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best, worst GOLDEN GLOBES MOMENTS

Jan 18, 2010 10:14 AM CST

Mel Gibson Pretends to Be Drunk

Check out the Golden Globes' best speeches, red carpet moments

(Newser) - What did you miss if you skipped last night’s Golden Globes? Well, Ricky Gervais was funny, Mo’Nique was emotional, and Meryl Streep was long-winded. New York , Gawker , and the Daily Beast chose some of their favorite (and least favorite) moments from the evening, and we’ve selected a...

Globes Fashion:
The Good, Bad,
the Really Bad

See who went as a pirate

Jan 18, 2010 9:44 AM CST

Globes Fashion: The Good, Bad, the Really Bad

Celebs don bright colors to support Haiti at dreary ceremony

(Newser) - Other than umbrellas, the most common accessories on the Golden Globes' red carpet were yellow, blue, and red ribbons showing support for Haiti earthquake victims. Many actresses donned vibrantly colored gowns to contrast with the gloomy mood from the tragedy—and the weather. “A lot of people wore color,...

Streep, Bullock,
Hangover,
Avatar
Clean Up

Golden Globes

Jan 18, 2010 4:48 AM CST

Streep, Bullock, Hangover, Avatar Clean Up

Jeff Bridges, Mo'Nique, 'Mad Men,' 'Glee' also among winners

(Newser) - Avatar and The Hangover captured the top film awards, Meryl Streep and Drew Barrymore charmed with stream-of-consciousness acceptance speeches, and host Ricky Gervais generally behaved at tonight's Golden Globes ceremony. Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock established themselves as Academy Award favorites with victories in the leading dramatic role categories, as...

10 Ways the
Golden Globes
Beat the Oscars

OPINION

Jan 17, 2010 10:28 AM CST

10 Ways the Golden Globes Beat the Oscars

Food, drink, and fashion flubs start awards season off right

(Newser) - Awards season unofficially begins with tonight's Golden Globes ceremony, an alcohol-addled free-for-all that makes the Oscar telecast feel like a prayer meeting. Breeanna Hare of CNN runs down 10 reasons the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's shindig beats the Academy Awards:

Booze: "The Globes would not be the Globes if

...

8 Infamous
Award-Show Speeches

WELCOME TO THE CLUB, MARIAH

Jan 8, 2010 10:48 AM CST

8 Infamous Award-Show Speeches

Mariah Carey joins such notables as Angelina Jolie, Tom Hanks

(Newser) - Mariah Carey has given not one, but two extremely odd acceptance speeches this week—and she’s in good company. The Frisky remembers seven other award show speeches that went down in history:

Angelina Jolie: Kissed her brother on the lips and talked about being “so in love” with

...

Vampires Rule at
People's Choice Awards

MARIAH: TIPSY AGAIN?

Jan 7, 2010 7:24 AM CST

Vampires Rule at People's Choice Awards

Mariah Carey, Johnny Depp also among winners

(Newser) - Vampires were big winners at last night’s People’s Choice Awards, with Twilight, True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries all taking home trophies. Mariah Carey, helped to the stage by husband Nick Cannon to accept her Favorite R&B Artist award, later addressed the question of whether or not...

Why Inglourious Basterds
Will Win Best Picture

tough luck, avatar

Dec 31, 2009 10:15 AM CST

Why Inglourious Basterds Will Win Best Picture

Tarantino's flick has the best shot at top Oscar

(Newser) - Though everyone is buzzing about Avatar’s best-picture prospects, Tom O'Neil was an early predictor of Inglourious Basterds snagging the top Oscar prize—and now he’s defending his position. Even though it came out eons ago (in August), the disappointing performance of many much-hyped late-year films leaves Basterds in...

Precious, Basterds
Lead SAG Noms

Dec 17, 2009 10:01 AM CST

Precious, Basterds Lead SAG Noms

Up in the Air also scores three Screen Actors Guild nominations

(Newser) - Award-season frontrunners Inglourious Basterds, Precious, and Up in the Air led today’s Screen Actors Guild nominations with three apiece. Included in those nominations for Basterds and Precious is a nod for outstanding performance by a motion picture cast—SAG’s answer to the typical “best picture” category. Other...

Up in the Air Leads Globe Noms

GOLDEN GLOBES

Dec 15, 2009 7:56 AM CST

Up in the Air Leads Globe Noms

Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock score two Golden Globe nods each

(Newser) - Up in the Air ruled this morning’s Golden Globes nominations with six, including best director, actor, and picture (drama). Nine was a close second with five nominations, including best picture (comedy/musical). In the television categories, Glee came in first with four nominations, including best series—and, not surprisingly, HBO...

Martin, Baldwin to Host Oscars

Nov 3, 2009 6:51 PM CST

Martin, Baldwin to Host Oscars

March 7 broadcast will be third for Martin, first for Baldwin

(Newser) - Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will host next year’s Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. Martin’s hosted the show twice, and though Baldwin never has, he has plenty of similar experience, hosting Saturday Night Live 14 times. That’s one less than...

Ricky Gervais
Will Host Golden Globes

award season

Oct 26, 2009 6:21 PM CDT

Ricky Gervais Will Host Golden Globes

Show hasn't had emcee since 1995

(Newser) - The Golden Globes telecast will have a host in 2010 for the first time since 1995: Ricky Gervais. The January awards show, seen as a harbinger for the Oscars, enjoys a famously freewheeling atmosphere that suits the British comedian's style. "I have resisted many other offers like this, but...

Harris Makes Emmys Watchable

TV REVIEW

Sep 21, 2009 9:03 AM CDT

Harris Makes Emmys Watchable

Neil Patrick Harris' show 'should serve as a playbook for all award shows to come'

(Newser) - Thanks to Neil Patrick Harris, TV critic Mary McNamara “might wind up looking forward to award season again,” she writes in the Los Angeles Times. Emcee Harris, along with the writers and producers, reminded “us that an award show does not have to be a drag.”...

Mad Men, 30 Rock Clean Up

emmy awards

Sep 20, 2009 10:17 PM CDT

Mad Men, 30 Rock Clean Up

Close, Cranston snag back-to-back drama awards for leading roles; Collette, Baldwin top comedy winners

(Newser) - The Emmy Awards ended with a spell of deja vu as Mad Men won its second consecutive best drama trophy and 30 Rock captured its third straight best comedy award tonight in Los Angeles. Glenn Close of Damages and Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad, last year's winners for lead roles...

Kanye's Tantrum Smells Staged

OPINION

Sep 14, 2009 9:10 AM CDT

Kanye's Tantrum Smells Staged

VMA debacle with Taylor Swift 'merely a way to distract' from MTV's lacking lineup

(Newser) - Kanye West’s outburst at last night’s Video Music Awards allowed MTV “to sneak up behind the rest of the cable lineup and command the television-watching nation’s attention"—a definite coup when you consider it was competing with the US Open, football, and the True Blood ...

Jackson Tributes
Steal Video Awards

SLIDESHOW

Sep 14, 2009 7:32 AM CDT

Jackson Tributes Steal Video Awards

If it weren't for a certain rapper, Michael would have stolen the show

(Newser) - With the exception of Kanye West's inebriated attack on Taylor Swift, last night’s MTV Video Music Awards were all about Michael Jackson, with longtime friend Madonna and sister Janet delivering moving tributes, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Material Girl introduced the tribute, while Janet performed her half of...

Pepsi Buys Branding Rights to MTV Award

Sep 12, 2009 2:38 PM CDT

Pepsi Buys Branding Rights to MTV Award

Congrats! You win best 'Pepsi Rock Band Video' honor

(Newser) - This Sunday, MTV will bestow its first Video Music Award on a non-professional. It also happens to be the first time the network has sold naming rights to an award, reports Advertising Age. Hence, the prestigious “Best Performance in a Pepsi Rock Band Video Award.” The winner will...

Tina Talks
Emmys, Jay,
and Sarah...Sorta

Aug 10, 2009 12:44 PM CDT

Tina Talks Emmys, Jay, and Sarah...Sorta

(Newser) - As if its record 22 Emmy nominations weren’t enough, 30 Rock also recently landed a syndication deal. Tina Fey talks success—and Sarah Palin—with Broadcasting & Cable:

On possibly hosting the Emmys: "No, I think it's a hard job and a thankless one. I think maybe it's

...

Family Guy Scores Nod;
30 Rock Leads With 22 Noms

emmy awards

Jul 16, 2009 8:56 AM CDT

Family Guy Scores Nod; 30 Rock Leads With 22 Noms

Mad Men also rakes them in

(Newser) - The list of Emmy nominations, out today, is full of familiar names. One surprise: Family Guy is nominated for best comedy series—it's only the second animated show to get a nod in the category, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Fox stalwart is up against Entourage, 30 Rock, The ...

Chris Brown Returning
to Stage for Jackson Show

Jun 27, 2009 2:09 PM CDT

Chris Brown Returning to Stage for Jackson Show

(Newser) - Chris Brown will return to the stage for the first time since he assaulted ex Rihanna in February for a Michael Jackson tribute at the BET Awards tomorrow, Access Hollywood reports. Rihanna is also planning to attend the event. Brown lent his voice to a tribute song featuring The Game,...

Oscars Double
Best-Picture
Nominees, to 10

Jun 24, 2009 2:50 PM CDT

Oscars Double Best-Picture Nominees, to 10

It'll give more films a chance: Academy

(Newser) - Next year’s Academy Awards will feature 10 contenders for Best Picture, up from five, the Los Angeles Times reports, a return to how the show ran in 1932-43. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences “is returning to some of its earlier roots, when a wider field...