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Golden Globe 2009 - List of Winners

Whit Honea — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:58:00 GMT

Hollywood gave itself a big pat on the back (and front) last night and many of the celebrities among the masses were our own favorites from FameCrawler. Seeing as how we wouldn't have a job without them we figured it was only right to join in the congratulatory spirit and honor the winners of the 2009 Golden Globes.

By honor we mean run a list. Here are your Golden Globe winners:

Cecil B. DeMille Award: Steven Spielberg

Best Motion Picture - Drama: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy: Colin Farrell for In Bruges

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Kate Winslet for The Reader

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight

Best Animated Feature Film: WALL-E

Best Foreign Language Film: Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

Best Director - Motion Picture: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: Slumdog Millionaire by Simon Beaufoy

Best Original Score - Motion Picture: Slumdog Millionaire by A. R. Rahman

Best Original Song - Motion Picture: "The Wrestler" – The Wrestler by Bruce Springsteen

Best Television Series - Drama; Mad Men (AMC)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama: Anna Paquin for True Blood (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama: Gabriel Byrne for In Treatment (HBO)

Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy: 30 Rock (NBC)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy: Tina Fey for 30 Rock (NBC)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy: Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock (NBC)

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television: John Adams (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Laura Linney for John Adams (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Paul Giamatti for John Adams (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Laura Dern for Recount (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Tom Wilkinson for John Adams (HBO)

Entire list with nominees available at GoldenGlobes.org.

Angelina Jolie Makes The World A Better Place

trix — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:49:00 GMT

Angelina Jolie recently took a secret trip to Afghanistan where she furthered her role as a Goodwill Ambassador. She takes her role very seriously and has taken steps to insure that the refugee children get the help they need.
Actress Angelina Jolie and a team of 25 powerful law firms are joining forces against the government's attempt to deport thousands of unaccompanied and illegal immigrant children - including hundreds from New York City. Backed by Microsoft Corp., Kids in Need of Defense will provide free legal representation to children separated from their parents. The group will open offices in New York and other several other cities... "These children often have nothing - no money, no support and no family," Jolie said in a statement. "Many end up becoming lost, traumatized, and ultimately forgotten."
"Over the past seven years, I've worked with UNHCR and I've traveled around the world trying to bring attention to refugees," she said. "It's been a remarkable education."

Jolie, who has visited dozens of war-torn countries around the world, spoke passionately on behalf of the victims she's met. "I've seen refugees return to live among the same people who attacked them," she said. "They are returning to the same lawlessness that sent them running in the first place. I've seen aid workers tear up as they put ladies on a bus and say, 'I don't know what we're sending them back to...
"I don't know if the ICC is the answer. And I don't know what type of court is, or what it would need to be to make all of us agree and make it strong enough," Jolie admitted. "But I do know this: No mother who had her children killed in front of her, no young girl sold into slavery, no boy kidnapped and forced to be a child soldier and no young girl like the 3-year-old I met in Sierra Leone, who had her limbs cut off, should be expected to simply forget. No one should have to choose between peace and justice."

Those are powerful words and we can hope that this team of lawyers can make a difference in the lives of these women and children. It will be a great thing to make sure these victims see justice.

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'Joe The Plumber' Doesn't Understand The Media

trix — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Joe Wurzelbacher is mad. So mad in fact, that he is striking out at the media for jumping feet first into his personal life and finances.
"The media's worried about whether I've paid my taxes, they're worried about any number of silly things that have nothing to do with America," Wurzelbacher told the former Republican presidential hopeful on his show, "Huckabee."

What did he think was going to happen? Did he not see what happened to Sarah Palin? She was completely vetted by the gossip magazines so be prepared, it will only get worse before it gets better.

PlumberGate: Joe The Plumber IS Related to Charles Keating, and Also Owes Back Taxes!

Joe the Plumber: The Videos!

Joe the Plumber: Republican Plant and Relative of Charles Keating?

Tina Fey "You Ignorant Slut"*

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Sarah Palin Wants To Be On SNL?

trix — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:27:00 GMT

Sarah Palin and the McCain staff are trying to figure out how to respond to the spot-on impersonation done by Tina Fey on SNL the last three weeks.
Do you think that she should respond at all?
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a Palinesque tweak to Tina Fey's American Express commercials may be in the works.
Sarah Palin may also appear on NBC's "Weekend Update" as early as Thursday night.

I can't wait to see what the next SNL Palin skit will be. They have been pretty funny thus far.

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Sarah Palin: Miss Alaska Pageant Video

Whit Honea — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:13:00 GMT

Sarah Palin, long before she was the GOP candidate for vice-president, long before she was the governor of Alaska, long before she was the mayor of whatever that town is called, long before she was a TV sports reporter, long before she was a mother or married, she was a beauty queen. She was in the Miss Alaska Pageant, and this is that pageant. Swimsuit edition.

Mind you, this is not a post of judgment. I'm not a hater of the beauty pageant. I can't say I've ever watched one, other than being forced by my wife to sit through Miss Congeniality, and wait, maybe I do hate pageants. That movie sucked. I digress. I don't believe that being a beauty queen in a life before kids and politics has anything to do with who she is now- although Todd Palin may disagree.

Here, in all her 1980ish glory is Sarah Palin, before she was a Palin:

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Sarah Palin Disney Movie: Head of Skate

Whit Honea — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:11:00 GMT

Matt Damon got it started. He said something along the lines of Sarah Palin running for vice-president was like a bad Disney movie which made me love him a little bit less because everyone knows there is no such thing as a bad Disney movie (possible exceptions include anything with The Rock or direct-to-video).

The good people at CollegeHumor thought that Damon was on to something. One thing led to another and now Head of Skate is just an Iger nod from a November release.

Here is the trailer. I feel an Oscar.

Holy high-sticking, America!

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Sarah Palin's Daughter Caught Doing Drugs On Tape

trix — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:14:00 GMT

Heavens to murgatroid, will it ever stop?

The Enquirer has done some digging and says that it came up with a video of Bristol Palin smoking pot on camera. It also had a source who like any true source would, spilled the beans regarding Levi's, cocaine buying, smoking Oxycontin off of aluminum foil, habits.

They have such great parents!

The video of Bristol is from 2 years ago when she was 15, and reportedly was giggling like crazy after taking hits. The video is also being labeled as a regular night out for Bristol and her friends.

The pictures are a couple of years old as well of girls who are supposed to be friends with Bristol. It's supposedly a picture of Bristol, but as a commenter said it doesn't look like her. More like her and Levi's friends.

They're doing the Miley Pose.

Did Bristol and Levi Have A Shot Gun Wedding?

trix — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:16:00 GMT

Bristol and Levi may have tied the knot recently. That is, according to a Facebook page that has Bristol's name and picture on it. The couple got hitched and she, like any forward thinking woman may or may not do, hyphenated his name.

Do you really think that she would have used that picture, out of all pictures available? I'm thinking no. I think that the couple will be getting married soon but that it will be a minute or two before they do. Sarah Palin has a lot going on and needs to get a couple things done and over with before she can give her attention fully to being the interferring mother of the bride.

Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy Identified!!!

Vetting Sarah Palin: Like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but Funnier: UPDATED!!

Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

Palin Family On The Cover OF Enquirer! Secrets Exposed!

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Todd Palin Subpoenaed!

Whit Honea — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:16:00 GMT

After much speculation regarding the probe being conducted by the Alaska State Judiciary Committee Todd Palin will be questioned.

The potential First Dude, husband of GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin and father of 5, is, according to People, "to be subpoenaed in the state investigation into whether his wife possibly abused the power of her office to have her former brother-in-law fired from his job."

Never a dull moment in the GOP!

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Sarah Palin on Newsweek Cover

Whit Honea — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:55:00 GMT

Ack, bear! Run!

Sarah Palin is a straight-shootin' mama and Newsweek knows it. They have the cover to prove it.

No, this image was not photoshopped.

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Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

Whit Honea — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:27:00 GMT

Obviously I'm not impressed with the GOP choice of Sarah Palin. That's the burden of common sense. However, even I'm getting tired of writing about her.

The thing is, ours is to cover celebrity and parents and poke the fun. Sarah Palin, with all apologies to the Jolie-Pitts, is the most famous parent in the world right now and therefore warrants our attention. The constant soap opera that surrounds her is just too much to ignore. Too much.

Now there is a server at a Juneau restaurant claiming Governor Palin used racist and sexist terminology, loudly and publicly, in regard to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, respectively. From the LA Progressive:

According to Lucille, the waitress serving her table at the time and who asked that her last name not be used, Gov. Palin was eating lunch with five or six people when the subject of the Democrat’s primary battle came up. The governor, seemingly not caring that people at nearby tables would likely hear her, uttered the slur and then laughed loudly as her meal mates joined in appreciatively.

What did she say, allegedly? “So Sambo beat the bitch!” Nice.

She may not win the vice presidency, but I wouldn't put Role Model of the Year out her reach just yet.

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Sarah "Barracuda" Palin and the Heart of the Matter

Whit Honea — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:24:00 GMT

According to Sarah Palin's sister (CNN interview) the VP nominee's nickname of Barracuda was a result of tenacious d. on the hardwood (we're talking basketball, not Jack Black).

Ann and Nancy Wilson, the sisters/mothers/working women behind the rock band Heart have a different opinion of the name, and as such wrote a little song about it (Like to hear it? Here it go!).

The song "Barracuda," as anyone that has ever been in the same room as me and a radio can attest, is quite possibly my least favorite song ever- or at least second, sandwiched between Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit," and the entire catalog of Jethro Tull.

Last night at the conclusion of the Republican National Convention the McCain-Palin ticket blared Heart's song "Barracuda" into the arena. Obviously they were playing on Palin's nickname and yada, yada, yada, we get it.

Heart also got it, and they didn't like it. The sent a cease and desist letter to the GOP and contacted Entertainment Weekly to voice their grievances.

A quick aside- when are politicians doing to start asking for permission? This has been happening more and more, usually to the Republicans as they are using music created by the stereotypical leftness that is the recording artist. It can't be good to have celebrities bust your chops every time you turn on the stereo. I'm sure John Rich would love to provide the entire soundtrack. Maybe some Jethro Tull?

Perhaps you may think, as the GOP must have, that the Wilson sisters, both working mothers (Nancy had twin boys in 2000 with husband Cameron Crowe) would be delighted to have their hit played behind Sarah Palin and, according to Wolf Blitzer, "an excellent balloon and confetti drop," but no, they weren't.

Here is their statement:

"The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission. We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music. We hope our wishes will be honored."

They then told EW, "Sarah Palin's views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women. We ask that our song 'Barracuda' no longer be used to promote her image. The song 'Barracuda' was written in the late 70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women. (The 'barracuda' represented the business.) While Heart did not and would not authorize the use of their song at the RNC, there's irony in Republican strategists' choice to make use of it there."

What do you think? Is the artist entitled to say who can listen to their music and where, or is a large, organized and televised event subject to the same rules that govern other TV shows?

To be fair, Obama also used a song without permission, but the artists in that case, Brooks and Dunn, chose to be flattered despite not endorsing the politics of it.

Here's my humble opinion, I think that Brooks and Dunn rolled with it because the use of their song at the DNC probably opened them up to a new audience. I think Heart is upset because a) it's Sarah Palin, and b) the best way to stretch their thrust back into the spotlight is to grab said spotlight. There is no such thing as bad publicity and even though their anger may be geniune and justified, the cynic in me knows a good marketing ploy when I see it.

I just hope "Barracuda" doesn't go back into heavy rotation.

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Vetting Sarah Palin: Like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but Funnier: UPDATED!!

Whit Honea — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:01:00 GMT

There is some speculation in the media, by which I mean the real media- that being people with neckties and make-up artists, not unshaven bloggers in their underwear (and some men, too) that John McCain's team dropped the ball regarding the vetting[1] process of Sarah Palin.

We're inclined to agree.

That's why we here at FameCrawler, home of all things fameish and crawlesque have decided to help you, the voter. We've done some pretty extensive ~~drinking~~ vetting ourselves over the weekend (McCain, you owe us a house each) and have some interesting information on Mrs. Palin, some of which is actually true!

Here is a list of the items we uncovered without ever stepping foot in Alaska (not that there is anything wrong with that):

The Original Palin Post: John McCain Picks Sarah Palin as VP

Bristol Baby: Sarah Palin's Teen Daughter Pregnant!

Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy Identified!!!

Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy - I Don't Want Kids (Oops!)

Pregnant Teen Bristol Palin - Photos

Bristol Palin Pregnancy Scandal: Babygate Lives! (Photos)

Bristol Palin Pregnancy: Is Sarah Palin's Baby Really Her Daughter's? (Photos)

Sarah Palin in a Bikini!

Sarah Palin Compared To Angelina Jolie

Diddy on Palin: Good Intentions, Bad Script, Ugly Production

Sarah Palin's Days as a Sportscaster...Video!

Sarah Palin Is A Hunter! Photos!

Seven Things You Might Not Know About Sarah Palin

Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin was Runner Up in 1984 Beauty Contest

Sarah Palin's Husband Arrested For DUI

Sarah Palin Being Investigated (Child Custody,Threats & Lies)

Lindsay Lohan Blogs About Sarah Palin

NUDE! Sarah Palin Naked Photo?!

Bristol gets her drink on

Sarah Palin's Dark Secrets (Photos)!

Proof that Baby Trig is NOT Sarah Palin's Baby!?

Palin's First Baby Daddy to Attend Republican National Convention: Will Bring Mullet

Trig and Bristol: Palin Family Names Run Amok

Political Nanny: Obama Offended by Implied Link to Palin Family Rumors

'Palin Should Go Back to the Kitchen' and 4 More WTF Comments About the VP Pick

McCain, Palin oppose teen pregnancy aid and sex education

Sarah Palin's acceptance speech at the RNC video

Palin family online: real or fake

Piper & Trig Palin: A Pretty Cute Video

The "Barracuda" Scandal(ish)

9 Most Disturbing Beliefs

Palin on Newsweek (and a dead bear)

Palin Affair?

Affair is False!

Robin Williams is Still Funny?!

When Hairy Met Pali

Sarah Racist?

Trailer Trash?

Todd Palin Subpoenaed!

Tina Fey is Sarah Palin on SNL! Video!

This list will be updated for your browsing and vetting pleasure. McCain, we're serious about the houses!

[1] From Wikipedia:

Vetting is a process of examination and evaluation. Specifically, vetting often refers to performing a background check on someone before offering them employment. In addition, in intelligence gathering, assets are vetted to determine their usefulness.

In the United States, a party's presidential nominee must choose a vice-presidential candidate to accompany him or her on the ticket. Prospective vice-presidential candidates must undergo thorough evaluation by a team of advisers acting on behalf of the nominee. In later stages of the vetting process, the team will examine such items as a prospective vice-presidential candidate's finances, personal conduct, and previous coverage in the media.

To vet was originally a horse-racing term, referring to the requirement that a horse be checked for health and soundness by a veterinarian before being allowed to race. Thus, it has taken the general meaning "to check."

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More Trouble For Sarah Palin- Photos!!!

trix — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:24:00 GMT

Oh dear, when is it all going to end.? Bristol Palin is starting to look like she's going to be the bane of her mothers existence, or at least her campaign for VP.

Some new pictures have surfaced of Bristol who is only 17 partaking in, oh my don't say it, underage drinking. She's actually not drinking in the photos, but posing with alcohol bottles. The beer is open though, so who's to say whether she was or wasn't drinking it. There are also some shots of her with guns and Levi Johnston, the father of her unborn child. That is if she's even really pregnant.

Now, in Alaska a child can consume alcohol if it is given to her by her parents so...just saying...

I'll be honest my parents allowed my sister and I to taste their adult beverages, but to let us consume whole ones by ourselves, not so much.

For more Sarah Palin family escapades and mishaps click here. Tons of stories included.

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The Original Palin Post: John McCain Picks Sarah Palin as VP

Whit Honea — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:49:00 GMT

When I first ran this story about Sarah Palin being picked as the Vice Presidential nominee by John McCain there weren't very many sites, if any, that had it. I took it straight from my car radio as I dropped my son off at school. I had no idea that a monster was being created- on FameCrawler, not my son. Keep reading through the weekend and enjoy the birth of a superstar.

John McCain has all but confirmed that his choice for running mate is Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin.

All major news outlets are running with the story but still await official word from John McCain himself.

According to NPR, when asked yesterday about who his pick would be McCain mumbled, "Wilfred Brimley." Yes, the oats guy.

Sarah Palin has 5 children.

This is the second time that a major ticket has picked a woman has their vice presidential candidate, having been done by the Democrats in 1984.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman at the Oscars

Whit Honea — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:35:00 GMT

Philip Seymour Hoffman and his wife walked the red carpet at the 2008 Academy Awards. Hoffman was nominated for an Oscar but didn't win. Damn good actor though.

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Johnny Depp Do What He Do

Whit Honea — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:44:00 GMT

Mr. Depp cleaned up nicely for his shot at Best Actor. He's due.

Photo: Vince Bucci/Getty Images