Sunday, March 7, 2010

2010 List of Academy Award Winners

Celebrity Wire Congratulates all the amazing and talented winners of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards

Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards





Actor in a Leading Role



  • Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”

  • George Clooney in “Up in the Air”

  • Colin Firth in “A Single Man”

  • Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”

  • Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”


Actor in a Supporting Role



  • Matt Damon in “Invictus”

  • Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”

  • Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”

  • Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”

  • Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”


Actress in a Leading Role



  • Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”

  • Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”

  • Carey Mulligan in “An Education”

  • Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

  • Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”


Actress in a Supporting Role



  • Penélope Cruz in “Nine”

  • Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”

  • Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”

  • Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”

  • Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”


Animated Feature Film



  • Coraline” Henry Selick

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson

  • The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements

  • The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore

  • Up” Pete Docter


Art Direction



  • Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith

  • Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim

  • Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

  • The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray


Cinematography



  • Avatar” Mauro Fiore

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel

  • The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd

  • Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson

  • The White Ribbon” Christian Berger


Costume Design



  • Bright Star” Janet Patterson

  • Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier

  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme

  • Nine” Colleen Atwood

  • The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell


Directing



  • Avatar” James Cameron

  • The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow

  • Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino

  • Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels

  • Up in the Air” Jason Reitman


Documentary (Feature)



  • Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller

  • The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens

  • Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein

  • The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

  • Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa


Documentary (Short Subject)



  • China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill

  • The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher

  • The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert

  • Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

  • Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra


Film Editing



  • Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron

  • District 9” Julian Clarke

  • The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

  • Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke

  • Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz


Foreign Language Film



  • Ajami” Israel

  • The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada)” Peru

  • A Prophet (Un Prophète)” France

  • The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina

  • The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)” Germany


Makeup



  • Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano

  • Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

  • The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore


Music (Original Score)



  • Avatar” James Horner

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat

  • The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders

  • Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer

  • Up” Michael Giacchino


Music (Original Song)



  • Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

  • Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

  • Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas

  • Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston

  • The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett


Best Picture



  • Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers

  • The Blind Side” Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers

  • District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers

  • An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers

  • The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers

  • Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer

  • Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers

  • A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers

  • Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer

  • Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers


Short Film (Animated)



  • French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert

  • Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell

  • The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia

  • Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin

  • A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park


Short Film (Live Action)



  • The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn

  • Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström

  • Kavi” Gregg Helvey

  • Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey

  • The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson


Sound Editing



  • Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

  • The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson

  • Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman

  • Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin

  • Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers


Sound Mixing



  • Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson

  • The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

  • Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano

  • Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin

  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson


Visual Effects



  • Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

  • District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken

  • Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton


Writing (Adapted Screenplay)



  • District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell

  • An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby

  • In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche

  • Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

  • Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner


Writing (Original Screenplay)



  • The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal

  • Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino

  • The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman

  • A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

  • Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Oscar Nominees for 2010 Academy Awards

The 2010 Oscar nominations are out! Does it look like every good film this year got a best picture nomination? What's with ten Best Pic nominees? Well I guess they were all good movies? Then there is Avatar, Avatar and Avatar! Maybe there is a winner there :) For sure James Cameron is the top choice nominee for "Most Money Made in a Motion Picture". In any event everyone at Celebrity Wire congratulates all these deserving nominees and wishes them the best at the 82nd Academy Awards and we look forward to covering it. Below are the nominees


The 2010 82nd Oscar Nominations

Actor in a Leading Role



  • Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”

  • George Clooney in “Up in the Air”

  • Colin Firth in “A Single Man”

  • Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”

  • Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”


Actor in a Supporting Role



  • Matt Damon in “Invictus”

  • Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”

  • Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”

  • Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”

  • Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”


Actress in a Leading Role



  • Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”

  • Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”

  • Carey Mulligan in “An Education”

  • Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

  • Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”


Actress in a Supporting Role



  • Penélope Cruz in “Nine”

  • Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”

  • Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”

  • Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”

  • Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”


Animated Feature Film



  • Coraline” Henry Selick

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson

  • The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements

  • The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore

  • Up” Pete Docter


Art Direction



  • Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith

  • Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim

  • Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

  • The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray


Cinematography



  • Avatar” Mauro Fiore

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel

  • The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd

  • Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson

  • The White Ribbon” Christian Berger


Costume Design



  • Bright Star” Janet Patterson

  • Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier

  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme

  • Nine” Colleen Atwood

  • The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell


Directing



  • Avatar” James Cameron

  • The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow

  • Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino

  • Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels

  • Up in the Air” Jason Reitman


Documentary (Feature)



  • Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller

  • The Cove” Nominees to be determined

  • Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein

  • The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

  • Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa


Documentary (Short Subject)



  • China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill

  • The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher

  • The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert

  • Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

  • Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra


Film Editing



  • Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron

  • District 9” Julian Clarke

  • The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

  • Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke

  • Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz


Foreign Language Film



  • Ajami” Israel

  • El Secreto de Sus Ojos” Argentina

  • The Milk of Sorrow” Peru

  • Un Prophète” France

  • The White Ribbon” Germany


Makeup



  • Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano

  • Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

  • The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore


Music (Original Score)



  • Avatar” James Horner

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat

  • The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders

  • Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer

  • Up” Michael Giacchino


Music (Original Song)



  • Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

  • Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

  • Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas

  • Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston

  • The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett


Best Picture



  • Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers

  • The Blind Side” Nominees to be determined

  • District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers

  • An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers

  • The Hurt Locker” Nominees to be determined

  • Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer

  • Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers

  • A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers

  • Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer

  • Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers


Short Film (Animated)



  • French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert

  • Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell

  • The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia

  • Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin

  • A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park


Short Film (Live Action)



  • The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn

  • Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström

  • Kavi” Gregg Helvey

  • Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey

  • The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson


Sound Editing



  • Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

  • The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson

  • Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman

  • Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin

  • Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers


Sound Mixing



  • Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson

  • The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

  • Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano

  • Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin

  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson


Visual Effects



  • Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

  • District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken

  • Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton


Writing (Adapted Screenplay)



  • District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell

  • An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby

  • In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche

  • Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

  • Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner


Writing (Original Screenplay)



  • The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal

  • Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino

  • The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman

  • A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

  • Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

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Monday, February 1, 2010

2010 Grammy Winners

Not the very best Grammy Awards show ever, but still a very good one with Lady Gaga and Elton John opening the show. Here are the winners of the 2010 Grammy Awards. Much Congrats from Celebrity Wire!

Album of the Year: "Fearless," Taylor Swift

Record of the Year: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon

Song of the Year: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On it)," Beyonce Knowles

New Artist: Zac Brown Band

Pop Vocal Album: "The E.N.D.", The Black Eyed Peas

Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Halo," Beyonce Knowles

Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Make It Mine," Jason Mraz

Rock Album: "21st Century Breakdown," Green Day

Rock Song: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon

R&B Album: "BLACKsummers'night, "Maxwell

R&B Song: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," Beyonce Knowles

Rap Album: "Relapse," Eminem

Rap Song: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West

Country Album: "Fearless," Taylor Swift

Female Country Vocal Performance: "White Horse," Taylor Swift

Male Country Vocal Performance: "Sweet Thing," Keith Urban,

Latin Pop Album: "Sin Frenos," La Quinta Estacion

Contemporary Jazz Album: "75," Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate

Classical Album: "Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio from Symphony No. 10"

Traditional Gospel Album: "Oh Happy Day," various artists

Dance Recording: "Poker Face," Lady Gaga

Electronic Dance Album: "The Fame," Lady Gaga

Alternative Music Album: "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix," Phoenix

Spoken Word Album: "Always Looking Up," Michael J. Fox

Comedy Album: "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!" Stephen Colbert Sphere: Related Content

Sunday, January 31, 2010

The Grammy Nominees 2010

At Celebrity Wire we want to wish all the Grammy Nominees tonight the best of luck and YES they are all winners!

Album of the Year

I Am... Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé
The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
The Fame, Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King, Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
Fearless, Taylor Swift


Record of the Year

"Halo," Beyoncé
"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody," Kings Of Leon
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift


Song of the Year

"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriter (Beyoncé)
"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill,, songwriter (Kings Of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)


Best New Artist

Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings


Pop Vocal Album

The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
Breakthrough, Colbie Caillat
All I Ever Wanted, Kelly Clarkson
The Fray, The Fray
Funhouse, Pink


Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

"Hometown Glory," Adele
"Halo," Beyoncé
"Hot N Cold," Katy Perry
"Sober," Pink
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift


Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

"This Time," John Legend
"Love You," Maxwell
"Make It Mine," Jason Mraz
"I'm Yours," Jason Mraz
"If You Don't Know Me By Now," Seal
"All About The Love Again," Stevie Wonder


Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group

"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"We Weren't Born To Follow," Bon Jovi
"Never Say Never," The Fray
"Sara Smile," Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Kids," MGMT


Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group

Can't Find My Way Home, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
Life In Technicolor II, Coldplay
21 Guns, Green Day
Use Somebody, Kings Of Leon
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight, U2


Rap Album

Universal Mind Control, Common
Relapse, Eminem
R.O.O.T.S., Flo Rida
The Ecstatic, Mos Def
The Renaissance, Q-Tip


Rock Album

Black Ice, AC/DC
Live From Madison Square Garden, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
21st Century Breakdown, Green Day
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King, Dave Matthews Band
No Line On The Horizon, U2


Country Album

The Foundation, Zac Brown Band
Twang, George Strait
Fearless, Taylor Swift
Defying Gravity, Keith Urban
Call Me Crazy, Lee Ann Womack
Best Female Country Vocal Performance

"Dead Flowers," Miranda Lambert
"I Just Call You Mine," Martina McBride
"White Horse," Taylor Swift
"Just A Dream," Carrie Underwood
"Solitary Thinkin'," Lee Ann Womack


Best Male Country Vocal Performance

"All I Ask For Anymore," Trace Adkins
"People Are Crazy," Billy Currington
"High Cost Of Living," Jamey Johnson
"Living For The Night," George Strait
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Saturday, January 9, 2010

Beyonce Sings At Gadaffi (also Kahadafi) Party on NYE Despite Previous Terrorist Ties!

When a friend of mine reported on her Facebook page that she just went to a great party where Beyonce' sang and it was hosted by the Khadfafi family I said to a staff member of Celebrity Wire "this couldn't be the dictator from Libya's family splurging a little oil money can it?". Sure enough it was and I admit I was a little shocked (not much shocks me these days) and more disappointed. If you were a famous public artist like Beyonce would you sing at a well known terrorists sons party for 2 million dollars? Even more would it help your decision if the son had his own unique criminal record that also had a reported serious history of domestic violence? Well I guess the answer for Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z is simple: 2 mill is still two mill and let's party. Other reported guests at this wonderful New Years Eve bash were reportedly Lindsay Lohan, Russell Simmons, Usher and perhaps even Billionaire Paul Allen. Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, also known as Colonel Gaddafi; born 1942) has been the de facto leader of Libya since a coup in 1969. "Throughout the 1970s, his regime was implicated in subversion and terrorist activities in both Arab and non-Arab countries. By the mid-1980s, he was widely regarded in the West as the principal financier of international terrorism. Reportedly, Gaddafi was a major financier of the "Black September Movement" which perpetrated the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and was accused by the United States of being responsible for direct control of the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing that killed three people and wounded more than 200, of whom a substantial number were U.S. servicemen. He is also said to have paid "Carlos the Jackal" to kidnap and then release a number of Saudi Arabian and Iranian oil ministers. In August of 2003, Libya wrote to the United Nations formally accepting 'responsibility for the actions of its officials' in respect of the Lockerbie bombing and agreed to pay compensation of up to 2.7 billion dollars or up to 10 million to each of the families of the 270 victims." All of that seems like a good reason to now celebrate New Years Eve with the Gaddafi family in 2010. After all it's a new decade and they haven't committed any terrorism that we know of lately and they have a lot of oil money. So let's party with them babe; absolutely let's party!!!. The host of the party was officially reported to be: Muammar Gaddafi's fifth eldest son, Motassim Bilal (Hannibal) Gaddafi, (as reported and noted by Wikipedia) "once worked for General National Maritime Transport Company, a company that specializes in Libyan oil exports. He is most notable for being involved in a series of violent incidents throughout Europe. In 2001, Hannibal attacked three Italian policemen with a fire extinguisher; in September 2004, he was briefly detained in Paris after driving a Porsche at 90 mph in the wrong direction and through red lights down the Champs-Élysées while intoxicated; and in 2005, Hannibal in Paris allegedly beat model and then girlfriend Alin Skaf, who later filed an assault suit against him.[68] He was fined and given a four month suspended prison sentence after this incident. In December 2009 police were called to Claridges Hotel in London after staff heard a scream from Hannibal's room. Aline Skaf, now his wife, was found to have suffered facial injuries including a broken nose, but charges were not pressed after she maintained she had sustained the injuries in a fall[69].
On 15 July 2008, Hannibal and his wife were held for two days and charged with assaulting two of their staff in Geneva, Switzerland and then released on bail on 17 July. The government of Libya subsequently put a boycott on Swiss imports, reduced flights between Libya and Switzerland, stopped issuing visas to Swiss citizens, recalled diplomats from Bern, and forced all Swiss companies such as ABB and Nestlé to close offices. General National Maritime Transport Company, which owns a large refinery in Switzerland, also halted oil shipments to Switzerland.[70] Two Swiss businessmen who were in Libya at the time have, ever since, been denied permission to leave the country, and even held hostage for some time.[71] (see Switzerland-Libya conflict).
At the 35th G8 summit in July 2009, Gaddafi called Switzerland a "world mafia" and called for the country to be split between France, Germany and Italy."
Doesn't sound too bad to me; perhaps Rihanna would have liked that gig? No I don't think so! What I do think is that when there is a lot of money on the table that pretty and famous people can be tantalized by it and then other jetsetters (like my really nice friend) will follow and every once in awhile it will culminate in an embarrassing moment that just doesn't look or feel or smell right. Because the whole thought of this party doesn't seem like it deserves any endorsement at all. If it is any consolation I heard it was a very good party and that whoever was paid to plan it did their job well. But also whoever sadly planned the Lockerbie bombing also did their job. I wonder whether Beyonce and the others involved in this NYE show are going to put on a concert for the families of those victims or the other terror victims of the Libyan regime. Better yet why not donate the money you made on this to Libya's terror victims and their families.

Has Hollywood style glitz and glamour become more important than right and wrong? Has money become the driving force for Celebrities like Beyonce or others? At Celebrity Wire we don't think it is cool to cover or hang out with celebs at any cost or at the sacrifice of right and wrong so we will say no to events like this one! We do think that Beyonce and Jay Z are generally likable good people and incredible talents. We also think highly of Russell Simmons and Usher and even at times; Lindsay Lohan. I would love to count Paul Allen as a friend or investor (as he is in my sisters company). But I cannot think that attending an event like this with people like this no matter what yacht it is on or how much money a person has (in this case "Hannibal Gaddafi") is cool, admirable or acceptable. I hope next time they check the invitation twice and say no. It wasn't worth all the bad publicity or Karma that comes with this kind of party. However we do wish everyone Peace, Love and Happiness and No Terrorism (including the Gadaffi's) in this year and every other.

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Saturday, January 2, 2010

Jason Davis "Gummi Bear" Enters Rehab



We want to wish our good friend and cast member of one of our shows Jason Davis a speedy recovery and healthy life and clean living! As reported Jason Davis entered rehab on Wednesday for a reported drug problem. He was assisted by his brother Alex and by Tom Arnold in an intervention. Jason's mother Nancy Davis released this statement to RadarOnline.com: "My son Alexander and Tom Arnold went to help my son Jason, who is an addict, to help save his life." We certainly hope that Jason will get full support from his family in this effort to feel better. Jason has suffered from painful illnesses in the past few years that unfortunately lead to this problem. Jason Davis is a funny and kind and bright young man with a good future without drugs and we hope that will be how his 2010 turns out. Tom Arnold deserves kudos for his caring and friendship in this situation.

Our prayers and best wishes are with you Jase!

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Star of "Clueless" Brittany Murphy Tragically Died Today

Ashton Kutcher sent a message on Twitter Sunday morning about Brittany Murphy's death: "2day the world lost a little piece of sunshine," Kutcher wrote. "My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany's family, her husband, & her amazing mother Sharon." That about sums up how we feel here at Celebrity Wire. Brittany Murphy was a beautiful and talented actress that was very loved in the entertainment community in Los Angeles and just about everywhere she went. She rose to fame in "8 mile" She worked with stars like Michael Douglas, Ashton Kutcher, Angelina Jolie, Eminem and many other major talents. She also appeared in TV roles and in two films in 1999 -- "Drop Dead Gorgeous" and "Girl, Interrupted," for which Jolie received an Oscar. She also appeared in "Sin City", "Uptown Girls", "Don't Say A Word" , and "Just Married". She was married to British Screenwriter Simon Monjack. The Los Angeles County Coroner has said there were no suspicious circumstances regarding her passing but that they would conduct and autopsy over the coming days. It is a sad and tragic day for the Hollywood community to lose such a young and vibrant talent and we mourn her passing.

God Be With You!

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

The 67th Annual Golden Globe nominations. Hot off the press on Celebrity Wire News

Finally something worth talking about in Hollywood instead of the stupid Tiger Woods affair stories or Lindsey Lohan bar escapades! Real achievements and great films made by thousands of hard working and very talented people. That's right it is the 67th Golden Globe nominations and this is what Celebrity Wire is most interested in. Talented and interesting work by people that work hard everyday and love what they do.

Here they are and much congrats to everyone that worked on these films:

THE 67TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS
HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION
2010 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009

GOLDEN GLOBES NOMINATIONS PRESS RELEASE

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. AVATAR
Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox
b. THE HURT LOCKER
Voltage Pictures C/O 42West; Summit Entertainment
c. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company
d. PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
A Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group Production;
Lionsgate
e. UP IN THE AIR
Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. EMILY BLUNT THE YOUNG VICTORIA
b. SANDRA BULLOCK THE BLIND SIDE
c. HELEN MIRREN THE LAST STATION
d. CAREY MULLIGAN AN EDUCATION
e. GABOUREY SIDIBE PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL
PUSH BY SAPPHIRE

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. JEFF BRIDGES CRAZY HEART
b. GEORGE CLOONEY UP IN THE AIR
c. COLIN FIRTH A SINGLE MAN
d. MORGAN FREEMAN INVICTUS
e. TOBEY MAGUIRE BROTHERS

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Watermark Pictures; Fox Searchlight Pictures
b. THE HANGOVER
Warner Bros. Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
c. IT’S COMPLICATED
Relativity Media, Scott Rudin Productions; Universal Pictures
d. JULIE & JULIA
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
e. NINE
The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR
MUSICAL
a. SANDRA BULLOCK THE PROPOSAL
b. MARION COTILLARD NINE
c. JULIA ROBERTS DUPLICITY
d. MERYL STREEP IT’S COMPLICATED
e. MERYL STREEP JULIE & JULIA

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY
OR MUSICAL
a. MATT DAMON THE INFORMANT!
b. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS NINE
c. ROBERT DOWNEY JR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
d. JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
e. MICHAEL STUHLBARG A SERIOUS MAN

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
a. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing
b. CORALINE
Laika, Inc.; Focus Features
c. FANTASTIC MR. FOX
American Empirical Picture; Twentieth Century Fox
d. THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
e. UP
Walt Disney Pictures/PIXAR Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
a. BAARIA (ITALY)
Medusa Film; Summit Entertainment
b. BROKEN EMBRACES (SPAIN)
El Deseo SA; Sony Pictures Classics
c. THE MAID (CHILE)
(LA NANA)
Forastero; Elephant Eye Films
d. A PROPHET (FRANCE)
Chic Films; Sony Pictures Classics
e. THE WHITE RIBBON (GERMANY)
(DAS WEISSE BAND – EINE DEUTSCHE KINDERGESCHICHTE)
Wega Films; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A
MOTION PICTURE
a. PENÉLOPE CRUZ NINE
b. VERA FARMIGA UP IN THE AIR
c. ANNA KENDRICK UP IN THE AIR
d. MO’NIQUE PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL
PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
e. JULIANNE MOORE A SINGLE MAN

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A
MOTION PICTURE
a. MATT DAMON INVICTUS
b. WOODY HARRELSON THE MESSENGER
c. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER THE LAST STATION
d. STANLEY TUCCI THE LOVELY BONES
e. CHRISTOPH WALTZ INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a. KATHRYN BIGELOW THE HURT LOCKER
b. JAMES CAMERON AVATAR
c. CLINT EASTWOOD INVICTUS
d. JASON REITMAN UP IN THE AIR
e. QUENTIN TARANTINO INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
a. NEILL BLOMKAMP, DISTRICT 9
TERRI TATCHELL
b. MARK BOAL THE HURT LOCKER
c. NANCY MEYERS IT'S COMPLICATED
d. JASON REITMAN, UP IN THE AIR
SHELDON TURNER
e. QUENTIN TARANTINO INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
a. MICHAEL GIACCHINO UP
b. MARVIN HAMLISCH THE INFORMANT!
c. JAMES HORNER AVATAR
d. ABEL KORZENIOWSKI A SINGLE MAN
e. KAREN O,
CARTER BURWELL WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a. “CINEMA ITALIANO” — NINE
Music & Lyrics by: Maury Yeston
b. “I WANT TO COME HOME” — EVERYBODY'S FINE
Music & Lyrics by: Paul McCartney
c. “I WILL SEE YOU” — AVATAR
Music by: James Horner, Simon Franglen
Lyrics by: James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell
d. “THE WEARY KIND (THEME FROM CRAZY HEART)” — CRAZY
HEART
Music & Lyrics by: Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett
e. “WINTER” — BROTHERS
Music by: U2
Lyrics by: Bono

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. BIG LOVE (HBO)
Anima Sola and Playtone in association with HBO Entertainment
b. DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde
Phillips Productions
c. HOUSE (FOX)
Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z
Productions and Bad Hat Harry
d. MAD MEN (AMC)
AMC
e. TRUE BLOOD (HBO)
Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment

16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –
DRAMA
a. GLENN CLOSE DAMAGES
b. JANUARY JONES MAD MEN
c. JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE
d. ANNA PAQUIN TRUE BLOOD
e. KYRA SEDGWICK THE CLOSER

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. SIMON BAKER THE MENTALIST
b. MICHAEL C. HALL DEXTER
c. JON HAMM MAD MEN
d. HUGH LAURIE HOUSE
e. BILL PAXTON BIG LOVE

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. 30 ROCK (NBC)
Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little
Stranger Inc.
b. ENTOURAGE (HBO)
Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO
Entertainment
c. GLEE (FOX)
Twentieth Century Fox Television
d. MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
Twentieth Century Fox Television
e. THE OFFICE (NBC)
Universal Media Studios, Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC

19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –
COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. TONI COLLETTE UNITED STATES OF TARA
b. COURTENEY COX COUGAR TOWN
c. EDIE FALCO NURSE JACKIE
d. TINA FEY 30 ROCK
e. LEA MICHELE GLEE

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES –
COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK
b. STEVE CARELL THE OFFICE
c. DAVID DUCHOVNY CALIFORNICATION
d. THOMAS JANE HUNG
e. MATTHEW MORRISON GLEE

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (LIFETIME TELEVISION)
Sony Pictures Television
b. GREY GARDENS (HBO)
Specialty Films and Locomotive in association with HBO Films
c. INTO THE STORM (HBO)
Scott Free and Rainmark Films Production in association with the BBC and HBO
Films
d. LITTLE DORRIT (PBS)
Masterpiece/BBC Co-production
e. TAKING CHANCE (HBO)
Motion Picture Corporation of America and Civil Dawn Pictures in association
with HBO Films

22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION
PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. JOAN ALLEN GEORGIA O'KEEFFE
b. DREW BARRYMORE GREY GARDENS
c. JESSICA LANGE GREY GARDENS
d. ANNA PAQUIN THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA
SENDLER
e. SIGOURNEY WEAVER PRAYERS FOR BOBBY

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION
PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. KEVIN BACON TAKING CHANCE
b. KENNETH BRANAGH WALLANDER: ONE STEP BEHIND
c. CHIWETEL EJIOFOR ENDGAME
d. BRENDAN GLEESON INTO THE STORM
e. JEREMY IRONS GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A
SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. JANE ADAMS HUNG
b. ROSE BYRNE DAMAGES
c. JANE LYNCH GLEE
d. JANET McTEER INTO THE STORM
e. CHLOË SEVIGNY BIG LOVE

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES,
MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. MICHAEL EMERSON LOST
b. NEIL PATRICK HARRIS HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
c. WILLIAM HURT DAMAGES
d. JOHN LITHGOW DEXTER
e. JEREMY PIVEN ENTOURAGE


WINNERS BY MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR
AND TELEVISION NETWORK
MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR
The Weinstein Company 12
Warner Bros. Pictures 9
Paramount Pictures 7
Sony Pictures Classics 6
Lionsgate 5
Twentieth Century Fox 5
Fox Searchlight Pictures 4
Sony Pictures Releasing 4
Summit Entertainment 4
Universal Pictures 4
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 4
Focus Features 2
Relativity Media LLC 2
Apparition 1
Elephant Eye Films 1
Miramax Films 1
Oscilloscope Laboratories 1

TELEVISION NETWORK
HBO 17
FOX 6
SHOWTIME 6
NBC 5
CBS 4
LIFETIME TELEVISION 4
ABC 3
AMC 3
FX NETWORKS 3
PBS 3
TNT 1

WINNERS BY MOTION PICTURE
AND TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
MOTION PICTURE
UP IN THE AIR 6
NINE 5
AVATAR 4
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS 4
THE HURT LOCKER 3
INVICTUS 3
IT’S COMPLICATED 3
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE 3
A SINGLE MAN 3
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER 2
BROTHERS 2
CRAZY HEART 2
THE INFORMANT! 2
JULIE & JULIA 2
THE LAST STATION 2
UP 2
BAARIA 1
THE BLIND SIDE 1
BROKEN EMBRACES 1
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 1
CORALINE 1
DISTRICT 9 1
DUPLICITY 1
AN EDUCATION 1
EVERYBODY'S FINE 1
FANTASTIC MR. FOX 1
THE HANGOVER 1
THE LOVELY BONES 1
THE MAID 1
THE MESSENGER 1
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG 1
A PROPHET 1
THE PROPOSAL 1
A SERIOUS MAN 1
SHERLOCK HOLMES 1
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE 1
THE WHITE RIBBON 1
THE YOUNG VICTORIA 1

WINNERS BY MOTION PICTURE
AND TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
GLEE 4
30 ROCK 3
BIG LOVE 3
DAMAGES 3
DEXTER 3
GEORGIA O'KEEFFE 3
GREY GARDENS 3
INTO THE STORM 3
MAD MEN 3
ENTOURAGE 2
HOUSE 2
HUNG 2
THE OFFICE 2
TAKING CHANCE 2
TRUE BLOOD 2
CALIFORNICATION 1
THE CLOSER 1
COUGAR TOWN 1
THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA SENDLER 1
ENDGAME 1
THE GOOD WIFE 1
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER 1
LITTLE DORRIT 1
LOST 1
THE MENTALIST 1
MODERN FAMILY 1
NURSE JACKIE 1
PRAYERS FOR BOBBY 1
UNITED STATES OF TARA 1
WALLANDER: ONE STEP BEHIND 1

Good Luck,

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