American Idol - Top 36 - Group 2

Just okay performances:
Jasmine Murray
Jeanine Vailes
Megan Joy Corkey
Matt Breitzke
Matt Giraud
Kai Kalami
Misahavonna Henson

I'm confused with his/her performance:
Adam Lambert

Great performances:
Allison Iraheta
Kris Allen

Secondhand Serenade - Fall for You

The first the learned about the song, Fall for You, by Secondhand Serenade, from this Friendster page.



The first the learned about the song, I instantly like it.



Secondhand Serenade - Fall for You

Blue - Best in Me

I am used to the "boy band hype", but not that much.

Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion

I'm not a big fan of Celine Dion, but I like the song. The song is used for the movie, Up Close & Personal.

The Fray - You Found Me

Here's the video, You Found Me by The Fray.

another text message

Last night, I receive text message, asking for a 150 peso load.

Visit us at
SMSCaster.com for FREE !
>hon d2 ka mag reply
load mo ako 150pesos

And here's the non-text message form.

Visit us at
SMSCaster.com for FREE !
>hon dito ka mag reply
load mo ako 150 pesos.



And here's that person's number.

+639278559961

American Idol (season 8) and a text message.

I thought that the American Idol (season 8) episode, "Group 2 Semi-finalists Perform", will air tonight, 6 p.m., via satelite. It will aired tonight in America. I don't know why, it will tonight in America, and the episode, "Group 2 Results Show", will aired tomorrow.

The aforementioned episodes will, will be aired tomorrow and Friday night, at 6 p.m., via QTV 11

I received a text message, last February 23, at 07:44:46 p.m.:

PCCNS Company
informting you that ur CELFONE# had w0n 100,
000.00 last Feb21,09,
DTI#4312 series of 2009
. Just tx ur name,age &
address then call us,im
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And here’s the non-text message form:

PCCNS Company informting you that, your cellular/mobile # had won 100, 000.00 last Februaray 21, 2009.

DTI#4312 series of 2009 . Just text youur name, age &/and address then call us.

I'm Mark Tan.



And this is that person's number:
+639058604806

Ash Wednesday and 2008 Edsa/People Power Revolution

Information courtesy, of and from Wikipedia:

On this day...

February 25: Ash Wednesday in Western Christianity (2009)

1986 – Corazon Aquino was inaugurated as the first female President of the Philippines after Ferdinand Marcos fled the nation after twenty years of rule because of the People Power Revolution.

Nominees & Winners for the 81st Academy Awards.

Hosted by Hugh Jackman.



Nominees & Winners for the 81st Academy Awards:



Performance by an actor in a leading role:

Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)
Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)



Performance by an actor in a supporting role:

Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features)
Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)



Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)



Performance by an actress in a supporting role:

Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)



Best animated feature film of the year:

“Bolt” (Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard
“Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton



Achievement in art direction:

“Changeling” (Universal), Art Direction: James J. Murakami, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Peter Lando
“The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
“Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt



Achievement in cinematography:
“Changeling” (Universal), Tom Stern
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Claudio Miranda
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Anthony Dod Mantle



Achievement in costume design:
“Australia” (20th Century Fox), Catherine Martin
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West
“The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Michael O’Connor
“Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Glicker
“Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky



Achievement in directing:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Fincher
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Ron Howard
“Milk” (Focus Features), Gus Van Sant
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Stephen Daldry
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Danny Boyle



Best documentary feature:



“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” (Cinema Guild), A Pandinlao Films Production, Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
“Encounters at the End of the World” (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment), A Creative Differences Production, Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
“The Garden” A Black Valley Films Production, Scott Hamilton Kennedy
“Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall in association with Red Box Films Production, James Marsh and Simon Chinn
“Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films), An Elsewhere Films Production, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

Best documentary short subject:

“The Conscience of Nhem En” A Farallon Films Production, Steven Okazaki
“The Final Inch” Vermilion Films in association with Google.org, Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
“Smile Pinki” A Principe Production, Megan Mylan
“The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306” A Rock Paper Scissors Production, Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde



Achievement in film editing:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lee Smith
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
“Milk” (Focus Features), Elliot Graham
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens



Best foreign language film of the year
“The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production, Germany
“The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haut et Court Production, France
“Departures” (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan
“Revanche” (Janus Films), A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production, Austria
“Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production, Israel



Achievement in makeup
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Greg Cannom
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal), Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz



Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Alexandre Desplat
“Defiance” (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard
“Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Elfman
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):
“Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
“O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam



Best motion picture of the year:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
“Milk” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris, Producers
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer

Best animated short film:
“La Maison en Petits Cubes” A Robot Communications Production, Kunio Kato
“Lavatory - Lovestory” A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production, Konstantin Bronzit
“Oktapodi” (Talantis Films), A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production, Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
“Presto” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Doug Sweetland
“This Way Up” A Nexus Production, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes



Best live action short film:
“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)” (Hamburg Shortfilmagency), An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production, Reto Caffi
“Manon on the Asphalt” (La Luna Productions), A La Luna Production, Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
“New Boy” (Network Ireland Television), A Zanzibar Films Production, Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
“The Pig” An M & M Production, Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
“Spielzeugland (Toyland)” A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank



Achievement in sound editing:
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Richard King
“Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
“Wanted” (Universal), Wylie Stateman



Achievement in sound mixing:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
“Wanted” (Universal), Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt



Achievement in visual effects:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
“Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan



Adapted screenplay:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
“Doubt” (Miramax), Written by John Patrick Shanley
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Screenplay by Peter Morgan
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Hare
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Original screenplay
“Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Courtney Hunt
“Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax), Written by Mike Leigh
“In Bruges” (Focus Features), Written by Martin McDonagh
“Milk” (Focus Features), Written by Dustin Lance Black
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter






Actress in a Supporting Role:
(Presented by: Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Anjelica Huston, Eva Marie Saint, and Tilda Swinton)

Amy Adams
DOUBT

Penelope Cruz
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

Viola Davis
DOUBT

Taraji P. Henson
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

Marisa Tomei
THE WRESTLER



Writing (Original Screenplay):
(Presented by: Tina Fey and Steve Martin)

FROZEN RIVER
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
IN BRUGES
MILK
WALL-E



Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
(Presented by: Tina Fey and Steve Martin)

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
DOUBT
FROST/NIXON
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE



Animated Feature Film:
(Presented by: Jennifer Aniston and Jack Black)

BOLT
KUNG FU PANDA
WALL-E



Short Film (Animated):
(Presented by: Jennifer Aniston and Jack Black)

LA MAISON EN PETITS CUBES
LAVATORY - LOVESTORY
OKTAPODI
PRESTO
THIS WAY UP



Art Direction:
(Presented by: Sarah Jessica Parker and Daniel Craig)

CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE DUCHESS
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Costume Design:
(Presented by: Sarah Jessica Parker and Daniel Craig)

AUSTRALIA
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DUCHESS
MILK
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD



Makeup:
(Presented by: Sarah Jessica Parker and Daniel Craig)

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY



Cinematography:
(Presented by: Natalie Portman and Ben Stiller)
CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE



Short Film (Live Action):
(Presented by: James Franco and Seth Rogen)

AUF DER STRECKE (ON THE LINE)
MANON ON THE ASPHALT
NEW BOY
THE PIG
SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)



Actor in a Supporting Role:
(Presented by: Kevin Kline, Christopher Walken, Cuba Gooding, Jr. Alan Arkin, Joel Grey)
Josh Brolin
MILK

Robert Downey Jr.
TROPIC THUNDER

Philip Seymour Hoffman
DOUBT

Heath Ledger
THE DARK KNIGHT

Michael Shannon
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD



Documentary Feature:
(Presented by: Bill Maher)

THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
THE GARDEN
MAN ON WIRE
TROUBLE THE WATER




Documentary Short:
(Presebted by: ???)

THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN
THE FINAL INCH
SMILE PINKI
THE WITNESS - FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306



Visual Effects:
(Presented by: Will Smith)

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
IRON MAN



Sound Editing:
(Presented by: Will Smith)

THE DARK KNIGHT
IRON MAN
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E
WANTED



Sound Mixing:
(Presented by: Will Smith)

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E
WANTED



Film Editing:
(Presented by: Will Smith)

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
FROST/NIXON
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE



Music (Score)
(Presnted by: Alicia Keys and Zac Efron)

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
DEFIANCE
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E


Music (Song):
(Presnted by: Alicia Keys and Zac Efron)

"Down to Earth"
WALL-E

"Jai Ho"
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

"O Saya"
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE



Foreign Language Film:
(Presented by: ???)

THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX
THE CLASS
DEPARTURES
REVANCHE
WALTZ WITH BASHIR



Directing:
(Presented by: Reese Witherspoon)

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE



Actress in a Leading Role:
(Presented by: Sophia Loren, Shirley MacLaine, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry)

Anne Hathaway
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

Angelina Jolie
CHANGELING

Melissa Leo
FROZEN RIVER

Meryl Streep
DOUBT

Kate Winslet
THE READER



Actor in a Leading Role:
(Presented by: Michael Douglas, Adrien Brody, Robert De Niro, Anthony Hopkins, and Ben Kingsley)

Richard Jenkins
THE VISITOR

Frank Langella
FROST/NIXON

Sean Penn
MILK

Brad Pitt
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

Mickey Rourke
THE WRESTLER



Best Picture:
(Presented by: Steven Spielberg)

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE


Other presenters:
Jennifer Aniston & Jack Black - Animation 2008 Montage
Robert Pattinson & Amanda Seyfried - Romance 2008 Montage

Performers:

Queen Latifah performed "I'll Be Seeing You" during the annual "In Memoriam" tribute.

James Marvel last minute addition violinist.

Anne Hathaway portrayed "Nixon" aside Hugh Jackman in the opening sequence.

Hugh Jackman, Beyonce Knowles, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Amanda Seyfried, and Dominic Cooper performed a medley created by Baz Luhrmann of songs from movie musicals. The medley of nominees for best song was performed by A. R. Rahman, John Legend, and Sukhwinder Singh.

Honorary award:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Jerry Lewis





Other informations:



Changeling:

Angelina Jolie's nomination for Changeling marks the first time since 2000 that she has been nominated for an acting Oscar. She previously won for Best Supporting Actress in Girl, Interrupted.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button tied with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Chicago as the films with the most nominations of the decade (13), including Best Picture.

The Dark Knight:

The Dark Knight gathered a total of eight nominations, making it the most nominated superhero film in Academy Award history.

Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker has made him the second actor in Academy Award history to win posthumously (after Peter Finch).

The Dark Knight, along with Iron Man, is the first superhero film to be nominated since its 2005 predecessor Batman Begins.

Doubt:

Meryl Streep's Best Actress nomination for Doubt brings her total Academy Award nominations to 15, the most nominations earned by any actor or actress in the history of the Academy Awards.


Doubt is the first film since Chicago (2002) to receive four or more nominations in the acting categories.

Frost/Nixon:

Frank Langella's nomination, at age 71, ranks him as the sixth oldest nominee ever for Best Actor in the history of the Academy Awards.

Langella's nomination makes him the second actor to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Richard Nixon, the first being Anthony Hopkins in 1995.

Iron Man:

Iron Man is the first Marvel Studios film since Spider-Man 2 to be nominated for one or more Academy Awards.

Iron Man, along with The Dark Knight, is the first superhero film to be nominated since 2005's Batman Begins.

Milk:

Milk is the first gay film to be nominated for Best Picture since 2005's Brokeback Mountain.

The Reader:

Stephen Daldry's Best Director nomination for The Reader makes him the first director to be nominated in the category for his first three films. He was previously nominated for Billy Elliot and The Hours.

Slumdog Millionaire:

Slumdog Millionaire is tied with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for the most nominations for a non-American production this decade (10), including Best Picture.

Slumdog Millionaire is tied with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for the most nominations for a low-budget film since 1984 (A Passage to India).

A. R. Rahman is the first Indian national to receive three Oscar nominations and the first Asian to receive three Oscar nominations in the same year.

WALL·E:

WALL·E received six nominations, tying it with Beauty and the Beast for the most nominated animated film.

Reactions:

Reactions were diverse; some pronounced the Oscar nominations this year to be surprising, particularly at Kate Winslet's sole nomination for The Reader, and not for the expected film Revolutionary Road.

Nominations for Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road and Viola Davis for Doubt were also met with surprise, as both have under ten minutes of screen time. Further, the Academy has been accused of snubbing WALL-E and The Dark Knight, both of which were considered contenders for Best Picture nominations. After winning a Golden Globe for his song "The Wrestler", Bruce Springsteen was not nominated for Best Song.

Controversies:

Like the previous year's awards, this year's Oscars has also faced multiple controversies.

Snubbed films


Following the nominations announcement, the Academy was accused of deliberately snubbing Gran Torino, WALL-E, The Dark Knight, Revolutionary Road, and The Wrestler, five critically praised films that were considered contenders for nominations in the five major categories. As a result, Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay nominations for the films were widely expected.

It was also accused of snubbing Clint Eastwood for Best Actor in Gran Torino, Sally Hawkins for Best Actress in Happy Go Lucky, Kristen Scott Thomas for I've Loved You So Long, Ralph Fiennes for Best Supporting Actor in The Duchess, and Andrew Stanton and Christopher Nolan as Best Director for WALL-E and The Dark Knight, respectively, as well as the omission of Bruce Springsteen from the Best Song category, for his song from The Wrestler, which took the 2009 Golden Globe Award.

Disputes over Ledger's statuette

Because Best Supporting Actor nominee Heath Ledger died in January of 2008 making his nomination one of posthumous recognition, the Academy had disputes over who should accept the award and who should gain ownership of it should Ledger win it. Following talks with Ledger's family in Australia, the Academy ruled that his previous domestic partner Michelle Williams could not accept the award as the two were not married.

They then decided that Ledger and Williams' three-year-old daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger, would own the award. However, due to Matilda's age, she will not gain full ownership of the statuette until her eighteenth birthday in 2023. Until that time, Michelle Williams will hold the statuette in trust for Matilda. Ledger's family attended the ceremony to accept the award on his behalf when he won.

Faked winners leak

Shortly after the voting polls were closed for the awards, a purported list of winners was posted online.[30] The list, which bore a purported signature from Academy president Sid Ganis, stated that Mickey Rourke won for Best Actor, Kate Winslet won for Best Actress, Amy Adams won for Best Supporting Actress, Heath Ledger won for Best Supporting Actor and Slumdog Millionaire won for Best Picture. It has since been confirmed as a fake list.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences spokeswoman Leslie Unger later revealed that the list was "a complete fraud", and that PricewaterhouseCoopers had just began to count the ballots. The awards were last revealed prior to the ceremony in the 1950s. The list was proven to be false early in the ceremony when, at the very beginning of the show, Penélope Cruz was victorious as Best Supporting Actress, not Amy Adams, the winner in the fake list.

Other controversies


Prior to the nominations announcement, it was suggested that the 2008-09 Screen Actors Guild labor dispute could affect the awards by discouraging actors' attendance at the ceremony, However, as talks to end the dispute between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) were ongoing, the expected strike did not affect the awards ceremony, although a resolution between SAG and AMPTP has not yet been reached.


Peter Gabriel, who was originally scheduled to perform his nominated song "Down to Earth" from WALL-E during the live broadcast, declined to perform after learning that he would be allowed to sing only 65 seconds of the song during the ceremony's Best Original Song nominee performances. Gabriel still attended the ceremony. John Legend performed the song in place of Gabriel, backed by the Soweto Gospel Choir.

The Academy expressed an ongoing fear of low viewership during Oscar night.

Sources:

Wikipedia: 81st Academy Awards
Wikipedia: 81st Academy Awards nominees and winners
Oscars.org: 81st Academy Awards
Oscar.com: 81st Academy Awards

Tenacious D at American Idol

Jack Black appears on American Idol's charity special to perform Kiss From A Rose.

American Idol - Top 36 - Group 1

Best performances:
Danny Gokey
Alexis Grace
Jackie Tohn
Ricky Braddy

Good performance, but almost there:
Tatiana Nicole Del Toro
Anoop Desai

Weakest performances:
Casey Carlson

Just okay performances:
All the remaining contestants.

McDonalds Philippines - Commercial - "First Love" - Ang Huling El Bimbo - The Last El Bimbo - Eraserheads

Bulacan Part 3

These photos were taken, when my parents and I went, to my tito's house in Sta. Maria, Bulacan.

These photos were taken, using my Nokia 720 Supernova.

Bulacan Part 2

These photos were taken, when my parents and I went, to my tito's house in Sta. Maria, Bulacan.

These photos were taken, using my Nokia 720 Supernova.

Bulacan Part 1

These photos were taken, when my parents and I went, to my tito's house in Sta. Maria, Bulacan.

These photos were taken, using my Nokia 720 Supernova.

looks and being fashionista

I wish I was as handsome as the guy below.

I'm not gay all right.



I wish I was as good fashionista as the two guys below.

I'm not gay all right.



These photos were taken, from my niece's High School Musical bag, featuring Zac Efron. No copyright infringement intended. For promotional use only.

sweet lover

I wish I was as sweet lover in the photo below.

my ai top 36 bets

Here my American Idl 2009 Top 36 bets.:

Adam Lambert

Alexis Grace

Brent Keith

Anoop Desai

Danny Gokey

Jackie Tohn

Jasmine Murray

Kris Allen

Matt Breitzke

Matt Giraud

Michael Sarver

Scott MacIntyre

Tatiana Nicole Del Toro

Von Smith

Mother Nature talaga.

Si Mother Nature talaga, minsan hindi marunong makisama.

Nung hapon ng Lunes, umulan, pumunta ako sa dentistang pinupuntahan ko, lumusong ako sa street nabina binabaha, pero sa harap ng kalye namin hindi binahaba.

Magkastree kami ng dentistang pinupuntahan ko.

2 cents being bad boy

If I were a bad boy, I like to be the guys, in the photos below.

This guy's smile.

I wish I had this guy's smile. I'm not gay all right. Nothing personal.

eye to eye

This scene is taken from a scene from Lost's first Season 5 episode, Because You Left. No copyright infringement intended. For promotional use only.

I took this photo last January 23, Friday, 7:04 p.m.

about this guy

I wish I was as sexy as this guy. I'm not guy, all right. I don't why I dreaming this guy's sexiness. Nothing personal. These photos taken from Urbandbub's, music video, First of Summer. No copyright infringement intended. For promotional use only.





These photos are taken using my Nokia 3230 cellular/mobile phone, last January 19, Monday.

morning skyline, and nature

All these were taken last Janiuary 17, Saturday. The location is in the boundary of Quezon City and Valenzuela City.

These photos were taken, when my brothers and I going to the baptism of our cousin. These photos are taken using my Nokia 3230 cellular/mobile phone.

clouds

I love/like these cloud formations.




I took these photos, last January 15, Thursday, using my Nokia 3230 cellular/mobile phone

one cloud pic, and two candles

These photos were taken in the living room of my house. The first shot was in normal mode. The second shot was in night mode.



This photo was taken in the garage are of my house.



All these photo, were taken, using my Nokia 3230 cellular/mobile phone. The first two photos, is taken, last January 13. The second photo, was taken, January 14, Tuesday.

I dream a dream.

I took an afternoon nap yesterday, and I had a dream. In this dream, I was dreaming a combination of the book, Wicked by Gregory Maguire, and the the movie, Back to the Future.

I forgot the details of that dream. I have no idea why I dreamt that dream.

Krystal Meyers - Make Some Noise

When I learned about Krystal Meyer, and her song, Make Some Noise, when I was watching AXN Asia’s Sony Style. I didn’t know her music is Christian, until I visited the article about her in Wikipedia, and a blog post her.

The song was also used in a local commercial on QTV 11, with the song’s chorus.

And here’s the music video, couresy of IsaiasDMW.

Shangri-la Plaza

I don't remember how time, na inikot ko ang Shangri-la Mall If my memory serves me right, I went to the aforementioned mall, about 4/four times.



The last time I went there, is with my family, to watch the movie Flight of the Phoenix. I, of course, don't remember the rest my family and I did, at the aforementioned mall.

Bets: 81st Academy Awards

Actor - Leading Role:

Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Actress - Leading Role:

Kate Winslet - The Reader

Actor - Supporting Role:

Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Actress - Supporting Role:

Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler

Best Animated Feature:

WALL-E - Andrew Stanton

Art Direction:

The Dark Knight - Nathan Crowley and Peter Lando

Cinematography:

The Dark Knight - Wally Pfister

Slumdog Millionaire Anthony Dod Mantle

Costume Design:

Australia - Catherine Martin

The Duchess - Michael O’Connor

Documentary Film/Feature:

Encounters at the End of the World

Documentary Short:

Smile Pinki

Film Editing:

Slumdog Millionaire - Chris Dickens

Foreign Language Film:

Waltz With Bashir (Israel) in Hebrew - Ari Folman

Makeup:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Greg Cannom

The Dark Knight - John caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan

Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

Music, Original Score:

Defiance - James Newton Howard

Milk - Danny Elfman

Slumdog Millionaire - A.R. Rahman

WALL-E - Thomas Newman

Motion Picture:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Reader

Slumdog Millionaire

Original Song:

“Down to Earth” from WALL-E - Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman (music), Peter Gabriel (lyrics)

Short Film, Animated:

Presto

Short Film, Live Action:

New Boy

Sound Editing:

The Dark Knight - Richard King

Iron Man - Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes

Slumdog Millionaire - Tom Sayers

WALL-E - Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood

Wanted - Wylie Stateman

Sound Mixing:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Mark Weingarten

The Dark Knight – Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Novick

Slumdog Millionaire – Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty

WALL-E – Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Ben Burtt

Wanted – Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño, Petr Forejt

Visual Effects:

Iron Man - John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick, and Shame Mahan

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Slumdog Millionaire - Tom Sayers WALL-E - Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood Wanted - Wylie Stateman

Writing (Original Screenplay)

In Bruges - Martin MacDonagh

David Cook's Light On

At first, I didn't know the title of this song by David Cook, for unknown reasons, I learn thetitle of this song is Light On.



Here’s the music video, Light On, courtesy of OfficialDavidCook.

David Archuleta’s Crush and A Little Too Not Over You

I admit that David Archuleta was my bet for the Top 5 contestants for American Idol 2007. And also, I admit that I am not die hard fan of David Archuleta.

"Crush" is the first song I heard on the radio feature of my Nokia 7210 Supernova cellular/mobille phone. On the other hand, "A Little Too Not Over You" is the second song I heard on the radio feature of my Nokia 7210 Supernova cellular/mobille phone.

On the music videos, "A Little Too Not Over You" is the first music video I have seen via Moible MYX Top Picks last Monday evening. On the other hand, " Crush" second music video I have seen via YouTube, courtesy of PopMusicMTV.

Here's the music video, Crush, courtesy of PopMusicMTV.

David Archuleta - Crush (Official Music Video)

Nominees and winners: 81st Academy Awards

Click the entire, for the winners, of 51st Grammy Awards.

The Messengers, Alvin and the Chipmunks (film), The Covenant, Doubt (2008 film)

I watched the movie, The Messengers in Star Movies, last January 22, Thursday. The movie is a 2007 supernatural thriller film directed by the Pang Brothers and produced by Sam Raimi.

The film is about an ominous darkness that invades a seemingly serene sunflower farm in North Dakota, and the Solomon family is torn apart by suspicion, mayhem, and murder.

And it stars Kristen Stewart of Twilight.

This movie was as horror film, but but it didn't scared me at all.

I watched Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) on Star Movies last January 25, Sunday. The movie focues on trhee/3 singing and talking chipmunks, namely Alvin, Simon and Theodore, and musician and songwriter David "Dave" Seville.

I watched the movie, The Covenant, on Cinemax last February 1, Sunday.

If this movie will have a remake, the remake should be better the original.

I watched the movie, Doubt (2008 film) last Friday, February 6, on TriNoma.

Nice performance for Amy Adams, in the scene when she became angry at one of her male students. And nice performances for Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman, in the scene when they have their heated argument. And also good performance for Viola Davis, when was talking and walking with Meryl Streep.