Less Preening, More Fun and a Touch of Dignity at Awards Show
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The Screen Actors Guild Awards moved fast, looked effortless and fun, and turned out to be a worthy substitute for the more glamorous Golden Globes.
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Timing isn't everything when it comes to the Academy Awards &#151; but it helps.
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There was joy in the room at the Vanity Fair party at Mortonâs, by now an Oscar night tradition that has cowed the competition.
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No one can say that Grammy Award organizers aren't quick learners when it comes to scheduling. This year they were rewarded for it.
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Music's heavy hitters turned out for the Grammy Awards' 50th anniversary ceremony Sunday in celebratory and respectful outfits. The fringe outfits were left to up-and-comers or those looking for some paparazzi shots.
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Normally a small cousin to the Golden Globes and Academy Awards, Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards could end up being the biggest party of Hollywood's film-honors season this time.
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DeGeneres infused the festivities with relaxed goodwill while Scorcese's 'Departed' dominated as the big winner.
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A low-key atmosphere  enveloped the Golden Globes on Sunday in place of the usual  red-carpet chaos as sponsors of the widely watched Hollywood  awards headed to a news conference to announce winners.
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Hollywood's Golden Globe Awards will be presented as a "press conference" instead of the typical ceremony where winners of the film and television awards accept their honors onstage, show organizers said on Monday.
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The Oscars are over. It's time to pick up the red carpet and move on to the Sammies.
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Can they really call it an awards show if most of the winners don't turn up?
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Ellen DeGeneres kicked off the 79th annual Academy Awards with a low-key, low-risk monologue that set a warm tone for the evening.
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Producers of the upcoming Academy  Awards are getting what they paid for when they hired  sharp-tongued comic Chris Rock to host the Oscars -- a bit of  pre-show controversy that could boost TV ratings.
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MIAMI - There was no Madonna-Britney Spears kiss, no partially-clad Howard Stern coming down from the rafters, and certainly no wardrobe malfunctions. The MTV Awards show on Sunday featured typical frenetic energy and sexy style, and a few musical surprises, but it was mostly a kinder, gentler version of past shows...
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The selection of Ellen DeGeneres as host of the Academy Awards was a reaffirmation of television as the dominant water-cooler medium â for the moment.
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The world is awash in awards (say that three times fast, I dare you). Companies, media outlets, professional associations, even internal departments â everyoneâs got a little slice of recognition to parcel out. With this wanton proliferation of prizes, many awards start to feel like marketing-driven publicity stunts with little beef behind them.
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Producers of the upcoming Academy Awards are getting what they paid for when they hired sharp-tongued comic Chris Rock to host the Oscars -- a bit of pre-show controversy that could boost TV ratings.