Lil’ Wayne is becoming unstoppable. “Tha Carter IV” has sold nearly 1 million copies in its first week, and now Wayne has 18 nominations for the BET Awards.

He has been included in some major categories like Lyricist of the Year, MVP of the Year, and Video of the Year for his contribution to “I’m On One” and “Look at Me Now”.

The full nomination list includes:

Best Hip-Hop Video
Big Sean f/ Chris Brown – “My Last”
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m on One”
Eminem f/ Rihanna – “Love the Way You Lie”
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – “All of the Lights”

Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab)
Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “Hustle Hard (Remix)”
Big K.R.I.T. f/ Ludacris & Bun B – “Country Sh*t (Remix)”
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m on One”
Lupe Fiasco f/ Trey Songz – “Out of My Head”

Best Live Performer
Busta Rhymes
Cee-Lo Green
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Video Director of the Year
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams

Producer of the Year
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
Kane Beatz
Lex Luger
No I.D.
Kanye West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker & Mike Dean

MVP of the Year
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa

Track of the Year
“6 Foot 7 Foot” – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz)
“Black and Yellow” – Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)
“I’m on One” – Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
“Look at Me Now” – Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne &
Busta Rhymes)
“My Last” – Produced by Lex Luger (Big Sean f/ Chris Brown)

CD of the Year
Big Sean – Finally Famous
Lupe Fiasco – Lasers
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers

DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
DJ Khaled
DJ Prostyle

Rookie of the Year
Big K.R.I.T.
Big Sean
Frank Ocean
Diggy Simmons
Tyler, the Creator
Wiz Khalifa

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa

Best Club Banger
Ace Hood – “Hustle Hard” (Produced by Lex Luger)
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m on One” (Produced by T-Minus)
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – “6 foot 7 Foot” (Produced by Bangladesh)
Waka Flocka Flame – “No Hands” (Produced by Lex Luger)
Wiz Khalifa – “Black and Yellow” (Produced by Stargate)
YC Worldwide f/ Future – “Racks” (Produced by Sonny Digital)

Best Mixtape
Big K.R.I.T. – Return of 4Eva
B.o.B – No Genre
J. Cole – Friday Night Lights
Kendrick Lamar – Section .80
Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now” (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Lil Wayne – “Motivation” (Kelly Rowland f/ Lil Wayne)
Nicki Minaj – “Monster” (Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver)
Wiz Khalifa – “Bright Lights, Bigger City” (Cee-Lo Green f/ Wiz Khalifa)
Wiz Khalifa – “Till I’m Gone” (Tinie Tempah f/ Wiz Khalifa)

Hustler of the Year
Diddy
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Verizon People’s Champ Award (Viewers’ Choice)
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – “6 Foot 7 Foot”
Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – “All of the Lights”
Wiz Khalifa – “Black and Yellow”

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The Justin Bieber gravy train just won’t stop. Of course the Teen Choice Awards air tonight, and the Biebs is nominated for multiple awards. They include:

- Choice Music Male Artist

-Choice TV Villain for his guest appearance on CSI

- Choice Red-Carpet Male Fashion Icon

- Choice Male Hottie

So what do you think he will win? His guest appearance on CSI wasn’t that bad.

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The 63rd Emmy nomations were released this morning. Below are the most promiment nomiations:

Outstanding Drama Series Boardwalk Empire Dexter Friday Night Lights Game of Thrones Good Wife Mad Men

Outstanding Comedy Series
Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock

Outstanding Actress in a Drama
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Mariska Harigtay, Law and Order: SVU
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Margo Martindale, Justified
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Outstanding Actor in a Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
John Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Walton Goggins, Justified
John Slattery, Mad Men
Andrew Braugher, Men of a Certain Age

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laurie Linney, The Big C
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

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Chris Brown is the top contender at the BET awards this year with six nominations, reports Billboard.

Brown is up for best male R&B artist, viewer’s choice and video of the year for ‘Look at Me Now.’ He’s also nominated twice in the best collaboration category for his No. 1 hits ‘Deuces,’ featuring Tyga and Kevin McCall, and ‘Look at Me Now,’ with Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne.

Brown is also getting recognition for his acting, as he is nominated for best actor for his role in the heist thriller ‘Takers.’

Lil Wayne is nominated five times, three of them coming from his guest appearance on Brown’s ‘Look at Me Now.’

Kanye West, Drake and Rihanna are up for four awards each as well. Alicia Keys will perform and comedian Kevin Hart will host the award show. It airs live on June 26 from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Wow, can we call this a Chris Brown comeback? I personally still think he’s a douchebag, but Rihanna-related-events aside, I guess his music is pretty good. We’ll have to tune in to see how many awards he actually wins. I know he deserves to deal with the consequences of his actions, but its good to see him on some sort of path to recovery, both career-wise and personal-wise.

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MTV has released their full list of this year’s MTV Movie Award nominations.

The show will be hosted by Jason Sudeikis and will air June 5. Check out the full list below.

Best Movie
Black Swan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Inception
The Social Network
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Best Female Performance
Emma Stone, Easy A
Emma Watson, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1
Jennifer Aniston, Just Go With It
Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Best Male Performance
Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Zac Efron, Charlie St. Cloud

Best Breakout Star
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
Chloë Grace Moretz, Kick-Ass
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jay Chou, The Green Hornet
Olivia Wilde, TRON: Legacy
Xavier Samuel, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Best Comedic Performance
Adam Sandler, Just Go With It
Ashton Kutcher, No Strings Attached
Emma Stone, Easy A
Russell Brand, Get Him to the Greek
Zach Galifianakis, Due Date

Best Line From A Movie (New Category)
Alexys Nycole Sanchez, Grown Ups: “I want to get chocolate wasted.”
Amanda Bynes and Emma Stone, Easy A: Amanda Bynes: “There is a higher power that will judge you for your indecency.” Emma Stone: “Tom Cruise?”
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network: “If you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you’d have invented Facebook.”
Justin Timberlake and Andrew Garfield, The Social Network: Justin Timberlake: “… A million dollars isn’t cool. You know what’s cool?” Andrew Garfield: “A billion dollars. And that shut everybody up.”
Tom Hardy, Inception: “You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger darling.”

Best Villain
Christoph Waltz, The Green Hornet
Leighton Meester, The Roommate
Mickey Rourke, Iron Man 2
Ned Beatty, Toy Story 3
Tom Felton, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Best Fight
Amy Adams vs. The Sisters, The Fighter
Chloë Grace Moretz vs. Mark Strong, Kick-Ass
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint vs. Death Eaters, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Joseph Gordon-Levitt vs. Hallway Attacker, Inception
Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel,The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Best Kiss
Ellen Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Inception
Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, Black Swan

Best Jaw-Dropping Moment
James Franco, 127 Hours, Cuts Off His Arm
Justin Bieber, “em>Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, Performance Spectacular
Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page, Inception, Paris Café Scene
Natalie Portman, Black Swan, Mutilation: Pulls the Skin off Her Finger
Steve-O, Jackass 3D, Port-A-Potty Bungee Stunt

Best Scared-As-Sh– Performance
Ashley Bell, The Last Exorcism
Ellen Page, Inception
Jessica Szohr, Piranha 3D
Minka Kelly, The Roommate
Ryan Reynolds, Buried

Biggest Badass Star
Alex Pettyfer, I Am Number Four
Chloë Grace Moretz, Kick-Ass
Jaden Smith, The Karate Kid
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Inception
Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man 2

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Lady Gaga is officially the hottest woman in the music business. The nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards were announced today with Gaga nominated for 13 awards (16 if you include her collaboration with Beyonce for “Video Phone”). Highlights of the nominations include Best Female Video and two nods for the coveted Video of the Year.

Interestingly, Justin Bieber was nominated for Best New Artist, which is up to a public vote. We feel confident that the Biebs will win.

Thanks to PopEater for putting together this list of the nominees.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Florence + The Machine, ‘Dog Days Are Over’

30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’

Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, ‘Telephone’

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Ke$ha, ‘Tik Tok’

Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, ‘California Gurls’

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’

Taylor Swift, ‘Fifteen’

BEST MALE VIDEO

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

Usher featuring Will.I.Am, ‘OMG’

B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’

Drake, ‘Find Your Love’

Jason Derulo, ‘In My Head’

BEST COLLABORATION

B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’

3OH!3 featuring Ke$ha, ‘My First Kiss’

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, ‘Empire State of Mind’

BEST NEW ARTIST

Ke$ha, ‘Tik Tok’

Jason Derulo, ‘In My Head’

Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, ‘Baby’

Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett, ‘Massive Attack’

Broken Bells, ‘The Ghost Inside’

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem, ‘Forever’

Jay-Z & Swizz Beats, ‘On To The Next One’

Kid Cudi featuring MGMT and Ratatat, ‘Pursuit Of Happiness’

BEST POP VIDEO

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, ‘California Gurls’

Ke$ha, ‘Tik Tok’

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’

B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars, ‘Nothing on You’

BEST ROCK VIDEO

30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’

Muse, ‘Uprising’

Paramore, ‘Ignorance’

Florence + the Machine, ‘Dog Days Are Over’

MGMT, ‘Flash Delirium’

BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull, ‘I Like It’

Cascada, ‘Evacuate The Dancefloor’

David Guetta featuring Akon, ‘Sexy Chick’

Usher featuring Will.I.Am, ‘OMG’

BEST ART DIRECTION

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Florence + The Machine, ‘Dogs Days Are Over’

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce, ‘Telephone’

Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’

Usher featuring Will.I.Am, ‘OMG’

Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi, ‘Tightrope’

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, ‘Empire State of Mind’

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Mumford and Sons, ‘Little Lion Man’

Florence + The Machine, ‘Dog Days Are Over’

BEST DIRECTION

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, ‘Empire State of Mind’
Director: Hype Williams

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Director: Francis Lawrence

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Director: Rich Lee

P!nk, ‘Funhouse’
Director: Dave Meyers

30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’
Director: Bartholomew Cubbins

BEST EDITING

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Editor: Jarrett Fijal

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Editor: Ken Mowe

Rihanna, ‘Rude Boy’
Editor: Clark Eddy

P!nk, ‘Funhouse’
Editor: Chris Davis

Miike Snow, ‘Animal’
Editor: Frank Macias

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Special Effects: Tim Jarvis

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Special Effects: Animaholics-VFX

Muse, ‘Uprising’
Special Effects: Sam Stevens

Green Day, ’21st Century Breakdown’
Special Effects: Laundry

Dan Black, ‘Symphonies’
Special Effects: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO

Dan Black, ‘Symphonies’

Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack and Mos Def, ‘Stylo’

Coldplay, ‘Strawberry Swing’

The Black Keys, ‘Tighten Up’

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Summer is almost here, and we all know what that means: Toronto’s biggest (well, most commercial) music party is coming back.

The MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVA’s), set to take place in June, will see Queen and John Streets transformed with celebrities, screaming fans, live performances, and, of course, awards.

This time around, Toronto’s own rap prince Drake is in the nomination lead with a total of seven, reports Yahoo! News. The awards show comes right after Drake releases his highly anticipated debut album, Thank Me Later.

Vancouver band Hedley follows behind with six nominations, and GTA pop sensation Justin Bieber comes in with four nominations. Other notable nominees include Katy Perry, Adam Lambert, and Miley Cyrus, who will also be hosting the awards show along with MuchMusic VJs.

Cyrus, Bieber and Perry are also scheduled to perform at the show.

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We took a visit to the Junos Nomination Press Conference earlier this month. Despite being stuck in the back corner, we got some awesome interviews with The Arkells, Stereos, Danny Fernandes and more!

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The nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced last night during a special televised one-hour concert event, reports rollingstone.com.

Only some of the nominees were announced on television, but a full list is available at the Grammy’s official site. Beyoncé leads the group with 10 nominations for her latest album, I Am…Sasha Fierce and her song, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).” Taylor Swift comes in second with eight nominations. Lady Gaga scored five nods.

The concert, that was hosted by LL Cool J, featured guest stars like Ringo Starr and Kay Perry, and showed performances by the Black Eyed Peas, as well as the debut of Nick Jonas and the Administration.

Check out the competition:

SONG OF THE YEAR
Poker Face – Lady Gaga
Pretty Wings – Maxwell
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyoncé
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift

POP DUO OR GORUP WITH VOCALS
Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
Bon Jovi – “We Weren’t Born to Follow”
The Fray – “Never Say Never”
Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Sara Smile”
MGMT – “Kids”

BEST ROCK ALBUM
AC/DC – Black Ice
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood – Live from Madison Square Garden
Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
U2 – No Line on the Horizon

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Eminem – “Beautiful”
Jay-Z – “D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
Mos Def – “Casa Bey”

COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Brooks and Dunn – “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”
Zac Brown Band – “Chicken Fried”
Lady Antebellum – “I Run to You”
Rascal Flatts – “Here Comes Goodbye”
Sugarland – “It Happens”

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé – “Halo”
Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
Kings of Leon – “Use Somebody”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé – I Am…Sasha Fierce
Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga – The Fame
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Taylor Swift – Fearless

BEST NEW ARTIST
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

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Lady Gaga is set to bring her outrageous fashions and chart-topping tunes to Toronto next month as a performer at the MuchMusic Video Awards.

The show, to be co-hosted by the Jonas Brothers, will air live on June 21 starting at 9 p.m., preceded by a red carpet special at 8 p.m.

Currently on tour in Australia, Lady Gaga told MuchNews that she was looking forward to her appearance at the MMVAs.

“MuchMusic is so amazing and they are so supportive,” the singer said. “I love them even more for playing my ‘Love Game’ video because they won’t play it here in Australia. They think it’s a bit too x-rated. I don’t think so; I think it’s fashion and art.”

Canadians have reciprocated in their love for Lady Gaga, with two of her singles – “Just Dance” and “Poker Face” – going six-times platinum in the country.

Meanwhile, MuchMusic has announced the nominations for this year’s awards show. Nickleback and Danny Fernandes nabbed a leading five nods each, while Mariana’s Trench followed closely with four. All three acts are up for the video of the year award.

Other multiple nominees include Classified, the Midway State, Lights and k-os.

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The stage adaptation scored by Elton John of the Oscar nominated movie “Billy Elliot” danced away with 15 Tony Award nominations, leading in nods.

John and Dolly Parton compete for Best Original Score for “Billy Elliot” and “9 to 5.” The ballet-themed play will also go up against “Shrek The Musical,” “Next to Normal” and “Rock of Ages” for the Best Musical category.

Nominated stars include James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels, Allison Janney, Geoffrey Rush, Martha Plimpton, Angela Lansbury, Jane Fonda, Hope Davis, Raúl Esparza, former “American Idol” finalist Constantine Maroulis among other performers.

“Hair” received a nod for Best Musical Revival and will compete against “Guys and Dolls,” the bilingual production of “West Side Story” and “Pal Joey” for the award.

This year, the Leading Actor in a Musical category has more names than usual due to the triple nomination for David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish who rotate playing the lead role in “Billy Elliot”.

For the complete list of nominees, visit: www.TonyAwards.com.

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Both Coldplay and Lil Wayne scored top nominations for the 51st annual Grammy Awards.

This year the nominees were announced in a slightly different way – through a televised concert featuring Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, John Mayer and other artists.

Chris Martin and the rest of the guys from Coldplay garnered an Album of the Year nod for “Viva la Vida,” as did Lil Wayne for “Tha Carter III ,“ Neo for “Year of the Gentleman,” and Alison Krauss and Robert Plant for “Raising Sand.” Lastly, Radiohead also received a nomination in the category for the album “In Rainbows.”

Brothers Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas received a Best New Artist nomination. They’re up against Duffy, Adele, R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan and Lady Antebellum .

Record of the Year nominations went to Adele for “Chasing Pavements,” Leona Lewis for “Bleeding Love,” M.I.A. For “Paper Planes,” Robert Plant & Alison Krauss for “Please Read The Letter,” and Coldplay for “Viva La Vida”.

For more Grammy nominees check out www.grammy.com

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Canadians were nominated for some of the biggest Golden Globe honours today.

20-year-old Ellen Page was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for “Juno,” and Ryan Gosling’s performance in “Lars and the Real Girl” was honoured with a nod for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. In the world of television, “Dirty Sexy” Donald Sutherland was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie.

“Atonement” led the pack with 9 nominations, including 13-year-old Saiorse Ronan for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Drama.

Here’s the complete list of nominations.

ryan gosling
ellen page
donald sutherland

saiorse ronan

MOVIES

BEST MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

BEST MOTION PICTURE MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Across the Universe
Charlie Wilson’s War
Hairspray
Juno
Sweeney Todd

BEST DIRECTOR
Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd
Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Ridley Scott, American Gangster
Joe Wright, Atonement

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy, Atonement
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington, American Gangster

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Jodie Foster, The Brave One
Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley, Atonement

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks, Charlie Wilson’s War
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Savages
John C. Reilly, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Amy Adams, Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky, Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter, Sweeney Todd
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Ellen Page, Juno

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War
John Travolta, Hairspray
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There
Julia Roberts, Charlie Wilson’s War
Saiorse Ronan, Atonement
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

BEST SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody, Juno
Ethan and Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men
Christopher Hampton, Atonement
Ronald Hardwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Aaron Sorkin, Charlie Wilson’s War

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Bee Movie
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days (Romania)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (France/U.S.)
The Kite Runner (U.S.)
Lust, Caution (Taiwan)
Persepolis (France)

BEST SCORE
Atonement
Eastern Promises
Grace is Gone
Into the Wild
The Kite Runner

ORIGINAL SONG
”That’s How You Know,” Enchanted
”Grace Is Gone,” Grace Is Gone
”Guaranteed,” Into the Wild
”Despedida,” Love In the Time of Cholera
”Walk Hard,” Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

TV

BEST DRAMA TV SERIES
Big Love
Damages
Grey’s Anatomy
Mad Men
The Tudors

BEST MUSICAL OR COMEDY TV SERIES
30 Rock
Californication
Entourage
Extras
Pushing Daisies

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Bill Paxton, Big Love
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, The Tudors

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Patricia Arquette, Medium
Glenn Close, Damages
Minnie Driver, The Riches
Edie Falco, The Sopranos
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY TV SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
David Duchovny, Californication
Ricky Gervais, Extras
Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY TV SERIES
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, MINISERIES, OR TV MOVIE
Ted Danson, Damages
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Andy Serkis, Longford
William Shatner, Boston Legal
Donald Sutherland, Dirty Sexy Money

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, MINISERIES, OR TV MOVIE
Rose Byrne, Damages
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy
Samantha Morton, Longford
Anna Paquin, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Jaime Pressly, My Name Is Earl

BEST MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
5 Days
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
The Company
Longford
The State Within

BEST ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Adam Beach, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Jim Broadbent, Longford
Ernest Borgnine, A Grandpa for Christmas
Jason Isaacs, The State Within
James Nesbitt, Jekyll

BEST ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Bryce Dallas Howard, As You Like It
Queen Latifah, Life Support
Debra Messing, The Starter Wife
Sissy Spacek, Pictures of Hollis Woods
Ruth Wilson, Jane Eyre

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Canadians Ellen Page and Jason Reitman have both been nominated for Independent Spirit Awards for their work on “Juno.”

Page received a Best Actress nod and Reitman is up for Best Director. The film itself, also starring Canadian Michael Cera, is nominated in the Best Feature category. Diablo Cody, who wrote ‘Juno’ based partly on her real-life experiences, is up for Best First Screenplay.

“The Diving Bell and The Butterfly” and “The Savages” tie Juno with four nominations apiece. “I’m Not There,” a biopic about the life of Bob Dylan, tops out with five, including receiving the Robert Altman Award for best directing, casting and ensemble cast.

The Independent Spirit Awards are presented by the non-profit organization Film Independent.

Here’s the complete list of nominations:

BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the Producer; Executive Producers are not listed.)

“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik

“I’m Not There”
Producers: Christine Vachon, John Sloss, John Goldwyn, James D. Stern

“Juno”
Producers: Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Mason Novick, Russell Smith

“A Mighty Heart”
Producers: Dede Gardner, Andrew Eaton, Brad Pitt

“Paranoid Park”
Producers: Neil Kopp, David Cress

BEST DIRECTOR

Todd Haynes
“I’m Not There”

Tamara Jenkins
“The Savages”

Jason Reitman
“Juno”

Julian Schnabel
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”

Gus Van Sant
“Paranoid Park”

BEST FIRST FEATURE
(Award given to the director and producer)

“2 Days in Paris”
Director: Julie Delpy
Producers: Julie Delpy, Christophe Mazodier, Thierry Potok

“Great World of Sound”
Director: Craig Zobel
Producers: Melissa Palmer, David Gordon Green, Richard Wright, Craig Zobel

“The Lookout”
Director: Scott Frank
Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Laurence Mark, Walter Parkes

“Rocket Science”
Director: Jeffrey Blitz
Producers: Effie T. Brown, Sean Welch

“Vanaja”
Director: Rajnesh Domalpalli
Producer: Latha R. Domalapalli

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer; Executive Producers are not listed.)

“August Evening”
Writer/Directpr: Chris Eska
Producers: Connie Hill, Jason Wehling

“Owl and the Sparrow”
Writer/Director: Stephane Gauger
Producers: Nguyen Van Quan, Doan Nhat Nam, Stephane Gauger

“The Pool”
Director: Chris Smith
Producer: Kate Noble
Writer: Chris Smith & Randy Russell

“Quiet City”
Director: Aaron Katz
Producers: Brendan McFadden, Ben Stambler
Writers: Aaron Katz, Erin Fisher, Cris Lankenau

“Shotgun Stories”
Writer/Director: Jeff Nichols
Producers: David Gordon Green, Lisa Muskat, Jeff Nichols

BEST SCREENPLAY

Ronald Harwood
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”

Tamara Jenkins
“The Savages”

Fred Parnes & Andrew Wagner
“Starting Out in the Evening”

Adrienne Shelly
“Waitress”

Mike White
“Year of the Dog”

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

Jeffrey Blitz
“Rocket Science”

Zoe Cassavetes
“Broken English”

Diablo Cody
“Juno”

Kelly Masterson
“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”

John Orloff
“A Mighty Heart”

BEST FEMALE LEAD

Angelina Jolie
“A Mighty Heart”

Sienna Miller
“Interview”

Ellen Page
“Juno”

Parker Posey
“Broken English”

Tang Wei
“Lust, Caution”

BEST MALE LEAD

Pedro Castaneda
“August Evening”

Don Cheadle
“Talk To Me”

Philip Seymour Hoffman
“The Savages”

Frank Langella
“Starting Out in the Evening”

Tony Leung
“Lust, Caution”

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

Cate Blanchett
“I’m Not There”

Anna Kendrick
“Rocket Science”

Jennifer Jason Leigh
“Margot at the Wedding”

Tamara Podemski
“Four Sheets to the Wind”

Marisa Tomei
“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

Chiwetel Ejiofor
“Talk To Me”

Marcus Carl Franklin
“I’m Not There”

Kene Holliday
“Great World of Sound”

Irrfan Khan
“The Namesake”

Steve Zahn
“Rescue Dawn”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Mott Hupfel
“The Savages”

Janusz Kaminski
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”

Milton Kam
“Vanaja”

Mihai Malaimare, Jr.
“Youth Without Youth”

Rodrigo Prieto
“Lust, Caution”

BEST DOCUMENTARY
(Award given to the director)

“Crazy Love”
Director: Dan Klores

“Lake of Fire”
Director: Tony Kaye

“Manufactured Landscapes”
Director: Jennifer Baichwal

“The Monastery”
Director: Pernille Rose Grønkjær

“The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair”
Directors: Petra Epperlein & Michael Tucker

BEST FOREIGN FILM
(Award given to the director)

“4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days”
Director: Cristian Mungiu
(Romania)

“The Band’s Visit”
Director: Eran Kolirin
(Israel)

“Lady Chatterley”
Director: Pascale Ferran
(France)

“Once”
Director: John Carney
(Ireland)

“Persepolis”
Directors: Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi
(France)

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Given to one film’s director, casting director and its ensemble cast)

“I’m Not There”
Director: Todd Haynes
Casting Director: Laura Rosenthal
Ensemble Cast: Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw, Marcus Carl Franklin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bruce Greenwood

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