Oscar Coverage LIVE UPDATES
Mar 7th
- Hurt Locker’ wins Oscar for Best Picture, the Iraq war film’s 6th Academy Award of the night
Best Picture
- “Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
- “The Blind Side” Nominees to be determined
- “District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
- “An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
- “The Hurt Locker” Nominees to be determined
- “Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer
- “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
- “A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
- “Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
- “Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers
Actor in a Leading Role
- Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
- George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
- Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
- Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
- Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Matt Damon in “Invictus”
- Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
- Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
- Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
- Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”
Actress in a Leading Role
- Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
- Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
- Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
- Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
- Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
- Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
- Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
- Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
- Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Animated Feature Film
- “Coraline” Henry Selick
- “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
- “The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
- “The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
- “Up” Pete Docter
Art Direction
- “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
- “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
- “Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
- “Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
- “The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Cinematography
- “Avatar” Mauro Fiore
- “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
- “The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
- “Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
- “The White Ribbon” Christian Berger
Costume Design
- “Bright Star” Janet Patterson
- “Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
- “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
- “Nine” Colleen Atwood
- “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell
Directing
- “Avatar” James Cameron
- “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
- “Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino
- “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
- “Up in the Air” Jason Reitman
Documentary (Feature)
- “Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
- “The Cove” Nominees to be determined
- “Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
- “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
- “Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa
Documentary (Short Subject)
- “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
- “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
- “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
- “Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
- “Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra
Film Editing
- “Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
- “District 9” Julian Clarke
- “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
- “Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
- “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz
Foreign Language Film
- “Ajami” Israel
- “El Secreto de Sus Ojos” Argentina
- “The Milk of Sorrow” Peru
- “Un Prophète” France
- “The White Ribbon” Germany
Makeup
- “Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
- “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
- “The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore
Music (Original Score)
- “Avatar” James Horner
- “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
- “The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
- “Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer
- “Up” Michael Giacchino
Music (Original Song)
- “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
- “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
- “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
- “Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
- “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Short Film (Animated)
- “French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert
- “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
- “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia
- “Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
- “A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park
Short Film (Live Action)
- “The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
- “Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
- “Kavi” Gregg Helvey
- “Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
- “The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Sound Editing
- “Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
- “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
- “Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman
- “Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
- “Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers
Sound Mixing
- “Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
- “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
- “Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
- “Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
- “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson
Visual Effects
- “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
- “District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
- “Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- “District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
- “An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby
- “In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
- “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
- “Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- “The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
- “Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino
- “The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
- “A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- “Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy
A Little Out of the Ordinary..
Mar 4th
I’m not your typical “blogger” and I hardly ever talk about MY personal life on this. But tonight…. I need an outlet….. as a senior in highschool, I feel happiness, anxiousness, and depression. I don’t know where the depression comes from but it’s there. Maybe its from stress, or it may be that I am moving so far away to college. But anyway, thanks for listening
(CUE EMOTIONAL SONG LYRICS….)
So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell,
blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have you found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here.
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Andrew “Boner” Koenig Found Dead
Feb 25th
(CNN) — Actor Andrew Koenig, who had been missing since February 14, committed suicide, his father told reporters after his son’s body was found Thursday in a park in Vancouver, British Columbia.
“My son took his own life,” Walter Koenig said at a news conference in the park.
The body of the former “Growing Pains” star was found by several friends who conducted their own search of Stanley Park, where Andrew Koenig liked to walk, his father said.
Koenig, 41, was reported missing by his parents after he did not board a flight to Los Angeles from Vancouver last week.
Walter Koenig — himself an actor, known for his role as Pavel Chekov in the “Star Trek” series — flew to Vancouver with his wife, Judy, on Tuesday to help with the search.
“He was obviously in a lot of pain,” Walter Koenig said.
The Koenigs said they received a letter from their son last week in which he wrote in a “despondent tone.”
He had stopped taking medication for depression about a year ago, his father said.
Unknown to his parents at the time, Andrew Koenig sold or gave away many of his possessions and moved out of his apartment in Venice, California, before traveling to Canada, the family said.
Walter Koenig was helping the friends “get another sweep of Stanley Park” Thursday morning and was nearby when they found his son, he said.
Koenig asked others who may be considering suicide “before you make that final decision, check it out again, and talk to someone.”
“If you’re one of those people who can’t handle it anymore, you know, if you can learn anything from this, there are people out there who really care,” he said. “You may not think so and ultimately it may not be enough, but there are people who really care.”
Families of those who are troubled should not ignore the warning signs, he said. “Don’t ignore it, don’t rationalize it,” he said.
Andrew Koenig’s mother, Judy Koenig, said people who are depressed “don’t realize there is help and they need help.”
She said they should “connect with each other if there’s something that’s bothering you.”
Andrew Koenig had many people who loved him, but “in his pain, he didn’t realize it was available to him,” she said.
Koenig fell in love with Vancouver in 1988 when he first visited to film an episode of the TV show “21 Jump Street,” his father said.
Koenig appeared in 25 episodes of “Growing Pains” from 1985 to 1989, playing Richard “Boner” Stabone, according to a filmography posted on the Internet Movie Database Web site. He also appeared in episodes of several other television shows.
He was described as “a gifted and passionate multitalented young man” on his father’s Web site.
He performed at The Improv and had roles in movies that included “NonSeNse,” “InAlienable,” “The Theory of Everything” and “Batman: Dead End.” He also acted on television in “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “G.I. Joe,” “My Two Dads,” “21 Jump Street,” “My Sister Sam” and “Adam-12,” the Web site said, and edited, directed, produced and wrote a number of films.
Koenig was an activist interested in many causes, his father’s Web site says. He was arrested at the Rose Bowl in 2008 while protesting U.S. involvement in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in China. He opposed U.S. participation because of China’s support for a repressive regime in Myanmar, also known as Burma, the Web site says.
Sea World San Diego Closes After Whale ATTACKS TRAINER!
Feb 24th
SeaWorld in San Diego has canceled its Shamu whale show at least for Wednesday after an Orlando SeaWorld employee was killed in mishap with a whale at that theme park.
“We’re terribly saddened by the loss of the member of our SeaWorld family, it doesn’t matter what park,” said SeaWorld San Diego spokesman David Koontz. “We have canceled our afternoon Shamu show here today.”
Koontz said park officials had yet to make a decision about to whether to cancel Thursday’s show.
Orlando SeaWorld officials are not revealing the identity of the victim, although a local TV station is reporting that a female employee was killed after she was grabbed by one of the theme park’s whales at the start of a public show. Park guest Victoria Biniak told the station that the trainer was a veteran of SeaWorld and had just finished explaining to the audience the show they were about to see.
At that point, Biniak said, the whale came up from the water and grabbed the woman.
“He was thrashing her around pretty good. It was violent,” Biniak said.
Read more on the story from the Orlando Sentinel.
Guess Who’s ONE??
Feb 23rd
WE ARE!!! Thanks for a great first year. The support from our readers has made the site what it is today. Over the past year we have been republished, re tweeted and even posted on FOX.COM for one of our posts on GLEE! Thanks again and we look forward to another great year (half of which will be from NYC!!)
-Twiggins
Justin Bieber’s “Baby” Video
Feb 22nd
Tweens UNITE! If you haven’t seen Justin Bieber bowl yet. Check it out. Luda is in the song but looks VERY awkward in the video. And YES…. that is Drake you see in the bowling ally. And what is up with the move in the picture above. I’m not hating. The kid has skills. But this just cracks me up!
NYU Business School Professor Has Mastered The Art Of Email Flaming
Feb 22nd
UPDATE: We just got an @ reply from Prof. Galloway on Twitter saying “@treswigg Thx for shout out…”- No prob prof! Follow him @profgalloway
Professor Scott Galloway — founder of redenvelope.com — has a reputation for being a self-important “jackass” and appears to have adopted the phrase “get your shit together” as his personal carpe diem. He was also on the New York Times board of directors before resigning last week. He also has a little William Wallace in him.
Regardless, I’m quite impressed with his craftsmanship in taking this budding, entitled entrepreneur down a few notches. I emailed Galloway for comment, but he’s a little confused about “what email you’re referring to.” So I get the sense that he’s done this sort of thing before. According to one friend-of-a-friend of an NYU student who received the email, Galloway initiated the forwarding: “To give a little background, Scott Galloway is a professor at NYU Stern School of Business. He was also the founder of RedEnvelope.com. He teaches a Brand Management class at the school. Anyway, the student below sent him an e-mail to which Prof. Galloway responded. Galloway then proceeded to send it to his TA and instructed him to XXXX out the student’s name and then forward it to the rest of the class. The e-mail now appears to be making the rounds.”
Galloway has yet to confirm if he sent it to his TA who then forwarded it to his class. Either way, enjoy the BOOM BITCH-iness of this thing in its proper context. It has a very “Always Wear Sunscreen”-type appeal to it, if you choose to forget that Professor Galloway might be kind of a dick .
Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:15:11 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Brand Strategy Feedback
Prof. Galloway,
I would like to discuss a matter with you that bothered me. Yesterday evening I entered your 6pm Brand Strategy class approximately 1 hour late. As I entered the room, you quickly dismissed me, saying that I would need to leave and come back to the next class. After speaking with several students who are taking your class, they explained that you have a policy stating that students who arrive more than 15 minutes late will not be admitted to class.
As of yesterday evening, I was interested in three different Monday night classes that all occurred simultaneously. In order to decide which class to select, my plan for the evening was to sample all three and see which one I like most. Since I had never taken your class, I was unaware of your class policy. I was disappointed that you dismissed me from class considering (1) there is no way I could have been aware of your policy and (2) considering that it was the first day of evening classes and I arrived 1 hour late (not a few minutes), it was more probable that my tardiness was due to my desire to sample different classes rather than sheer complacency.
I have already registered for another class but I just wanted to be open and provide my opinion on the matter.
Regards,
xxxx
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xxxx
MBA 2010 Candidate
NYU Stern School of Business
xxxx.nyu.edu
xxx-xxx-xxxx
The Reply:
—— Forwarded Message ——-
From: scott@stern.nyu.edu
To: “xxxx”
Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:34:02 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: Brand Strategy Feedback
xxxx:
Thanks for the feedback. I, too, would like to offer some feedback.
Just so I’ve got this straight…you started in one class, left 15-20 minutes into it (stood up, walked out mid-lecture), went to another class (walked in 20 minutes late), left that class (again, presumably, in the middle of the lecture), and then came to my class. At that point (walking in an hour late) I asked you to come to the next class which “bothered” you.
Correct?
You state that, having not taken my class, it would be impossible to know our policy of not allowing people to walk in an hour late. Most risk analysis offers that in the face of substantial uncertainty, you opt for the more conservative path or hedge your bet (e.g., do not show up an hour late until you know the professor has an explicit policy for tolerating disrespectful behavior, check with the TA before class, etc.). I hope the lottery winner that is your recently crowned Monday evening Professor is teaching Judgement and Decision Making or Critical Thinking.
In addition, your logic effectively means you cannot be held accountable for any code of conduct before taking a class. For the record, we also have no stated policy against bursting into show tunes in the middle of class, urinating on desks or taking that revolutionary hair removal system for a spin. However, xxxx, there is a baseline level of decorum (i.e., manners) that we expect of grown men and women who the admissions department have deemed tomorrow’s business leaders.
xxxx, let me be more serious for a moment. I do not know you, will not know you and have no real affinity or animosity for you. You are an anonymous student who is now regretting the send button on his laptop. It’s with this context I hope you register pause…REAL pause xxxx and take to heart what I am about to tell you:
xxxx, get your shit together.
Getting a good job, working long hours, keeping your skills relevant, navigating the politics of an organization, finding a live/work balance…these are all really hard, xxxx. In contrast, respecting institutions, having manners, demonstrating a level of humility…these are all (relatively) easy. Get the easy stuff right xxxx. In and of themselves they will not make you successful. However, not possessing them will hold you back and you will not achieve your potential which, by virtue of you being admitted to Stern, you must have in spades. It’s not too late xxxx…
Again, thanks for the feedback.
Professor Galloway
Top Things We WISH Tiger Had Said in His Press Conference
Feb 20th
–Heard any good jokes lately???
–All I will confirm is yes, it’s huge.
–Hey, ho in the front row. You wearing panties?
–Beyoncé had the best video of all time!
–Elin, you complete me.
–If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s skanky white chicks.
–Right now I’m imaging each of you having sex with Derek Jeter.
–Tell you what, Elin is lucky my name isn’t Chris Brown.
–I’m anxious to put this behind me . . . but not as anxious as I am to put “THIS” behind Rachel Uchitel!
–Pants on the ground, pants on the ground . . . I’m lookin’ like a fool with my pants on the ground.
–Yes, I am the father of Tila Tequila’s baby.
–I’m not taking questions from you guys . . . but I will let you smell my fingers.
–Driver??? I barely knew her!
–Cadillac can suck it. I’m only one-quarter black, anyway.
–I would now like to change my name from Tiger to Rooster . . . get it, Rooster? Cause of my . . . never mind.
–The funny thing? Most the girls I nailed STILL had smaller boobs than Phil Mickelson.
–NOW can I play guard for the Lakers?
–I will not be taking questions from any reporters who are black women.
–None of this would have happened if Elin was open to a little back-door lovin’.
–What the hell was John Edwards thinking?!?
–I think I’m proof that the way to ensure your kid grows up happy and well-adjusted is to glue a putter to his hands before he can walk.
–I’m very sorry . . . that I got caught! I’m an effin’ horn dog!
–Gosh, are all the golf fans watching ME right now? Sorry, Accenture!
–Hey, at least I’m not reading from notes on my hand.
A School District Is Being Sued For Spying On Students Using The Webcams Of School-Provided Laptops
Feb 20th
Michael and Holly Robbins send their son Blake to Harriton High School, one of two high schools in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia. It’s a pretty wealthy area. In fact, the Lower Merion School School District is so wealthy, all 2,300 students at both high schools get a school-issued laptop. Sounds pretty sweet, right? There’s a catch: Recently, an assistant principal named Lindy Matsko told Michael and Holly that Blake had engaged in improper behavior at home . . . and the school had the webcam images to prove it. And that’s because the laptops came equipped with webcams that can be secretly activated by school administrators. Now the Robbins are suing the school district in Federal Court, and suspect the cameras captured other students and their family members in any number of embarrassing situations. School officials haven’t commented on the suit, or confirmed whether they secretly activated the webcams. And we’re not sure what Blake’s accused of doing. (Associated Press)
2010 Opening Ceremonies Drinking Game
Feb 17th
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Take a drink:
-When announcers mention the lack of snow in Vancouver -
-At any fashion analysis of the Team USA Opening Ceremony uniforms -
-At any reference to Miracle or the 1980 US Hockey team -
-If any Mounties show up -
-When any orphaned athlete from a formerly-Communist country is featured -
-Any time the words “Flying Tomato” are said -
-Every time Bode Miller looks like he’s suffering from oxygen-deprivation -
-Any time Sven Kramer (my personal pick for Hottest Olympian of 2010) gets a close u -
-At any euphemism for Johnny Weir’s sexuality -
-When the announcers reference the “intimidating” Beijing Opening Ceremonies -
-Whenever someone says “Saskatchewan” -
-When Celine Dion pounds her chest -
Take a shot:
-At any Tonya Harding reference -
-If Shania Twain sings something Canadian -
-When someone tries to explain Canada’s political system -
Chug/finish your drink:
-If Pedobear makes a mascot appearance - -At any reference to the Bobsledding Wardrobe Malfunction
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-If Rufus Wainwright is at all involved -
-If any polar bears show up -
Bonus Olympic Torch Lightning Round!
Take the indicated number of sips should any of the following Canadians be the Official Torch-Lighter (or the Final Torch Bearer? Whatever, you know what I mean. The 2010 Muhammad Ali.) -
