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Here’s the list of nominees for the 2010 Oscar Awards. Breaking with tradition, ten films have been nominated for “Best Picture.”

Most nominations: Avatar and The Hurt Locker. As for Best Actor and Best Actress:

Nominations for best actor to Jeff Bridges playing a drunk country singer in “Crazy Heart,” George Clooney as a corporate hatchet man in “Up in the Air,” Jeremy Renner as a bomb specialist in “The Hurt Locker,” Colin Firth for “A Single Man” and Morgan Freeman for “Invictus.”

Joining Streep, who portrayed chef Julia Child in “Julie & Julia” and Bullock as a wealthy woman who plucks a homeless teen off the streets and helps him become a sports star, on the list of best actress nominees were Helen Mirren in “The Last Station,” Carey Mulligan for “An Education” and newcomer Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious.” (Reporting by Bob Tourtellotte;

The 67th Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast tonight on NBC. There’s links to watch online if you aren’t by a TV. Here’s the complete list of nominees.

Up in the Air scored a leading six nominations for the 67th Annual Golden Globes. Nine was next with five, followed by Avatar and Inglourious Basterds with four. On the TV side, newcomer Glee led all contenders with four nominations, followed by 30 Rock, Damages, Dexter and Big Love, with three apiece.

The latest presenters list is here. The Red Carpet begins on E! at 3pm PT, 6pm ET. You can also follow E!’s Red Carpet on Twitter. Over at TV Guide Network, the red carpet also begins at 3pm PT and is being hosted by Chris Harrison (The Bachelor/ette) and Carrie Inaba (DWTS.) It will feature a 3-D Hologram Glam Cam .

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. The Michael Jackson Memorial is about to begin. The musical tributes will be great and there's suspense as to who will sing when, the family has not provided a schedule.

If you're watching, here's a thread to weigh in the memorial and the music. You can view the photos of the service below in larger format here.

Update: 11:34 am (MT): “We are going to see the King. No More Dying”. They bring the gleaming casket in. It’s topped with flowers and really quite beautiful. The crowd rises and claps. It’s very tastefully done so far. updates below. Read the rest of this entry »