Nominations

Dan Froomkin

Obama U.S. Attorney Nominee David Barlow Is Tea Party Senator's General Counsel

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: David Barlow, Nominations, Caroline Fredrickson, Mike Lee, Orrin Hatch, Utah U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney, Utah, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Presidents routinely choose party loyalists as their U.S. attorneys. But normally, they choose nominees from their own party. Presid...

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The Next Greatest Person Of The Day

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Greatest Person of the Day, Nominations, Impact, Impact News

The Huffington Post needs your help. Thus far, the Greatest Person of the Day column has featured artists, doctors, musicians, educators, academics...

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Mama Gogo Goes for the Oscar

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelangelo Antonioni, The Academy Awards, Dalai Lama, Children-of-Nature, Nominations, Fly-Fishing, Steven Spielberg, Fridrik-Thor-Fridriksson, Cynthia Ellis, Mama Gogo, Alzheimer's, Autism, The Oscars, Tuscany, Recession, Stella Artois, Hoegaarden, Iceland, Oscars, Entertainment News
Cynthia Ellis

Having lunch with director Fridrik Thor Fridriksson is like sitting across the table from Steven Spielberg who has magically fused with the Dalai Lama, and then taken up residency in a tall Nordic man's body.

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WATCH: BAFTA Nominations For Orange Rising Star Award

Crane.tv | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kristen Stewart, Mark Kermode, Nominations, Royal Opera House, Baftas, Shia Lebouf, Awards, Film, Orange, London, Movies, Emma Stone, Entertainment News
Crane.tv

null The British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards (BAFTA) are approaching fast so Crane...

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What Will Win The Golden Globe For Best Television Drama?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Golden Globe, Golden Globe Winners, Television Drama, Who Will Win Golden Globes, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2011, Golden Globe Predictions, Television Drama Nominees, Golden Globe Nominations, Television, Awards Season, Nominations, Golden Globe Television Drama, Golden Globe Nominees, Television Drama Winner, Prediction, Predict the News, Entertainment News

With the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations, the best television drama category seems to be a hotly contested category. This year sees two n...

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Jeff Muskus

Reid: GOP 'Endangers Our National Security' By Holding Up Obama Nominees

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Republican Obstruction, Harry Reid, Nominations, National Security, Senate Gridlock, Video, Politics News

If Republicans are as serious as they claim to be about national security, they ought to stop holding up President Obama's nominees for top defense an...

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Not So Fast, Avatar: Predicting the Oscar Predictions

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Hurt Locker, Oscar Nominations, Nominations, Oscar Predictions, Mo'Nique, The Weary Kind, George Clooney, Crazy Heart, Oscar, Best Picture, The Last Station, Precious, Where the Wild Things Are, Up in the Air, A Serious Man, Avatar, Christoph Waltz, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

This year's Oscar telecast won't exactly have the element of surprise. Here's my predictions of who will get nominated in most categories.

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Precious star Sidibe "Pushes" Her Way to 2010

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Precious, Duracell, Nominations, Sapphire, Gabourey Sidibe, Golden Globes, Push, Oprah, Buzz, Oscars, Oscar Buzz, New Year's Eve, SAG Awards, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Here's the brief but delightful chat I had with Gabourey Sidibe about her brutally honest portrayal in Precious and what it's meant for her ...

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Obama Nominees Still Being Stalled By Republicans

The New York Times | Helene Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Almost every day, the news releases go up on the White House Web site and go out to reporters: "President Obama announces more key administration post...

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Erroll Southers,TSA Nominee, Misled Congress About Accessing Confidential Records

washingtonpost.com | Robert O'Harrow Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Tsa, Erroll Southers TSA, Congress, Nominations, Erroll Southers, Obama, Airport Security, Transportation Security Administration, Politics News

The White House nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration gave Congress misleading information about incidents in which he inappropri...

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Obama: New Ambassadors Nominations Include OSCE And Portugal

Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama announced five nominees for administration posts on Monday, including several ambassadors. The full list, pending confirmation...

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Washington Post: Nominations Roadblock In The Senate "Unconscionable"

washingtonpost.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nominations, Barack Obama, Justice Department, Senate Nominations, Nominations Roadblock, Senate Judiciary Committee, Dawn Johnsen, Politics News

IT HAS BEEN almost six months since President Obama nominated Indiana law professor Dawn E. Johnsen to head the Justice Department's influential Offic...

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This Year's Oscars: Predicting the Predictable

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Kate Winslet, Predictions, The Dark Knight, Nominations, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Mickey Rourke, Oscars, Hugh Jackman, Awards, Heath Ledger, Slumdog Millionaire, The Academy Awards, Academy Awards, Award Season, Academy Award Picks, Oscar Picks, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

It's been fairly easy to predict the Oscars over the past few years. Sadly, this year's contest seems to be no different.

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Women & the Oscar Nominations

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Academy Awards, Josh Brolin, The Wrestler, Kate Winslet, Award Season, Angelina Jolie, Happy-Go-Lucky, The Oscars, Sean Penn, Slumdog Millionaire, Robert Downey Jr, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Academy, 2009 Oscars, Nominations, Oscar Nominations, Sally Hawkins, Revolutionary Road, Entertainment News, Danny Boyle, Milk, Oscars, Heath Ledger, Michael Shannon, Entertainment News
Melissa Silverstein

After a great year for women at the box office, the lack of a film about a woman in the final five stings.

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Oscar Noms: They Wuz Robbed!

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Revolutionary Road, Sally Hawkins, The Wrestler, Nominations, Oscars, Academy, Oscar Nominations, Happy-Go-Lucky, 2009 Oscars, Award Season, Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet, Angelina Jolie, The Oscars, Sean Penn, Slumdog Millionaire, Robert Downey Jr, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Milk, Danny Boyle, Heath Ledger, Michael Shannon, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Yes, Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei received acting nominations. But The Wrestler -- one of the fiercest, most moving, most resourceful independent entries of the year -- was shut out in the major categories.

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