blannchett for I’m Not There
Julia Roberts for Charlie Wilson’s War
Saoirse Ronan for Atonement
Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton for Michael Clayton

Best Director - Motion Picture
Time Burton for Sweeney Todd: The demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen for No Country for Old Men
Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Ridley Scott for American Gangster
Joe Wright for Atonement

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Atonement : Christopher Hampton
Charlie Wilson’s War : Aaron Sorkin
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly : Ronald Harwood
Juno : Diablo Cody
No Country for Old Men : Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Enchanted “That’s How You Know”
Grace Is Gone “Grace is Gone”
Into the Wild “Guaranteed”
Love in the Time of Cholera “Despedida”
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story “Walk Hard”

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Atonement
Eastern Promises
Grace is Gone
Into the Wild
The Kite Runner

Best Animated Film
Bee Movie
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie

Best Foreign Language Film
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Kite Runner
Lust Caution
Persepolis

Series, Drama:
“Big Love,” HBO
“Damages,” FX Networks
“Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC
“House,” Fox
“Mad Men,” AMC
“The Tudors,” Showtime.

Actress, Drama:
Patricia Arquette, “Medium”
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Minnie Driver, “The Riches”
Edie Falco, “The Sopranos”
Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters”
Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer.”

Actor, Drama:
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, “The Tudors”
Bill Paxton, “Big Love.”

Series, Musical or Comedy:
“30 Rock,” NBC
“Californication,” Showtime
“Entourage,” HBO
“Extras,” HBO
“Pushing Daisies,” ABC.

Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?”
America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Anna Friel, “Pushing Daisies”
Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds.”

Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
David Duchovny, “Californication”
Ricky Gervais, “Extras”
Lee Pace, “Pushing Daisies.”

Miniseries or Movie:
“Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” HBO;
“The Company,” TNT;
“Five Days,” HBO;
“Longford,” HBO;
“The State Within,” BBC America.

Actress, Miniseries or Movie:
Bryce Dallas Howard, “As You Like It”;
Debra Messing, “The Starter Wife”;
Queen Latifah, “Life Support”;
Sissy Spacek, “Pictures of Hollis Woods”;
Ruth Wilson, “Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre).”

Actor, Miniseries or Movie:
Adam Beach, “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”;
Ernest Borgnine, “A Grandpa for Christmas”;
Jim Broadbent, “Longford”;
Jason Isaacs, “The State Within”;
James Nesbitt, “Jekyll.”

Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie:
Rose Byrne, “Damages”;
Rachel Griffiths, “Brothers & Sisters”;
Katherine Heigl, “Grey’s Anatomy”;
Samantha Morton, “Longford”;
Anna Paquin, “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”;
Jaime Pressly, “My Name Is Earl.”

Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie:
Ted Danson, “Damages”;
Kevin Dillon, “Entourage”;
Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”;
Andy Serkis, “Longford”;
William Shatner, “Boston Legal”;
Donald Sutherland, “Dirty Sexy Money.”

The Independent Spirit Award Nominations were announced today. Congrats to all the nominees.

Best feature
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
“I’m Not There”
“Juno”
“A Mighty Heart”
“Paranoid Park”

Best director
Todd Haynes, “I’m Not There”
Tamara Jenkins, “The Savages”
Jason Reitman, “Juno”
Julian Schnabel, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Gus Van Sant, “Paranoid Park”

Best first feature
“2 Days in Paris”
“Great World of Sound”
“The Lookout”
“Rocket Science”
“Vanaja”

John Cassavetes Award
“August Evening”
“Owl and the Sparrow”
“The Pool”
“Quiet City”
“Shotgun Stories”

Best screenplay
Ronald Harwood, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Tamara Jenkins, “The Savages”
Fred Parnes & Andrew Wagner, “Starting Out in the Evening”
Adrienne Shelly, “Waitress”
Mike White, “Year of the Dog”

Best first screenplay
Jeffrey Blitz, “Rocket Science”
Zoe Cassavetes, “Broken English”
Diablo Cody, “Juno”
Kelly Masterson, “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”
John Orloff, “A Mighty Heart”

Best female lead
Angelina Jolie, “A Mighty Heart”
Sienna Miller, “Interview”
Ellen Page, “Juno”
Parker Posey, “Broken English”
Tang Wei, “Lust, Caution”

Best male lead
Pedro Castaneda, “August Evening”
Don Cheadle, “Talk to Me”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Savages”
Frank Langella, “Starting Out in the Evening”
Tony Leung, “Lust, Caution”

Best supporting female
Cate Blanchett, “I’m Not There”
Anna Kendrick, “Rocket Science”
Jennifer Jason Leigh, “Margot at the Wedding”
Tamara Podemski, “Four Sheets to the Wind”
Marisa Tomei, “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”

Best supporting male
Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Talk to Me”
Marcus Carl Franklin, “I’m Not There”
Kene Holliday, “Great World of Sound”
Irrfan Khan, “The Namesake”
Steve Zahn, “Rescue Dawn”

Best cinematography
Mott Hupfel, “The Savages”
Janusz Kaminski, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Milton Kam, “Vanaja”
Mihai Malaimare, Jr., “Youth Without Youth”
Rodrigo Prieto, “Lust, Caution”

Best documentary
“Crazy Love”
“Lake of Fire”
“Manufactured Landscapes”
“The Monastery”
“The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair”

Best foreign film
“4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” Romania
“The Band’s Visit,” Israel
“Lady Chatterley,” France
“Once,” Ireland
“Persepolis,” France

Robert Altman Award
“I’m Not There,” Todd Haynes (director); Laura Rosenthal (casting director); Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw, Marcus Carl Franklin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bruce Greenwood (ensemble cast)

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