Meddle

Guess who's ready for the Oscars tomorrow???

I AM!
and so is . . . Metropolitan Market!

Check it out though:

I gotta admit, I never thought I'd be getting the red carpet treatment at Metropolitan Market.

But it's true, the Oscars are goin' down tomorrow and I'm so excited! I love watching the Oscars. I'm really not a fan of the fact that they are including MORE nominees in the catergories though. I think they should stick to the original limit. I feel like half the show is going to be spent reading off the lists of nominees.

I'll post my predictions tomorrow. :D

In other news, I went to see Alice in Wonderland and I LOVED it! Tim Burton is one of my faves and I loved the movie!

PS: I want ALL of Alice's dresses from the flick! They were GORGEOUS and sooo artsy!

This one was my fave though:


Tonight will be exciting as well—I'm going to a LITTLE BOOTS concert tonight with Kayleigh and I fully intend on getting my spaz dance on! :D

We Are The Champions

The GRAMMY AWARDS are tonight!!

Who loves award shows? I DO! And who's excited that the Grammys are on tonight??? I AM!!

I love watching the Grammys and seeing all the outfits, hearing all the amazing performances and laughing at some of the speeches too! I generally list each category and who I think will win, but there are seriously a MILLION categories! So I'm just going to pick some of the main ones. Here are my choices (highlighted in pink) and the winners (highlited in bold green) for the Grammys:

RECORD OF THE YEAR:
Halo — Beyonce
I Gotta Feeling — The Black Eyed Peas
Use Somebody — Kings of Leon (my pick!)
Poker Face — Lady Gaga
You Belong With Me — Taylor Swift

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
I Am . . . Sasha Fierce — Beyonce
The E.N.D. — The Black Eyed Peas
The Fame — Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey And the Groogrux King — Dave Matthews Band
Fearless — Taylor Swift (my pick!)

SONG OF THE YEAR:
Poker Face — Lady Gaga
Pretty Wings — Maxwell
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) —Beyonce (my pick!)
Use Somebody — Kings of Leon
You Belong With Me — Taylor Swift

BEST NEW ARTIST:
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silverspun Pickups
The Ting Tings

BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
Hometown Glory — Adele
Halo — Beyonce
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
If You Don't Know Me By Now — Seal
All About the Love Again — Stevie Wonder

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS:
I Gotta Feeling — The Black Eyed Peas
We Weren't Born To Follow — Bon Jovi
Never Say Never — The Fray
Sara Smile — Daryls Hall & John Oates
Kids — MGMT

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS:
Sea of Heartbreak — Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
Love Sex Magic — Ciara & Justin Timberlake
Lucky — Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat (my pick!)
Baby , It's Cold Outside — Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
Breathe — Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat

BEST 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 DANCE RECORDING:
Boom Boom Pow — The Black Eyed Peas
When Love Takes Over — David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
Poker Face — Lady Gaga (my pick!)
Celebration — Madonna
Womanizer — Britney Spears

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 (my pick!)
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight — U2

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE:
War Machine — AC/DC
Check My Brain — Alice In Chains
What I've Done — Linkin Park
The Unforgiven III — Metallica
Burn It to The Ground — Nickelback

BEST ROCK SONG:
The Fixer — Pearl Jam
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight — U2
21 Guns — Green Day
Use Somebody — Kings Of Leon (my pick!)
Working On A Dream — Bruce Springsteen

BEST 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 Matthew Band
No Line On The Horizon — U2

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM:
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today — David Byrne & Brian Eno
The Open Door — Death Cab For Cutie
Sounds Of The Universe — Depeche Mode
Wolgang Amadeus Pheonix — Phoenix (my pick!)
It's Blitz! — Yeah Yeah Yeahs

BEST R&B SONG:
Blame It — Jamie Foxx
Lions, Tigers & Bears — Jazmine Sullivan
Pretty Wings — Maxwell
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) — Beyonce (my pick!)
Under — Pleasure P

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE:
Best I Ever Had — Drake
Beautiful — Eminem
D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune) — Jay-Z (my pick!)
Day 'N' Nite — Kid Cudi
Casa Bey —Mos Def

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION:
Ego — Beyonce & Kanye West
Know You Down — Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
Run This Town — Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
I'm On A Boat — The Lonely Island & T-Pain
Dead And Gone — T.I. & Justin Timberlake

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM:
The Foundation — Zac Brown Band
Twang — George Strait
Fearless — Taylor Swift (my pick!)
Defying Gravity — Keith Urban
Call Me Crazy — Lee Ann Womack

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE:
Wait On The Lord — Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard
Free To Be Me — Francesca Battistelli
Jesus Is Love — Heather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful
I Believe — Johnny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
Born Again — Third Day, Featuring Lacey Moseley

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA:
Slumdog Millionaire — Various Artists
Cadillac Records — Various Artists
Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds —Various Artists
True Blood — Various Artists
Twilight — Various Artists

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA:
Up
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Disc 1)
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Milk
Star Trek

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA:
Jai Ho — Slumdog Millionaire
All Is Love — Where The Wild Things Are
Decode — Twilight
Once In A Lifetime — Cadillac Records
The Wrestler — The Wrestler

Fields of Gold

It's that time again! What time, you ask? Time for Awards Show season to commence! And who loves Award shows? ME!

Tonight the Golden Globes are on, and in true fashion, I wanted to blog about who the nominees are and who I'm hoping will win. I will also follow up the post with the actual winners of the awards once I've finished watching.

So as always, the information will be below, with my choice highlighted in light blue text, and the winner highlighted in green. Let's see how many I get right ;)

BEST MOTION PICTURE—DRAMA
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel Push By Sapphire
Up In The Air
---- Why I think my pick should win: Because I can watch that movie 9 times in a row and not get sick of it. Because QT is a cinematic genius! Because it reminds me of why I love to write and why I love film so much!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE—DRAMA
Emily Blunt—The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock—The Blind Side
Helen Mirren—The Last Station
Carey Mulligan—An Education
Gabourey Sidibe—Precious: Based on the Novel Push By Sapphire
---- Why I think my pick should win: I think any actress who is willing to "go there" in such a deep, powerful role deserves an award. It takes guts, it takes talent, and the fact that I've heard so many stories from friends about how that character changed their perspectives on life, makes me think she's a winner.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE—DRAMA
Jeff Bridges—Crazy Heart
George Clooney—Up In The Air
Colin Firth—A Single Man
Morgan Freeman—Invictus
Tobey Maguire—Brothers
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Because in my opinion, no matter what movie Colin Firth is in, HE WINS! ;)

BEST MOTION PICTURE—COMEDY OR MUSICAL
500 Days of Summer
The Hangover (my pick!)
It's Complicated
Julie & Julia
Nine
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Hilarious cast and a great premise. I heard a LOT of my guy friends liked it, and for them to like a movie as much as they said they did is a big deal.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE—COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Sandra Bullock—The Proposal
Marion Cotillard—Nine
Julia Roberts—Duplicity
Meryl Streep—It's Complicated
Meryl Streep—Julie & Julia (my pick!)
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Because of her role in this movie, Julia Child cookbooks have been resurrected. Also, because she's Meryl Streep and she's just too awesome NOT to receive an award.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE—COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Matt Damon—The Informant!
Daniel Day Lewis—Nine
Robert Downy Jr.—Sherlock Holmes (my pick!)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt—500 Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg—A Serious Man
---- Why I think my pick should win:
What Meryl Streep did for Julia Child, Robert Downy Jr. did for Sherlock Holmes.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Penelope Cruz—Nine
Vera Farmiga—Up In The Air
Anna Kendrick—Up In The Air
Mo'nique—Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire (my pick!)
Julianne Moore—A Single Man
---- Why I think my pick should win:
See Best Performance for Actress in a Drama award above. Same reasons!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Matt Damon—Invictus
Woody Harrelson—The Messenger
Christopher Plummer—The Last Station
Stanley Tucci—The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz—Inglourious Basterds
---- Why I think my pick should win:
See my blog post from yesterday—Stanley Tucci is an actor extraordinaire!

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess And The Frog
Up (my pick!)
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Up was just a phenomenal movie. People laughed, people cried, and a lot of adults came to the realization that you're never too old to take someone under your wing—SQUIRREL!—and live your dream.

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Baaria (Italy)
Broken Embraces (Spain)
The Maid [La Nana] (Chile)
A Prophet [Un Prophete] (France)
The White Ribbon [Das Weisse Band—Eine Deutsche Kindergechicte] (Germany) (my pick!)
---- Why I think my pick should win:
It was made in Germany, my motherland ;)

BEST DIRECTOR—MOTION PICTURE
Kathryn Bigelow—The Hurt Locker
James Cameron—Avatar
Clint Eastwood—Invictus
Jason Reitman—Up In The Air
Quentin Tarantino—Inglourious Basterds
---- Why I think my pick should win:
I have a mad crazy film crush on Quentin Tarantino. He completely resurrected what film is all about with this movie—and he didn't need CGI to do it.

BEST SCREENPLAY—MOTION PICTURE
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell—District 9
Mark Boal—The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino—Inglourious Basterds
Nancy Meyers—It's Complicated
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner—Up In The Air
---- Why I think my pick should win:
You can't act your way out of a bad script. I think if I were to ever read the script for Inglorious Basterds, I would feel like I had just won a Golden Globe award. ;p

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE—MOTION PICTURE
Michael Giacchino—Up
Marvin Hamlisch—The Informant!
James Horner—Avatar
Abel Korzeniowski—A Single Man
Karen O and Carter Burwell—Where The Wild Things Are
---- Why I think my pick should win:
The music allows you to feel the movie and this movie's score left me in tears. It was beautiful!

BEST ORIGINAL SONG—MOTION PICTURE
"Cinema Italiano"—Nine
"I See You"—Avatar
"I Want To Come Home"—Everybody's Fine
"The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)"—Crazy Heart
"Winter"—Brothers
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Of all the nominees, it's the one I like the most. The fact that Leona Lewis sings it doesn't hurt either. ;)

BEST TELEVISION SERIES—DRAMA
Big Love (HBO)
Dexter (Showtime)
House (Fox)
Mad Men (AMC)
True Blood (HBO)
---- Why I think my pick should win:
I don't know of any other British man who can play a fiesty, sarcastic doctor (or any other character for that matter) better than Hugh Laurie. 3/4ths of America agrees.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES—DRAMA
Glenn Close—Damages
January Jones—Mad Men
Juliana Margulies—The Good Wife
Anna Paquin—True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick—The Closer
---- Why I think my pick should win:
If her performance on SNL was any indication to her ability to portray a 1960s housewife, then I'm fairly sure she DESERVES the Golden Globe for portraying one on her show. Now, if this was an award for her performance on SNL . . . well, that's a different story . . .

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES—DRAMA
Simon Baker—The Mentalist
Michael C. Hall—Dexter
Jon Hamm—Mad Men
Hugh Laurie—House
Bill Paxton—Big Love
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Hugh Laurie is the doctor that everyone loves to hate—and I do mean EVERYONE. I'll be really surprised if he doesn't win.

BEST TELEVISION SERIES—COMEDY OR MUSICAL
30 Rock (NBC)
Entourage (HBO)
Glee (FOX) (my pick!)
Modern Family (ABC)
The Office (NBC)
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Unless the voters are living under a rock, no one is immune to the awesomeness that IS Glee. Glee is original, fun, upbeat, and it draws you in. And let's get real, FINN HUDSON is a babe! Okay . . . okay . . CORY MONTEITH is the babe! ;) But I'd HATE to be in the building if Glee doesn't win. Talk about a riot. :|

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES—COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Toni Collette—United States Of Tara
Courtney Cox—Cougar Town
Edie Falco—Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey—30 Rock
Lea Michele—Glee
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Because anyone who turns down a Broadway carreer to sing No Air on a TV show that brings pure Glee to everyone who watches it deserves an award.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES—COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Alec Baldwin—30 Rock
Steve Carrell—The Office
David Duchovny—Californication
Thomas Jane—Hugn
Matthew Morrisson—Glee
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Because Steve Carrell is, has, and WILL ALWAYS BE The World's Best Boss. For Real.

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Georgia O'Keeffe (Lifetime)
Grey Gardens (HBO)
Into The Storm (HBO)
Little Dorritt (PBS)
Taking Chance (HBO)
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Because I like Georgia O'Keeffe . . . and I've never seen the films listed in this category.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Joan Allen—Georgia O'Keeffe
Drew Barrymore—Grey Gardens
Jessica Lange—Grey Gardens
Anna Paquin—The Courageous Heart Of Irena
Sigourney Weaver—Prayers For Bobby
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Because she's old and deserves to win an award for staying strong in the industry after so many years . . . and I've never seen the films listed in this category.

BEST PEFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Kevin Bacon—Taking Chance
Kenneth Branagh—Wallander: One Step Behind
Chiwetel Ejiofor—Endgame
Brendan Gleeson—Into The Storm
Jeremy Irons—Georgia O'Keeffe
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Because I've never seen any of the films listed in this category . . . but I would LOVE to hear Jeremy Irons give a speech in his thick English accent . . . and I'm secretly hoping he says John McClane like he does in the Die Hard flick even though there's no need for him to. I just love his voice. ;)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jane Adams—Hung
Rose Byrne—Damages
Jane Lynch—Glee
Janet McTeer—Into The Storm
Chloe Sevigny—Big Love
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Because Sue Sylvester is witty and awesome. Because if Sue Sylvester doesn't win, I'd hate to see what she does to the voters. You think being nominated is hard, try auditioning for Baywatch and being told they're moving in a different direction.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Michael Emerson—Lost
Neil Patrick Harris—How I Met Your Mother
William Hurt—Damages
John Lithgow—Dexter
Jeremy Piven—Entourage
---- Why I think my pick should win:
Because Ben still haunts my nightmares. Him and Stanley Tucci. It's an artform to be a bad guy—and Michael Emerson has mastered it! Plus, it's not like he can win another one anytime soon . . . this is the last season for LOST . . . pardon me. I need to go have a good cry now. :(

And I'll end with this:
I am SO glad that the Cecil B. Demille Award is going to Martin Scorsese. Scorsese is a truly phenomenal filmmaker—an industry king, if you will.

PS: yesterday at the theater, I saw the movie trailer for Shutter Island and I REALLY want to see it. I love me a good psychological thriller! :D

Human Racing

Because I'm such an award show and pop culture junkie, I wanted to blog today about my nomination choices for tomorrow's MTV MOVIE AWARDS, which I will be watching with pizza and popcorn in hand!

And...the best news of all...the landlady let me move the TV from the downstairs living room (which is being converted into another bedroom) into MY ROOM!! So I got complete DIBS on the TV!! woot!!

I'm posting the category and the nominees and my choice is highlighted in bright blue. Tomorrow after the awards show, I will post the winners in Green and if I got the prediction wrong, it will be red. So, without further adieu.... my choices for the MTV Movie Awards:

BEST MOVIE
The Dark Knight
High School Musical
Iron Man
Slumdog MillionaireTwilight


BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Angelina Jolie [Wanted]
Anne Hathaway [Bride Wars]
Kate Winslet [The Reader]
Kristen Stewart [Twilight]
Taraji P. Henson [The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]


BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Christian Bale [The Dark Knight]
Robert Downey Jr. [Iron Man]
Shia LaBeouf [Eagle Eye]
Vin Diesel [Fast & Furious]
Zac Efron [High School Musical 3: Senior Year]


BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Amanda Seyfried [Mamma Mia!]
Ashley Tisdale [High School Musical 3: Senior Year]
Freida Pinto [Slumdog Millionaire]
Kat Dennings [Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist]
Miley Cyrus [Hannah Montana: The Movie]
Vanessa Hudgens [High School Musical 3: Senior Year]


BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE MALE
Ben Barnes [The Chronicles of Narnia]
Bobb'e J. Thompson [Role Models]
Dev Patel [Slumdog Millionaire]
Robert Pattinson [Twilight]
Taylor Lautner [Twilight]


BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Amy Poehler [Baby Mama]
Anna Faris [The House Bunny]
James Franco [Pineapple Express]
Jim Carrey [Yes Man]
Steve Carrell [Get Smart]


BEST VILLAIN
Derek Mears [Friday the 13th]
Dwayne Johnson [Get Smart]
Heath Ledger [The Dark Knight]
Johnathon Schaech [Prom Night]
Luke Goss [Hellboy II: The Golden Army]


BEST KISS
Angelina Jolie & James McAvoy [Wanted]
Freida Pinto & Dev Patel [Slumdog Millionaire]
James Franco & Sean Penn [Milk]
Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson [Twilight]
Paul Rudd & Thomas Lennon [I Love You, Man]
Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron [High School Musical 3: Senior Year]


BEST FIGHT
Anne Hathaway vs Kate Hudson // Bridal Cat Fight [Bride Wars]
Christian Bale vs Heath Ledger // Battle Over Gotham [The Dark Knight]
Robert Pattinson vs Cam Gigandet // Vampire Showdown [Twilight]
Ron Perlman vs Luke Goss // Battle in Hell [Hellboy II: The Golden Army]
Seth Rogen and James Franco vs Danny McBride // 3 Way Stoner Fight [Pineapple Express]


BEST WTF MOMENT
Peeing In The Sink // Amy Poehler [Baby Mama]
Curved Bullet Kill // Angelina Jolie [Wanted]
Jumping In The Poop Shed // Ayush Mahesh Khedekar [Slumdog Millionaire]
Tasting Decapitated Head // Ben Stiller [Tropic Thunder]
Naked Breaking Up // Jason Segel and Kristen Bell [Forgetting Sarah Marshall]


BEST SONG FROM A MOVIE
A.R. Rahman // "Jai Ho" // Slumdog Millionaire
Bruce Springsteen // "The Wrestler" // The Wrestler
Miley Cyrus // "The Climb" // Hannah Montana: The Movie
Paramore // "Decode" // Twilight


MY PERSONAL PRE-SHOW TAKE
With this being the MTV Movie Awards you gotta know that it's a GIANT popularity contest. So although it won't deserve EVERY award that it and its stars will receive, Twilight is bound to SWEEP the show. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Twilight...but I also know that it's most likely going to win Best Movie...although I'm pretty sure that Slumdog Millionaire should be the winner. C'mon 8 Oscars...can't be wrong. ;) So it WILL be a Twilight sweep I'm sure, but I must say that if Rob Pattinson & Cam Gigandet beat out The Dark Knight...I'm gonna be pissed. :(

PS: Who's excited about ANDY SAMBERG hosting the show? I AM!!!

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MY POST-SHOW TAKE

So Twilight DID sweep the awards...and YES... I AM pissed about The Dark Knight losing to Twilight for best fight. Seriously. just...seriously. The Dark Knight guys...much better. However, I will admit that the intro to the show that Andy Samberg did was phenomenal! And my favorite part—Kristen Stewart dropping her award! HILARIOUS! 


And Jim Carrey's acceptance speech was hilarious too! Overall a pretty okay show...I've liked the previous ones better, but the overdose of Robert Pattinson has made up for it all :D