Sunday, March 7, 2010

Bullock wins best actress; 'Locker' has four Oscars

Sandra Bullock won best actress at the 82nd annual Academy Awards for her performance as a forceful mother in "The Blind Side."
Jeff Bridges won the best actor Oscar for his performance as an alcohol-soaked country singer in "Crazy Heart."
"Thank you, Academy members!" he exulted, raising his Oscar high. "Thank you Mom and Dad for turning me on to such a groovy profession. ... They loved showbiz so much, and I feel like an extension of them. This is as much for them as it is for me."
Bridges' father was Lloyd Bridges, star of the TV show "Sea Hunt" and many movies, and his mother was actress Dorothy Bridges.
The nominated song from "Crazy Heart," "The Weary Kind," won best original song.
Mo'Nique won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role as Mary Jones, an abusive mother in "Precious."
In a fierce and memorable acceptance speech, she thanked the Oscar voters "for showing that it can be about the performance and not the politics."
"I want to thank Miss Hattie McDaniel for enduring all that she did so I don't have to," Mo'Nique said.
McDaniel was the first African-American to win an Academy Award when she was given the best supporting actress Oscar for playing Mammy in the 1939 film "Gone with the Wind."

2010 grammy hotties

BeyoncĂ© wins Best Female Pop Performance for "Halo." She also won Song of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" with co-writers Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash and Kuk Harrell.
Taylor Swift wins Best Country Album for "Fearless." "Fearless" also won Best Album of the Year.
Green Day win Best Rock Album for "21st Century Breakdown." and the list goes on

2010 New Music Guide: Ones to Watch

Who's poised to make a bigger noise in the new year? Here's our overview of promising artists, some brand new, others recombining or redoubling their work to augur breakthroughs that will kick off a new decade, as surveyed by regular MSN contributor Jonathan Zwickel.