Oscar Winners Can't Thank Mom on Stage This Year
Even an Oscar producer admits the long-winded thank-you speeches are “the single most hated thing on the show,” and this year organizers think they've come up with a brilliant way to avoid them....
View ArticleKagan Pick Reveals Savvy Obama Strategy
President Obama's pick of Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court says more about the president than his nominee, writes Glenn Thrush. The president spoke boldly about the need to stand up to big business in...
View ArticleAnother Ivy Leaguer? Other Schools Do Exist
The Supreme Court and White House may as well be decorated in ivy, complains David Bernstein. "Once Elena Kagan gets confirmed, every Supreme Court Justice will have attended Harvard or Yale law...
View ArticleBieber's BET Nom: Good or Bad?
Justin Bieber already won over the world’s tween girls, and now he’s scored a BET Award nomination —causing some confusion, considering his “lack of melanin.” But, points out Andreas Hale on...
View ArticleHere Are Your Golden Globe Nominees
The Social Network got a lot of love this morning as the Golden Globe nominations were announced, but British monarchy tale The King's Speech was the biggest hit with seven nominations. The Social...
View ArticleKing's Speech Snags 12 Oscar Nods
The King's Speech swept past fellow front-runner The Social Network to claim a dozen Academy Award nominations this morning, including Best Picture and three of the four acting categories....
View ArticleThe Artist Leads Golden Globe Noms
Silent film is taking over Hollywood's awards scene. The silent-era tale The Artist heads the Golden Globes with six nominations, among them best comedy or musical, and acting honors for its French...
View ArticleLincoln, Les Mis Lead SAG Nominees
Three movies dominate the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations today with four nominations each: Lincoln , Les Miserables , and Silver Linings Playbook . All three were nominated in the best lead...
View ArticleLincoln Rules Golden Globe Nominations
Lincoln was the big winner when Golden Globes nominees were announced this morning; the Steven Spielberg biopic received seven nominations including best motion picture drama, best director, and acting...
View ArticleObama Blasts GOP as It Blocks 3rd Top Court Pick
Senate Republicans blocked President Obama's third straight nominee to a key appellate court yesterday, continuing a fight that has stoked partisan tensions in the Senate. Robert Wilkins, a District...
View ArticleBirdman Leads SAG Nominations
The dark showbiz comedy Birdman topped this morning's Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations with four, including best ensemble cast. Star Michael Keaton was recognized for his work, as well as...
View ArticleAG Nominee Forced to 'Sit in Back of the Bus': Senator
Loretta Lynch is on the Senate back burner, waiting for confirmation as the new attorney general since her November nomination—first due to stalling over the president's immigration order, now over a...
View ArticleWarren: I'll Fight 'Toxic' Trump Every Step to White House
Donald Trump is now the GOP's presumptive nominee , and that has some moving straight into "defeat Trump" mode. Count Elizabeth Warren among their number with what Fortune calls an "epic" social-media...
View ArticleFirst-Time Rock Hall Nominees Are an Eclectic Group
British rockers Radiohead, singer Nina Simone, and the Moody Blues are among the first-time nominees on the ballot for induction next year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Nine of the 19 acts...
View ArticleTrump's HHS Nominee Comes From Pharmaceutical Industry
President Trump has picked a former top pharmaceutical and government executive to be his Health and Human Services secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, Alex Azar will oversee a $1 trillion...
View ArticleHere Are Your Golden Globe Nominees
Guillermo del Toro's Cold War-era fairy tale The Shape of Water earned a leading seven nominations from the Golden Globes, while the HBO drama Big Little Lies led the television nominees with six nods....
View ArticleLincoln, Les Mis Lead SAG Nominees
Three movies dominate the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations today with four nominations each: Lincoln , Les Miserables , and Silver Linings Playbook . All three were nominated in the best lead...
View ArticleLincoln Rules Golden Globe Nominations
Lincoln was the big winner when Golden Globes nominees were announced this morning; the Steven Spielberg biopic received seven nominations including best motion picture drama, best director, and acting...
View ArticleObama Blasts GOP as It Blocks 3rd Top Court Pick
Senate Republicans blocked President Obama's third straight nominee to a key appellate court yesterday, continuing a fight that has stoked partisan tensions in the Senate. Robert Wilkins, a District...
View ArticleBirdman Leads SAG Nominations
The dark showbiz comedy Birdman topped this morning's Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations with four, including best ensemble cast. Star Michael Keaton was recognized for his work, as well as...
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