From Woody Harrelson to Paul Thomas Anderson – these class-of-2018 Academy Award nominees are due for some gold Back in 1982, Randy Newman picked up his first two Oscar nominations, for an original song and score for the movie Ragtime. Twenty years – and over a dozen more noms – later, Newman eventually brought home an Academy Award, for the Monsters, Inc. tune "If I Didn't Have You." The statuette, you could argue, […]
2018 Grammy nominations are here! On Tuesday (Nov. 28), Andra Day revealed the Big 4 categories -- best new artist, record of the year, song of the year, and album of the year -- live on CBS This Morning, and shortly thereafter, the Recording Academy announced the nominees in all 84 categories. JAY-Z leads the pack with eight nominations this year, including nods for album of the year, record of the year, […]
The nominees for the 59th Grammy Awards were announced this morning (Dec. 6), with last year's Best New Artist winner Meghan Trainor unveiling the contestants for the marquee categories live on CBS. The field is led by Beyoncé with 9 nominations, followed by similarly huge stars Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West (8 each). But of course, with 84 categories in all, the Grammys are always about far more than just the […]
The announcement of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s class of 2017 gives us another chance to evaluate the relative merits of these acts – but also the state of the institution itself. Is there a larger message to be learned from this year’s list? Does the Hall of Fame, even at this late date, still have the ability to surprise? Putting aside the annual gnashing of […]
Emmy voters like reruns. Sure, new names pop up from year to year, but when it comes time to handing out the trophies, a good many old habits are hard to break. So if you want a preview of this year’s ceremony, look up the 2015 show online. Because as you can see from the following final predictions, I’m guessing the makers of “Game of Thrones” and “Veep,” along with […]
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association woke up dark and early Thursday morning to reveal the nominees for the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards. America Ferrera, Dennis Quaid, Angela Bassett and Chloe Grace Moretz were on hand to announce the films, television series and actors set to compete — and the movie race saw a clear advantage for Todd Haynes' Carol. It leads all projects, film or television, with five nominations. The […]
Nominations for the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards were unveiled on Thursday from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Winners will be announced on Jan. 11 at the Beverly Hilton in a gala co-hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and airing on NBC. These are the nominees for 2015: Best Motion Picture- Drama Boyhood Foxcatcher The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of Everything Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture […]
The 2015 Grammy Awards are going to take place on February 8, on CBS from Los Angeles' Staples Center. Here is the complete list of nominees: RECORD OF THE YEAR • "Fancy," Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX • "Chandelier," Sia • "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)," Sam Smith • "Shake It Off," Taylor Swift • "All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor ALBUM OF THE YEAR • Morning Phase, Beck • Beyoncé, […]
