You gotta feel for Meryl Streep. Her recent box office successes and two Academy Awards for "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Sophie's Choice" aside, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has put Amer...
Jeremy Piven
Thermometer-gate? Or just generalized Ari-fatigue? In any case, few Emmy Nomination Morning snubs were more shocking than Piven's failure to earn his fifth nomination for "Entourage." But Piven wasn't th...
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Nomination Status: A lock for a nomination
Bottom Line: It was a bit of an upset when Jon Hamm didn't win this category last year. And it was a bit of an upset when he didn't repeat at the Golden...
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Nomination Status: It's still her word. Everybody else is playing for second.
Bottom Line: Want an idea of how dominant Tina Fey was at last year's Emmys? She won for lead actress, for writing an...
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Nomination Status: A strong defending champion
Bottom Line: "30 Rock" was an unbeatable juggernaut in nearly every available comedy category at last fall's Emmy Awards and although the f...
What if Oscar's new rule of allowing ten best picture nominees instead of five had been implemented way back after "Titanic" won in 1997? Which popular hits would have made the Academy's cut in that decade plus?...
Marcia Gay Harden, "Damages"
Nomination Status: Our somewhat arbitrary favorite
Bottom Line: Harden has an two Oscar nominations (and one win), a recent Tony victory, plus a previous Emmy nomination for her guest wo...
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage"
Nomination Status: Presumptive Frontrunner
Bottom Line: Jeremy Piven hasn't done anything funny on "Entourage" for years, or at least he hasn't done anything new and funny for years. Yes, i...
The 2009 MTV Movie Awards made more news than even the network was expecting with the dropping of Bruno (aka Sacha Baron Cohen) and his butt into Eminem's face. Still, there was a lot more to love or hate including a ...
The most entertaining awards show on television is back for yet another go around. No, it's not the Oscars, Grammys or Golden Globe Awards (don't even think of the yawn-inducing Emmys), it's the MTV Movie Awards...
