A Triple For Taylor At Nashville Music AwardsOctober 9th, 2009 TAYLOR SWIFT has added another three awards to her prize shelf after picking up Artist, Songwriter and Country Album of the Year accolades at the Nashville Music Awards on Wednesday (07Oct09). Lady Antebellum claimed Best New Artist and Jack White was named Best Instrumentalist at the low-key ceremony held at the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, Tennessee.
Winners at International Bluegrass Music AwardsOctober 1st, 2009 Winners at International Bluegrass Music AwardsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Major winners Thursday night at the 20th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards.
Jacksons Honour King Of Pop At Mobo AwardsSeptember 30th, 2009 LA TOYA and JERMAINE JACKSON took to the stage at the Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards on Wednesday (30Sep09) to pay tribute to their late brother MICHAEL. The pair was invited to honour the tragic King of Pop at the ceremony in Glasgow, Scotland, with Jermaine performing in memory of the Thriller icon.
Reality TV maestro Mark Burnett is named producer of 'People's Choice Awards' show for 2010September 24th, 2009 Mark Burnett new 'People's Choice Awards' producerNEW YORK — "The People's Choice Awards" has announced that it's chosen Mark Burnett to produce next year's broadcast. Burnett, whose TV hits include "Survivor," ''The Apprentice" and Martha Stewart's weekday show, says he will re-invigorate the awards program, now in its 36th year.
Cruz And Hayek Triumph At Alma AwardsSeptember 20th, 2009 PENELOPE CRUZ and SALMA HAYEK were among the big winners at the American Latino Media Arts Awards on Thursday (17Sep09). The Vicky Cristina Barcelona star picked up the award for best film actress at the ceremony, which celebrates the achievements of Hispanic artists in film, television and music.
Partial list of Emmy Awards winnersSeptember 20th, 2009 Partial list of Emmy Awards winnersPartial list of winners at Sunday's 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:
— Drama Series: "Mad Men," AMC. — Comedy Series: "30 Rock," NBC.
'Nothing Like the Holidays' co-star John Leguizamo among winners at ALMA AwardsSeptember 17th, 2009 John Leguizamo wins at ALMA AwardsLOS ANGELES — "Nothing Like the Holidays" had a merry time at the ALMA Awards. The ensemble drama starring John Leguizamo (lehg-WAH'-zah-MOH'), Debra Messing and Freddy Rodriguez won three awards at Thursday's ceremony, which recognized achievements by Hispanic artists in film, television and music.
Partial list of video music award winnersSeptember 13th, 2009 Partial list of video music award winnersA partial list of winners of the MTV Video Music Awards. BEST FEMALE VIDEO: Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me."
BEST ROCK VIDEO: Green Day, "21 Guns."
BEST POP VIDEO: Britney Spears, "Womanizer."
BEST MALE VIDEO: T.I.
List of video music award winnersSeptember 13th, 2009 List of video music award winnersA partial list of winners of the MTV Video Music Awards. VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Beyonce, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)."
BEST FEMALE VIDEO: Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me."
BEST ROCK VIDEO: Green Day, "21 Guns."
BEST POP VIDEO: Britney Spears, "Womanizer."
BEST MALE VIDEO: T.I.
'Gossip Girl,' Zac Efron among early winners at Teen Choice AwardsAugust 10th, 2009 'Gossip Girl,' Zac Efron win early at Teen ChoiceUNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. —"Gossip Girl" and Zac Efron are riding a wave at the Teen Choice Awards.
Emmy nomination 2009 award: nominees listJuly 17th, 2009 Nominees in major categories for the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation is a non profit organisation that utilizes the resources and membership of the Television Academy to develop and sponsor educational and archival programs.
Emmy Awards move over for MTV Video Music Awards, slide over from Sept. 13 to Sept. 20June 18th, 2009 Emmy Awards move over for MTV Video Music AwardsLOS ANGELES — The Emmy Awards are being postponed by a week to avoid bumping into MTV's Video Music Awards on September 13. CBS and the Television Academy said Wednesday that the 61st Primetime Emmys would be presented Sept.
Country star Taylor Swift's opener for CMT Awards sounds dreamy; Def Leppard, T-Pain on billJune 16th, 2009 Taylor Swift's CMT opener sounds simply dreamyNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Taylor Swift's top-secret CMT Music Awards opener promises to be nothing but a dream.
A list of winners at the 10th International Indian Film Academy AwardsJune 13th, 2009 International Indian Film Academy Awards winnersMACAU — A list of winners at the 10th International Indian Film Academy Awards announced late Saturday in Macau:
Best picture: "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best director: Ashutosh Gowariker, "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best actor: Hrithik Roshan, "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best actress: Priyanka Chopra, "Fashion"
Best supporting actor: Arjun Rampal, "Rock On!!"
Best supporting actress: Kangana Ranawat, "Fashion"
Best performance as villain: Akshaye Khanna, "Race"
Best comedy performance: Abhishek Bachchan, "Dostana"
Best story: Neeraj Pandey, "A Wednesday"
Best music direction: A.R. Rahman, "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best lyrics: Javed Akhtar, "Jashan-e-Baharaa" from "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best male playback singer: Javed Ali, "Jashan-e-Baharaa" from "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best female playback singer: Shreya Ghoshal, "Teri Ore" from "Singh is Kinng"
Lifetime achievement award: Rajesh Khanna
Film of the decade: "Lagaan"
Director of the decade: Rakesh Roshan
Male star of the decade: Shah Rukh Khan
Female star of the decade: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Outstanding achievement in international cinema: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
(This version CORRECTS 'Singh is Kinng' is correct.)
Webby winners take awards with 5-word speeches at annual ceremonyJune 9th, 2009 Webby winners take awards with 5-word speechesNEW YORK — Who needs Twitter's 140 characters? Five words were enough for the winners at the 13th annual Webby Awards ceremony, where Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, took the prize for breakout of the year.
Sticking to the Webbys' tradition of acceptance speeches limited to just five words, he said: "Creativity is a renewable resource."
Also at Monday's ceremony, "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane was honored for his Web series "Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy." Said MacFarlane: "What is this for again?"
Arianna Huffington, whose Huffington Post won for best political blog, said: "I didn't kill newspapers, OK?"
Jimmy Fallon, cited for using the Internet to flog his taking over NBC's "Late Night," said: "Thank God Conan got promoted."
On the Net:
www.webbyawards.com