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"Precious" & "Invictus" Score Major Golden Globes Nominations

Congratulations to the cast of Precious and Invictus for garnering three nominations apiece in the film categories at the Golden Globes.  As the Globes are one of the elite award ceremonies for films, many critics predicted both films including their actors Mo'Nique, Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon and Gabourney Sibide would be the big nominees.

So far, Precious and its cast, including R&B/pop singer Mariah Carey, has won Sundance Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Stockholm Film Festival, ASPEN Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Milwaukee Film Festival, Deauville American Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival, 45th Chicago International Film Festival, 45th Chicago International Film Festival, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, Capri Hollywood - International Film Festival and the Independent Spirit Awards.  They have been the favorites to win the Globes and the Academy Awards.

Check out all the nominations below. G-Magazine Now picks for nominations are highlighted in orange.

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

* AVATAR
Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox
* THE HURT LOCKER
Voltage Pictures C/O 42West; Summit Entertainment
* INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company
* PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
A Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group Production; Lionsgate
* UP IN THE AIR
Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

* EMILY BLUNT THE YOUNG VICTORIA
* SANDRA BULLOCK THE BLIND SIDE
* HELEN MIRREN THE LAST STATION
* CAREY MULLIGAN AN EDUCATION
* GABOUREY SIDIBE PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

* JEFF BRIDGES CRAZY HEART
* GEORGE CLOONEY UP IN THE AIR
* COLIN FIRTH A SINGLE MAN
* MORGAN FREEMAN INVICTUS
* TOBEY MAGUIRE BROTHERS

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

* (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Watermark Pictures; Fox Searchlight Pictures
* THE HANGOVER
Warner Bros. Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
* IT’S COMPLICATED
Relativity Media, Scott Rudin Productions; Universal Pictures
* JULIE & JULIA
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
* NINE
The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

* SANDRA BULLOCK THE PROPOSAL
* MARION COTILLARD NINE
* JULIA ROBERTS DUPLICITY
* MERYL STREEP IT’S COMPLICATED
* MERYL STREEP JULIE & JULIA

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

* MATT DAMON THE INFORMANT!
* DANIEL DAY-LEWIS NINE
* ROBERT DOWNEY JR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
* JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
* MICHAEL STUHLBARG A SERIOUS MAN

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

* CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing
* CORALINE
Laika, In* ; Focus Features
* FANTASTIC MR. FOX
American Empirical Picture; Twentieth Century Fox
* THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
* UP
Walt Disney Pictures/PIXAR Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Check Out The 2010 Grammy Nominees Led by Beyoncé , Taylor Swift, Maxwell and Lady Gaga

 

Check out the nominees for the 2010 Grammy Awards.  With an astounding 10 nominations, R&B diva Beyoncé is sure to be a big winner from the success of her I Am...Sasha Fierce.  It is of no surprise that country-pop darling Taylor Swift would be a leading nominee also.  Being the biggest album seller of the year, Taylor is up for eight nominations, competing in the top three categories alongside Beyonce.

Other multiple nominees include R&B crooner Maxwell, pop superstar Lady Gaga, Chicago rapper Kanye West and hip-pop group the Black Eyed Peas.  Surprisingly, R&B divas Whitney Houston, Brandy and Mariah Carey are snubbed, while R&B's worst male performer Trey Songz and Marcus P have at least two nominations apiece.

Check out this list of nominations.  I have chosen my picks on who deserves the win in bold and green fonts.  Who would you pick as winners?

Album Of The Year

I Am…Sasha Fierce (Beyoncé)
The E.N.D. (the Black Eyed Peas)
The Fame (Lady Gaga)
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King (Dave Matthews Band)
Fearless (Taylor Swift)

Record Of The Year

"Halo" (Beyoncé)
"I Gotta Feeling" (the Black Eyed Peas)
"Use Somebody" (Kings Of Leon)
"Poker Face" (Lady Gaga)
"You Belong With Me" (Taylor Swift)

Song Of The Year

"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
"Use Somebody, "Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

Best New Artist

Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" by Beyoncé
"It Kills Me" by Melanie Fiona
"That Was Then" by Lalah Hathaway
"Goin' Thru Changes" by Ledisi
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" by Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

"The Point Of It All" by Anthony Hamilton
"Pretty Wings" by Maxwell
"Sobeautiful" by Musiq Soulchild
"Under" by Pleasure P
"There Goes My Baby" by Charlie Wilson

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"Blame It" by Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
"Chocolate High" by India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
"Ifuleave" by Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
"Higher Ground" by Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
"Love Has Finally Come At Last" by Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

"At Last" by Beyoncé
"Soul Music" by Anthony Hamilton
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" by Boney James & Quinn
"Sow Love" by Ann Nesby
"Woman Gotta Have It" by Calvin Richardson

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

"Daykeeper" by The Foreign Exchange
"All Matter" by Robert Glasper & Bilal
"Pearls" by India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
"A Tale Of Two" by Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson
"Blend" by Tonex

Best R&B Song

"Blame It" James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker, songwriters (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
"Pretty Wings" Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
"Under" D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens, songwriters (Pleasure P)

Best R&B Album

The Point Of It All (Anthony Hamilton)
Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics (India.Arie)
Turn Me Loose (Ledisi)
Blacksummers' Night (Maxwell)
Uncle Charlie (Charlie Wilson)

Best Contemporary R&B Album

I Am... Sasha Fierce (Beyoncé)
Intuition (Jamie Foxx)
The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper (Pleasure P)
Ready (Trey Songz)
Thr33 Ringz (T-Pain)

Best Rap Solo Performance

"Best I Ever Had" by Drake
"Beautiful" by Eminem
"D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)" by Jay-Z
"Day 'N' Nite" by Kid Cudi
"Casa Bey" by Mos Def

American Music Awards 2009 Performances: Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige & Janet Jackson

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - "Empire State Of Mind"

Mary J. Blige - "I Am"

Janet Jackson - Hits Medley

American Music Awards 2009 Performances: Whitney Houston, Timbaland & Black Eyed Peas

Whitney Houston – “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength”

Timbaland (featuring So Shy & Nelly Furtado) – “Morning After”

Black Eyed Peas – “Meet Me Halfway” & “Boom Boom Pow”