Writer Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral May 24th, 2013 - 01:10h (CET +01.00) OGIDI, Nigeria (AP) - Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country's elite... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : writer, chinua, achebe, honored, nigeria, funeral, Top Keywords

Clinton, 'Normal' honored at GLAAD awards Apr 21st, 2013 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - NBC's sitcom "The New Normal," FX's thriller "American Horror Story: Asylum" and NBC's daytime drama "Days of Our Lives" took home top TV honors at the 24th annual GLAAD Media Awards hel... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : clinton, 'normal', honored, glaad, awards, funeral, Top Keywords

Emma Watson, Bradley Cooper honored at zany MTV Movie Awards Apr 15th, 2013 - 05:40h (CET +01.00) By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Harry Potter" star Emma Watson won the Trailblazer Award and Bradley Cooper was chosen best male performer for playing a bipolar man in "Silver Linings Playbook" as the MTV Movie Awards ki... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : emma, watson, bradley, cooper, honored, zany, movie, awards, Top Keywords

Comedian Will Ferrell to be honored with MTV award Feb 27th, 2013 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Will Ferrell will be honored by MTV at its 2013 movie awards show in April for his work in television and film comedy, the cable television network said on Wednesday. The actor and comedian, who spent years on the TV show "S... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : comedian, will, ferrell, honored, award, zany, movie, awards, Top Keywords

Winfrey, 'Beasts' actress honored at Essence lunch Feb 22nd, 2013 - 04:40h (CET +01.00) BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Nine-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhane' (Kwa-VEHN-ja-nay) Wallis toted a plush, dog-shaped purse with jeweled handles as she rubbed shoulders with Oprah Winfrey and Alfre Woodard. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : winfrey, 'beasts', actress, honored, essence, lunch, movie, awards, Top Keywords

Anne Hathaway honored by Costume Designers Guild Feb 20th, 2013 - 11:30h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Anne Hathaway was deemed best dressed - by people who dress her for work. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : anne, hathaway, honored, costume, designers, guild, movie, awards, Top Keywords

Tech innovators honored at Oscars dinner Feb 10th, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - A room full of engineers, computer whizzes and technicians has brought the crew of the Starship Enterprise down to Earth for a night. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tech, innovators, honored, oscars, dinner, guild, movie, awards, Top Keywords

Kiefer Sutherland honored by Harvard theater group Feb 9th, 2013 - 04:50h (CET +01.00) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Golden Globe-winning actor Keifer Sutherland has been awarded the pudding pot after being honored as Man of the Year by Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : kiefer, sutherland, honored, harvard, theater, group, movie, awards, Top Keywords

Legendary Japanese filmmakers to be honored by Hollywood Jan 25th, 2013 - 02:10h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and three of his compatriots will be honored by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) next month for their lifetime of work on movies that organizers said have "given us all a tast... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : legendary, japanese, filmmakers, honored, hollywood, group, movie, awards, Top Keywords

Legend, 2 Chainz, MC Lyte honored at Hip-Hop Ball Jan 21st, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (AP) - John Legend believes hip-hop played its part in helping Barack Obama become president, and he's proud at how the genre has matured over the years. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : legend, chainz, lyte, honored, hiphop, ball, movie, awards, Top Keywords