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Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony

The Closing Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics was held at BC Place on February 28, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge and Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper attended the ceremony. Among the performers during the closing ceremony were Michael Buble, Neil Young, and Catherine O’Hara.

2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards List of Winners

2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominees and Winners (in bold letters)

FILM

Best Actor

Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up In The Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Best Actress

Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Best Supporting Actor

Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones

Best Supporting Actress

Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Penélope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up In The Air
Anna Kendrick, Up In The Air
Diane Kruger, Inglorious Basterds

Outstanding Performance by a Cast

Inglorious Basterds
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Nine
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

TELEVISION

Best Actor – Drama

Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Simon Baker, The Mentalist
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House

Best Actress – Drama

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Patricia Arquette, Medium
Glenn Close, Damages
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Best Actor – Comedy

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

Best Actress – Comedy

Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine

Ensemble in a Drama Series

Mad Men
The Closer
Dexter
The Good Wife
True Blood

Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Glee
30 Rock
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Modern Family
The Office

Rihanna’s New Hairstyle

Everybody knows who Rihanna is. She became more controversial last year after Chris Brown, her boyfriend, beat her up. The singer recently sported a new ‘do. But it seems like this hair style is not an upgrade to the previous ones she had. I do not dig her current hair style (ringlets and all!).  Let’s just all wait what her next hair ‘do will be. I am just hoping that this current one won’t become a trend.