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By tomoneil Oscars prediction: 'Inglourious Basterds' will win best picture Golden Globes expand animation race to five nominees Quiz: What film ties the record for most Oscar nominations? nuggets: Inside the Governors Awards | Best actor race heats up | 'Up in the Air' literally

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By tomoneil Golden Globes expand animation race to five nominees Quiz: What film ties the record for most Oscar nominations? Can sly 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' sneak into the Oscars' hen house? Oscars to arrive late at the 'Precious' party? Inside track on the Oscars' best actor race

By tomoneil Inside track on the Oscars' supporting actor race Oscars quiz: What film ties the record for most nominations? Inside track on the Oscars' best actor race Inside track on the Oscars' best picture and best director races Illustration by Ty Wilson

By tomoneil Golden Globes expand animation race to five nominees Quiz: What film ties the record for most Oscar nominations? Can sly 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' sneak into the Oscars' hen house? Oscars to arrive late at the 'Precious' party? Inside track on the Oscars' best actor race

By tomoneil Golden Globes expand animation race to five nominees Quiz: What film ties the record for most Oscar nominations? Can sly 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' sneak into the Oscars' hen house? Oscars to arrive late at the 'Precious' party? Inside track on the Oscars' best actor race

By tomoneil At the Oscars, the size of the category is determined by the number of contenders in the mix. The category expands to five nominees if more than 16 animated features qualify per year. Here's the new rule from the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.:

By tomoneil Golden Globes expand animation race to five nominees Quiz: What film ties the record for most Oscar nominations? Can sly 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' sneak into the Oscars' hen house? Oscars to arrive late at the 'Precious' party? Inside track on the Oscars' best actor race

By tomoneil nuggets: Kathy Griffin guests on 'SVU' | Is Meryl Streep playing favorites? | Denzel Washington returns to Broadway Oscars rewind: 'Slumdog Millionaire' tied for most European Film Awards nominations Oscars predix: Who's ahead in the best actor derby?

By tomoneil Oscars rewind: 'Slumdog Millionaire' tied for most European Film Awards nominations Oscars predix: Who's ahead in the best actor derby? Oscars derby update: 'Precious' finally breaks out, 'Crazy Heart' ambushes best actor race

By tomoneil Oscars rewind: 'Slumdog Millionaire' tied for most European Film Awards nominations Oscars predix: Who's ahead in the best actor derby? Oscars derby update: 'Precious' finally breaks out, 'Crazy Heart' ambushes best actor race

By tomoneil Not so complicated: Meryl Streep wasn't asked to join costars as Oscars co-hosts Oscars derby update: 'Precious' finally breaks out, 'Crazy Heart' ambushes best actor race Inglourious Basterds' goes for drama at the Golden Globes Oscars predix for best pix from 16 experts

By tomoneil Daniel Day-Lewis, "Nine" X X X X X X X X X X X X X Michael Stuhlbarg, "A Serious Man"     X Oscars derby update: 'Precious' finally breaks out, 'Crazy Heart' ambushes best actor race Oscars predix: Who's ahead in the best-actress derby Inglourious Basterds' goes for drama at the Golden Globes

By tomoneil Oscars predix: Who's ahead in the best-actress derby Inglourious Basterds' goes for drama at the Golden Globes nuggets: Hugh Jackman hails new Oscar hosts | 'A Town Called Panic' calms Oscars toon race | Yea or nay to last-minute Oscar entries? Oscars predix for best pix from 16 experts

By tomoneil OSCARS • Governors Awards presenters to include trio of Oscar winners GOLDEN GLOBES • Ricky Gervais: Perfectly crazy choice to host Golden Globes OTHER AWARDS • Final snub for 'Australia' from Oz Oscars • Can you spot the Oscars' nominee for best actor?

By tomoneil Tina Fey: 20% (206 votes) Steve Carell: 12% (130 votes) Kathy Griffin: 11% (114 votes) Tom Hanks: 10% (104 votes) Queen Latifah: 9% (90 votes) Mariah Carey: 8% (83 votes) Jim Carrey: 8% (79 votes) George Clooney: 7% (70 votes) Will Smith: 6% (65 votes)

By tomoneil There are the usual names in the mix like A-listers George Clooney, Tom Hanks and Will Smith. And there are the hipper choices like Steve Carell and Tina Fey. But with Jackman hitting a home run last year with his singing and dancing don't discount someone like Queen Latifah -- who Shankman di...

By tomoneil • With Ricky Gervais hosting the Globes, you can cross him off this wish list of Oscar emcees from Marc Hirsch. Among those he would like to see at the Kodak Theater are Tony and Emmy host Neil Patrick Harris (nope -- no movie cred), Tina Fey (too Gotham), and Queen Latifah (interesting). As Hir...

By tomoneil At the most recent Globes, Gervais raised eyebrows when he appeared at the podium and teased "The Reader" star Kate Winslet about finally winning her first statuette from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association: "I told you. Do a Holocaust movie and the awards come! Didn't I?"

By tomoneil So, yes, I think there's a backlash against "Precious," but it's a peculiar, isolated case, not epidemic, so therefore not significant. Just like "Juno," "Precious" will rebound just fine with major laurels at the Indie Spirits, Oscars, Golden Globes and, yes, even a few brave critics'...

By tomoneil Campion and Coppola competed at the Golden Globes as well. The only woman to win with the Globes was Barbra Streisand for her directorial debut "Yentl" in 1983; she picked up another bid with "The Prince of Tides" in 1991. The DGA nominated all these woman -- save for Babs the first time -- and a...

By tomoneil A Serious Man" marks a return to the awards derby for the Coen brothers two years after "No Country for Old Men" won them three Oscars, for best picture, direction and adapted screenplay. Joel and Ethan Coen revisit their suburban Minneapolis childhood in the quasi-autobiographical "A S...

By tomoneil And she could well find herself back on the red carpet. For her performance on "Everybody Loves Raymond," she was nominated for the lead actress in a comedy series Emmy  seven years in a row (1999-2005). She won the award in 2000 and 2001. While she was snubbed by the Golden Globes for the entire...

By tomoneil Wednesday, Dec. 2 – Grammy nominations Sunday, Dec. 13 – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards voting (not confirmed) Thursday, Dec. 17 – SAG Awards nominations Friday, Jan. 8 – DGA TV nominations Sunday, Jan. 17 – Golden Globes Sunday, Jan. 31 – Grammy Awards

By tomoneil It was a lot of fun when Tina Fey ("30 Rock") went all nuclear on The Envelope during her Golden Globes acceptance speech this year. But she's still hurling rocks. Sunday night, backstage at the Emmys, moments after "30 Rock" won best comedy series, a journalist asked if her victory was reall...

 CA At the Golden Globes, "Borat" lost the award for best comedy/musical picture to "Dreamgirls." By honoring these genres with their own award, the Golden Globes have bestowed bragging rights to many movies overlooked by the Oscars. ...

 CA He also acquired two Golden Globes, three Screen Actors Guild awards and the TV Critics Assn. award for his portrayal of Jack Donaghy, a conservative broadcast company exec with a heart of some kind of gold-related substance. Calling in from the set of ...

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Farrah's Story': Farrah Fawcett's greatest role  CA Farrah Fawcett has also been nominated for six Golden Globes and one Independent Spirit Award ("The Apostle," 1997), but the only major showbiz prize she's won so far is a People's Choice Award for "Charlie's Angels" (1977).

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By tomoneil If Poehler is nominated, she will most likely find herself up against her best friend — Emmy darling Tina Fey who won this race last year for "30 Rock." Fey also picked up Emmys for writing and producing this show last year. And as we all know from her shout-out at the Golden Globes, Fey is an inve...

By tomoneil In the middle of the second season, Matthew Fox lost the Golden Globes lead actor race to "House" star Hugh Laurie. The following year, Evangeline Lilly lost her sole Globe race to Kyra Sedgwick of "The Closer." Fox has won two of his four nods (2006, 2008) at the sci-fi centric Saturn Awards w...

By tomoneil Two years ago, Tom Selleck nabbed an Emmy nomination for best actor in a TV movie for "Jesse Stone: Sea Change," the fourth time he portrayed that flustered, flawed, former big-city cop reduced to chasing pesky criminals in a small Massachusetts town. When the fifth flick, "Thin Ice," air...

By tomoneil Hannah Montana: The Movie" is merely an extended episode of the TV show, of course, but it proves that Miley Cyrus has serious clout with moviegoers. Earlier this year she proved more of the same when she voiced the character Penny in "Bolt," which was nominated for best animated feature at...

By tomoneil • For the first time, the Golden Globes will be aired live across the U.S. when the ceremony is held on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. There will not be a three-hour delay for West Coast viewers. REUTERS • "The summer Olympics leads the field of nominees for the 30th annual Sports Emmy Awards, reports Reut...

By tomoneil Lead actress winner Kate Winslet ("The Reader") won supporting actress with the Screen Actors Guild as well as the Golden Globes before being bumped up to lead actress and winning the BAFTA. RELATED POST: Oscar nominations follow guild awards as a guide

By tomoneil 2007: Daniel Day-Lewis ("There Will Be Blood"), Javier Bardem ("No Country for Old Men") See complete list of SAG nominees Yeah, Meryl Streep Just Hiked Her Record Number of Oscar Nominations, but . . . Oscar Nominations Follow Guild Awards as a Guide See a complete list of Oscar nominees

By tomoneil How Bruce Springsteen got shut out of the Oscar nominations Oscars snub 'The Dark Knight' and star of 'Slumdog Millionaire' Oscar nominations follow guild awards as a guide Oscars Quiz: Who Wrote the Most Best Picture Winners? See a complete list of Oscar nominees

By tomoneil Posthumous Oscars nominations: A Reality Since the First Academy Awards Yeah, Meryl Streep Just Hiked Her Record Number of Oscar Nominations, But . . . Oscar Nominations Reward December Releases Quiz: What Movie Had the Most Oscar Nominations Ever?

By tomoneil • Tina Fey trashed The Envelope's forum posters in her Golden Globe acceptance speech! • Tina Fey accepts our apology on behalf of The Envelope forum posters. • Will Kate Winslet's upset at the Golden Globes trip up the Oscars derby? • Will the Golden Globes winners repeat at the Oscars? • 'W...