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Kate Winslet and Slumdog Win Multiple Golden Globes!

PopSugarUK — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Golden Globe Awards took place last night, and brought some fantastic success for our British nominees! Kate Winslet won two awards, for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for movies Revolutionary Road and The Reader. Meanwhile the fabulous Slumdog Millionaire continued its success from the Critics' Choice Awards by winning four Golden Globes including Best Picture (Drama), Sally Hawkins won Best Actress for Happy-Go-Lucky, and Tom Wilkinson picked up a Supporting Actor award for his role in TV series John Adams.

Other winners last night included 30 Rock, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Mad Men and The Wrestler, Heath Ledger won a posthumous Supporting Actor award for The Dark Knight, Colin Farrell won for In Bruges, and Steven Spielberg picked up the Lifetime Achievement award.

To see a full list of winners, Kate's emotional acceptance speech, plus more photos of Brits and other winners and presenters at last night's Golden Globe Awards, just read more.

MOVIES

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST DRAMATIC ACTOR
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST DRAMATIC ACTRESS
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Colin Farrell, In Bruges

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Wall-E

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
Waltz With Bashir

BEST SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST SONG
"The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen), The Wrestler

TELEVISION

BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA
Mad Men

TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
30 Rock

BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMA
Anna Paquin, True Blood

BEST ACTOR, TV DRAMA
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment

BEST ACTOR, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

BEST ACTRESS, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
John Adams

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Laura Linney, John Adams

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Paul Giamatti, John Adams

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Laura Dern, Recount

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Tom Wilkinson, John Adams

CECIL B. DEMILLE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Steven Spielberg

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Images include: Kate Winslet, Laura Dern, Bruce Springsteen, Ricky Gervais, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Paquin, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti, Sally Hawkins, Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Colin Farrell, cast of 30 Rock, Sam Mendes, Mickey Rourke, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Kate Beckinsale, P Diddy, Hugh Laurie, cast of Mad Men.

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Buzz Brainteaser

BuzzSugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:30:55 -0700

Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! At this year's Emmys, the miniseries John Adams took home 13 awards, breaking the record for the most Emmys won by a miniseries or TV movie. Previously, two titles were tied for this record with 11 awards each, one of which was the 1976 TV movie Eleanor and Franklin.
What was the miniseries previously tied with Eleanor and Franklin for this record?

Live From the Emmy Press Room: Kirk Ellis

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:41:23 -0700

John Adams writer/producer Kirk Ellis just came by the Emmy press room to talk about what happened when his acceptance speech got cut off in favor of a reality show award promo.

"As soon as I got up there and opened my mouth, they were already flashing the 'wrap it up'," he said. "I find it really interesting that we can have 30 minutes of the show devoted to reality show hosts, when the people who actually create the work don't get enough time to talk." (He got a lot of applause in the press room for that line.)

As for what he was going to say? Ellis wanted to talk about how in the time of John Adams, the word was primary. "We have to listen to a lot of bloviating from pundits in this silly election season about whether words matter and rhetoric matters," he said. "Of course words matter. They always matter. We have to listen to what they have to say."

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Link Time! 3/27

BuzzSugar — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:30:30 -0700

Filmonic has a pretty awesome rundown of which actors would play the Simpsons characters in a live-action Simpsons movie. My favorites are Allison Janney as Mrs. Krabappel and Kevin Smith as Comic Book Guy.
The Ausiello Report has the strangest news that a Prison Break character we thought was dead is alive after all. Huh?
Cinematical claims the movie 21 proves that sometimes a film can be reviewed entirely from its trailer.
Popwatch has a helpful - and very funny - video that will catch you up on Dancing With the Stars, just in case you didn't catch all 3.5 hours of it this week.
TV Filter wonders why John Adams is the most boring character in HBO's John Adams.
According to Stereogum, even Juliana Hatfield is addicted to watching The Hills (though she simultaneously hates it).
Give Me My Remote is glad that a Battlestar Galactica alum is giving Joss Whedon's Dollhouse some sci fi cred.
Thanks to You Ain't No Picasso for showing me that Andrew Bird has blogged for the New York Times!

Did You Watch the Premiere of HBO's John Adams Last Night?

CitizenSugar — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:00:02 -0700

The history! The drama! It all kicked off last night on HBO's eight-part mini-series, John Adams. Did you see it?

Last night's first installment showed Adams agreeing to represent British soldiers against popular sentiment. And wins! (Hey, it's not a spoiler if you can find it on wikipedia. . .) I was struck by how they don't romanticize colonial life at all. It looks like sheer struggle from sun up to sun down. How they found time to mount a revolution and form a government is beyond me. And John Adams' eloquent delivery to the court makes me vow to never use an emoticon ever, ever again. The episode ended with Adams' appointment to the Continental Congress, a rousing speech to his constituents, and a sad goodbye to Abigail. (I loved how their relationship was portrayed as a true partnership.)

Are you into it? Did you miss it? Have no fear, the full schedule is here.

Rewind: This Week's Buzz

BuzzSugar — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0800

I'm getting excited for the HBO miniseries about John Adams based on the preview clips I've seen. Speaking of miniseries news, NBC recently announced that Mira Sorvino and Victor Garber will star in one about the Knights Templar. The network also scored some big names for its horror and suspense anthology series.
I had a great time at the Noise Pop festival last weekend, going to see some of my favorite bands and discovering new acts.
There were a lot of music divas in the news this week. I dared you to pick a favorite Madonna album and wondered if Whitney Houston could make a comeback.

Do you think there are some famous people who shouldn't get a biopic? Notorious B.I.G is getting one, and they found the guy to play him via the internet.
The title of "bad idea of the week" goes to the High School Musical reality TV show. Great idea of the week: casting Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski opposite each other in a rom-com.
Fear not, Gossip Girl will return! We're also going to get another CW show about really rich people. Tell me, have you had your fill of this income bracket?
Woo-hoo! 10,000 B.C. is coming out! OK, so I'm not really as excited about that movie as I am about Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day. But 10,000 B.C. did provide an excellent photo for my caption contest.

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First Look: John Adams on HBO

BuzzSugar — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:30:02 -0800

When I think of fascinating historical figures, John Adams isn't necessarily one who jumps out at me. But maybe that's because I just don't know enough about him yet. After all, as executive producer Tom Hanks says in the preview for HBO's upcoming John Adams miniseries, "If I had been told this at any time in my educational career, it would have blown my little skull."

Based on David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, the seven-part miniseries chronicles Adams' life as a man both dedicated to law and committed to freedom. Besides focusing on his role as a founding father, the movie also spotlights his relationship with his wife, Abigail, regarded - as HBO puts it - as "one of the most moving love stories in American history." It helps that two of my favorite actors, Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney, appear in the starring roles.

The miniseries starts March 16 with a special two-part broadcast. I know Citizen and Liberty are pumped - are you? To watch a preview and a clip with Giamatti and Linney talking about their roles, just read more.

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Buzz News Roundup, 2/18

BuzzSugar — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:30:01 -0800

Jordin Sparks will open for Alicia Keys on her North American As I Am tour that kicks off April 19 in Hampton, Virginia, E! Online reports.
HBO's long-awaited adaptation of David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography John Adams has a premiere date, according to Zap2It. The seven-part miniseries starring Paul Giamatti will start on Sunday, March 16.
ComingSoon has news that the same guys who wrote Saw IV and Saw V will write the Hellraiser remake Clive Barker Presents: Hellraiser.
French writer and filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet has died today at age 85, Reuters reports. Robbe-Grillet first came to fame as a novelist who rejected conventional writing structures in a style that came to be known as the "new novel."
Variety writes that Persepolis was screened legally in Iran, despite the fact that the way the film presents the Iranian Revolution had originally outraged the government.
MTV will run a 22-minute sneak peek of Internet series Quarterlife prior to the show's premiere on NBC. The Futon Critic has the details.
A national autism group is demanding an apology from CBS over a remark a contestant on Big Brother made, writes the Associated Press. The contestant who made the remark said he works for an autism foundation.
Billboard has the news that American Idol is teaming up with iTunes to offer downloads of every performance from the top 24 contestants. Full songs will be 99 cents, while full videos of the final 12 contestants will be $1.99. Don't we get this kind of thing for free from other networks?

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Who Wants to Watch HBO's John Adams Mini-series With Me?

CitizenSugar — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:00:36 -0800

I've been sorely missing a West Wing-style TV event to follow for oh, so long now - but it looks like my wait might be over! HBO (which I'm ordering immediately) is gearing up for a seven-part John Adams mini-series extravaganza. It starts March 25th, starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney.

The trailer says it all - "I don't think anyone who sees this film will ever think the same way about the American Revolution again." I'm hooked-capital-H already. What do you say? Who wants to watch and obsess about it with me?

RDJ and Co. Keep the Lakers Lucky

PopSugar — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:30:20 -0800

Staples Center was packed with stars again last night, as Robert Downey Jr. and a few other celebs cheered on the Lakers in LA. RDJ grinned from the front row, still looking as sexy and clean shaven as he did at the Oscars. Adam Levine and John Stamos were also in the crowd while Denzel Washington munched on a bucket of popcorn. The celebrity star power proved to be good luck for the loved basketball team, as the Lakers picked up their sixth straight win.

To see more photos of the celebs in the stands, just read more.

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Images include: Robert Downey Jr, John Stamos, Denzel Washington, Maria Shriver, Adam Levine, Jeffrey Katzenberg

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