American Film Institute names top 10 in film and TV for 2011

Movies

• Bridesmaids
• The Descendants
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• The Help
• Hugo

Nominees! 63rd Emmy Awards

We all (should) know about the Oscars of TV awards and here is this year’s batch of nominees. Staying true to the status of “standard-bearer” for all TV awards shows, the Emmys have again garnered immediate criticism, congratulations, and confusion. Todd Haynes’s Kate Winslet-starring period piece Mildred Pierce leads all programs with 21 nominations. Mad Men leads all drama series with 19 nominations and Boardwalk Empire follows close behind with 18 nominations. Of the comedy series nominees, Modern Family takes first with 16 nominations and 30 Rock finishes a close second with 13 nominations. So, what do you think? Is this moving toward a more balanced field of popular shows, acclaimed pieces, and deserving work, or are the snubs too glaring to approve the field?

Outstanding Drama Series	Outstanding Comedy Series
Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Dexter (Showtime) Friday Night Lights (The 101 Network/NBC) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Good Wife (CBS) Mad Men (AMC)	30 Rock (NBC) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Glee (Fox) Modern Family (ABC) The Office (NBC) Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Outstanding Miniseries or TV Movie	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Cinema Verite (HBO) Downton Abbey (PBS) The Kennedys (ReelzChannel) Mildred Pierce (HBO) The Pillars of the Earth (Starz) Too Big to Fail (HBO)	The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Conan (TBS) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Saturday Night Live (NBC)

17th SAG Award Winners

Screen Actors Guild 47th Annual Life Achievement Award
Ernest Borgnine

Film

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Colin Firth – The King’s Speech

• Jeff Bridges – True Grit
• Robert Duvall – Get Low
• Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network
• James Franco – 127 Hours

63rd DGA Award Winners

Film

Feature Film
Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech

• Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan
• David Fincher – The Social Network
• Christopher Nolan – Inception
• David O. Russell – The Fighter

68th Golden Globe Awards Winners

Cecil B. DeMille Award

Robert De Niro

Best Motion Picture – Drama

The Social Network

• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• Inception
• The King’s Speech