Noughtie Beauties

With the end of the first decade of the 21st Century nigh there have not only been hundreds of list detailing 2009 but hunreds for the last ten years. There have been so many I haven't needed to compile any of my own. However, 2010 approaches and this is The Blog of Lists so I though I better start adding some.

For some reason this one caught my eye. Superdrug commisioned OnePoll to survey 3000 British women to come up with the top twenty most beautiful women of the "noughties". So here it is. It's not in any way sexiest or exploitative because only women were surveryed, oh no. And, to be frank, it's a pretty good list. A few wouldn't have passed muster for me and I'd have a different order but there are some very beautifuol women in this list.

The Most Beautiful Women of the Decade:

20 Charlize Theron

19. Holly Willoughby

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18. Joanna Lumley

17. Eva Longria

16. Megan Fox

15. Kate Beckinsale

14. Nigella Lawson

13. Kelly Brook

12. Myleen Klass

11. Kate Winslet

10. Halle Berry

9. Liv Tyler

8. Boyonce Knowles

7. Keira Knightly

6. Scarlette Johansson

5. Cheryl Cole

4. Catherine Zeta Jones

3. Kylie Minogue

2. Jennifer Aniston

1. Angelina Jolie

Actors that sing

This is not an excuse just to have a picture of the luminous Scarlett Johansson, honestly. She has an album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, out in the past couple of weeks, cover versions of, of all people, Tom Waits (who I love) with backing support from people like David Bowie and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It's had mixed reviews, I haven't heard it myself but it sounds an odd combination. It makes me think it would never have been made had she not been the movie star she was.

It also made me wonder if the records in the following list would have been made if the singers weren't actors.

:: Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins - highest UK chart position: No 1

:: Clive Dunn - Grandad - No 1
:: Windsor Davies and Don Estelle - Whispering Grass - No 1

:: Bennie Hill - Ernie, the Fastest Milkman in the West - No 1

:: Lee Marvin - Wanderin' Star - No 1

:: Jimmy Nail - Ain't No Love - No 1

:: Telly Savala - If - No 1

:: David Soul - Don't Give Up On Me Baby - No 1

:: Bruce Willis - Under the Boardwalk - No 2

:: Dennis Waterman - I Could Be So Good For You - No 3

:: Anita Dobson - Anyone Can Fall In Love - No 4

:: Kate Winslet - What If? - No 6

:: Don Johnson - Till I Love You - No 16

:: Edward Woodward - The Way You Look Tonight - No 42

That's not to mention William Shatner, John Travolta, Judy Garland, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Dale, Richard Chamberlain, Danny Kaye the list is far too long, unfortunately. Can you think of any?

FHM Sexiest Women in the World 2008

Men's glossy magazine FHM has published it's annual Sexiest Women in the World poll (as voted by readers) and there's a surprise (at least for me) winner, Transformers star Megan Fox.

FHM tends towards the glamour and vacant eye-candy type actress, so it's no surprise I don't know half the names! If you don't then you can click on their names and link to their images on the FHM site. Enjoy.

1. Megan Fox
2. Jessica Biel
3. Jessica Alba
4. Elisha Cuthbert
5. Scarlett Johansson
6. Emmanuelle Chriqui
7. Hilary Duff
8. Tricia Helfer
9. Blake Lively
10.Kate Beckinsale

11. Hayden Panettiere
12. Angelina Jolie
13. Eva Mendes
14. Rihanna
15. Erica Durance
16. Lindsay Lohan
17. Kim Kardashian
18. Cameron Diaz
18. Cameron Diaz
19. Ali Larter
20. Beyonce Knowles
21. Kaley Cuoco
22. Heidi Klum
23. Sienna Miller
24. Kristen Bell
25. Natalie Portman
26. Vanessa Hudgens
27. Selita Ebanks
28. Keira Knightly
29. Maria Sharapova
30. Rachel Bilson
31. Gisele Bündchen
32. Kate Bosworth
33. Halle Berry
34. Carmen Electra
35. Jessica Simpson
36. Adriana Lima
37. Evangeline Lilly
38. Katherine McPhee
39. Christina Aguilera
40. Cheryl Burke
41. Kristin Kreuk
42. Jennifer Aniston
43. Charlize Theron
44. Heidi Montag
45. Anna Faris
46. Shannon Elizabeth
47. Alessandra Ambrosio
48. Mayra Veronica
49. Katherine Heigl
50. Keeley Hazell
51. Anne Hathaway
52. Jenny McCarthy
53. Marisa Miller
54. Kate Hudson
55. Shakira
56. Tara Reid
57. Jennifer Love-Hewitt
58. Cassie Ventura
59. Eva Longoria
60. Fergie
61. Ellen Page
62. Nicole Scherzinger
63. Grace Park
64. Stacy Keibler
65. Katie Holmes
66. Leeann Tweeden
67. Liv Tyler
68. Kari Byron
69. Christina Ricci
70. Mischa Barton
71. Amanda Beard
72. Elizabeth Banks
73. Carrie Underwood
74. Kelly Hu
75. Pam Anderson
76. Rachelle Leah
77. Paris Hilton
78. Karina Smirnoff
79. Christine Lakin
80. Audrina Patridge
81. Mila Kunis
82. Alyssa Milano
83. Jenna Fischer
84. Maria Kanellis
85. Olivia Munn
86. Reese Witherspoon
87. Madonna
88. Shamron Moore
89. Rachel McAdams
90. Summer Glau
91. Ashley Collette
92. Maggie Gyllenhaal
93. Whitney Able
94. Olga Kurylenko
95. Lauren Conrad
96. Carmit Bachar
97. Amber Heard
98. The Olly Girls
99. Victoria Beckham
100.Britney Spears

10 English actors in American dramas

What's going on? Maybe it's cos they can do the accent? It seems that British actors are emmigrating to the USA to take over some of the biggest roles on US television. I'm sure they are being lured by the huge sums of money offered by dramas over the pond but not only are they getting some of the top jobs, they're also playing Americans, rather than the usual villain in previous years. this is without British comedies being remade for the States, such as The Office, Spaced and Little Britain. Or Simon Cowell, Nigell Lithgow and Piers Morgan being the faces of light entertainment.

This post has been inspired by the premier of Pushing Daisies on ITV this weekend. Staring the beautiful Anna Friel (right), it's like a Tim Burton-esque world, with the quirkiness of Amelie. Set in a technocolour Americana world, Friel's character, Chuck, starts the show dead, only to be revived by a childhood sweetheart, who has the ability to bring people back to life. They fall in love but there's a problem; if he touches her she will decend back to a non-living state. Bummer. This show has got great potential. High concept and a unique look, it could go one way or the other. Fingers crossed.

Anyway, back to the list, Brits on US TV. Well this lists is some of the most prominent roles taken by British actors on Americcan television, not always totally successfully (Michelle Ryan!):

Anna Friel - Chuck in Pushing Daisies

Hugh Laurie - Dr. Gregory House in House

Michelle Ryan - Jamie Sommers in The Bionic Woman

Dominic Monaghan and Naveen Andrews - Charlie Pace and Sayid Jarrah in Lost

Jane Leeves - Daphne Moon in Frasier

Joely Richardson - Julia McNamara in Nip/Tuck

Frances O'Connor - Zoe Burden in Cashmere Mafia (about to be aired in the UK)

Sophia Myles - Beth Turner in Moonlight (to be shown later in the year in the UK)

Minnie Driver - Dahlia Malloy in The Riches

Alex Kingston - Dr Elizabeth Corday in ER

Can Michelle Ryan rebuild her career after The Bionic Woman?

SF: 10 Science Fiction Films That Never Make the List

Inspired by Vimes' fantastic post over on his Here and Back Again blog I was inspired to make this list. Whenever you see "favourite films" lists the same movies always appear. When narrowing down to genre the lists become even more predictable. There are so many bad science fiction turkeys out there that I thought I'd do something different.

My favourite sf films seem to be on all the top ten list (see Vimes' entry, To space and back again the Sci-Fi list for the usual suspects and a few additions of his own): Blade Runner, Alien (also in the horror top tens), Close Encounters, Back to the Future trilogy and Star Wars classic trilogy would all be in my top favourites. Here is a list of some favourites that never seem to make the grade:

• The Fifth Element: Despite the cod-philosophy and Chris Rock's second most annoying character in sf (after Jar-Jar) this is a still sumptuous movie, with some of the most sunning visuals in the CGI age. When the Earth is in peril who would you want there to save the day, Bruce Willis of course. This is fun science fiction. And with the amazingly beautiful Milla Jovovich in (and out) of some amazing costumes and speaking a very sexy child-like alien language (and kicking ass with the best of them) it's not just the computer imagery that is a feast for the eyes. (Plus it's an excuse to show a picture of her so had to goon this list).
• Logan's Run: Michael York and Jenny Agutter on the run from the authorities after discovering a disturbing secret about the ceremony the inhabitants of the leisure-city of the future goes through when they reach the age of 30. Hardly Fahrenheit 451 but a great 70's romp, all white plastic and tight costumes. Ripping stuff.
• Silent Running: The other side of the 70's view of the future. An environmental movie about a greenhouse spaceship sent from a dying Earth to preserve the natural fauna, sending it's loner crew member insane despite the company of three cute robots.
• Brazil: Terry Gilliam's masterpiece and take on the 1984 dystopia of a bureaucratically retro future. Jonathan Price escapes his pen pushing life by dreaming as the authorities descend after a bug in the system and fantasy and reality merge. Brilliant.
• Twelve Monkeys: Gilliam again brings us this brilliant movie about time travel and madness where nothing is at it seems. Like all his movies the attention to detail and weird humour make draw out some superb performances from Brad Pitt and Bruce (again).
• Demon Seed: A truly horrific film. A scientist working on a new computer develops a sentient machine which grows into a abomination that rapes his wife. Plays on all the fears on technology over taking it's creator in the most graphic way.
• Scanners: Probably he most commercial of Cronenberg's science fiction about a group of humans with special powers with the ability to control and read the thoughts others and even kill. The hidden enemy amongst us. And who can forget the exploding heads!
• Battle Beyond the Stars: Post Star Wars cash in, a trash movies that I loved from my childhood. Expanding on Star War's western plotting, BBtS is essentially The Magnificent Seven with rubber aliens.
• Robocop: A biting satire masquerading as a glossy action movie. Of the 80's big budget sf's this is my favourite. there's more depth than The Terminator and is clever and funny too. It was a toss up between this and Total Recall.
• The Day of the Dolphin: Scientist teach dolphins to talk but those pesky military types kidnap them to use for their nefarious ways. Humans should leave well alone, whatever they do is always turned around and used for warfare. This film make me cry like a fish when I was a kid.

The Empire Movie Awards 2008

So after the rebuff from both the BAFTAs and Oscars, there was some atomement for one film in the UK's biggest movie awards voted for by the movie-goers themselves. Atonement won both acting categories and best British Film in this year's Empire Movie Awards.

A good list below, from what I consider to be the country's best film magazine.

Best Film - The Bourne Ultimatum
Best British Film - Atonement
Best Actor - James McAvoy (Atonement)
Best Actress - Keira Knightley (Atonement)
Best Director - David Yates (Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix)
Best Newcomer - Sam Riley (Control)
Outstanding Contribution To British Film Award - Shane Meadows
Empire Icon - Ewan MacGregor
Empire Inspiration Award - Guillermo Del Toro
Best Thriller - American Gangster
Best Comedy - Hot Fuzz
Best Soundtrack — Control
Best Horror - 28 Weeks Later
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy - Stardust

Right: Keira Knightly takes the plunge in Atonement

NME Awards 2008

• The Shockwaves NME Awards were announced last night. The Arctic Monkeys follow up their Brits wins by snapping up a hat trick (out of seven nominations). As with any of these awards voted for by the readership of a magazine with a highly specific agenda, there are some very dubious winners (how many NME readers would actually admit to listening to a Britney album to be able to vote it worst album and woo, it's just so cool and rebellious to vote a smack addict the hero of the year). The fact they feel it's important to announce the best and worst dressed says something too. Still, here's what the self professed "cool kids"* think this year.
  
  
  





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• Best British Band - Arctic Monkeys (above, receiving award)
• Best International Band - The Killers
• Best Solo Artist - Kate Nash
• Best New Band - The Enemy
• Best Live Band - Muse
• Best Album - Klaxons 'Myths Of The Near Future'
• Best Track - Arctic Monkeys - 'Fluorescent Adolescent'
• Best Video - Arctic Monkeys - 'Teddy Picker'
• Best Music DVD - Nirvana - 'Unplugged In New York'
• Best Live Event - Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds Festivals
• Best TV Show - The Mighty Boosh
• Best Radio Show - Zane Lowe (Radio 1)
• Best Film - Control
• Best Website - Facebook
• Best Venue - Wembley Stadium
• Hero Of The Year - Pete Doherty
• Villain Of The Year - George Bush

• Best Dressed - Noel Fielding (left, also 'Sexiest male' apparently)
• Worst Dressed - Amy Winehouse
• Worst Album - Britney Spears 'Blackout'
• Worst Band - The Hoosiers
• Sexiest Man - Noel Fielding

• Sexiest Woman - Kylie Minogue (left, can't imagine why!?)

• Godlike Genius - Manic Street Preachers (left, guitarist and song wroter, Nicky Wire)
• Philip Hall Radar Award (breakout band) - Glasvegas
• John Peel Award for Musical Innovation - Radiohead
• Best Dancefloor Filler - The Wombats 'Let's Dance to Joy Division'


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• Best Album Artwork - The Good The Bad And The Queen 'The Good The Bad And The Queen'
• Best Band Blog - Radiohead www.radiohead.com/deadairspace
• Best Music Blog - The Modern Age http://www.themodernage.org/

* by thinking themselves cool and only listening to things they think reflects on their coolness they are losing credibility and "cool points".

BAFTA Nominations 2008

More awards nominations, this time the BAFTA's. Atonment seems to be the film of the moment, picking up 14 nominations. Which gives me an excuse to post another picture of Keira Knightley! It does bring up the queation of what a "Bristish" film is though, with The Bourne Ultimatum's nod for Best British Movie.

Obviously when the winners are announced I'll post the winners. At least with the British film industry not having the same problems with the writer's strike there should actually be a ceremony, unlike the Golden Globes. It'll be interesting to see what happens with the Hollywood flagship awards, the Oscars (which the Glabes and BAFTAs are seen as a pre-cursor for, when predicting the winners).

Gratuitous image of Keira Knightley, nominated for Atonement

Best Film

• American Gangster - Brian Grazer/Ridley Scott
• Atonement - Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster
• The Lives Of Others - Quirin Berg/Max Wiedemann
• No Country For Old Men - Scott Rudin/Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
• There Will Be Blood - Joanne Sellar/Paul Thomas Anderson/Daniel Lupi
  

Best British Film

• Atonement - Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster/Joe Wright/Christopher Hampton
• The Bourne Ultimatum - Frank Marshall/Patrick Crowley/Paul L Sandberg/Paul Greengrass/Tony Gilroy/Scott Z Burns/George Nolfi
• Control - Orian Williams/ Todd Eckert/Anton Corbijn/Matt Greenhalgh Eastern Promises - Paul Webster/Robert Lantos/David Cronenberg/Steve Knight
• This Is England - Mark Herbert/Shane Meadows

The Carl Foreman Award For Special Achievement By A British Director, Writer Or Producer In Their First Feature Film

• Chris Atkins (Director/Writer) - Taking Liberties
• Mia Bays (Producer) - Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
• Sarah Gavron (Director) - Brick Lane
• Matt Greenhalgh (Writer) - Control
• Andrew Piddington (Director/Writer) - The Killing Of John Lennon

Best Director

Atonement - Joe Wright

The Bourne Ultimatum - Paul Greengrass

The Lives Of Others - Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck

No Country For Old Men - Joel Coen/Ethan Coen

There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson

Original Screenplay

• American Gangster - Steven Zaillian
• Juno - Diablo Cody
• The Lives Of Others - Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
• Michael Clayton - Tony Gilroy
• This Is England - Shane Meadows

Adapted Screenplay

• Atonement - Christopher Hampton
• The Diving Bell And The Butterfly - Ronald Harwood
• The Kite Runner - David Benioff
• No Country For Old Men - Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
• There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson

Film Not In The English Language

• The Diving Bell And The Butterfly - Kathleen Kennedy/Jon Kilik/Julian Schnabel
• The Kite Runner - William Horberg/Walter Parkes/Rebecca Yeldham/Marc Foster
• The Lives Of Others - Quirin Berg/Max Wiedemann/Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
• Lust, Caution - Bill Kong/James Schamus/Ang Lee
• La Vie En Rose - Alain Goldman/Olivier Dahan

Animated Film

Ratatouille - Brad Bird

Shrek The Third - Chris Miller

The Simpsons Movie - Matt Groening/James L Brooks

Leading Actor

• George Clooney - Michael Clayton
• Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
• James Mcavoy - Atonement
• Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
• Ulrich Mühe - The Lives Of Others

Leading Actress

• Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• Julie Christie - Away From Her
• Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
• Keira Knightley - Atonement
• Ellen Page - Juno

Supporting Actor

Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men

Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood

Tommy Lee Jones - No Country For Old Men

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War

Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

Supporting Actress

• Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
• Kelly Macdonald - No Country For Old Men
• Samantha Morton - Control
• Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
• Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton

Music

American Gangster - Marc Streitenfeld

Atonement - Dario Marianelli

The Kite Runner - Alberto Iglesias

There Will Be Blood - Jonny Greenwood

La Vie En Rose - Christopher Gunning

Cinematography

• American Gangster - Harris Savides
• Atonement - Seamus Mcgarvey
• The Bourne Ultimatum - Oliver Wood
• No Country For Old Men - Roger Deakins
• There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit

Editing

• American Gangster - Pietro Scalia
• Atonement - Paul Tothill
• The Bourne Ultimatum - Christopher Rouse
• Michael Clayton - John Gilroy
• No Country For Old Men - Roderick Jaynes

Production Design

• Atonement - Sarah Greenwood/Katie Spencer
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Guy Hendrix Dyas/Richard Roberts
• Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix - Stuart Craig/Stephenie Mcmillan
• There Will Be Blood - Jack Fisk/Jim Erickson La Vie En Rose - Olivier Raoux

Costume Design

• Atonement - Jacqueline Durran
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Alexandra Byrne
• Lust, Caution - Pan Lai Sweeney Todd:
• The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - Colleen Atwood
• La Vie En Rose - Marit Allen

Sound

• Atonement - Danny Hambrook/Paul Hamblin/Catherine Hodgson
• The Bourne Ultimatum - Kirk Francis/Scott Millan/Dave Parker/Karen Baker Landers/Per Hallberg
• No Country For Old Men - Peter Kurland/Skip Lievsay/Craig Berkey/Greg Orloff
• There Will Be Blood - Christopher Scarabosio/Matthew Wood/John Pritchett/Michael Semanick/Tom Johnson
• La Vie En Rose - Laurent Zeilig/Pascal Villard/Jean-Paul Hurier/Marc Doisne

Special Visual Effects

• The Bourne Ultimatum - Peter Chiang/Charlie Noble/Mattias Lindahl/Joss Williams
• The Golden Compass - Michael Fink/Bill Westenhofer/Ben Morris/Trevor Woods
• Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix - Tim Burke/John Richardson/Emma Norton/Chris Shaw
• Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End - John Knoll/Charles Gibson/Hal Hickel/John Frazier
• Spider-Man 3 - Scott Stokdyk/Peter Nofz/Kee-Suk Ken Hahn/Spencer Cook

Make Up & Hair

• Atonement - Ivana Primorac
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Jenny Shircore
• Hairspray - Nominees tbc
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - Ivana Primorac
• La Vie En Rose - Jan Archibald/Didier Lavergne

Short Animation

• The Pearce Sisters - Jo Allen/Luis Cook
• Head Over Heels - Osbert Parker/Fiona Pitkin/Ian Gouldstone
• The Crumblegiant - Pearse Moore/John Mccloskey

Short Film

• Dog Altogether - Diarmid Scrimshaw/Paddy Considine
• Hesitation - Julien Berlan/Michelle Eastwood/Virginia Gilbert
• The One And Only Herb Mcgwyer Plays Wallis Island - Charlie Henderson/James Griffiths/Tim Key/Tom Basden
• Soft - Jane Hooks/Simon Ellis
• The Stronger - Dan Mcculloch/Lia Williams/Frank Mcguinness
  

The Orange Rising Star Award

• Shia Labeouf
• Sienna Miller
• Ellen Page
• Sam Riley Tang Wei

update: the winners can be found here

Golden Globes 2008

Oops, it's been a while, Christmas, New Year and all that. SO, I must get into the swing of things for 2008 and what better way the the Golden Globes, the first of the big American entertainments awards season. The Golden Globe Awards are awarded for the best motion pictures and television programmes and normally run as a fundraiser by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Well, it wasn't so big this year. Due to the continuing writers strike in the US, none of the stars nominated would cross the picket lines, so instead of the usual glamorous Hollywood red carpet ceremony, the winners were announced in an extended telecast in Los Angeles. Still, there were some well deserved winners and plenty of British interest.

The gorgeous Keira Knightly in the best film, Atonement

Movie awards:

• Best film (drama) - Atonement
  Also nominated: American Gangster; Eastern Promises; The Great Debaters; Michael Clayton; No Country for Old Men; There Will Be Blood
• Best film (musical or comedy) - Sweeney Todd
  Also nominated: Across the Universe; Charlie Wilson's War; Hairspray; Juno
• Best director - Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
  Also nominated: Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd; Ethan Coen and Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men; Ridley Scott - American Gangster; Joe Wright - Atonement
• Best actor (drama) - Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
  Also nominated: George Clooney - Michael Clayton; James McAvoy - Atonement; Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises; Denzel Washington - American Gangster
• Best actress (drama) - Julie Christie - Away from Her
  Also nominated: Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age; Jodie Foster - The Brave One; Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart; Keira Knightley - Atonement
• Best actor (musical or comedy) - Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
  Also nominated: Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl; Tom Hanks - Charlie Wilson's War; Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Savages; John C Reilly - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
• Best actress (musical or comedy) - Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose
  Also nominated: Amy Adams - Enchanted; Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray; Helena Bonham Carter - Sweeney Todd; Ellen Page - Juno
• Best supporting actor - Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
  Also nominated: Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford; Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War; John Travolta - Hairspray; Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
• Best supporting actress - Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
  Also nominated: Julia Roberts - Charlie Wilson's War; Saoirse Ronan - Atonement; Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone; Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
• Best foreign language film - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (France and US)
  Also nominated: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Romania); The Kite Runner (US);Lust, Caution (Taiwan); Persepolis (France)
• Best animated feature film - Ratatouille
  Also nominated: Bee Movie; The Simpsons Movie
• Best screenplay - Ethan Coen and Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
  Also nominated: Diablo Cody - Juno; Christopher Hampton - Atonement; Ronald Harwood - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; Aaron Sorkin - Charlie Wilson's War
• Best original song - Guaranteed - Into the Wild
  Also nominated: Despedida - Love in the Time of Cholera; Grace is Gone - Grace is Gone; That's How You Know - Enchanted; Walk Hard - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
• Best original score - Dario Marianelli - Atonement
  Also nominated: Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Vedder - Into the Wild; Clint Eastwood - Grace is Gone; Alberto Iglesias - The Kite Runner; Howard Shore - Eastern Promises

Ricky Gervais and a few guest stars in Extras

Television awards

• Television series - drama - Mad Men
• Performance by an actress in a television series - drama - Glenn Close - Damages
• Performance by an actor in a television series - drama - Jon Hamm - Mad Men
• Television series - comedy or musical - Extras
• Performance by an actress in a television series - comedy or musical -Tina Fey - 30 Rock
• Performance by an actor in a television series - comedy or musical - David Duchovny - Californication
• Miniseries or motion picture made for television - Longford
• Performance by an actress in a miniseries or motion picture made for television - Queen Latifah - Life Support
• Performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television - Jim Broadbent - Longford
• Performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television - Samantha Morton - Longford
• Performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television - Jeremy Piven - Entourage

Empire Online's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars

The results are in for Empire magazine's online poll to find the 100 Sexiest Movies Stars of all time. No surprises that Angelina won, but the top male, new Bond Daniel Craig, has overtaken Johnny Depp (I'm not sure who my sister would prefer but she would certainly approve!).

I approve, myself, of many in the 100, Natalie, Keira, Audrey and Isla for example. I guess Kylie Minogue and Natalie Imbruglia are primarily pop stars (though they have appeared in films) but where are the lovely Milla Jovovich and Ziyi Zhang, amongst others.

1. Angelina Jolie
2. Natalie Portman
3. Daniel Craig
4. Jessica Alba
5. Johnny Depp
6. Eva Green
7. Brad Pitt
8. Scarlett Johansson
9. Keira Knightley
10. Gerard Butler
11. George Clooney
12. Halle Berry
13. Christian Bale
14. Marilyn Monroe
15. Hugh Jackman
16. Jessica Biel
17. Matt Damon
18. Anne Hathaway
19. Paul Newman
20. Kate Winslet
21. Orlando Bloom
22. Kate Beckinsale
23. Daniel Radcliffe
24. Salma Hayek
25. Clive Owen
26. Emma Watson
27. James McAvoy
28. Keanu Reeves
29. Charlize Theron
30. Marlon Brando
31. Cate Blanchett
32. Jake Gyllenhaal
33. Michelle Pfeiffer
34. Russell Crowe
35. Monica Belluccci
36. Leonardo DiCaprio
37. Rachel Weisz
38. Denzel Washington
39. Grace Kelly
40. Ewan McGregor
41. Nicole Kidman
42. Steve McQueen
43. Rosario Dawson
44. Bruce Willis
45. Catherine Zeta-Jones
46. Harrison Ford
47. Cameron Diaz
48. Cary Grant
49. Sean Connery
50. Penelope Cruz
51. Clark Gable
52. Jennifer Aniston
53. Robert Redford
54. Jennifer Connelly
55. Jason Statham
56. Megan Fox
57. Julia Roberts
58. Will Smith
59. Rita Hayworth
60. Liv Tyler
61. Eric Bana
62. Audrey Tautou
63. Reese Witherspoon
64. Eva Mendes
65. Gael Garcia Bernal
66. Sandra Bullock
67. Ryan Reynolds
68. Rachel McAdams
69. Viggo Mortensen
70. John Cusack
71. Lauren Bacall
72. Gary Oldman
73. Javier Bardem
74. Sigourney Weaver
75. Ryan Gosling
76. Uma Thurman
77. Richard Gere
78. Sofia Loren
79. Heath Ledger
80. Sarah Michelle Gellar
81. Tom Cruise
82. Susan Sarandon
83. Alan Rickman
84. Katherine Heigl
85. Al Pacino
86. Jane Fonda
87. Warren Beatty
88. Sienna Miller
89. Clint Eastwood
90. Elizabeth Taylor
91. Jamie Foxx
92. Catherine Deneuve
93. Zac Efron
94. Isla Fisher
95. James Dean
96. Lucy Liu
97. Thandie Newton
98. Brigitte Bardot
99. Chris Evans
100. Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Who do you think is missing from this list? Leave a comment.