The Road To The Oscars - Oscar Nominations

The 2011 Oscar nominations were announced this morning.  The King's Speech led the Academy Awards way with 12 Oscar nominations, including nominations for Best Film and Colin Firth for Best Actor.

Some surprises included Winter's Bone getting a Best Film nomination plus other major noms, such as Jennifer Lawrence for Best Actress for her role in the movie.

There were some snubs too - Inception was not included in the Best Director category.

We'll have to wait until February 27th when the biggest night in cinema takes place at the famed Kodak Theater.  For the first time ever, two non-comedic personalities (James Franco & Anne Hathaway) will be hosting the Oscars! They are both very likeable but they can do the job?!  I guess we will find out on Oscar night!

For the full list of nominees, click here.

Did you know?

This year we will experience 4 unusual dates: 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11.

Now go figure this out....take the last 2 digits of the year you were born plus the age you will be this year and it WILL EQUAL .... 111!

Very interesting!!

Awareness - Martin Luther King Day

Today, we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day.  It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around the time of King's birthday, January 15.

Dr. King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed on January 20, 1986.

Dr. King was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement.  He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.  King is often presented as a heroic leader in the history of modern American liberalism.

Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.

TV Minute - Golden Globe Awards Recap

The 68th annual Golden Globe Awards was the first award show to come out the gate this award season!! This  is exciting for a lot of people who may not be directly involved with the shows/films - TV enthusiasts, film lovers, fashionistas etc etc.  There's something for everyone.

The Golden Globe Awards are a celebration of the best in TV/Movies by the Hollywood Foreign Press who determine the winners.  The show takes place in a very casual banquet style setting and alcoholic drinks are served at the guests pleasure!!  This makes for tipsy/drunken speeches from the winning parties. Exciting eh?

Ricky Gervias was the host of the evening for the second year in a row!!  He is the creator of the tv show The Office.  While he is funny, some critics always bash his style and categorize it as verbal rampage! I guess English humor/bold banter is not for everyone.  I particularly enjoyed his honesty!! No one was safe!!

Glee and Social Network won big last night!!  I am a Gleek and was pretty pleased by that!!  I am also glad that i got to see Social Network recently.  It is a great movie that critics and fans love.  The awards were much deserved!

Newcomer, HBO's Boardwalk Empire also made an impact! They beat out a clear favorite, Mad Men, in the Best Television Series - Drama, and the Best Actor in a Television Series Category respectively.
In A Better World won for Best Foreign Language film! I just found out the movie was partly shot in Kenya and I personally know some of the cast members!  Kudos guys! Enjoy the road to the Oscars!

Robert De Niro was the recipient of the Cecile B. DeMille Award.  He has had an amazing acting career and has a great roaster of work - Little Fockers notwithstanding!

For a full list of nominees and winners click here.

Fashionistas can rejoice!!  There was a a lot to look at on the red carpet! There were amazing gowns, jewelery and shoes!  I couldn't help but feast my eyes!  But with the good, comes the bad!  Some of the gowns we saw should have been left on the rack!!  Helena Bonham Carter always turns up the crazy! I have to give her credit for consistently giving us crappy outfits - she topped it by wearing two different colored pair of shoes! Here's the good, the bad and plain ugly on the red carpet.

The countdown to the Oscars begins....

TV Minute- Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet

Award season kicked off tonight!!! *yaay!!* I live for this!!  As usual the stars came out in their best duds!! Some shoulda really consulted a different stylist!!  For the good, the bad and the ugly on tonight's red carpet fashion click here and be the judge!

I will have the updates on winners tomorrow.  Please check back:)

Quotable Quotes

"The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative, the second is disastrous."
– Margot Fonteyn

While you were sleeping...

Ok, so Pluto was demoted as a planet a little while ago and now thanks to the Earth's movement, your astrological sign may have changed.  Oh, the horror!!  I feel like I just found out that I am adopted! What is else have I been misguided on through out my life?

The internet has buzzing with the news that the zodiac has been rearranged.  A sign has been added to the list of 12 astrological signs we've been used to, stated the Christian Science Monitor. "Ophiuchus," the added sign is said to be a formation the ancient Babylonians discarded because they wanted 12 star signs, not 13.

Ophiuchus is for those whose birthdays fall on Nov. 29-Dec. 17. 

Here are the "real" dates of astrological signs, according to astronomers: 

Capricorn: Jan. 20-Feb. 16.
Aquarius: Feb. 16-March 11.
Pisces: March 11-April 18.
Aries: April 18-May 13.
Taurus: May 13-June 21.
Gemini: June 21-July 20.
Cancer: July 20-Aug. 10.
Leo: Aug. 10-Sept. 16.
Virgo: Sept. 16-Oct. 30.
Libra: Oct. 30-Nov. 23.
Scorpio: Nov. 23-29.
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29-Dec. 17.
Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20.

This means that I am now a Taurus!!  I am true Gemini thus speak my traits.  I reject this change!!