Screen Actors Guild Awards 2011: The Winners

The Screen Actors Guild, whose members make up a large block of The Academy, chose its winners a short while ago. It's looking good now for The King's Speech, the movie that has become the Oscar front runner, having previously won both the Producers and the Directors Guilds. Natalie Portman, Colin Firth, Melissa Leo and Christian Bale are now the favorite to win the Oscar in their respective categories. Here's a complete list of the SAG winners:

(For Red Carpet photos follow this link.)

Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Motion Picture

Black Swan

The Fighter

The Kids Are Alright

The King’s Speech - WINNER

The Social Network

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role

Jeff Bridges, True Grit

Robert Duvall, Get Low

Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network

Colin Firth, The King’s Speech - WINNER

James Franco, 127 Hours

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Lead Role

Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right

Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole

Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone

Natalie Portman, Black Swan - WINNER

Hilary Swank, Conviction

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Christian Bale, The Fighter - WINNER

John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone

Jeremy Renner, The Town

Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right

Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Amy Adams, The Fighter

Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech

Mila Kunis, Black Swan

Melissa Leo, The Fighter - WINNER

Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire - WINNER

The Closer

Dexter

The Good Wife

Mad Men

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

30 Rock

Glee

Hot in Cleveland

Modern Family - WINNER

The Office

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire - WINNER

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Hugh Laurie, House

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Glenn Close, Damages

Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife - WINNER

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock - WINNER

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Steve Carell, The Office

Chris Colfer, Glee

Ed O’Neil, Modern Family

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Jane Lynch, Glee

Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Betty White, Hot in Cleveland - WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

John Goodman, You Don’t Know Jack

Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack - WINNER

Dennis Quaid, That Special Relationship

Edgar Ramirez, Carlos

Patrick Stewart, Macbeth

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Claire Danes, Temple Grandin - WINNER

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

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2011: Red Carpet Photos

Mila Kunis wearing Alexander McQueen

Hailee Steinfeld, from True Grit, wearing Prada. 

Amy Adams in Herve Leroux.

Nicole Kidman in Nina Ricci.

Christina Hendricks, from Mad Men, wearing L'Wren Scott.

Claire Danes in Louis Vuitton.

Soon-to-be mommy, Natalie Portman, wearing Azzaro.

Julia Stiles

Eva Longoria in Georges Hobeika

Jennifer Lawrence, the star of the movie Winter's Bone, wearing Oscar de la Renta.

January Jones, from Mad Men, in Carolina Herrera.

Hilary Swank in Versace.

Christian Bale (in Gucci) and his wife.

Andrew Garfield, from The Social Network, wearing Burberry.

Julianna Margulies, from The Good Wife, wearing Yves Saint Laurent.

Justin Timberlake in Simon Spurr.

Tina Fey in Oscar de la Renta

Winona Ryder in Alberta Ferretti.

Sofia Vergara, from Modern Family, in Roberto Cavalli.

Colin Firth (wearing Tom Ford) and Geoffrey Rush

Jeff Bridges and his wife, Susan.

Annette Bening in Tony Ward Couture.

Please click here for a complete list of the SAG winners.

Photos from justjared.com, cbsnews.com

Little Things That Count - The Weekly Roundup January 30

Music: Bruno Mars - Grenade Cute little pop song that has already hit no.1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart. I didn't jump on the Bruno Mars bandwagon immediately, but I like what he's been doing recently. Expect to hear this song everywhere in the next weeks. Bruno Mars is nominated for several Grammy Awards (to be held on February, 13).

Movie: The King's Speech Colin Firth is up for Best Actor Oscar next month and he'll probably get it. Not only because he's long overdue, but it's a fantastic performance and rumour has it that the Academy members LOVED The King's Speech. The movie also features great performances from Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter.


Food/Dessert: Now that I'm done with dieting after the Holidays binging, as I decided I have been starving long enough, I'm going back to the real food. Ha. I want this. Now: Italian baked chicken and pastina Followed by dessert, obviously. Since I have a thing for chocolate cake and my birthday is coming soon, I want to try this recipe.

Perfume: Tom Ford - Black Orchid. If you're looking for a va-va-voom type of perfume, that's also unique and won't break the bank, you could give this one a try. Approach with caution though, it is strong and lasts forever, so a little goes a long way.

Blast from the (recent) past: Coldplay - In My Place Still one of their finest songs to date.

Thingy: Remember friendship bracelets? Well, not all of them are cheesy and to be laughed at. These new designs from L.A.-based jewelry brand, Muses & Rebels are cute, using embroidery floss to gold- and silver-plated metals to created fabric links interspersing delicate metal chains.

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It happened this week-ish:

The nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced earlier in the week.

Pink released a new video for the song F**kin Perfect, the second single taken from her Greatest Hits album.

Britney Spears' new single, called Hold It Against Me, is gaining momentum. I am not a fan of the song, but the reviews are generally favorable.

Jennifer Lopez has released a new song, called On the Floor, taken from her upcoming album, Love. The single samples Kaoma's hit Lambada and is featured on Jennifer Lopez' official website. And while you're at it, you can buy her new perfume, Love and Glamour.

Billboard magazine published the best bets for 2011 - album previews of this year's most anticipated releases.

If you're a Bon Jovi fan and own a smartphone, they have launched the new and free Bon Jovi application for iPhone, Android and Blackberry.

Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are the happy parents of their newly born son. Congrats!

The Killers announce their return. The band, that is.

Rumour has it that Romania might be one of the filming locations for the next (and last) Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. If it does happen, Chris Nolan will be one of the best things happening in this neck of woods in the recent years.

W Magazine has been offering all sorts of features related to the awards season: interviews, photo shoots, screen tests with some of the actors and actresses that gave us the best performances of 2010. You can watch Annette Bening, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Mark Ruffalo, Justin Timberlake, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Vincent Cassel, Julianne Moore, Jesse Eisenberg, Colin Firth and more answering the question "What movie made you cry?" if you follow this link. For more interviews click here. Below are some photos from the shoot.

 

 Photos from W Magazine.

Oscars 2011: The Nominees

It's that time of the year again! The Oscar nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards have just been announced: The King's Speech leads with 12 nominations, followed by True Grit with 10 nominations, The Social Network and Inception - both 8 nominations, The Fighter - 7 nominatons and 127 Hours with 6 nominations. Full list below:

Best Picture

The Social Network

The King’s Speech

Black Swan

The Fighter

True Grit

Inception

The Kids Are All Right

Toy Story 3

127 Hours

Winter’s Bone

Best Director

David Fincher, The Social Network

Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech

Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan

Joel and Ethan Coen, True Grit

David O. Russell, The Fighter

Best Actor

Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech

James Franco, 127 Hours

Jeff Bridges, True Grit

Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network

Best Actress

Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right

Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone

Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole

Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale, The Fighter

Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right

Jeremy Renner, The Town

John Hawkes, Winter's Bone

Best Supporting Actress

Melissa Leo, The Fighter

Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit

Amy Adams, The Fighter

Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech

Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Original Screenplay

The King’s Speech

The Kids Are All Right

Inception

The Fighter

Another Year

Adapted Screenplay

The Social Network

Winter’s Bone

True Grit

127 Hours

Toy Story 3

Editing

The Social Network

Black Swan

The Fighter

The King’s Speech

127 Hours

Cinematography

True Grit

Inception

Black Swan

The Social Network

The King’s Speech

Art Direction

Inception

The King’s Speech
True Grit
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows I

Costume Design

Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love

The Tempest

The King’s Speech

True Grit

Sound Editing

Inception

Unstoppable

True Grit

Toy Story 3
Tron: Legacy

Documentary Film Feature

Inside Job

Waste Land

Gasland

Restrepo

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Animated Film Feature

Toy Story 3

How to Train Your Dragon

The Illusionist

Original Score

The Social Network

The King’s Speech

Inception

127 Hours

How To Train Your Dragon

Visual Effects

Inception
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows I
Hereafter
Iron Man 2

Original Song

Coming Home (Country Strong)

I See the Light (Tangled)

We Belong Together (Toy Story 3)

If I Rise (127 Hours)

Makeup

Barney's Version

The Way Back

The Wolfman

Best Foreign Language Film

Biutiful (Mexico)

In A Better World (Denmark)

Incendies (Canada)

Dogtooth (Greece)

Outside the Law (Algeria)

The 83rd Academy Awards will take place February 27, 2011 at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre and will be hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco. The show will be broadcast live on ABC (USA) and HBO Romania.

The sea inside me

I've been tagged by the lovely Claudia in a little game where I have to choose one photo that sums up the entire year of 2010 for me. Here it is:

It's been a year of ups and downs, but after everything that's happened (part of which is mentioned here), I realized that the sea/ocean was a love affair that's meant for life as far as I'm concerned. I will never be able to stay away.  It's part of who I am and I can't change that...I don't even want to. So yes, I still jump for joy like a 10-year-old whenever I go to the beach...And the sea...it's joy and sorrow, it's peace and restlessness, it's all that and more. It's the one place that turns the inner me into a roller coaster of emotions and states of mind. It made me realize that I want all that "drama", because being emotionally numb is being lifeless. It helped me know myself better and, in many ways, it brings out that kid inside me and I'll always, always want to hang on to that.

I'm tagging the lovely Miruna next, hopefully she'll like this little game :)

Golden Globes 2011: Winners

Best Motion Picture - Drama

• Black Swan


• The Fighter


• Inception


• The King's Speech


• The Social Network - WINNER 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

• Halle Berry - Frankie and Alice


• Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole


• Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone


• Natalie Portman - Black Swan -  WINNER


• Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

• Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network


• Colin Firth - The King's Speech - WINNER


• James Franco - 127 Hours 


• Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine


• Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

• Alice in Wonderland


• Burlesque


• The Kids Are All Right -  WINNER


• Red


• The Tourist

 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

• Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right - WINNER


• Anne Hathaway - Love and Other Drugs


• Angelina Jolie - The Tourist


• Julianne Moore - The Kids Are All Right


• Emma Stone - Easy A

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

• Johnny Depp - Alice in Wonderland


• Johnny Depp - The Tourist


• Paul Giamatti - Barney's Version - WINNER


• Jake Gyllenhaal - Love and Other Drugs


• Kevin Spacey - Casino Jack

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Amy Adams - The Fighter


• Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech


• Mila Kunis - Black Swan


• Melissa Leo - The Fighter - WINNER


• Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Christian Bale - The Fighter - WINNER


• Michael Douglas - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps


• Andrew Garfield - The Social Network


• Jeremy Renner - The Town


• Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech

Best Animated Feature Film

• Despicable Me


• How To Train Your Dragon


• The Illusionist


• Tangled


• Toy Story 3 - WINNER

Best Foreign Language Film

• Biutiful (Mexico/Spain)


• The Concert (France)


• The Edge (Russia)


• I Am Love (Italy)


• In A Better World (Denmark) - WINNER

Best Director - Motion Picture

• Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan


• David Fincher - The Social Network - WINNER


• Tom Hooper - The King's Speech


• Christopher Nolan - Inception


• David O.Russell - The Fighter

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

• Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle - 127 Hours


• Christopher Nolan - Inception


• Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko- The Kids Are All Right 


• David Seidler -  The King's Speech


• Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network - WINNER

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

• Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech


• Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland


• A. R. Rahman - 127 Hours


• Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross -  The Social Network - WINNER


• Hans Zimmer - Inception

Here are the winners for the television categories: 

Best Television Series - Drama - Boardwalk Empire
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Drama - Katey Segal - Sons of Anarchy
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Drama - Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire

Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical - Glee
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical - Laura Linney - The Big C
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical - Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - Carlos
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - Claire Danes - Temple Grandin
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - Al Pacino - You Don't Know Jack

Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement - Robert De Niro

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Golden Globes 2011: Red Carpet Photos

Angelina Jolie (wearing Versace) and Brad Pitt

Amy Adams in Marchesa

 Anne Hathaway in Giorgio Armani

Sandra Bullock in Jenny Packham 

 Eva Longoria in Zac Posen

 Halle Berry in Nina Ricci

Heidi Klum (in Marc Jacobs) and Seal

 Jennifer Lopez (in Zuhair Murad) and Marc Anthony

Mila Kunis in Vera Wang

 Natalie Portman in Viktor & Rolf

Nicole Kidman (in Prada) and Keith Urban

 Olivia Wilde in Marchesa

 Robert Downey Jr. (wearing Prada) and his wife, Susan

Ryan Gosling in Ferragamo

Scarlett Johansson in Elie Saab

 Hailee Steinfeld from True Grit, wearing Prabal Gurung

Jon Hamm and long-time partner Jennifer Westfeldt

Julianne Moore in Lanvin

Annette Bening and Warren Beatty

 Tina Fey in L'Wren Scott 

James Franco, the star of 127 Hours, wearing Gucci

Jesse Eisenberg from The Social Network, wearing Dolce & Gabbana 

Christian Bale (wearing Dolce & Gabbana) and wife, Sibi Blazic

Mandy Moore in Monique Lhullier

Andrew Garfield from The Social Network, in Emporio Armani 

Megan Fox in Giorgio Armani

Emma Stone, the star of Easy A, wearing Calvin Klein

 Johnny Depp in Ralph Lauren

Christina Aguilera in Zuhair Murad 

January Jones from Mad Men, in Versace 

Catherine Zeta-Jones (wearing Monique Lhullier) and Michael Douglas 

Tilda Swinton in Jil Sander 

Helen Mirren in Badgley Mischka

Robert De Niro and Matt Damon (wearing Giorgio Armani)

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