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Lady Gaga To Perform At MMVAs

Eva Lam — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:07:06 +0000

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.

Billy Elliot Leads In Tony Noms

Ilan Mester — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:22:16 +0000

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.

Who’s Taking The Lead In Grammy Nominations?

Ilan Mester — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:14:39 +0000

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

Page, Gosling, Sutherland Nominated for Golden Globes

andPOP Staff — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:33:16 +0000

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

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

‘Juno,’ Ellen Page and Jason Reitman Nominated for Independent Spirit Awards

andPOP Staff — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:06:50 +0000

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