Canadian Music Week 2011

I've been lucky enough to have the privilege of being Media for Canadian Music Week for the past 3 years. I have so many great memories and I can't wait to create more memories at CMW this year, its going to be epic!!! I'll be attending the opening night party at the MOD Club featuring Finger Eleven as well as keynotes by Melissa Etheridge and Sammy Haggar! Not to mention the oodles of shows that Canadian Music Fest has to offer!

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17th Screen Actors Guild Awards Recipients

The 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards were held last night in L.A, otherwise known as the SAG Awards. The winners of the SAG awards are chosen by the nearly 100, 000 active members of the Screen Actors Guild nationwide. Several years ago now...ok it was in 2005, so a weeee bit more than a few years ago, I got to choose who I thought should win these awards by my mentor who is a part of SAG. As I recall, I did pretty good too, many of my choices did in fact win that year!

Here is a complete list of last nights winners:

Motion Pictures

Actress in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman for Black Swan

Actor in a Leading Role: Colin Firth for The King's Speech

Actress in a Supporting Role: Melissa Leo for The Fighter

Actor is a Supporting Role: Christian Bale for The Fighter

Best Ensemble: The King's Speech

Stunt Ensemble Mostion Picture: Inception

Television

Ensemble, Drama series: Boardwalk Empire Ensemble,

Comedy series: Modern Family

Male Actor, Comedy: Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock

Female Actor, Comedy: Betty White for Hot in Cleveland

Male Actor, Drama: Steve Buscemi for Boardwalk Empire

Female Actor, Drama: Julianna Margulies for The Good Wife

Male Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries: Al Pacino for You Don't know Jack

Female Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries: Clare Danes for Temple Grandin

Stunt Ensemble, Television Series: True Blood

Lifetime Achievement Award: Ernest Borgnine

Performers Announced for the 2011 Indies

Canadian Music Fest 2011 presents the 11th annual Independent Music Awards at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel on Saturday March 12th. This year we have performances by: Hollerado, Janelle Monae, Shad, Bombay Bicycle Club, Desperate Union and Hannah Georgas.

The Indies is the best way to end Canadian Music Week each and every year. For me its the official closing party! The concert will also be broadcast on XM Satellite Radio's "The Verge".

Here's everything you need to know:

THE INDIES
Saturday March 12th, 2011
Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto
Doors: 7pm Show: 8pm
Tickets Available at Ticketmaster
or
Canadian Music Fest Website
Tickets are $30
Limited Wristbands Accepted
All Ages/General Admission

Oscar Noms Announced This Week

Unless you've been living under a rock, you know the nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced earlier this week. For the most part, I think the nominations went as expected, especially if you watched the Golden Globes. The biggest Oscar snub this year appears to be Christopher Nolan for Best Director for Inception...but don't feel too bad for him, Inception received eight nominations in total!

Here's my mini list of the nominations that I care most about:

Best Actress: Annette Benning, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams

Best Actor: Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Colin Firth, James Franco

Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, Helena Bonham Carter, Melissa Leo, Hailee Steinfeld, Jacki Weaver

Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, John Hawkes, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Geoffrey Rush

Best Picture: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are Alright, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone

Best Director: Darren Aronofsky 'Black Swan," David O. Russel 'The Fighter,' Tom Hooper 'The King's Speech,' David Fincher 'The Social Network,' Joel and Ethan Coen 'True Grit'

So there you have it! Tune in to the 83rd Academy Awards February 27th on ABC or CTV in Canada and watch this years hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway kill it! I think we can look forward to an awesome show this year!

Welcome!

Welcome to 'Scerinatainment' my new Entertainment blog! Unlike my personal blog 'The Real Scerina,' this is where you'll find everything entertainment related. By clicking on my YouTube link at the top of the page, you can view all of my past work with Two Girls & A Blog, as well as a link to my Twitter page, and of course 'The Real Scerina.' In the next few months you can expect updates on the Grammy Awards, the Academy Awards, Canadian Music Week, the Juno Awards and NXNE.

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