NEWS - MUSIC'S NEW WUNDERKIND, BILLIE EILISH RACKS UP AWARDS AT THE 2019 GRAMMYS

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MUSIC

Teen sensation Billie Eilish swept the Grammy Awards on Sunday, winning all four top awards - Album, Song, Record of the Year and Best New Artist.

Eilish, an 18-year-old newcomer, won for her debut studio album "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" and her single "Bad Guy" was named record of the year and song of the year.

The Los Angeles singer recorded the album with her brother Finneas in his bedroom.

Billie Eilish while accepting the award for Album Of The Year at the GRAMMYs:
“Can I just say that I think Ariana deserves this?”

"We didn't make this album to win a Grammy. We wrote about depression and suicidal thoughts and environmental change," he said as the pair accepted the awards. "We stand up here confused and grateful."

"Thank you." In one of the quickest acceptance speech of the night, @BillieEilish and @finneas take the stage to accept the award for record of the year
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Fellow fresh face Lizzo won three Grammys, and gay country rapper Lil Nas X won two for his viral "Old Town Road" collaboration with Billy Ray Cyrus.

The Grammy Awards opened with a dedication to basketball star Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter accident outside Los Angeles earlier in the day.

Following is a list of winners in key categories:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

"When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" Billie Eilish

RECORD OF THE YEAR

"Bad Guy" Billie Eilish

SONG OF THE YEAR

"Bad Guy" Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

BEST NEW ARTIST

Billie Eilish

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

"Truth Hurts" Lizzo

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

"When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" Billie Eilish

BEST RAP ALBUM

"Igor" Tyler, The Creator

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE

"Come Home" Anderson.Paak, featuring André 3000

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

"While I'm Livin" Tanya Tucker

BEST ROCK ALBUM

"Social Cues" Cage The Elephant

BEST MUSIC FILM

"Homecoming" Beyoncé

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NEWS - AND THE WINNERS OF THE 26TH SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS ARE...... DRUMROLL PLEASE

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The 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were presented Sunday, and it was a night that made history.

"Parasite" became the first foreign language film to ever win the best ensemble award in a race that saw it competing against casts filled with Hollywood legends.

Going into the night, the casts of "Bombshell," "Marriage Story" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" lead film nominees with four each, while the "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" leads among television series.

The awards are a peer honor, with actors honoring fellow performers.

Robert De Niro received a Life Achievement Award for his work on screen and humanitarian accomplishments.

A full list of winners follows below.

Television Awards

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Mahershala Ali, "True Detective"
Russell Crowe, "The Loudest Voice"
Jared Harris, "Chernobyl"
Jharrel Jerome, "When They See Us"
Sam Rockwell, "Fosse/Verdon" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Patricia Arquette, "The Act"
Toni Collette, "Unbelievable"
Joey King, "The Act"
Emily Watson, "Chernobyl"
Michelle Williams, "Fosse/Verdon" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us"
Steve Carell, "The Morning Show"
Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show"
Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones" *WINNER
David Harbour, "Stranger Things"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show" *WINNER
Helena Bonham Carter, "The Crown"
Olivia Colman, "The Crown"
Jodie Comer, "Killing Eve"
Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alan Arkin, "The Kominsky Method"
Michael Douglas, "The Kominsky Method"
Bill Hader, "Barry"
Andrew Scott, "Fleabag"
Tony Shalhoub, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, "Dead to Me"
Alex Borstein, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Catherine O'Hara, "Schitt's Creek"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, "Fleabag" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
"Big Little Lies"
"The Crown" *WINNER
"Game of Thrones"
"The Handmaid's Tale"
"Stranger Things"

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
"Barry"
"Fleabag"
"The Kominsky Method"
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" *WINNER
"Schitt's Creek"

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
"Game of Thrones" *WINNER
"GLOW"
"Stranger Things"
"The Walking Dead"
"Watchmen"

Motion Picture Award

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Christian Bale, "Ford v Ferrari"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"
Adam Driver, "Marriage Story"
Taron Egerton, "Rocketman"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Joker" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo, "Harriet"
Scarlett Johansson, "Marriage Story"
Lupita Nyong'o, "Us"
Charlize Theron, "Bombshell"
Renée Zellweger, "Judy" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Jamie Foxx, "Just Mercy"
Tom Hanks, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"
Al Pacino, "The Irishman"
Joe Pesci, "The Irishman"
Brad Pitt, "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Laura Dern, "Marriage Story" *WINNER
Scarlett Johansson, "Jojo Rabbit"
Nicole Kidman, "Bombshell"
Jennifer Lopez, "Hustlers"
Margot Robbie, "Bombshell"

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
"Bombshell"
"The Irishman"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"
"Parasite" *WINNER

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
"Avengers: Endgame" *WINNER
"Ford v Ferrari"
"The Irishman"
"Joker"
"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"

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NEWS - IT'S THE 92ND ACADEMY AWARDS WITH JOKER LEADING AT 11 NOMINATIONS! Here Are The NOMINEES

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The nominees for the 2020 Oscars were announced in Los Angeles on Monday, 13 January.

Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced during a two-part live presentation via global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms.

Issa Rae and John Cho announced the nominees live from the David Geffen Theater at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

Academy members from each of the 17 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film and International Feature Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees.

The Oscars will once again go ahead without an official host on Sunday, 9 February.

Joker leads will 11 nominations followed by The Irishman with 10 nominations.

SEE THE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES HERE

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory

Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Adam Driver, Marriage Story

Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cynthia Erivo, Harriet

Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story

Saoirse Ronan, Little Women

Charlize Theron, Bombshell

Renée Zellweger, Judy

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood

Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes

Al Pacino, The Irishman

Joe Pesci, The Irishman

Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell

Laura Dern, Marriage Story

Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit

Florence Pugh, Little Women

Margot Robbie, Bombshell

Best Directing

Martin Scorsese, The Irishman

Todd Phillips, Joker

Sam Mendes, 1917

Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Bong Joon Ho, Parasite

Best Picture

Ford V Ferrari

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Little Women

Marriage Story

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Best Costume Design

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Little Women

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Original Score

Joker

Little Women

Marriage Story

1917

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Animated Short Film

Dcera (Daughter)

Hair Love

Kitbull

Memorable

Sister

Best Live Action Short Film

Brotherhood

Nefta Football Club

The Neighbours' Window

Saria

A Sister

Best Sound Editing

Ford v Ferrari

Joker

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Sound Mixing

Ad Astra

Ford v Ferrari

Joker

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Animated Feature Film

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

I Lost My Body

Klaus

Missing Link

Toy Story 4

Best Cinematography

The Irishman

Joker

The Lighthouse

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Documentary Feature

American Factory

The Cave

The Edge of Democracy

For Sama

Honeyland

Best Documentary Short Subject

In The Absence

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're A girld)

Life Overtakes Me

St. Louis Superman

Walk Run Cha-Cha

Best International Feature Film

Corpus Christi, Poland

Honeyland, North Macedonia

Les Misérables, France

Pain and Glory, Spain

Parasite, South Korea

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Bombshell

Joker

Judy

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

1917

Best Original Song

I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away, Toy Story 4

(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again, Rocketman

I'm Standing With You, Breakthrough

Into the Unknown, Frozen II

Stand Up, Harriet

Best Production Design

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Best Visual Effects

Avengers: Endgame

The Irishman

The Lion King

1917

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Little Women

The Two Popes

Best Original Screenplay

Knives Out

Marriage Story

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Best Film Editing

Ford v Ferrari

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Parasite

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NEWS - IT'S TIME FOR THE OSCARS.....And The 2020 Academy Awards Host is.... NO ONE?!

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The 2020 Oscars ceremony in February will again have no host, the head of ABC Television Entertainment said.

“Let me confirm it now. Together with the Academy (of Motion Pictures), we have decided there will be no traditional host again this year (2020),” Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment, told television reporters.

The 2019 Oscars was the first in 30 years to have no host and saw the audience on broadcaster ABC rise to 29.6 million Americans, breaking a four-year trend of falling viewership for the live ceremony.

Burke said the decision not to have a host for the 9 February event, the most prestigious awards in the movie business, was prompted by good reviews in 2019, when rock band Queen opened the show with a live performance to celebrate the box office success of the musical “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Burke said organisers planned on “repeating what worked for us last year; huge entertainment value, big musical numbers, big comedy…A lot of incredible elements have already come together and convinced us that we are going to have an incredibly entertaining show again,” she added, without giving details.

Nominations for the 2020 Oscars will be announced on Monday.

Finding a host for big awards show has become increasingly difficult in recent years. Comedian Kevin Hart pulled out of the 2019 Oscars job after being slammed on social media for homophobic comments he had made in the past. He apologised.

Other comedians, including Ricky Gervais at Sunday’s Golden Globes, have met with criticism for being either too harsh, too political, or too soft in their jokes.

OSCARS 2020 ANNOUNCEMENT

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NEWS - TINA FEY & AMY POEHLER INVITED BACK TO HOST 2021 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

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 Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will return to host the Golden Globe Awards for the fourth time in 2021, NBC announced Saturday.

Well, Ricky Gervais did promise never to host the Globes again.

Golden Globe and Emmy winners Fey and Poehler previously hosted the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gala from 2013 to 2015, bringing their longtime rapport and banter to the Globes stage.

The "30 Rock" and "Parks and Recreation" stars, respectively, were first hired to host the Globes in 2013, taking over from Gervais, who hosted the three years before. Earning positive reviews, the popular duo came back to host again twice more.

"Lovely, brilliant and utterly fearless, they made awards-show hosting an art form again, helming three hours of occasionally hilarious, occasionally emotional and surprisingly enjoyable TV," wrote the Los Angeles Times' Mary McNamara of their 2013 performance.

Their return as hosts promises a shift in energy from Gervais' performance at the 77th Golden Globes, widely criticized for its biting nihilism, in which even he joked he'd not be invited back. "You'll be pleased to know this is the last time I'm hosting these awards, so I don't care anymore," he said in his opening monologue.

The announcement was made by NBC Entertainment Chairman Paul Telegdy, during NBC's presentation at the Television Critics Association publicity tour in Pasadena.

"NBC has long been the home to two of the funniest people on the planet- Tina Fey and Amy Poehler - and we didn't want to wait any longer to share the great news that they'll be hosting the Globes once again," Telegdy said in a statement.

Fey and Poehler have ongoing relationships with the network. Fey, with "30 Rock" collaborator Robert Carlock, is co-creator and executive producer of an upcoming comedy series at NBC starring Ted Danson as a businessman running for mayor of Los Angeles.

Poehler, who made a surprise appearance to help break the news of her and Fey's Globes return, also confirmed that "Making It," the NBC crafting competition of which she is executive producer and co-host, will be returning for a third season.

The Globes announcement comes as awards show producers and hosts continue to search for the right approach to emcee duties in the face of steadily declining ratings.

ABC confirmed earlier this week that the Academy Awards telecast on February 9 will go without a host for the second year in a row. According to Nielsen, the 2020 Globes telecast averaged a 4.7 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 18.3 million viewers, down 1.5 per cent from last year.

The 2021 Golden Globes telecast has yet to set a date.

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NEWS - JOKER LEADS 2020 BAFTA AWARD NOMINATIONS WITH 11 While FROZEN 2 Also Gets A Nod

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 Joker leads this year's Bafta Award nominations with 11, while both The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood have 10.

The Todd Phillips-directed origins story leads the way for this year's ceremony, making the shortlist for the coveted Best Picture accolade, as well as Leading Actor for Joaquin Phoenix, Director, Adapted Screenplay and a number of technical categories including for production design and hair and make-up.

Following shortly behind Joker, both The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood have received 10 nominations.

They will also contest for Best Picture, alongside 1917 - which is up for nine awards in total - and Parasite.

Read more - ULTIMATE REVIEW - JOKER (2019) Watch as JOAQUIN PHOENIX Takes Us on A Dark, Tormented Origin Story

Joining Joaquin in the Leading Actor category were Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Adam Driver (Marriage Story), Taron Egerton (Rocketman) and Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes), while Leading Actress will be contested between Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose), Charlize Theron (Bombshell), Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story), Saoirse Ronan (Little Women) and Renee Zellweger (Judy).

The Irishman actors Al Pacino and Joe Pesci will go head-to-head in the Supporting Actor category, but they face competition from Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood), Sir Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes) and Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) for the gong.

Margot Robbie has been nominated twice in the Supporting Actress category, for her work on both Bombshell and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, with the category completed by nods for Laura Dern (Marriage Story), Florence Pugh (Little Women), and Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit).

Outstanding British Film will be contested by 1917, Bait, For Sama, Rocketman, Sorry We Missed You, and The Two Popes.

On Monday, the nominees for the publicly-voted EE Rising Star Award were announced yesterday as Awkwafina, Jack Lowden, Kaitlyn Dever, Kelvin Harrison Jr, and Micheal Ward.

The nominations for the EE Bafta Awards were announced by Ella Balinska and Asa Butterfield at Bafta Piccadilly in London.

The ceremony - which will be hosted by Graham Norton - will take place on 2 February at London's Royal Albert Hall.

EE Bafta Awards 2020 selected list of nominations:

Best Film:

1917

The Irishman

Joker

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Director:

Sam Mendes, 1917

Martin Scorsese, The Irishman

Todd Phillips, Joker

Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Bong Joon-Ho, Parasite

Leading Actor:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Adam Driver, Marriage Story

Taron Egerton, Rocketman

Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

Leading Actress:

Jesse Buckley, Wild Rose

Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story

Saoirse Ronan, Little Women

Charlize Theron, Bombshell

Renée Zellweger, Judy

Supporting Actor:

Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes

Al Pacino, The Irishman

Joe Pesci, The Irishman

Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Supporting Actress:

Laura Dern, Marriage Story

Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit

Florence Pugh, Little Women

Margot Robbie, Bombshell

Margot Robbie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Original Screenplay:

Booksmart - Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins & Katie Silberman

Knives Out - Rian Johnson

Marriage Story - Noah Baumbach

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Quentin Tarantino

Parasite - Han Jin Won & Bong Joon-ho

Adapted Screenplay:

The Irishman - Steve Zaillian

Jojo Rabbit - Taika Waititi

Joker - Todd Phillips and Scott Silver

Little Women - Greta Gerwig

The Two Popes - Anthony McCarten

Outstanding British Film:

1917

Bait

For Sama

Rocketman

Sorry We Missed You

The Two Popes

Film Not in the English Language:

The Farewell

For Sama

Pain and Glory

Parasite

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Animated Film:

Frozen 2

Klaus

A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

Toy Story 4

EE Rising Star Award:

Awkwafina

Kaitlyn Dever

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Jack Lowden

Micheal Ward

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