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Tinseltown always loves a good awards event, and on Tuesday night (February 21) the 14th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards came to Beverly Hills.

“Glee” actress Jane Lynch showed up at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel as host of the ceremony, as did big screen beauties such as Rooney Mara and Chloe Moretz.

Meanwhile, Kate Beckinsale was joined by husband Len Wiseman as she was the recipient of the Lacoste Spotlight Award.

Other fabulous stars in attendance included Penelope Ann Miller, Amber Valletta, Marcia Gay HardenMarcia Gay Harden and “The Office” actress Ellie Kemper while the night also paid tribute to Distinguished Collaborator Award winners Deborah Hopper and Clint Eastwood.

Ever wonder who casts the votes that decide if Meryl Streep made-believe better than her competition in any given year? Well, the L.A. Times did a little investigating into the matter and, fairly unsurprisingly, that decision is left largely to the old white guys.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the identities of the Academy’s nearly six-thousand members is a well-kept secret. There’s no published list of members, and not everyone you’d assume to be a member actually is. For example, as a non-member, Woody Allen will not be able to vote for his Midnight in Paris this year, whereas Vin Diesel, a known member, will get the chance to give his vote to War Horse, which he enjoyed because he pretended the horse was a car. That’s fucked up, right?

But the surprising case of Woody Allen v. Vin Diesel is about the only case of non-white youth triumphing over retirement-age caucasian guys you’ll find in the membership roster. As the Times study found, the Academy’s voting body looks pretty much like every other major decision-making party in the U.S.: a bunch of old white guys making largely-stupid choices that pretty much only other old white guys agree with. Oscar voters are reportedly almost 94% white and 77% male; black and Latino voters combined make up less than 4% of the Academy. That’s a pretty huge discrepancy from the Academy Awards enrollment brochures, which always depict a crowd of hoodie-wearing mixed-race youths hangin’ in the Academy quad.

Like the line in a Sizzler salad bar, the median age of the crowd is 62, and only 14% of the voting membership is under 50 years old. Just 2% is under 40. Basically, the higher the likelihood of a filmgoer drifting off in the middle of a film, the greater the chance they will later be voting that film as Best Sound Mixing for rousing them awake.

The report also brings to the light the fact that Academy membership is for life, meaning the voters can at times be far removed from the industry they’re meant to be a part of. Through their study, the Times found this to be cast in numerous instances: one voter is now a nun; another a retired Peace Corps recruiter; still another used to be on CHiPs, but is now just Erik Estrada. Their votes are given just as much weight as the vote of Tom Hanks. TOM HANKS.

So, when Meryl Streep ends up winning Best Actress, even though you were sure Viola Davis was a pretty good bet, now you know who to blame for losing the office Oscar pool. As usual, blame mostly old white guys. And Erik Estrada.

Honoring the best in their profession over the past year, the WGA held its 2012 Writers Guild Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday evening (February 19).

With the Tinseltown tribute taking place at the Hollywood Palladium, the annual function was hosted by “New Girl” actress Zooey Deschanel and “Community” actor Joel McHale.

Among the stars turning up to present trophies were “The Help” co-stars Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, as well as “Twilight” hunk Jackson Rathbone, former “Friends” actress Lisa Kudrow, Brenda Strong and “Parks and Recreation” funny woman Amy Poehler.

With early triumphs including “Modern Family” as Best Comedy TV Series and Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” as Best Original Screenplay, the complete rundown of 2012 Writers Guild Awards winners is as follows:

SCREENPLAY NOMINEES

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

50/50, Written by Will Reiser; Summit Entertainment
Bridesmaids, Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; Universal Studios
WINNER: Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Win Win, Screenplay by Tom McCarthy; Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni; Fox Searchlight
Young Adult, Written by Diablo Cody; Paramount Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

WINNER: The Descendants, Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash; Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemming; Fox Searchlight
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian; Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson, originally published by Norstedts; Columbia Pictures
The Help, Screenplay by Tate Taylor; Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett; DreamWorks Pictures
Hugo, Screenplay by John Logan; Based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick; Paramount Pictures
Moneyball, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin; Based on the book by Michael Lewis; Columbia Pictures

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

WINNER: Better This World, Written by Katie Galloway & Kelly Duane de la Vega; Loteria Films
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, Written by Marshall Curry and Matthew Hamachek; Oscilloscope Pictures
Nostalgia for the Light, Written by Patricio Guzmán; Icarus Films
Pina, Screenplay by Wim Wenders; Sundance Selects
Position Among the Stars, Script by Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich, Leonard Retel Helmrich; HBO Films
Senna, Written by Manish Pandey; Producers Distribution Agency

TELEVISION NOMINEES

DRAMA SERIES

Boardwalk Empire, Written by Bathsheba Doran, Dave Flebotte, Gina Gionfriddo, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Itamar Moses, Margaret Nagle,Terence Winter; HBO

WINNER: Breaking Bad,Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC

Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, George R.R. Martin, D.B. Weiss; HBO

The Good Wife, Written by Courtney Kemp Agboh, Meredith Averill, Corinne Brinkerhoff, Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Karen Hall, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Steve Lichtman, Matthew Montoya, Julia Wolfe; CBS

Homeland,Written by Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Gideon Raff, Meredith Stiehm; Showtime

COMEDY SERIES

30 Rock, Written by Jack Burditt, Hannibal Buress, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Vali Chandrasekaran, Tina Fey, Jon Haller, Matt Hubbard, Dylan Morgan, John Riggi, Josh Siegal, Ron Weiner, Tracey Wigfield; NBC

Curb Your Enthusiasm,Written by Alec Berg, Larry David, David Mandel, Jeff Schaffer; HBO

Louie, Written by Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K.; FX

WINNER: Modern Family, Written by Cindy Chupack, Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Carol Leifer, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Brad Walsh, Ilana Wernick, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker; ABC

Parks & Recreation, Written by Greg Daniels, Katie Dippold, Daniel J. Goor, Norm Hiscock, Emily Kapnek, Dave King, Greg Levine, Aisha Muharrar, Chelsea Peretti, Amy Poehler, Brian Rowe, Michael Schur, Mike Scully, Emily Spivey, Alan Yang, Harris Wittels; NBC

NEW SERIES

Episodes,Written by David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik; Showtime

Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, George R.R. Martin, D.B. Weiss; HBO

WINNER: Homeland, Written by Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Gideon Raff, Meredith Stiehm; Showtime

The Killing, Written by Linda Burstyn, Jeremy Doner, Soo Hugh, Dan Nowak, Nic Pizzolatto, Dawn Prestwich, Veena Sud, Nicole Yorkin, Aaron Zelman; AMC

New Girl, Written by Nick Adams, Rachel Axler, Brett Baer, Donick Cary, Dave Finkel, Berkley Johnson, Josh Malmuth, Elizabeth Meriwether, J.J. Philbin, Joe Port, Luvh Rakhe, Joe Wiseman; Fox

EPISODIC DRAMA

“A Dangerous Maid” (Boardwalk Empire), Written by Itamar Moses; HBO

“The Age of Reason” (Boardwalk Empire), Written by Bathsheba Doran; HBO

WINNER (TIE): “Box Cutter” (Breaking Bad), Written by Vince Gilligan; AMC

“End Times” (Breaking Bad), Written by Thomas Schnauz & Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC

WINNER: (TIE) “The Good Soldier” (Homeland), Written by Henry Bromell; Showtime

“Just Let Go” (Dexter), Written by Jace Richdale; Showtime

EPISODIC COMEDY

WINNER: “Caught in the Act” (Modern Family), Written by Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman; ABC

“Goodbye Michael, Part 2” (The Office), Written by Greg Daniels; NBC

“Mother’s Day” (Modern Family), Written by Dan O’Shannon & Ilana Wernick; ABC

“Object Impermanence” (Weeds), Written by Stephen Falk; Showtime

“PDA” (The Office), Written by Robert Padnick; NBC

“Queen of Jordan” (30 Rock), Written by Tracey Wigfield; NBC

LONG FORM – ORIGINAL

WINNER: Cinema Verite, Written by David Seltzer; HBO

Five, “Pearl,” Written by Deirdre O’Connor, “Charlotte,” Written by Stephen Godchaux, “Cheyanne,” Written by Howard Morris, “Lili,” Written by Jill Gordon, “Mia,” Written by Wendy West; Lifetime

LONG FORM – ADAPTED

Mildred Pierce, Teleplay by Todd Haynes & Jon Raymond, Based on the novel by James M. Cain; HBO

WINNER: Too Big to Fail, Written by Peter Gould, Based on the book written by Andrew Ross Sorkin; HBO

ANIMATION

“Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts” (The Simpsons), Written by Tim Long; Fox

“The Blue and the Gray” (The Simpsons), Written by Rob LaZebnik; Fox

“Donnie Fatso” (The Simpsons), Written by Chris Cluess; Fox

WINNER: “Homer the Father” (The Simpsons), Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox

“Moonstruck” (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien), Written by Len Uhley; Cartoon Network

“The Silence of the Clamps” (Futurama), Written by Eric Rogers; Comedy Central

COMEDY / VARIETY – (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES

Conan, Writers: Jose Arroyo, Andres du Bouchet, Deon Cole, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Rob Kutner, Todd Levin, Brian McCann, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien, Jesse Popp, Andy Richter, Frank Smiley, Brian Stack, Mike Sweeney; TBS

Jon Benjamin Has a Van, Writers: Leo Allen, Jon Benjamin; Comedy Central

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Head Writer: AD Miles, Writers: David Angelo, Patrick Borelli, Gerard Bradford, Jeremy Bronson, Mike DiCenzo, Jimmy Fallon, John Haskell, Eric Ledgin, Dan Opsal, Amy Ozols, Gavin Purcell, Diallo Riddle, Jon Rineman, Bashir Salahuddin, Justin Shanes, Michael Shoemaker, Jen Statsky, CJ Toledano; NBC

Real Time with Bill Maher,Writers: Scott Carter, Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Bill Maher, Billy Martin, Amani Redd; HBO

Saturday Night Live, Head Writer: Seth Meyers, Writers: Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Heather Anne Campbell, Matt Craig, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Tom Flanigan, Shelly Gossman, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Jonathan Krisel, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Christine Nangle, Michael Patrick O’Brien, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, John Solomon, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker; NBC

WINNER: The Colbert Report, Writers: Michael Brumm, Stephen Colbert, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Dan Guterman, Peter Gwinn, Jay Katsir, Barry Julien, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Meredith Scardino, Scott Sherman, Max Werner; Comedy Central

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,Writers: Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Richard Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, J.R. Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, Sam Means, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart; Comedy Central

COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS

WINNER: After the Academy Awards, Head Writers: Gary Greenberg, Molly McNearney; Writers: Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, John N. Huss, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Jimmy Kimmel, Jonathan Kimmel, Jacob Lentz, Danny Ricker, Richard G. Rosner; ABC

The Kennedy Center Honors,Written by Lewis Friedman, Sara Lukinson, Michael Stevens, George Stevens, Jr.; CBS

DAYTIME DRAMA

All My Children,Written by Jeff Beldner, Lorraine Broderick, Joanna Cohen, Lisa K. Connor, Chris Dunn, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Chip Hayes, David Kreizman, Dave Ryan, Donna Swajeski, Rebecca Taylor, Addie Walsh; ABC

WINNER: General Hospital, Written by Meg Bennett, Nathan Fissell, David Goldschmid, Robert Guza, Jr., Karen Harris, Elizabeth Korte, Mary Sue Price, Michele Val Jean, Susan Wald, Tracey Thomson; ABC

The Young and the Restless,Written by Amanda L. Beall, Tom Casiello, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Natalie Minardi Slater, Beth Milstein, Michael Montgomery, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Sarah Smith, Sandra Weintraub, Chris Whitesell, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS

CHILDREN’S – EPISODIC & SPECIALS

“The Good Birds Club” (Sesame Street), Written by Joseph Mazzarino; PBS

WINNER: “Hero of the Shadows” (Supah Ninjas), Written by Leo Chu, Eric S. Garcia; Nickelodeon

“iLost My Mind” (iCarly), Written by Dan Schneider, Matt Fleckenstein; Nickelodeon

“Luther Turns 4” (Zeke and Luther), Written by Devin Bunje, Nick Stanton; Disney XD

“Oh, Brother” (The Troop), Written by Max Burnett; Nickelodeon

“The Prince Frog” (Imagination Movers), Written by Jennifer Heftler, Randi Barnes, Rick Gitelson, Vivien Mejia, Michael G. Stern; Disney Channel

NEW MEDIA NOMINEES

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING ORIGINAL NEW MEDIA

WINNER: “Episode 1,” “Episode 2,” “Episode 4,” “Episode 5,” “Episode 6” (Aim High), Written by Heath Corson & Richie Keen; cambio.com/aim-high

“Episode 2.1: Employment,” “Episode 2.2: Clientele,” “Episode 2.3: Personal Property,” “Episode 2.4: The American Dream,” “Episode 2.5: Debt Ceiling” (Downsized), Written by Daryn Strauss; downsizedthewebseries.com

“Episode 3.1: The Return,” “Episode 3.5: The Testosterone,” “Episode 3.6: The Advice,” “Episode 3.7: The Date” (Jack in a Box), Written by Michael Cyril Creighton; jackinaboxsite.com

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DERIVATIVE NEW MEDIA

“Soft Served!,” “Iced!,” “Rokered!” (Jack Donaghy: Executive Superhero), 30 Rock, Written by Tom Ceraulo; nbc.com

“Raiden,” “Kitana and Mileena,” “Johnny Cage” (Mortal Kombat: Legacy), Written by Todd Helbing & Aaron Helbing; machinima.com

“Pay Phone,” “Jax Meets His Second Son,” “Tara & Piney,” “Mexican Basketball” (Sons of Anarchy), Written by Kurt Sutter & Gladys Rodriguez; FXnetworks.com

WINNER: “A New Day,” “Family Matters,” “Neighborly Advice,” “Step Mom,” “Everything Dies” (The Walking Dead), Teleplay by John Esposito, Story by John Esposito and Greg Nicotero; amc.com

VIDEOGAME NOMINEES

VIDEOGAME WRITING

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations,Story by Alexandre Amancio, Jean Guesdon, Corey May, Darby McDevitt; Multiplayer Story by Stéphane Blais, Richard Farrese, Jeffrey Yohalem; Lead Script Writer Darby McDevitt; Script Writers Richard Farrese, Nicholas Grimwood, Corey May, Jeffrey Yohalem; Greek and Turkish Ambient Dialogue Writer Vincenzo Beretta; Ubisoft

Batman: Arkham City,Lead Narrative Designer Paul Crocker; Story Written by Paul Dini, Paul Crocker and Sefton Hill; Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Brink, Lead Writer Edward “Bongoboy” Stern; Bethesda Softworks

Mortal Kombat, Story by John Vogel, Brian Chard, Dominic Cianciolo, Alexander Barrentine, Jon Greenberg; Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

WINNER: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, Written by Amy Hennig; Sony Computer Entertainment

RADIO NOMINEES

DOCUMENTARY

2010 Year in Review, Written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio News

NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING REPORT

Portraits of a Terrorist: Who is Osama Bin Laden?, Written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio News

NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY

Justice in a Time of Terror,Written by Andrew Cohen & Rob Mank; CBS Radio News

So Many Goodbyes, Written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio News

PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION NOMINEES

ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)

“Fairytale” (Today Show), Written by Carol M. Sullivan; NBC News

TELEVISION GRAPHIC ANIMATION

“CBS News Animations” (CBS News), Graphic Animation by David Rosen; CBS News

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Looking stylish in a denim jacket and striped tights, Rihanna was greeted by a large group of eagerly awaiting fans as she departed her central London hotel on Sunday (February 19).

The Barbadian beauty – who turns 24-years-old tomorrow – is situated in the UK capital city as she readies for Tuesday night’s BRIT Awards.

Among the show’s performers, RiRi spent part of the day practicing up for the gig, as she tweeted, “Brit rehearsal went smoove! Next stop, set up studio in a hotel room! I’ll be turning 24 making mu$ ic!!!”

Also among the nominees, the “We Found Love” singer is in the running for International Female Solo Artist honors while competing against Beyonce, Bjork, Feist and Lady Gaga.

Taking a respite from honoring the past year’s top African-American entertainers, the 43rd NAACP Image Awards followed suit with previous awards shows in holding a tribute for recently departed icon Whitney Houston during Friday night’s (February 17) ceremony.

With the annual event taking place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Gospel great Yolanda Adams took the stage alongside a gospel choir while celebrating the life of the “I Will Always Love You” singer.

Previously speaking with press about learning of Miss Houston’s tragic death, Miss Adams recalled, “My initial reaction when I heard she passed was, ‘Can’t be’.”

Receiving the saddening news from Whitney’s long-time music director, Yolanda then told, “He said, ‘she’s gone,’ and although I had heard it on the news, there was finality to hear it from someone who loved her like I do.”

“She was someone I could say was a friend, was really genuinely a child of God, really genuinely a good person who loved life. We really are losing a light. Despite all the dark stuff people will say, we’re losing an angel because she really was. I think what happens with people is they want to be loved,” Adams added.

Withe less than three weeks remaining until the grandest night in Tinseltown takes place, the 2012 Oscar hopefuls gathered together at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the 84th Academy Awards Nominations Luncheon on Monday afternoon (February 6).

Hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, eighteen of the twenty main category nominees made appearances including Best Lead Actor candidates Brad Pitt and George Clooney, as well as Best Lead Actress selections Rooney Mara and Michelle Williams.

Other notable stars on the guest list included ladies such as Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Berenice Bejo, Viola Davis, Melissa McCarthy, Janet McTeer and Octavia Spencer.

Their male counterparts on-hand for the pre-Oscar meal were comprised of Demián Bichir, Jean Dujardin, Gary Oldman, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Nolte, Max von Sydow and Jonah Hill, who praised his “Moneyball” co-star Pitt at the event by telling THR, “Not specifically about acting on Moneyball, but by watching him produce and watching his commitment to this movie throughout so many incarnations, and just his advice about making interesting choices as an actor.”

With a handful of nominated directors including Michel Hazanavicius, Alexander Payne and Martin Scorsese rounding out the guest list, the prestigious group’s day of togetherness comes as the 84th Annual Academy Awards ceremony is all set to be presented on Sunday, February 26, at the Kodak Theatre while televised live by ABC beginning at 7PM ET.

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Toasting the best films to grace the big screen through the duration of 2011, the stars gathered together for the 64th Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards in Hollywood, California on Saturday night (January 28).

Dressed in their finest garb, big names such as George Clooney, Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux, Berenice Bejo and Jean Dujardin showed up at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland while settling in at their designated tables for the evening’s proceedings.

With the ceremony being hosted by Kelsey Grammer, other stars in attendance for the annual Tinseltown fete included Michelle Williams, Jon Cryer, Helen Mirren, Shailene Woodley, Gary Oldman, Amber Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Octavia Spencer, Deborah Ann Woll, Stana Katic, Kathy Bates, Laura Dern, Patty Jenkins, Heather Tom, Kathleen Robertson, Fred Savage, Sir Ben Kingsley and Adam Gregory.

With Michael Hazanavicius of “The Artist” taking home the top prize of Best Feature Film, the DGAs also included three special to Ed Sherin (2012 Honorary Life Member Award), Katy Garretson (2012 Frank Capra Achievement Award) and Dennis Mazzocco (2012 Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award).

With all of pictures from the show found below, the list of 64th Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards winners is as follows (will be updated as they’re handed out:

Feature Film:
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
David Fincher, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
WINNER: Michael Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Movies for Television and Mini-Series:
Jeff Bleckner, Hallmark Hall of Fame, “Beyond The Blackboard”
WINNER: Jon Cassar, The Kennedys
Stephen Gyllenhaal, Girl Fight
Demi Moore, Jennifer Aniston, Penelope Spheeris, Alicia Keys, Patty Jenkins, Lifetime’s “Five”
Michael Stevens, Thurgood

Comedy Series:
Fred Savage, Modern Family, “After the Fire”
Don Scardino, 30 Rock, “Double-Edged Sword”
Michael Spiller, Modern Family, “Express Christmas”
David Steinberg, Curb Your Enthusiasm, “The Divorce”
WINNER: Robert B. Weide, Curb Your Enthusiasm, “Palestinian Chicken”

Reality Programs:
WINNER: Neil P DeGroot, Biggest Loser, “Episode #1115″
Eytan Keller, The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs, “Episode #401”
Brian Smith, Master Chef, “Episode #201”
J. Rupert Thompson, Fear Factor 2.0, “Scorpion Tales”
Bertram Van Munster, The Amazing Race, “You Don’t Get Paid Unless You Win?”

Children’s Programs:
John Fortenberry, Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
Jeffrey Hornaday, Geek Charming
Michael Lembeck, Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure
Patricia Riggen, Lemonade Mouth
Damon Santostefano, Best Player
WINNER: Amy Schatz, A Child’s Garden of Poetry

Documentary:
Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Steve James, The Interrupters
WINNER: James Marsh, Project Nim
Richard Press, Bill Cunningham New York
Martin Scorsese, George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Dramatic Series:
Michael Cuesta, Homeland, “Pilot”
Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad, “Face Off”
WINNER: Patty Jenkins, The Killing, “Pilot”
Tim Van Patten, Game of Thrones, “Winter is Coming” (Pilot)
Michael Waxman, Friday Night Lights, “Always”

Musical Variety:
Louis J. Horvitz, The Kennedy Center Honors
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live With Host Justin Timberlake
Don Mischner, 83rd Annual Academy Awards
Chuck O’Neil, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Episode #16070
WINNER: Glenn Weiss, 65th Annual Tony Awards

Daytime Serials:
Larry Carpenter, One Life to Live, “Erika’s 40th”
Casey Childs, All My Children, “The Send Off”
Mike Denney, The Young and the Restless, “From the Grave”
WINNER: William Ludel, General Hospital, “Intervention”
Scott McKinsey, General Hospital, “Forces of Nature”
Cynthia J. Popp, The Bold and the Beautiful, “Brooke Berry”
Angela Tessinari, All My Children, “In the Wee Small Hours…”

Commercials:
Lance Accord, (Park Pictures)
Dante Ariola, (MJZ)
Fredrik Bond, (MJZ/Sonny London)
Steve Miller, (@radical.media)
WINNER: Noam Murro, (Biscuit Filmworks)

Back on solid ground after a rather long plane ride, Justin Bieber was spotted arriving on a flight into Nice Airport earlier today (January 28).

Decked out in a baseball cap, dark denim jacket, gray sweat bottoms, multi-colored socks and a pair of sneakers, the “Baby” sensation did his best to stay hidden from nearby shutterbugs as he made his way through the southern France terminal.

Always keeping his fans up-to-date on his gigs, the Biebs took to his Twitter shortly after landing, writing, “#NRJAwards.”

Justin, who created quite a buzz by appearing in the one of the show’s promotional clips, is scheduled to take the stage at tonight’s Cannes-based event.

Bringing an end to the week with another red carpet toast to Hollywood’s finest, a full slate of stars converged upon the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Friday evening (January 13) for the 12th Annual AFI Awards.

With the ceremony recognizing the year’s most outstanding achievements in film, television and other forms of the moving image arts, big screen leading men such as Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney joined alongside top directors including Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and Clint Eastwood at the posh Tinseltown fete.

As for the ladies, Rooney Mara looked gorgeous in a gold and black Lanvin ensemble with Claire Danes brightening up the room in a red Donna Karan Pre-Fall ’12 frock.

Also in attendance were “The Help” co-stars Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis, as well as Emilia Clarke, Shailene Woodley and a Versus clad Chloe Moretz.

Meanwhile, this year’s AFI Awards picked the cream of the crop as their honorees, with the full list of selections being as follows:

AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The Help
Hugo
J. Edgar
Midnight In Paris
Moneyball
The Tree Of Life
War Horse

AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR
Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Game Of Thrones
The Good Wife
Homeland
Justified
Louie
Modern Family
Parks And Recreation

AFI SPECIAL AWARDS
The Artist
The Harry Potter Series