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Year-End Round Up: Awards for 2012

Posted in Awards, Movies, Music, Television, Year End Round Up on December 26, 2012| 2 Comments »

Just like every other year, a lot of awards are given out this year with some very interesting and some very expected winners. And, while the following isn’t the full list of award winners for the past year (as that would be far TOO long) these are the highlights:

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS (January):

Favorite TV Drama Actress: Nina Dobrev
Favorite TV Comedy Actor: Neil Patrick Harris
Favorite Movie Star Under 25: Chloe Grace Moretz
Favorite Book Adaptation: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Favorite Cable TV Drama: Pretty Little Liars
Favorite TV Drama Actor: Nathan Fillion
Favorite TV Crime Drama: Castle
Favorite New TV Drama: Person of Interest
Favorite Movie Actor: Johnny Depp
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show: Supernatural
Favorite Action Movie Star: Hugh Jackman
Favorite Comedic Movie Actress: Emma Stone
Favorite Country Artist: Taylor Swift

CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS (January):

Best Picture: The Artist
Best Actress: Viola Davis, The Help
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Best Young Actor/Actress: Thomas Horn, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Acting Ensemble: The cast of The Help
Best Animated Feature: Rango
Best Song: “Life’s a Happy Song” from The Muppets
Best Costume Design: The Artist
Best Makeup: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Best Score: The Artist

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS (January):

Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: The Artist
Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Jean DuJardin, The Artist
Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Director: Martin Scorsese, Hugo
TV Series, Drama: Homeland
TV Series, Comedy: Modern Family
TV Movie or Miniseries: Downton Abbey
Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Claire Danes, Homeland
Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Idris Elba, Luther
Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie: Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD (January):

Male Actor, Supporting: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Stunt Ensemble, Motion Picture: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Male Actor, Drama Series: Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Female Actor, Drama Series: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Ensemble, Drama: Boardwalk Empire
Stunt Ensemble, Television Series: Game of Thrones

GRAMMY AWARDS (February):

Album of the Year: 21, Adele
Record of the Year: Rolling in the Deep, Adele
Country Album: Own the Night, Lady Antebellum
Song of the Year: Rolling in the Deep, Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Rock Performance: Walk, Foo Fighters
R&B Performance: Is This Love, Corinne Bailey Rae
Country Solo Performance: Mean, Taylor Swift
Country Song: Mean, Taylor Swift
Rock Song: Walk, Foo Fighters
Rock Album: Wasting Light, Foo Fighters
Song Written for Visual Media: “I See the Light” (From Tangled)

BAFTA AWARDS (British Awards) (February):

Best Film: The Artist
Leading Actor: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Leading Actress: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Adapted Screenplay: Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy, Bridget O’ Connor & Peter Straughan
Outstanding British Film: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Production Design: Hugo
Special Visual Effects: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2
Makeup & Hair: The Iron Lady

ACADEMY AWARDS (February)

Best Picture: The Artist
Actor in a Leading Role: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Actress in a Leading Role: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Actress in a Supporting Role: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Actor in a Supporting Role: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Director: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen
Animated Feature Film: Rango
Film Editing: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

RAZZIE AWARDS (February):

Worst Picture: Jack and Jill
Worst Actor: Adam Sandler, Jack and Jill and Just Go With It
Worst Actress: Adam Sander (as “Jill”), Jack and Jill
Worst Screen Ensemble: The entire cast of Jack and Jill

ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS (April):

Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift
Male Vocalist: Blake Shelton
Female Vocalist: Miranda Lambert
Vocal Group: Lady Antebellum
Album of the Year: Four The Record – Miranda Lambert
Single Record of the Year: Don’t You Wanna Stay – Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
Song of the Year: Crazy Girl – Eli Young Band

NEW NOW NEXT AWARDS (April):

Next Mega Star: Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games
Cause Your Hot: Naya Rivera, Glee
TV You Betta Watch: GCB
Best New Indulgence: Revenge
Superfan Site Award: http://www.vampire-diaries.net
Next Must-See Movie: The Avengers

BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS (May):

Artist: Adele
Female Artist: Adele
Billboard 200 Artist: Adele
Hot 100 Artist: Adele
Digital Songs Artist: Adele
Radio Songs Artist: Adele
Digital Media Artist: Adele
Pop Artist: Adele
Country Artist: Lady Antebellum
Rock Artist: Coldplay
Alternative Artist: Coldplay

MTV MUSIC AWARDS (June):

Movie of the Year: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
Best Female Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games
Best Male Performance: Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games
Best Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton and the entire cast of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

CMT MUSIC AWARDS (June):

Video of the Year: Good Girl, Carrie Underwood
Male Video of the Year: I Don’t Want This Night to End, Luke Bryan
Female Video of the Year: Over You, Miranda Lambert
Group Video of the Year: We Owned the Night, Lady Antebellum
Collaborative Video of the Year: Remind Me, Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood
CMT Performance of the Year: Tattoos on This Town, Jason Aldean

TONY AWARDS (June):

Best Musical: Once
Best Play: Clybourne Park
Best Performance by an Actress, Musical: Audra McDonald, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Best Revival of a Musical: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Best Revival of a Play: Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Best Original Score: Newsies (Music by Alan Menken and Lyrics by Jack Feldman)
Best Performance by an Actor, Play: Christian Borle (Peter and the Starcatcher)
Isabelle Stevenson Award: Bernadette Peters

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS (July):

Choice Movie Actress: Action Zoe Saldana, Colombiana
Choice Movie Sci-Fi/Fantasy: The Hunger Games
Choice Movie Actress Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games
Choice Movie Drama: The Lucky One
Choice Movie Actress Drama: Emma Stone, The Help
Choice TV Show Drama: Pretty Little Liars
Choice TV Actor Drama: Ian Harding, Pretty Little Liars
Choice TV Actress Drama: Lucy Hale, Pretty Little Liars
Choice TV Show Fantasy/Sci-Fi: The Vampire Diaries
Choice TV Actor Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
Choice TV Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries
Choice TV Actress Action: Linda Hunt, NCIS: Los Angeles
Choice Summer TV Show: Teen Wolf
Choice Summer TV Star Female: Troian Bellisario, Pretty Little Liars
Choice Summer TV Star Male: Tyler Posey, Teen Wolf
Choice TV Villain: Janel Parrish, Pretty Little Liars
Choice TV Female Scene Stealer: Candice Accola, The Vampire Dairies
Choice TV Male Scene Stealer: Michael Trevino, The Vampire Diaries

SATURN AWARDS (July)

Best Science Fiction Film: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Fantasy Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2
Best Horror/Thriller Film: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Best Action/Adventure Film: Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol
Best Supporting Actor: Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
Best Supporting Actress: Emily Blunt (The Adjustment Bureau)
Best Music: Michael Giacchino (Super 8)
Best Costume: Alexandra Byrne (Thor)
Best Animated Film: Puss in Boots
Best Network Television Series: Fringe (Fox)
Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series: Breaking Bad (AMC)
Best Youth-Oriented Television Series: Teen Wolf (MTV)
Best Actress on Television: Anna Torv (Fringe)
Best Supporting Actress on Television: Michelle Forbes (The Killing)
Best Guest Star on Television: Tom Skerritt (Leverage)

TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS (July):

Individual Achievement in Drama: Claire Danes, Homeland
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming: Switched at Birth
Outstanding New Program: Homeland
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials: Downton Abbey
Outstanding Achievement in Drama: Breaking Bad
Program of the Year: Game of Thrones

EMMY AWARDS (September)

Drama Series: Homeland
Actress, Drama Series: Claire Danes, Homeland
Actor, Drama Series: Damian Lewis, Homeland
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Miniseries or Movie: Game Change
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Julianne Moore, Game Change
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys,
Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Danny Strong, Game Change

CMA AWARDS (November):

Entertainer of the Year: Blake Shelton
Album of the Year: Chief, Eric Church
Female Vocalist of the Year: Miranda Lambert
Male Vocalist of the Year: Blake Shelton
Song of the Year: Over You, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert
Musical Event of the Year: Feel Like a Rock Star, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw
New Artist of the Year: Hunter Hayes

AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS (November):

Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group: Maroon 5
Favorite Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Country Male Artist: Luke Bryan
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group: Lady Antebellum
Favorite Country Album: Blown Away, Carrie Underwood
Favorite Alternative Rock Music Artist: Linkin Park
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist: Adele
New Artist of the Year: Carly Rae Jepsen

Congratulations to all of these winners (and the countless others who won awards) over the course of 2012. Are any of your favorites included above? Was there an actress, actor or entertainer who you thought should have received some type of award for their work in television, movies or music who isn’t listed above? Please share your thoughts.

TOMORROW: Condolences

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Year-End Round Up: Movie Highlights of 2012

Posted in Movies, Year End Round Up on December 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »

For many years now, it was always my goal to see as many movies as possible throughout each calendar year; usually averaging out to about 40 or more movies a year. But as the years have gone by, the cost of seeing a movie has steadily increased, putting up with inconsiderate movie goers who simply cannot turn off their phones or stop talking, it’s almost not worth going to the movies anymore.

That being said – for the first time in years – I have only gone to the movies about a dozen times this year; and sadly, most of the movies I saw were less than pleasurable. But at least there were a few good films this year, including The Lucky One, The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man.

But while I was more than disappointed with the selection at the box office, movie goers did not agree with me especially when you look at the top 25 films according to tickets sales (through approximately December 15) which are as follows:

1. Marvel’s The Avengers – 623 million
2. The Dark Knight Rises – 448 million
3. The Hunger Games – 408 million
4. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 – 280 million
5. Skyfall – 276 million
6. The Amazing Spider-Man – 262 million
7. Brave – 237 million
8. Ted – 219 million
9. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – 216 million
10. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – 214 million
11. Men In Black 3 – 179 million
12. Wreck-It-Ralph – 170 million
13. Ice Age: Continental Drift – 161 million
14. Snow White and the Huntsman – 155 million
15. Hotel Transylvania – 144 million
16. 21 Jump Street – 138.4 million
17. Taken 2 – 138.3 million
18. Prometheus – 126.5 million
19. Safe House – 126.2 million
20. The Vow – 125 million
21. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – 123 million
22. Magic Mike – 114 million
23. The Bourne Legacy – 113 million
24. Lincoln – 112.5 million
25. Argo – 106 million

NOTE: There are a few late-December releases that will not be fully referenced in the above list as the box office results for the last two weekends of the year could not be collected before this report needed to be posted.

It should also be noted that the big sleeper hit of the year is a little movie that would normally have been overlooked. Which movie is that, you ask: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The movie starred a multitude of legendary British actors and actresses, earning $134 million worldwide and capturing the hearts of moviegoers all across the world. There are also plans for a sequel and that should make the countless fans of this great little flick very happy.

This was also the year for animated films to perform very well with Brave, Paranorman, Hotel Transylvania, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Rise of the Guardians, Frankenweenie, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted and Wreck-It Ralph all doing really well at the box office and attracting a very divergent audience.

Meanwhile, I compiled a list of the movies that were either a disappointment at the box office or simply had horrible-looking trailers (in alphabetical order):

A Cabin in the Woods
A Thousand Words
American Reunion
Casa de mi Padre
Dark Shadows
For A Good Time, Call…
Hit & Run
Killing Them Softly
LOL
Madea’s Witness Protection
Parental Guidance
Project X
Savages
Sinister
Ted
That’s My Boy
The Campaign
The Collection
The Dictator
The Five-Year Engagement
The Guilt Trip
The Three Stooges
The Watch
This is 40
Wanderlust
What to Expect When You’re Expecting

But, if you don’t believe my list, how about the top 10 worst films according to the folks over at Time Magazine:

1. Cloud Atlas
2. John Carter
3. Hyde Park on Hudson
4. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
5. This Means War
6. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
7. Alex Cross
8. What to Expect When You’re Expecting
9. The Odd Life of Timothy Green
10. One for the Money

What movies did you most enjoy seeing this year? Which movies were disappointments to you? Please share your thoughts and comments.

TOMORROW: Music

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Movie of the Week Reminder: Christmas Twister

Posted in Movies, News, Reminder on December 12, 2012| 2 Comments »

Christmas Twister

On December 16, Christmas Twister is a new movie that will debut on ION at 7 PM.

After a massive, out-of-season swarm of Texas tornadoes levels weather scientist Ethan Walker’s home on Christmas Eve, he must find courage in the face of devastation to help restore his marriage and rescue their missing children.

The cast includes Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Victoria Pratt (Mutant X) and Richard Burgi (Desperate Housewives).

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Movie of the Week Reminder: Merry In-Laws

Posted in Movies, News, Reminder on December 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Merry In Laws

The Lifetime movie Merry-In-Laws will debut at 9 PM on December 16.

Cheers alums Shelley Long and George Wendt star as Mr. and Mrs. Claus, who are about to meet their future daughter-in-law, a single, uber-intelligent mother and her equally Mensa-type son. Imagine saying “yes” to your boyfriend’s marriage proposal and then finding out that your future in-laws are Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus.

The cast also includes Lucas Bryant (Haven).

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Movie of the Week Reminder: Baby’s First Christmas

Posted in Movies, Reminder, Television, Video on December 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Babys First Christmas

On December 15, the Hallmark Channel movie Baby’s First Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

When a pair of feuding colleagues, Kyle (Casper Van Dien from Starship Troopers) and Jenna (Rachel Wilson from Republic of Doyle) are thrown together after their siblings, Jim (Noah Cappe from The Good Witch TV movies) and Trisha (Natalie Lisinska from Total Recall) fall in love, they have to learn to get along in time for their nephew’s birth on Christmas. Realizing Jim and Trisha have major money troubles, Kyle and Jenna band together to help and end up on a snowy New York adventure that will prove miracles really do happen at Christmas.

Here is a trailer for Baby’s First Christmas.

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Move of the Week Reminder: The Real St. Nick

Posted in Movies, News, Reminder on December 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The Real St. Nick

On December 15, the Lifetime movie The Real St. Nick will debut at 8 PM.

Torrey Devito (Pretty Little Liars and The Vampire Diaries) stars as psychiatrist Kate, who attends to a handsome but unconscious man in a Santa Claus suit who saved her during an earthquake. When he awakens and insists he is Santa Claus, he is placed in the hospital’s psychiatric wing, where his Christmas spirit soon “infects” everyone in the ward and Kate can’t help falling for the man even before she finds out his real identity.

The movie co-stars Callard Harris (Dallas).

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Movie of the Week Reminder: Anything But Christmas

Posted in Movies, News, Reminder, Television on December 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Anything But Christmas

The new ION movie Anything But Christmas will debut at 7 PM on December 9.

John loves Grace and her 10-year-old son, Zachary. Although he wants to propose to her at Christmas, it’s the one holiday John runs from. In this romantic comedy, chaos with exes, misunderstandings, parents and in-laws all imperil John and Grace’s relationship. But can they get it sorted out by the holidays?

Elaine Hendrix (Joan of Arcadia), Sergio Di Zio (Flashpoint), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future franchise) and Adrian Holmes (Smallville) star.

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Movie of the Week Reminder: The Mistle-Tones

Posted in Movies, News, Reminder, Television, Video on December 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The Mistle-Tones

The ABC Family movie The Mistle-Tones will on December 9 debut at 9 PM.

Holly (Tia Mowry from The Game) is devastated when she is turned down for a spot in the Christmas singing group The Snow Belles so she forms her own group, the Mistle-Tones and challenges her rival Marci (Tori Spelling from the original Beverly Hills, 90210) and The Snow Belles to a Christmas Eve sing-off.

The cast includes Jonathan Patrick Moore (The L.A. Complex), Reginald VelJohnson (Family Matters) and Tammy Townsend (Lincoln Heights).

NOTE: This movie will encore at 10 PM that same night; and will reair on December 13 at 5 PM, December 17 at 12 Noon and December 20 at 3 PM.

Here is the trailer for The Mistle-Tones.

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: Christmas with Holly

Posted in Movies, News, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Christmas with Holly

On December 9, the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Christmas with Holly will debut on ABC at 9 PM.

After being left at the altar, Maggie Conway (Eliose Mumford from The River and Lone Star) relocates from Seattle to a smaller and calmer place: Friday Harbor in Washington State where she opens a “magical’ toy shop.

After the death of his sister, Mark (Sean Faris from The Lost Valentine), the local coffee shop owner, becomes responsible for raising his 6-year old niece Holly along with his two brothers. Maggie takes a special interest in Holly – especially with Christmas fast approaching – and by Christmas Eve, Maggie and Mark fall in love.

Here is a trailer with some behind the scenes interviews for Christmas with Holly.

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: Help for the Holidays

Posted in Movies, News, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Help for the Holidays

Help for the Holidays is the new Hallmark Channel movie that will debut at 8 PM on December 9.

Although she loves Christmas, Santa’s elf Christine (Summer Glau from Firefly) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole. When Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy in Los Angeles, he puts Christine on special assignment, sending her to L.A. to give the VanCamp family – mom Sara (Eva La Rue from CSI: Miami), dad Scott (Dan Gauthier from Tour of Duty), and their two kids – a holiday wake-up call.

Here is a trailer for Help for the Holidays.

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