@RavenSu TV to TIVO - Best Television Today, March 24, 2010

@RavenSu TV to TIVO - Best Television Today



The View - ABC

The Mo'Nique Show - BET (Harlem Globetrotters)

Wendy Williams - BET ("Precious" director Lee Daniels)

Martha Stewart - NBC

Rip the Runway - BET

Andrea Mitchell Reports - MSNBC

Bonnie Hunt Show - NBC (Buzz Aldrin)

Unsung - TVONE (repeats)

Ellen DeGeneres Show - NBC

Extra - NBC

Hardball with Chris Matthews - MSNBC

The Ed Show - MSNBC

John King, USA - CNN

Access Hollywood - NBC

Rifleman - MeToo TV

American Idol - FOX

Great Performances - PBS (Dance in America: NY Export: Opus Jazz)

Tonight Show with Jay Leno - NBC (Pamela Sue Anderson; Snoop Dogg performs)



OnDemand:

Oscar Nominees: ($2.99-$4.99)
Up
Food, Inc.
Inglourious Basterds
A Serious Man
Star Trek
The Hurt Locker




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"Precious" Under the Spotlight in African-American Communities - video

"Precious" is under the spotlight in the African-American community. There is an ongoing debate about the stereotypes depicted negatively for poor Black communities.
Professor Marc Hill from New York Columbia University describes the movie as "dangerous" because it plays into easy stereotypes about African-Americans.

"Oscar" Contender Mo'Nique Must be Feeling Good to Be "Bad"

Mo'nique has won the Best Supporting Actress Award for "Precious" at the following:





NAACP Image Award
New York Film Critics Circle
Southeastern Film Critics Association
National Society of Film Critics
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Independent Spirit Award
Screen Actors Guild Award (SAG Award)
London Film Critics’ Circle
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Golden Globe Awards
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award (BAFTA)

29 Oscar Speeches in 2 Minutes; @RavenSu's Picks - Academy Awards 2010

29 Oscar Speeches in 2 minutes


Best Picture
'Precious'

Best Director
Lee Daniels

Best Actor
Morgan Freeman 'Invictus'

Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe 'Precious'

Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, 'Invictus'

Best Supporting Actress
Mo'nique, 'Precious'

Best Animated Feature Film
'The Princess and the Frog'

Best Original Screenplay
'The Hurt Locker'

Best Adapted Screenplay
'Precious'


The ceremony will air March 7, 2010.
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will host.

"Precious" Big Winner at the Independent Spirit Awards

"Precious" won five awards Friday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, including best picture and trophies for stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique and director Lee Daniels.

The Spirit Awards honors movies that cost less than $20 million to make, with most of their budget originating outside the Hollywood studio system. Criteria for nominations include originality and provocative subject matter.




Precious swept every category for which it was nominated, including best screenplay by a first-time writer for Geoffrey Fletcher.



INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD WINNERS:

Film: Precious

Director: Lee Daniels, Precious

Actress: Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

Supporting actress: Mo'Nique, Precious

Supporting actor: Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Documentary: Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Foreign film: An Education

Debut film: Scott Cooper, Crazy Heart

First screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious

John Cassavetes Award: Lynn Shelton, Humpday

Screenplay: Scott Neustader and Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer

Robert Altman Award: A Serious Man

Cinematography: Roger Deakins, A Serious Man

Screenplay: Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber.

Documentary: Anvil! The Story of Anvil, directed by Sacha Gervasi.

John Cassavetes Award for a film made for less than $500,000: Humpday, directed by Lynn Shelton.


Tariq Henson attended


Lenny Kravitz and daughter Zoe were in attendance


Gabourey Sidibe

"Precious" Big Winner at NAACP Image Awards

Winners of the 41st NAACP Image Awards:

*Directing in a motion picture: Lee Daniels, ''Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire''

*Motion picture: ''Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire''

*Actress in a motion picture: Gabourey Sidibe, ''Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire''

*Supporting actress in a motion picture: MoNique, ''Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire''

*Independent motion picture: ''Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire''

*Writing in a motion picture: Geoffrey Fletcher, ''Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire''




*Supporting actor in a motion picture: Adam Rodriguez, ''Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself''

*Actor in a motion picture: Morgan Freeman, ''Invictus''

*Talk series: ''The MoNique Show''

*Performance in a youth/children's program: Keke Palmer, ''True Jackson, VP''

*New artist: Keri Hilson

*Male artist: Maxwell

*Song: ''God In Me,'' Mary Mary

*Literary work, instructional: ''Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man,'' Steve Harvey

*Comedy Series: ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne''

*Actor in a comedy series: Daryl ''Chill'' Mitchell, ''Brothers''

*Actress in a comedy series: Cassi Davis, ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne''

*Supporting actor in a comedy series: Lance Gross, ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne''

*Supporting actress in a comedy series: Keshia Knight Pulliam, ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne''

*Drama series: ''Lincoln Heights''

*Actor in a drama series: Hill Harper, ''CSI: NY''

*Actress in a drama series: Jada Pinkett Smith, ''HawthoRNe''

*Supporting actor in a drama series: Delroy Lindo, ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''

*Supporting actress in a drama series: S. Epatha Merkerson, ''Law & Order''

*Television movie, miniseries or dramatic special: ''Gifted Hands''

*Actor in a television movie, miniseries or dramatic special: ''Gifted Hands''

*Actress in a television movie, miniseries or dramatic special: Kimberly Elise, ''Gifted Hands''

*Actor in a daytime drama series: Cornelius Smith, Jr., ''All My Children''

*Actress in a daytime drama series: Debbi Morgan, ''All My Children''

*News/information (series or special): ''The Inauguration of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States''

*Reality series: ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''

*Variety series or special: ''The Michael Jackson Memorial: Celebrating the Life of Michael Jackson''

*Children's program: ''Dora the Explorer''

*Female artist: Mary J. Blige

*Duo, Group or Collaboration: The Black Eyed Peas

*Jazz album: ''He and She,'' Wynton Marsalis

*Gospel album: ''Still,'' BeBe & CeCe Winans

*World music album: ''Black President,'' Sila and the Afrofunk Experience

*Music video: ''I Look to You,'' Whitney Houston

*Album: ''Stronger With Each Tear,'' Mary J. Blige

*Literary work, fiction: ''The Long Fall,'' Walter Mosley

*Literary work, non-fiction: ''In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past,'' Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

*Literary work, debut author: ''A Question of Freedom,'' R. Dwayne Betts

*Literary work, biography/autobiography: ''Michelle Obama,'' Deborah Willis

*Literary work, poetry: ''Bicycles,'' Nikki Giovanni

*Literary work, children: ''Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change,'' Michelle Cook

*Literary work, youth/teens: ''Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady,'' David Bergen Brophy

*Foreign motion picture: ''The Stoning of Soraya M.''

*Documentary: ''Good Hair''

*Writing in a comedy series: Halsted Sullivan and Warren Lieberstein, ''The Office''

*Writing in a dramatic series: Shonda Rhimes, ''Grey's Anatomy''

*Directing in a comedy series: Ken Whittingham, ''30 Rock''

*Directing in a drama series: Chandra Wilson, ''Grey's Anatomy''