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It seems like there's some awards show on every week. I just can't keep up with it all. Is it just that time of year or am I just paying more attention to the goings on in Entertainment Town? Either way, you're reaping all of the benefits.
Don't forget that the Oscars are on ABC February 28th! The Oscars, where it's nice just to be nominated.
Be Well,
Steve
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'Spotlight,' 'Mad Max' win big at the Critics' Choice Awards
Spotlight and Mad Max: Fury Road were the big winners at the Critics' Choice Awards ceremony Sunday night.
Spotlight earned the honors for Best Picture, Best Acting Ensemble and Best Original Screenplay.
Fury Road scored the prizes for Best Director for George Miller, while its stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron were declared Best Actor and Actress in an Action Movie. The fourth installment in the franchise also went home with the statuettes for Best Action Movie, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Costumes, Best Hair and Makeup, and Best Visual Effects.
Brie Larson was presented with the Best Actress trophy for her work in Room and her co-star Jason Tremblay picked up the award for Best Young Actor/Actress.
Leonardo DiCaprio was deemed Best Actor for The Revenant, a movie also recognized for Best Cinematography.
The Big Short won for Best Comedy, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor in a Comedy for Christian Bale.
Sylvester Stallone and Alicia Vikander were presented with the awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress for Creed and The Danish Girl respectively.
Inside Out was voted Best Animated Movie, Trainwreck star Amy Schumer Best Actress in a Comedy, "See You Again" from Furious 7 Best Song and Ennio Morricone's music for The Hateful Eight Best Score.
LOOSE LIPS:
"This film changed all of us for the better, and it has been a pleasure to see it flourish in the world and change others. Congrats to the other nominees. We can't wait to celebrate your talent with you."
--Brie Larson, reacting to her Oscar nomination for Room, on Instagram
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Which actress is going to play Wonder Woman's mother in the upcoming movie?
'Saturday Night Live' pays tribute to David Bowie
Saturday Night Live alum Fred Armisen returned to the show this weekend to pay tribute to David Bowie, who died Jan. 10 at the age of 69.
Armisen, 49, appeared near the end of the episode, which was guest hosted by Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor Adam Driver, and explained how influential Bowie was to him as an artist.
"When I was in high school and living in Long Island, I stayed up to see David Bowie play on Saturday Night Live," Armisen told the audience.
"And watching him was, for me, a life-changing experience. He had these back-up singers that were like choir singers from the future, and a toy poodle with a TV monitor in his mouth," Armisen recalled. "David Bowie transformed whatever space he was in, whatever medium he was using, and that night for me, he transformed live television."
Armisen then introduced a clip of Bowie performing "The Man Who Sold the World" on the show in 1979.
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Which actress is going to play Wonder Woman's mother in the upcoming movie?
Danish actress Connie Nielsen has been cast as Hippolyta, the titular heroine's mother in the upcoming movie Wonder Woman.
Variety reported the casting news Friday, but offered no other details about how the queen of the Amazons will fit into the overall storyline.
Patty Jenkins is directing the movie, which is set to hit theaters June 23, 2017. The ensemble also includes Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Danny Huston, Robin Wright, David Thewlis and Ewen Bremner.
Nielsen, 50, is known for her work in The Devil's Advocate, Gladiator, The Hunted, The Great Raid and 3 Days to Kill. She also had recurring roles on TV's The Following and The Good Wife.