celebrity awards

Clint Eastwood Ropes In Humanitarian Award

In an Associated Press release, it has been announced that Academy Award-winning director Clint Eastwood will receive the Motion Picture Association of America’s inaugural humanitarian award.

The 76 years and strong Eastwood will be presented the Jack Valenti Humanitarian Award at a private dinner Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

“For decades, Clint Eastwood has exemplified the decency and goodness of spirit in his moviemaking,” said MPAA Chairman Dan Glickman, lauding the filmmaker for his recent pair of World War II-themed works, “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima.” Both films have been widely acclaimed and well-reviewed.

Beyonce Knowles Named Top Fantasy Girlfriend

After disappointingly missing out on an Oscar nomination, Beyoncé Knowles can take comfort in another honor recently bestowed upon her. She has just been named the No. 1 fantasy girlfriend, according to AskMen’s Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2007.

According to msnbc, the 25-year-old singer-actress heads the list, which ranks the “most alluring” female celebrities as determined by its readers and staff. Voters were asked to consider qualities beyond sex appeal and beauty, such as “intelligence, humor, charisma and ambition,” according to AskMen staffers. More than 8.5 million votes were cast.

Johansson & Stiller Win Hasty Pudding Awards

Ben Stiller and Scarlett Johansson have been named this year’s recipients of the annual Hasty Pudding awards, given by a student drama group at Harvard University, according to a cbs news report.

The awards, which were announced January 29th, are given by Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the nation’s oldest college undergraduate drama troupe to performers deemed to have made a “lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment.”

Scarlett Johansson, 22, will lead a parade through Cambridge on February 15th, then attend a roast in her honor and receive the “Pudding Pot.”

Screen Actors Guild Awards Show Recap

The buildup to the Oscars continues, with the Screen Actors Guild Awards held Sunday, January 28th. Top movie releases and television shows vied for yet another piece of hardware to throw in the trophy case. Also at stake, another stab at swaying Academy voters’ last second ballots.

The ceremonies were attended by film and television’s leading actors at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. The honorees were selected by the active Guild membership nationwide.

Released by the SAG website, Julie Andrews was presented with Screen Actors Guild’s highest honor, the 43rd Annual Life Achievement

Honored with individual awards were Jennifer Hudson, Helen Mirren, Eddie Murphy and Forest Whitaker for performances in motion pictures and Alec Baldwin, America Ferrera, Jeremy Irons, Hugh Laurie, Helen Mirren and Chandra Wilson for performances in television.

Oscar Nominations Are In!!!

They are finally in! The stars soon will be getting all done up to walk the red carpet. The Oscars are a nominee favorite not only due to the prestige, but also for the attendee gift baskets. These babies feature everything from pda handhelds to luxury hotel vouchers to estee lauder cosmetics (typically valued around $40,000 per basket!!!).

Meanwhile, the hit movie “Dreamgirls” led Academy Awards contenders with eight nominations, but surprisingly was shut out in the best picture category after being considered a potential front-runner.

The sweeping ensemble drama “Babel” was close behind with seven, including best picture and acting honors for two newcomers to U.S. audiences, Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi.

Other best-picture nominees were the bloody crime saga “The Departed,” the World War II spectacle “Letters From Iwo Jima,” the road-trip comedy “Little Miss Sunshine” and the monarchy-in-crisis chronicle “The Queen.”

Following is a list of all of the nominees and the categories for which they represent.