Tonight, Sunday, February 27, 2011, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the 83rd annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The show was hosted by two of young Hollywood's brightest – Anne Hathaway and James Franco – each of whom is a current or former Oscar nominee.
This ceremony was likely one of the shortest on record as it only went over its allotted timeslot by about 15 minutes, which we wholeheartedly approve of. Hathaway and Franco were both fine as hosts, but we prefered Anne, who livened things up mid-show with a nicely done vocal performance. Franco did earn some laughs with a bunch of one-liners and by coming out dressed as Marilyn Monroe. We can't say this was a soaring triumph by the pair, but it wasn't anywhere near a trainwreck, either. They kept the show moving, and were pleasant company for the three-hour plus telecast.
While the show was very watchable due to its relatively short length, we were disappointed by the complete lack of surprise winners tonight. All along, we've been saying that Melissa Leo, Christian Bale, Colin Firth, and Natalie Portman were locks for the acting categories because they've also won in these categories during the Golden Globes and the Screen Actor's Guild awards, which are often good predictors as to Oscar results. Further, The King's Speech director Tom Hooper recently won the prize at the Director's Guild Awards ceremony, which made him the odds-on favorite to win the Directing prize tonight. Also as predicted, Aaron Sorkin won for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Social Network and David Seidler won Best Original Screenplay for The King's Speech.
Here are the winners in the 24 televised awards:
AWARD
WINNER
OTHER NOMINEES
Achievement in Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland, Robert Stromberg (Production Design), Karen O'Hara (Set Decoration)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Stuart Craig (Production Design), Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration) • Inception, Guy Hendrix Dyas (Production Design), Larry Dias and Doug Mowat (Set Decoration) • The King's Speech, Eve Stewart (Production Design), Judy Farr (Set Decoration) • True Grit, Jess Gonchor (Production Design), Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration)
Achievement in Cinematography
Wally Pfister, Inception
• Matthew Libatique, Black Swan • Danny Cohen, The King's Speech • Jeff Cronenweth, The Social Network • Roger Deakins, True Grit
Actress in a Supporting Role
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
• Amy Adams, The Fighter • Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech • Melissa Leo, The Fighter • Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit • Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Best Animated Short Film
The Lost Thing, Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan
• Day & Night, Teddy Newton • The Gruffalo, Max Lang and Jakob Schuh • Let's Pollute,Geefwee Boedoe • Madagascar, a Journey Diary, Bastien Dubois
Best Animated Feature Film
Toy Story 3, Lee Unkrich
• How to Train Your Dragon, Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois • The Illusionist, Sylvain Chomet
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin from The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich
• 127 Hours, Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy from Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston • Toy Story 3, Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich; characters based on Toy Story and Toy Story 2 • True Grit, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen from True Grit by Charles Portis • Winter's Bone, Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini from Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Best Original Screenplay
The King's Speech, David Seidler
• Another Year, Mike Leigh • The Fighter, Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, and Eric Johnson • Inception, Christopher Nolan • The Kids Are All Right, Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
Best Foreign Language Film
In a Better World (Denmark) in Danish, Swedish, and English, Susanne Bier
• Biutiful (Mexico) in Spanish and English – Alejandro González Iñárritu • Dogtooth (Greece) in Greek – Yorgos Lanthimos • Incendies (Canada) in French and Arabic – Denis Villeneuve • Outside the Law (Algeria) in Arabic and French – Rachid Bouchareb
Actor in a Supporting role
Christian Bale, The Fighter
• John Hawkes,Winter's Bone • Jeremy Renner, The Town • Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right • Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Best Original Score
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network
• A.R. Rahman, 127 Hours • John Powell, How to Train Your Dragon • Hans Zimmer, Inception • Alexandre Desplat, The King's Speech
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Inception, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo, and Ed Novick
• The King's Speech, Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen, and John Midgley • Salt, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan, and William Sarokin • The Social Network, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, and Mark Weingarten • True Grit, Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, and Peter F. Kurland
Achievement in Sound Editing
Inception, Richard King
• Toy Story 3, Tom Myers and Michael Silvers • Tron: Legacy, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague • True Grit, Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey Unstoppable, Mark P. Stoeckinger
Achievement in Makeup
The Wolfman, Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
• Adrien Morot, Barney's Version • Eouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk, and Yolanda Toussieng, The Way Back
Achievement in Costume Design
Colleen Atwood, Alice in Wonderland
• Antonella Cannarozzi, I Am Love • Jenny Beavan, The King's Speech • Sandy Powell, The Tempest • Mary Zophres, True Grit
Best Documentary Short Subject
Strangers No More, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
• Killing in the Name, Jed Rothstein • Poster Girl, Sara Nesson • Sun Come Up, Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger • The Warriors of Qiugang , Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Best Live Action Short Film
God of Love, Luke Matheny
• The Confession, Tanel Toom • The Crush, Michael Creagh • Na Wewe, Ivan Goldschmidt • Wish 143, Ian Barnes
Best Documentary Feature
Inside Job, Charles H. Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
• Exit Through the Gift Shop, Robert Banks and Jaimie D'Cruz • Gasland, Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic • Restrepo, Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger • Waste Land, Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
Best Special Effects
Inception, Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, and Peter Bebb
• Alice in Wonderland, Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas, and Sean Phillips • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz, and Nicolas Aithadi • Hereafter, Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski, and Joe Farrell • Iron Man 2, Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright, and Daniel Sudick
Achievement in Film Editing
Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter, The Social Network
• Jon Harris, 127 Hours • Andrew Weisblum, Black Swan • Pamela Martin, The Fighter • Tariq Anwar, The King's Speech
Best Original Song
"We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3, Randy Newman
• "Coming Home" from Country Strong, Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, and Troy Verges • "I See the Light" from Tangled, Alan Menken and Glenn Slater • "If I Rise" from 127 Hours, A.R. Rahman, Rollo Armstrong, and Dido
In Memorium
John Barry (Composer), Grant McCune (Visual Effects), Tony Curtis, Edward Limato (Agent), Tom Mankiewicz (Writer), Gloria Stuart, William Fraker (Cinematographer), Joseph Strick (Director), Lionel Jeffries, Sally Menke (Editor), Ronni Chasen (Publicist), Leslie Nielsen, Robert Radnitz (Producer), Claude Chabrol (Director), Pete Postlethwaite, Bill Littlejohn (Animator), Pierre Guffroy (Art Director), Patricia Neal, George Hickenlooper (Director), Irving Ravetch (Writer), Robert Culp, Bob Boyle (Art Director), Mario Monicelli (Director), Lynn Redgrave, Elliott Kastner (Producer), Dede Allen (Editor), Peter Yates (Producer-Director), Anne Francis, Arthur Penn (Producer-Director), Theoni Aldredge (Costume Designer), Susannah York, Ronald Neame (Director), David Wolper (Producer), Jill Clayburgh, Alan Hume (Cinematographer), Irvin Kershner (Director), Dennis Hopper, Dino De Laurentiis (Producer), Blake Edwards (Writer-Director), Kevin McCarthy, Lena Horne
Best Director
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
• Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan • Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, True Grit • David Fincher, The Social Network • David O. Russell, The Fighter
Best Actress
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
• Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right • Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole • Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone • Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Best Actor
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
• Javier Bardem, Biutiful • Jeff Bridges, True Grit • Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network • James Franco, 127 Hours
Best Picture
The King's Speech, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Gareth Unwin
• 127 Hours, Danny Boyle and Christian Colson • Black Swan, Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, and Brian Oliver • The Fighter, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, and Mark Wahlberg • Inception, Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas • The Kids Are All Right, Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, and Celine Rattray • The Social Network, Dana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca, and Scott Rudin • Toy Story 3, Darla K. Anderson True Grit, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, and Scott Rudin • Winter's Bone, Alix Madigan and Anne Rosellini
53rd Annual GRAMMY AWARDS Winners
Written by USTownhall staff
Sunday, 13 February 2011 11:48
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in a three-and-a-half hour ceremony that was broadcast on CBS. The Grammys give out more awards than any other awards show, but likely broadcasts the fewest. Only a scant ten awards were given out during the live show, with the others – almost 100 others – given out in the Grammy pre-show that was streamed live online earlier the same day at the nearby Los Angeles Convention Center. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights earlier on February 11, and she gave a rare live performance on Sunday's Grammys.
Multiple Grammy nominees:
• Eminem - 10 nominations
• Bruno Mars - 7 nominations
• 6 nominations: Jay-Z, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga
• 5 nominations: Jeff Beck, B.o.B., David Frost, Phillip Lawrence, John Legend, The Roots
• 4 nominations: Alex Da Kid, The Black Keys, Drake, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Dirk Sibotka, Zac Brown
• 3 nominations: Arcade Fire, Chris Brown, Muse, Miranda Lambert, John Mayer, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys
• 2 nominations: Robert Plant, Pink, Justin Bieber, Mumford & Sons, Monica, La Roux, Goldfrapp, Janelle Monáe, Sade, Michael Bublé, Fantasia, Hayley Williams, The White Stripes
Here are the winners for all 109 Grammy awards categories. The eligibility period for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards was September 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010.
Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Julliard String Quartet, The Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, The Ramones, George Beverly Shea
Best Country Album
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
• Up On The Ridge, Dierks Bentley
• You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band
• The Guitar Song, Jamey Johnson
• Revolution , Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year
Need You Now , Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
• Beg Steal Or Borrow, Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
• F*** You , Brody Brown, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
• The House That Built Me, Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
• Love The Way You Lie, Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem featuring Rihanna)
Best New Artist
Esperanza Spalding
• Justin Bieber
• Drake
• Florence & The Machine
• Mumford & Sons
In Memorium
James Moody, John Kendall, Dr. Billy Taylor, Herb Ellis, Lena Horne, Margaret Whiting, Charlie Louvin, Hank Cochran, Carl Smith, Bobby Charles, Bobby Hebb, General Norman Johnson, Gladys Horton, Teena Marie, Gregory Isaacs, Sugar Minott, Harvey Fuqua, Garry Shider, Dick Griffey, George David Weiss, Gerry Rafferty, Wally Traugott, Jim Williamson, Bill Porter, Richie Hayward, Ben Keith, Don Van Vilet, Malcom McLaren, Herman Leonard, Irwin Silber, Jim Marshall, Allyn Ferguson, Jerry Beck, John Barry, Peter Lopez, Caresse Henry, Bill Aucoin, Hal Uplinger, Ron Baird, Ronnie Chasen, Mitch Miller, Roberto Cantoral, Olga Guillot, Enrique Morente, Joan Sutherland, Helen Boatwright, Dame Margaret Price, Earl Wild, Raphael Hillyer, Ronnie James Dio, Doug Fleger, Don Kirshner, Esteban "Steve" Jordan, Tony "Ham" Guerrero, Eddie Fisher, Jimmy Dean, Alex Chilton, Albertina, Walker, Walter Hawkins, Solomon Burke
Trustees Awards
honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of recording in a non-performing capacity: Wilma Cozart Fine, Al Bell, Bruce Lundvall
Imagine, Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
• Airplanes, Part II, B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
• If It Wasn't For Bad, Elton John & Leon Russell
• Telephone, Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
• California Gurls, Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Nessun Dorma, Jeff Beck
• Flow, Laurie Anderson
• No Mystery, Stanley Clarke
• Orchestral Intro, Gorillaz
• Sleepwalk, The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Take Your Pick, Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
• Pushing the Envelope, Gerald Albright
• Heart and Soul, Kenny G
• Singularity, Robby Krieger
• Everything Is Everything: The Music Of Donny Hathaway, Kirk Whalum
Best Dance Recording
Only Girl (In the World), Rihanna
• Rocket, Goldfrapp
• In for the Kill , La Roux
• Dance in the Dark, Lady Gaga
• Dancing on My Own, Robyn
Best Electronic/Dance Album
La Roux, La Roux
• These Hopeful Machines, BT
• Further, The Chemical Brothers
• Head First, Goldfrapp
• Black Light, Groove Armada
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Crazy Love, Michael Bublé
• The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time, Barry Manilow
• Let It Be Me: Mathis In Nashville, Johnny Mathis
• Fly Me To The Moon...The Great American Songbook: Volume V, Rod Stewart
• Love Is The Answer, Barbra Streisand
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Helter Skelter, Paul McCartney
• Run Back To Your Side, Eric Clapton
• Crossroads, John Mayer
• Silver Rider, Robert Plant
• Angry World, Neil Young
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Tighten Up, The Black Keys
• Ready To Start, Arcade Fire
• I Put A Spell On You, Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
• Radioactive, Kings of Leon
• Resistance, Muse
Best Hard Rock Performance
New Fang, Them Crooked Vultures
• A Looking in View, Alice In Chains
• Let Me Hear You Scream, Ozzy Osbourne
• Black Rain, Soundgarden
• Between the Lines, Stone Temple Pilots
Best Metal Performance
El Dorado, Iron Maiden
• Let the Guilt Go, Korn
• In Your Words, Lamb of God
• Sudden Death, Megadeth
• World Painted Blood, Slayer
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Hammerhead, Jeff Beck
• Black Mud, The Black Keys
• Do the Murray, Los Lobos
• Kundalini Bonfire, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
• The Deathless Horsie, Dweezil Zappa
Best Rock Song
Angry World, Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
• Little Lion Man,
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
• Radioactive,
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon)
• Resistance , Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
• Tighten Up, Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Best Alternative Music Album
Brothers, The Black Keys
• The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
• Infinite Arms, Band of Horses
• Broken Bells, Broken Bells
• Contra, Vampire Weekend
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Bittersweet, Fantasia
• Gone Already, Faith Evans
• Everything to Me, Monica
• Tired, Kelly Price
• Holding You Down (Going in Circles), Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
There Goes My Baby , Usher
• Second Chance, El DeBarge
• Finding My Way Back, Jaheim
• Why Would You Stay, Kem
• We're Still Friends, (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Soldier of Love, Sade
• Love, Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
• Take My Time, Chris Brown & Tank
• You've Got a Friend, Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
• Shine, John Legend & The Roots
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Hang on in There, John Legend & The Roots
• When a Woman Loves, R. Kelly
• You're So Amazing, Calvin Richardson
• In Between, Ryan Shaw
• Go [Live], Betty Wright
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
F*** You, Cee Lo Green
• Little One, Bilal
• Orion, Carolyn Malachi
• Tightrope, Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
• Still, Eric Roberson
Best R&B Song
Shine, John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
• Bittersweet, Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
• Finding My Way Back, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miguel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
• Second Chance, E. DeBarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
• Why Would You Stay, K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)
Best R&B Album
Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots
• The Love & War Masterpeace, Raheem DeVaughn
• Back to Me, Fantasia
• Another Round, Jaheim
• Still Standing, Monica
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Raymond v Raymond , Usher
• Graffiti, Chris Brown
• Untitled, R. Kelly
• Transition, Ryan Leslie
• The ArchAndroid, Janelle Monáe
Best Rap Solo Performance
Not Afraid, Eminem
• Over, Drake
• How Low, Ludacris
• I'm Back , T.I.
• Power, Kanye West
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
On to the Next One , Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
• Shutterbugg, Big Boi, Bosko, Cutty & Mouche
• Fancy, Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
• My Chick Bad, Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
• Lose My Mind, Young Jeezy & Plies
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Empire State of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
• Nothin' on You , B.o.B & Bruno Mars
• Deuces, Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
• Love the Way You Lie, Eminem & Rihanna
• Wake Up Everybody, John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common
Best Rap Song
Empire State of Mind, Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Burt Keyes & Sylvia Robinson, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
• Love The Way You Lie, Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
• Not Afraid,
M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
• Nothin' on You,
Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)
• On to the Next One , Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
'Til Summer Comes Around, Keith Urban
• Macon, Jamey Johnson
• Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song), Toby Keith
• Turning Home, David Nail
• Gettin' You Home, Chris Young
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
• Free, Zac Brown Band
• Elizabeth , Dailey & Vincent
• Little White Church, Little Big Town
• Where Rainbows Never Die, The SteelDrivers
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
As She's Walking Away, Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
• Bad Angel, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
• Pride (In the Name of Love), Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
• Hillbilly Bone, Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
• I Run to You, Marty Stuart & Connie Smith
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Hummingbyrd, Marty Stuart
• Tattoo of a Smudge, Cherryholmes
• Magic #9, The Infamous Stringdusters
• New Chance Blues, Punch Brothers
• Willow Creek, Darrell Scott
Best Country Song
Need You Now, Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
• The Breath You Take, Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)
• Free, Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)
• The House That Built Me, Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
• I'd Love to Be Your Last, Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
• If I Die Young, Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)
Best New Age Album
Miho: Journey To The Mountain, Paul Winter Consort
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
The Stanley Clarke Band , The Stanley Clarke Band
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, Dee Dee Bridgewater
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
A Change is Gonna Come, Herbie Hancock, soloist
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
Moody 4B, James Moody
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Mingus Big Band Live At Jazz Standard, Mingus Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
Chucho's Steps, Chucho Valdés And The Afro-Cuban Messengers
Best Gospel Performance
Grace, BeBe & CeCe Winans
Best Gospel Song
It's What I Do, Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway)
Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
Hello Hurricane, Switchfoot
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Love God. Love People., Israel Houghton
Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
The Reason, Diamond Rio
Best Traditional Gospel Album
Downtown Church, Patty Griffin
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Still, BeBe & CeCe Winans
Best Latin Pop Album
Paraiso Express, Alejandro Sanz
Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
El Existential, Grupo Fantasma
Best Tropical Latin Album
Viva La Tradición, Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Best Regional Mexican Album
n/a - fewer than ten artists entered for contention, so no award given
Best Tejano Album
Recuerdos, Little Joe & La Familia
Best Norteño Album
Classic, Intocable
Best Banda Album
Enamórate De Mí, El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
Best Americana Album
You Are Not Alone, Mavis Staples
Best Bluegrass Album
Mountain Soul II, Patty Loveless
Best Traditional Blues Album
Joined at the Hip, Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Living Proof, Buddy Guy
Best Traditional Folk Album
Genuine Negro Jig, Carolina Chocolate Drops
Best Contemporary Folk Album
God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise, Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs
Best Hawaiian Music Album
Huana Ke Aloha, Tia Carrere
Best Native American Music Album
2010 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance, various artists
Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
Zydeco Junkie, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Best Reggae Album
Before the Dawn, Buju Banton
Best Traditional World Music Album
Ali and Toumani, Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
Best Contemporary World Music Album
Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks , Béla Fleck
Best Musical Album For Children
Tomorrow's Children, Pete Seeger with The Rivertown Kids and Friends
Best Spoken Word Album For Children
Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies, Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook), Jon Stewart (with Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver & Sigourney Weaver)
Best Comedy Album
Stark Raving Black, Lewis Black
Best Musical Show Album
American Idiot (Featuring Green Day), Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers; Billie Joe Armstrong, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast with John Gallagher, Jr., Michael Esper & Others)
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Crazy Heart, various artists
Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Toy Story 3, Randy Newman, composer
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
The Weary Kind (From Crazy Heart), Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham)
Best Instrumental Composition
The Path Among the Trees, Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Baba Yetu, Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Best Recording Package
Brothers, Michael Carney, art director (The Black Keys)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set), Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors (The White Stripes)
Best Album Notes
Keep an Eye on the Sky, Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star)
Best Historical Album
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings), Jeff Jones & Allan Rouse, compilation producers; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (The Beatles)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Battle Studies, Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, engineers (John Mayer)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Danger Mouse, Broken Bells (Broken Bells) (A), Dark Night Of The Soul (Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse) (A), Tighten Up (The Black Keys) (T)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Revolver (David Guetta's One Love Club Remix), David Guetta & Afrojack, remixers (Madonna)
Best Surround Sound Album
Britten's Orchestra, Keith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering
engineer; David Frost, surround producer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
tie:
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina, Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works, Leslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg, Brandie Lane & David Sabee, engineers (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
David Frost, Britten's Orchestra (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony) Chambers, Evan: The Old Burying Ground (Kenneth Kiesler & The University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra) Dorman, Avner: Concertos For Mandolin, Piccolo, Piano And Concerto Grosso (Andrew Cyr, Eliran Avni, Mindy Kaufman, Avi Avital & Metropolis Ensemble) The 5 Browns in Hollywood (5 Browns) Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project) Meeting of the Spirits (Matt Haimovitz) Two Roads to Exile (ARC Ensemble)
Best Classical Album
Verdi: Requiem, Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master; Christopher Alder, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers/mixers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)
Best Orchestral Performance
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony)
Best Opera Recording
Saariaho: L'Amour De Loin, Kent Nagano, conductor; Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina & Marie-Ange Todorovitch; Martin Sauer, producer (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin)
Best Choral Performance
Verdi: Requiem, Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24, Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
Dinastia Borja, Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya (Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Lior Elmalich, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Maloumi, Marc Mauillon, Lluís Vilamajó & Furio Zanasi; Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Josep Piera & Francisco Rojas)
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Sacrificium, Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Daugherty, Michael: Deus Ex Machina, Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Guerrero)
Best Classical Crossover Album
Tin, Christopher: Calling All Dawns, Lucas Richman, conductor (Sussan Deyhim, Lia, Kaori Omura, Dulce Pontes, Jia Ruhan, Aoi Tada & Frederica von Stade; Anonymous 4 & Soweto Gospel Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Best Short Form Music Video
Bad Romance, Lady Gaga , Francis Lawrence, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Nicole Ehrlich &Heather Heller, video producers
Best Long Form Music Video
When You're Strange, (The Doors) Tom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producers
68th Annual GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS Winners
Written by USTownahll staff
Sunday, 16 January 2011 23:16
When we spoke to Ricky Gervais about a month ago (see interview below or in "Television-Interviews" menu section) when he was promoting his then-upcoming appearance as host of the 68th Annual Golden Globes (held tonight on Sunday, January 16, 2010), he promised that he would take his zingers against celebrities even further than he did last year because he now felt he knew the venue and could up the ante. After viewing tonight's telecast, we can say that he definitely delivered on that promise, but we're not so sure he achieved the desired result as the audience in attendance seemed to grow increasingly cooler toward him as the night wore on with more than one celebrity presenter taking a few seconds to fire back at Gervais before announcing the nominees.
That being said, the ceremony, which was held, as usual, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, had its share of bizarre celebrity behavior – also as usual. The speeches of both Robert Downey, Jr. (as he presented the award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical) and Robert DeNiro (as he accepted his Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement in Motion Pictures) were filled with uncomfortable, cringe-inducing moments: Downey made a sexually-drenched speech regarding the leading ladies in the category he was announcing, while DeNiro unwittingly committed a racial faux pas when he tried to make a pointed remark about America's deportation policy by saying that among those deported in addition to members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association were "half the waiters."
Beyond all the drama, catty remarks, and good and bad evening gowns, the Golden Globes bear watching because Oscar buzz usually begins to build around any clear winners of the night. Case in point: The Social Network has already been riding an increasing wave of good notices, but it was cemented tonight as it won several major categories: Best Original Score, Best Screenplay, Best Director, and the most important one – Best Picture (Drama).
MULTIPLE AWARD WINNERS
The Social Network: 4 wins [Best Original Score, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Motion Picture (Drama)]
Glee: 3 wins [Best Supporting Actor (TV Comedy), Best Supporting Actress (TV Comedy), Best Television Series (Comedy)]
The Fighter: 2 wins [Best Supporting Actor (Motion Picture Drama), Best Supporting Actress (Motion Picture Drama)]
Boardwalk Empire: 2 wins [Best Actor (TV Drama), Best TV Series (Drama)]
The Kids Are All Right: 2 wins [Best Actress (Motion Picture Comedy), Best Motion Picture (Comedy)]
Unlike many other award shows, all the Golden Globe award categories are televised, which makes this show heavy on awards and light on celebrity banter at the podium. Special numbers or musical performances are non-existent.
Here are the winners in the 26 categories of the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards:
AWARD
WINNER
OTHER NOMINEES
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Christian Bale, The Fighter
• Michael Douglas, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
• Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
• Jeremy Renner, The Town
• Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy
• Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
• Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
• Piper Perabo, Covert Affairs
• Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Best Miniseries or Television Movie
Carlos
• The Pacific
• The Pillars of the Earth
• Temple Grandin
• You Don't Know Jack
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series, Miniseries, or Television Movie
Chris Colfer, Glee
• Scott Caan, Hawaii Five-O
• Chris Noth, The Good Wife
• Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
• David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men
• Hugh Laurie, House
Best Television Series - Drama
Boardwalk Empire
• Dexter
• The Good Wife
• Mad Men
• The Walking Dead
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me," Burlesque
• "Bound to You," Burlesque
• "Coming Home," Country Strong
• "I See the Light," Tangled
• "There's a Place for Us," The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Social Network
• Alexandre Desplat, The King's Speech
• Danny Elfman, Alice in Wonderland
• A.R. Rahman, 127 Hours
• Hans Zimmer, Inception
Best Animated Feature Film
Toy Story 3
• Despicable Me
• How to Train Your Dragon
• The Illusionist
• Tangled
Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
• Anne Hathaway, Love and Other Drugs
• Angelina Jolie, The Tourist
• Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
• Emma Stone, Easy A
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack
• Idris Elba, Luther
• Ian McShane, The Pillars of the Earth
• Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship
• Édgar Ramírez, Carlos
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
• Hayley Atwell, The Pillars of the Earth
• Judi Dench, Return to Cranford
• Romola Garai, Emma
• Jennifer Love Hewitt, The Client List
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
• Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
• Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right
• Christopher Nolan, Inception
• David Seidler, The King's Speech
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie
Jane Lynch, Glee
• Hope Davis, The Special Relationship
• Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
• Julia Stiles, Dexter
• Sofía Vergara, Modern Family
Best Foreign Language Film
In a Better World, from Denmark
• Biutiful, from Mexico/Spain
• The Concert, from France
• The Edge, from Russia
• I Am Love, from Italy
Best Actress - Television Series Comedy or Musical
Laura Linney, The Big C
• Toni Collette, United States of Tara
• Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Lea Michele, Glee
Best Actor - Television Series Comedy or Musical
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Steve Carell, The Office
• Thomas Jane, Hung
• Matthew Morrison, Glee
Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
• Amy Adams, The Fighter
• Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
• Mila Kunis, Black Swan
• Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement in Motion Pictures
Robert DeNiro
n/a
Best Director - Motion Picture
David Fincher, The Social Network
• Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
• Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
• Christopher Nolan, Inception
• David O. Russell, The Fighter
Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Glee
• 30 Rock
• The Big Bang Theory
• The Big C
• Modern Family
• Nurse Jackie
Best Actor - Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
Paul Giamatti, Barney's Version
• Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland
• Johnny Depp, The Tourist
• Jake Gyllenhaal, Love and Other Drugs
• Kevin Spacey, Casino Jack
Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
• Halle Berry, Frankie and Alice
• Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
• Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
• Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
The Kids Are All Right
• Alice in Wonderland
• Burlesque
• Red
• The Tourist
Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
• Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
• James Franco, 127 Hours
• Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
• Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter
Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Social Network
• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• Inception
• The King's Speech
17th Annual SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS Winners
Written by US Townhall staff
Sunday, 30 January 2011 20:39
On Sunday, January 31, 2011, the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards was broadcast live from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles. The Award, called "The Actor," is given by the Guild to recognize the achievements of its members in the media of both film and television. Nominations for an Actor are made by a randomly selected panel of 4200 SAG members, while all 120,000+ paid-up members of the union are eligible to vote for the winners.
Of the 14 awards that are televised, 8 are for television, 5 are for film, and 1 is for lifetime achievement. There are additionally two non-televised awards for Stunt Ensembles in Film and Television.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards is one of the more important awards shows as it continues the "award season" momentum that leads up to the Oscars, which will be broadcast live on Sunday, February 27, 2011.
Looking at the winners of both the SAGs and the recent Golden Globes, one can see the following: Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Melissa Leo, and Christian Bale won tonight at the SAGs and also won two weeks ago at the Golden Globes in the analogous categories. All four are nominated for the Academy Award acting categories as well, so it will be interesting to see if the momentum continues or if there is any push back from Hollywood that results in any dark horse candidates taking home the big prize.
Here are the winners in the 16 categories of the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards:
AWARD
WINNER
OTHER NOMINEES
Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter
• John Hamm, Mad Men
• Hugh Laurie, House
Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
• Glenn Close, Damages
• Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
• Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Cast of Boardwalk Empire
• The Closer
• Dexter
• The Good Wife
• Mad Men
Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Film)
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Ty Burrell, Modern Family
• Steve Carell, The Office
• Chris Colfer, Glee
• Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
• Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Jane Lynch, Glee
• Sofía Vergara, Modern Family
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series
The Cast of Modern Family
• 30 Rock
• Glee
• Hot in Cleveland
• The Office
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
Ernest Borgnine
n/a
Outstanding Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack
• John Goodman, You Don't Know Jack
• Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship
• Édgar Ramírez, Carlos
• Patrick Stewart, Macbeth, Great Performances
Outstanding Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
• Catherine O'Hara, Temple Grandin
• Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
• Winona Ryder, When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
• Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack
In Memorium
Jill Clayburgh, Leslie Nielsen, Lynn Redgrave, Robert Culp, Gloria Stuart, Kevin McCarthy, John Forsythe, Anne Francis, Pernell Roberts, Harold Gould, David Nelson, Frances Reid, Larry Keith, Patricia Neal, Danny Aiello III, June Havoc, James MacArthur, Barbara Billingsley, Gary Coleman, Rue McClanahan, Zelda Rubenstein, Fred Foy, Janet MacLachlan, Fess Parker, Lena Horne, Peter Haskell, Peter Graves, Dixie Carter, Tom Bosley, Kathryn Grayson, Pete Postlethwaite, Steve Landesberg, Eddie Fisher, Tony Curtis, Jean Simmons, Dennis Hopper
Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Film)
Christian Bale, The Fighter
• John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
• Jeremy Renner, The Town
• Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
• Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role (Film)
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
• Annette Benning, The Kids Are All Right
• Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
• Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
• Hilary Swank, Conviction
Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role (Film)
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
• Jeff Bridges, True Grit
• Robert Duvall, Get Low
• Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
• James Franco, 17 Hours
Outstanding Ensemble Cast (Film)
The Cast of
The King's Speech
• The Kids Are All Right
• Black Swan
• The Social Network
• The Figher
NON-TELEVISED AWARDS
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (Film)
The Stunt Cast of Inception
• Green Zone
• Robin Hood
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (Television)
The Stunt Cast of True Blood
• Burn Notice
• CSI: NY
• Dexter
• Southland
USTownhall RoundTable presents: ADAM LAMBERT FAN DISCUSSION
Written by Scott Katz
Monday, 10 January 2011 09:05
On Sunday, January 9, 2010, USTownhall.com inaugurated its new webcast series, USTownhall RoundTable. While our previous series, USTownhall RealStories features in-depth interviews with people of note and accomplishment from the worlds of television, movies, books, politics, business, etc. and allows them to tell their stories in their own words generally uncut and unedited, USTownhall RoundTable will allow us to fulfill the promise of our site of creating a global online community where people can share ideas and experiences by giving our fans and listeners a platform where their voices can be heard on a wide range of current topics.
On this first episode, we gathered together some of the most passionate fans of singer Adam Lambert from across the United States and Canada for a lively conversation on Mr. Lambert, his music, and what he means to his fans.
The panel included:
Brenda English, Margaret Hill, Lori Atkinson-Leung, and Danielle Langois from Canada as well as Erin Holberg, Mark Saltzman, Nicolina Royale, Kerry Kolasch, and Art Conn from the United States. All are diehard fans of Adam Lambert who have bought his CDs and went to his concerts. Many have met him or have written about him, as you will hear in this webcast. In fact, Art Conn is a stylist for American Idol, and during Season 8, styled both Adam and Kris Allen on several occasions. He and the rest of our panel shared many inside tidbits of information with us that we're sure you'll find interesting.
Please have a listen, and if you have any ideas about what topics we should cover in future USTownhall RoundTable shows or if you would like to participate, please send us an email to
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Tonight, Sunday, February 27, 2011, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the 83rd annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The show was hosted by two of young Hollywood's brightest – Anne Hathaway and James Franco – each of whom is a current or former Oscar nominee.
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in a three-and-a-half hour ceremony that was broadcast on CBS. The Grammys give out more awards than any other awards show, but likely broadcasts the fewest. Only a scant ten awards were given out during the live show, with the others – almost 100 others – given out in the Grammy pre-show that was streamed live online earlier the same day at the nearby Los Angeles Convention Center. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights earlier on February 11, and she gave a rare live performance on Sunday's Grammys. 
When we spoke to Ricky Gervais about a month ago (see interview below or in "Television-Interviews" menu section) when he was promoting his then-upcoming appearance as host of the 68th Annual Golden Globes (held tonight on Sunday, January 16, 2010), he promised that he would take his zingers against celebrities even further than he did last year because he now felt he knew the venue and could up the ante. After viewing tonight's telecast, we can say that he definitely delivered on that promise, but we're not so sure he achieved the desired result as the audience in attendance seemed to grow increasingly cooler toward him as the night wore on with more than one celebrity presenter taking a few seconds to fire back at Gervais before announcing the nominees.
On Sunday, January 31, 2011, the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards was broadcast live from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles. The Award, called "The Actor," is given by the Guild to recognize the achievements of its members in the media of both film and television. Nominations for an Actor are made by a randomly selected panel of 4200 SAG members, while all 120,000+ paid-up members of the union are eligible to vote for the winners.
On Sunday, January 9, 2010, USTownhall.com inaugurated its new webcast series, USTownhall RoundTable. While our previous series, USTownhall RealStories features in-depth interviews with people of note and accomplishment from the worlds of television, movies, books, politics, business, etc. and allows them to tell their stories in their own words generally uncut and unedited, USTownhall RoundTable will allow us to fulfill the promise of our site of creating a global online community where people can share ideas and experiences by giving our fans and listeners a platform where their voices can be heard on a wide range of current topics.
