Welcome to StaticBlog’s Live Coverage of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards

Huzzah! Thank you for joining StaticBlog for our annual live coverage of the Oscars. This is always the cross-country death slog of live-blogging exercises, but I always come back for the scintillating back-and-forth in the comments section and the opportunity to type until the blood spurts coming out of my fingertips are happening in time with those coming from my eyes. For the love of all things holy, let’s get this cheesefest running!

And we’re off…

7:04 p.m. So, why is it that everything about this show online indicates that the ceremony starts at 7 p.m. CST, but it’s actually starting at 7:30? Weasels.

(Editor’s note: Had some technical difficulties but we are firing up again.)

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James Franco and Anne Hathaway hosting the Oscars.

7:48 p.m. Already wasting time with a montage? Gah!

7:49 p.m. Tom Hanks is looking haggard, which means we are all getting a little bit older and a little bit slower.

7: 50 p.m. Hanks awards cinematography. Wally Pfister beats Roger Deakins because his name is funnier to read on the dais.

7:57 p.m. They showcase Amy Adams in the outro for Best Supporting Actress. Does it mean something? Stop trying to ascribe meaning to this.

8: 01 p.m. Kirk Douglas — “She’s gorgeous? Where were you when I was making pictures.” Saying something, given his era.

8:02 p.m. Douglas awards Best Supporting Actress, eventually… Melissa Leo — lost my first prediction of the evening. Well done, though.

8:03 p.m. Melissa Leo: “Wow — mine? For me?”

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Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis present at the Oscars.

8:04 p.m. Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake … uh, I’m sorry, losing consciousness. Slowly… blurrgh…. Damn you, Mila.

Mila Kunis arrives at the Academy Awards.

8:07 p.m. When Pixar’s in the running, it’s kind of astounding when someone else beats them. “The Lost Thing” wins!

8:11 p.m. Mila announces Best Animated Feature, about the biggest fait accompli of the evening. The Oscar goes to Toy Story 3, because the sun rises.

8:17 p.m. These odd little paths to yesteryear are deflating this show.

8:18 p.m. Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem announce adapted screenplay. Call it, friendo: Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network.”

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Aaron Sorkin

8: 19 p.m. Sorkin references Chayefsky in acceptance speech. Good grace note. Stop playing him off — he knows how to string sentences!

8:21 p.m. Brolin and Bardem announce Best Original Screenplay: “The Kings Speech.” Once for each. No way to handicap Best Picture based on this.

8:24 p.m. So now it’s the Melissa Leo Memorial F-bomb? Don’t get cute, Seidler. You’re the reason my 13-year-old nephew can’t see your film.
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Anne Hathaway in a tux and James Franco in a dress at the 83rd annual Academy Awards.

8:25 p.m. Anne Hathaway in a tuxedo in a paean to Wolverine? @nerdage is about to bust a blood vessel.
8:28 p.m. Franco — your trainer told you that strapless wasn’t an option, right?
8:30 p.m. Russell Brand and Helen Mirren announce “In A Better World” for Best Foreign Language Film. Choked up is choked up in any language, it seems.

8:32 p.m. Reese Witherspoon announces Best Supporting Actor. Great field,especially Hawkes, but this was always going to Christian Bale for “Fighter.”

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Christian Bale

8:34 p.m. Bale: “Bloody hell!” “I’m not going to drop the F-Bomb like she (Leo) did. I’ve done that plenty before.”
8:36 p.m. Bale: Nice shoutout to Dicky Eklund, along with his Web site. Eklund was beaming. Truly gracious speech. Forgot wife’s name?
8:41 p.m. The Black Swan/couture witch look isn’t exactly swell on Hathaway. Get rid of that dress immediately.
8:42 p.m. Ah, I’m being swept away by movie memories. Gah!
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Hugh Jackman arrives at the Academy Awards.

8:45 p.m. Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman announce Best Original Score. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. NIN!
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Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

8:48 p.m. Scarlett Johansson and Shirtless Bongo Boy announce sound, sound, sound mixing. Inception team wins for sound of top spinning on table.
8:51 p.m. Scarjo and Bongo announce Sound Editing: Inception team wins for sound of Tom Hardy shooting grenade launcher.
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Marisa Tomei arrives at the Academy Awards.

8:55 p.m. Marisa Tomei!!! #Costanza
8:57 p.m. Cate Blanchett, looking Mirrenesque, announces makeup. “That’s gross.” “The Wolfman” wins — Rick Baker is the king.
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Cate Blanchett arrives at the Academy Awards.

8:59 p.m. Blanchett announces costume design. Colleen Atwood for Alice in Wonderland — funny, even the clothes looked computer-generated.
9:05 p.m. Spacey magically appears, possessed by song. Introduces Randy Newman, singing the 1,268th iteration of “The Randy Newman Song.”
9:08 p.m. Mandy Moore looks awesome, sounds equally so. Chuck looks like he just swallowed a hot guppy — nervous as hell.
9:14 p.m. Amy Adams (sparkly!) and Jake Gyllenhaal talk about shorts. Strangers No More wins, Gyllenhaal toasts Shorts for their Oscar Pool value.
9:17 p.m. Sparkly and Jake announce Live Action Short Film. “God of Love” wins. Luke Matheny gets Roberto Begnini award of evening for snazzy spazzy.
9:20 p.m. AutoTune the Oscars! Never gets old, really — well, until the Twilight thing.
9:21 p.m. Hathaway ditched the Witcheepoo getup. All is back to normal.
9:22 p.m. Oprah announces Best Documentary. Wanna see a monkey mask!
9:23 p.m. Gasland and Wasteland cancel each other out. Oscar has no stomach for Banksy. “Inside Job” wins. Good film, but no “Exit.”
9:27 p.m. Billy Crystal taken out of mothballs, gets standing O from people who wish he was hosting.
9:30 p.m. Oscar memory Billy Crystal introduces more Oscar memories. These things are like baby aspirin — they’re thinning my blood.
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Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law present at the Oscars.

9:35 p.m. Sherlock and Watson having best time of the night — good chemistry. Visual Effects goes to Inception team for folding Paris like an omelet.
9:37 p.m. Downey and Law announce Film Editing. Goes to “The Social Network” — tightest storytelling of 2010. Best film, too. No matter what happens.
9:43 p.m. Franco: “‘How to Train Your Dragon’ — that’s disgusting!” Wow — he woke up!
9:45 p.m. Florence Welch is becoming the MVP for award shows, but that should have lasted longer. Can’t wait for the new Florence & the Machine.
9:47 p.m. What ate Gwyneth’s eyebrows? Florence should have sung this “Country Strong” song, too. And the National Anthem at the Super Bowl.
9:49 p.m. Jennifer Hudson announces Best Song to Randy @#$@#$ Newman. For that? “Sail Away” was a long damn time ago, wasn’t it?
9:55 p.m. Celine Dion singing unnecessarily maudlin Charlie Chaplin song as we BRING OUT YOUR DEAD! And everybody’s smiling — isn’t that icky sweet?

9:56 p.m. Oh yeah, they showed Dennis Hopper after hitting the nitrous in “Blue Velvet.” Finally, something that didn’t make me gassy.

10:02 p.m. Hathaway must be wearing a battery pack for that blue dress.

10:05 p.m. Bigelow announces Best Director. Goes to Tom Hooper. “King’s Speech” great and all, but not on board at all. Fincher was robbed. Robbed!

10:06 p.m. Hooper gave a great speech, but “The Damned United” was better.
10:09 p.m. Lifetime Achievements introduced by Annette Bening. Godard didn’t show, of course. Hateth Oscar. As am I, if things keep going this way.

10:12 p.m. Hathaway praises Franco for “doing fabulous job.” Where? He’s hardly been there?
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Jeff Lebowski gives the testimonial for Annette Bening. Wasn’t Julianne Moore just as good?

10:15 p.m. Glad they gave up the whole “Star Chamber” conferring greatness on nominees. Way too Reality TV, that was.
10:16 p.m. Love the dude, but he’s not really tying the room together.

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Natalie Portman arrives at the Academy Awards.

10:17 p.m. Dude announces Best Actress: Natalie Portman wins. Was a little fearful that this was going to go elsewhere. Relief sets in. Richly deserved.
10:20 p.m. Now Sandra Bullock says nice things about five men. This takes too long. Make it stop.
10:21 p.m. Too bad Bardem was about 10 times better than the rest of “Biutiful.”
10:25 p.m. Best Actor would be considered competitive if Firth hadn’t stitched this up like a Tom Ford tux.

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Colin Firth arrives at the Academy Awards.

10:27 p.m. Was there any doubt here? Firth was a bigger fait accompli than Toy Story 3 for Best Animated. Deserved, but all nominees did.
10:30 p.m.
Firth: “I have impulses I have to attend to backstage”? How deliciously ambiguous! “Awww…” or “Ewwww.”
10:33 p.m. Spielberg is here to end it all by announcing Best Picture. This is where my “Should Win” gets trounced by my “Will Win.”
10:35 p.m. When the entire Best Picture montage is voiced over by King George VI, you know where it’s going.

10:37 p.m. Timpani roll! “The King’s Speech.” And StaticBlog slinks away, slightly dejected, Tweeting in vain in support of the Facebook movie.
10:39 p.m. Thanks to all for enduring a slightly different, Twitter-fueled live blog. And thank you to @nerdage for enabling this simulcast. Cheers!

– George Lang
www.twitter.com/georgedlang


Welcome to StaticBlog’s 51st Annual Grammy Awards Live Blog

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Yes, it’s that time of the year again, when your faithful servants at NewsOK.com and The Oklahoman spend their evenings working over the minutiae of awards shows. You love it, we feel like we’ve been flattened by enormous trophies after it, but I truly enjoy our snarky little town hall meetings of pop culture.  I’ve had my Boca on an English muffin (yes, I know — dirty), and I’ve got a 1 liter Sigg bottle at the ready — my co-worker Brandy told me to stay hydrated, mainly because she knows how these things start to read during the third hour, and it was her subtle hint to stay away from the hooch.

In addition to all the musical fun, we’ll be keeping track of the number of obligatory appearances by actors from CBS shows. This network flogs its actors artlessly at these things, so watch out for Dennis Haysbert of “The Unit” presenting “Best Crypto-Calypso Dance Mix Mash-Up By A Female Country Singer.”

Let’s have it, kids!

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7 p.m. U2 plays “Get On Your Boots” to kick things off. I’m having difficulty warming to this song, mainly because the verses don’t remind me of Elvis Costello’s “Pump It Up” as much as they remind me of the Escape Club’s “Wild Wild West.” I’m sure I’ll come around, because at least they’re back to trying new things after wallowing in classicist You Too for the past decade.  Man, I’m glad will.i.am didn’t produce this noise.

7:06 p.m. Whitney Houston keeps it together long enough to announce R&B Album, then sucks up to Clive Davis, who pulled her butt out of the fire. And the winner is…

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Jennifer Hudson.  Nicely done after a rotten year, but regardless of personal circumstances, Raphael Saadiq deserved this one. “The Way I See It” is phenomenal.

7:08 p.m. Dwayne Johnson thinks that Grammy stands for “Great Recording Artists Making Music… Yes!” As opposed to “Gross Rhetoric Always Makes Me Yakk!” Apparently, Katy Perry just threw up a little, too.

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7:10 p.m. J.T. thinks he loves The Rock, then introduces my minister, the Rev. Al Green, who launches into “Let’s Stay Together” with Timber along for the ride. Justin is only improving as a performer, and they can match each other falsetto for falsetto, and Keith Urban acquits himself nicely on the guitar solo, but I think just about anyone would feel a little overmatched in the presence of Al.

7:21 p.m. Simon Baker (Obligatory CBS Actor No. 1) introduces Coldplay. Chris Martin is playing the acoustic version of “Lost” that we all got with our iTunes purchases, but then his best buddy ‘Ye comes on for what sounds like a freestyle. This isn’t really his strong suit, but at least he left the AutoTune at home. Then it segues into “Viva La Vida,” and so far, Joe Satriani hasn’t bum-rushed the stage. They are so going to win huge tonight — this was positioned so that Martin, out of breath, can wait in the wings to accept his award.

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7:28 p.m. Carrie Underwood is doing “Last Name,” once again proving that our Checotah girl was destined for this kind of thing, and “American Idol” just made the ride a little faster. She’s killing up there, and the song rocks a little harder each time she hits it at one of these things.

7:32 p.m. Sheryl Crow and LeAnn Rimes announce…

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Brooks & Dunn, “God Must Be Busy”
Lady Antebellum, “Love Don’t Love Here”
Rascal Flatts, “Every Day”
The Steel Drivers, “Blue Side Of The Mountain”
Sugarland, “Stay”

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And Sugarland wins. They’re Athens, Ga., which definitely works in their favor, beyond the fact that they’re pretty strong players for a mainstream country band.

7:42 p.m. Al Green just schooled Andy Williams, and joined Duffy in announcing…

SONG OF THE YEAR
“American Boy,” William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West, artist)
“Chasing Pavements,” Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele, artist)
“I’m Yours,” Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz, artist)
“Love Song,” Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles, artist)
“Viva La Vida,” Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay, artist)

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And Coldplay wins. What did I tell you? Now Kid Rock is playing some retrograde boogie-rock that makes me want to chuck a can of something warm and cheap at my television. Then he screams out a tribute to Billy Powell of Skynyrd, which is his standard way of sidling up to better acts in hopes of getting a faint whiff of their magic. No dice, Bob.

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7:54 p.m. Miley Cyrus joins Taylor Swift for “Fifteen.” Miley might have better vocal chops than Taylor, but Taylor’s the one who wrote or co-wrote her entire album. That gives her the edge every time.

7:58 p.m. “Best friend,” Miley? Sounds like something you say right before pulling someone’s hair. Now they announce…

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Alicia Keys and John Mayer, “Lessons Learned”
Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Timbaland, “4 Minutes”
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Rich Woman”
Rihanna and Maroon 5, “If I Never See Your Face Again”
Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, “No Air”

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“This project has been spectacular from the beginning,” Plant says while accepting with Krauss. ”This song is such a spooky song. It’s the heart of the American underworld of rhythm and blues and shimmy.” That’s right — shimmy. I’ve been proferring various itirations of “Twilight of the soul” to describe this thing, but leave it to the master, the guy who recorded the song, to slice right to the truth. Shimmy!

8:04 p.m. Jennifer Hudson belts it, does it beautifully, tears up a little. Your Grammy Moment ™.

8:10 p.m. Emily Proctor (“CSI: Miami” — No. 2!”) and Jason Mraz introduce the Jonas Brothers playing with Stevie Wonder and his Vocoder. The Jonases basically sound like Maroon 5 here, but every time I hear Stevie just killing it live, I wish he hadn’t spent the past 25 years as the Sta-Puff Marshmallow Man of Soul. This man needs to write something that matters. Maybe he just needs a producer who will tell him to tap into the old passion, anger and soul.

8:16 p.m. Blink-182 finally give up on those boring side projects, reunite, hopefully recommit to potty jokes and introduce…

BEST ROCK ALBUM
Coldplay, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Kid Rock, Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings Of Leon, Only By The Night
Metallica, Death Magnetic
Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely

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8:17 p.m. “Limestone kind of rock”? Yeah, a little like that whole Jethro Tull metal Grammy thing a couple of decades ago. Like I said, a Coldplay kind of night. The home turf guy who occasionally surfaces from me wanted the Kings to steal this one.

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8:23 p.m. Craig Ferguson (No. 3) says, “Lesbians are totally awesome!” in announcing Katy Perry, who is terrible but… entertaining. The former Katy Hudson of Contemporary Christian music just adjusted her bra from the front.

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8:28 p.m. Kanye West, who must have paid off Jerome Benton for access to Morris Day’s wardrobe, performs with Estelle on “American Boy.” Seriously, I expected Jerome to come out with a mirror. Then they announce…

BEST NEW ARTIST
Adele
Duffy
The Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

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And the winner is Adele. I thought Duffy and Adele might cancel one another out, but nicely done — soulful, British, not crack-addled.

8:41 p.m. Natalie Cole, Herbie Hancock and Sean Combs announce…

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Adele, “Chasing Pavements”
Coldplay, “Viva La Vida”
Leona Lewis, “Bleeding Love”
M.I.A., “Paper Planes”
Robert Plant and Alison Kraus, “Please Read The Letter”

And Robert Plant, kissing everyone, turns things over to T-Bone, who says, cryptically, “Good things happen out of nowhere.”

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8:51 p.m. Queen Latifah introduces M.I.A., who looks beautifully 8 1/2 months, but she ends up taking a backseat to the “Rap Pack,” doing “Swagger Like Us.” Jay-Z is still the master, but seriously — rap supergroups are generally as good as rock supergroups. This has a hell of a pedigree, but so did The Firm — both the rap and rock groups with that name.

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8:57 p.m. Kate Beckinsale just said that this was M.I.A.’s due date. Then I kind of drifted off.

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8:58 p.m. Uhhh… murrgh… oh yeah, Paulie and Grohlie. He does da Merseybeat quite nicely. Imagine what kind of freakout the Midwest would have had if Grohl had shown up, flipping his mane around on “Ed Sullivan.” America would have declared war. But why so brief? “I Saw Her Standing There”? I would have killed for “Helter Skelter” or “Band on the Run.” Well, not killed, but maybe declared war.

9:06 p.m. Jack Black and his father-in-law, Charlie Haden, announce…

BEST POP PERFORMANCE, MALE
Kid Rock, “All Summer Long”
John Mayer, “Say”
Paul McCartney, “That Was Me”
Jason Mraz, “I’m Yours”
Ne-Yo, “Closer”
James Taylor, “Wichita Lineman”

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And the winner is Mayer. God, I just about lost consciousness again, and not in a good way. From one of the worst movies of 2008, “The Bucket List.” Better get a bucket — I’m going to throw up.

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9:13 p.m. Jennifer Nettles just proved to the non-country people why Sugarland is worth their attention. Pretty great, and the duet with Adele was an unexpected highlight this evening.

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9:21 p.m. Mrs. Chris Martin, looking a tad translucent, introduces the band that laid the foundation for her hubby’s band’s entire sound with 1995′s “The Bends,” Radiohead. They played “15 Step” with a full marching band — very Lindsey Buckingham, and very impressive. Very.

9:29 p.m. Samuel L. Jackson threatens the audience into applause before introducing T.I. and J.T. And we lost about 5 seconds of T.I. Honestly, this song sounded like an auctioneer interrupting a funeral.

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9:35 p.m. And speaking of funerals, Neil Portnow! But seriously, folks — he had nice things to say about our man Barry, but when he says “Yes we can,” it’s like Pat Boone singing “Isn’t That a Shame.”

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9:39 p.m. Smokey Robinson talks Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Four Tops, and then participates in a Four Tops recreation with surviving member Duke Fakir, Ne-Yo and Jamie Foxx. It’s solid, but man, you miss Levi Stubbs, who died last October. Wish they could have given this while Stubbs was alive.

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9:48 p.m. Josh Groban introduces Neil Diamond, and suddenly I’m transported to the backseat of my mom’s 1976 Oldsmobile Regency, riding around South Tulsa listening to KRAV.  Hands, touching hands, reaching out, throttling me. Throttling you.

9:53 p.m. And just as Neil Diamond indicated… BRING OUT YER DEAD! Bad year to be a drummer for Jimi Hendrix. Dottie Rambo, we hardly knew ye.

9:57 p.m. Keith Urban did two things tonight that had nothing to do with country music. Someone trying to make a break?

10:01 p.m. Now, they’re just trying to drag this damn thing out. I don’t want to buy a car! Sometimes, as a TiVo user, I forget how much I’m spared.

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10:03 p.m. Gary Sinise (CBS! CSINY!), who doesn’t seem to understand anything coming over the TelePrompTer at him, introduces Lil Wayne, Alan Thicke’s son and Allen Toussaint. Show me that smile again!

10:11 p.m. Will.i.am and T-Pain avoid using AutoTune while announcing…

BEST RAP ALBUM
Jay-Z, American Gangster
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Lupe Fiasco, The Cool
Nas
T.I., Paper Trail

And the winner is…

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Tha Carter III. I just wanted to post the most obnoxious album cover of 2008.

10:15 p.m. I think my soul just died with that Will.i.am. remix of Dylan in the Pepsi ad. Not that I’m completely against such remixing and toying with classics, but Colin Munroe did it right, and Will.i.am did it wrong.

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10:19 p.m. Zooey Deschanel, the anti-Katy Perry, introduces Bob and Ali, who completely rock the hell out of “Gone Gone Gone.” I think they’re going to win the big chimichanga.

10:26 p.m. Green Day announces Album of the Year:

Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Raising Sand
Coldplay, Viva La Vida
Ne-Yo, Year Of The Gentleman
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Radiohead, In Rainbows

And the winner is…

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Robert: “I’d like to thank Alison Krauss for her kindness and patience, teaching me to sing in straight lines instead of doing all that twirly stuff.” But we love the twirly stuff, Robert. Love the twirly stuff.

And thank you for your kindness and patience this evening. Let’s all go fall down and listen to Stevie play us out. Good night.


Hey StaticBlog Boys and Girls — I’m Live-Blogging the Grammys!

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At 7 p.m. this Sunday and continuing until the death march ends in a pile of gold-plated Grammophones and exhaustion, I will be live-blogging the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, broadcast on CBS. I will do so warmly and accurately. I will do so with enthusiasm and vigor. I will do so with bile and revulsion.

 I will do so. Here. 7 p.m. Sunday.


Welcome to the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

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I’m in my traditional formal wear for these festivities — pajamas and a two-day beard, so let’s go with this red carpet massacre!

7:02 p.m. “Penelope Cruz looks elegant, and Marisa Tomei dazzles!” We’re in for a night of intense wit.

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7:03 p.m. “I’m Eva Longoria, and I’m an actor!”

7:06 p.m. Rosario Dawson and Kiefer Sutherland announce Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series:

CHRISTINA APPLEGATE / Samantha Newly – “SAMANTHA WHO?” (ABC)
AMERICA FERRERA / Betty Suarez – “UGLY BETTY” (ABC)
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
MARY-LOUISE PARKER / Nancy Botwin – “WEEDS” (Showtime)
TRACEY ULLMAN / Various Characters – “TRACEY ULLMAN’S STATE OF THE UNION” (Showtime)

And the winner is…

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Tina Fey. “I want to thank my daughter Alice for being the funniest person in my family, for coining phrases like, ‘I want to go to there,’ and sometimes just putting on pretend makeup in the mirror, and she’ll turn to me and say, ‘I look like Barack Obama!’”

7:12 p.m. Kyra Sedgwick and Jon Hamm present best actors in a comedy series. Hamm: “If there were an olympics for comedy, these next gentlemen would most resemble the Chinese women’s gymnastics team: formidable, adorable, bendy and of indeterminate age.”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott – “THE OFFICE” (NBC)
DAVID DUCHOVNY / Hank Moody – “CALIFORNICATION” (Showtime)
JEREMY PIVEN / Ari Gold – “ENTOURAGE” (HBO)
TONY SHALHOUB / Adrian Monk – “MONK” (USA)

And the actor goes to…

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Alec Baldwin. Strangely free of humor, but gracious and not packing heat.

7:20 p.m. TNT is promoting its new show “Trust Me,” starring Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh. This apparently proves they are not the same person. Well, amazing things can be done with editing.

7:22 p.m. This “Trailblazers” montage might be the most vague clipjob I’ve ever seen. It’s like “Bring Out Yer Dead” mixed with “That’s Entertainment.” We have westerns, we have chariot races, we have Butch and Sundance doing the “Oh S–t!” jump. We have a gay montage, we have “Lolita,” we have “Maude,” we have whiplash!

7:24 p.m. Claire Danes announces the comedy ensemble crews:

30 ROCK (NBC)
SCOTT ADSIT                            Pete Hornberger
ALEC BALDWIN                         Jack Donaghy
KATRINA BOWDEN                    Cerie
TINA FEY                                  Liz Lemon
JUDAH FRIEDLANDER                Frank Rossitano
JANE KRAKOWSKI                     Jenna Maroney
JACK McBRAYER                        Kenneth Parcell
TRACY MORGAN                        Tracy Jordan
MAULIK PANCHOLY                    Jonathan
KEITH POWELL                          Toofer

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
KENDALL APPLEGATE                 Penny Scavo
ANDREA BOWEN                       Julie Mayer
CHARLIE CARVER                      Porter Scavo
MAX CARVER                            Preston Scavo
RICARDO ANTONIO CHAVIRA     Carlos Solis
GARY COLE                              Wayne Davis
MARCIA CROSS                        Bree Van De Kamp Hodge
DANA DELANY                          Katherine Mayfair
JAMES DENTON                        Mike Delfino
LYNDSY FONSECA                     Dylan Mayfair
RACHEL FOX                            Kayla Huntington
TERI HATCHER                         Susan Mayer
ZANE HUETT                            Parker Scavo
FELICITY HUFFMAN                   Lynette Scavo
KATHRYN JOOSTEN                   Mrs. McCluskey
BRENT KINSMAN                      Younger Porter Scavo
SHANE KINSMAN                      Younger Preston Scavo
JOY LAUREN                             Danielle Van De Kamp
EVA LONGORIA-PARKER            Gabrielle Solis
KYLE MacLACHLAN                    Orson Hodge
NEAL McDONOUGH                   Dave Williams
JOSHUA MOORE                       Parker Scavo
SHAWN PYFROM                       Andrew Van De Kamp
DOUG SAVANT                          Tom Scavo
NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN             Edie Britt
BRENDA STRONG                      Mary Alice Young

ENTOURAGE (HBO)
KEVIN CONNOLLY                     Eric Murphy
KEVIN DILLON                          Johnny Drama
JERRY FERRARA                        Turtle
ADRIAN GRENIER                     Vincent Chase
REX LEE                                   Lloyd
JEREMY PIVEN                          Ari Gold
PERREY REEVES                       Mrs. Ari

THE OFFICE (NBC)

LESLIE DAVID BAKER                Stanley Hudson
BRIAN BAUMGARTNER               Kevin Malone
CREED BRATTON                       Creed Bratton
STEVE CARELL                          Michael Scott
JENNA FISCHER                        Pam Beesly
KATE FLANNERY                        Meredith Palmer
MELORA HARDIN                       Jan Levenson
ED HELMS                                Andrew Bernard
MINDY KALING                         Kelly Kapoor
ANGELA KINSEY                       Angela Martin
JOHN KRASINSKI                     Jim Halpert
PAUL LIEBERSTEIN                   Toby Flenderson
B.J. NOVAK                              Ryan Howard
OSCAR NUÑEZ                         Oscar Martinez
CRAIG ROBINSON                    Darryl Philbin
PHYLLIS SMITH                        Phyllis Lapin
RAINN WILSON                        Dwight Schrute

WEEDS (Showtime)
DEMIÁN BICHIR                        Esteban Reyes
JULIE BOWEN                            Lisa
ENRIQUE CASTILLO                   Cesar
GUILLERMO DIAZ                      Guillermo
ALEXANDER GOULD                   Shane Botwin
ALLIE GRANT                            Isabelle Hodes
JUSTIN KIRK                             Andy Botwin
HEMKY MADERA                        Ignacio
ANDY MILDER                           Dean Hodes
KEVIN NEALON                         Doug Wilson
MARY-LOUISE PARKER               Nancy Botwin
HUNTER PARRISH                     Silas Botwin
ELIZABETH PERKINS                 Celia Hodes
JACK STEHLIN                          Roy Till

And the winner is…

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“30 Rock.” Jane Krakowski: “I was lucky enough to be part of ‘Ally McBeal’ for five years, and I can honestly say that this ensemble is a thousand times heavier.” Which is to say that “Brothers & Sisters” is the reigning featherweight champion, I suppose.

7:32 p.m. The comedy stylings of Frank Langella and Michael Sheen lead into a clip of “Frost/Nixon,” then Greg Kinnear arrives to announce female actress in a supporting role:

AMY ADAMS / Sister James – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Maria Elena – “VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA” (The Weinstein Company)
VIOLA DAVIS / Mrs. Miller – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
TARAJI P. HENSON / Queenie – “THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON” (Paramount Pictures)
KATE WINSLET / Hanna Schmitz – “THE READER” (The Weinstein Company)

And the actor goes to…

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Kate Winslet for “The  Reader.” “I really feel like everyone should be given a medal.” Yes, especially the producers who kept the “15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards” down to two hours. I mean, they’re not Chesley Sullenberger, but they’re heroic, nevertheless.

7:39 p.m. Christina Applegate and Taye Diggs, looking like they’d each rather be getting root canals through their feet instead of standing at the dais, announce male actor in a drama series:

MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan – “DEXTER” (Showtime)
JON HAMM / Don Draper – “MAD MEN” (AMC)
HUGH LAURIE / Gregory House – “HOUSE” (FOX)
WILLIAM SHATNER / Denny Crane – “BOSTON LEGAL” (ABC)
JAMES SPADER / Alan Shore – “BOSTON LEGAL” (ABC)

And the winner is…

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Hugh Laurie, who is setting himself up as the Kelsey Grammer of the new millennium. How the hell did Jon Hamm not win this thing?

7:43 p.m. Jon Krasinski and Amy Poehler engage in some overacting that looks a lot like Sally Field’s clip from “Brothers & Sisters” as they announce best actress in a drama:

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
SALLY FIELD / Nora Walker – “BROTHERS & SISTERS” (ABC)
MARISKA HARGITAY / Det. Olivia Benson – “LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT” (NBC)
HOLLY HUNTER / Grace Hanadarko – “SAVING GRACE” (TNT)
ELISABETH MOSS / Peggy Olson – “MAD MEN” (AMC)
KYRA SEDGWICK / Dep. Chief Brenda Johnson – “THE CLOSER” (TNT)

And the actor goes to…

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Sally Field. “I am so proud to be an actor, and so proud that my fellow actors would give me this. I mean it.” Well, duh — they like you. They really like you.

7:48 p.m. Emily Blunt and Erick McCormack act out a contractual agreement, then announce the ensemble in a drama series award:

BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
CANDICE BERGEN                       Shirley Schmidt
SAFFRON BURROWS                    Lorraine Weller
CHRISTIAN CLEMENSON              Jerry Espenson
TARAJI P. HENSON                      Whitney Rome
JOHN LARROQUETTE                   Carl Sack
WILLIAM SHATNER                      Denny Crane
JAMES SPADER                           Alan Shore
TARA SUMMERS                          Katie Lloyd
GARY ANTHONY WILLIAMS          Clarence Bell

THE CLOSER (TNT)
G.W. BAILEY                               Lt. Provenza
MICHAEL PAUL CHAN                  Lt. Mike Tao
RAYMOND CRUZ                         Det. Julio Sanchez
TONY DENISON                          Lt. Andy Flynn
ROBERT GOSSETT                      Commander Taylor
PHILLIP P. KEENE                         Buzz Watson
GINA RAVERA                            Det. Irene Daniels
COREY REYNOLDS                      Sgt. David Gabriel
KYRA SEDGWICK                        Dep. Chief Brenda Johnson
J.K. SIMMONS                            Asst. Police Chief Will Pope
JON TENNEY                              FBI Agent Fritz Howard

DEXTER (Showtime)
PRESTON BAILEY                       Cody
JULIE BENZ                               Rita Bennett
JENNIFER CARPENTER               Debra Morgan
VALERIE CRUZ                          Syl Prado
KRISTIN DATTILO                      Det. Barbara Gianna
MICHAEL C. HALL                      Dexter Morgan
DESMOND HARRINGTON            Joey Quinn
C.S. LEE                                    Vince Masuka
JASON MANUEL OLAZABAL         Ramon Prado
DAVID RAMSEY                         Anton
JAMES REMAR                           Harry Morgan
CHRISTINA ROBINSON              Astor
JIMMY SMITS                            Miguel Prado
LAUREN VÉLEZ                          Lt. Maria Laguerta
DAVID ZAYAS                            Angel Batista

HOUSE (Fox)
LISA EDELSTEIN                        Dr. Lisa Cuddy
OMAR EPPS                               Dr. Eric Foreman
PETER JACOBSON                      Dr. Chris Taub
HUGH LAURIE                            Dr. Gregory House
ROBERT SEAN LEONARD             Dr. James Wilson
JENNIFER MORRISON                 Dr. Allison Cameron
KAL PENN                                  Dr. Lawrence Kutner
JESSE SPENCER                         Dr. Robert Chase
OLIVIA WILDE                           Dr. Remy Hadley/Thirteen

MAD MEN (AMC)

BRYAN BATT                              Salvatore Romano
ALISON BRIE                             Trudy Campbell
MICHAEL GLADIS                       Paul Kinsey
JON HAMM                                Don Draper
AARON HART                             Bobby Draper
CHRISTINA HENDRICKS             Joan Holloway
JANUARY JONES                        Betty Draper
VINCENT KARTHEISER               Pete Campbell

ROBERT MORSE                         Bertram Cooper
MARK MOSES                            Herman “Duck” Phillips
ELISABETH MOSS                      Peggy Olson
KIERNAN SHIPKA                       Sally Draper
JOHN SLATTERY                         Roger Sterling
RICH SOMMER                           Harry Crane
AARON STATON                         Ken Cosgrove

And the actor goes to…

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“Mad Men,” and Jon Hamm thanks the show’s “dozens of viewers.” If that were true, I would imagine I’m Facebook friends with all of them.

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8:01 p.m. Alan Rosenberg, president of SAG and star of “L.A. Law” from 1989 to 1994, gives the obligatory spiel, but says bupkis about whether SAG is going on strike or not. Then Forest Whitaker presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to James Earl Jones, whom he describes as “a king amongst men.” This is a man who has done everything under the sun, from “King Lear” to “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins,” and Lord Vader makes you believeeverything he says, or at least fear that the power of his basso profundo could disable your nervous system.

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8:13 p.m. J.E. Jones: “In this gathering of gifted artists, I would like to raise a salute — Paul Newman, somebody down here likes you.” From God’s voice to God’s ears.

8:18 p.m. Ernest Borgnine (!) announces the best actress in a miniseries or TV movie:

LAURA DERN / Katherine Harris – “RECOUNT” (HBO)
LAURA LINNEY / Abigail Adams – “JOHN ADAMS” (HBO)
SHIRLEY MacLAINE / Coco Chanel – “COCO CHANEL” (Lifetime)
PHYLICIA RASHAD / Lena Younger – “A RAISIN IN THE SUN” (ABC)
SUSAN SARANDON / Doris Duke – “BERNARD AND DORIS” (HBO)

And the actor goes to…

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Laura Linney for “John Adams.”

8:24 p.m. Amy Adams and Viola Davis introduce scenes from “Doubt,” nominated for ensemble excellence. Then Marisa Tomei arrives to bestow the award for best male actor in TV movie or miniseries:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
RALPH FIENNES / Bernard Lafferty – “BERNARD AND DORIS” (HBO)
PAUL GIAMATTI / John Adams – “JOHN ADAMS” (HBO)
KEVIN SPACEY / Ron Klain – “RECOUNT” (HBO)
KIEFER SUTHERLAND / Jack Bauer – “24: REDEMPTION” (FOX)
TOM WILKINSON / Benjamin Franklin – “JOHN ADAMS” (HBO)

And the actor goes to…

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Paul Giamatti. Who wasn’t available to accept the award, because he’s gunning for us all.

8:27 p.m. “Bring Out Yer Dead!” Don LaFontaine, what are we going to do without your dulcet tones? Augusta Dabney, we hardly knew ye.

8:37 p.m. And we’re back, and Kristin Scott Thomas announces best male actor in a supporting role:

JOSH BROLIN / Dan White – “MILK” (Focus Features)
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. / Kirk Lazarus – “TROPIC THUNDER” (Paramount Pictures)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / Father Brendan Flynn – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
HEATH LEDGER / Joker – “THE DARK KNIGHT” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
DEV PATEL / Older Jamal – “SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

And the actor goes to…

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Heath Ledger. Gary Oldman accepts on his behalf, saying “It is a great honor to be asked to accept this on behalf of Heath. He was an extraordinary young man with an extraordinary talent, and it is wonderful that you have acknowledged that and honored that talent tonight.”

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8:42 p.m. Taraji P. Henson and Oklahoma-born (I’m contractually obligated to say that) Brad Pitt introduce clips from “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” And I have to say this: Henson is making Pitt look ugly by comparison. Uh… dang. Sorry I don’t have anything more edifying to say, but good God.

8:48 p.m. Ralphie Fiennes announces best female actor in a drama:

ANNE HATHAWAY / Kym – “RACHEL GETTING MARRIED” (Sony Pictures Classics)
ANGELINA JOLIE / Christine Collins – “CHANGELING” (Universal Pictures)
MELISSA LEO / Ray Eddy – “FROZEN RIVER” (Sony Pictures Classics)
MERYL STREEP / Sister Aloysius Beauvier – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
KATE WINSLET / April Wheeler – “REVOLUTIONARY ROAD” (Paramount Vantage)

And the actor goes to…

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Meryl Streep. “Wow, I didn’t even buy a dress. I’m really really shocked, and even though awards mean nothing to me anymore, I’m really happy!” And she was. I’m starting to think that Streep pulls an upset at the Oscars.

8:56 p.m. Katie Holmes announces best male actor in a leading role:

RICHARD JENKINS / Walter Vale – “THE VISITOR” (Overture Films)
FRANK LANGELLA / Richard Nixon – “FROST/NIXON” (Universal Pictures)
SEAN PENN / Harvey Milk – “MILK” (Focus Features)
BRAD PITT / Benjamin Button – “THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON” (Paramount Pictures)
MICKEY ROURKE / Randy – “THE WRESTLER” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

And the actor goes to…

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Sean Penn. Who definitely deserves it, though not nearly as much as Mickey does. Now, my certainty is shaken regarding Oscar. “Good evening, comrades — that was for O’Reilly.”

9:02 p.m. Anthony Hopkins, looking strangely thin, announces ensemble for feature film:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount Pictures)
MAHERSHALALHASHBAZ ALI             Tizzy
CATE BLANCHETT                             Daisy
JASON FLEMYNG                              Thomas Button
JARED HARRIS                                 Captain Mike
TARAJI P. HENSON                            Queenie
ELIAS KOTEAS                                  Monsieur Gateau
JULIA ORMOND                                Caroline
BRAD PITT                                       Benjamin Button
PHYLLIS SOMERVILLE                       Grandma Fuller
TILDA SWINTON                               Elizabeth Abbot

DOUBT (Miramax)
AMY ADAMS                                      Sister James
VIOLA DAVIS                                     Mrs. Miller
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN                Father Brendan Flynn
MERYL STREEP                                  Sister Aloysius Beauvier

FROST/NIXON (Universal Pictures)
KEVIN BACON                                   Jack Brennan
REBECCA HALL                                  Caroline Cushing
TOBY JONES                                     Swifty Lazar
FRANK LANGELLA                              Richard Nixon
MATTHEW MacFADYEN                       John Birt
OLIVER PLATT                                   Bob Zelnick
SAM ROCKWELL                                James Reston, Jr.
MICHAEL SHEEN                               David Frost

MILK (Focus Features)
JOSH BROLIN                                    Dan White
JOSEPH CROSS                                 Dick Pabich
JAMES FRANCO                                 Scott Smith
VICTOR GARBER                               Mayor Moscone
EMILE HIRSCH                                  Cleve Jones
DIEGO LUNA                                     Jack Lira
DENIS O’HARE                                  Briggs
SEAN PENN                                       Harvey Milk
ALISON PILL                                     Anne Kronenberg

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
RUBINA ALI                                      Youngest Latika
TANAY HEMANT CHHEDA                   Middle Jamal
ASHUTOSH LOBO GAJIWALA              Middle Salim
AZHARUDDIN MOHAMMED ISMAIL     Youngest Salim
ANIL KAPOOR                                   Prem
IRRFAN KHAN                                   Police Inspector
AYUSH MAHESH KHEDEKAR               Youngest Jamal
TANVI GANESH LONKAR                    Middle Latika
MADHUR MITTAL                               Oldest Salim
DEV PATEL                                       Older Jamal
FREIDA PINTO                                  Older Latika

And the actor goes to…

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Slumdog Millionaire. Chaiwalla! And, goodnight.


Join Staticblog For The SAG Awards at 7 p.m. Today

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Here’s where you need to be for our special live-blogging session for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, broadcast at 7 p.m. Eastern on TNT. I’ll be giving you all the color commentary you can stand for this nicely compact, two-hour awards show, so log in just before showtime, set up shop in the comments section and sharpen your snark.

15th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
RICHARD JENKINS / Walter Vale – “THE VISITOR” (Overture Films)
FRANK LANGELLA / Richard Nixon – “FROST/NIXON” (Universal Pictures)
SEAN PENN / Harvey Milk – “MILK” (Focus Features)
BRAD PITT / Benjamin Button – “THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON” (Paramount Pictures)
MICKEY ROURKE / Randy – “THE WRESTLER” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
ANNE HATHAWAY / Kym – “RACHEL GETTING MARRIED” (Sony Pictures Classics)
ANGELINA JOLIE / Christine Collins – “CHANGELING” (Universal Pictures)
MELISSA LEO / Ray Eddy – “FROZEN RIVER” (Sony Pictures Classics)
MERYL STREEP / Sister Aloysius Beauvier – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
KATE WINSLET / April Wheeler – “REVOLUTIONARY ROAD” (Paramount Vantage)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
JOSH BROLIN / Dan White – “MILK” (Focus Features)
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. / Kirk Lazarus – “TROPIC THUNDER” (Paramount Pictures)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / Father Brendan Flynn – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
HEATH LEDGER / Joker – “THE DARK KNIGHT” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
DEV PATEL / Older Jamal – “SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
AMY ADAMS / Sister James – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Maria Elena – “VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA” (The Weinstein Company)
VIOLA DAVIS / Mrs. Miller – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
TARAJI P. HENSON / Queenie – “THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON” (Paramount Pictures)
KATE WINSLET / Hanna Schmitz – “THE READER” (The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount Pictures)
MAHERSHALALHASHBAZ ALI             Tizzy
CATE BLANCHETT                             Daisy
JASON FLEMYNG                              Thomas Button
JARED HARRIS                                 Captain Mike
TARAJI P. HENSON                            Queenie
ELIAS KOTEAS                                  Monsieur Gateau
JULIA ORMOND                                Caroline
BRAD PITT                                       Benjamin Button
PHYLLIS SOMERVILLE                       Grandma Fuller
TILDA SWINTON                               Elizabeth Abbot

DOUBT (Miramax)
AMY ADAMS                                      Sister James
VIOLA DAVIS                                     Mrs. Miller
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN                Father Brendan Flynn
MERYL STREEP                                  Sister Aloysius Beauvier

FROST/NIXON (Universal Pictures)
KEVIN BACON                                   Jack Brennan
REBECCA HALL                                  Caroline Cushing
TOBY JONES                                     Swifty Lazar
FRANK LANGELLA                              Richard Nixon
MATTHEW MacFADYEN                       John Birt
OLIVER PLATT                                   Bob Zelnick
SAM ROCKWELL                                James Reston, Jr.
MICHAEL SHEEN                               David Frost

MILK (Focus Features)
JOSH BROLIN                                    Dan White
JOSEPH CROSS                                 Dick Pabich
JAMES FRANCO                                 Scott Smith
VICTOR GARBER                               Mayor Moscone
EMILE HIRSCH                                  Cleve Jones
DIEGO LUNA                                     Jack Lira
DENIS O’HARE                                  Briggs
SEAN PENN                                       Harvey Milk
ALISON PILL                                     Anne Kronenberg

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
RUBINA ALI                                      Youngest Latika
TANAY HEMANT CHHEDA                   Middle Jamal
ASHUTOSH LOBO GAJIWALA              Middle Salim
AZHARUDDIN MOHAMMED ISMAIL     Youngest Salim
ANIL KAPOOR                                   Prem
IRRFAN KHAN                                   Police Inspector
AYUSH MAHESH KHEDEKAR               Youngest Jamal
TANVI GANESH LONKAR                    Middle Latika
MADHUR MITTAL                               Oldest Salim
DEV PATEL                                       Older Jamal
FREIDA PINTO                                  Older Latika

PRIMETIME TELEVISION


Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
RALPH FIENNES / Bernard Lafferty – “BERNARD AND DORIS” (HBO)
PAUL GIAMATTI / John Adams – “JOHN ADAMS” (HBO)
KEVIN SPACEY / Ron Klain – “RECOUNT” (HBO)
KIEFER SUTHERLAND / Jack Bauer – “24: REDEMPTION” (FOX)
TOM WILKINSON / Benjamin Franklin – “JOHN ADAMS” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
LAURA DERN / Katherine Harris – “RECOUNT” (HBO)
LAURA LINNEY / Abigail Adams – “JOHN ADAMS” (HBO)
SHIRLEY MacLAINE / Coco Chanel – “COCO CHANEL” (Lifetime)
PHYLICIA RASHAD / Lena Younger – “A RAISIN IN THE SUN” (ABC)
SUSAN SARANDON / Doris Duke – “BERNARD AND DORIS” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan – “DEXTER” (Showtime)
JON HAMM / Don Draper – “MAD MEN” (AMC)
HUGH LAURIE / Gregory House – “HOUSE” (FOX)
WILLIAM SHATNER / Denny Crane – “BOSTON LEGAL” (ABC)
JAMES SPADER / Alan Shore – “BOSTON LEGAL” (ABC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
SALLY FIELD / Nora Walker – “BROTHERS & SISTERS” (ABC)
MARISKA HARGITAY / Det. Olivia Benson – “LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT” (NBC)
HOLLY HUNTER / Grace Hanadarko – “SAVING GRACE” (TNT)
ELISABETH MOSS / Peggy Olson – “MAD MEN” (AMC)
KYRA SEDGWICK / Dep. Chief Brenda Johnson – “THE CLOSER” (TNT)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott – “THE OFFICE” (NBC)
DAVID DUCHOVNY / Hank Moody – “CALIFORNICATION” (Showtime)
JEREMY PIVEN / Ari Gold – “ENTOURAGE” (HBO)
TONY SHALHOUB / Adrian Monk – “MONK” (USA)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

CHRISTINA APPLEGATE / Samantha Newly – “SAMANTHA WHO?” (ABC)
AMERICA FERRERA / Betty Suarez – “UGLY BETTY” (ABC)
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
MARY-LOUISE PARKER / Nancy Botwin – “WEEDS” (Showtime)
TRACEY ULLMAN / Various Characters – “TRACEY ULLMAN’S STATE OF THE UNION” (Showtime)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
CANDICE BERGEN                       Shirley Schmidt
SAFFRON BURROWS                    Lorraine Weller
CHRISTIAN CLEMENSON              Jerry Espenson
TARAJI P. HENSON                      Whitney Rome
JOHN LARROQUETTE                   Carl Sack
WILLIAM SHATNER                      Denny Crane
JAMES SPADER                           Alan Shore
TARA SUMMERS                          Katie Lloyd
GARY ANTHONY WILLIAMS          Clarence Bell

THE CLOSER (TNT)
G.W. BAILEY                               Lt. Provenza
MICHAEL PAUL CHAN                  Lt. Mike Tao
RAYMOND CRUZ                         Det. Julio Sanchez
TONY DENISON                          Lt. Andy Flynn
ROBERT GOSSETT                      Commander Taylor
PHILLIP P. KEENE                         Buzz Watson
GINA RAVERA                            Det. Irene Daniels
COREY REYNOLDS                      Sgt. David Gabriel
KYRA SEDGWICK                        Dep. Chief Brenda Johnson
J.K. SIMMONS                            Asst. Police Chief Will Pope
JON TENNEY                              FBI Agent Fritz Howard

DEXTER (Showtime)
PRESTON BAILEY                       Cody
JULIE BENZ                               Rita Bennett
JENNIFER CARPENTER               Debra Morgan
VALERIE CRUZ                          Syl Prado
KRISTIN DATTILO                      Det. Barbara Gianna
MICHAEL C. HALL                      Dexter Morgan
DESMOND HARRINGTON            Joey Quinn
C.S. LEE                                    Vince Masuka
JASON MANUEL OLAZABAL         Ramon Prado
DAVID RAMSEY                         Anton
JAMES REMAR                           Harry Morgan
CHRISTINA ROBINSON              Astor
JIMMY SMITS                            Miguel Prado
LAUREN VÉLEZ                          Lt. Maria Laguerta
DAVID ZAYAS                            Angel Batista

HOUSE (Fox)
LISA EDELSTEIN                        Dr. Lisa Cuddy
OMAR EPPS                               Dr. Eric Foreman
PETER JACOBSON                      Dr. Chris Taub
HUGH LAURIE                            Dr. Gregory House
ROBERT SEAN LEONARD             Dr. James Wilson
JENNIFER MORRISON                 Dr. Allison Cameron
KAL PENN                                  Dr. Lawrence Kutner
JESSE SPENCER                         Dr. Robert Chase
OLIVIA WILDE                           Dr. Remy Hadley/Thirteen

MAD MEN (AMC)

BRYAN BATT                              Salvatore Romano
ALISON BRIE                             Trudy Campbell
MICHAEL GLADIS                       Paul Kinsey
JON HAMM                                Don Draper
AARON HART                             Bobby Draper
CHRISTINA HENDRICKS             Joan Holloway
JANUARY JONES                        Betty Draper
VINCENT KARTHEISER               Pete Campbell

ROBERT MORSE                         Bertram Cooper
MARK MOSES                            Herman “Duck” Phillips
ELISABETH MOSS                      Peggy Olson
KIERNAN SHIPKA                       Sally Draper
JOHN SLATTERY                         Roger Sterling
RICH SOMMER                           Harry Crane
AARON STATON                         Ken Cosgrove

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 ROCK (NBC)
SCOTT ADSIT                            Pete Hornberger
ALEC BALDWIN                         Jack Donaghy
KATRINA BOWDEN                    Cerie
TINA FEY                                  Liz Lemon
JUDAH FRIEDLANDER                Frank Rossitano
JANE KRAKOWSKI                     Jenna Maroney
JACK McBRAYER                        Kenneth Parcell
TRACY MORGAN                        Tracy Jordan
MAULIK PANCHOLY                    Jonathan
KEITH POWELL                          Toofer

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
KENDALL APPLEGATE                 Penny Scavo
ANDREA BOWEN                       Julie Mayer
CHARLIE CARVER                      Porter Scavo
MAX CARVER                            Preston Scavo
RICARDO ANTONIO CHAVIRA     Carlos Solis
GARY COLE                              Wayne Davis
MARCIA CROSS                        Bree Van De Kamp Hodge
DANA DELANY                          Katherine Mayfair
JAMES DENTON                        Mike Delfino
LYNDSY FONSECA                     Dylan Mayfair
RACHEL FOX                            Kayla Huntington
TERI HATCHER                         Susan Mayer
ZANE HUETT                            Parker Scavo
FELICITY HUFFMAN                   Lynette Scavo
KATHRYN JOOSTEN                   Mrs. McCluskey
BRENT KINSMAN                      Younger Porter Scavo
SHANE KINSMAN                      Younger Preston Scavo
JOY LAUREN                             Danielle Van De Kamp
EVA LONGORIA-PARKER            Gabrielle Solis
KYLE MacLACHLAN                    Orson Hodge
NEAL McDONOUGH                   Dave Williams
JOSHUA MOORE                       Parker Scavo
SHAWN PYFROM                       Andrew Van De Kamp
DOUG SAVANT                          Tom Scavo
NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN             Edie Britt
BRENDA STRONG                      Mary Alice Young

ENTOURAGE (HBO)
KEVIN CONNOLLY                     Eric Murphy
KEVIN DILLON                          Johnny Drama
JERRY FERRARA                        Turtle
ADRIAN GRENIER                     Vincent Chase
REX LEE                                   Lloyd
JEREMY PIVEN                          Ari Gold
PERREY REEVES                       Mrs. Ari

THE OFFICE (NBC)

LESLIE DAVID BAKER                Stanley Hudson
BRIAN BAUMGARTNER               Kevin Malone
CREED BRATTON                       Creed Bratton
STEVE CARELL                          Michael Scott
JENNA FISCHER                        Pam Beesly
KATE FLANNERY                        Meredith Palmer
MELORA HARDIN                       Jan Levenson
ED HELMS                                Andrew Bernard
MINDY KALING                         Kelly Kapoor
ANGELA KINSEY                       Angela Martin
JOHN KRASINSKI                     Jim Halpert
PAUL LIEBERSTEIN                   Toby Flenderson
B.J. NOVAK                              Ryan Howard
OSCAR NUÑEZ                         Oscar Martinez
CRAIG ROBINSON                    Darryl Philbin
PHYLLIS SMITH                        Phyllis Lapin
RAINN WILSON                        Dwight Schrute

WEEDS (Showtime)
DEMIÁN BICHIR                        Esteban Reyes
JULIE BOWEN                            Lisa
ENRIQUE CASTILLO                   Cesar
GUILLERMO DIAZ                      Guillermo
ALEXANDER GOULD                   Shane Botwin
ALLIE GRANT                            Isabelle Hodes
JUSTIN KIRK                             Andy Botwin
HEMKY MADERA                        Ignacio
ANDY MILDER                           Dean Hodes
KEVIN NEALON                         Doug Wilson
MARY-LOUISE PARKER               Nancy Botwin
HUNTER PARRISH                     Silas Botwin
ELIZABETH PERKINS                 Celia Hodes
JACK STEHLIN                          Roy Till

SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES


Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros. Pictures)
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (Universal Pictures)
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (Paramount Pictures)
IRON MAN (Paramount Pictures)
WANTED (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
THE CLOSER (TNT)
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (NBC)
HEROES (NBC)
PRISON BREAK (FOX)
THE UNIT (CBS)

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild Awards 45th Annual Life Achievement Award
James Earl Jones


Countdown to David vs. David vs. Staticblog: Two Days

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Yes, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, I will be time-coding the long hard slog of the ”American Idol” results show with a live blog. Join me in my carpal tunnel misery as we root for David and cast aspersions against David.