The 2012 MTV Movie Awards’ nominees!

Yes, it’s almost summer, which means it’s time for MTV to pretend they know how movies work when they barely even know how music works. Anyway, surprisingly, the latest installment of those insipid Twilight movies barely even made a dent in the nominations, while The Hunger Games, Bridesmaids, and the last Harry Potter movie have all raked in an impressive amount of nods, which I think means … they got it right?

2012 MTV Movie Awards

Movie of the Year
» ”Bridesmaids”
» ”The Hunger Games”
» ”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
» ”The Help”
» ”The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1″

Best Male Performance 
» Daniel Radcliffe, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
» Ryan Gosling, “Drive”
» Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “50/50″
» Josh Hutcherson, “The Hunger Games”
» Channing Tatum, “The Vow”

Best Female Performance
» Jennifer Lawrence, “The Hunger Games”
» Kristin Wiig, “Bridesmaids”
» Emma Stone, “Crazy, Stupid, Love”
» Emma Watson, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
» Rooney Mara, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”

Best Comedic Performance
» Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
» Kristen Wiig, “Bridesmaids”
» Zach Galifianakis, “The Hangover Part II”
» Jonah Hill, “21 Jump Street”
» Oliver Cooper, “Project X”

Breakthrough Performance
» Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
» Rooney Mara, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
» Liam Hemsworth, “The Hunger Games”
» Elle Fanning, “Super 8″
» Shailene Woodley, “The Descendants”

Best Cast
» ”Bridesmaids”
» ”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
» ”The Hunger Games”
» ”21 Jump Street”
» ”The Help”

Best On-Screen Transformation
» Elizabeth Banks, “The Hunger Games”
» Rooney Mara, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
» Johnny Depp, “21 Jump Street”
» Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn”
» Colin Farrell, “Horrible Bosses”

Best Fight
» Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
» Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig, “The Hunger Games”
» Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang, “21 Jump Street”
» Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton, “Warrior”
» Tom Cruise vs. Michelle Nyqvist, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”

Best Kiss
» Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, “Crazy, Stupid, Love”
» Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
» Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, “The Hunger Games”
» Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, “The Vow”
» Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1″

Best Gut-Wrenching Performance
» ”Bridesmaids” (Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McClendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper)
» ”The Help” (Bryce Dallas Howard)
» ”21 Jump Street” (Jonah Hill and Rob Riggle)
» ”Drive” (Ryan Gosling)
» ”Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” (Tom Cruise)

Best On-Screen Dirt Bag
» Bryce Dallas Howard, “The Help”
» Jon Hamm, “Bridesmaids”
» Jennifer Aniston, “Horrible Bosses”
» Colin Farrell, “Horrible Bosses”
» Oliver Cooper, “Project X”

Best Music
» ”Party Rock Anthem,” LMFAO (“21 Jump Street”)
» ”A Real Hero,” College with Electric Youth (“Drive”)
» ”The Devil Is in the Details,” Chemical Brothers (“Hanna”)
» ”Impossible,” Figurine (“Like Crazy”)
» ”Pursuit of Happiness,” Kid Cudi (Steve Aoki remix) (“Project X”)

Call me crazy, but this might be the first time I ever saw a list of nominees and thought “Yeah, that sounds right.” What can I say? The MTV Movie Awards finally found a way to reward good movies that did well at the box office without getting too heady and obtuse or too shitty and pandering. I mean for the love of God, Breaking Dawn was only nominated for Best Kiss and a token Best Movie nod. Which it will probably lose anyway. HAHA! Suck it Twihards, everything you love is crap.

Oscar Winners 2012!

In case you missed The 84th Annual Academy Awards aka The Oscars, here are the winners! I was thrilled to see The Artist win Best Picture along with Jean Dujardin nabbing Best Actor and Michel Hazanavicius winning Best Director! I’ve been pulling for that film ever since I saw it, I’m so glad it got the recognition it truly deserved. If you haven’t seen it yet, you must, especially if you’re a movie lover!

BEST PICTURE
The Artist
War Horse
The Descendants
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

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

BEST ACTOR
Demian Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

BEST ACTRESS
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
A Separation

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Separation
Footnote
In Darkness
Bullhead
Monsieur Lahzar

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Pina
Hell and Back Again
If A Tree Falls: The Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3
Undefeated

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Man or Muppet” from The Muppets
“Real in Rio” from Rio

BEST EDITING
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball

BEST ART DIRECTION
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

BEST MAKEUP
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Iron Lady

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

BEST SOUND MIXING
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Moneyball
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

BEST SOUND EDITING
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Oscars 2012

So the Grammys happened last night …

I’m not even going to try and pretend like the Grammys are worth more than a frozen dog turd because let’s face it, no one takes the awards seriously anyway, so I’ll just cut to the chase: Adele won everything, Bon Iver picked up a couple well-deserved awards, Amy Winehouse picked one up posthumously, and Chris Brown beat a bunch of people to win an award. Emphasis on the beat because hey, remember how Chris nearly beat a woman to death and left her for dead? Because I remember how Chris nearly beat a woman to death and left her for dead. The Huffington Post reports:

Album of the Year: “21,” Adele

Record of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele

Song of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth

New Artist: Bon Iver

Pop Solo Performance: “Someone Like You,” Adele

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: “Body and Soul,” Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

Pop Vocal Album: “21,” Adele

Alternative Album: “Bon Iver,” Bon Iver

Rock Song: “Walk,” Foo Fighters

Rock Album: “Wasting Light,” Foo Fighters

Rock Performance: “Walk,” Foo Fighters

Hard Rock/Metal Performance: “White Limo,” Foo Fighters

R&B Album: “F.A.M.E.,” Chris Brown

R&B Song: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim & Jack Splash

R&B Performance: “Is This Love,” Corrine Bailey Rae

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona

Rap Album: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” Kanye West

Rap Performance: “Otis,” Jay-Z and Kanye West

Rap Song: “All of the Lights,” Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West

Rap/Sung Collaboration: “All of the Lights,” Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie

Dance Recording: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex

Dance/Electronica Album: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex

Musical Theater Album: “The Book of Mormon,” Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone

World Music Album: “Tassili,” Tinariwen

Latin Pop Rock, Rock or Urban Album: “Drama y Luz,” Mana

Tropical Latin Album: “Last Mambo,” Cachao

Banda or Norteno Album: “Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends,” Los Tigres Del Norte

Regional Mexican or Tejano Album: “Bicentenario,” Pepe Aguilar

Country Solo Performance: “Mean,” Taylor Swift

Country Album: “Own the Night,” Lady Antebellum

Country Performance by a Duo or Group: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars

Country Song: “Mean,” Taylor Swift

Jazz Vocal Album: “The Mosaic Project,” Terri Lyne Carrington & various artists

Jazz Instrumental Album: “Forever,” Corea, Clark & White

Improvised Jazz Solo: “500 Miles High,” Chick Corea

Large Ensemble Jazz Album: “The Good Feeling,” Christian McBride Big Band

Blues Album: “Revelator,” Tedeschi Trucks Band

Folk Album: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars

Pop Instrumental Album: “The Road From Memphis,” Booker T. Jones

Bluegrass Album: “Paper Airplane,” Alison Krauss & Union Station

Americana Album: “Ramble at the Ryman,” Levon Helm

Reggae Album: “Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life,” Stephen Marley

New Age Album: “What’s It All About,” Pat Metheny

Children’s Album: “All About Bullies… Big and Small,” various artists

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Paul Epworth

Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: “Cinema (Skrillex remix),” Sonny Moore

Gospel Song: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Performance: “Jesus,” L’Andria Johnson

Gospel Album: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin

Choral Performance: “Light & Gold,” Eric Whitacre

Classical Contemporary Composition: “Elmer Gantry,” Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein

Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman

Orchestral Performance: “Brahms: Symphony No. 4,” Gustavo Dudamel

Opera Recording: “Adams: Doctor Atomic,” Alan Gilbert, conductor

Spoken Word Album: “If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t),” Betty White

Comedy Album: “Hilarious,” Louis C.K.

Compilation Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “Boardwalk Empire,” various artists

Score Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “The King’s Speech,” Alexandre Desplat

Song Written For Visual Media: “I See the Light,” Alan Menken & Glenn Slater

Historical Album: “Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition),” Paul McCartney

Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists: “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me),” Jorge Calandrelli

But who are we kidding, all of that matters even less than it usually does because Whitney Houston died, so here’s the most talked about part: Jennifer Hudson performing Whitney’s I Will Always Love You.

Jennifer Hudson

Adele will perform at the Grammys!

Good news, music lovers! It seems that Adele has bounced back rather quickly from her throat surgery, and has announced that she’ll be doing her first post-surgery performance at the Grammys and could potentially walk off with six awards! Yay! But she still won’t be making another album for a while, sooooo … sad again. The Huffington Post reports:

“Ima be, Ima be singing at the Grammys. It’s been so long I started to forget I was a singer! I can’t wait, speak soon xx,” Adele tweeted Tuesday morning. After such a long recovery process, Adele couldn’t be more excited to be heading back to the stage.

“I’m immensely proud to have been asked to perform at this year’s Grammy Awards,” the singer said in a statement. “It’s an absolute honor to be included in such a night and for it to be my first performance in months is very exciting and of course nerve-wracking, but what a way to get back into it all.”

Just to show you how much I love Adele, I’m willing to overlook the fact that she quoted the cultural equivalent of a drug-resistant staph infection, The Black Eyed Peas, in her tweet announcing her comeback. And I will only do that for Adele because her talent outweighs the overall suck of BEP. Not by much, because they really are just awful, but by a wide enough margin for me to be happy.

Adele

The 2012 SAG Awards were last night!

More esteemed than the Golden Globes, but with a worse name, the SAG Awards were last night, where The Help swept the awards because apparently people really love movies where someone shits into a pie and makes an evil white person eat it. Remember when Ryan Reynolds won the Oscar for National Lampoon’s Van Wilder? Exactly. RadarOnline reports:

Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture — The Cast of The Help

Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading RoleViola Davis for The Help

Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role Jean Dujardin for The Artist

Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series – The Cast of Boardwalk Empire

Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama SeriesSteve Buscemi for Boardwalk Empire

Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series– Jessica Lange for American Horror Story

Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award – Mary Tyler Moore

Outstanding Male Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series – Paul Giamatti for Too Big to Fail

Outstanding Female Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series – Kate Winslet for Mildred Pierce

Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series – The Cast of Modern Family

Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series – Betty White for Hot in Cleveland

Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series – Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock

Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting RoleOctavia Spencer for The Help

Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Christopher Plummer for Beginners

So basically, The Help is this year’s version of The Blind Side: a pandering movie the makes white people feel good about themselves, but the cast is likeable and talented so we’ll let it slide. It’s nice to see HBO’s Boardwalk Empire added to the list of the greatest shows that I’ll probably never watch, and it’s nice to see Jessica Lange be rewarded for turning in one of the most awesomely campy performances ever in American Horror Story. I’m pretty sure Betty White won for being Betty White, because God help me that show is unwatchable save for her. And am I the only one who hoped Mary Tyler Moore threw her hat into the air in a freeze frame when she was honored with a lifetime achievement award?

The cast of 'The Help'

The Oscar nominations are out!

Now that the Golden Globe Awards have more or less spoiled the results for us, here are the Oscar nominations for the 84th annual Academy Awards (set to take place on February 26th), which really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who can remember the Globes from a week ago. Leading the pack is Hugo with eleven nominations, followed by The Artist with ten, here’s more from TooFab:

BEST PICTURE
“The Artist”
“The Descendants”
“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”
“The Help”
“Hugo”
“Midnight in Paris”
“Moneyball”
“The Tree of Life”
“War Horse”

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Demián Bichir, “A Better Life”
George Clooney, “The Descendants”
Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs”
Viola Davis, “The Help”
Rooney Mara, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
Michelle Williams, “My Week with Marilyn”

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kenneth Branagh, “My Week with Marilyn”
Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”
Nick Nolte, “Warrior”
Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Max von Sydow, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Berenice Bejo, “The Artist”
Jessica Chastain, “The Help”
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”
Octavia Spencer, “The Help”

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

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“A Cat in Paris”
“Chico & Rita”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“Rango”
“Puss In Boots”

SEE THE FULL NOMINATIONS LIST

Wait, why is Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was nominated for Best Picture? That movie goddamn SUCKED. Oh Tom Hanks, you know how to work those Hollywood handshakes. Also, Cars 2 got shut out, and absolutely no one cares. Sorry Pixar.

The 84th Annual Academy Awards

Ricky Gervais killed it last night!

Yes, yes, don’t worry everyone, we’re going to get all of the Golden Globes posts out of the way now so we don’t have to go on pretending they’re a thing past noon. Anyway, after Ricky Gervais‘ performance at last year’s Globes performance was criticized for being too “mean” (read: honest), someone at the HFPA pulled their head out of their ass and realized that most celebrities are assholes anyway and they can just buy new feelings with the millions of dollars they have. So they brought him back in, and once again, he KILLED. More than anything, I’m actually happy celebrities actually joked along with him rather than getting all huffy again (I’m looking at you Robert Downey Jr.) Anyway, you can watch his opening monologue below, where he trashes Kim Kardashian, the Oscars and Adam Sandler.

Ricky Gervais

So the Golden Globes were last night …

First off, sorry for the down time last week. Someone stole my laptop while I was in Los Angeles so posting was kind of … impossible. Anyway, thanks to MK for carrying the extra weight while I was away!

The 69th (tee-hee!) Annual Golden Globes were last night, and once again the industry got together to celebrate the Oscars‘ test run. On the plus side, this show really makes it easy to pick out your Oscar pool if you’re into that sort of thing. No major surprises in the winners this year, but at least Meryl Streep might be finally getting her due this year. Via Us Weekly:

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture — Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) — Laura Dern, Enlightened
Best Miniseries or Television Film — Downton Abbey
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film — Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Best Actor in a Television Series (Drama) — Kelsey Grammer, Boss
Best TV Series (Drama) — Homeland
Best Original Score (Motion Picture) — Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Best Original Song (Motion Picture) — Madonna, “Masterpiece,” W.E.
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film — Idris Elba, Luther
Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) — Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film — Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Best Animated Feature Film — The Adventures of Tintin
Best Screenplay (Motion Picture) — Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film — Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Best Foreign Language Film — A Separation
Best Actress in a Television Series — Claire Danes, Homeland
Best Actor in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) — Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) — Octavia Spencer, The Help
Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement — Morgan Freeman
Best Director in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) — Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best TV Series (Comedy or Musical) — Modern Family
Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) — Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) — Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) — The Artist
Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) — George Clooney, The Descendants
Best Motion Picture (Drama) — The Descendants

See what I mean? No real surprises, and I was happy to see The Artist clean up a little if only because bringing the dog up on stage was one of the best things about the night. That being said, did any one else not see the Matt LeBlanc win coming? Admittedly, it was kind of a weak category, since they didn’t pull anyone from Parks and Recreation or Community, but still, that one sort of just eeked by, didn’t it?

Uggie from 'The Artist'

Nominations: The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards!

I’m not going to go into a long spiel over this, probably because the amount of fail in this is joke enough. No Community? Again? Hang your head in shame, HFPA. You can’t even acronym right. From Us Weekly:

Best Drama
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse

Best Comedy/Musical
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week with Marilyn

Best Animated Film
Rango
The Adventures of Tintin
Puss in Boots
Winnie the Pooh
Arthur Christmas

Best Actor in a Drama
George Clooney, The Descendants
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar

Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method

Best Actress in a Drama
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help

Best Director
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Best TV Comedy or Musical
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
Modern Family
New Girl

Best TV Drama
American Horror Story
Boardwalk Empire
Boss
Game Of Thrones
Homeland

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Hour
Mildred Pierce
Too Big To Fail

Best Actor in a TV Drama
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
Kelsey Grammer, Boss

Best Actor in a TV Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
David Duchovny, Californication
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Best Supporting Actor in TV Series, Mini-Series, or Made-for-TV Movie
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Paul Giamatti, Too Big To Fail
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Best Actress in a TV Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Madeleine Stowe, Revenge
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness

Best Actress in a TV Musical or Comedy
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Best Supporting Actress in TV Series, Mini-Series, or Made-for-TV Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce

Ugh. Just … ugh. Everything about this is just safe, middle-of-the-road movies and TV shows. Another nomination for Glee? No Community? And no nominations for Melissa McCarthy or Nick Offerman? Ron Swanson does not approve of this. At all.

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Kanye West and Adele lead the Grammy nominees!

The list of nominees for the 2012 Grammy Awards has just been released, and for once, it isn’t a complete crap show of records, songs and albums from two years ago. No, really. They actually got it sort of right for once. I know, I’m as shocked as you are here. Anyway, here’s the abridged version from CBS News:

It was Adele’s year, and when the Grammy Awards are revealed next February, it very well may be her night. But on Wednesday night, the British songstress shared in the Grammy nominations glory. While she was nominated for six trophies, including album of the year for 21 and record and song of the year for her bitter groove Rolling in the Deep, Bruno Mars and the Foo Fighters also received six, and it was Kanye West who was the night’s top leader, with seven nominations.

West was nominated for song of the year for his all-star anthem All of the Lights, which featured everyone from Rihanna to Elton John. But even though the album from which it came, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, heralded an epic album by critics when it was released last year, it was not featured in the best album category (so far, no obligatory West rant has surfaced in response).

Bon Iver, the folky indie rock act that was a key part of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and received a popularity boost from its association with Kanye, was one of the night’s big winners, receiving four nominations, including for best artist, and song and record of the year for Holocene. And last year’s critical darlings, Mumford & Sons, were once again nominated, receiving among their bids for song and record of the year for The Cave.

Yeah, I’m as surprised as you are. For once, actual talent is getting nominated! I know, I’m still trying to fish my monocle out of champagne flute. Although I do have one little hang-up: Bruno Mars. Why? He looks like a boston terrier in a fedora and his music is annoying. He just does nothing for me.

Adele

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