40. Tell Me. 3rd Base. 0.463. 190
39. Mr. Floyd. Razorback. 0.466. 188
38. Walang Iwanan. 6Cycle Mind. 0.490. 181
37. I’ll Be Alright. Still. 0.490. 180
36. High. Juress. 0.491. 179
35. Taas Noo. Amber Davis feat. Gloc 9. 0.503. 175
34. Ayt!. Sponge Cola w/ Gary Valenciano. 0.503. 175
33. Bakit Ikaw Pa Rin. Maricris Garcia. 0.506. 173
32. Cross the Rubicon. I-Ray. 0.506. 172
31. Song for the Suspect. Franco. 0.507. 171

30. Manila. Sandwich. 0.524. 166
29. Prinsesa ng Kaba. Sopiz. 0.536. 161
28. Senti. Moonstar88. 0.546. 159
27. I Don’t Want You to Go. Piolo Pascual. 0.551. 156
26. May 1. Archipelago. 0.602. 146
25. Almost Over You. Karylle. 0.603. 145
24. When I Met You. KC Concepcion. 0.627. 138
23. Hintay. Callalily. 0.875. 117
22. Careless Whisper. Kris Lawrence. 0.907. 114
21. Ikaw na Nga. Willie Revillame. 0.992. 101

20. This Time I’ll Be Sweeter. Rachelle Ann Go. 1.000. 100
19. Always You. Charice. 1.001. 99
18. Radical. Hilera. 1.118. 89
17. Kung Iniibig Ka Niya. Laarni Lozada. 1.120. 88
16. Heart to Heart. Kyla. 1.130. 86
15. Tayong Dalawa. Gary Valenciano. 1.172. 83
14. Your Universe. Rico Blanco. 1.208. 80
13. Muli. Bugoy Drilon. 1.230. 77
12. Gusto Ko Lamang sa Buhay. Itchyworms. 1.237. 76
11. FX. Pedicab. 1.321. 72

10. Kung Pwede Lang Sana. Bugoy Drilon. 1.401. 68
9. Old Friend. Kyla. 1.512. 62
8. Always. Sheryn Regis. 1.816. 47
7. Sandali na Lang. Hale. 2.207. 38
6. Tabi. Paraluman. 2.361. 35
5. Teacher’s Pet. Pupil. 2.691. 30
4. Back in Time. Kyla feat. Jay-R. 2.876. 25
3. You Changed My Life in a Moment. Sarah Geronimo. 3.914. 19
2. Antukin. Rico Blanco. 5.613. 8
1. Di na Mababawi. Sponge Cola. 5.686. 6

Relative Score = Number of points a song gained for every point gained by the #100 song overall

Courtesy of Philippine Music Charts Thread

Top 40 OPM Songs from January to June 2009 originally appeared on Starmometer on July 6, 2009.

Here are selected screencaps from the said station ID:

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Video Link: ABS-CBN 2009 Summer Station ID World Premiere

ABS-CBN 2009 Summer Station ID originally appeared on Starmometer on March 22, 2009.

The 2009 list is diverse with hotties from various fields like fashion, music, sports, reality shows, male pageants and the performing arts. With 8,779 respondents, here are the 2009 rankings from no. 1 to no. 100:

1. Aljur Abrenica
2. Dingdong Dantes
3. Piolo Pascual
4. Chris Tiu
5. Gerald Anderson
6. Hansen Nichols
7. JC Tiuseco
8. Sam Milby
9. Jon Avila
10. John Lloyd Cruz
11. JC de Vera
12. Manuel Chua
13. Richard Gutierrez
14. Dennis Trillo
15. Enchong Dee
16. Jake Cuenca
17. Jericho Rosales
18. Ronnie Liang
19. Zanjoe Marudo
20. Robi Domingo
21. Paulo Avelino
22. Derek Ramsay
23. Coco Martin
24. Luis Manzano
25. Diether Ocampo
26. Ejay Falcon
27. Alfred Vargas
28. Hayden Kho
29. Rayver Cruz
30. Rafael Rosell
31. Jose Sarasola
32. TJ Trinidad
33. Marc Nelson
34. Joem Bascon
35. Geoff Eigenmann
36. Ryan Agoncillo
37. Will Devaughn
38. Billy Crawford
39. Aga Muhlach
40. Victor Basa
41. Atom Araullo
42. John Prats
43. Xian Lim
44. Jason Abalos
45. Van Roxas
46. Gabby Concepcion
47. Ron Morales
48. Erik Santos
49. Marion dela Cruz
50. Sid Lucero
51. Marco Morales
52. Christian Bautista
53. Mark Herras
54. Simon Atkins
55. Polo Ravales
56. Paolo Contis
57. Phil Younghusband
58. Jay-R Sillona
59. Drew Arellano
60. Wendell Ramos
61. Aldred Gatchalian
62. Carlo Guevarra
63. David Chua
64. Ram Sagad
65. Matt Evans
66. AJ Perez
67. Marvin Raymundo
68. Joseph Bitangcol
69. Brent Javier
70. Mark Bautista
71. Jay-R Siaboc
72. Mike Tan
73. Matteo Guidicelli
74. Jordan Hererra
75. Hero Angeles
76. Chris Cayzer
77. Daryl Celis
78. Marco Alcaraz
79. Richard Poon
80. Mark Anthony Fernandez
81. Dino Imperial
82. Jace Flores
83. Robin Padilla
84. Joross Gamboa
85. Cesar Montano
86. Marvin Agustin
87. Josef Elizalde
88. Mart Escudero
89. Jommy Teotico
90. Baron Geisler
91. John Estrada
92. Paolo Bediones
93. Paul Soriano
94. Luke Jickain
95. Jay Aquitania
96. Ry Farinas
97. John Uy
98. Bruce Quebral
99. Kean Cipriano
100. Jeff Surio

100 Sexiest Men in the Philippines for 2009 originally appeared on Starmometer on March 14, 2009.

The 2009 Golden Screen Awards is happening on April 30, 2009 at the Metro Bar in West Avenue, Quezon City.

Here is the complete list of nominees:

Best Motion Picture—Drama

100 (Martinez-Rivera Films)

Boses (Erasteo Films Production)

Brutus (Bonfire Productions)

Concerto (Digital Spirit Films)

Jay (Pasion Para Pelicula Productions)

Ploning (Panoramanila Pictures)

Yanggaw (Strawdogs Studio Production Films)

Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy

A Very Special Love (Star Cinema)

Fuchsia (APT Entertainment)

My Best Friend’s Girlfriend (GMA Films & Regal Films)

Best Motion Picture—Animation

Dayo (Cutting Edge Production)

Urduja (APT Entertainment )

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role—Drama

Sharon Cuneta (Caregiver)

Mylene Dizon (100)

Anita Linda (Adela)

Judy Ann Santos (Ploning)

Jodi Sta. Maria (Sisa)

Dawn Zulueta (Magkaibigan)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role—Drama

Carlo Aquino (Carnivore)

Jay Aquitania (Concerto)

Christopher de Leon (Magkaibigan)

Baron Geisler (Jay)

Ronnie Lazaro (Yanggaw)

Jericho Rosales (Baler)

Yul Servo (Torotot)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role—Musical or Comedy

Ai-Ai delas Alas (Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat)

Sarah Geronimo (A Very Special Love)

Toni Gonzaga (My Only U)

Ruffa Gutierrez (My Monster Mom)

Marian Rivera (My Best Friend’s Girlfriend)

Boots Anson Roa (Love Birds)

Gloria Romero (Fuchsia)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role—Musical or Comedy

Robert Arevalo (Fuchsia)

John Lloyd Cruz (A Very Special Love)

Eddie Garcia (Fuchsia)

Sam Milby (My Big Love)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role—Drama, Musical or Comedy

Tetchie Agbayani (Yanggaw)

Mylene Dizon (Ploning)

Eugene Domingo (100)

Cherry Pie Picache (Boses)

Flor Salanga (Jay)

Tessie Tomas (100)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role—Drama, Musical or Comedy

Ricky Davao (Boses)

John Estrada (Caregiver)

Emilio Garcia (Walang Kawala)

Coco Martin (Jay)

Yul Servo (Brutus)

Breakthrough Performance by an Actress

Yna Asistio (Concerto)

KC Concepcion (For The First Time)

Rhea Medina (Brutus)

Chariz Solomon (My Best Friend’s Girlfriend)

Breakthrough Performance by an Actor

Cedric Amit (Ploning)

Coke Bolipata (Boses)

Fritz Arvhie Chavez (Dose)

Julian Duque (Boses)

Bojong Fernandez (Ploning)

Kenjie Garcia (Ang Lihim ni Antonio)

Timothy Mabalot (Brutus)

Best Direction

Dante Nico Garcia (Ploning)

Tara Illenberger (Brutus)

Ellen Ongkeko Marfil (Boses)

Chris Martinez (100)

Cathy Garcia Molina (A Very Special Love)

Francis Pasion (Jay)

Richard Somes (Yanggaw)

Best Original Screenplay

Chris Martinez (100)

Froilan Medina, Rody Vera (Boses)

Ricky Lee (Fuchsia)

Francis Pasion (Jay)

Dante NicoGarcia, Benjamin Lingan (Ploning)

Richard Somes, Dwight Gaston (Yanggaw)

Best Screenplay Adaptation

Roy Iglesias (Baler)

Paul Alexander Morales (Concerto)

Frank Rivera (Sisa)

Ramon Entienza (Urduja)

Best Cinematography

Charlie Peralta (Ploning)

Joey Abello (Brutus)

Regiben Romana (Concerto)

Hermann Claravall, Lyle Sacris (Yanggaw)

Carlo Mendoza (Jay)

Nap Jamir II (Boses)

Larry Manda (100)

Best Editing

Danny Añonuevo (Ploning)

Fiona Borres, Tara Illenberger (Brutus)

Ike Veneracion (100)

Laz Andre/ Arthmael (Concerto)

Orlean Joseph Tan (Boses)

Francis Pasion, Kats Serraon, Chuck Gutierrez (Jay)

Borgy Torre (Yanggaw)

Best Production Design

Raymund George Fernandez (Ploning)

Michael Espanol, Donald Camon, Rashim Gumacal (Yanggaw)

Fritz Silorio (Brutus)

Gerry Santos (Concerto)

Aby Jamnague-Rivera (100)

Bianca Gonzales (Boses)

Best Sound

Mike Lim (Brutus)

Allan Marcelo Hidalgo, Orlean Joseph Tan (Boses)

Jethro Joaquin, Ronald de Asis (Concerto)

Mac Vasquez (100)

Mike Idioma (Ploning)

Joey Santos (Yanggaw)

Best Musical Score

Jed Balsamo (Concerto)

Jessie Lasaten (Ploning)

Mon Faustino, Noel Zarate (Urduja)

Jourdan Petalver (Boses)

Von de Guzman (Yanggaw)

Joey Ayala (Brutus)

Best Visual Effects

Roadrunner Network, Inc. (Kulam)

Ramon Entienza, Amelia Fortes (Urduja)

Robert Quilao (Dayo)

Best Original Song

“Babae Ako” from the movie Urduja; written and composed by Joey de Leon and Ogie Alcasid, and performed by Regine Velasquez

“Lipad” from the movie Dayo; music by Jessie Lasaten, lyrics by Temi Abad Jr., and performed by Lea Salonga

“Ngayon, Bukas at Kailanman” from the movie Baler; music by Louie Ocampo, lyrics by Edith Gallardo, and performed by Sarah Geronimo

“Hardest Part” from the movie 100; composed and interpreted by Ricci Chan

“Naroon Ka” from the movie Fuchsia; words and music by Von de Guzman and performed by Springfield.

Lino Brocka Lifetime Achievement Award

Anita Linda

6th ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards – 2009 Nominees originally appeared on Starmometer on March 10, 2009.

Sarah was voted as the Favorite MYX Celebrity VJ, Favorite Female Artist, and Favorite Artist of the Year. She also went home with the Favorite Remake Award, Favorite Mellow Video, and Favorite Media Soundtrack all for the song “A Very Special Love” which is the theme song of her box-office hit movie last year.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Favorite MYX Bandarito Performance:
Astrojuan

Favorite MYX Live Performance:
Aiza Seguerra

Favorite International Music Video:
“Crush” by David Archuleta

Favorite Collaboration:
Christian Bautista and Sitti for “Captured”

Favorite Guest Appearance In A Music Video:
Karylle (“Only Hope” by Gary Valenciano)

Favorite Indie Artist:
Paraluman

Favorite New Artist:
Rico Blanco

Favorite Rock Video:
“Ang Pusa Mo” by Pedicab

Favorite Urban Video:
“Shake That Thing” by Dannie Boi featuring Beatmox

Favorite Group:
6cyclemind

Favorite Male Artist:
Erik Santos

Favorite Song:
“Betamax” by Sandwich

Favorite Music Video:
“Procrastinator” by Sandwich

Favorite Myx Celebrity VJ:
Sarah Geronimo

Favorite Media Soundtrack:
A Very Special Love – Sarah Geronimo (A Very Special Love)

Favorite Mellow Video:
A Very Special Love – Sarah Geronimo

Favorite Female Artist:
Sarah Geronimo

Favorite Artist:
Sarah Geronimo

Favorite Remake:
A Very Special Love – Sarah Geronimo

2009 Myx Music Awards – List of Winners originally appeared on Starmometer on February 28, 2009.

Best picture

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Best director

Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry – The Reader
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant – Milk

Best actor

Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best actress

Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Melissa Leo – Frozen River
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best supporting actress

Amy Adams – Doubt
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Taraji P Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler

Best supporting actor

Josh Brolin – Milk
Robert Downey Jr – Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road

Best foreign language film

Revanche – Austria
The Class – France
The Baader Meinhof Complex – Germany
Departures – Japan
Waltz With Bashir – Israel

Best animated feature film

Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

Best adapted screenplay

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire, Simon Beaufoy

Best original screenplay

Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk, Dustin Lance Black
Wall-E
In Bruges
Frozen River

Best original score

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Best original song

Down To Earth – Wall-E
Jai Ho – Slumdog Millionaire
O Saya – Slumdog Millionaire

Art direction

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Changeling
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Cinematography

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Changeling
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader

Costume design

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Australia
Milk
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Best documentary feature

The Betrayal
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble The Water

Best documentary short subject

The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306

Film editing

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

Make-up

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best live action short film

Auf der Strecke (On The Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

Best animated short film

La Maison en Petits Cubes
Lavatory – Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

Sound editing

The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Sound mixing

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Visual effects

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:

Jerry Lewis

The 81st Academy Awards was held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood with Hugh Jackman (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Australia) as host.

81st Academy Awards (Oscars) – 2009 Winners originally appeared on Starmometer on February 23, 2009.

2009 Razzie Nominees and Winners (in red)

Worst Picture

Disaster Movie
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Meet the Spartans
The Happening
The Hottie & the Nottie
The Love Guru

Worst Actor

Mike Myers – The Love Guru
Eddie Murphy – Meet Dave
Al Pacino – 88 Minutes and Righteous Kill
Mark Wahlberg – The Happening and Max Payne
Larry the Cable Guy – Witless Protection

Worst Actress

Jessica Alba – The Love Guru and The Eye
Cameron Diaz – What Happens in Vegas
Paris Hilton – The Hottie & the Nottie
Kate Hudson – Fool’s Gold and My Best Friend’s Girl
The Entier Cast of “The Women” – Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Meg Ryan.

Worst Supporting Actor

Uwe Boll, Postal
Pierce Brosnan – Mamma Mia!
Ben Kingsley, The Love Guru, War, Inc., The Wackness
Burt Reynolds, Deal and In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Verne Troyer, The Love Guru and Postal.

Worst Supporting Actress
Carmen Electra – Disaster Movie, Meet The Spartans
Paris Hilton – Repo! The Genetic Opera
Kim Kardashian – Disaster Movie
Jenny Mccarthy, Witless Protection
Leelee Sobieski – 88 Minutes, In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Worst Screen Couple

Uwe Boll and Any Actor, Camera and Screenplay
Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher, What Happens In Vegas
Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Jorel David Moore, The Hottie And The Nottie
Larry The Cable Guy and Jenny Mccarthy, Witless Protection;
Eddie Murphy In Eddie Murphy, Meet Dave.

Worst Prequel, Sequel, Remake Or Rip-Off

The Day The Earth Stood Still
Disaster Movie
Meet The Spartans
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
Speed Racer
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Worst Director

Uwe Boll – Tunnel Rats, In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale And Postal
Jason Friedberg And Aaron Seltzer – Disaster Movie And Meet The Spartans
Tom Putnam – The Hottie And The Nottie
Marco Schnabel – The Love Guru
M. Night Shyamalan, The Happening.

Worst Screenplay

Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer – Disaster Movie And Meet The Spartans
M. Night Shyamalan – The Happening
Heidi Ferrer – The Hottie And The Nottie
Doug Taylor – In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Mike Myers and Graham Gordy, The Love Guru

Worst Career Achievement

Uwe Boll – “Germany’s answer to Ed Wood”

Razzie Awards – 2009 Winners Revealed originally appeared on Starmometer on February 22, 2009.

Oscar shoo-in Mickey Rourke also won Best Actor for the wrestler while “Milk”, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and “Frozen River” were also honored with other awards.

In 2007, our very own “The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros” was nominated for Best Feature from the said award-winning body.

Here is the complete list of winners for 2009:

BEST FEATURE
“The Wrestler”

BEST DIRECTOR
Tom McCarthy, “The Visitor”

BEST FIRST FEATURE
“Synecdoche, New York”

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
“In Search of a Midnight Kiss”

BEST SCREENPLAY
Woody Allen, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black, “Milk”

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Melissa Leo, “Frozen River”

BEST MALE LEAD
Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
James Franco, “Milk”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Maryse Alberti, “The Wrester”

BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Man on Wire”

BEST FOREIGN FILM
“The Class” (Estonia)

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
Charlie Kaufman (Director), Jeanne McCarthy (Casting Director), Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Emily Watson, Diane Weist, Michelle Williams, Synecdoche, New York

PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
Heather Rae, “Frozen River”

ACURA SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Lynn Shelton, “My Effortless Brillance”

LACOSTE TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Margaret Brown, “The Order of Myths”

‘The Wrestler’ Wins Big at the 24th Independent Spirit Awards originally appeared on Starmometer on February 22, 2009.

University of Santo Tomas (UST) once again awarded ABS-CBN 2 and its sister station Studio 23 the lion share of the 26 trophies in 5th USTv Students’ Choice Awards.

The winners from ABS-CBN are:

Students’ Choice of Educational Program:
Matanglawin

Students’ Choice of Female News and Public Affairs Host:
Bernadette Sembrano

Students’ Choice of Public Service Program:
Salamat Dok

Students’ Choice of Drama Program:
Maalaala Mo Kaya

Most Popular Entertainment News Program:
The Buzz

Most Popular Variety Show:
ASAP ’08

Students’ Choice of Reality Show:
Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2

Students’ Choice of Local Daily Soap Opera:
I Love Betty La Fea

Students’ Choice of Documentary Program:
XXX

Students’ Choice of Magazine Program:
Rated K

Students’ Choice of Situational Comedy:
That’s My Doc

Students’ Choice of Actor in a Daily Soap Opera:
John Lloyd Cruz

Students’ Choice of Actress in a Daily Soap Opera:
Anne Curtis

Popular Talk Variety Program:
Boy and Kris

Students’ Choice of Full Animated Program:
Naruto

Students’ Choice of Foreign Soap Opera:
They Kissed Again (It Started with a Kiss 2)

Most Popular Local Music Video:
A Very Special Love

Most Popular Local Music Video Performer:
Sarah Geronimo

The winners from Studio 23 are:

Students’ Choice of Public Affairs Program:
Y Speak

Students’ Choice of Religious Program:
Family Rosary Crusade

The winners from GMA 7 are:

Students’ Choice of News Program:
24 Oras

Students’ Choice of Magazine Program:
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho

Students’ Choice of Documentary Program:
I-Witness

Students’ Choice of Gag Show:
Bubble Gang

Students’ Choice of News and Public Affairs Host:
Mike Enriquez

Speculim Veritatis Award:
Arnold Clavio

The USTv Students’ Choice Awards honors the television programs and personalities that promote artistic excellence and Christian values in TV programming. The 5th USTv awarding ceremony was held on February 19, 2009, 6:30 p.m. at the UST Medicine Auditorium.

5th USTv Awards – 2009 Winners originally appeared on Starmometer on February 20, 2009.

The NAACP Image Awards is America’s premier event
celebrating the outstanding achievements and performances of
people of color in the arts (motion picture, television, recording,
and literature), as well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors.

Hudson, Beyonce, Will.i.am and Seal performed on stage at the Shrine Auditorium ceremony, which was hosted by actress Halle Berry and actor-screenwriter Tyler Perry. The show coincides with the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and kicks off a yearlong centennial celebration.

List of 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards Winners in Music

Outstanding New Artist:
Jennifer Hudson

Outstanding Male Artist:
Jamie Foxx

Outstanding Female Artist:
Beyonce Knowles

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration:
Jennifer Hudson featuring Fantasia Barrino – “I’m His Only Woman”

Outstanding Jazz Artist:
Natalie Cole – “Still Unforgettable”

Outstanding Gospel Artist (Traditional or Contemporary):
Mary Mary

Outstanding World Music Album:
Cheryl Keyes – “Let Me Take You There”

Outstanding Music Video:
Will.i.am – “Yes We Can”

Outstanding Song:
Will.i.am – “Yes We Can”

Outstanding Album:
Jennifer Hudson – “Jennifer Hudson”

List of 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards Winners for Television:

Comedy Series:
“Tyler Perry’s House of Payne”

Actor in a Comedy Series:
LaVan Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne”

Actress in a Comedy Series:
Tracee Ellis Ross – “Girlfriends”

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:
“Grey’s Anatomy”

Actor in a Drama Series:
Hill Harper – “CSI: NY”

Actress in a Drama Series:
Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy”

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Taye Diggs – “Private Practice”

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Angela Bassett – “ER”

Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:
“A Raisin in The Sun”

Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:
P. Diddy – “A Raisin in The Sun”

Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:
Phylicia Rashad – “A Raisin in The Sun”

Actor in a Daytime Drama Series:
Bryton McClure – “The Young And The Restless”

Actress in a Daytime Drama Series:
Debbi Morgan – “All My Children”

News/ Information:
“In Conversation: Michelle Obama Interview”

Talk:
“The View”

Reality:
“American Idol” Season 7

Variety:
“UNCF An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson”

Children’s Program:
“Dora The Explorer”

Performance in a Youth/Children’s Program:
Keke Palmer – “True Jackson”

Documentary:
“The Black List”

List of 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards Winners in Motion Picture:

Outstanding Motion Picture:
“The Secret Life of Bees”

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture:
Will Smith, “Seven Pounds”

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture:
Rosario Dawson, “Seven Pounds”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:
Columbus Short, “Cadillac Records”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:
Taraji P. Henson, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture:
“Slumdog Millionaire”

Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture:
“The Class”

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television):
Jenny Lumet, “Rachel Getting Married”

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television):
Gina Prince-Bythewood, “The Secret Life of Bees”

Jennifer Hudson Wins Big at the 40th Image Awards originally appeared on Starmometer on February 13, 2009.

Here is the complete list of winners as they are announced.:

Album of the Year:
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand

Best Rap Album:
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:
John Mayer, “Say”

Record of the Year:
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Please Read This Letter”

Best New Artist:
Adele

Best Rock Album:
Coldplay, Viva la Vida

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Rich Woman”

Song of the Year:
Coldplay, “Viva la Vida”

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group:
Sugarland, “Stay”

Best R&B Album:
Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson

Industry Icon Award:
Clive Davis

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
Rick Rubin (Death Magnetic, Home Before Dark, Mercy, Seeing Things, Weezer)

Best Rock Song:
Bruce Springsteen, “Girls in Their Summer Clothes”

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
“Peaches En Regalia,” Zappa Plays Zappa, Featuring Steve Vai & Napoleon Murphy Brock

Best Metal Performance:
Metallica, “My Apocalypse”

Best Hard Rock Performance:
The Mars Volta, “Wax Simulacra”

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:
Kings of Leon, “Sex on Fire”

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance:
John Mayer, “Gravity”

Best Alternative Music Album:
Radiohead, In Rainbows

Best Pop Vocal Album:
Duffy, Rockferry

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:
Coldplay, “Viva la Vida”

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
Adele, “Chasing Pavements”

Best Pop Instrumental Album:
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Jingle All The Way

Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Eagles, “I Dreamed There Was No War”

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books):
Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth (Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood)

Best Contemporary R&B Album:
Mary J. Blige, Growing Pains

Best R&B Song:
Ne-Yo, “Miss Independent” (Mikkel S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen and S. Smith, songwriters)

Best Urban/Alternative Performance:
Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am, “Be OK”

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:
Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton, “You’ve Got the Love I Need”

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:
Al Green Featuring John Legend, “Stay With Me (by the Sea)”

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance:
Alicia Keys; ” Superwoman”

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance:
Ne-Yo, “Miss Independent”

Best Rap Song:
Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major, “Lollipop” (D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer and R. Zamor, songwriters)

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Estelle Featuring Kanye West, “American Boy”

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group:
Jay-Z and T.I. Featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne, “Swagga Like Us”

Best Rap Solo Performance:
Lil Wayne, “A Milli”

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Natalie Cole, Still Unforgettable

Best Country Album:
George Strait, Troubadour

Best Country Song:
Sugarland, “Stay” (Jennifer Nettles, songwriter)

Best Bluegrass Album:
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947

Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner, “Cluster Pluck”

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Killing the Blues”

Best Male Country Vocal Performance:
Brad Paisley, “Letter to Me”
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Best Female Country Vocal Performance:
Carrie Underwood, “Last Name”

Best Reggae Album:
Burning Spear, Jah Is Real

Best Hawaiian Music Album:
Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho, Ikena

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album:
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand

Best Traditional Folk Album:
Pete Seeger, At 89

Best Traditional Blues Album:
B.B. King, One Kind Favor

Best Contemporary Blues Album:
Dr. John and the Lower 911, City That Care Forgot

Best Long Form Music Video:
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Runnin’ Down a Dream”

Best Short Form Music Video:
Weezer, “Pork and Beans”

Best Classical Album:
Weill, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Producer of the Year, Classical:
David Frost

Best Classical Crossover Album:
The King’s Singers, Simple Gifts

Best Classical Contemporary Composition:
John Corigliano, composer, Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan (JoAnn Falletta, conductor)

Best Classical Vocal Performance:
John Corigliano, Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan

Best Small Ensemble Performance:
Spotless Rose, Hymns to the Virgin Mary

Best Chamber Music Performance:
Elliott Carter, Pacifica Quartet, String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra):
Gloria Cheng, Piano Music of Salonen, Stucky, and Lutoslawski

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra):
Hilary Hahn, Schoenberg, Sibelius: Violin Concertos (Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor)

Best Choral Performance:
Sir Simon Rattle, “Symphony of Psalms”

Best Opera Recording:
Weill, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Best Orchestral Performance:
Shostakovich, “Symphony No. 4,” Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

Best Engineered Album, Classical:
Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago

Best Electronic/Dance Album:
Daft Punk, Alive 2007

Best Dance Recording:
Daft Punk, “Harder Better Faster Stronger”

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album:
Kirk Franklin, The Fight of My Life

Best Traditional Gospel Album:
The Blind Boys of Alabama, Down in New Orleans

Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
Gaither Vocal Band, Lovin’ Life

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
CeCe Winans, Thy Kingdom Come

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album:
TobyMac, Alive and Transported

Best Gospel Song:
Kirk Franklin, “Help Me Believe”

Best Gospel Performance:
Mary Mary, “Get Up”

Best Latin Jazz Album:
Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Song for Chico
George Carlin Paul Schiraldi

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group:
Chick Corea and Gary Burton, The New Crystal Silence

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo:
Terence Blanchard, soloist, “Be-Bop”

Best Jazz Vocal Album:
Cassandra Wilson, Loverly

Best Contemporary Jazz Album:
Randy Brecker, Randy in Brasil

Best New Age Album:
Jack DeJohnette, Peace Time

Best Comedy Album:
George Carlin, It’s Bad For Ya

Best Polka Album:
Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, Let the Whole World Sing

Best Contemporary World Music Album:
Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo, Global Drum Project

Best Traditional World Music Album:
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album:
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Best Native American Music Album:
Come to Me Great Mystery—Native American Healing Songs

Best Norteño Album:
Los Tigres del Norte, Raíces

Best Banda Album:
Joan Sebástian, No Es de Madera

Best Tejano Album:
Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution, Viva la Revolucion

Best Regional Mexican Album:
Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Amor, Dolor Y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera

Best Tropical Latin Album:
José Feliciano, Señor Bachata

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album:
45, Jaguares

Best Latin Pop Album:
Juanes, La Vida…Es un Ratico

Best Musical Show Album:
In the Heights

Best Musical Album for Children:
They Might Be Giants, Here Come The 123s

Best Spoken Word Album for Children:
Bill Harley, Yes to Running!

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
Natalie Cole, “Here’s That Rainy Day” (Nan Schwartz, arranger)

Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, “Define Dancing” (From Wall-E) (Thomas Newman, arranger)

Best Instrumental Composition:
“The Adventures of Mutt” (From Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)

Best Surround Sound Album:
Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical:
MGMT, “Electric Feel,” Justice Remix (Justice, remixers)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
The Raconteurs (Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell and Jack White III), Consolers of the Lonely

Best Historical Album:
Art of Field Recording, Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music (Documented by Art Rosenbaum)

Best Album Notes:
Miles Davis, Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition (Francis Davis, album notes writer)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:
In Rainbows

Best Recording Package:
Metallica, Death Magnetic (Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat and David Turner, art directors)

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:
Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, “Down to Earth” (From Wall-E)

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:
James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer, The Dark Knight

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:
Juno

51st Grammy Awards – 2009 Winners originally appeared on Starmometer on February 9, 2009.

It’s Valentines month and before we said farewell to the boobtube and silver screen pair of Angel Locsin and Piolo Pascual, Cosmopolitan magazine features the Lobo and Love Me Again loveteam for their February 2009 issue.

Inside the said issue, Angel dishes out some scoops about his leading men like Richard Gutierrez, Dennis Trillo and Piolo Pascual. Piolo, on the other hand, tackles about his search for a soulmate.

Angel Locsin‘s next leading man will be Sam Milby while Piolo Pascual‘s next leading woman is KC Concepcion.

It’s also interesting to note that Angel was voted Most Beautiful Pinay of 2008 while Piolo was voted RP’s Sexiest Man of 2008.

Cosmopolitan Philippines February 2009 issue is now available wherever magazines are sold.

Angel and Piolo – Cosmopolitan Philippines February 2009 originally appeared on Starmometer on February 4, 2009.