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Kevin Michael Music Giveway: We Have a Winner!

BuzzSugar — Tue, 15 May 2007 09:27:12 PDT

Last week on BuzzSugar, I teamed up with Downtown Records for a special Kevin Michael giveaway, where one lucky reader would win a specially pressed copy of the R&B singer's debut EP Ya Dig? (Normally, the EP is only available on iTunes.)

Well, Buzz readers, we have a winner! Congratulations to Sandia; I hope you enjoy the music. I think this guy is gonna be huge. And thanks to everyone else who entered!

Kevin Michael Music Giveway: Win an Exclusive EP!

BuzzSugar — Mon, 14 May 2007 07:15:01 PDT

I've told you about artist to watch Kevin Michael, a very talented R&B singer and the latest discovery from the label that brought us Gnarls Barkley. Now, I've teamed up with the label, Downtown Records, for a special BuzzSugar giveaway: One lucky winner will win a specially pressed copy of Kevin's debut EP Ya Dig? (Normally, the EP is only available on iTunes.)

Drawing inspiration from Wyclef Jean and Stevie Wonder, Ya Dig? features the addictive lead single "We All Want the Same Thing" featuring Lupe Fiasco. It's insanely catchy - so much so that I think this guy is gonna be huge. For a chance to win a copy of the EP, simply leave a comment in the comment section below before 5 p.m. PDT / 8 p.m. EDT today, May 14. Please, only ONE comment per person. I'll announce the winner Tuesday, May 15. Good luck!

Rewind: This Week's Buzz

BuzzSugar — Sat, 12 May 2007 08:31:41 PDT

Robert Rodriguez is in talks to direct a live-action movie version of "The Jetsons." Given the chance, which actors would you cast in a Jetsons movie?
If you enter my Kevin Michael giveaway, you could win an exclusive EP.
Check out my rundown of summer comedies and then vote for the one that looks most promising.
Relive the awesome moment when Ellen called ABC's president of entertainment to ask if "Private Practice" will have a run for real. Meanwhile, I've been mulling over whether "Grey's Anatomy" is bad for women. What do you think?
Check out this music video for Lavender Diamond's sweet, springtimey song "Open Your Heart."
Georgia Rule definitely does not rule, but I still love Felicity Huffman. A lot.
I totally have the scoop on fall TV: what kinds of pilots are being proposed, rumors about which shows may be alive for another season, and which might be canceled.

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Rewind: This Week's Buzz

BuzzSugar — Sat, 05 May 2007 09:05:48 PDT

Peter Krause is very good looking. He's now in a movie called Civic Duty. I also interviewed him. In the flesh.
It has been "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" Central 'round these parts. Check out my "Grey's" recap, and then my "Private" recap, and then vote: which show will you prefer?
Can you think of new actors to play the characters in Clueless? Recast that movie and you might win a prize.
Seriously, listen to Kevin Michael. He is an artist to watch!
Check out my rundown of the interesting-looking summer dramas, and then tell me which one looks the best. Also, which big-budget summer flick can't you wait to see?

I recently asked you which show you would cancel if given the option, and here's what you all decided. However, this has nothing to do with the fact that Gilmore Girls has been canceled, I swear!
Do I have a great song for you: Listen to Franz Ferdinand covering LCD Soundsystem. It is amazing.

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Artist to Watch: Kevin Michael Kills On "We All Want the Same Thing"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 01 May 2007 07:50:36 PDT

Every record label hopes its latest discovery will be the next big thing. But Downtown Records might be right about Kevin Michael. After all, this is the label that brought us Gnarls Barkley and "Crazy," so we know Downtown has a knack for turning ultra-catchy songs into ubiquitous hits.

Kevin Michael is a 22-year-old R&B singer from Philly who takes his cues from Wyclef Jean and Stevie Wonder. He just released his first EP, Ya Dig?, on iTunes, complete with an addictive lead single called "We All Want the Same Thing" featuring Lupe Fiasco. It's been stuck in my head, happily, for days. Kevin's debut album won't hit stores until August, but another one of his songs will be featured in an upcoming episode of "Entourage." Listen to "We All Want the Same Thing" and tell me what you think when you

Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, and Pregnant January Jones Dress Up to Show Off X-Men

Allie Merriam — Thu, 26 May 2011 07:22:56 PDT

The stars of X-Men: First Class rolled up to their premiere at NYC's Ziegfeld Theatre last night in a collection of vintage cars, perfect for the blockbuster set back in the '60s. Leading men Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy were dapper on the carpet following a long day of work at their press junket - stay tuned next week for our chat with the guys! January Jones covered up her baby bump in a blue and black Preen dress while Zoe Kravitz supported her longtime pal Alexander Wang in a gray velvet maxi. The cast was rounded out by Rose Byrne, Lucas Till, and Kevin Bacon, who fit a stop by The Late Show between afternoon interviews at the evening's screening. Rumored couple Zoe Kravitz and Michael Fassbender kept their distance on the carpet, posting with their many costars in between. The movie actually brought together another duo, since Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult are apparently dating now, too! Jennifer and Nicholas, though, weren't able to attend yesterday's event. The X-Men family connections keep coming, with Zoe's dad Lenny now set to star in The Hunger Games with Jennifer.

Emma, Keira, and Michael Step Out For a Star-Studded National Board of Review Gala

Allie Merriam — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:55:40 PST

George Clooney attended the National Board of Review Awards gala with girlfriend Stacy Keibler last night at NYC's Cipriani 42nd Street. Many other stars went out for the Big Apple event as well, include a Nina Ricci-wearing Keira Knightley and Emma Stone in J. Mendel.

George was on hand to pick up a best actor statue for The Descendants, and his leading lady, a L'Wren Scott-clad Shailene Woodley took home best supporting actress. We Need to Talk About Kevin's Tilda Swinton wore Haider Ackermann to accept best actress, and Emma Stone joined costars Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, and Viola Davis onstage to collect their best ensemble film statue for The Help. Hugo, meanwhile, was crowned best movie. Michael Fassbender, who looked great in his suit, won a special spotlight award for the many films he starred in last year.

To see many more celebs at the NBR gala, like Rooney Mara, Jessica Chastain, Naomi Watts, and Helen Mirren, make sure to click through our gallery.

Announcing the 2012 Golden Globe Nominations!

Becky Kirsch — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:00:38 PST

Well, folks, we're finally getting into the heavy hitters of award season, as the 2012 Golden Globe nominees were announced this morning. As expected, award season darlings The Artist and The Descendants led the way with five nods apiece, but there are plenty of surprises here, too. George Clooney is going to have a big night, as his The Ides of March scored four nods, including one for him as a director. Ryan Gosling managed to score two nods for acting, for Crazy, Stupid, Love as well as Ides.

In the TV categories, new shows ruled as nods for New Girl, Game of Thrones, Boss, Episodes, Enlightened, and Homeland made the list - and that's not all. Zooey Deschanel scored a best actress nod, as did Mireille Enos for her work on The Killing and Laura Dern for Enlightened.

We'll be breaking down all of the surprises and snubs later today, but for now, check out the full list of nominees when you

read more. MOVIES BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA The Descendants Moneyball The Help Hugo The Ides of March War Horse BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY 50/50 The Artist Bridesmaids Midnight in Paris My Week With Marilyn BEST DIRECTOR Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris George Clooney, The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Alexander Payne, The Descendants Martin Scorsese, Hugo BEST ACTOR, DRAMA George Clooney, The Descendants Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar Michael Fassbender, Shame Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March Brad Pitt, Moneyball BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs Viola Davis, The Help Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY Jean Dujardin, The Artist Brendan Gleeson, The Guard Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50 Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY Jodie Foster, Carnage Charlize Theron, Young Adult Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn Kate Winslet, Carnage BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn Albert Brooks, Drive Jonah Hill, Moneyball Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method Christopher Plummer, Beginners BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Bérénice Bejo, The Artist Jessica Chastain, The Help Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs Octavia Spencer, The Help Shailene Woodley, The Descendants BEST SCREENPLAY Midnight in Paris The Ides of March The Descendants Moneyball Bridesmaids BEST ANIMATED FILM The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas Cars 2 Puss in Boots Rango BEST ORIGINAL SCORE The Artist W.E. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Hugo War Horse BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE The Flowers of War In the Land of Blood and Honey The Kid With a Bike A Separation The Skin I Live In BEST ORIGINAL SONG "Hello, Hello," Gnomeo and Juliet "The Keeper," Machine Gun Preacher "Lay Your Head Down," Albert Nobbs "The Living Proof," The Help "Masterpiece," W.E. TV BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA American Horror Story Boardwalk Empire Boss Game of Thrones Homeland BEST TV SERIES, COMEDY Enlightened Episodes Glee Modern Family New Girl BEST ACTOR, TV DRAMA Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Kelsey Grammer, Boss Jeremy Irons, The Borgias Damian Lewis, Homeland BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMA Claire Danes, Homeland Mireille Enos, The Killing Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness Madeleine Stowe, Revenge BEST ACTOR, TV COMEDY Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock David Duchovny, Californication Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory Thomas Jane, Hung Matt LeBlanc, Episodes BEST ACTRESS, TV COMEDY Laura Dern, Enlightened Zooey Deschanel, New Girl Tina Fey, 30 Rock Laura Linney, The Big C Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Mildred Pierce Too Big to Fail Cinema Verite Downton Abbey The Hour BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION William Hurt, Too Big to Fail Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey Idris Elba, Luther Bill Nighy, Page Eight Dominic West, Appropriate Adult BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Diane Lane, Cinema Verite Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce Romola Garai, The Hour BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Jessica Lange, American Horror Story Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire Sofia Vergara, Modern Family Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce

Brad, Blood and Honey, and Double Gosling - Highlights From the 2012 Golden Globe Nominations

Allie Merriam — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:49:07 PST

It was a big morning for the stars of the big and small screens with the announcement of the 2012 Golden Globe nominees. Woody Harrelson, Sofia Vergara, Rashida Jones, and Gerard Butler rose early for the ceremony in LA. Yesterday brought news of the lucky celebrities up for Screen Actors Guild Awards, and there was plenty of overlap. We'll see many of the same faces at both shows, from Brad Pitt to George Clooney.

On the TV front, Modern Family got multiple nods along with Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, and New Girl! 30 Rock's Tina Fey and Parks and Recreations's Amy Poehler are up for best actress in a TV comedy vs. New Girl's Zooey Deschanel. Kate Winlset and her Mildred Pierce also garnered multiple notices.

The movie categories feature many of our favorite stars, from Ryan Gosling, who picked up two best actor nominations, to Michael Fassbender. Angelina Jolie will also be on hand for the show, since The Land of Blood and Honey is up for best foreign language film. The Help, Bridesmaids, and The Ides of March all got notice from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. A sampling of the actors up for honors include:

BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola David, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jodi Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage

Check out the full list of 2012 Golden Globes nominees before the show airs on Jan. 12, 2012.

Announcing the 2012 SAG Awards Nominees

Molly Goodson — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:05:23 PST

The 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations are out this morning, and we're bringing you all the action - watch our streaming video of the SAG Awards announcement, which we're replaying all morning long. Judy Greer and Regina King were up bright and early in LA to do the honors, a few of which went to Judy's movie The Descendants. Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Leonardo DiCaprio are once again up against each other in the lead actor category, which should make for a fun race, though we were disappointed to see Ryan Gosling's name left off the list. Bridesmaids continues to rake in the early award-season love as well, with the cast and Melissa McCarthy both scoring nods. The Screen Actors Guild Awards air live on Jan. 29 at 8/7c on TNT.

In the TV category, we're excited to see the love for Game of Thrones, which is up against perennial favorites including Dexter and Breaking Bad. Steve Carell also has at least one more chance to win for The Office, and with tomorrow's Golden Globes nominations announcement, we'll see if he's recognized again.

Who are you excited to see on - or disappointed to see left off - the nominations roster? To see the full list of SAG nods just

read more. OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE The Artist Bridesmaids The Descendants The Help Midnight in Paris OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs Viola Davis, The Help Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Demián Bichir, A Better Life George Clooney, The Descendants Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar Brad Pitt, Moneyball Jean Dujardin, The Artist OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Bérénice Bejo, The Artist Jessica Chastain, The Help Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs Octavia Spencer, The Help OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn Armie Hammer, J. Edgar Jonah Hill, Moneyball Nick Nolte, Warrior Christopher Plummer, Beginners OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES Diane Lane, Cinema Verite Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult Betty White, Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Lost Valentine Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys James Woods, Too Big to Fail Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES Boardwalk Empire Breaking Bad Dexter Game of Thrones The Good Wife OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Kathy Bates, Harry's Law Glenn Close, Damages Jessica Lange, American Horror Story Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Patrick J. Adams, Suits Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Michael C. Hall, Dexter OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES 30 Rock The Big Bang Theory Glee Modern Family The Office OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Julie Bowen, Modern Family Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie Tina Fey, 30 Rock Sofia Vergara, Modern Family Betty White, Hot in Cleveland OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock Ty Burrell, Modern Family Steve Carell, The Office Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family SCREEN ACTORS GUILD LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Mary Tyler Moore OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE The Adjustment Bureau Cowboys & Aliens Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Transformers: Dark of the Moon X-Men: First Class OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES Dexter Game of Thrones Southland Spartacus: Gods of the Arena True Blood