Patrick Stewart will host the Peabody Awards: "Tony Award nominee Patrick Stewart will host the 71st annual George Foster Peabody Awards ceremony May 21 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. 'Patrick Stewart, the first actor to host the Peabody Awards Presentation Luncheon, brings a career that perfectly illustrates the breadth of the Peabody Award,' said Horace Newcomb, director of the Peabody Awards at the University of Georgia, in a statement. The Peabody recognizes excellence in journalism and news, documentary and public service, and in all forms of entertainment in electronic media." PLAYBILL
Jon Hamm doesn't understand why Don Draper is so popular: "Your classic TV hero, 1960s ad agency rainmaker Don Draper is not. He cheated on his wife as casually as squirrels pluck acorns. He’s an identity thief. He lies to friends and can verbally backhand colleagues trying desperately to please him. But he’s hardly a villain, Hamm notes, and not really even a bad guy. Truth is, he’s nicer than many people in a world riddled with callous attitude, bad decisions and constant sleight of hand. 'He’s conflicted,' says Hamm. 'And I think people identify with him and with his flaws.' NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Kelsey Grammer goes from neurotic to sociopath on "Boss": "Grammer must have seemed an unlikely choice to play the imposing, occasionally brutal mayor of a city noted for its bruising municipal politics. Little in Grammer’s 11-year run as fussy psychiatrist and effete snob Dr. Frasier Crane in 'Frasier' suggested he’d be a good fit as a power-hungry political power broker diagnosed with DLB, a degenerative neurological disorder and form of dementia closely connected to Alzheimers and Parkinson’s Diseases." VANCOUVER SUN
Motion Picture Academy honors film scholars: "Joining 13 other Academy scholars currently working on projects are Hamilton College professor of critical studies Scott MacDonald and NYU associate professor of cinema studies Dan Streible. Each will receive $25,000 for their efforts — half was presented to them today with the other half due upon completion. Among those scholars in attendance was Peter Decherney, a 2009 grantee who recently delivered his Acad-inspired book, Hollywood’s Copyright Wars, and gave a lecture on the subject Monday night for the Academy." DEADLINE
"Lawless," formely known as "Wettest County" can thank Terrence Malick for its title change: "'We’d always wanted the title "Lawless,"' producer Lucy Fisher told EW, 'but it was always unavailable to us.' That’s because the only-very-recently prolific Malick had dibs on the name for one of his upcoming projects, of which little is known except that it boasts a formidable cast, including Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett, and Rooney Mara. However, it turned out that Malick enjoys the work of director John Hillcoat ('The Proposition,' 'The Road') enough to part ways with that title." EW.COM
Where are the great TV dramas about women? "Vulture's Drama Derby is nearing a close, and while the final brackets included some truly titanic shows from the past 25 years — among them 'The Sopranos,' 'The Wire,' and 'Breaking Bad' — it was still something of a sausage party ... when it comes to unambiguous lead characters with an X chromosome, only 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'My So-Called Life' fit the bill, and both of those shows came out in the mid nineties. So what's going on?" VULTURE
"Modern Family" wins at the Royal Television Society: "'Modern Family,' the Twentieth Century Fox Television produced comedy, picked up this year’s international nod at the Royal Television Society program awards Tuesday night. The comedy, which stars Ed O'Neill and Sofia Vergara and airs in the U.K. on BSkyB’s Sky 1 HD channel, laughed its way to the plaudit ahead of the first series of Danish crime drama 'The Killing' and the Australian drama 'The Slap.' Dominic West was named best actor for his role in serial killer drama 'Appropriate Adult,' while Emily Watson,' walked away with the best actress award for her role opposite West in the same show." HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Why has Bollywood struck out at the Oscars? "Barring three exceptions ('Mother India' in 1957, 'Salaam Bombay' in 1988 and 'Lagaan' in 2001) our over half-a-century lage raho drive has paid zilch dividends, there. This year’s entry too, the Malayalam film 'Adaminte Makar Abu,' alas, suffered the same fate. A huge downer for the chest-thumping, B-town devotees forever screaming the Bollywood goes global anthem. What is the problem? Why this systematic cold shoulder to a country that has (in the past) been appreciated and awarded at many of the most prestigious forums — Cannes, Venice, Berlin — celebrating quality cinema? Where have we gone wrong?" LITTLE INDIA
Will this be a breakout year for Grammy-winner Esperanza Spalding? "As she releases her fourth studio album, all signs point to a breakout year for the jazz musician. When Esperanza Spalding won the best new artist Grammy in 2011, a collective scratching of heads could be heard around the world -- who exactly was this bushy-haired woman with the contagious grin? Apparently the masses were unaware of the depth of her talent, but the voting body of the Grammys saw star power in the young bassist who developed her considerable and eclectic skills at Berkeley College." THE GRIO
HBO will air Oscar-nominated "God is the Bigger Elvis": "Among the Academy Award nominated Documentary Short films in this year’s Oscar race was 'God is the Bigger Elvis,' a 37-minute film directed by Rebecca Cammisa that tells the story of Delores Hart, whose life before becoming a nun included starring alongside Elvis Presley in the 1958 film 'King Creole.' She now goes by Mother Prioress at a convent in Connecticut. For those with an interest in learning more about her story and what life is like for her now, 'God is the Bigger Elvis' is set to premiere on HBO on Thursday, April 5th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT." TELEVISION BLEND
Kathy Bateswill play Charlie Harper on "Two and a Half Men": "Kathy Bates already took over a role written for a man once when she was cast as the lead on David E. Kelley’s NBC dramedy 'Harry's Law.' Now she will portray the ghost of a man on another series. The Oscar winner is set to guest star on the CBS comedy 'Two And A Half Men,' playing the ghost of former star Charlie Sheen’s character Charlie Harper. In an episode slated to air April 30, Alan (Jon Cryer) suffers a minor heart attack, and the ghost of his brother Charlie (Bates) will pay a visit to his hospital bedside." DEADLINE
The Academy of Country Music will hand out special awards on Sept. 24, 2012: "One of the big names who will be celebrated that night is Kenny Chesney, who will be receiving the Crystal Milestone Award for his remarkable achievements, which include becoming a four-time ACM Entertainer of the Year, selling more than 10,500,000 tickets on 11 national tours, playing sold out shows in huge venues across the country and promoting the country genre to fans while also investing in younger country artists." TASTE OF COUNTRY
Taylor Swift lobbies for ACM Awards with her cat: "Meredith, for those not in the know, is Swift's adorable cat and was named after the lead character on 'Grey's Anatomy.' This year's Academy of Country Music Awards will be Meredith's first, so it is up to our heroine to explain to her kitty how the online voting process for ACM Entertainer of the Year (Swift is also up for Female Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year) works. She decided to make a video out of her efforts for her official YouTube channel. The mission of the clip is to drum up votes, and Swift and her unrelenting cuteness succeed admirably." MTV
Donna Murphy and Brian d'Arcy James will announce the Drama Desk nominations on April 27: "The nominations, which recognize the best Broadway and off-Broadway talent of the 2011-2012 theater season, will be announced at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency. The Drama Desk Award winners will be presented at Town Hall on June 3. Murphy is a three-time Drama Desk winner for her work in 'LoveMusik,' 'Passion' and 'Wonderful Town' ... d’Arcy James won a Drama Desk for his work as the title character in Broadway’s 'Shrek.'" BROADWAY.COM
Emmy celebrates Carl Reiner's 90th birthday: "Not everyone makes it to 90, and for those who do, not everyone gets the digital treatment from the Emmys, which celebrates legendary entertainer Carl Reiner’s 90th birthday today with a host of photo and video moments from the star’s storied career. Emmys.com worked with the Television Academy Foundation’s Archive of American Television to compile clips and tributes to the comic from over the years, including interviews with Reiner, as well as highlights from last year’s 'An Evening with Carl Reiner' event at the Television Academy." EW.COM
"A Separation" wins big at the Asian Film Awards: "The acclaimed Iranian film “A Separation” took top honors at the 6th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong on Monday night, continuing its run of wins at major awards ceremonies ... It was the first Asian film from a country outside East Asia to win best film at the AFA. Previous winners came from South Korea, Japan and Thailand. The win sends a strong signal that the awards intend to be truly pan-Asian, which is part of the AFA’s objective." WALL STREET JOURNAL
Sports Emmy nominations announced: "'This is an outstanding year for the sports community and for The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences,' said Malachy Wienges, Chairman, NATAS ... The networks of ESPN (ESPN, ESPN 2, ABC, ESPN 3D & espn.com) lead the nomination totals with 55, the NBC Sports Group (NBC, Versus, Golf Channel & nbcsports.com) garnered 32, CBS (CBS, Showtime, CBSSports.com) entries received 26 nominations, while Turner Sports (TNT, TBS, NBA TV, NBA.com & truTV) have 22." NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES
"Once" will win Best Musical, according to Roger Friedman: "The new musical based on the movie, which opened on Broadway last night, is the likely winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical. Come back on June 11th, and let’s discuss. The show is a knockout, even better now that it’s transferred uptown. Stars are made in this show, directed by John Tiffany. Ready for his walk of fame for a long time, I’d say, is Steve Kazee, who plays Guy, the Irish singer songwriter based on Glen Hansard (who starred in the movie and co-wrote the songs with the film’s co-star Marketa Irglova)." FORBES
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The race for Worst Actress at the Razzies is between two unlikely nominees -- Adam Sandler for playing the female half of fraternal twins in "Jack and Jill" and 2008 VP candidate Sarah Palin, subject of the documentary "The Undefeated."
While five of our Editors are backing the bid by Sandler, two of them are casting their ballots for Palin.
As Andrew Pickett explains, "I'm sticking with Palin because the whole meaning of the Razzies is to get the most publicity and while Adam Sandler is a big Hollywood star a win for Sarah Palin would get reported in many more countries and not just in entertainment news."
And says David Schnelwar: "I am picking Sarah Palin for Worst Actress because when 'Fahrenheit 9/11' was released in 2004, George W. Bush won Worst Actor, George W. Bush & EITHER Condoleeza Rice OR His Pet Goat won Worst Couple, Donald Rumsfeld won Worst Supporting Actor and Britney Spears' small cameo in Fahrenheit 9/11 beat Condeleeza Rice for Worst Supporting Actress. 2004 was a Presidential election year and so is this year. If President George W. Bush can beat Ben Affleck for 'Jersey Girl'/'Surviving Christmas' than Sarah Palin can beat Adam Sandler for 'Jack & Jill'."
Among the quintet forecasting Sandler to prevail, Daniel Montgomery details the depths to which this actor has sunk: "With 11 nominations, Adam Sandler has incited the wrath of Razzie voters like no one in history, even Eddie Murphy, who won three out of four acting races for 'Norbit.' Sarah Palin seems like the likeliest alternative, but since the release of 'Undefeated' the ultra right-wing Republican presidential field has made Palin look almost like Gloria Steinem, making her a less desirable target than she once was."
As Matt Noble notes, "With Eddie Murphy taking out the supporting actress Razzie in 2007, he paved the way for Adam Sander to take out the lead actress trophy this year. An inspiring tale for boys everywhere who for years have dreamed of breaking that glass ceiling which said only women could win awards for giving atrocious performances playing women."
Fans can start voting for the ACM Awards: "Voting for the 47th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards 'Entertainer of the Year' and 'New Artist of the Year' categories is now open. Fans can cast their votes now by going to www.voteACM.com. Voting for 'New Artist of the Year' will close at 8:00p (ET) right before the show airs live on the CBS television network, with voting for 'Entertainer of the Year' closing during the third hour of the broadcast." ALL ACCESS MUSIC GROUP
Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire discuss hosting the ACM Awards: "The ACM Awards are right around the corner and Blake Shelton and Reba are gearing up for another round as co-hosts. The pair have nothing but love for one another – but while Reba loves Blake for his sense of humor and good looks, Blake loves having someone to blame for when he messes up on live TV. Check out this hilarious clip of Reba and Blake talking about why they love hosting together." GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY
"Once," based on the Oscar-winning film, debuts on Broadway: "Critics on Monday called the intimate musical a 'gem of a show,' 'a knockout,' 'gorgeously crafted' and 'the sweetest and most romantic show on Broadway' with talk already buzzing about a world musical tour and likely Tony Award nominations. '"Once" uses song and dance in a way I've never experienced in an American musical,' said The New York Times, complementing its soulful songs about the power of music and connection and performances by the musical's charming main stars, Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti, as well as the supporting cast." REUTERS
The Directors Guild Awards will be one week earlier in 2013. From their press release: "... the 65th Annual DGA Awards will take place on Saturday, February 2, 2013 in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. The decision to move the date by one week was made during the process of securing the venue. The DGA's Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film has traditionally served as an accurate barometer for the Academy Award for Best Director. Only six times since the DGA Award's inception in 1948 has the winner not gone on to receive the Academy Award for Best Director."
Woody Allen moves from "Paris" to "Rome": "Having hit paydirt less than a year ago with 'Midnight in Paris' -- which, in case you've forgotten, became the highest-grossing film of Woody Allen's career and nabbed him a fourth Oscar to boot -- Sony Pictures Classics is clearly keen to woo the same audience that fell for the film's romantic European charms to his next effort. Originally dubbed 'Nero Fiddled,' Allen's latest has been granted a new title that couldn't sound much more cannily focus-grouped if it tried: 'To Rome with Love.'" IN CONTENTION
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio reunite for "The Wolf of Wall Street": "The film is based on the Jordan Belfort memoir of his days as a hard partying, drug addicted stockbroker who was indicted in 1998 for security fraud and money laundering and served a 22-month federal prison stretch. Shooting will begin August in New York. The film will be fully financed by Red Granite Pictures, which acquired 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' at the last Cannes Film Festival after Danny Dimbort, Christian Mercuri and Joe Gatta formed the international sales company." DEADLINE
Betty White inducted into National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame: "'Betty White is admired by generations of audiences,' said NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith. 'She has remarkable energy and an incredible ability to connect with viewers. Betty's contributions to television and entertainment as a whole are extraordinary. Our Hall of Fame would be incomplete without her.'" BUSSINESS WIRE
Will NBC's streaming FYC screeners reduce privacy? "NBCU Screen It is powered by cloud content services provider Brightcove Inc. and is intended to replace the truckloads of DVDs that the network mails to the more than 15,000 people who vote on the Emmys. Widespread adoption of NBCU Screen It would obviously save a lot of money on manufacturing and postage. But it also provides an opportunity for the network to put relevant information right there in the app, where it’s more likely to be seen than are the typical dead tree materials that get sent with DVDs, and retains the branding association between NBC and its programs." DIGITAL MEDIA WIRE
A new Oscar role for Viola Davis? "Here's good news for the folks who were upset to see some of Hollywood's most talented black actresses playing maids in 'The Help.' Viola Davis is set to produce and star in a movie about legendary African-American congresswoman Barbara Jordan. A civil rights leader who grew up Houston's Fifth Ward, Jordan was the first African-American woman elected to the Texas Senate in 1966 and the second African-American woman elected to Congress, serving from 1973 until her retirement from politics in 1979." CULTURE MAP HOUSTON
Golden Globes trial continues to show the rift between the HFPA and Dick Clark Productions: "The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions are still so far apart in the battle over who owns TV rights to the Golden Globes that they can’t even decide on how their case should be decided. On Friday, five weeks after the two-week non-jury trial concluded, the two sides submitted two very different 'decision trees' to the court to aid Judge A. Howard Matz in making his ruling." DEADLINE
The Band Perry credits the ACM Awards with their present success: "'Last year at the ACM Awards, we got to take home the hardware for New Artist,' Kimberly Perry tells Taste of Country. 'That was actually the very first award that we won, and it was fan voted, so the ACM’s are very near and dear to us. We kind of felt like they were our good luck charm that got last year rolling in so many ways for us. So to be back this year and be nominated for Vocal Group is a huge honor.'" TASTE OF COUNTRY
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, a former underwear model with no previous acting experience, looks like she will win Worst Supporting Actress for her screen debut. She replaced Megan Fox, who was a Razzie nominee for the previous "Transformers" installment, "Revenge of the Fallen."
Katie Holmes earned a previous Razzie nomination for "Batman Begins" in 2005. In "Jack and Jill," she plays Adam Sandler's wife.
Nicole Kidman ("The Hours") has a small role in "Just Go With It," a film she made in order to have a paid Hawaiian vacation. The Oscar-winning actress ("The Hours") was well hidden -- she's not in much of the film's advertising -- but Razzie voters singled her out.
Does Clint Eastwood wantTom Cruise for "A Star is Born"? "Clint Eastwood is hoping to persuade Hollywood renaissance man Tom Cruise to take the lead in his forthcoming remake of A Star Is Born opposite Beyoncé, Deadline reports. Cruise is just the latest Hollywood A-lister to be attached to the role in what will be the fourth version of the story, which sees a fading star fall in love with a youthful ingenue who begins to eclipse him." GUARDIAN
Oscar nominations moved up in 2013 to test online voting: "There has been speculation for years that the ceremony would be moved to early February or late January to try and trim a marathon awards season while keeping films fresher for potential viewers, TheWrap reports ... But a move to an earlier Oscars is still a long way off. After a trial run at online voting next year, the Academy needs to find a way to make the voting period shorter through streaming nominated films to voters. Documentary is already in the works, and short film and foreign language categories are coming up next." CELEBRITY CAFE
Why HBO's "Luck" ran out of luck: "The cancelation of 'Luck' while in production on its second season came as something of a shock Wednesday, but certainly made sense in the big picture. Two horses were unfortunately killed during the filming of Season 1 and a third died recently while filming Season 2. But to claim HBO was quick to pull the plug after the third horse died because the ratings for 'Luck' were meager – and conversely would have kept a hit show like 'Game of Thrones' on the air despite such deaths – is to ignore the HBO business model ... Buzz, hype – and awards – are essential to the formula that fuels HBO’s business model and three dead horses is not the kind of buzz HBO is after." HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"Mad Men" creator already has his eye on the finish line: "... Matthew Weiner is already looking ahead to the series’ seventh and likely final season. 'I think the plan is for ("Mad Men" to run for) seven years,' Weiner said tonight at a PaleyFest panel. 'Seven years sounds like the right amount…My whole thing is, I don’t want to overstay our welcome. And it’s really hard ... I was with "The Sopranos" the last three seasons of the show, and what happens is you just start running into the places where you’ve been over and over again and it just becomes impossible,' he said." DEADLINE
Bruce Springsteen ends Adele's number-one run on the Billboard chart: "Springsteen's 'Wrecking Ball' LP sold 196,000 copies in its first week and hit Number One on the Billboard album chart, ending Adele's 23-week run at the top. The not-so-good news is the same thing that's plagued rock stars from Van Halen to Coldplay – Springsteen's new singles, even the Grammy-opening 'We Take Care of Our Own,' are nowhere to be found on the charts." ROLLING STONE
The Ghanta Awards are India's answer to the Razzies: "Ghanta Awards started to be handed out two years ago, when Karan Anshuman thought that it would be shame if Bollywood did not have a provision to award the bad movies, given the amount of rubbish it produces each year. This year’s awards have got some distinguished nominees to boast of." DAILY BHASKAR