Michel Hazanavicius' "The Artist" led the nominees of the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards. The Golden Globe-winning silent film received 12 nominations including Best Picture, Director, and Original Screenplay.
Tomas Alfredson's "Tinker Tailor Solder Spy" followed with 11 nods, Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" received 9, while "My Week with Marilyn" got 6, and "The Help" and "War Horse" each received 5 nominations.
"The Artist" was also honored for Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Costume Design, Sound and Production Design. Jean Dujardin received a Leading Actor nomination and his co-star, Bérénice Bejo was given a Leading Actress nod.
During the round one voting of the members of the British Academy, the BAFTA longlist was announced where "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "My Week with Marilyn" received 16 nods. Round two yielded official nominations where the two films gave way to "The Artist." (Check out the BAFTA longlist right here)
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" was relegated to its usual categories -- Make Up & Hair, Production Design, Sound and Special Visual Effects.
Winners of the Orange British Academy Film Awards will be revealed on Sunday, February 12th at the Royal Opera House. The ceremony will be hosted by Stephen Fry, with the red carpet coverage presented by Edith Bowman.
Here's the full list of nominees for the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards (to check out winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, visit our Awards Avenue coverage right here):
BEST FILM
THE ARTIST Thomas Langmann
THE DESCENDANTS Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
DRIVE Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
THE HELP Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges
SENNA Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey
SHAME Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo,
Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox, Robert Salerno,
Rory Stewart Kinnear
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
ATTACK THE BLOCK Joe Cornish (Director/Writer)
BLACK POND Will Sharpe (Director/Writer), Tom Kingsley (Director), Sarah Brocklehurst (Producer)
CORIOLANUS Ralph Fiennes (Director)
SUBMARINE Richard Ayoade (Director/Writer)
TYRANNOSAUR Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer)
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
INCENDIES Denis Villeneuve, Luc Déry, Kim McGraw
PINA Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel
POTICHE François Ozon, Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
A SEPARATION Asghar Farhadi
THE SKIN I LIVE IN Pedro Almodóvar, Agustin Almodóvar
DOCUMENTARY
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD Martin Scorsese
PROJECT NIM James Marsh, Simon Chinn
SENNA Asif Kapadia
ANIMATED FILM
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Steven Spielberg
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS Sarah Smith
RANGO Gore Verbinski
DIRECTOR
THE ARTIST Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE Nicolas Winding Refn
HUGO Martin Scorsese
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tomas Alfredson
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Lynne Ramsay
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
THE ARTIST Michel Hazanavicius
BRIDESMAIDS Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
THE GUARD John Michael McDonagh
THE IRON LADY Abi Morgan
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Woody Allen
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE DESCENDANTS Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
THE HELP Tate Taylor
THE IDES OF MARCH George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
MONEYBALL Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
LEADING ACTOR
BRAD PITT Moneyball
GARY OLDMAN Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
GEORGE CLOONEY The Descendants
JEAN DUJARDIN The Artist
MICHAEL FASSBENDER Shame
LEADING ACTRESS
BÉRÉNICE BEJO The Artist
MERYL STREEP The Iron Lady
MICHELLE WILLIAMS My Week with Marilyn
TILDA SWINTON We Need to Talk About Kevin
VIOLA DAVIS The Help
SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Beginners
JIM BROADBENT The Iron Lady
JONAH HILL Moneyball
KENNETH BRANAGH My Week with Marilyn
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Ides of March
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
CAREY MULLIGAN Drive
JESSICA CHASTAIN The Help
JUDI DENCH My Week with Marilyn
MELISSA MCCARTHY Bridesmaids
OCTAVIA SPENCER The Help
ORIGINAL MUSIC
THE ARTIST Ludovic Bource
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
HUGO Howard Shore
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Alberto Iglesias
WAR HORSE John Williams
CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE ARTIST Guillaume Schiffman
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Jeff Cronenweth
HUGO Robert Richardson
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Hoyte van Hoytema
WAR HORSE Janusz Kaminski
EDITING
THE ARTIST Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE Mat Newman
HUGO Thelma Schoonmaker
SENNA Gregers Sall, Chris King
TINKER TAILOR SOLIDER SPY Dino Jonsater
PRODUCTION DESIGN
THE ARTIST Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
HUGO Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald
WAR HORSE Rick Carter, Lee Sandales
COSTUME DESIGN
THE ARTIST Mark Bridges
HUGO Sandy Powell
JANE EYRE Michael O'Connor
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Jill Taylor
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Jacqueline Durran
MAKE UP & HAIR
THE ARTIST Julie Hewett, Cydney Cornell
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
HUGO Morag Ross, Jan Archibald
THE IRON LADY Marese Langan
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Jenny Shircore
SOUND
THE ARTIST Nadine Muse, Gérard Lamps, Michael Krikorian
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 James Mather, Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker, Mike Dowson, Adam Scrivener
HUGO Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY John Casali, Howard Bargroff, Doug Cooper, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley
WAR HORSE Stuart Wilson, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Richard Hymns
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Joe Letteri
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery
HUGO Rob Legato, Ben Grossman, Joss Williams
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White
WAR HORSE Ben Morris, Neil Corbould
SHORT ANIMATION
ABUELAS Afarin Eghbal, Kasia Malipan, Francesca Gardiner
BOBBY YEAH Robert Morgan
A MORNING STROLL Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
SHORT FILM
CHALK Martina Amati, Gavin Emerson, James Bolton, Ilaria Bernardini
MWANSA THE GREAT Rungano Nyoni, Gabriel Gauchet
ONLY SOUND REMAINS Arash Ashtiani, Anshu Poddar
PITCH BLACK HEIST John Maclean, Gerardine O'Flynn
TWO AND TWO Babak Anvari, Kit Fraser, Gavin Cullen
THE ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
ADAM DEACON
CHRIS HEMSWORTH
CHRIS O’DOWD
EDDIE REDMAYNE
TOM HIDDLESTON
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Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Adore "Weekend," Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender! Check Out Full List of Dorian Awards Winners! 
The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA), of which I'm a proud voting member, has announced the winners for the best in film and television of 2011. Taking the top spot at the Dorian Awards is Andrew Haigh's daring gay film "Weekend" which won Film of the Year!
Meryl Streep was given the Film Performance of the Year award for her Golden Globe-winning portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady." Michael Fassbender received the We're Wilde About You Rising Star of the Year for his raw, emotional performance in "Shame" and for being awesome in everything he starred in in 2011 (he's the male equivalent of Jessica Chastain)!
A celebratory toast will be held Sunday, February 19 in Los Angeles.
Here's the full list of winners (highlighted), for your complete Awards Season guide, click here)
FILM OF THE YEAR
Midnight in Paris / Sony Pictures Classics
The Artist / The Weinstein Company
The Descendants / Fox Searchlight
The Skin I Live In / Sony Pictures Classics
The Tree of Life / Fox Searchlight
Weekend / Sundance
FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Christopher Plummer / Beginners (Focus Features)
Leonardo DiCaprio / J Edgar (Warner Bros.)
Janet McTeer / Albert Nobbs (Liddell Entertainment)
Meryl Streep / The Iron Lady (The Weinstein Company)
Michael Fassbender / Shame (Fox Searchlight)
Rooney Mara / The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Columbia)
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR (Film, DVD or TV)
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life / Entertainment One
Cave of Forgotten Dreams / Sundance
Page One: Inside the New York Times / Magnolia Pictures
Pina / IFC Films
We Were Here / Red Flag Releasing
LGBT-THEMED FILM OF THE YEAR
Albert Nobbs / Liddell Entertainment
Beginners / Focus Features
Pariah / Focus Features
Tomboy / Rocket Releasing
Weekend / Sundance
LGBT-THEMED DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Becoming Chaz / World of Wonder
Bill Cunningham New York / Zeitgeist
Making the Boys / 4th Row Films
Vito / Automat Pictures
We Were Here / Red Flag Releasing
CAMPY (INTENTIONAL OR NOT) FILM OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never / Paramount
Kaboom / Desperate Pictures
The Muppets / Disney
Thor / Paramount
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 / Summit
UNSUNG FILM OF THE YEAR
50/50 / Summit Entertainment
Insidious / FilmDistrict
Jane Eyre / Focus Features
Warrior / Lionsgate
Win Win / Fox Searchlight
TV DRAMA OF THE YEAR
American Horror Story / FX
Downton Abbey / PBS
Homeland / Showtime
Mildred Pierce / HBO
The Good Wife / CBS
TV COMEDY OF THE YEAR
Modern Family / ABC
Louie / FX
30 Rock / NBC
The Big Bang Theory / CBS
Happy Endings / ABC
TV MUSICAL PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving / ABC
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On / HBO
Glee / Fox (TIE)
Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour / HBO (TIE)
The Voice / NBC
TV PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Bryan Cranston / Breaking Bad / AMC
Claire Danes / Homeland / Showtime
Jessica Lange / American Story / FX
Kate Winslet / Mildred Pierce / HBO
Madeline Stowe / Revenge / ABC
LGBT-THEMED TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
American Horror Story / FX
Happy Endings / ABC
Modern Family / ABC
RuPaul’s Drag Race / Logo
True Blood / HBO
CAMPY (INTENTIONAL OR NOT) TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
American Horror Story / FX
Hot In Cleveland / TV Land
Revenge / ABC
The A List New York / Logo
True Blood / HBO
UNSUNG TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
Enlightened / HBO
Happy Endings / ABC
Louie / FX
Pan Am / ABC
Parenthood / NBC
Suburgatory ABC
THE WE’RE WILDE ABOUT YOU RISING STAR AWARD
Elizabeth Olsen
Jessica Chastain
Melissa McCarthy
Michael Fassbender
Tom Hardy
WILDE WIT OF THE YEAR AWARD
Kathy Griffin
Kristen Wiig
Louis C.K.
Rachel Maddow
The Staff Writers of Happy Endings
TIMELESS STAR
Betty White
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( 2.9 / 208 )Hi everyone, this is our continuing tradition of compiling my best of the best of 2011. From “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” interviews/red carpet to “Real Steel” movie reviews, I compiled the very best of my reviews, celebrity interviews, and movie specials.
This is a showcase of what little old me has done for 2011, and with ample blessings, I will continue doing what I love in 2012.
So without further adieu, here’s my 2011 reel, or as we like to call it, MTMG 5.0!
Have fun!
Here’s a breakdown of what you saw on my reel (Click each entry to see the full video):
“REEL STEEL” MOVIE REVIEW
DAKOTA GOYO INTERVIEW FOR “REAL STEEL”
ERIC BANA INTERVIEW FOR “HANNA”
CHRIS EVANS INTERVIEW FOR “CAPTAIN AMERICA”
HAYLEY ATWELL INTERVIEW FOR “CAPTAIN AMERICA”
SIGOURNEY WEAVER INTERVIEW FOR “ABDUCTION”
“CAPTAIN AMERICA” MOVIE REVIEW
“COWBOYS & ALIENS” MOVIE REVIEW
“DRIVE” MOVIE REVIEW
“FINAL DESTINATION 5” MOVIE REVIEW
“FINAL DESTINATION 5” INTERVIEWS
JASON MOMOA INTERVIEW FOR “CONAN THE BARBARIAN”
“FOOTLOOSE” MOVIE REVIEW
CRAIG BREWER “FOOTLOOSE” INTERVIEW
KENNY WORMALD AND JULIANNE HOUGH “FOOTLOOSE” INTERVIEW
“HAPPY FEET 2” MOVIE REVIEW
ELIJAH WOOD “HAPPY FEET 2” INTERVIEW
ROBIN WILLIAMS “HAPPY FEET 2” INTERVIEW
“SUPER 8” MOVIE REVIEW
ELLE FANNING “SUPER 8” INTERVIEW
“HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2” MOVIE REVIEW
“HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2” DVD PREMIERE
“HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2” MOVIE PREMIERE
KENNETH BRANAGH “THOR” INTERVIEW
CHRIS HEMSWORTH “THOR” INTERVIEW
SIR BEN KINGSLEY “HUGO” INTERVIEW
“KUNG FU PANDA 2” MOVIE REVIEW
JACK BLACK AND DUSTIN HOFFMAN “KUNG FU PANDA 2” INTERVIEW
EWAN MCGREGOR “BEGINNERS” INTERVIEW
BRAD BIRD “MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL” INTERVIEW
“NEW YEAR’S EVE” MOVIE REVIEW
HILARY SWANK INTERVIEW FOR “NEW YEAR’S EVE”
ANNE HATHAWAY “ONE DAY” INTERVIEW
“PUSS IN BOOTS” MOVIE REVIEW
ANTONIO BANDERAS AND SALMA HAYEK INTERVIEW “PUSS IN BOOTS”
ZACH GALIFIANAKIS INTERVIEW “PUSS IN BOOTS”
“SUCKER PUNCH” INTERVIEW WITH EMILY BROWNING AND ABBIE CORNISH
JESSICA CHASTAIN “THE DEBT” INTERVIEW
SAM WORTHINGTON “THE DEBT” INTERVIEW
NICK NOLTE “WARRIOR” INTERVIEW
GAVIN O’CONNOR “WARRIOR” INTERVIEW
CHARLIZE THERON “YOUNG ADULT” INTERVIEW
JASON REITMAN “YOUNG ADULT” INTERVIEW
HARVEY WEINSTEIN “MY WEEK WITH MARILYN” INTERVIEW
GARY OLDMAN INTERVIEW FOR “TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY”
MICHAEL FASSBENDER INTERVIEW FOR “JANE EYRE”
“RED RIDING HOOD” MOVIE REVIEW
AMANDA SEYFRIED INTERVIEW FOR “RED RIDING HOOD”
MORGAN FREEMAN INTERVIEW FOR “BORN TO BE WILD”
MORGAN FREEMAN INTERVIEW FOR “DOLPHIN TALE”
HARRY CONNICK JR. INTERVIEW FOR “DOLPHIN TALE”
GINNIFER GOODWIN AND JOHN KRASINSKI INTERVIEW FOR “SOMETHING BORROWED”
“BRIDESMAIDS” MOVIE REVIEW
MELISSA MCCARTHY INTERVIEW FOR “BRIDESMAIDS”
“RIO” MOVIE REVIEW
“J. EDGAR” MOVIE REVIEW
“ARTHUR” MOVIE REVIEW
“X-MEN: FIRST CLASS” MOVIE REVIEW
“TOP 10 BEST HAUNTED HOUSE MOVIE EVER
“WARRIOR” MOVIE REVIEW
“GREEN LANTERN” MOVIE REVIEW
“PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES” MOVIE REVIEW
“THE RITE” MOVIE REVIEW
“SANCTUM” MOVIE REVIEW
“THE EAGLE” MOVIE REVIEW
“A MOTHER’S STORY” MOVIE REVIEW FOR THE FILIPINO CHANNEL
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( 3.1 / 216 )Just sharing with you the lovely promo spot that the TFC (The Filipino Channel) folks created for me! You can watch me there every Friday on Balitang America with Gel Santos Relos. Check out their website right here.
The TFC creative team did the unthinkable -- they made me look beautiful HA!
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Now that the Golden Globes is out of the way, it's time for more guild awards, this time, it's the American Cinema Editors (ACE) which announced their nominations for the 62nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards. It's to honor the best of the best in editing, both in film and television.
Winners will be announced on Saturday, FEbruary 18th. Here's the complete list of nominees (to visit other award-giving bodies, check out our Awards Avenue coverage to prepare you for all things Oscars!)
NOMINEES FOR 62nd ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
The Descendants
Kevin Tent, A.C.E.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Angus Wall, A.C.E. & Kirk Baxter, A.C.E.
Hugo
Thelma Schoonmaker, A.C.E.
Moneyball
Christopher Tellefsen, A.C.E.
War Horse
Michael Kahn, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):
The Artist
Anne-Sophie Bion & Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids
William Kerr & Michael L. Sale
Midnight in Paris
Alisa Lepselter
My Week with Marilyn
Adam Recht
Young Adult
Dana E. Glauberman, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
The Adventures of Tintin
Michael Kahn, A.C.E.
Puss in Boots
Eric Dapkewicz
Rango
Craig Wood, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION:
Curb Your Enthusiasm: “Mister Softee”
Roger Nygard
Curb Your Enthusiasm: “Palestinian Chicken”
Steven Rasch, A.C.E.
Modern Family: “Express Christmas”
Steven Rasch, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
Breaking Bad: “End Times”
Kelley Dixon
Breaking Bad: “Face Off”
Skip MacDonald
Friday Night Lights: “Always”
Angela M. Catanzaro
The Good Wife: “Real Deal”
Hibah Frisina, A.C.E.
The Walking Dead: “Save the Last One”
Hunter Via, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
Boardwalk Empire: “To the Lost”
Tim Streeto
Game of Thrones: “Baelor”
Frances Parker, A.C.E.
Homeland: “Pilot”
Jordan Goldman, David Latham
BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR TELEVISION:
Cinema Verite
Sarah Flack, A.C.E. & Robert Pulcini
Downton Abbey, Episode 1.1
John Wilson, A.C.E.
Mildred Pierce, Part 1
Affonso Gonçalves & Camilla Toniolo
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY:
Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Joe Bini & Maya Hawke
Freedom Riders
Lewis Erskine & Aljernon Tunsil
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
David Tedeschi
BEST EDITED REALITY SERIES:
Anthony Bourdain – No Reservations: “Haiti”
Eric Lasby
Beyond Scared Straight :”Chowchilla”
Rob Goubeaux, A.C.E., Paul J. Coyne, A.C.E., Heather Abell, Audrey
Capotosta, Maura Corey, Jeremy Gantz & Molly Shock
Whale Wars: “Race to Save Lives”
Eric Myerson, Pete Ritchie & Josh Crockett
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