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Monday, February 27, 2012

2012 Oscar Winners


        Best Picture

War Horse

The Artist *WINNER

Moneyball
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Actress
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Viola Davis, The Help

Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady *WINNER
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Best Actor
Demian Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist *WINNER
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Best Director
Michel Hazanivicius, The Artist *WINNER
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

Short Film (Animated)

Dimanche/Sunday

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore *WINNER

La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

Documentary Short Subject

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement

God Is the Bigger Elvis

Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face *WINNER
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom


Short Film (Live Action)
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore *WINNER

Best Original Screenplay
Michel Hazanivicius, The Artist
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, Bridesmaids
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris *WINNER
J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation

Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants *WINNER

John Logan, Hugo

George Clooney, Beau Willimon and Grant Heslov, The Ides of March

Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin, Moneyball
Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy


Music (Original Song)
"Man or Muppet" from The Muppets, Bret McKenzie *WINNER
"Real in Rio" from Rio, Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett

Music (Original Score)
John Williams, The Adventures of Tintin
Ludovic Bource, The Artist *WINNER
Howard Shore, Hugo
Alberto Iglesias, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John Williams, War Horse

Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners *WINNER
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Visual Effects

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Hugo *WINNER

Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon

Best Animated Feature
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango *WINNER

Documentary Feature

Hell and Back Again

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated *WINNER

Sound Mixing

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo *WINNER

Moneyball
Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon
War Horse


Sound Editing
Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo *WINNER

Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon

War Horse

Film Editing
Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Kevin Tent, The Descendants
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo *WINNER
Thelma Schoonmaker, Hugo
Christopher Tellefsen, Moneyball

Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help *WINNER

Best Foreign Feature

Bullhead

Footnote

In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation *WINNER

Makeup
Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle, Albert Nobbs
Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland, The Iron Lady *WINNER

Costume Design

Anonymous

The Artist *WINNER

Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

Art Direction

The Artist

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Hugo *WINNER
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

Cinematography

The Artist

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo *WINNER
The Tree of Life
War Horse


Saturday, February 4, 2012

MADONNA:Give Me All Your Luvin' (Feat. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj)

She is at it again,the 53 three year old Queen of pop has a new single out. Give me all your luvin which features M.I.A and Nicki Minaj has already been released and is receiving favorable reviews. The song written by the one and only Nicki Minaj features her as one of the cheerleaders in the video.
The success of Madonna over the decades is not a mean feat. She has sold over 300 million records and Cd's to  fans worldwide who madly love her.

The video starts with the words, '' the press can make you a superstar, but only luv can make you a player''
The video on YouTube has already received over 2 million and views since it was uploaded on Feb 2,2012.

Take a peak at it here:

REPORTS OF NJENGA KARUME'S DEATH

Unconfirmed reports say that veteran politician and business mogul Njenga Karume is dead. We will keep ypu posted on developing news as reports on the former cabinet minister keep coming.

SMASHING NEW - CAMP MULLA

They are at it again,Kenya's undoubtedly number 1 group,CampMulla,have released the video for their new single Fresh All day.This group of insanely talented young artists has shaken up the Kenyan music scene and given it new direction. from their crisp,clean and clear videos to smooth and onpoint lyrics,this group is the complete package. they are set for greatness and they are breaking through to the international arena with stints on MTV (Music Television)and more recently BET (Black Entertainment television).
Here is their new single  FRESH ALL DAY: