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Sparks Flies High After Idol Announcement
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Features,
Jordin Sparks, youngest contestant ever to gain the title American Idol, is the newly-named winner of season 6. The Arizona native sang, danced, and smiled her way through last night’s two-hour season finale spectacular, a stage show filled with live acts that included a simulcast of Gwen Stefani on her current tour. The event, as always, was filled with somewhat tongue-in-cheek awards that were doled out to would-be contestants seen in the very early weeks of this season. Coupled with the big-name performers on stage (including Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Green Day and Bette Midler, not to mention the bevy of returning Idols that also filled the stage), the show was (as always) a spectacular success. It all culminated in a Beatles-based musical montage that featured past Idol winners Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Reuben Studdard, and Taylor Hicks, performances that were followed immediately by the long-anticipated results. After more than seventy million votes (an astronomical amount, considering voter turnout in the last two major elections), Jordin was named this year’s one and only Idol.
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Brandon Roy Wins Rookie of the Year Award
Posted by Chris Pereira Categories: Athletes, NBA, News,
The Portland Trail Blazers’ first-round acquisition in this past year’s draft, Brandon Roy, has been awarded the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy as the league’s 2006-07 T-Mobile Rookie of the Year. (Everything is branded nowadays, isn’t it?) He received 127 total first place votes out of a possible 128, yielding a total of 638 points. Andrea Bargnani (264 points) of Toronto and Memphis’ Rudy Gay (93 points) came in second and third place, respectively.
The votes were cast by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. First place votes garnered five points; second place, three; third place, one. Roy becomes only the third Blazer to ever win the award, and the first in over 30 years – the previous winners were Geoff Petrie and Sidney Wicks in the ‘70s.
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Oscar Ratings See a Significant Bump From Last Year
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Award Shows, Prime Time, ABC, Internet, Ratings,
So, how did the biggest awards show of the year go, ratings-wise? Many critics predicted that this year’s broadcast would not be a big ratings hit, but boy were they wrong. Viewership for this year’s Academy Awards ceremony averaged 39.9 million viewers, which is about 1 million more than last year, according to Nielsen estimates. Most critics and viewers were not too kind, saying that Ellen DeGeneres’ hosting job was so-so, the broadcast ran too long, and the show was a bore overall. All that aside, seems people are still interested in the Oscars—and a million more were interested this year. If you hung in there for the almost four-hour tour, then you deserve your own miniature statuette for going the distance. Even with the swell in viewership, turns out the broadcast is no big winner in the scheme of Oscars past. The 1998 Oscars drew 55.2 million. I made it about half-way through, then checked out the results online this morning. Heck, with enough Internet coverage of the ceremony, you can even catch video highlights and bypass the snooze-worthy moments.
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The 2007 Golden Globe Awards
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, ABC, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, Syndication, 24, Desperate Housewives, Entourage, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Lost, Medium, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Talent, The Office, The Sopranos,
Ladies and Gents – I can’t tell you how excited I am about the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards tonight!! It’s been a whole five months since I’ve done minute-by-minute coverage of an awards show and I’ve been dying to unload. (And yes—I am ignoring the fact that the People’s Choice Awards even exist).
The Academy Awards may get the largest viewing audience, but the Golden Globes telecast is the only one I really love to watch. A cross between the insignificant People’s Choice and the stuffy Oscars, this show mixes credibility with spontaneous fun. Yes—the Miss Golden Globe tradition is beyond lame. And yes—separating Dramas from Musicals/Comedies is something I will never understand. But knowing that I may see a star slam down a drink after bitterly losing is exciting defined.
As for who I think should win? Well, Jennifer Hudson is an absolute given. (Though Rinko Kikuchi from Babel would be a nice surprise). And it would be great to see Forest Whitaker beat out both Leo nominations. But no matter what happens, I’m ready for the ride. So bring it on!
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NBR Picks the Best Films of ‘06
Posted by Johnny Mercedes Categories: Awards, Lists,
Earlier today, The National Board of Review (NBR), a nonprofit organization, announced its top film awards for 2006. For nearly a century, NBR has been supporting film as entertainment and art, and is still the first critical body to declare its annual awards. The winners, selected from 270 of this year’s films, are as follows:
Letters From Iwo Jima
Best Director:Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Best Actor:Forest Whitaker, The Last King Of Scotland
Best Actress:Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Supporting Actor: Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Catherine O’Hara, For Your Consideration
Best Foreign Film:Volver
Best Documentary:An Inconvenient Truth
Best Animated Feature:Cars
Best Ensemble Cast:The Departed
Breakthrough Performance – Male:Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Breakthrough Performance – Female: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls and Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
Jason Reitman, Thank You For Smoking
Best Original Screenplay:Zach Helm, Stranger Than Fiction
Best Adapted Screenplay:Ron Nyswaner, The Painted Veil
These awards often foreshadow similar results come Oscar night, so keep an eye on these early predictions. For a full list of winners, visit the NBR website.
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VH1 Big In ‘06 Awards—Big Waste?
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Award Shows, Music, Reality, Cable, Cable/Satellite,
I tried to watch the VH1 Big in ‘06 Awards, I really did. But I just couldn’t help thinking this was a colossal waste of time. I love awards shows as much as the next gal, but this one is completely unnecessary. But maybe that’s the point. The event kicked off with host D.L. Hughley telling a bunch of unfunny jokes at rapid fire pace, followed by the first presenters of the night—the cheerleader from Heroes and Tommy Lee. Ugh. They presented the award for Big Music Artist to Justin Timberlake, and even he seemed unexcited to be there. Next up? Backstage interviews to come courtesy of VH1’s darling, Flavor Flav. Double Ugh. That’s where they lost me. Appearances included Eva Longoria, Lance Bass, Kiefer Sutherland, Stephen Colbert, Joey Lawrence, Katharine McPhee, Masi Oka, lonelygirl15 (Jessica Rose,) and more, with a special performance by Dennis DeYoung. That’s a big “huh?” from me, but maybe Dennis DeYoung is making a comeback or something? Anyway, winners included David Hasselhoff (Big Comeback), Britney Spears (Big Mama), Stephen Colbert (Big Breakthrough), Janelle Pierzina (Big Reality Star, Big Brother All-Stars), Katharine McPhee (Big IT Girl), Kiefer Sutherland (Big TV Star).
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The Bleeding Edge Wins Best Technology Video Blog At The Vloggies!
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Announcements,
I have no idea how we pulled this off, especially with stiff competition like Diggnation, Command-N, Systm, CrankyGeeks, and others - but we did it. Gear Live’s technology video podcast, The Bleeding Edge, won the award for Best Technology Video Blog. This is truly amazing, and an honor, and let’s us know that despite all the silliness and fun we are having doing what we do, there is a movement happening, and we are honored to be a part of it. Check the video above for a nice, truncated recap of The Vloggies. Oh, and yes - we couldn’t make it, and we didn’t send a video acceptance speech because, quite frankly, we didn’t think we would win!
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The Bleeding Edge Wins Best Technology Video Blog At The Vloggies!
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Announcements,
I have no idea how we pulled this off, especially with stiff competition like Diggnation, Command-N, Systm, CrankyGeeks, and others - but we did it. Gear Live’s technology video podcast, The Bleeding Edge, won the award for Best Technology Video Blog. This is truly amazing, and an honor, and let’s us know that despite all the silliness and fun we are having doing what we do, there is a movement happening, and we are honored to be a part of it. Check the video above for a nice, truncated recap of The Vloggies. Oh, and yes - we couldn’t make it, and we didn’t send a video acceptance speech because, quite frankly, we didn’t think we would win!
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Please Vote For Us In The Vloggies!
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Announcements,
Okay guys, here is where we can use a show of reader support - we want to feel the love. The first ever Vloggies Award Show is taking place on November 4, and we are pretty proud of our little show, The Bleeding Edge. Obviously, we hope that you guys are also enjoying it to - enough to nominate us for an award. The three that we have our eye on are Best Technology Vlog, Best Group Vlog, and…um…Best Vlog. Yeah, we know that Best Vlog is pretty much out of our reach, but it doesn’t hurt to try, right?
If you want to help out, here are the nomination submission links - Just fill in The Bleeding Edge and http://www.bleedingedgetv.com where appropriate:
Best Vlog Nomination
Best Group Vlog Nomination
Best Tech Videoblog Nomination
Thanks guys!
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Vote For The Bleeding Edge In The Vloggies! (Please?)
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Announcements,
Okay guys, here is where we can use a show of reader support - we want to feel the love. The first ever Vloggies Award Show is taking place on November 4, and we are pretty proud of our little show, The Bleeding Edge. Obviously, we hope that you guys are also enjoying it to - enough to nominate us for an award. The three that we have our eye on are Best Technology Vlog, Best Group Vlog, and…um…Best Vlog. Yeah, we know that Best Vlog is pretty much out of our reach, but it doesn’t hurt to try, right?
If you want to help out, here are the nomination submission links - Just fill in The Bleeding Edge and http://www.bleedingedgetv.com where appropriate:
Best Vlog Nomination
Best Group Vlog Nomination
Best Tech Videoblog Nomination
Thanks guys!
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