Malala Yousafzai Honored as Harvard’s Humanitarian of the Year
On Friday, Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot in the head last October by Taliban militants, was honored as Harvard University’s humanitarian of the year.
Open Thread: 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards
Here's the place to talk about the glories, the disgraces, the boring, the super boring, and, perhaps/definitely most importantly, the dresses. Hunker down with a bottle of Beaujolais and your best friend, remote control, and surrender to the magic and the madness of the Primetime Emmy Awards.
Kerry Washington Winning an Emmy Tonight Would Be a Huge Deal
Tonight’s Emmy Awards will mark a pivotal moment in TV history, and not just because Neil Patrick Harris plans on just skipping the award ceremony entirely and putting on a one-man tap show. Netflix’s House of Cards will be the first strictly-internet show competing for the best drama Emmy, but, more importantly, if…
These Emmy Awards Lawn Signs in LA Are Weird
Uh, sorry to the dude down the street from me with the House of Cards lawn sign in your yard — my dog totally peed all over Kevin Spacey's smug face.
Scoutmaster Madonna Gave Anderson Cooper His Silver Fox Merit Badge…
Singer Madonna presents CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper with the Vito Russo Award at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Marriott Marquis on Saturday March 16, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Sunday Sign-Off: How Likable Is Sally Field This Year?
Sally Field, who gave what is probably the most misquoted Academy Award speeches of all time when she won in 1985 for Places in the Heart ("you like me" is famous phrase from Field's first Oscar-garnering role in Norma Rae), is up for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Maybe the Academy will like like her this year.…
We Need Some New Oscar Categories So People Will Stay Awake Until Best …
Tonight, Hollywood's most glamorous celebrities will assemble for one of the longest-running live-television masturbating marathons of all time: the 85th Academy Awards. Perhaps the most incredible thing about the Academy Awards is how, in spite of the almost commonplace knowledge that the doling out of gold statuettes …
Open Thread: The Grammys!
It's the Grammys! When famous people get drunk and then collect awards for being pretty, and the musicians who wrote their songs watch on the TV in Sweden. JK, it's a bunch of talented, attractive people hugging it out. And you never know what could happen, remember Adele's Rolling in the Deep performance last year?…
Open Thread: SAG Awards!
The Screen Actors Guild Awards are starting! Who's watching? Who's wearing what? Who's gonna win? Does anyone even care about the SAG Awards? Some people seem to think it's on par with the People's Choice Awards (lol!) in terms of awards and shows nobody gives a damn about — but others like that it's for actors by…
Ladies Be Acting: 4 Out of 5 Nominees for BAFTA's Rising Star Award Are …
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced their Rising Star nominees for 2013, and all but one of the nominees is a lady. I need a gif of Hilary from Fresh Prince doing the Running Man or something. Does that exist? My brain says "no way!" but my heart says "yes, please!"
Nick Jonas and John Stamos: Separated at Birth?
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 10: Nick Jonas and John Stamos attend the 66th Annual Tony Awards at The Plaza Hotel on June 10, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
No Boys Allowed: Let the Ladies Have Our Own Book Awards
The Orange Prize—formally known as the Women's Prize for Fiction—is a British fiction award presented each year to one outstanding female novelist. Winners are chosen by a panel of five women, and receive £30,000 and some sort of fancy statue. The idea is to draw attention to female authors, who are largely overlooked…
Kristen Bell Does Her Best Beauty Queen Wave
NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 06: Kristen Bell, and Toby Keith speak onstage at the 2012 CMT Music awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 6, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Get Your Popcorn Ready, It's Time to Talk About the MTV Movie Awards
Tonight's the night when Hollywood's young stars turn out to get a little goofy at the annual MTV Movie Awards. We can pretty much count on something wild happening, but will it come from host Russell Brand or one of the many unpredictable nominees? Will every victory belong to Katniss Everdeen or will Harry Potter…
And That’s How You Self-Examine Your Testicles
Actress Angelina Jolie, left, and Brian Grazer, producer of the 84th Academy Awards, rehearse Friday, Feb 24, 2012 in Los Angeles. The Academy Awards will be held tonight. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Reminder: Watch the Oscars with Us Tonight!
Remember to join us tonight at 6:00 PM EST for our live coverage of the 84th Academy Awards, which will include everything from an open thread where you can speculate on tomorrow's Netflix disappointments to some good-natured red carpet snark. We'll be covering the show on Twitter as well, so you have absolutely…
Your 2012 SAG Award Winners
Awards season is in full swing, and tonight the Screen Actors Guild Awards were held. This year's SAG broadcast had some definite highlights—Tina Fey stole Steve Buscemi's wine; Viola Davis gave not one but two moving acceptance speeches; and Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, and Maya Rudolph introduced the world to a…
Black Swan, Mad Men Honored For Portrayal Of Mental Health Issues
Black Swan and AMC's Mad Men were among those honored at the 15th annual PRISM Awards last week.
I've Got You, Beige
LA, Jan 29: Actress and award presenter Julia Stiles, who will play me in the Lifetime Original Movie wherein I am stalked by my husband's stalker but eventually dramatically prevail, at the 63rd Annual Director's Guild Awards.
Goldie Shines
Londin, Jan 22: The appropriately-named Goldie Hawn attends the British Comedy Awards. (Image via Getty)
Diamonds On The Tops Of Her Shoes
Palm Springs, CA, Jan 8: Rashida Jones arrives at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala.
Watch Barbara Walters Annoy Oprah Winfrey at the Kennedy Center Honors …
Oprah Winfrey was a Kennedy Center honoree this year; the Gala aired tonight. When Barbara Walters introduced Winfrey, she told that annoying story she keeps repeating
Class Portrait
WASHINGTON, D.C. - DECEMBER 04: The Kennedy Center honors: bringing together a strange/weird assortment of celebrities since forever. My prediction for next year: Mick Jager, Maya Angelou, and Jeff Koons. (Photo by /Getty)
Pissed Off Show Cat Does Not Give Even One Fuck About Your Fucking…
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Jesus Fucking Christ. What is this shit? Are you seriously standing there with a shit eating grin on your face photographing me? I will fucking claw your face off. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Neda Filmmakers Honored With Award
The anonymous filmmakers who captured the murder and death of Neda Agha-Soltan on camera during the protests in Iran last summer have received the George Polk Award for documenting what became an "iconic image of the Iranian resistance." [AP]
Taylor Swift Shocked To Win Award For Best SurprisedFace
Taylor Swift has won 48 awards in her short career, and if there's anything we've learned, it's that she's really good at the OMG-I'M-TOTALLY-SHOCKED facial expression. In fact, Taylor Swift may be to SurprisedFace what Megan Fox
Tangled Web
[Beverly Hills, January 17. Image via Getty.]
Zimbabwean Women Receive Award For Human Rights Campaign
Tonight President Obama will present the co-founders of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) with the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for their commitment to social justice.
Weather The Apocalypse In Style!
Should you ever need it, this bra turns into a pair of gas masks. The creators of this handy device received the Ig Nobel prize for Public Health, at an awards ceremony that sounds off the hook. [BBC]
Precious Is Off To A Good Start
Precious has just picked up the audience award at the Toronto Film Festival, giving the film more Oscar buzz, which means we may be seeing Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique quite often this awards season. [HollywoodReporter] via [NYMag]