MTV VMAs 2011: Beyonce Knowles Shows Off Baby Bump, Selena Gomez Lovely in Lace

2011 MTV Video Music Awards is underway inside Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Before the show was kicked off by Lady GaGa this Sunday (August 28) night, big names in music industry and Hollywood stars alike turned head as they rocked the black carpet, and Beyonce Knowles, in particular, made use of the event to deliver baby announcement.

The 29-year-old wife of Jay-Z looked radiant in a floor-length bright orange dress. Hitting the black carpet, she posed for the press line with both of her hands holding her stomach. Confirming the happy news wasMTV with a tweet, "OMG Beyonce just made a huge announcement on the #vma carpet! #baby!!!!!" Just Jared also noted that a representative for the singer has also given a thumb up on the news.

The black carpet also saw Selena Gomez looked gorgeous in lace. Among the first to arrive for her hosting gig at pre-VMAs show, the 19-year-old wore a black Julien Macdonald dress. She completed her look with a pair of Brian Atwood heels, a Judith Leiber clutch and Ofira jewelry. Although her boyfriend Justin Bieber also came to the show, the "Who Says" singer hit the black carpet solo.

Other stars looking ravishing in black were British singer Adele, Hollywood beauty Zoe Saldana, and Beyonce's former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland. Meanwhile, newlywed Kim Kardashian and former Disney starlet Demi Lovato brought some sparkles to the black carpet in their silver dress.

In the men department, Pete Wentz and Cobra Starship frontman Gabe Saporta looked sleek in their suit. Also opting to go with a suit was teen sensation Justin Bieber. Unlike Pete and Gabe however, the "Baby" hitmaker gave a touch of casual to his look as he traded button-up shirt with a black T-shirt. 

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Selena Gomez to Host MTV VMAs Pre-Show, Cobra Starship to Perform

Selena Gomez has been chosen to host 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. The "Who Says" singer is going to interview celebrities and musicians walking down the black carpet rolled out in front of LosAngeles' Nokia Theatre on August 28.

"I am very excited to be a part of the 2011 VMAs! After all of my years watching the VMAs, the pre-show has always been one of my favorite parts. It is a true honor to be hosting from the black carpet this year," she gushed.

The young songstress will get help from some MTV personalities as well as fellow artist Cobra Starship. The Gabe Saporta-fronted band are going to perform Sabi-assisted dance track "You Make Me Feel".

"We are so excited to be a part of the 2011 VMAs! I grew up watching them every year and it was an honor to be nominated two years ago and it is an even bigger honor to be able to play the pre-show this year," said guitarist Ryland Blackinton. "I will never forget when Pat Smear left the Foo Fighters live during the pre-show, and I'm planning on having him replace me this year."

2011 MTV VMAs will be opened by Lady GaGa. Joining her on the performer list are Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Adele, and Bruno Mars. The presenters, meanwhile, are Jonah Hill, Rick Ross, Selena Gomez, Seth Rogen, Kim Kardashian and Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All.

Two tributes have been prepared by MTV this year. One is going to salute Britney Spears and will likely get a dose of Michael Jackson, Madonna and Janet Jackson as the Southern Belle's music inspirations. The other is to remember MTV's "very near and dear" friend Amy Winehouse.

Days leading to the live telecast, MTV will reveal some behind-the-scene stories about last year's show in a special segment called "VMAs Revealed" which is airing this weekend. They will unveil stories behind Rihanna's red wig and Justin Bieber's outdoor performance among other things.

Teasing what to expect, MTV revealed that when Rihanna's wig arrived, it was orange, not red like she wanted it to be. Celebrity hairstylist Ursula Stephen said, "I'm telling you, bright orange, straight-up Nicki Minaj orange. And she's flipping out."

As for Bieber's outdoor performance, it was told that host Chelsea Handler was meant to stand at the front row holding a banner read, "Chelsea hearts Justin," but a throng of the Beliebers drowned her. "I think you can see her sign bobbing around, you just can't see her head," MTV News VP Ryan Kroft said. 

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2011 CMT Awards Nominees Leak: Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift on the Lead

Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift dominate a leaked list of 2011 CMT Music Awards nominations. The two female artists face off against each other in Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year. In the latter category, they additionally compete against Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire. 

Meanwhile, the "American Idol" graduate and the Big Machine artist have more competitors in the former category. They are going head-to-head with Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Miranda,Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band.

Also getting more than one nod are Jason and Kenny. The two country music singers are listed in Male Video of the Year along with Toby Keith,Blake Shelton and Keith Urban. The other nominees include Martina McBride, Darius Rucker and Steel Magnolia.

Honoring the year's top country videos, 2011 CMT is set to be held on June 8 in Nashville. Nominees for the fan-voted show reportedly were not supposed to be announced until Wednesday, April 27, but some pages up on the CMT site revealed them days earlier.

Video of the Year: [link]

• Jason Aldean
• Kenny Chesney
• Lady Antebellum
• Miranda Lambert
• Rascal Flatts
• Sugarland
• Taylor Swift
• The Band Perry
• Carrie Underwood
• Zac Brown Band

Female Video of the Year: [link]

• Sara Evans
• Miranda Lambert
• Reba McEntire
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

Male Video of the Year: [link]

• Jason Aldean
• Kenny Chesney
• Toby Keith
• Blake Shelton
• Keith Urban

Group Video of the Year: [link]

• Lady Antebellum
• Little Big Town
• Rascal Flatts
• The Band Perry
• Zac Brown Band

Duo Video of the Year: [link]

• Steel Magnolia
• Sugarland
• The Civil Wars
• JaneDear Girls
• Thompson Square

USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year: [link]

• Lee Brice
• Aaron Lewis
• Jerrod Niemann
• The Band Perry
• Thompson Square

CMT Performance of the Year: [link]

• Martina McBride / Train CMT Crossroads
• Reba McEntire
• Darius Rucker / Adele, "Need You Now", CMT Artists of the Year
• Keith Urban / John Mayer CMT Crossroads
• Zac Brown Band / Jimmy Buffett CMT Crossroads

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17th Star Screen Awards 2011 Is Back Again

The 17th edition of Star Screen Awards, 2011 is back with a bang. The Star Screen Awards honours the best talent in the industry. The year 2010 belonged to Salman Khan who managed to give  a blockbuster hit in the form of Dabangg. Salman Khan was crowned the best actor for his role of Chulbul Pandey in Dabangg.

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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’: The Winner In The Nominations List Of Apsara Awards

The nominations list of the Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards for this year has been announced and it is the 2010 Bollywood release Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai which is the clear winner, defeating blockbusters like Dabangg and My Name is Khan by a small margin. According to reports in the media, the Ekta Kapoor production starring Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut in lead roles has won nominations in 17 categories of film-making, while Karan Johar’s Shah Rukh Khan – Kajol starrer My Name Is Khan received a total of 14 nominations.

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2011 People's Choice Awards Winners in Movie

People's Choice Awards has once again hauled "Twilight" film franchise. After the first film won big at the same event last year, the annual awards show saw "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" leading the pack of winners this year.

The third installment of the vampire movie series was picked as Favorite Movie, beating other big hits like "Alice in Wonderland" and Inception". "Eclipse" also won over "Alice" and "Inception" in a competition to get Favorite Drama Movie kudo. 

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Noomi Rapace and Bill Skarsgard Up for Swedish Oscars

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" star Noomi Rapace and Stellan Skarsgard's son Bill Skarsgard are among the actors nominated for Sweden's version of the Oscars, the Guldbagge. 

Rapace, who picked up the Best Actress Guldbagge in 2009 for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo", has been nominated again for her performance in "Beyond",

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'Inception', 'Black Swan' Nominated for Producers and Writers Guild Awards

The Producers Guild of America and Writers Guild of America have announced the nominees for their own 2011 awards. It comes out as no surprise anymore that such movies as "Inception" and "Black Swan", which have received a lot of praises during 2010, land nods at both prize-giving events.

The two films along with "The Fighter" and "The Kids Are All Right" are mentioned at The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures category. All of them will also compete for Best Original Screenplay at Writers Guild Awards.

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'Black Swan' Leads 2010 Online Critics Society Awards Nominations

The 2010 Online Film Critics Society Awards nominations have been announced on December 27. Leading the way to win big at the upcoming ceremony is "Black Swan" which gets the most nods with seven. The movie is nominated for Best Picture, battling it out with "Inception", "The Social Network" and "Toy Story 3", "True Grit" and "Winter's Bone".

Lead star Natalie Portman, who has been touted as Oscar winner, lands a spot at OFCS Awards' Best Actress category.

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Full Movie Winners List of 2010 Satellite Awards

Less than a month after announcing the nominees of the 15th Annual Satellite Awards, the International Press Academy has unveiled the winners on December 19. Dominating the list in movie were "The Social Network" and "Inception" with three gongs each.

Continuing its glorious moment at awards shows this year, "Social Network" took

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Full Nominations List of 2011 SAG Awards: 'Fighter' and 'King's Speech' Lead

Boxing film "The Fighter" and British monarchy drama "The King's Speech" and are leading the nominations in the motion picture categories at the 2011 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, earning four nods each. Both movies will compete for the coveted Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture prize, alongside "Black Swan", "The Kids Are All Right" and Facebook-inspired film "The Social Network".

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'The Social Network' Gets Best Picture Prizes From Three Critics' Awards

"The Social Network" has swept Best Picture kudos at three different awards unveiled on December 12. It is picked as the best film at Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Boston Film Critics Awards as well as the New York Film Critics Online Awards.

From Los Angeles Film Critics, director David Fincher wins an award for directing, tied with "Carlos" helmer Olivier Assayas. Aaron Sorkin is honored with a gong for his screenplay and gets another kudo for his writing in the same film from Boston Film Critics.

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'The Social Network' Wins Big at National Board of Review Awards

The National Board of Review (NBR) has named "The Social Network" as the Best Film of the year. Three other awards from the organization are also given for the drama, honoring David Fincher as Best Director, Aaron Sorkin's script as Best Adapted Screenplay and Jesse Eisenberg as Best Actor.

NBR President Annie Schulhof says she expects "Social Network" will "stand up over time and appeal to many generations." She adds, "With 'The Social Network' you had very strong elements that were very much appreciated: the direction, the writing, the acting, its great storytelling. That spoke to the very diverse landscape of the National Board of Review."

Lesley Manville of "Another Year" is also celebrating for she is chosen to win Best Actress prize. Jacki Weaver of "Animal Kingdom" is Best Supporting Actress while not-yet-released "The Fighter" has its star Christian Bale winning Best Supporting Actor.

Some other films honored by NBR are "Toy Story 3" as Best Animated Feature, "The Town" for its Best Ensemble Cast, and "Buried" for Chris Sparling's Best Original Screenplay. Additionally, this year's NBR Awards honors Sofia Coppola with Special Filmmaking Achievement Award for her work on "Somewhere".

Though the winners have been announced, the kudos for 2010 National Board of Review Awards will not be handed out until January 11, 2011 during a New York gala hosted by Meredith Vieira.

Full Winners List of 2010 National Board of Review Awards:

• Best Film: "The Social Network"
• Best Director: David Fincher, "The Social Network"
• Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"
• Best Actress: Lesley Manville, "Another Year"
• Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
• Best Supporting Actress: Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"
• Best Foreign Language Film: "Of Gods and Men"
• Best Documentary: "Waiting for "Superman" "
• Best Animated Feature: "Toy Story 3"
• Best Ensemble Cast: "The Town"
• Breakthrough Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"
• Debut Directors: Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, "Restrepo"
• Spotlight Award: Sylvain Chomet and Jacques Tati, "The Illusionist"
• Best Original Screenplay: Chris Sparling, "Buried"
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"
• Special Filmmaking Achievement Award: Sofia Coppola for writing, directing, and producing "Somewhere"
• William K. Everson Film History Award: Leonard Maltin
• NBR Freedom of Expression: "Fair Game", "Conviction", "Howl"
• Production Design Award: Dante Ferretti, "Shutter Island

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