Oscars 2011: Winners List

Best Picture

The Social Network

The King’s Speech - WINNER

Black Swan

The Fighter

True Grit

Inception

The Kids Are All Right

Toy Story 3

127 Hours

Winter’s Bone

Oscars 2011 Preview

The 2011 Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 27 and there might be a few surprises in store for all of us. Then again, there might not be any at all and it could turn out to be an entirely predictable feast, where Natalie Portman, Colin Firth, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo win in their respective categories or The King's Speech sweeps the night (in which case the supporting roles could go to Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush, see below).

Usually, it's the conservative movie that wins. (In all fairness, the Oscars have offered a few surprises in the recent years.) In this case it's a King's Speech affair. However, The Social Network can still pull off an upset out of its rear end (despite all odds and statistics) and triumph in both Picture and Directing categories. Or, we may see a split: King's Speech gets Picture, while Fincher gets Directing. If you follow me on Twitter, you probably noticed that I have been KIND OF-SORT OF obsessing about the Oscars for a while now....well, a couple of months is not THAT much, is it? It's a once a year showdown and it's fun, so there ya go. Truth be told, this is one tough year. Hard to predict. It can go either way.

The Grammys 2011: Winners List

Album of the Year:
 

Eminem - Recovery

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs - WINNER (huge surprise...in a way)

Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Lady Antebellum - Need You Now

Record of the Year:

B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars - Nothin' on You

Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie

Cee Lo - F**k You

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind

Lady Antebellum - Need You Now - WINNER

Song of the Year:

Cee Lo - F**k You
Lady Antebellum - Need You Now - WINNER

Eminem & Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie

Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me

Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs - Beg, Steal or Borrow

Best New Artist:

Justin Bieber

Drake

Florence and the Machine

Mumford & Sons

Esperanza Spalding - WINNER (another huge surprise)

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:

Sara Bareilles -  King of Anything
Beyonce - Halo (Live)
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance - WINNER
Norah Jones - Chasing Pirates
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:

Michael Buble - Haven't Met You Yet
Michael Jackson - This Is It
Adam Lambert - Whataya Want From Me
Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are - WINNER
John Mayer -  Half of My Heart

Best Pop Album:

Justin Bieber - My World 2.0
Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream
Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster - WINNER
John Mayer - Battle Studies
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Best Rock Album:

Jeff Beck - Emotion & Commotion

Muse - The Resistance - WINNER

Pearl Jam - Backspacer

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Mojo

Neil Young - Le Noise

Best Rap Album:

B.o.B. - The Adventures of Bobby Ray

Drake - Thank Me Later

Eminem - Recovery - WINNER

Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3

The Roots - How I Got Over

Best Rap Song: 

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind - WINNER (also won for Best Rap Collaboration)

Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie

Eminem - Not Afraid

B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars - Nothin' on You

Jay-Z - On to the Next One

Best Music Video:

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance - WINNER

Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie

Johnny Cash - Ain't No Grave/The Johnny Cash Project

Gorillaz - Stylo

Cee Lo - F**k You

Best Dance Recording: 

Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World) - WINNER

Robyn - Dancing On My Own

Goldfrapp - Rocket

La Roux - In It For The Kill 

Lady Gaga - Dance In The Dark

Best Score:

Inception

Toy Story 3 - WINNER

Alice in Wonderland

Avatar

Sherlock Holmes

For a complete list of the 2011 Grammy winners in a gazillion categories, go to grammy.com

2011 Grammy Awards Preview

Music industry's biggest night is tonight. The 53rd annual Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles and the competition is tough this year. Let's take a quick look at the major categories, the nominees and who's got the best shot.

Album of the Year nominees:

Eminem - Recovery

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Lady Antebellum - Need You Now

One of the most frequently asked questions in the last couple of months (since the nominees were announced) has been: will Eminem FINALLY get the much-coveted Album of the Year award? He has won 11 Grammys so far, but he's never gotten his hands on the the biggest award of the night. It could be his year. Recovery is the great comeback album for Eminem and the Academy loves comeback stories. It's also the biggest-selling not only of the 5 nominees in the Album of the Year category but also of 2010. On the other hand, some might argue that Arcade Fire's Suburbs is more to the Academy's taste (which is true) and it proved that the album format still matters. Plus, it's a very good album. The problem is, indie albums rarely win this category. But Arcade Fire do have a shot in the rock/alternative categories.

"We're gonna party like it's your birthday"

It actually was. And I can tell you that it was a lovely day, both inside and out. Outside the weather was kind of perfect (notice what I did there? :P), considering the standards of this season: not too gloomy, not too sunny ( I like sunny, but not TOO sunny...yeah I know, I'm weird, but I really want a dimmer switch for the sun so I can adjust it whenever I please), not too hot, not unbearably cold. No rain, no snow, none of that yuckiness that makes me think I'd rather eat paper than go outside. Don't get me wrong, I do like snow. One night a year only: Christmas night. Other than that, I like snow in pictures, not outside my window. So thank you weather.