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Friday, February 14, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, February 14, 2014

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Final Oscar voting officially begins today — did some vote sooner?

Hollywood is getting ready for its biggest awards affair — the Academy Awards. Officially, the final voting for the 86th Academy Awards began today for online as well as paper balloting. Some voters may have been able to jump the gun. Some members of the Motion Picture Academy Arts and Sciences reportedly got their ballots in the mail earlier […]

Monday, January 27, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 27, 2014

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Grammys: Daft Punk, high ratings, and bloated commercial breaks

The French helmet-wearing duo, Daft Punk, are probably feeling pretty lucky today and for good reason. They walked away with some the biggest awards at the Grammys last night, including, Record of the Year for “Get Lucky,” Album of the Year for “Random Access Memories,” and for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. I have not heard their entire album, but the […]

Monday, January 20, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 20, 2014

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“Gravity” and “12 Years a Slave” tie for top PGA award

More Awards drama today. “American Hustle” jumped ahead in the Oscar derby with its big win at the SAG Awards last Saturday, but now two other films are gaining steam. The 25th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards were held last night in Beverly Hills, and “Gravity” and “12 Years a Slave” tied for the top honor, the Darryl F. […]

Sunday, January 19, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 19, 2014

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“American Hustle” wins big at SAG Awards

“American Hustle” has more of an Oscar edge today after winning the top honor at the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center in L.A. last night. The ensemble film won the Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture award — over “12 Years a Slave,” “August: Osage County,” “Dallas Buyers Club,” and […]

Thursday, January 16, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, January 16, 2014

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“American Hustle” and “Gravity” got the most Oscar nominations today

“American Hustle” and “Gravity” were the 2013 movies mentioned the most today when the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards were revealed. Both got 10 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. The big winner at last Sunday’s Golden Globes for Best Movie Drama, “12 Years a Slave,” came in second […]

Monday, January 13, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 13, 2014

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71st Annual Golden Globe Awards scores for both comedy and drama

What a show! The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony delivered a program packed with surprises, comedy, and yes, drama. “12 Years a Slave” the brutal drama of a free American black man’s ordeal of being kidnapped and forced into slavery, was shut out of every award — except the biggest of the night — Best Motion Picture Drama. “American […]

Sunday, January 12, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 12, 2014

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Golden Globe Awards this evening: Bomb squad sweeps Beverly Hilton

Celebrity town is gearing up for the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards. As part of the preps, a bomb squad made a sweep of the Beverly Hilton hotel where the ceremony will take place this evening. The very funny team of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will be doing the hosting duties. Here is the list of nominees. Showtime […]

Friday, January 10, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, January 10, 2014

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Who’s America’s favorite movie star?

Tom Hanks name was not called during the People’s Choice Awards ceremony last Wednesday night. However, in the latest Harris Poll Tom Hanks won the title of America’s Favorite Movie Star. A position he held in 2002, 2004, and 2005 in similar Harris Polls. Despite being skipped over by the People’s Choice Awards, Hanks is getting a lot of award […]

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, January 7, 2014

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DGA award nominations for 2013 feature films out today

The nominations were released this morning for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2013. This is a major award — as these nominees are usually the front-runners in the race for the Best Director Oscar. “To be chosen by your peers in a year full of incredibly well-crafted films is the true marker of outstanding directorial […]