2011 BET Awards: Green Carpet Arrivals

The 2011 BET Awards was held last night -Sunday-(June 26) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and broadcasted live via BET (Black Entertainment Television). It was hosted by actor/comedian Kevin Hart with performances by Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown and much more.


Hollywood celebrities arrived and hit the green carpet during the 2011 BET Awards and it was truly a night of fashion. Alicia Keys is wearing an all black ensemble with a white blazer and zebra print pumps while Kerry Washington looked stunning in her neon-bright yellow dress from the Michael Kors Resort 2012 collection. Former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland is dazzling in her pink Marchesa dress which is really perfect and matching her complexion.





Here are the 2011 BET Awards 2011 Winners:


Male R&B artist: Chris Brown
Female R&B artist: Rihanna
Male hip-hop artist: Kanye West
Female hip-hop artist: Nicki Minaj
Collaboration: Chris Brown, -Look At Me Now, feat. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes
New artist: Wiz Khalifa
Group: Diddy Dirty Money
Young Stars award: (Tie/draw) Jaden Smith and Willow Smith
Gospel: Mary Mary
Centric award: Marsha Ambrosius
Actress: Taraji P. Henson
Actor: Idris Elba
Movie: For Colored Girls
Sportsman of the year: Michael Vick
Sportswoman of the year: Serena Williams
International act, UK: Tinie Tempah
International act, Africa: (Tie/draw) 2Face Idibia and D’Banj
Video director of the year: Chris Robinson
Viewers’ choice: Chris Brown, - Look At Me Now
Humanitarian Awards: Steve Harvey

luxurious outfits of Celebrities

We continue to admire the works of designers, and often draw attention to the stars who dare to try on fantasy and imagination of the great masters. Each year our surprise and delight chic dresses and suits, exciting costumes and dress modestly ... Note on such beauties as: Sofia Vergara, Blake Lively, Beyonce ,  Christina Hendricks Rusty, Fergie, Madonna, Rihanna, Sarah Jessica Parker, Naomi Campbell , Gisele Bundchen, Kerry Washington, Mila Kunis, Penelope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez and others .
Let's see ... already.

Link Catches Us (As We Catch Up)

The Fighter
In Contention Sports Illustrated names The Fighter "the best sports movie of the decade." I guess they're using that 2001-2010 definition. Hate that. I like to end with the 9s.
Low Resolution Speaking of The Fighter. Check out Joe Reid's awesome post "The Art of the Skank"


Cartoons
Milo oh, this is lovely. Toy Story 3 by the numbers. Tons of infographic pleasure... if thinking about how bank accounts of Pixar executives gives you pleasure that is.
The Exploding Kinetoscope FYC: Arguments for the Extermination of the Human Race. (Wow, someone hates Shrek even more than I do!)
EW Inside Movies Anne Hathaway knows her awards history. Texts Jake Gyllenhaal on his first Golden Globe nom. (Even I had forgotten that he wasn't nominated there for Brokeback)
Blog Next Door What the Disney villains teach us.

Mackie & Washington. Yay.

Randomness
Invisible Woman asks you to see Night Catches Us starring Kerry Washington and Anthony Mackie. We plan to, yes we do. Soon.
popbytes Oprah Winfrey must be stopped; Hugh Jackman injured
Salon "Why is Disney hiding the original Tron?"
Little Gold Men the Coen Bros talk to Vanity Fair about True Grit

The Social Network
Remember when everyone was writing about that movie nonstop? It's happening again. Scanners does a comparison with Carlos, another richly layered movie winning critics prizes, and Nick at Nick's Flick Picks has shared ten intriguing thoughts in two parts.The Toronto Film Critics Association just gave it another "best of the year" citation.

Year in Review
Vulture "25 Best Performances That Won't Win Oscars" from Tom Hardy (Inception) to Alexander Siddig (Cairo Time). It's a great list overall but totally spoiled by two little girls, one of whom was genuinely great in another movie this year, so why not make it that one (Yes, Mia Wasikowska's The Kids Are All Right performance is > Alice In Wonderland times 1,000,000)
Twitter "The 10 Most Powerful Tweets of 2010" from Haiti relief to Conan O'Brien half-assed
10 Best and 10 Worst from one of our favorite critics Tim Robey at the Telegraph.

Finally... 

Remember way way back (ok, only two years ago) when I invited you to the wedding of "Boobs & Abs". They've split. Yes, The Green Lantern and The Black Widow are divorcing.  Speaking of Scarlett Johannson, Jon Favreau is leaving the Iron Man franchise. Given that ScarJo's performances feel more listless than ever these last few years, how about Sofia Coppola for Iron Man 3's directors chair. Maybe the fanboys wouldn't appreciate it but at least they'd get some great shots of Black Widow's ass. Plus that f/x related scene in Coppola's Somewhere, with Stephen Dorff interminably stuck in the makeup chair, is one of the best moments in that inside Hollywood movie.

What Kerry Washington Needs For Christmas

an iPhone.

People still use blackberries? That's one gadget too many.

update: Here's an interview with Kerry by friend of the film experience Kurtis. Also "The Pretentious Know It All" says forget an iPhone. What Kerry needs for Christmas is a role worthy of her gifts. That's SO true.

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