Nominees of the 2009 Orange British Academy Film Awards, better known as the BAFTA Awards, have been announced today.
And the nominees are:
BEST FILM
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
DIRECTOR
CHANGELING - Clint Eastwood
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - David Fincher
FROST/NIXON - Ron Howard
THE READER - Stephen Daldry
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - Danny Boyle
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BURN AFTER READING - Joel Coen / Ethan Coen
CHANGELING - J. Michael Straczynski
I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG - Philippe Claudel
IN BRUGES - Martin McDonagh
MILK - Dustin Lance Black
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - Eric Roth
FROST/NIXON - Peter Morgan
THE READER - David Hare
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD - Justin Haythe
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - Simon Beaufoy
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THE BAADER [...]

The Writers Guild of America has announced its nominees for the 2009 Writers Guild Awards. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, February 7th, 2009 at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
And the nominees are…
FILM
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Burn After Reading - Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Milk - Dustin Lance Black
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Woody Allen
The Visitor - Tom McCarthy
The Wrestler - Robert Siegel
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Screenplay by Eric Roth; Screen Story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord; Based on the Short Story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Dark Knight - Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan; Story by Christopher Nolan [...]

The original release date for the final seventh season of “The Shield” was set for “April” but due to set backs “mostly the writers strike” the release date was canceled strike also cut short the most recent seasons of Nip/Tuck, Dirt, and The Riches . FX did a great job keeping the public in the dark about when the final season would be released. But after keeping us on the edge of our seats for a few months they finally started advertising the final season will be on the air this September 2nd However, the strike still affected the show.
Yes the wait is over dust off your season 6 DVD [...]

Here’s the complete list of the 2008 Grammy Nominations from Grammy.com. Kanye West, Amy Winehouse Lead in Nominations for 50th Annual Grammy Awards.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC Final Nominations List for the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties.
General Field
Category 1 - Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
• Irreplaceable
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles, S. Smith & Stargate, [...]