Most Watched Youtube Videos 2011

1.  Rebecca Black  - Friday (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

2. Ultimate Dog Tease

3. Jack Sparrow (feat Michael Bolton)

4. Talking Twin Babies - PART 2 - OFFICIAL VIDEO

5. Nyan Cat (Original)

6. Look At Me Now - Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes (Cover by @KarminMusic)

7. The Creep (feat. Nicki Minay & John  Waters)

8. Maria Aragon - Born This Way (Cover) by Lady Gaga

9. The Force - Volkswagen Commercial

10.  Cat mom hugs baby kitten

Citroen C4 Grand Picasso

My Own Car

Completed Reading - The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Winner of Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (2011)

2011 Golden Globes Nomination

Picture (Drama)

The Descendants

The Help

Hugo

The Ides of March

Moneyball

War Horse

Picture (Musical/Comedy)

50/50

The Artist

Bridesmaids

Midnight in Paris

My Week with Marilyn

Actor (Drama)

George Clooney (The Descendants)
Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar)

Michael Fassbender (Shame)

Ryan Gosling (The Ides of March)
Brad Pitt (Moneyball)

Actress (Drama)

Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs)
Viola Davis (The Help)

Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk about Kevin)

Actor (Musical/Comedy)

Jean Dujardin (The Artist)

Brandon Gleeson (The Guard)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (50/50)

Ryan Gosling (Crazy Stupid Love) 

Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris)

Actress (Musical/Comedy) 

Jodie Foster (Carnage)

Charlize Theron (Young Adult)

Kristin Wiig (Bridesmaids)

Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)

Kate Winslet (Carnage) 

Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn)
Albert Brooks (Drive)
Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
Viggo Mortensen (A Dangerous Method)
Christopher Plummer (Beginners)

Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo (The Artist)
Jessica Chastain (The Help)
Janet McTeer  (Albert Nobbs)
Octavia Spencer (The Help)  
Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)

Director 
Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
George Clooney (The Ides of March)
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
Martin Scorcese (Hugo) 

Animated Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango 

Screenplay
Midnight in Paris
The Ides of March
The Artist
The Descendants
Moneyball

Foreign Language Film  
The Flowers of War
In the Land of Blood and Honey
The Kid with a Bike
A Separation
The Skin I Live In 

Original Score
The Artist
W.E.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse 

Original Song
"Hello Hello" from Gnomeo and Juliet
"The Keeper" from Machine Gun Preacher
"Lay Your Head Down" from Albert Nobbs
"The Living Proof" from The Help
"Masterpiece" from W.E.

Completed Reading: The Miracle of St. Anthony & Pele: The Autobiography

2012 Screen Actors Guild Nomination

Actor
Demian Bischir  (A Better Life)
George Clooney (The Descendants)
Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar)
Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Brad Pitt (Moneyball)

Actress
Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs)
Viola Davis (The Help)
Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk about Kevin)
Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn) 

Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marylin)
Armie Hammer (J. Edgar)
Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
Nick Nolte (Warrior)
Christopher Plummer (Beginners) 

Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo (The Artist)
Jessica Chastain (The Help)
Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)
Janet McTeer  (Albert Nobbs)
Octavia Spencer (The Help) 

Ensemble Cast
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Help
Midnight in Paris

AFI Ten Films of the Year

2011

1.  Bridesmaids

2. The Descendants

3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

4. The Help

5. Hugo

6. J. Edgar

7. Midnight in Paris

8. Moneyball

9. The Tree of Life

10. War Horse 

Special Awards: The Artist, Harry Potter Series

Los Angeles Film Critics Awards

Picture

The Descendants
Runner-Up: The Tree of Life

Director
Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life)
 Runner-Up: Martin Scorcese (Hugo)

Actor
Michael Fassbender (A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, Shame, X-Men: First Class)
Runner-Up: Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)

Actress
Yun Jung-Hee (Poetry)
Runner-Up: Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia)

Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer (Beginners) 
Runner-Up:  Patton Oswalt (Young Adult) 

Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain (Coriolanus, The Debt, The Help, Take Shelter, Texas Killing Fields, Tree of Life)
Runner-Up:  Janet McTeer (Albert Knobbs)

Screenplay
A Separation
Runner-Up: The Descendants

Cinematography
The Tree of Life
Runner-Up: City of Life and Death

Music/Score
Hanna
Runner-Up: Drive

Production Design
Hugo
Runner-Up: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 

Animated Film
Rango
Runner-Up: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

2012 Oscar Predictions - Round 4

Best Picture

1. The Artist
2. War Horse
3. The Descendants
4. The Help
5. Moneyball
6. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
7. Midnight In Paris

8. Hugo (New) 

2nd Tier

The Tree Of Life

Dropped Out

J. Edgar
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


Best Director

1. Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
2. Alexander Payne, The Descendants
3. Steven Spielberg, War Horse
4. Martin Scorcese, Hugo (New)
5. Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

2nd Tier

Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life (Demoted)
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

Dropped Out

Bennett Miller, Moneyball (New)


Best Actor

1. George Clooney, The Descendants
2. Brad Pitt, Moneyball
3. Jean Dujardin, The Artist
4. Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
5. Michael Fassbender, Shame (Promoted)

 2nd Tier

Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Demoted)

Dropped Out

Michael Shannon, Take Shelter


Best Actress

1. Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
2. Viola Davis, The Help
3. Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
4. Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
5. Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk about Kevin

2nd Tier

Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene (Demoted)

Dropped Out

Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


Best Supporting Actor

1. Christopher Plummer, Beginners
2. Albert Brooks, Drive
3. Max Von Sydow, Extreme Loud and Incredibly Close (New)
4. Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marylin
5. Patton Oswalt, Young Adult (New)

2nd Tier

Jim Broadbent, The Iron Lady
Ben KIngsley, Hugo (New)

Dropped Out

Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Ides of March
Armie Hammer, J. Edgar


Best Supporting Actress

1. Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
2. Octavia Spencer, The Help
3. Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
4. Berenice Bejo, The Artist
5. Jessica Chastain, The Help (New)

2nd Tier

Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Demoted)

New Dark Knight Rises Poster

Completed Reading - The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945

Completed Reading

2012 Oscar Predictions - Round 3

Best Picture

1. The Artist
2. The Descendants
3. The Help
4. War Horse
5. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
6. Moneyball (Promoted)
7. Midnight In Paris (Promoted)

2nd Tier
The Tree Of Life (Demoted)
J. Edgar (Demoted)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Promoted Back)

Dropped Out
The Ides of March
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Director

1. Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
2. Alexander Payne, The Descendants
3. Steven Spielberg, War Horse
4. Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
5. Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life (Promoted)

2nd Tier
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris (New)
Bennett Miller, Moneyball (New) 

Dropped Out

Clint Eastwood, J. Edgar
George Clooney, The Ides of March

 

Best Actor

1. George Clooney, The Descendants
2. Jean Dujardin, The Artist
3. Brad Pitt, Moneyball
4. Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
5. Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2nd Tier
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter (Promoted Back)

Dropped Out
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March


Best Actress

1. Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
2. Viola Davis, The Help
3. Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
4. Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
5. Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene (Promoted)

2nd Tier
Charlize Theron, Young Adult (Demoted)
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk about Kevin
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


Best Supporting Actor

1.  Christopher Plummer, Beginners
2.  Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marylin
3.  Albert Brooks, Drive (New)
3.  Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Ides of March
5.  Jim Broadbent, The Iron Lady

2nd Tier
Armie Hammer, J. Edgar (Promoted Back)

Dropped Out
Nick Nolte, Warrior


Best Supporting Actress

1. Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
2. Octavia Spencer, The Help
3. Shailene Woodley, The Descendants.
4. Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
5. Berenice Bejo, The Artist (Promoted)

2nd Tier
Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life (Promoted Back)

Dropped Out
Keira Knightley, A Dangerous Method

Currently Reading: The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James Gleick

Notable Science Fiction & Fantasy Books

1. Blackout/All Clear - Connie Willis

Hugo Award (Best Novel) - Winner

Locus Award (Best Novel) - Winner

2. Cryoburn - Lois McMaster Bujold

Hugo Award (Best Novel) - Nominee
Locus Award (Best Novel) -Nominee

3. The Dervish House - Ian McDonald

Hugo Award (Best Novel) - Nominee

4. Feed - Mira Grant

Hugo Award (Best Novel) - Nominee

 Goodreads Choice Award for Science Fiction

5. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - N. K. Jemisin
Hugo Award (Best Novel) - Nominee
Locus Awards - Best First Novel

2012 Oscar Predictions - Round 2

Best Picture

1. The Artist (New)
2. War Horse
3. The Descendants
4. J. Edgar
5. The Tree of Life
6. The Help (New)
7. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (New)

2nd Tier
Moneyball (New)
Midnight in Paris (New)
The Ides of March (Demoted)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (New)

Dropped Out
A Dangerous Method
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo Cabret
Super 8
The Iron Lady
We Bought A Zoo
Contagion
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
Like Crazy


Best Director

1. Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist (New)
2. Steven Spielberg, War Horse
3. Alexander Payne, The Descendants
4. Clint Eastwood, J. Edgar
5. Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (New)

2nd Tier
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life (Demoted)
George Clooney, The Ides of March (Demoted)

Dropped Out
David Fincher, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
David Cronenberg, A Dangerous Method


Best Actor

1. Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
2. George Clooney, The Descendants
3. Jean Dujardin, The Artist (New)
4. Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
5. Brad Pitt, Moneyball (New)

2nd Tier
Michael Fassbender, Shame (New)
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March (Demoted)

Dropped Out
Michael Fassbender, A Dangerous Method
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Antonio Banderas, The Skin That I Inhabit


Best Actress

1. Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
2. Viola Davis, The Help (New)
3. Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
4. Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
5. Charlize Theron, Young Adult

2nd Tier
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk about Kevin (Demoted)
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene

Dropped Out
Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia


Best Supporting Actor

1.  Christopher Plummer, Beginners
2.  Albert Brooks, Drive (New)
3.  Nick Nolte (New)
4.  Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Ides of March
5.  Jim Broadbent, The Iron Lady

2nd Tier
Nil

Dropped Out
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Armie Hammer, J. Edgar
Brad Pitt, The Tree of Life


Best Supporting Actress

1. Octavia Spencer, The Help (New)
2. Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
3. Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (New)
4. Shailene Woodley, The Descendants (New)
5. Keira Knightley, A Dangerous Method

2nd Tier
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter

Promoted to Best Actress
Viola Davis, The Help

Dropped Out
Marisa Tomei, The Ides of March
Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
Scarlett Johansson, We Bought A Zoo
Judi Dench, J. Edgar

War Horse Trailer

2012 Oscar Predictions - Best Supporting Actress (round 1)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus

2. Marisa Tomei, The Ides of March

3. Viola Davis, The Help

4. Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life

5. Keira Knightley, A Dangerous Method

2nd Tier

Scarlett Johansson, We Bought A Zoo; Judi Dench, J. Edgar

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7 Insane Easter Eggs Hidden in Movies and TV Shows - Cracked.com

Best Movies of 2009 (Final)

 

1. The Hurt Locker

2. Avatar

3. Inglourious Basterds

4. Up

5. District 9

6. Star Trek

7. Up In The Air

8. Precious

9. (500) Days of Summer

10.  In The Loop

11. Fantastic Mr. Fox

12. Sherlock Holmes

13. The Hangover

14. Invictus

15. The Blind Side

16. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

17. Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs

18. Young Victoria

19. Coraline

20. The Road

2012 Oscar Predictions - Best Supporting Actor (round 1)

Best Supporting Actor

1.  Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method

2.  Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Ides of March

3.  Armie Hammer, J. Edgar

4.  Brad Pitt, The Tree of Life

5.  Christopher Plummer, Beginners

2nd Tier

Jim Broadbent, The Iron Lady