AN OVERVIEW OF HOLLYWOOD’S AWARDS SEASON
BEN DEARINGER
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
Hollywood’s A-listers rolled out the red carpet, paparazzi manned their battle stations, and everyone is ready for Hollywood’s biggest stars to battle it out in hopes of winning the years most prestigious entertainments awards. The Peoples Choice, Golden Globes and SAG Awards of 2011 already happened and the two major ceremonies left are the Academy Awards (Oscars) and the Grammy Awards.
The People’s Choice Awards came and went and “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” cleaned house by racking up four awards including: Favorite Movie, Favorite Drama Movie, Favorite Actress (Kristen Stewart) and Favorite On-Screen Team (Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, and Kristen Stewart). Rapper Eminem also took home four awards to add to his repertoire of sparkling gold and silver trophies.
The big winner at the Golden Globes was 2010’s , “The Social Network,” which is already being talked up as a shoe-in for best picture at the Academy awards. “The Social Network” directed by David Fincher, won Best Picture (drama), Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Score. Although the Facebook inspired story took home most of the top awards, films such as “Black Swan” starring Natalie Portman, “The Kings Speech” with Colin Firth and “The Kids Are All Right” featuring Annette Bening are still generating quite a buzz in the race for an Oscar.
The SAG Awards, on the other hand, had a slightly more diverse range of winners. Natalie Portman won Best Actress for “Black Swan”, which further jolted her in the rankings for an Oscar, and best actor went to Colin Firth for “The King’s Speech.” A few other movies such as “The Fighter” and “True Grit” also made their way into the mix of winners.
Approaching this weekend, Hollywood sways away from film and television to lean towards the music industry. The 53 annual Grammy Awards air Feb. 13 on CBS at 5 p.m. The top award categories are Record, Song and Album of the Year. A few other categories that gain notoriety are Best New Artist and Best Male/Female Artist. Some of the biggest names in pop music that are sure to score some trophies are Eminem, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and new comer Bruno Mars.
The pinnacle of the award show season airs on ABC Feb. 27. The Academy Awards prepare the glamorous golden Oscars in order to crown Hollywood’s leading actors, actresses, directors and writers. “The Kings Speech” leads the pack with 12 nominations, and in second place with 10 nominations is “True Grit” starring Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon. The Academy nominated “The Social Network” and “Inception” for eight different awards apiece as well. Finally, Christian Bale may win his first Oscar for his supporting role in “The Fighter.” The competition is fierce and hopefully the awards generate some surprise winners.