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Best Supporting Actor:

Christopher Waltz, “Inglorious Basterds”

This one is pretty obvious to me (and the Oscar voters). Christopher Waltz gave a mesmerizing performance in Inglorious Basterds and is the clear-cut favorite. This movie is worth watching for so many reasons, but sitting atop them all, with a creepy German smile, is Mr. Waltz.

Best Supporting Actress:

Mo’Nique, “Precious”

Now this was a heartwarming and happy movie for the entire family to enjoy. NOT. (Not jokes are still funny, right?). Anyway, Mo’nique gave a scary and moving performance as Precious’ abusive mother in this drama about an illiterate girl’s struggles at home and at school.

Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”

Now many people have not seen this, but Bridges’ deserves this one big time. He plays an alcoholic washed up musician who tries to finally get his life together on the road. While I’m partial to Mr. George Clooney (Up in the Air) in all things, I think the Academy is going to give this one to Jeff for his years of work.

Best Actress: Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”

This category is up for grabs. Helen Mirren gave a solid performance in “The Last Station” as Tolstoy’s wife, and Meryl Streep did a spot-on Julia Child in “Julie and Julia.” I’m giving it to Sandra Bullock, not because she deserves it, but because I just see this happening. And that movie was so damn touching.

Best Animated Movie: “Up”

Ok there’s no question here. Up’s opening left not a dry eye in the audience and deserves this award hands down. Oh and the rest of the movie was hilarious. Pixar will take this again.

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”

I’m going with Bigelow, and I’m pretty confident that she will steal this prize away from her ex-husband James Cameron. She presented a wonderfully directed film, and there’s never been a more deserving female director. And the first female director to win this award will be Bigelow, giving us a total guy movie. Who would’ve thought? If you haven’t seen “The Hurt Locker,” rent it pronto and be prepared for some suspense.

Best Picture: “The Hurt Locker”

Going off of that note, I’m going to give the top prize to “The Hurt Locker.” An intense and well-shot thrill ride from start to finish, this movie brought the goods. This category is tricky given the fact that there are TEN nominees, and because of the ranking system, a dark horse may take this award (I’m looking at you, Inglorious Basterds). However, James Cameron is a sneaky, sneaky man, and may get this award with the $700 million-and-counting powerhouse, “Avatar.”

Best Cinematography: “Avatar”

Because I didn’t give it best picture, this amazingly beautiful movie has got to win on cinematography. Some of those shots of Pandora still make me shudder with disappointment that I’ll never get to go to Pandora.

Best Song: “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)”

This movie had such good music, it’s just gotta beat out that crap from “The Princess and the Frog.”

Best Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon

This German film is getting a lot of praise for its spectacular cinematography and eerie black-and-white atmosphere. On the other hand, “Un Prophete” is one of the best movies of the year, but it came out a bit late to get a lot of Oscar publicity. So i’m going with the favorite.

Best Original Screenplay: “Inglourious Basterds”

Ok I know the favorite for this award will be The Hurt Locker, and it may very well win. But Quentin Tarantino deserves something for this hilarious and beautifully-crafted screenplay, and he deserves this award.

Best Adapted Screenplay: “Up in the Air”

Jason Reitman is the man, and this screenplay was hysterical and moving. This one’s his.

Best Documentary: “The Cove”

This has won all the major awards, and it should take this one as well, barring an upset from “Food, Inc.”

And now for the “less important” awards. Basically the one’s you wouldn’t know anything about. To be honest, my guess is probably only slightly better than yours. I’ll tell you when I’m pretty sure.

Best Sound Editing: “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Sound Mixing: “The Hurt Locker” Flat out guess.

Best Costume Design: “Coco Before Chanel” - This movie is practically about costumes.

Best Documentary Short: “Rabbit a la Berlin” Picked the coolest name

Best Animated Short: “French Roast” No clue

Best Live Action Short: “Instead of Abracadabra” Has anyone seen these short films?

Best Original Score: “Avatar” Pick your favorite here, I really don’t know what’s going to win. This or “Up” is my bet.

Best Art Direction: “Avatar” This WILL win.

Best Film Editing: “The Hurt Locker”

Best Makeup: “Star Trek” maybe.

Best Visual Effects: “Avatar” takes this one as well.

I hope you enjoy Oscar night as much as I know I will, and with Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin hosting, how could it be bad? Happy betting to you all.

A Tribute to Alan and Marilyn Bergman: Their music and awards

The List of Their Works:

A CHILD IS BORN	Barbra Streisand
A CHRISTMAS LOVE SONG	The Manhattan Transfer, Blossom Dearie, Rosemary Clooney, Barbra Streisand
AFTER THE RAIN	Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis
ALL HIS CHILDREN	Charley Pride
ALWAYS YOU	James Ingram
AMERICA THE DREAM GOES ON	John Williams & the Boston Pops Orchestra
AND I'LL BE THERE	Michael Feinstein
ASK YOURSELF WHY	Barbra Streisand
CINNAMON AND CLOVE	Sergio Mendes
HIS EYES, HER EYES	Sarah Vaughn and others
HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING?	James Ingram & Patti Austin, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis and others
I BELIEVE IN LOVE	Barbra Streisand, Kenny Loggins and others
I DON'T DO DUETS	Patti LaBelle & Gladys Knight
I HAVE THE FEELING I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE	Carmen McCrae
I LOVE TO DANCE LIKE THEY USED TO DANCE	Bing Crosby and others
I WAS BORN IN LOVE WITH YOU	Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis and others
I WON'T BELIEVE MY EYES	Michael Feinstein
IF I CLOSE MY EYES	Barbra Streisand
IF WE WERE IN LOVE	Luciano Pavarotti
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT	Ray Charles
IT MIGHT BE YOU	Stephen Bishop
L.A. IS MY LADY	Frank Sinatra
LIKE A LOVER	Sergio Mendes, Carmen McCrae and others
LITTLE BOY LOST (PIECES OF DREAMS)	Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand and others
LIVE IT UP!	Johnny Mathis
LOOK AROUND	Sergio Mendes
LOVE AFFAIR	kd lang
LOVE LOOKS SO WELL ON YOU	Frank Sinatra
MAKE ME RAINBOWS	Vic Damone and others
MOONLIGHT	Sting
NEVER BE AFRAID (album)	Bing Crosby
NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN	Lani Hall
NICE 'N' EASY	Frank Sinatra, Shirley Horn, Jack Jones and others
ON MY WAY TO YOU	Maureen McGovern, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis
ON RAINY AFTERNOONS	Barbra Streisand
ONE DAY	Barbra Streisand
ONE SONG	Tevin Campbell
ORDINARY MIRACLES	Barbra Streisand
PAPA, CAN YOU HEAR ME?	Barbra Streisand, Jessye Norman, Nina Simone, Michael Crawford
PLACES THAT BELONG TO YOU	Barbra Streisand
RAGGEDY ANNE & RAGGEDY ANDY	Liza Minelli
SENTIMENTAL BABY	Frank Sinatra	1995 CABLE ACE AWARD "Best Original Song" 1995 EMMY AWARD "Best Original Song" from "Barbra Streisand: The Concert"
SLEEP WARM	Frank Sinatra
SO MANY STARS	Sergio Mendes, Kathleen Battle
SOMEONE IN THE DARK	Michael Jackson
SOMETHING NEW IN MY LIFE	Stephen Bishop, Johnny Mathis
SUMMER ME, WINTER ME	Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis and others
THAT FACE	Fred Astaire and others
THE BALLAD OF THE BLUES (album)	Jo Stafford
THE HANDS OF TIME (BRIAN'S SONG)	Jack Jones
THE ISLAND	Patti Austin, Sarah Vaughn
THE LAST TIME I FELT LIKE THIS	Johnny Mathis & Jane Olivor
THE PROMISE (I'LL NEVER SAY GOODBYE)	Melissa Manchester, Maureen McGovern
THE SUMMER KNOWS	Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Jose Carreras and others
THE TROUBLE WITH HELLO IS GOODBYE	Carmen McCrae and others
THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL	Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis
THE WAY WE WERE	Barbra Streisand, Gladys Knight and others
THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND	Dusty Springfield, Johnny Mathis and others
THE WORLD GOES ON	Quincy Jones
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?	Mel Torme, Barbra Streisand, Jack Jones, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis and others
WHAT MATTERS MOST	Kenny Rankin
WHERE DO YOU START?	Michael Feinstein, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Horn
YELLOW BIRD	Norman Luboff and others
YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS	Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond and others
YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING	Tony Bennett, Carmen McCrae, Sarah Vaughn

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Fashion Leading to 3-7-2010 Oscar Night!!!!!

While many viewers will be watching who is going to win the best actor and best supporting actor awards, some of us will be interested in the 2010 Oscar Fashion.

Already, the predictions are all over the map. But one thing that is sure is that the actors and celebrities will be dressed by the most interesting designers. In addition, Los Angeles is ready to welcome the world to its bars and party venues.

After the awards have been given, more people will be interested in seeing the 2010 list of best-dressed and worst-dressed.


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Sandra Bullock, It Was Not Meant To Be: Jesse James Said 'Sorry to Wife and Kids' and Blames Cheating Allegations on Poor Judgment

One day after In Touch exclusively exposed Jesse James’ steamy affair, the biker has confirmed his wrongdoings. "It's because of my poor judgment that I deserve everything bad that is coming my way," he was quoted as saying, before apologizing to his wife and and three children. "I hope one day they can find it in their hearts to forgive me," he added. Tattoo model Michelle “Bombshell” McGee revealed her 11-month relationship with the former Celebrity Apprentice star, married to Oscar winner and fan-favorite Sandra Bullock.....

Why Jesse? Why Now, especially after the heart-felt shutout on Oscar night?

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2010 Oscar Nominees List (Part 5)

"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

"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

Achievement in sound editing

"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

Achievement in sound mixing

"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

Achievement in visual effects

"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

2010 Oscar Nominees List (Part 4)

"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

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (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

"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

"French Roast"

A Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films Production Fabrice O. Joubert

2010 Oscar Nominees List (Part 3)

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

"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

Achievement in film editing

"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

"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

Achievement in makeup

"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

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

"Avatar" (20th Century Fox) James Horner

2010 Oscar Nominees List (Part 2)

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

"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

Achievement in art direction

"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

Achievement in cinematography

"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

Achievement in costume design

"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

Achievement in directing

"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

"Burma VJ" (Oscilloscope Laboratories)

A Magic Hour Films Production Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller

"The Cove" (Roadside Attractions)

2010 Oscar Nominees List: 2010 Predicted Winners and Losers of Oscar Ceremony

Here is the Oscar Nominations 2010 list, taken from the official Academy Awards Web site:

Performance by an actor in a leading role

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)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

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)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

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)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

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)

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Official Google Blog: A different kind of company name

On April Fool's Day, April 1, 2010, Google changed its name to Topeka in a funny nod to the Kansas capital that wants to be considered as the test site for Google's planned super-fast fiber optic network.  Topeka may have a good chance of landing this great project launched by Google.

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