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Oscars 2012 Red Carpet
Feb 27th
For the 84th annual Academy Awards, celebrities walk the red carpet, pose for the hundreds of waiting photographers and chat with reporters. Couples like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to excited up-and-comers like Jessica Chastain and Shailene Woodley made to Oscars Red Carpet. It doesn’t get bigger than this when it comes to star-studded events. The best part of any award show is seeing what everybody is wearing. No particular gown stood out but then I didn’t see anything that would fit the hideous category either. Lets see who got right? Meryl Streep dazzled the red carpet with a Golen sparkling Gown. George Clooney is as handsome as ever walked with his girlfriend. Green, which is not an easy color to pull off, worked for Viola Davis. Her emerald Vera Wang popped against her burnished skin and was fitted at the hips like a coat of latex paint. Octavia Spencer is the best dressed in her gorgeously draped Tadashi Shoji with an ultra flattering sequined starburst at the waistline and foxy train. Michelle Williams wear a Coral strapless Louis Vuitton with a peplum waist. To view the Oscars Red Carpet gallery click More >
The 2012 Oscar Winners for 84th Annual Academy Awards
Feb 27th
2012 Oscar Winners: The Artist topped the Oscar Winners list of the 84th Annual Academy Awards for the year 2012. “The Artist,” won five Academy Awards, including best picture. The film also took home Oscars for best directing for Michel Hazanavicius, the lead actor award for Jean Dujardin and trophies for costume design and score.
Meryl Streep, 62, won the Best Actress Oscar for portraying Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady.” “Oh, come on,” Streep said of the standing ovation she received. “When they called my name, I had this feeling I could hear half of America say, ‘Oh, no, not her again,’ ” Streep said. “But whatever.” May expected that this award may go to Viola Davis from “The Help.” But “The Help” won an Oscar in the name of Octavia Spencer as the best supporting actress.
The full list of this year’s big Oscar winners:
Best Picture: The Artist
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners More >
Grammys 2012: Glen Campbell receives a tribute for winning life time achievement award
Feb 13th
Glen Campbell a five-time Grammy Award winner received his life time achievement award in Grammys 2012. The current country stars The Band Perry and Blake Shelton honored her by singing “Gentle On My Mind” and “Southern Nights” respectively.
Country music veteran Glen Campbell then gave a rousing performance of “Rhinestone Cowboy”. He had the celebrity-studded crowd singing along, including former Beatle Paul McCartney and guitarist Joe Walsh, who was seen dancing in the aisle with his wife, Marjorie.
Campbell, had been suffering from short-term memory loss for years, revealed in a People magazine article in June that he had been diagnosed six months before as being in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. More >
Whitney Houston, age 48, died on Saturday in a Beverly Hills hotel room
Feb 13th
Whitney Houston joins the other popular singers and performers who died an early death after struggles with alcohol or drugs and the list included Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones.
She released seven albums and three film soundtracks and she is a winner of six Grammys. Houston sold over 200 million albums and singles worldwide. She earned 30 Billboard Awards, 22 American Music Awards and two Emmy Awards.
The superstar singer and actress Whitney Houston’s publicist, Kristin Foster, broke the news of Houston’s passing to the Associate Press. She was found and pronounced dead at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday afternoon. No cause of death has been revealed. In recent years, she struggled with drug abuse.
The coroner’s office will not be releasing any information on the autopsy performed on Whitney Houston earlier today at the request of the police. A security hold prevents Capt. John Kades from releasing any details regarding the autopsy results. More >
Super Bowl Score 2012: New York Giants beats New England Patriots with 21-17
Feb 6th
The New York Giants by beating the New England Patriots in the NFL’s Super Bowl 46, 21-17, played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis became this season’s champions of American football.
1st quarter
New York Giants safety. Penalty on Tom Brady, intentional grounding in own end zone. NY 2 NE 0.
New York Giants touchdown. Victor Cruz, 2-yard pass from Eli Manning. Lawrence Tynes converted.
NY 9 NE 0
2nd quarter
New England Patriots field goal. 29 yards, Stephen Gostkowski. NY 9 NE 3
New England Patriots touchdown. Danny Woodhead, 4-yard pass from Tom Brady. Stephen Gostkowski converted. NY 9 NE 10
Halftime NY 9 NE 10 More >
Madonna in the 2012 Super Bowl Halftime Show
Feb 6th
Madonna, the 53-year-old singing legend took the biggest stage in the world, the 2012 Super Bowl Halftime Show. Monna’s Roman-themed Super Bowl halftime show included a medley of her hits. The singer also debuted her new single, “Give Me All Your Luvin,’” during a set that also included classic hits “Vogue,” “Music,” “Express Yourself” and “Like a Prayer.”
She dressed impressively with a gold headdress, black thigh-high boots, a youthful pleated miniskirt, a black sequined robe and gold cheerleader pom-poms.
During “Music,” Madonna appeared to slip on the stage, but quickly recovered. cki Minaj, M.I.A., LMFAO, and Cee Lo Green joined Madonna for the pop icon’s first Super Bowl appearance. In the end, Madonna disappeared in a puff of smoke as the words “World Peace” were projected onto the field. More >