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Davido nominated for the 2014 MTV European music awards

Davido has been nominated for the 2014 MTV European music awards, in the ‘Best African Act’ category.
He is nominated alongside Goldfish (SA), Diamond.(Tanzania), and Toofan (Togo), while fans have an.opportunity to vote for the fifth nominee (wildcard).
Some of the artistes that can be.voted in are, Tiwa Savage, Gangs of Ballet, Mafikizolo, Sarkodie, and
SautiSol.
The event will be held at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 9 November 2014.
Davido has also shared the news on his Twitter page

NASA confirms 715 planets outside solar system

NASA released this artist's conception of planets that pass in front of the light from the star they orbit. NASA said it had confirmed 715 planets outside our own solar system. / NASA
Suddenly we're rolling in planets.
Wednesday, scientists confirmed discovery of a whopping 715 new planets orbiting stars other than our own sun, nearly doubling the number of such planets on the books. Researchers have trumpeted the discovery of large batches of unconfirmed candidate planets outside the solar system but never before have so many genuine, verified "exoplanets," as they're known, been reported at once.

"What we've been able to do … is strike the mother lode, get a veritable exoplanet bonanza," planetary scientist Jack Lissauer of the NASA Ames Research Center said at a news briefing.

Four of the new planets are in the habitable zone, the narrow band around a star where the temperature on a planet's surface is likely to be warm enough for liquid water. All four are about twice as big across as the Earth. Until now, most of the verified planets outside our solar system were sized more like strapping Jupiter, which is 87,000 miles across, than like shrimpy Earth, which is not quite 8,000.

The new group of planets, all found using data from NASA's Kepler spacecraft, is notable not just for its size but for what it tells us about the other planets beyond our own stellar neighborhood. Most of the new planets, not just those in the habitable zone, are small. Their arrangement seems a little familiar: multiple planets traveling around one star on a flat, circular path.

"That reminds me of something, and that's home," Kepler scientist Jason Rowe of the SETI Institute said at the briefing. "It's interesting to look at the Kepler data set and see all these scaled-down versions of our own solar system."

Researchers were able to announce a huge pack of new planets thanks to better methods for verifying planet candidates. Kepler finds possible planets by looking for stars that dim repeatedly, as if a planet was passing over the star's brilliant face and blocking some of the starlight. Kepler can be fooled by objects that aren't planets, such as pairs of stars that orbit each other and therefore dim periodically.

Usually it takes dozens of observations by some of the world's biggest telescopes to confirm a candidate planet, but a new statistical method allows for quicker, more efficient verification. Studies describing the new method and the new planet tally will be published in upcoming issues of The Astrophysical Journal.

Katy Perry and John Mayer Split Again

The pair's "Hot n Cold" romance, which began in June 2012, has chilled once again. According to multiple reports, the "Roar" songstress and the "Paper Doll" singer have ended their romance. E! News says the split, initiated by Perry, took place "within the last few days" after she returned from Europe. Us Weekly reports they had been fighting a lot recently and one issue was her upcoming Prismatic Tour, which has her stressed and will make it difficult for them to see each other.

Neither of the "Who You Love" crooners is speaking out about the split. A spokesperson for Mayer, 36, tells "The Insider With Yahoo," "No comment"; a rep for Perry, 29, says, "As always, we don't comment on her personal life."

The high-profile pair was one of the music world's hottest couples. However, despite their open affection for one another, their relationship wasn't without difficulty.

They quietly started dating in the summer of 2012, but split by Labor Day. The following month they reunited and, during that second shot at love, attended public events together, including President Obama's inauguration and the 2013 Grammys. However, by March it was over again.

During an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" soon after, Mayer said, "Coupling is a tricky thing."

Perry, who ended a brief marriage to Russell Brand prior to dating Mayer, said that split was related to some issues she needed to work out, which she was able to do and they reunited by June.

"I realized I could lose the person I loved and I had to deal with some things, issues I think a lot of women have," she told Elle U.K. "You can be strong in one aspect of your life but submissive in another. In relationships, it was hard for me to speak up and set boundaries. I think a lot of that was to do with the fear of loss."

With their problems sorted, they started spending time together again and really kicked things up. They released a musical collaboration, "Who You Love," in September, and did a joint interview to perform their love song. In December, she was a surprise guest as his concert in Brooklyn and they performed the duet live.

Mayer said the idea behind the song was best described as, "I love you based on the fact that I've tried to run and I'm not running and I give up."

This year, they've stepped out together for a Grammy party and the Grammy salute to the Beatles concert. They also attended a Hollywood Stands Up to Cancer event on Jan. 28, which was their last red carpet appearance together.

On Valentine's Day, Perry flashed a ring on that finger at Sunset Towers in Los Angeles, sparking rumors that they were engaged. But Perry soon jetted off solo to Europe, where she had a difficult time at Milan Fashion Week. When she returned to the States on Friday, she attended a Miley Cyrus concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and shared a smooch with the twerk-loving performer during the show.

With their relationship kaput, it will be the end for Perry's many public proclamations about her beau. The singer, who called him "darling," told Billboard he was a "genius" and she planned to give his brain to science after he died so the world could "understand how all these sparks work.'" She's also called him "incredible," "inspiring," and said she was dating her celebrity crush.

Justin jail video shows unsteady walk and appears stumble

Justin Bieber walks unsteadily and even appears to stumble while performing a sobriety test shortly after his January arrest on driving under the influence and other charges, according to police video released Wednesday.

Only a few moments depict Bieber in the roughly 10 hours of video released by Miami-Dade County prosecutors following public records requests from The Associated Press and other news organizations.

The videos were recorded at the Miami Beach Police Department shortly after Bieber and R&B singer Khalil Amir Sharieff were arrested during what officers said was an illegal street drag race in exotic sports cars. They were not charged with drag racing, however.

In one clip, Bieber — dressed in a dark hoodie with the hood over his head, dark baggy shorts and bright red shoes — wavers as he tries to walk carefully and slowly heel to toe. He stumbles slightly as he turns and appears to have his arms out for balance. In a second try he stumbles again, even reaching out to a wall for support, and has an animated face-to-face conversation with a police officer in which both point fingers at each other.

Other brief clips show Bieber being walked through various parts of the police station, and one previously released video depicted the 19-year-old singer being patted down by an officer. None of the videos have any sound.

Bieber and Sharieff are both shown sitting on the floor of a holding cell, then getting up one by one, turning around and being handcuffed behind their backs. Bieber is again wearing his dark hoodie, and in another clip as he is led out of the police station in handcuffs he ducks down low to avoid showing his face.

Sharieff is depicted in other segments, also wearing bright red shoes while he sits quietly in a chair and watches Bieber undergo the sobriety test. At one point the two appear to be talking and Sharieff raises a clenched fist.

Several clips were withheld at the request of Bieber's attorneys, including four segments depicting Bieber urinating into a cup for a drug test. Miami-Dade County Judge William Altfield will review those clips private and plans another hearing next week on whether they will be released.

Bieber has pleaded not guilty to DUI, resisting arrest and driving with an invalid license. Breath tests showed that his blood-alcohol content was below the 0.02 level considered intoxicated for underage drivers, but the urine test found the presence of marijuana and the antidepressant Xanax.

Bieber's attorneys did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment about the videos.

Police reports described Bieber after his arrest as "excited, talkative, profanity, cooperative, insulting, and cocky" and noted that he had a pronounced odor of alcohol on his breath, bloodshot eyes and a flushed face.

Regarding the marijuana, one officer said he noticed a strong smell of the drug while Bieber was sitting in the back of a police car. The officer asked Bieber about it.

"Yeah, we were smoking all night at the studio," the report quotes Bieber as replying.

Justin Bieber Partied With Jay Z, Beyonce in New York

Justin Bieber scored big over Super Bowl weekend. The singer, 19, spent three days partying in New York City, culminating with a post-game bash at luxe hotspot GoldBar, where he mingled with none other than Beyonce and Jay Z, a source shares in the new issue of Us Weekly.

"Justin behaved a lot better that night!" the source tells Us of the Canadian pop star, whose recent antics have landed him in trouble with police on more than one occasion over the last few weeks. (Last month, Bieber was arrested in Miami for DUI; he was also allegedly involved in a dispute with a flight crew en route to New Jersey.)

The "Heartbreaker" singer wasn't on his best behavior all weekend, though. At the Leather & Laces party on Feb. 1, "he made security clear a path for him so he could skateboard in the middle of the aisles," a source tells Us. And during Maxim's pre-Super Bowl bash on Jan. 31, he used his bodyguards to hit on women.

Amy Pinard PhotographyJustin Bieber Super Bowl Weekend
Bieber "pointed to girls he liked, and his security would shine flashlights at them so they'd come over," a witness tells Us. Another onlooker says he left with "a gaggle of girls."

Usher and Scooter Braun Head to Panama

The 19-year-old crooner's mentor, Usher, and manager, Scooter Braun, headed south of the border this weekend to spend time with him and perhaps chat about his Miami arrest for DUI and drag racing.

Bieber was first spotted on Saturday relaxing with his entourage in Punta Chame, a beach town on the Gulf of Panama. Justin's new gal pal, Chantel Jeffries, 21, who was with him in his rented Lamborghini at the time of his arrest, was also spotted on the getaway.

Naturally, plenty of Beliebers in Panama have been tracking the popstar's every move and have been documenting it on Twitter. Usher, 35, was photographed this weekend arriving at Bieber's abode and embracing him in a hug.
On Saturday, Panamanian actress Roseta Bordanea snapped a photo with the Biebs and Usher at the beach. She also posted several videos of Bieber enjoying a day of sun and sand.
Ryan Good, Bieber's former "swagger coach" and good friend, also joined the crew in Panama and was spotted with several adoring Beliebers.

While both Usher and Scooter have been silent on Twitter over the past two days, we imagine that they're likely talking to their embattled protégé about how to stay on the right side of the law.

Braun's last tweet on Friday implied that he planned to support the "Baby" singer, despite his string of bad decisions last week.

Been a long day. Bottom line is we are defined by how we handle adversity. Be there when it counts. Love fully in good times and bad.

Regardless of his wild antics, it is clear that the Biebs has a close-knit group of handlers who seem to have his back.

3 Suspects Released, University Lecturer, 2 Others Still In Custody

Three of the six persons detained for allegedly belonging to the Kogi State Boko Haram faction were on Thursday discharged by the Abuja Federal High Court due to lack of evidence. However, charges were filed against three other suspects.

The State Security Service (SSS) informed the court that there was no evidence against Mustapha Yusuf, Ismaila Abdulazeez and Ibrahim Isa Hayafu. The trial judge Justice Gabriel Kolawole has subsequently discharged them.

However, charges had been filed against the other three suspects, Umar Musa, Salami Abdullahi and Dr. Nazeef Yunus, an Assistant Lecturer in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Kogi State University.

It will be recalled that the Federal Government had been ordered by the court on January 13 to charge the suspects within seven days. Otherwise, they would be freed at the resumption of proceedings in the case on Thursday.

After informing the court that charges have been filed against the suspects, the SSS applied for the leave of the court to further detain them until their arraignment.

The matter was adjourned to January 28, with Yunus and the two other suspects remaining in custody of the SSS.

UPDATE: One of the suspects still remaining in custody, Salami Abdullahi, a businessman accused of sponsoring Boko Haram activities in Kogi State has sued the SSS at the Federal High Court, Abuja. He demands N10bn for "unlawful arrest and detention."

Mr. Abdullahi is the Chief Executive and Managing Director of ASTA Nigeria group. He was apprehended at one of his filing stations in October 2013 by combined forces of the operatives of the SSS, soldiers and police. He claims he has been detained without trial since then.

Bieber DUI Arrest

As her ex-boyfriend was getting booked in Miami, Fla. for drag racing and DUI, Selena Gomez was having a much breezier time in L.A. on Thursday, Jan. 23. The "Come & Get It" singer was photographed heading back to her car after a pit stop at a local gas station.

Gomez, 21, was all smiles in a cleavage-baring beige top with black pants and a matching oversized cardigan. The Spring Breakers star also wore sunglasses and carried a soda and a pack of cigarettes.

Earlier this morning, her former love Justin Bieber, 19, was arrested in Miami for DUI and drag racing. In the afternoon, he appeared before a judge in bond court in an orange jumpsuit. His bail was set at $2,500: $1,000 for DUI, $1,000 for resisting arrest, and $500 for an expired Georgia license.

Currently both single, Bieber and Gomez sparked a frenzy earlier this month when they were caught riding Segways together near Bieber's Calabasas, Calif. home. The next night, the "Heartbreaker" singer posted an Instagram picture of the exes getting cozy. "Love the way you look at me," Bieber wrote. 

Compared to Bieber, Gomez's life post-split has been looking a lot brighter. Despite canceling her Australian tour last month, the former Disney star has been feeling "powerful" these days.

"Then I turned 20, went through a really bad breakup, and realized I needed to have 'Come & Get It' be amazing," she told Seventeen's March 2014 "Power Issue," with a slight dig to her ex. "I wanted it all to be me. I'm glad it's taken me this long to get where I am because now I am ready for it."

Ready for the next guy, too. "I actually talked to Katy Perry about guys who are intimidated by strong girls. I haven't found someone yet who could understand my lifestyle, support it, love me through it, and not be threatened by it," Gomez told the mag. "It's hard. I do think I might scare some guys, because I'm like, 'I want to change the world! I have dreams! What do you want to do?' But I only know how to be me."

Bomb attack kills 10 People near Pakistan army HeadQuarter

A Taliban suicide bomber killed 10 people in a crowded market near the Pakistani army headquarters on Monday, a day after the Taliban killed 20 soldiers near the largely lawless, tribal region of North Waziristan, police said.

The market, a short walk from the army headquarters in Rawalpindi, near the capital, Islamabad, is in one of the most secure areas of the city, said police chief Akhtar Hayat Lalika. The area was cordoned off by the military immediately after the blast.
Lalika said 14 people were wounded.

Two college students wearing blue uniforms were killed, said a Reuters photographer on the scene.

Their bodies lay near wreckage of a bicycle and pools of blood. Rescue workers struggled to help the wounded. Windows were shattered several hundred metres away.

Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid claimed responsibility for the blast on behalf of the Islamist insurgents.

"We will continue attacks on the government and its armed forces as the government has neither announced ceasefire nor peace talks with us," he said.

A bomb planted by the Taliban ripped through a vehicle carrying Pakistani troops on Sunday, killing 20 and prompting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to cancel his trip to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos this week.

The government is keen to pursue peace talks with the Taliban to end the insurgency but there has been an upsurge in attacks since Sharif won elections in May 2013.

Michelle Obama's 50th Birthday Party

First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated her 50th birthday with a celeb-filled birthday party on Saturday, Jan. 18, featuring about 500 guests a source tells Us Weekly. 

Grammy-winning artist Ledisi opened out the night, but then handed the microphone over to Beyonce, who performed with a full band for about 30 minutes. 


Though the guests were asked to keep the evening's festivities quiet, the "Drunk in Love" singer, 32, posted several shots on her official tumblr account, including one of her in a short, sparkly dress and heels petting the Obamas' new dog Sunny. 

The mother of 2-year-old Blue Ivy Carter also posted pictures of her little tot visiting the White House in a white dress, admiring the large Christmas tree and playing with Sunny herself. 

John Legend and new wife Chrissy Teigen also attended the festivities, and Legend, 35, personally sang "Happy Birthday" to the First Lady. 


Michelle's doting husband, Barack Obama, acted as the evening emcee, giving an adorable toast once the birthday cake was brought out. 

The partying ran until around 4 a.m. and featured DJ Cassidy spinning music after the live performances ended. Beyonce brought her mother Tina Knowles, who recently had her own big 60th birthday party in New Orleans, and her sister Solange Knowles. 

Other celebrities in attendance included Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Mary J. Blige, Ashley Judd, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Gayle King, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, and Steve Harvey. 

Beyonce At Tina Knowles' 60th Birthday Bash

Sixty never looked so fierce! Sasha Fierce, that is. Beyonce's fashion designer mother, Tina Knowles, rang in her 60th birthday on Jan. 11 in a celeb-filled New Orleans masquerade ball. 

Beyonce, 32, documented the House of Deréon owner's massive ball, which she threw with her sister Solange Knowles, 27, at Muriel's Jackson Square Restaurant. 


Beyonce's hubby of almost six years, Jay Z, also attended the affair, as did Kardashian momager Kris Jenner, former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, and Beyonce's Dreamgirls costar Jennifer Hudson. 

The night was filled with dancing, a live band, and an enormous nine-tier golden cake topped with a feathered masquerade mask. Tina rocked a gold and black skin-tight gown, showing just how good 60 can look. Beyonce wore a champagne-colored Naeem Khan gown that showed off plenty of cleavage, and sister Solange wore a bright yellow strapless gown with a rainbow-colored mask. 


Not pictured was Beyonce's 2-year-old daughter Blue Ivy, but the festivities were presumably too late for the little one. Instead, the "XO" singer danced with her 9-year-old nephew Daniel Julez -- Solange's son with ex-husband Daniel Smith. 

Tina Knowles filed for divorce from Beyonce's former manager and father Mathew Knowles in 2009 after he had an affair with actress Alexsandra Wright. Beyonce also became independent from her father's management, which she discussed in-depth in her recent HBO documentary Life Is But a Dream.

Ronaldo to buy Real’s physios new cars for helping him win Ballon d’Or

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly reward the club's physiotherapy team by buying each of them a brand new car of their choice following his Ballon d'Or win.

The Portuguese forward promised Madrid's physiotherapists that if he won the Ballon d'Or, they would each get a new car, as a present for helping keep him fit in the last 12 months.

According to Metro.co.uk, many think Ronaldo edged Lionel Messi for the prize because of the Argentine's recent injury trouble, which has seen him miss the last few weeks of action.

Meanwhile, Manchester United ace Rio Ferdinand had been saved from running naked on the street after Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or.

Ferdinand had vowed to run naked if his former United mate failed to win the award. (ANI)

Ronaldo to buy Real’s physios new cars for helping him win Ballon d’Or

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly reward the club's physiotherapy team by buying each of them a brand new car of their choice following his Ballon d'Or win.

The Portuguese forward promised Madrid's physiotherapists that if he won the Ballon d'Or, they would each get a new car, as a present for helping keep him fit in the last 12 months.

According to Metro.co.uk, many think Ronaldo edged Lionel Messi for the prize because of the Argentine's recent injury trouble, which has seen him miss the last few weeks of action.

Meanwhile, Manchester United ace Rio Ferdinand had been saved from running naked on the street after Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or.

Ferdinand had vowed to run naked if his former United mate failed to win the award. (ANI)

Full Winner List Of 2014 Critics Choice Award

The 2014 Critics' Choice Awards went down yesterday Thursday 16th January 2014 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

As expected, it was lit up with stars all eager to see if or not they will pick up an award.

The Best Supporting Actress category just got interesting, Jennifer Lawrence who was the front runner, takes a back seat as Lupita Nyong'o leads the way now.

View the full list!

Best Picture
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave***WINNER
The Wolf of Wall Street



Best Actor
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club **WINNER
Robert Redford – All Is Lost



Best Actress
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine***WINNER
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Brie Larson – Short Term 12
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks



Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruhl – Rush
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
James Gandolfini – Enough Said
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club***WINNER



Best Supporting Actress
Scarlett Johansson – Her
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o – 12 Years a Slave***WINNER
Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska
Oprah Winfrey – Lee Daniels' The Butler



Best Young Actor/Actress
Asa Butterfield – Ender's Game
Adele Exarchopoulos – Blue Is the Warmest Color***WINNER
Liam James – The Way Way Back
Sophie Nelisse – The Book Thief
Tye Sheridan – Mud



Best Acting Ensemble
American Hustle***WINNER
August: Osage County
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Nebraska
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity***WINNER
Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips
Spike Jonze – Her
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
David O. Russell – American Hustle
Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Original Screenplay
Eric Singer and David O. Russell – American Hustle
Woody Allen – Blue Jasmine
Spike Jonze – Her***WINNER
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
Bob Nelson – Nebraska

Best Adapted Screenplay
Tracy Letts – August: Osage County
Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke – Before Midnight
Billy Ray – Captain Phillips
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope – Philomena
John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave***WINNER
Terence Winter – The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki – Gravity***WINNER
Bruno Delbonnel – Inside Llewyn Davis
Phedon Papamichael – Nebraska
Roger Deakins – Prisoners
Sean Bobbitt – 12 Years a Slave

Best Art Direction
Andy Nicholson (Production Designer), Rosie Goodwin (Set Decorator) – Gravity
Catherine Martin (Production Designer), Beverley Dunn (Set Decorator) – The Great Gatsby ***WINNER
K.K. Barrett (Production Designer), Gene Serdena (Set Decorator) – Her
Dan Hennah (Production Designer), Ra Vincent (Set Decorator) – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Adam Stockhausen (Production Designer), Alice Baker (Set Decorator) – 12 Years a Slave

Best Editing
Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers – American Hustle
Christopher Rouse – Captain Phillips
Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger – Gravity***WINNER
Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill – Rush
Joe Walker – 12 Years a Slave
Thelma Schoonmaker – The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Costume Design
Michael Wilkinson – American Hustle
Catherine Martin – The Great Gatsby***WINNER
Bob Buck, Lesley Burkes-Harding, Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Daniel Orlandi – Saving Mr. Banks
Patricia Norris – 12 Years a Slave

Best Make-up
American Hustle***WINNER
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Rush
12 Years a Slave

Best Visual Effects
Gravity***WINNER
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
Pacific Rim
Star Trek into Darkness

Best Animated Feature
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen***WINNER
Monsters University
The Wind Rises

Best Action Movie
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Iron Man 3
Lone Survivor***WINNER
Rush
Star Trek into Darkness

Best Actor in an Action Movie
Henry Cavill – Man of Steel
Robert Downey Jr. – Iron Man 3
Brad Pitt – World War Z
Mark Wahlberg – Lone Survivor***WINNER



Best Actress in an Action Movie
Sandra Bullock – Gravity***WINNER
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Evangeline Lilly – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Gwyneth Paltrow – Iron Man 3

Best Comedy
American Hustle***WINNER
Enough Said
The Heat
This Is the End
The Way Way Back
The World's End



Best Actor in a Comedy
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street***WINNER
James Gandolfini – Enough Said
Simon Pegg – The World's End
Sam Rockwell – The Way Way Back



Best Actress in a Comedy
Amy Adams – American Hustle***WINNER
Sandra Bullock – The Heat
Greta Gerwig – Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Enough Said
Melissa McCarthy – The Heat

Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
The Conjuring
Gravity***WINNER
Star Trek into Darkness
World War Z

Best Foreign Language Movie
Blue Is the Warmest Color***WINNER
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Past
Wadjda

Best Documentary Feature
The Act of Killing
Blackfish
Stories We Tell
Tim's Vermeer
20 Feet from Stardom***WINNER

Best Song
Atlas – Coldplay – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Happy – Pharrell Williams – Despicable Me 2
Let It Go – Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez – Frozen***WINNER
Ordinary Love – U2 – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Please Mr. Kennedy – Justin Timberlake/Oscar Isaac/Adam Driver – Inside Llewyn Davis
Young and Beautiful – Lana Del Rey – The Great Gatsby

Best Score
Steven Price – Gravity***WINNER
Arcade Fire – Her
Thomas Newman – Saving Mr. Banks
Hans Zimmer – 12 Years a Slave



Joel Siegel Award
Forest Whitaker

Louis XIII Genius Award
Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater for trilogy Before Sunrise, Before Sunsetand Before Midnight

Hollywood's Hottest Star
Benedict Cumberbatch

Fassbender to lead Oscar charge

ACTOR Michael Fassbender will lead the Irish at this year's Academy Awards after claiming his first Oscar nomination.
The 36-year-old has received a nod in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal as a brutal slave owner in '12 Years a Slave'.

Also nominated in the category are Barkhad Abdi for 'Captain Phillips', Bradley Cooper for 'American Hustle', Jonah Hill for 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and Jared Leto for 'Dallas Buyers Club'.

Fassbender lost out to Leto at the Golden Globes last week, but movie critics still think that he could take home the Oscar for his latest collaboration with Steve McQueen.

While he stated he would not be actively campaigning for an Oscar after failing to get a nomination last year for his role in 'Shame', the Kerryman will no doubt be hoping to leave the ceremony held on March 2 with a golden statuette in hand.

His film '12 Years a Slave' claimed four nominations in total, including one for McQueen for Best Director.

'Philomena', the true story of Irish woman Philomena Lee's journey to find out what happened to her son Anthony after 50 years of keeping his existence a secret, has secured four nominations overall.

Directed by Stephen Frears and co-written by actor Steve Coogan, the film is based on the 2009 book by former BBC journalist Martin Sixsmith.

Shot in Northern Ireland, it begins with a teenage Lee giving birth to Anthony at a Catholic convent and subsequently working alongside other young mothers in a Magdalene laundry as her child is put up for adoption.

It will compete for Best Film alongside 'American Hustle', '12 Years a Slave' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street', among others, while Judi Dench has been given the nod for Best Actress for her moving portrayal as Lee. She will be up against Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams.

It has also received nominations in the Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Score categories.

Less than a week after celebrating their Golden Globe victory, U2 have received their second ever Oscar nomination.

Bono and his bandmates are in contention to take home the Best Original Song Oscar, for their track 'Ordinary Love' in 'Mandela: Long walk to Freedom'.

Also shortlisted are 'Let It Go' from the film 'Frozen', 'Alone Yet Not Alone' from the movie of the same title, Pharrell Williams' track 'Happy' from 'Despicable Me 2' and 'The Moon Song', which features in 'Her'.

U2 were previously nominated in 2003 for their song 'The Hands That Built America', which featured in Martin Scorsese's 'Gangs of New York'.

The nominations for 2014's 86th Academy Awards were announced early yesterday morning at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, by Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and actor Chris Hemsworth, star of 'Rush' and 'Thor: The Dark World'.

CHINA MOBILIZES 100,000 TROOPS IN PREPARATION FOR KOREAN PENINSULA CRISIS

Nearly 100,000 Chinese soldiers and thousands of vehicles from the 16th and 39th Army Groups of the Shenyang Military Region have been mobilized for a winter exercise near the North Korean border to prepare for a potential crisis over the Korean peninsula, reports the Seoul-based Chosun Ilbo.

The exercise launched on Jan. 10 is being held in the border region between the Changbai mountain and Heilongjiang river, the paper said.

The drill is a normal military exercise to train soldiers to fight in winter and long-range conditions, according to national state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). However, a source from the People's Liberation Army said that it is very rare to see 100,000 military personnel mobilized for a regular exercise. The 39th Army Group has only just completed its "Iron Flow 134" exercise in the region late last year

Chinese authorities have declared that no civilian vessels are allowed to enter the waters of the Bohai Strait and northern part of the Yellow Sea between Jan. 10-17 due to the military operation. Observers claim that the PLA chose to launch the military exercises after the execution of Jang Sung-taek, former vice chairman of North Korean National Defense Commission, by order of North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un. The latest political struggle and execution in the reclusive nation has concerned many in China as Jang was in charge of economic affairs and cooperation with China.

The CCTV report said that the current exercise is being held only 220 kilometers away from North Korea's Sinuiju Special Administrative Region. Observers said that it is a move to show strength and maintain regional security and stability on the Korean peninsula.

Max Adorable Note 'He Will Love Her Beyond Forever To His Mum J,Lo

Jennifer Lopez's son Max could melt even the coldest of hearts. The American Idol judge and mom to 5-year-old twins Max and Emme couldn't help but gush over her little man when asked about him on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Lopez, 44 -- who was on the show with fellow Idol judges Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban -- nearly cried while sharing a story about the note Max had written professing his eternal love for her. "It just made my whole life," the "Hit the Floor" singer said of the handwritten message, which she also posted via Instagram.

"It says, 'I'll luv you beyond forever Mom,'" she read. "I'll cry right now! Stop it! Oh my God."

Then, pulling herself together, she added, "Beyond forever. That's the line, that's it. You know, I came home, and it was on my bed and then I opened it and just left it there...[It was] in a big manila envelope, a yellow envelope, and it said, 'To: Mom, From: Max.' And I opened it, and I was like, 'Oh my God.'"

"He's a poet!" DeGeneres said.

"He's a genius," Lopez countered. "Come on, let's be honest."

"That's amazing," Connick piped in. "I get notes from my kids, but it's like, 'I'll love you as long as you want if you give me a hundred dollars. All this 'beyond forever' stuff -- you live in some kind of fantasy world, Jennifer Lopez!" 

"My son, that's the love of my life right there," she gushed in response.

"I Can't Wait to Show Her the World"--Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian's daughter North is going to quite the little jetsetter! The 7-month-old tyke has already traveled quite a bit on dad Kanye West's Yeezus tour, but that's just the beginning of what her mom has planned for her.

Replying to questions from fans on the social media site Mobio INsider on Wednesday, Jan. 15, the 33-year-old reality star said she wants to take her daughter all over the globe.

"I want her to travel a lot," the first-time mom wrote of her baby girl, whom she welcomed with fiance West in June 2013. "I think it's important to see different cultures and lifestyles. I didn't start traveling internationally until I was a bit older, and I learned so much. I can't wait to show her the world."

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star also revealed her favorite thing about motherhood. "I love cuddling!" she said in response to another fan question. "We cuddled and played all day."