2017 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS - LA LA LAND LEADS WITH 7 NOMINATIONS!

2017 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS - FILM

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama  

Amy Adams (Arrival)

Jessica Chastain (Miss Sloane)

Ruth Negga (Loving)

Natalie Portman (Jackie) 

Isabelle Huppert (Elle)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama 

Casey Affleck (Manchester By The Sea) 

Joel Edgerton (Loving)

Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)

Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic) 

Denzel Washington (Fences)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy  

Colin Farrell (The Lobster) 

Ryan Gosling (La La Land) 

Hugh Grant (Florence Foster Jenkins)

Jonah Hill (War Dogs)

Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 

Annette Bening (20th Century Women)

Lily Collins (Rules Don't Apply)

Hailee Steinfeld (The Edge of Seventeen)

Emma Stone (La La Land)

Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins) 

Best Screenplay Motion Picture 

La La Land

Nocturnal Animals

Moonlight

Manchester By The Sea

Hell or High Water

 Best Original Song Motion Picture 

“Can’t Stop The Feeling,” Trolls

“City of Stars,” La La Land

“Faith,” Sing

“Gold,” SIng 

“How Far I’ll Go,” Moana

Best Motion Picture - Drama 

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

Lion

Manchester By The Sea

Moonlight

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy 

20th Century Women

Deadpool

Sing Street

Florence Foster Jenkins

La La Land

Best Motion Picture - Animated 

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

My Life as a Zucchini

Sing

Zootopia

Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language  

Divines

Elle

Neruda

The Salesman

Toni Erdmann 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture  

Viola Davis (Fences)

Naomie Harris (Moonlight) 

Nicole Kidman (Lion) 

Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)

Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture 

Jeff Bridges (To Hell and High Water)

Simon Helberg (Florence Foster Jenkins)

Dev Patel (Lion)

Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals)

Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

Best Director Motion Picture  

Damien Chazelle (La La Land) 

Tom Ford (Nocturnal Animals) 

Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)

Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester By The Sea)

Best Original Score Motion Picture 

Moonlight

La La Land

Arrival

Lion

Hidden Figures

2017 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS - TELEVISION 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 

Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Felicity Huffman, American Crime (ABC)

Kerry Washington, Confirmation (HBO)

Riley Keough, The Girlfriend Experience (Starz)

Charlotte Rampling, London Spy (BBC America)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television  

Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Riz Ahmed, The Night Of (HBO)

John Turturro, The Night Of (HBO)

Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager (AMC)

Bryan Cranston, All the Way (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama 

Winona Ryder, Stranger Things (Netflix)

Claire Foy, The Crown (Netflix)

Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld (HBO)

Caitriona Balfe, Outlander (Starz)

Keri Russell, The Americans (FX)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama 

Rami Malek, Mr. Robot (USA)

Matthew Rhys, The Americans (FX)

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC)

Billy Bob Thornton, Goliath (Amazon)

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan (Showtime)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy  

Donald Glover, Atlanta (FX)

Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon)

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (ABC)

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (Amazon)

Nick Nolte, Graves (Epix)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy  

Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Veep (HBO)

Issa Rae, Insecure (HBO)

Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW)

Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin (CW)

Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish (ABC)

Sarah Jessica Parker, Divorce (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television   

Olivia Colman, The Night Manager (AMC)

Chrissy Metz, This Is Us (NBC)

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Mandy Moore, This Is Us (NBC)

Thandie Newton, Westworld (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television  

Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager (AMC)

John Lithgow, The Crown (Netflix)

Christian Slater, Mr. Robot (USA)

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television  

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

The Night Manager (AMC)

The Night Of (HBO)

The Dresser (Starz)

American Crime (ABC)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy  

Transparent (Amazon)

Atlanta (FX)

Veep (HBO)

Black-ish (ABC)

Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon)

Best Television Series - Drama 

Game of Thrones (HBO)

Stranger Things (Netflix)

The Crown (Netflix)

Westworld (HBO)

This Is Us (NBC)

I AM SPARTACUS! LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STAR KIRK DOUGLAS TURNS 100 TODAY!

I AM SPARTACUS! THE LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STAR KIRK DOUGLAS TURNS 100 TODAY

Kirk Douglas, whose illustrious career has taken in some of cinema's landmark roles, turns 100 on Friday -- attributing his remarkable longevity to his 'wonderful marriage' of more than six decades.

The three-time Oscar nominee will celebrate with 200 friends and family at a party in California hosted by his son Michael and daughter-in-law Catherine Zeta Jones.

The star, who was forced to retire because of speech problems after a stroke, has practiced delivering a few words on the day with the help of a speech therapist.

"I am always asked for advice on living a long and healthy life. I don't have any. I do believe, however, that we have a purpose for being here," he says.

"I was spared after a helicopter crash and a stroke to do more good in the world before I leave it."

Douglas, the son of illiterate Russian immigrants, appeared in some of cinema's most iconic roles, from slave Spartacus and painter Vincent van Gogh to Western legend Doc Holliday.

He was in more than 80 movies but, unlike stars of younger generations, never took a role in a sequel.

- 'Volcano' -

Born Issur Danielovitch in poverty in New York to a Jewish parents, Douglas went to the city's Academy of Dramatic Arts.

"Champion" (1949) earned him the first of three Oscar nominations for best actor, an award that has eluded him but was finally snared by his son Michael for "Wall Street" (1987).

Among his most famous films were 1956 Van Gogh biopic "Lust for Life," "Gunfight at the OK Corral" (1957), "Spartacus" (1960) and "Seven Days in May" (1964).

Douglas's first marriage to American actress Diana Webster produced sons Michael and Joel before it ended in divorce in 1951.

Three years later he married Belgian-American Anne Buydens, who once wrote of Douglas: "Living with my husband is like sitting in a beautiful garden right next to a volcano that may erupt at any moment."

The couple would go on to have two sons, Eric and Peter.

"One hundred years old is certainly a milestone, but the facts are what dad has accomplished in 100 years," Michael Douglas writes in the Closer Weekly article.

"I think his stamina and tenacity are the qualities that stand out for me," he continues. "He has taught me always to give it your best shot at whatever you take on. He's the full package."

Double Golden Globe winner and lifelong friend Angie Dickinson shared a bedroom scene with the legend in "Cast a Giant Shadow" (1966), which required the pair to be naked.

"You couldn't ask for more than you get with Kirk," the 85-year-old actress, an ex-wife of legendary composer Burt Bacharach, told AFP.

"He's just a perfect man, I must say. Everything he does is perfect."

Courtesy of http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4010858/Kirk-Douglas-100-love-soulmate-Anne.html

In pictures: Kirk Douglas at 100

A selection of images from the life and career of US actor Kirk Douglas, who celebrates his 100th birthday on 9 December.

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Kirk Douglas: 10 essential films

On his 100th birthday we celebrate one of the last surviving great actors of Hollywood’s golden age, with a look at some of Kirk Douglas’s finest movies.

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Florence Henderson: Brady Bunch matriarch dies at 82

Florence Henderson: Brady Bunch matriarch dies at 82

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38102188

Florence Henderson, known to millions for her role as matriarch Carol Brady in The Brady Bunch, has died aged 82.

According to her representatives, she died on Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, a day after being admitted to hospital.

First shown in 1969, The Brady Bunch told of single parents with children who marry to form a "blended" family.

Born in 1934 in southern Indiana, the actress began her career in theatre before turning to television.

She made her first stage appearance in New York at 19 - a one-line role in a play called Wish You Were Here.

She went on to land the female lead in a tour of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, which eventually took her to Broadway in 1954.

She subsequently played Maria in The Sound of Music and Nellie Forbush in South Pacific.

But her career nearly ended in 1965 when she suddenly lost her hearing while appearing in The King and I in Los Angeles.

She was diagnosed with a hereditary condition called osteosclerosis and had corrective surgery in both ears.

The Brady Bunch, which initially ran until 1974, brought her and her co-stars international fame.

"We had to have security guards with us," she later recalled. "We couldn't go out by ourselves. We were like the Beatles!"

The show went on to return in various forms, among them a 1995 film in which she played the mother of her former character.

"It's such a gentle, innocent, sweet show, and I guess it proved there's always an audience for that," the actress said in 1999.

Oscar-winning actresses Marlee Matlin and Patricia Arquette are among those who have marked her passing on Twitter.

Pop star Boy George has also paid tribute, saying he "grew up with the Brady Bunch", while talk show host Larry King described her as "America's mom".

Maureen McCormick, who played Brady's oldest daughter Marcia in the hit TV series, said she had been "a dear friend for so very many years".

Henderson was a contestant on Dancing in the Stars in 2010 and appeared on the show days before her death in support of McCormick, a contestant in the most recent series.

The actress made numerous TV appearances outside of The Brady Bunch and was the first female guest host of The Tonight Show.

She also made cameo appearances in such comedy films as Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star and Fifty Shades of Black.

Jackie Chan is honored with a Lifetime Achievement Oscar at the Governor's Ball

After 56 years, 200 films and innumerable injuries, Jackie Chan wins an Oscar

Courtesy of https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/14/jackie-chan-wins-honorary-oscar-at-governors-awards

The Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan had star billing at the Governors awards on Saturday night, in which the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences handed out four honorary Oscars.

Introducing Chan, Tom Hanks acknowledged that the blend of slapstick comedy and martial arts virtuosity for which the star became famous was “historically underrepresented at the Oscars”.

“Standing here is a dream,” said Chan at the podium. “After 56 years in the film industry, making more than 200 films, breaking so many bones, finally this is mine.”

The actor, 62, said winning the award marked the fulfilment of an ambition he’d conceived 23 years ago when touching one of the statuettes at Sylvester Stallone’s house. Stallone was in attendance at the event, alongside Denzel Washington, Lupita Nyong’o, Nicole Kidman, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Judd Apatow, Helen Mirren and Amy Adams.

Other honorees included documentary maker Frederick Wiseman, 86, for his work including Titicut Follies, High School, Public Housing and La Danse. “I think it’s as important to document kindness, civility and generosity of spirit as it is to show cruelty, banality and indifference,” said Wiseman in his speech.

Speaking to the LA Times after the event, Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney said Wiseman’s observational accounts of everyday people were ever more important. “[His work] is really a revelation, and, even after Trump’s election, it gives you a tremendous sense of hope,” said Gibney. “Because you see this kind of willingness on a local level to get together and solve some problems.”

Editor Anne V Coates, 90, and casting director Lynn Stalmaster, 88, also picked up awards; the latter, who worked on West Side Story, The Graduate, Harold and Maude and Tootsie, among others, was introduced by actor Jeff Bridges as “the master caster”. Meanwhile, the British-born Coates, 90, whose work includes Lawrence of Arabia, The Elephant Man and Out of Sight, said she had enjoyed a career that involved staring into the eyes of leading men.

Last year’s awards – honouring Spike Lee, Debbie Reynolds and Gena Rowlands – were dominated by talk of diversity, ahead of the resurgence of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. This year, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs flagged the changes that had been made over the summer to try to address what some see as an overly white and male make-up of the membership.

“We’re not at the mountaintop yet, but we can see the peak up ahead,” she said. “Imagine the difference it will make when we open our industry to reflect the complete mosaic and diversity of our world and the movements and conversations it can trigger.”

Robert Vaughn, Man from UNCLE actor, dies aged 83

Robert Vaughn, Man from UNCLE actor, dies aged 83

Courtesy of: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37957088

Actor Robert Vaughn, best known as the secret agent Napoleon Solo in The Man from UNCLE, has died aged 83.

Vaughn was also famous for his role as Lee in the Magnificent Seven, and television roles in Hustle and Coronation Street.

The iconic actor died after a battle with acute leukaemia, his manager, Matthew Sullivan, told the BBC.

Vaughn died in New York on Friday morning surrounded by his family, he said.

Hollywood Actor, Will Smith's dad dies

'You truly were one of a kind': Will Smith's father Willard Carroll Smith Sr dies... as actor's ex-wife Sheree Fletcher pays touching tribute

Courtesy of: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3915844/Will-Smith-s-father-Willard-Smith-Sr-dies-actor-s-ex-wife-Sheree-Fletcher-pays-touching-tribute-Daddio.html#ixzz4PRmTGfnp 

Will Smith's father Willard Carroll Smith Sr has died.

The 48-year-old actor's ex-wife Sheree Fletcher - who he was married to from 1992 to 1995 - confirmed the passing of Willard Carroll Smith, Sr., on Monday.

Posting a picture of Will and his father along with Will and Sheree's son Trey, 23, she paid a touching tribute, while Will is yet to confirm the news himself.

She wrote on Instagram: 'We're gonna miss you Daddio! You lived & played by your own rules...

'You truly were 1 of a kind! You instilled discipline, and a work ethic that has created a legacy in your honor!'

The picture shows Hollywood actor Will on the right of his father, and 23-year-old Try in the middle. 

Will also has two children Jaden, 18, and Willow, 16, with his second wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

Willard was a refrigeration engineer and a former member of the US Air Force. 

In the book Will Smith: A Biography, it claims Will's dad put him off doing drugs when he was younger by driving him to tough neighbourhoods in Philadelphia to show him what it was like for people on such substances.

On the fear of his father if he ever took drugs, he is quoted as saying: 'I felt my father would kill me. Literally.' 

Will has also previously praised his dad as a 'steady and positive figure' in his life. He once said: 'Dad was tough but not tyrannical. 

'He kept me in line. He'd get this look that said, 'One more step, Will, and it'll get ugly. 'He was an independent businessman - he set up refrigeration in supermarkets - and he always provided for us. He's a steady and positive figure in my life.' 

The Royal Family: Kensington Palace releases a statement on Prince Harry and Megan Markle

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Kensington Palace has issued a statement this morning about the harassment currently being experienced by Meghan Markle and her family including 'racial undertones'

Read the statement in full here → http://bit.ly/2ezyNzq

Since he was young, Prince Harry has been very aware of the warmth that has been extended to him by members of the public. He feels lucky to have so many people supporting him and knows what a fortunate and privileged life he leads.

He is also aware that there is significant curiosity about his private life. He has never been comfortable with this, but he has tried to develop a thick skin about the level of media interest that comes with it. He has rarely taken formal action on the very regular publication of fictional stories that are written about him and he has worked hard to develop a professional relationship with the media, focused on his work and the issues he cares about.

But the past week has seen a line crossed. His girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment. Some of this has been very public - the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments. Some of it has been hidden from the public - the nightly legal battles to keep defamatory stories out of papers; her mother having to struggle past photographers in order to get to her front door; the attempts of reporters and photographers to gain illegal entry to her home and the calls to police that followed; the substantial bribes offered by papers to her ex-boyfriend; the bombardment of nearly every friend, co-worker, and loved one in her life.

Prince Harry is worried about Ms. Markle’s safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her. It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms. Markle should be subjected to such a storm. He knows commentators will say this is ‘the price she has to pay’ and that ‘this is all part of the game’. He strongly disagrees. This is not a game - it is her life and his. 

He has asked for this statement to be issued in the hopes that those in the press who have been driving this story can pause and reflect before any further damage is done. He knows that it is unusual to issue a statement like this, but hopes that fair-minded people will understand why he has felt it necessary to speak publicly.

MOBO AWARDS 2016 WINNERS - and Craig David Makes a comeback!

MOBO AWARDS 2016 WINNERS 

Courtesy of  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3907372/MOBO-outrage-award-handed-wrong-winner-blaming-production-error.html#ixzz4P9olFk31 

BEST MALE ACT

Craig David - WINNER

Kano

Skepta

Tinie Tempah

Stormzy

BEST FEMALE ACT

Lady Leshurr - WINNER

Katy B

Laura Mvula

Little Simz

Nao

BEST NEWCOMER

WSTRN - WINNER

Nadia Rose 

67

AJ Tracey

Avelino

Izzy Bizu

MoStack

Kojey Radical 

RAY BLK

Anne-Marie 

BEST ALBUM

Kano – Made In The Manor - WINNER

Laura Mvula – The Dreaming Room

Giggs – Landlord 

Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate

Skepta – Konnichiwa

BEST HIP HOP ACT

Section Boyz - WINNER 

Giggs 

Little Simz

Fekky

Wretch 32

BEST SONG

Abra Cadabra Feat. Krept & Konan "Robbery (Remix)"

(Produced by Yamaica) - WINNER

WSTRN In2

(Produced by PRGRSHN for PARALLEL) - WINNER

Craig David x Big Narstie “When The Bassline Drops”

(Produced by White N3rd)

Kano Feat. Giggs & Wiley “3 Wheel-Ups”

(Produced by Swifta Beater)

Tinie Tempah Feat. Zara Larsson “Girls Like”

(Produced by NANA ROGUES) 

Jorja Smith “Blue Lights” (Produced by Joice)

Naughty Boy Feat. Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin “Runnin’”

(Produced by Naughty Boy) 

Chase & Status Feat. Frisco “Funny”

(Produced by Chase & Status)

Ghetts – “You Dun Know Already”

(Produced by Sir Spyro)

M.O “Who Do You Think Of”

(Produced by FRED)

J.Hus "Friendly" (Produced by J5)

Lethal Bizzle “Wobble” (Produced by Diztortion) 

BEST VIDEO

Nadia Rose – Skwod (Directed by Reece Proctor) - WINNER

Laura Mvula – Phenomenal Woman (Directed by Alex Southam)

Kojey Radical – Footsteps (Directed by The Rest)

M.I.A – Borders (Directed by M.I.A)

Bugzy Malone – Moving (Directed by Bugzy Malone)