Category Archives: Award

Aldean, Shelton enter rarefied air at CMA Awards

By doris | Published: November 9, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jason Aldean thinks this year’s Country Music Association Awards could be the start of something new. Country music is slow to change, and so are the 6,000 members who vote for the winners of Wednesday night’s show. So when they nominated Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton in [...]

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Shatner: ‘Star Trek’ is way better than ‘Star Wars’!

By doris | Published: September 25, 2011

Full Story at TheClicker.today.com Original “Star Trek” captain William Shatner is sharing his thoughts on the “Trek” versus “Star Wars” feud, and he isn’t shy about telling it like it is. On video, even. “First of all, ‘Star Wars’ is derivative of ‘Star Trek’ … by what, 10, 15, 20 years? DERIVATIVE!” declared the man [...]

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Henry Winkler officially Most Excellent, receives honorary OBE

By doris | Published: September 17, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (EW.com) — Henry Winkler is often called the Nicest Man in Hollywood, but now he’s also known as an Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE). He was awarded the honor from the Queen this week in recognition of his services to children with dyslexia and [...]

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Oscar winner Cliff Robertson dies at 88

By doris | Published: September 11, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com NEW YORK — President John F. Kennedy had just one critique when he saw photos of the actor set to play him in a World War II drama. The year was 1963 and actor Cliff Robertson looked convincing in his costume for “PT-109,” the first film to portray a sitting president. [...]

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America loves Betty White best

By doris | Published: August 19, 2011

Full Story at Marquee.Blogs.cnn.com Thought Reese Witherspoon was America’s Sweetheart? Or maybe Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock? Well, you’d be wrong, because Betty White can officially claim that title. It turns out that the angelic 89-year-old is now America’s most favorite and trusted celebrity, the Los Angeles Times reports. White has come in first in [...]

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Coney Island hot dog contest adds women’s pigou

By doris | Published: July 3, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s Fourth of July race to stuff your face with hot dogs has a new women-only pigout. “Serena Williams didn’t have to beat Roger Federer to win the Wimbledon title, and we don’t think Sonya Thomas should have to beat Joey Chestnut,” said master of ceremonies [...]

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Piers Morgan: Howie Mandel ‘is the most annoying man’

By doris | Published: May 29, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.com Piers Morgan is gearing up for the exciting Tuesday night return of his hit NBC show, “America’s Got Talent” (alongside judge Sharon Osbourne and co-host/new dad Nick Cannon), but the veteran host says there’s one person he’s not looking to sharing the screen with — fellow judge Howie Mandel. (TODAY.com is [...]

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The best and worst moms on television

By doris | Published: May 7, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Flowers, gift, lots of love for giving you life … check, check and check. Mother’s Day is May 8, people, so get that attitude of gratitude in order, quick! And just so you know what you’re up against, here we present five of the best — and five of the worst [...]

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NY opera awards show features Broadway stars

By doris | Published: April 18, 2011

Full Story atnews.Yahoo.com NEW YORK – Broadway stars Patti LuPone and Barbara Cook joined director Francis Ford Coppola and playwright John Guare on Sunday to present this year’s Opera News Awards. Five artists were recognized for their international musical achievements: German tenor Jonas Kaufmann, American soprano Patricia Racette, New Zealand soprano Kiri Te Kanawa, Welsh [...]

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Walters, Stiller to attend TV Land Awards

By doris | Published: April 7, 2011

Full Story at UPI.com NEW YORK, April 7 (UPI) — Barbara Walters, Ben Stiller, Paul Reiser and Marlo Thomas are to be presenters at the 2011 TV Land Awards in New York, organizers said. “Hot in Cleveland” stars Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick, as well as the cast of “The Real Housewives of [...]

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