FULL LIST OF OSCAR 2010 NOMINEES REVEALED!

Finally I got the lists! The 82nd Oscars Awards Night, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will take place on March 7, 2010 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and will be hosted by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.

Best actor in a leading role Oscars 2010 nominees
* Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)
* George Clooney in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
* Colin Firth in “A Single Man” (The Weinstein Company)
* Morgan Freeman in “Invictus” (Warner Bros.)
* Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)

Best actor in a supporting role Oscars 2010 nominees
* Matt Damon in “Invictus” (Warner Bros.)
* Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
* Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station” (Sony Pictures Classics)
* Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones” (DreamWorks in association with Film4, Distributed by Paramount)
* Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)

Best actress in a leading role Oscars 2010 nominees
* Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros.)
* Helen Mirren in “The Last Station” (Sony Pictures Classics)
* Carey Mulligan in “An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics)
* Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
* Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia” (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Best actress in a supporting role Oscars 2010 nominees
* Penélope Cruz in “Nine” (The Weinstein Company)
* Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
* Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)
* Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
* Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Best animated feature film of the year Oscars 2010 nominees:
*“Coraline” (Focus Features) Henry Selick
*“Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox) Wes Anderson
*“The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney) John Musker and Ron Clements
*“The Secret of Kells” (GKIDS) Tomm Moore
*“Up” (Walt Disney) Pete Docter

Best in art direction Oscars 2010 nominees:
*“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg
Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
*“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (Sony Pictures Classics) Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro
Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
*“Nine” (The Weinstein Company) Art Direction: John Myhre
Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
*“Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.) Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood
Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
*“The Young Victoria” (Apparition) Art Direction: Patrice Vermette
Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Best in cinematography Oscars 2010 nominees:
*“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) Mauro Fiore
*“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Bros.) Bruno Delbonnel
*“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Barry Ackroyd
*“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company) Robert Richardson
*“The White Ribbon” (Sony Pictures Classics) Christian Berger

Best in costume design Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“Bright Star” (Apparition) Janet Patterson
*“Coco before Chanel” (Sony Pictures Classics) Catherine Leterrier
*“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (Sony Pictures Classics) Monique Prudhomme
*“Nine” (The Weinstein Company) Colleen Atwood
*“The Young Victoria” (Apparition) Sandy Powell

Best Director Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) James Cameron
*“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Kathryn Bigelow
*“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company) Quentin Tarantino
*“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate) Lee Daniels
*“Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios) Jason Reitman

Best documentary feature film Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“Burma VJ” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
A Magic Hour Films Production Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
*“The Cove” (Roadside Attractions)
An Oceanic Preservation Society Production Nominees to be determined
*“Food, Inc.” (Magnolia Pictures) A Robert Kenner Films Production Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
*“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”
A Kovno Communications Production Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
*“Which Way Home” A Mr. Mudd Production Rebecca Cammisa

Best documentary short subject Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province”
A Downtown Community Television Center Production Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
*“The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner”
A Just Media Production Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
*“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” A Community Media Production Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
*“Music by Prudence” An iThemba Production Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
*“Rabbit à la Berlin” (Deckert Distribution) An MS Films Production Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Best in film editing Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
*“District 9″ (Sony Pictures Releasing) Julian Clarke
*“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
*“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company) Sally Menke
*“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate) Joe Klotz

Best foreign language film of the year Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“Ajami”(Kino International) An Inosan Production Israel
*“El Secreto de Sus Ojos” (Sony Pictures Classics) A Haddock Films Production Argentina
*“The Milk of Sorrow” A Wanda Visión/Oberon Cinematogràfica/Vela Production Peru
*“Un Prophète” (Sony Pictures Classics) A Why Not/Page 114/Chic Films Production France
*“The White Ribbon” (Sony Pictures Classics) An X Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film/Les Films du Losange/Lucky Red Production Germany

Best in Makeup Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“Il Divo” (MPI Media Group through Music Box) Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
*“Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment) Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
*“The Young Victoria” (Apparition) Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Best in music written for motion pictures Oscars 2010 Nominees (Original score)
*“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) James Horner
*“Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox) Alexandre Desplat
*“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
*“Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.) Hans Zimmer
*“Up” (Walt Disney) Michael Giacchino

Best in music written for motion pictures Oscars 2010 Nominees (Original song)
*“Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney) Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
*“Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney) Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
*“Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36″ (Sony Pictures Classics) Music by Reinhardt Wagner. Lyric by Frank Thomas
*“Take It All” from “Nine” (The Weinstein Company) Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
*“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight) Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best motion picture of the year Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) A Lightstorm Entertainment Production James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
*“The Blind Side” (Warner Bros.) An Alcon Entertainment Production Nominees to be determined
*“District 9″ (Sony Pictures Releasing) A Block/Hanson Production Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
*“An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics) A Finola Dwyer/Wildgaze Films Production Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
*“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) A Voltage Pictures Production Nominees to be determined
*“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company) A Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg Production Lawrence Bender, Producer
*“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate) A Lee Daniels Entertainment/Smokewood Entertainment Production Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
*“A Serious Man” (Focus Features) A Working Title Films Production Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
*“Up” (Walt Disney)A Pixar Production Jonas Rivera, Producer
*“Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios) A Montecito Picture Company Production Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Best animated short film Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“French Roast”A Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films Production Fabrice O. Joubert
*“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” (Brown Bag Films) A Brown Bag Films Production Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
*“The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” A Kandor Graphics and Green Moon Production Javier Recio Gracia
*“Logorama” (Autour de Minuit) An Autour de Minuit Production Nicolas Schmerkin
*“A Matter of Loaf and Death” (Aardman Animations) An Aardman Animations Production Nick Park

Best live action short film Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“The Door” (Network Ireland Television) An Octagon Films Production Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
*“Instead of Abracadabra” (The Swedish Film Institute) A Directörn & Fabrikörn Production Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
*“Kavi” A Gregg Helvey Production Gregg Helvey
* “Miracle Fish” (Premium Films) A Druid Films Production Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
*“The New Tenants” A Park Pictures and M & M Production Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Best in sound editing Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
*“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Paul N.J. Ottosson
*“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company) Wylie Stateman
*“Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment) Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
*“Up” (Walt Disney) Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Best in sound mixing Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
*“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
*“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company) Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
*“Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment) Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
*“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro, Distributed by Paramount) Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Best in visual effects Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
*“District 9″ (Sony Pictures Releasing) Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
*“Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment) Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Best in Adapted screenplay Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“District 9″ (Sony Pictures Releasing) Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
*“An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics) Screenplay by Nick Hornby
*“In the Loop” (IFC Films) Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
*“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate) Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
*“Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios) Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Best in Original screenplay Oscars 2010 Nominees:
*“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Written by Mark Boal
*“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company) Written by Quentin Tarantino
*“The Messenger” (Oscilloscope Laboratories) Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
*“A Serious Man” (Focus Features) Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
*“Up” (Walt Disney) Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

ITS TIME FOR 52ND ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS!!!

I am thankful to kanye west for letting Taylor swift finish her speech! The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards is now running and CBS is broadcasting the event, taking place at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year on January 29, two days prior to the Grammy telecast.

Beyoncé leads the nominees with ten nominations. Other nominees include Taylor Swift with eight and Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, Kanye West with six nominations, and David Guetta, Jay-Z and Lady Gaga with five nominations. Colbie Caillat, Kings of Leon, Bruce Springsteen, T-Pain, and Keith Urban each received four nominations.

Winners
Special Merit Awards
MusiCares Person of the Year
Neil Young

Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
Leonard Cohen
Bobby Darin
David “Honeyboy” Edwards
Michael Jackson
Loretta Lynn
André Previn
Clark Terry

Trustees Award Winners
Harold Bradley
Florence Greenberg
Walter C. Miller

Technical Grammy Award Winners
AKG

Thomas Alva Edison
President’s Merit Award
Doug Morris
Kenny Burrell
Plácido Domingo

the NOMINEES ARE…
General

Record of the Year
“Halo” – Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark “Spike” Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers
“I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyed Peas
David Guetta & Frederick Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan “3-D” Dresdow & Padraic “Padlock” Kerin, engineers/mixers
“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
“Poker Face” – Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift
Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers

Album of the Year
I Am… Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé
Bangladesh (producer), Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark “Spike” Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian “B-LUV” Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas
Apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, & will.i.am, producers; Dylan “3D” Dresdow, Padraic “Padlock” Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
The Fame – Lady Gaga
Flo Rida, Colby O’Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King – Dave Matthews Band
Jeff Coffin, Tim Reynolds & Rashawn Ross, featured artists; Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer

Song of the Year
“Poker Face” – Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters
“Pretty Wings” – Maxwell
Hod David & Musze, songwriters
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Beyoncé
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters
“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters

Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
“Hometown Glory” – Adele
“Halo” – Beyoncé
“Hot N Cold” – Katy Perry
“Sober” – Pink
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
“Make It Mine” – Jason Mraz

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
“I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyed Peas

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
“Lucky – Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
“Throw Down Your Heart” – Béla Fleck

Best Pop Instrumental Album
Potato Hole – Booker T. Jones

Best Pop Vocal Album
The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas
Dance

Best Dance Recording
“Poker Face” – Lady Gaga
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, mixers

Best Electronic/Dance Album
The Fame – Lady Gaga
Traditional Pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden” – Michael Bublé
Rock

Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance
“Working On A Dream” – Bruce Springsteen

Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals
“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon

Best Hard Rock Performance
“War Machine” – AC/DC

Best Metal Performance
“Dissident Aggressor” – Judas Priest

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
“A Day in the Life” – Jeff Beck

Best Rock Song
“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters

Best Rock Album
Black Ice – AC/DC
Live from Madison Square Garden – Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
21st Century Breakdown – Green Day
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King – Dave Matthews Band
No Line on the Horizon – U2

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix – Phoenix

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” – Beyoncé

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
“Pretty Wings” – Maxwell

Best R&B Performance By a Duo/Group W/ Vocals
“Blame It” – Jamie Foxx & T-Pain

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
“At Last” – Beyoncé

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
“Pearls” – India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore

Best R&B Song
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” – Beyoncé
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart songwriters

Best R&B Album
BLACKsummers’night – Maxwell

Best Contemporary R&B Album
I Am… Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé
Rap

Best Rap Solo Performance
“D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” – Jay-Z

Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group
“Crack A Bottle” – Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Ego” – Beyoncé & Kanye West
“Knock You Down” – Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
“Run This Town” – Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
“I’m On A Boat” – The Lonely Island & T-Pain
“Dead and Gone” – T.I. & Justin Timberlake

Best Rap Song
“Run This Town” – Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson, songwriters

Best Rap Album
Relapse – Eminem
Country

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
“White Horse” – Taylor Swift

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
“Sweet Thing” – Keith Urban

Best Country Performance by a Duo/Group With Vocals
“I Run to You” – Lady Antebellum

Best Country Collaboration w/ Vocals
“I Told You So” – Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis

Best Country Instrumental Performance
“Producer’s Medley” – Steve Wariner

Best Country Song
“White Horse” – Taylor Swift
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters

Best Country Album
The Foundation – Zac Brown Band
Twang – George Strait
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Defying Gravity – Keith Urban
Call Me Crazy – Lee Ann Womack

New Age

Best New Age Album
Prayer For Compassion – David Darling
Jazz

Best Contemporary Jazz Instrumental Album
75 – Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman – Kurt Elling

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Performance
“Dancin’ 4 Chicken” – Terence Blanchard soloist

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Five Peace Band — Live – Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace

Band

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Book One – New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album
Juntos Para Siempre – Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés

Gospel

Best Gospel Performance
“Wait On The Lord” – Donnie McClurkin & Karen Clark Sheard

Best Gospel Song
“God in Me” – Mary Mary Featuring Kierra Sheard

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
Live Revelations – Third Day

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
The Power Of One – Israel Houghton

Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Album
Jason Crabb – Jason Crabb

Best Traditional Gospel Album
Oh Happy Day – (Various Artists)
Bill Hearn, Ken Levitan, Ken Pennell, Jack Rovner & Cedric Thompson, producers

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Audience Of One – Heather Headley

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album
Sin Frenos – La Quinta Estación

Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album
Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo – Calle 13

Best Tropical Latin Album
Ciclos – Luis Enrique

Best Regional Mexican Album
Necesito de Ti – Vicente Fernández

Best Tejano Album
Borders y Bailes – Los Texmaniacs

Best Norteno Album
Tu Noche con… Los Tigres del Norte – Los Tigres del Norte

Best Banda Album
Tu Esclavo y Amo – Lupillo Rivera
American Roots

Best Americana Album
Electric Dirt – Levon Helm

Best Bluegrass Album
The Crow/New Songs For The Five-String Banjo – Steve Martin

Best Traditional Blues Album
A Stranger Here – Ramblin’ Jack Elliott

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Already Free – The Derek Trucks Band

Best Traditional Folk Album
High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project – Loudon Wainwright III

Best Contemporary Folk Album
Townes – Steve Earle

Best Hawaiian Music Album
Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2 – Various Artists
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers

Best Native American Music Album
Spirit Wind North – Bill Miller

Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
Lay Your Burden Down – Buckwheat Zydeco

Reggae

Best Reggae Album
Mind Control – Acoustic – Stephen Marley
World Music

Best Traditional World Music Album
Douga Mansa – Mamadou Diabate

Best Contemporary World Music Album
Throw Down Your Heart: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 – Africa Sessions – Béla Fleck

Children’s

Best Children’s Music Album
Family Time – Ziggy Marley

Best Children’s Spoken Word Album
Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs – Buck Howdy

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album
Always Looking Up – Michael J. Fox

Comedy

Best Comedy Album
Back from the Dead – Spinal Tap
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! – Stephen Colbert
Internet Leaks – “Weird Al” Yankovic
My Weakness Is Strong – Patton Oswalt
Suckin’ It for the Holidays – Kathy Griffin
Tall, Dark & Chicano – George Lopez

Musical Show

Best Musical Show Album
West Side Story
Film/TV/Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album
Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman

Best Score Soundtrack Album
Up – Michael Giacchino

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media “Jai Ho” (From Slumdog Millionaire)
Gulzar, A. R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A. R. Rahman, Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)

Composing/Arranging

Best Instrumental Composition
“Married Life” (From Up)
Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)

Best Instrumental Arrangement
“West Side Story Medley”
Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band)

Best Instrumental Arangment Accompanying Vocalist(s)
“Quiet Nights”
Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)

Package

Best Recording Package
“Everything That Happens Will Happen Today”
Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)

Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition
“Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972)”
Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)

Album Notes

Best Album Notes
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
Historical

Best Historical Album
The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967)
Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Little Walter)

Production, Non Classical

Best Engineered Album, Non Classical
Ellipse
Imogen Heap, engineer (Imogen Heap)

Producer of the Year, Non Classical
Brendan O’Brien
Black Ice (AC/DC) (A)
Crack The Skye (Mastodon) (A)
The Fixer (Pearl Jam) (S)
Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage) (A)
Working On A Dream (Bruce Springsteen) (A)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
“When Love Takes Over” (Electro Extended Remix) – David Guetta, remixer (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)

Production, Surround Sound

Best Surround Sound Album
Transmigration
Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses)

Production, Classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 – Peter Laenger, engineer (Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony)

Producer of the Year, Classical
Steven Epstein
Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony (David Robertson & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)
Bernstein: Mass (Marin Alsop, Jubilant Sykes, Asher Edward Wulfman, Morgan State University Choir, Peabody Children’s Chorus & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)
Corigliano: A Dylan Thomas Trilogy (Leonard Slatkin, George Mabry, Sir Thomas Allen, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Fauré: Piano Quintets (Fine Arts Quartet & Cristina Oritz)
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace (Yo-Yo Ma & Various Artists)

Classical

Best Classical Album
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors; Andreas Neubronner, producer; Peter Laenger, engineer/mixer; Andreas Neubronner, mastering engineer (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef, Elza van den Heever & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & San Francisco Symphony Chorus)

Best Orchestra Performance
“Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé”
James Levine, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)

Best Opera Recordimg
“Britten: Billy Budd”
Daniel Harding, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose & Gidon Saks; John Fraser, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen Of The London Symphony Chorus)

Best Choral Performance
“Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10″
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Girls Chorus)
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)
“Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3″
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Evgeny Kissin (Philharmonia Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)
“Journey To The New World” – Sharon Isbin (Joan Baez & Mark O’Connor)

Best Chamber Music Performance
“Intimate Letters” – Emerson String Quartet

Best Small Ensemble Performance
“Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion”
Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre Of Voices

Best Classical Vocal Performance
“Verismo Arias” – Renée Fleming (Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi; Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi)

Best Classical Contemporary Composition
“Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto” – Jennifer Higdon (Marin Alsop)

Best Classical Crossover Album
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace – Yo-Yo Ma (Odair Assad, Sergio Assad, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Matt Brubeck, John Clayton, Paquito d’Rivera, Renée Fleming, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Natalie McMaster, Edgar Meyer, Cristina Pato, Joshua Redman, Jake Shimabukuro, Silk Road Ensemble, James Taylor, Chris Thile, Wu Tong, Alon Yavnai & Amelia Zirin-Brown)

Music Video

Best Short Form Music Video
“Boom Boom Pow” – The Black Eyed Peas
Mat Cullen & Mark Kudsi, video directors; Anna Joseph & Patrick Nugent, video producers

Best Long Form Music Video
“The Beatles Love — All Together Now” – Various Artists
Adrian Wills, video director; Martin Bolduc & Jonathan Clyde, video producers

PRC November 2009 Nursing Licensure Board Exam Results

Im happy to hear that the result of the Philippine (NLE) Nursing Licensure (Board) Examination, which was held in Manila & all Regional Offices on November 29 & 30, 2009 has been released by the PRC.

A total of 37, 527 out of 94,462 (39.73%) nursing graduates passed the November, 2009 licensure examination.

The examination was given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Sulu, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last November 2009.

The oathtaking ceremony of the successful examinees in the said examination in Manila as well as the previous ones who have not taken their Oath of Professional will be held before the Board on Monday and Tuesday, March 8 and 9, 2010, with morning (8:00 A.M.) and afternoon (1:00 P.M.) sessions at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City. All must come in their white gala uniform, nurse’s cap, white duty shoes, without earrings, hair not touching the collar and without corsage.

The Professional Regulation Commission reminded those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 2 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps, and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession; and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2010-2013. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

Oathtaking tickets for the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby regions will be available at the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) at 1663 F.T. Benitez Street, Malate, Manila, starting Monday, February 8, 2010 on a “first come first serve” basis.

(Will update this site from time to time for the complete list.)

THE KILLERS ASIA TOUR – CANCELLED!

A press release has been issued from Live Nation

“It is with great regret that The Killers have been forced to cancel their upcoming appearances in Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Manila, Tokyo and Seoul due to unforeseen circumstances.

The band deeply apologizes to their fans and hopes to reschedule their shows in these cities soon.”

In the meantime full refunds will be available from SISTIC via point of purchase.

Refunds will be administered at the SISTIC Box Office from 27 January – 7 February 2010. The refund hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 12 noon to 8pm and Sunday, 1pm to 7pm.

Refunds will be made in full, inclusive of the $3 SISTIC booking fees, through the original mode of payment.

For purchases made through Credit Card, refunds will be automatically credited to the same card.

For purchases made through CASH or NETS, please present the physical tickets and your NRIC/passport/FIN card at the SISTIC Box Office at Singapore Indoor Stadium. SISTIC reserves the right not to process your refund if these two items are not in order.

If you had purchased tickets from SISTIC’s overseas Authorised Agents, please contact them directly for further details.

For more information, call the SISTIC Hotline at (65) 6348 5555

CONCERTS TO WATCH THIS 2010

Needless to say, Im excited to have another black artist coming to Manila. Here are the list of confirmed concert performances this year.

Boys Like Girls with Hed Kandi

When: January 27, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Where: SMX Convention Center
Ticket prices: P3,696, P1,795.20 (Call Bigfish Manila for VIP tickets at 632-7762 and 634-8238)

Boys Like Girls, the rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, has sold more than 3 million digital singles – including 1.5 million copies of “The Great Escape,” 900,000 copies of “Hero/Heroine” and 600,000 copies of “Thunder.” They are set to perform with Hed Kandi’s DJ Andy Norman, Johnboy Lee and Peyton at the SMX Convention Center.

The Killers
When: January 31, Sunday, 8 p.m.
Where: SM Mall of Asia concert grounds
Ticket prices: P5,550, P3,950, P1,550, P500

The Killers, whose two albums have sold more than 10 million copies, are famous for songs such as “Mr. Brightside” and “Human.” Brandon Flowers, (vocals and keyboards) Dave Keuning (guitar and vocals), Mark Stoermer (bass guitar and vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. are set to open Manila’s rock scene in 2010.

Kris Allen with the Jabbawockeez
When: February 6, Saturday, 8 p.m.
Where: McKinley Hills concert grounds, Taguig
Ticket prices: P8,428.80, P5,268, P3,160.80, P1,580.40, P526.80 (Call Ticketworld at 891-999 for reservations or Fearless Productions at 232-8906)

Kris Allen, winner of the latest season of American Idol, will be joined by all-male hip hop dance group, Jabbawockeez. Allen’s self-titled album debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 in 2009.

Charice in Concert with Ryan Cayabyab featuring Eric Santos, George Yang and Ogie Alcasid

When: February 14, Sunday, 8 p.m.
Where: PICC Plenary Hall
Ticket Prices: P5,808, P5,492, P5,069, P4,541, P4,013, P2,957, P1,901, P845

Charice Pempengco’s Valentine concert features Erik Santos, George Yang and Ogie Alcasid as special guests. Charice, who gained worldwide recognition when she appeared in Ellen and Oprah, will perform a repertoire of pop, R&B and soul.

Chicago Live in Manila

When: February 16, Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Where: Araneta Coliseum
Ticket prices: P4,964, P4,752, P3,696, P2,640, P1,056, P528

Formed in 1967, Chicago became famous for their hit ballads “If You Leave Me Now,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry,” and “You’re the Inspiration.” Despite the change in members through the years, the group is still active and released the album, Chicago XXX in 2006.

Backstreet Boys

When: February 27, Saturday, 8 p.m.
Where: Araneta Coliseum
Ticket prices: P4,760, P4,280, P3,810, P2,860, P960, P480 (Tickets to be released soon, contact Ticketnet at 911-5555 for updates)

Catchy pop tunes and incredible dance moves made the Backstreet Boys one of the most popular boy bands in the ’90s. Multi-Grammy nominated with their first seven albums reaching top ten on the US Billboard 200, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and A. J. McLean were among the world’s highest-paid live entertainers.

Paramore
When: March 9, Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Where: SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds
Ticket prices: P3,950, P1,550, P550

Punk and emo-band Paramore is composed of Hayley Williams (lead vocals, keyboards), Josh Farro (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jeremy Davis (bass guitar), Zac Farro (drums), and Taylor York (rhythm guitar). Nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008 for “Best New Artist,” the group is known for putting on electrifying live shows.

Babyface
When: March 10, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Where: Araneta Coliseum
Ticket prices: to be announced

R&B and pop singer, songwriter, guitarist-keyboardist, record producer, record company owner, film producer, and entrepreneur Babyface is responsible for a staggering 41 No. 1 R&B hits, 51 Top 10 pop hits, including 16 No. 1 pop hits, amassing sales that exceed 100 million units.

Owl City
When: March 14, Sunday, 8 p.m.
Where: SMX Convention Center
Ticket prices: P3,696, P1,796

Making music in his parents’ basement because of bouts with insomnia, Adam Young’s project spawned the hit song, “Fireflies,” which became one of the most downloaded songs on iTunes in the United States in 2009.

Then and Now Concert Series
When: TBA
Where: SM Mall of Asia Concert grounds
Ticket Price: TBA

A live production with an all-star, old-school lineup composed of hit artists from the ’90s singing all their greatest hits. A number of foreign acts will perform favorites that local fans are familiar with, like “Fast Car” and “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss.”

Artists include: JoJo, Baby Bash, Diana King, rapper TQ, Tracy Chapman, Exposé, P.M. Dawn, Frankie J., and Paula DeAnda.

Kings of Convenience
When: March 31, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Where: TBA

Norwegian indie pop-folk duo Kings of Convenience is known for delicate tunes, guitar melodies and calming songs. Their third album, Declaration of Dependence, was released in October 2009.

Tears for Fears
When: May 2, Sunday
Where: Araneta Coliseum
Ticket prices: TBA

The pop-rock duo is one of the music icons of the 1980s, with their hits “Mad World,” “Shout,”and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.” Their Manila stop is part of their South East Asian tour for 2010.

BREAKING NEWS: Press Sec Cerge Remonde DECLARED DEAD

I was browsing my twitter page when reports from ANC and some of the broadcasters retwitted multiple of these info. The report quoted a friend of Remonde as saying that he is still BEING REVIVED at the hospital.

According to Presidential deputy spokesman Gary Olivar, Remonde was found unconcious on his bathroom. Bubut Velasco, head exec asst of OPS confirms Remonde being revived at Makati Med. My friend Maidee also confirms arrival of Sec Remonde at the Makati Med.

will post more on this event through wordpress and twitter

AS OF 11.51 FROM TWITTER, RT @ANCALERTS Press Sec. Remonde declared dead at Makati Med as of 11:51AM

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE UP COLLEGE OF LAW ON REAPPOINTMENT OF THE NEXT CHIEF JUSTICE

Maintain Fealty to the Rule of Law:
Let the Next President to Appoint the Next Chief Justice

Statement of Members of the Faculty
January 18, 2010

Essential to the existence of a democratic republic is its fealty to the Rule of Law. Any attempt to circumvent clear constitutional text must be justified on grounds of absolute necessity. The need to fill in a lacuna in constitutional text through interpretation must be made on the basis of real needs and not imagined scenarios.

We, the members of the UP College of Law Faculty, are of the firm conviction that the incumbent President cannot appoint the next Chief Justice when the present Chief Justice Reynato Puno retires on May 17, 2010. We do not see any reason why the constitutional provision for the President not to issue any “midnight appointment” in the twilight of her term should not be followed.

The President’s appointing power is limited by an express provision in article VII, section 15 of the Constitution, to wit:

Sec. 15. Two months immediately before the next presidential elections and up to the end of his term, a President or Acting President shall not make appointments, except temporary appointments to executive positions when continued vacancies therein will prejudice public service or endanger public safety.

This provision proscribes any “midnight” appointment made by the incumbent President of the Republic starting from March 10, 2010 to June 30, 2010. This prohibition was conceived to prevent the scandalous actuations of two past administrations whose acts had to be rectified by Supreme Court decisions.

The only exception is to make “temporary appointments” and only for “executive positions”. Even this exception is qualified by the phrase “when continued vacancies…will prejudice public service or endanger public safety.”

The position of Chief Justice is not an executive position. The appointment of a Chief Justice is not a temporary appointment. Whoever is appointed sits until her/his retirement at the age of 70 years old or sooner upon her/his resignation. The retirement of Chief Justice Puno, on the eve of May 17, 2010, is well within the period of the constitutional ban on appointment. The clearest textual reading of the Constitution is that the incumbent President cannot appoint the next chief justice.

It has been suggested that the absence of a Chief Justice might trigger a constitutional crises because it is the Chief Justice that presides over the Presidential Electoral Tribunal and that s/he presides over the entire Supreme Court.

This argument is pure speculation in the light of settled practice that an Acting Chief Justice may be appointed from among the incumbent justices of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court also does not cease to function simply because it has less than fifteen justices.

The appointment of a permanent Chief Justice by the incumbent President causes more concern. She has appointed all 14 of the other justices of the Supreme Court. If the sitting Chief Justice will be her appointee, the maintenance of the independence of the judiciary may be seriously jeopardized.

It is also argued that the Constitution requires that any vacancy in the Supreme Court must be filled within a period of ninety days. This is not clear from the second paragraph of section 9, article VIII of the Constitution. Even assuming but without conceding this to be true, the next President will have until August 15, 2010 or a month and a half to select the next associate justice. A month and a half is also sufficient time to reflect on who can be chosen as the next Chief Justice. All presidential candidates must by now be considering their own choices of who might become Chief Justice. The Chief Justice is traditionally chosen from among the most senior justices of the Supreme Court.

We therefore find no overriding, logical and imminent reason that would require that the plain meaning of the Constitution as ratified by our people be violated. There are more serious repercussions to the rule of law as well as the independence of the judiciary if the Judicial and Bar Council transmits a list of nominees for the Chief Justice and if the incumbent President actually makes an appointment. It is this threatened unconstitutional act that will cause a true constitutional crises.

Thus we, members of the faculty of the UP College of Law,

(1) Urge the Judicial and Bar Council not to transmit the names of the nominees for the position of Chief Justice until after a new President shall have assumed office on June 30, 2010;

(2) call on the incumbent President to exercise restraint for the sake of judicial independence and respect for the Rule of Law and therefore refrain from appointing the next Chief Justice; and

(3) call on our colleagues in various law faculties, law students and our alumni to make their voices be heard on this very important issue.

(SGD.) DEAN MARVIC M.V.F. LEONEN

(SGD.) PROF. PATRCIA S. DAWAY, ASSOCIATE DEAN

(SGD.) PROF. CARMELO SISON

(SGD.) PROF. EDUARDO A. LABITAG

(SGD.) PROF. DANTE B. GATMAYTAN

(SGD.) PROF. THEODORE O. TE

(SGD.) PROF. JOSE JESUS M. DISINI

(SGD.) PROF. E. (LEO) D. BATTAD

(SGD.) PROF. IBARRA M. GUTIERREZ III

(SGD.) PROF. SOLOMON F. LUMBA

(SGD.) PROF. ROMMEL J. CASIS

(SGD.) PROF. JOSE GERARDO A. ALAMPAY

(SGD.) PROF. ARTURO E. BALBASTRO

(SGD.) PROF. CHRYSILLA CARISSA P. BAUTISTA

(SGD.) PROF. DOMINGO P. DISINI, JR.

(SGD.) PROF. ROBERTO N. DIO

(SGD.) PROF. ROSARIO OLIVAS-GALLO

(SGD.) PROF. ROWENA V. GUANZON

(SGD.) PROF. STEPHANIE GOMEZ-SOMERA

(SGD.) PROF. CONCEPCION L. JARDELEZA

(SGD.) PROF. KAREN OLIVIA V. JIMENO

(SGD.) PROF. CARINA C. LAFORTEZA

(SGD.) PROF. JOSE C. LAURETA

(SGD.) PROF. ANTONIO GM. LA VIÑA

(SGD.) PROF. JOSE M. LAYUG, JR.

(SGD.) PROF. TERESITA PAZ G. PASCUAL

(SGD.) PROF. ROGER QUEVEDO

(SGD.) PROF. JANUARY A. SANCHEZ

(SGD.) PROF. MARY ROSE S. TAN

(SGD.) PROF. EVALYN G. URSUA

COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS of the 67TH GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

I am not surprise when Meryl Streep’s name was called. She is holding a number of Golden Globe While Michael Giacchino, My favorite musical scorer since ALIAS, LOST and FRINGE wins this years Golden Globe. Here are the list of Winners for the 67th Golden Globe awards. GLEE’s first Golden globe will be a big break for its Season launch this year!

MOVIES:

Best Motion Picture – Drama
WINNER: Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
Up in the Air

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

WINNER: The Hangover
500 Days of Summer
It’s Complicated
Julie and Julia
Nine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
•WINNER: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Tobey Maguire, Brothers

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
•WINNER: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Emily Blunt, Young Victoria
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
• WINNER: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Julia Roberts, Duplicity
Meryl Streep, It’s Complicated

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
•WINNER: Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
Matt Damon, Informant!
Daniel Day Lewis, Nine
Joseph Gordon Levitt, 500 Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man

Best Director – Motion Picture
•WINNER: James Cameron, Avatar
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
• WINNER: Up in the Air
District 9
Hurt Locker
It’s Complicated
Inglourious Basterds

Best Animated Film
• WINNER: Up
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess & the Frog

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
• WINNER: Mo’Nique, Precious
Penélope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Julianne Moore, A Single Man

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
• WINNER: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones

Best Foreign Language Film
• WINNER: The White Ribbon (Germany)
Baaria (Italy)
Broken Embraces (Spain)
The Maid (Chile)
A Prophet (France)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
• WINNER: Up
The Informant!
Avatar
A Single Man
Where the Wild Things Are

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
• WINNER: “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” — Crazy Heart
“Cinema Italiano” — Nine
“I Want to Come Home” — Everybody’s Fine
“I Will See You” — Avatar
“Winter” — Brothers
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TV:

Best Television Series – Drama
• WINNER: Mad Men
Big Love
Dexter
House
True Blood

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
•WINNER: Glee
30 Rock
Entourage
Modern Family
The Office

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
• WINNER: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Glenn Close, Damages
January Jones, Mad Men
Anna Paquin, True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
• WINNER: Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Simon Baker, The Mentalist
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Bill Paxton, Big Love

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
• WINNER: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
David Duchovny, Californication
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matthew Morrison, Glee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
• WINNER: Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Courteney Cox, Cougar Town
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Lea Michelle, Glee

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
• WINNER: Grey Gardens
Georgia O’Keefe
Into the Storm
Little Dorrit
Taking Chance

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
• WINNER: Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Endgame
Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm
Jeremy Irons, Georgia O’Keefe

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
• WINNER: Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Joan Allen, Georgia O’Keefe
Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens
Anna Paquin, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
• WINNER: John Lithgow, Dexter
Michael Emerson, Lost
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
William Hurt, Damages
Jeremy Piven, Entourage

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
• WINNER: Chloë Sevigny, Big Love
Jane Adams, Hung
Rose Byrne, Damages
Jane Lynch, Glee
Janet McTeer, Into the Storm

the 67th GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS HAPPENS TODAY!

Today is The 67th GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS. No more introduction! Here are the complete lists of the nominees to win including Best Drama to Best Score. Justin Timberlake, John Krasinski (The Office), and Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds) will be among the three stars in charge of announcing the Golden Globe nominees 2010.

Best Motion Picture — Drama
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds
Precious
Up in the Air

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sadibe, Precious

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Tobey Maguire, Brothers

Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
(500) Days of Summer
The Hangover
It’s Complicated
Julie & Julia
Nine

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Meryl Streep, It’s Complicated
Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Julia Roberts, Duplicity

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Matt Damon, The Informant
Daniel Day Lewis, Nine
Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Gordon Levitt, (500) Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mo-Nique, Precious
Julianne Moore, A Single Man
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Penelope Cruz, Nine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Matt Damon, Invictus
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Christopher Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Best Animated Feature Film
Coraline
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
The Princess and the Frog
Up

Best Foreign Language Film
Barria
Broken Embraces
A Prophet
The White Ribbon
The Maid

Best Director — Motion Picture
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
James Cameron, Avatar
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
Up in the Air
It’s Complicated
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds

Best Original Score — Motion Picture
Michael Giacchino, Up
Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant
James Horner, Avatar
Abel Krozeniowski, A Single Man
Karen O. and Carter Burwell, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Original Song — Motion Picture
“I Will See You,” Avatar
“The Weary Kind,” The Crazy Heart
“Winter,” Brothers
“Cinema Italiano,” Nine
“I Want to Come Home,” Everybody’s Fine

TV SERIES

Best TV Drama
BIG LOVE
DEXTER
HOUSE
MAD MEN
TRUE BLOOD

Best Performance by Actress – TV Drama
Glenn Close, DAMAGES
January Jones, MAD MEN
Julianna Marguilies, THE GOOD WIFE
Anna Paquin, TRUE BLOOD
Kyra Sedgwick, THE CLOSER

Best Performance by Actor – TV Drama
Simon Baker, THE MENTALIST
Michael C. Hall, DEXTER
Jon Hamm, MADMEN
Hugh Laurie, HOUSE
Bill Paxton, BIG LOVE

Best TV Series – Comedy or Musical
30 ROCK
ENTOURAGE
GLEE
MODERN FAMILY
THE OFFICE

Best Performance by Actress – TV Comedy or Musical
Toni Collette, UNITED STATES OF TARA
Courtney Cox, COUGAR TOWN
Edie Falco, NURSE JACKIE
Tina Fey, 30 ROCK
Lea Michelle, GLEE

Best Performance by Actor – TV Comedy or Musical
Alec Baldwin, 30 ROCK
Steve Carell, THE OFFICE
David Duchovny, CALIFORNICATION
Thomas Jane, HUNG
Matthew Morrison, GLEE

Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Georgia O’Keeffe
Grey Gardens
Into the Storm
Little Dorritt
Taking Chance

Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Joan Allen, Georgia O’Keeffe
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens
Anna Paquin, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby

Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Endgame
Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm
Jeremy Irons, Georgia O’Keeffe

Best Performance – Supporting Actress TV
Jane Adams, Hung
Rose Byrne, Damages
Jane Lynch, Glee
Chloe Sevigny, Big Love
Janet McTeer, Into the Storm

Best Performance – Supporting Actor TV
Michael Emerson, Lost
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
William Hurt, Damages
John Lithgow, Dexter
Jeremy Piven, Entourage

LATEST NEWS ON LOCAL TV: ANOTHER SUSPENSION FOR SHOWTIME’S REPLACEMENT, MAGPASIKAT!

MANILA, Philippines – “Magpasikat,” an ABS-CBN talent show that temporarily replaced “Showtime,” is also in danger of being suspended.

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) insisted on Thursday that “Magpasikat” and “Showtime” “are one and the same show,” thus, the replacement should also go off the air.

The MTRCB made this statement during its preliminary hearing on the remarks made by Rosanna Roces on “Showtime” that resulted in the 20-day suspension of the show.

“‘Yong suspension ng ‘Showtime Live’ ay i-extend doon sa ‘Magpasikat Live’ because they’re one and the same, ” said lawyer Jonathan Presquito, MTRCB’s legal counsel.

Before the suspension order can be issued, however, the hearing committee quickly clarified that this will still be investigated.

“We will see. Aalamin pa ng committee kung totoo nga,” said lawyer Paulino Cases Jr., head of the hearing committee.

Nonetheless, the statement of the MTRCB has caught the Kapamilya network by surprise.

“The MTRCB says that supposing the hearing is on a certain subject and suddenly we are surprised that the prosecution brings up an all together different subject,” lawyer Miguel Silos, ABS-CBN’s legal counsel, said.

During the preliminary hearing, the committee was initially scheduled to investigate Roces’ remarks that were directed at Vice Ganda in “Showtime’s” January 4 episode. But the MTRCB also brought up Roces’ January 7 controversial remarks that have been criticized by many as insults to school teachers.

The Kapamilya network lamented that the MTRCB kept issuing orders without due process.

ABS-CBN lawyer Maxim Uy added: "Ang basehan nitong mosyon ng MTRCB ay ang sabi nila dahil pareho daw ang mga hosts at bukod din doon pareho ang mga production staff. Siguro naman ho alam natin na hindi dahil pareho ang mga host at pareho ang production staff, ang ibig sabihin ay pareho na ang programa."

ABS-CBN Corporate Communications head Bong Osorio also complained that the board seemed to be targeting ABS-CBN shows being aired on the noontime slot.

“Parang wala na silang gustong ABS-CBN program na ipalabas sa timeslot na yan. Ano kaya ang meron sa timeslot na yan at napag-iinitan?” he said.

The next hearing is set on January 26. -Report from Marie Lozano, ABS-CBN News

SOURCES: http://abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/01/14/10/after-showtime-mtrcb-now-mulls-suspension-magpasikat

HELP HAITI IN THREE WAYS

Here are three ways that you can immediately help the humanitarian effort in Haiti. Will find more ways around the country on how can we help but US has placed themselves in the best catalyst of help so lets keep them posted:

Donate online

for AMERICAN REDCROSS http://www.redcross.org/
for UNICEF http://www.unicefusa.org/
for DOCTOR WITHOUT BORDERS http://doctorswithoutborders.org/

Donate via text: * Text “HAITI” to “90999″ to donate $10 to the Red Cross — Our friends at the U.S. State Department, very quickly put together this number to channel relief contributions directly to first responders who will be on the ground there. I love that our government does things like this. (Update: I am told this only works in the U.S.)

* Text “Yele” to 501501 to donate $5 to Yele Haiti — Wyclef Jean (@wyclef) created this foundation to permanently improve the lives of the most impoverished in his home country of Haiti. Over the years, the stories I have heard from Wyclef remind me of how hard the living is there. I am humbled by Wyclef’s commitment to the region and the impact Yele Haiti has there every day. Check out more on Yele Haiti.

Spread the word: With facebook and twitter nowadays, help can be easily sought, only with a great and capable heart is needed. Remember we have #ondoy and the rest of the world has found ways to contribute? Lets give the immesureable proof of how we can give back.

ACCOUNTANT’S HYMN (TO THE TUNE OF MANNY VILLAR POLITICAL AD JINGLE)

I created some crazy stuff since that political ad is driving me crazy as in always been my last song syndrome. I realized I have a choice so why putting a revised lyrics and dedicate the song to all the Accountants worldwide. Lets sing it!!!

MOVIES TO WATCH THIS YEAR 2010

Here are the lists of movies to watch this year. More sequels and adaptations on the book including those of Nicholas Spark’s novel. 2009 is another ground breaking year for hollywood as Avatar is the highest climb to be the Top 4 movies and highest ticket selling worldwide. This year will it hit another milestone in producing these high caliber-produced stories. Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Frog and the princess also will be released this year.

Movie: The Wolfman
Release date: February 12th, 2010
Actors: Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Lawrence Talbot
Director: Joe Johnston

Movie: Alice in Wonderland
Release date: March 5th, 2010
Actors: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
Director: Tim Burton

Movie: Clash of the Titans
Release date: March 26th, 2010
Actors: Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes
Director: Louis Letterier

Movie: Iron Man II
Release date: May 7th, 2010
Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke
Director: Jon Favreau

Movie: Robin Hood
Release date: May 14th, 2010
Actors: Mark Strong, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett
Director: Ridley Scott

Movie: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Release date: June 30th, 2010
Actors: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Director: David Slade

Movie: Salt
Release date: July 23rd, 2010
Actors: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber
Director: Phillip Noyce

Movie: The Expendables
Release date: August 20th, 2010
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li
Director: Sylvester Stallone

Movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Release date: November 2nd, 2009
Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Director: David Yates

Movie: Rapunzel
Release date: November 24th, 2010
Actors: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi
Director: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard

So there is our list of much anticipated 2010 movies which will hit theaters during the year. There are always sleeper movies and personal favorites so I’m interested in hearing what you are looking forward to seeing. Trailers for many of these movies are in the video below. You can use the little arrows in the YouTube video to page between them

PSPC STATEMENT ON THE REVERSAL OF BIR’S RULING ON CCG

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation expressed concern at reports that Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Joel Tan-Torres has reversed the 2004 BIR Memorandum that held that Shell’s importation of Catalytic Cracked Gasoline (CCG) and Light Catalytic Cracked Gasoline (LCCG) raw materials are not subject to excise taxes.

The BIR reversal came soon after Shell filed a case with the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) questioning the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to collect P7.3 Billion for its alleged tax deficiency on the importation of CCG and LCCG. Shell asserts that since excise taxes are internal revenue taxes, it is the BIR and not the BoC that has jurisdiction over the same.

The latest BIR position abandons the series of rulings issued since 2004 exempting from excise taxes all importations of raw materials used by Shell to produce unleaded premium gasoline. BIR Commissioner Jose Mario Buñag previously ruled that CCG and LCCG are “not finished gasoline products intended for use by end consumers” and are not subject to excise tax upon importation. This position was also affirmed by BIR Commissioner Guillermo Parayno. In a Memorandum issued in June 2009, former BIR Commissioner Sixto Esquivias IV reiterated these prior rulings confirming that CCG and LCCG are not subject to excise tax.

The 2004 BIR ruling was uniformly implemented by several BIR Commissioners and the BOC including the current BOC Commissioner Napoleon Morales when he was the Batangas Port Collector.

The BIR reversal also runs counter to 4 settled rulings of the Supreme Court on the matter, the first ruling having been established 80 years ago in the 1929 Asiatic Petroleum case, reiterated by the high court in the Petron and SilkAir cases decided in 2008 where it held that excise tax is not imposed on the act of importation but is levied on the consumption of specified products.

The latest BIR position likewise contradicts findings of the Department of Energy (DOE), the agency which has specialized expertise in this issue, in 2003 and 2009 that imported CCG and LCCG are raw materials used by Shell for the production of unleaded gasoline.

Newly appointed BIR Commissioner Joel Tan-Torres explained the sudden reversal by claiming that factual findings of the BOC which were previously not disclosed or given by Shell provide basis for reversing the previous BIR position. In response, Shell cites a 2009 BOC investigation report that found no evidence that Shell was selling CCG and LCCG to the public to refute the claim of misrepresentation. Furthermore, Commissioner Tan-Torres’ claims of misrepresentations have already been previously considered and rejected by former BIR Commissioner Esquivias when he issued his Memorandum in June 2009 upholding Shell’s position.

Shell also maintains that while it does not pay excise taxes to the BOC when CCG/LCCG is imported, it has paid billions in corresponding excise taxes after the imported CCG and LCCG have been processed into unleaded gasoline and withdrawn from its Batangas refinery.

Even the BOC Verification Committee Reports of August 17, 2009 and November 11, 2009 recognized the unjustness of the double taxation when it recommended that Shell should be allowed to credit any excise taxes paid on its imports by deducting it from the excise taxes due when it withdraws its finished products from its refinery. However, Commissioner Tan Torres does not provide for the crediting system when he reversed the 2004 BIR Memorandum which effectively results in double taxation. Note that finished product importers pay excise taxes on entry to BOC but do not pay excise taxes to the BIR when the product is withdrawn from their import facilities for sale to the market.

The BOC had intended to seize US$400 Million worth of future importations by Shell to enforce the disputed assessment but Shell filed a case before the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) earlier this month to dispute the assessment and, last December 09, the CTA issued a 60-day temporary restraining order barring the BOC from implementing the seizures.

“The BIR and BOC should not resort to unlawful double taxation as this implies that we are discouraging manufacturing in the country and putting at risk the supply security of our energy requirements. The threatened seizures will also result in work stoppage in the Shell refinery and a nationwide fuel shortage,” Edgar Chua, PSPC Chairman and President said.

PSPC will continue to seek legal remedies to contest the recent BIR ruling.

“Beyond the immediate impact to our economy, this reversal of the BIR results in an unpredictable regulatory environment that sends a negative signal to investors. We are hopeful that this matter will be resolved soon,” Chua added.

COMPLETE LISTS OF WINNERS FOR 35th MMFF

Here is the list of winners of the 35th Metro Manila Film Festival which was held at the SMX Convention Center. All of the production awards goes majority to I love you Goodbye while performances was shared by Mano Po and Ang Panday. I love you goodbye from Star Cinema has just started picking up to the box office as their target audience are now back in the city.

1st BEST PICTURE:
Ang Panday (Imus Productions/GMA Films)

2nd BEST PICTURE:
I Love You, Goodbye (Star Cinema)

3rd BEST PICTURE:
Ang Darling Kong Aswang (Octoarts/APT Entertainment)

ANTONIO VILLEGAS CULTURAL AWARD:
Mano Po 6: A Mother’s Love (Regal Films)

BEST ACTOR:
Bong Revilla (Ang Panday)

BEST ACTRESS:
Sharon Cuneta (Mano Po 6: A Mother’s Love)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Phillip Salvador (Ang Panday)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Heart Evangelista (Mano Po 6: A Mother’s Love)

BEST DIRECTOR:
Joel Lamangan (Mano Po 6: A Mother’s Love)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Lee Meily (I Love You, Goodbye)

BEST FILM EDITOR:
Manet Dayrit (I Love You, Goodbye)

BEST ORIGINAL STORY:
Vanessa Valdez, Kriz Gazmen & Karen Ramos (I Love You, Goodbye)

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:
Ang Panday

BEST SOUND RECORDING:
Ang Darling Kong Aswang

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Ang Panday

BEST MAKE-UP:
Shake, Rattle and Roll XI

BEST ORIGINAL THEMESONG:
“Ang Panday” (Ang Panday) by Ogie Alcasid

BEST MUSICAL SCORE:
Mano Po 6

BEST CHILD PERFORMER:
Robert “Buboy” Villar (Ang Panday)

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Dolphy

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:

For the Best Festival Picture, the criteria are: Artistry, creativity and technical excellence, innovativeness and global appeal (40%), Box-office performance based on the first three days, from Dec. 25-27 (50%), and Filipino, cultural and/or historical value (10%).

Criteria for Best Festival Performers: Naturalness and depth of acting (25%), proper timing and clear interaction with other performers (25%), consistency of characterization (25%), and logical and effective depiction/projection of the role being portrayed (25%).

Criteria for Best Festival Direction: Effective interpretation of screenplay into film (20%), appropriate pacing of the story and creative camera works (20%), proper motivation of performers (20%), continuity of overall production value (20%), and global competitiveness and entertainment value (20%).

Criteria for Best Festival Screenplay: Creative development of story concept (50%), global appeal and competitiveness (25%), and originality of style (25%).

Criteria for Best Festival Story: Originality of concept and development (20%), social, cultural and ethical values (20%), global acceptability/entertainment (20%), imaginative and credible characterization (20%), and extra-ordinary appeal (20%).

Criteria for Festival Visual Effect: Global competitiveness (25%), creative visual execution and original interpretation (25%), appropriateness and consistency (25%), and precision of timing of computer graphic projection (25%).

Criteria for Best Festival Editing: Logical, effective or smooth pacing of scenes (25%), consistency of flow of story (25%), creativity (25%), and global competitiveness (25%).

Criteria for Best Festival Cinematography: Creative camera movements and lighting (25%), global competitiveness (25%), effective visual impact (25%), and appropriateness and consistency of camera works (25%).