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Idris Elba, the star of BBC AMERICA’s critically acclaimed crime drama, Luther, has been nominated for a Golden Globe® Award, it was announced this week. He was nominated in the category Best Performance By An Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television.
Perry Simon, BBC Worldwide America’s GM, Channels says: “Idris’ portrayal of John Luther breaks the mould of TV detectives. He is a central character that is quite possibly just as dangerous as the criminals he’s chasing. Idris’ stellar performance truly deserves this nomination and has set a bench-mark for quality drama on BBC AMERICA.”
Elba plays the title role in the BBC AMERICA co-production about a brilliant and emotionally impulsive detective. The mini-series was lauded by fans and critics alike when it was first broadcast on BBC AMERICA in October. TV Guide said it was, “Criminally good... Luther is Prime Suspect on crack,” USA Today called it a “...terrific six part thriller... you have to watch,” and Variety declared “Luther is well worth the investment… there haven't been many recent offerings in this genre on either side of the pond superior to Luther.”
Luther was created and written by Neil Cross, the acclaimed suspense novelist and one of the lead writers on MI-5. You can watch a trailer for Luther below:
Golden globes snubs 2012, Biggest Golden Globes snubs. Nominations for the 2012 Golden Globes Awards have been announced, but it seems everyone is talking about the stars, TV shows and movies that didn’t make the cut. Today’s Golden Globe nominations were filled with a handful of surprises and of course, snubs. Though Ryan Gosling and Kristen Wiig were nominated, plenty of names were noticeably absent from the list.
Where was Emma Stone, Michael Pitt, Carey Mulligan or Elizabeth Olsen , who all pulled standout performances this year in movies and television? Even Kristen Dunst didn’t get any Golden Globes love, despite her win at Cannes for best actress earlier this year.
So what gives?! A lot of these snubs have left us scratching our heads. Click through the gallery to see the biggest 2012 Golden Globe nomination snubs and tell us which star you think most deserved a nod this year.
Google siri rival, Google to launch Siri rival? There are rumors that Google will launch a new voice assistant for Android smartphones to compete with Apple’s Siri. The new technology is expected to be out in a few weeks and will reportedly upgrade an Android app that lets users make calls and perform searches using voice commands. It is believed that Google Android will launch its own rival to Siri, the voice-activated personal assistant featured on the iPhone 4S. Writing for AndroidAndMe.com, Taylor Wimberly claims that Android's Siri rival will be called Majel, in relation to Majel Barrett-Roddenberry - the voice of the Federation Computer from Star Trek. "Majel," Wimberly claims, "is an evolution of Google's Voice Actions that is currently available on most Android phones with the addition of natural language processing. "Where Voice Actions required you to issue specific commands like 'send text to...' or 'navigate to...', Majel will allow you to perform actions in your natural language similar to how Siri functions." Wimberly believes that only Google search queries will be included with the initial release - which could be made available within the next two months - but more complex actions, like controlling the phone and applications with natural language commands, will come in a later update. In an interview with Slashgear back in October, Google's Matias Duarte said of Android's voice actions: "Our approach is more like Star trek, right, starship Enterprise; every piece of computing surface, everything is voice-aware. It's not that there's a personality, it doesn't have a name, it's just Computer." This may come as an insult to Apple's Siri, which has clearly been developed to have a character - which has sometimes landed her in trouble. Siri contains references to film quotes, responses to flirting by its user and even a joke about the loss of two iPhone - referring to iPhone prototypes that have gone missing in bars in recent years.
She has recently come under fire yet again for posing provocatively in a 'sexy' photo shoot.
But for her latest modelling job Kendall Jenner is seen in a more age-appropriate setting.
The 16-year-old graces the cover of Teen Prom magazine.
Teen dream: Kendall Jenner shows off a hint of her slim pins in a lavender beaded gown for a new photo shoot for Teen Prom magazine
However with her statuesque height and mature features, she still looks older than her adolescent years.
In one of the shots, Kendall shows off a hint of her slim pins in a lavender beaded gown with a slit running up her slender thigh.
The fresh-faced teen also has her already towering 5'9 height boosted with a pair of cream platforms.
For the cover, Kendall is seen dressed in a demure turquoise strapless bejeweled dress.
More age-appropriate: For the cover, Kendall is seen dressed in a demure turquoise strapless dress
This time the image captures the exact innocence of a girl at her tender age.
The striking brunette has on minimal make-up and wears her hair in a natural soft wave.
In an interview for the magazine, Kendall says she draws style inspiration from her three famous sisters, who co-own three branches of their fashion boutique Dash around the U.S and have their own clothing line.
'My three older sisters [Kourtney, Kim and Khloé] inspire me the most,' she says. 'I pull [my style] from each of them.'
The teen, who is fast overshadowing Kim and Co. said that when she was first thrusted in front of the cameras to film the famous family's long-running reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, she was nervous.
In cartoon world: Kendall recently came under fire for a shoot she did for Lovecat magazine
'I used to be really shy around the cameras when we started filming,' she tells the teen mag. 'But I think Kylie (her younger sister) and I are both used to it now. It’s normal for us.'
And she says it was no different when she embarked on her modelling career, which saw her walk down the runway for the first time earlier this year.
'I was really, really nervous and scared,' she recalls. 'I was like, "What if my walk isn’t right?"
'[My sisters] told me, "You’ll be fine, you’ll do great," and that made me feel so much better. They said, "Be you, have fun with it, be confident."
Inappropriate? The new feature billed itself as a 'sexy shoot' of the teen
'Once I got out there, I felt more comfortable. When the lights are up, you can’t really see the audience, which made it a little better. I had a lot of fun. I want to do it again.'
She says her sisters, who have come under constant scrutiny since rising to fame, have given her some sage advice on the subject of unflattering comments.
'[They tell me] not to listen to what other people say because people are mean,' she says. 'I just don’t look at the Internet and what people say because it can bring you down.'
Rise to fame: Kendall and her sister Kylie, left, are getting set to star in their own spin-off series
Kendall or rather, her management, just recently attracted criticism after the teen posed a little too provocatively in a very different photoshoot.
Her 'sexy' shoot, as it was marketed, for Lovecat magazine, saw Kendall posing in a tiny leather miniskirt.
In another shot the cheerleader throws her head back as she leans on a bathroom vanity in a short crochet dress.
The provocative images were subverted by whimsical cartoons that appeared in the magazine spread with her, of colourful woodland creatures.
Sisterly advice: Kendall says her sisters, who have come under constant scrutiny since rising to fame, have given her some sage advice on the subject of unflattering comments
Meanwhile Kendall and her younger sister Kylie, 14, are getting set to star in their own spin-off series.
As their older sister Kim's popularity suffers thanks to accusations that her marriage to Kris Humphries was simply a money-making scheme, the younger generation of Kardashians are being thrust further into the spotlight.
The head of the cable channel E! revealed she plans to add more Kardashians to the roster of TV shows featuring the family.
Bonnie Hammer said the network is looking at making shows featuring mum Kris Jenner's two daughters with husband Bruce.
The two youngest Kardashians feature in Keeping up with the Kardashians but have minor roles compared to the older sisters.
Money spinners: The Kardashian women, all seen here, bring in some serious bank
But, with Kris' careful coaching, they are emerging as young starlets on the scene.
Kendall's modelling career is going from strength to strength while Kylie is dating Australian pop star Cody Simpson.
Rob Kardashian, who was a runner up in the Dancing with the Stars reality show, is also being looked at for a possible show.
Hammer, 61, told The Hollywood Reporter magazine there could be 'two, three, even four Kardashian' spin-offs.
But the top TV executive, who was named as the second most powerful woman in Hollywood by the magazine, admitted the current crop of Kardashians was 'too fragile' for the network.
The family, run by matriarch Kris Jenner, have come under a blitz of negative publicity following Kim Kardashian's 72-day marriage.
Critics accused 31-year-old Kim, the most high profile of the sisters,of staging a sham marriage to cash in on a two hour TV special screened by E!.
The wedding was reported to have generated up to $18m in income for the Kardashians although mum Kris denied they had profited.
Hammer told the Hollywood Reporter the marriage was not a stunt.
But in a lengthy interview profiling her career Fuller also admitted that E! would not be so reliant on Kim Kardashian and the staged antics of her sisters.
She said of the show: 'I think it will have its own life expectancy and we'll go along with it and help hone what's right for E! and what's not right for E! as we develop a whole other world.'
Speaking of the short lived marriage she said: 'This was not a stunt. In no way did people believe this was going to happen.
'I think true Kardashian fans know that a bigger than life mistake can be made easily in their world. Everything they do is bigger than life. It's just part of their DNA.'
It's the prestigious prize for the mantlepiece every starlet dreams of, with Golden Globe recognition paving the way for Oscar glory.
And all eyes will be on Kate Winslet after she scooped a nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for Carnage and Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries for Mildred Pierce.
This will be the eighth time the Titanic beauty, 36, has been nominated, and potentially her third win after she triumphed in 2008 for The Reader and Revolutionary Road.
Chemistry: Sofia Vergara and Gerard Butler giggled away onstage together at the 69th annual Golden Globe Award nominations announcements
But Winslet has stiff competition on her hands, battling the likes of Carnage co-star Jodie Foster, Charlize Theron (Young Adult), Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids) and Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn) for the Musical/Comedy prize.
She will also battle Diane Lane of Cinema Verite, Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern and Emily Watson from Appropriate Adult for the Motion Picture/Miniseries title.
Moment of suspense: Sofia Vergara speaks during the 69th annual Golden Globe Award nominations announcements
Golden girl: Sofia was one of the celebrity guests to announce the Golden Globe nominations
Fellow women of the showbiz elite who join Winslet on the list, include Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady and Rooney Mara of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo who are up for Best Actress in a Drama. Streep and Mara will strive to triumph alongside Glenn Close of Albert Nobbs, Viola Davis from The Help and the fantastic Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin.
Causing Carnage: Kate Winslet has been nominated for Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy against co-star Jodie Foster
Flying the flag for the boys is George Clooney, whose two films The Descendants and The Ides Of March, made it onto the Best Motion Picture list.
They face competition from The Help, Hugo, Moneyball and Steven Spielberg production War Horse.
The coveted prize of Best Director will land in the lap of one of the lucky five; Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris, George Clooney for The Ides of March, Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist, Alexander Payne for The Descendants or Martin Scorsese for Hugo.
Holding her own: Sofia may have added the glamour, but Rashida Jones looked cute as a button in thick-rimmed glasses and a blazer
Suited and booted: A hairless Woody Harrrleson and a hairy Gerard read out the nominations
Foppish: Gerard was sporting a full set of curls at the Beverly Hill events in California
The nominations were announced today by Hollywood veteran Woody Harrelson, Modern Family star Sofia Vergara, Scottish hunk Gerard Butler and Rashida Jones at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, California.
Unlikely film The Artist topped the leaderboard, with the French film scooping six nominations.
Yet hot on its tale and tied in second place is sixties tale The Help and Clooney's Hawaiian family story The Descendants; with both films earning five nods including Best Motion Picture Drama.
Water baby: My Week With Marilyn star Michelle Williams received a nod for Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy
While Clooney was also nominated for Best Actor in a Drama, The Help earned acting nods for Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain.
Best Actress in a Television Drama Series included nominations for Claire Danes (Homeland), Mireille Enos (The Killing), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) and Madeleine Stowe (Revenge).
Third time lucky? Kate won a nod for her efforts in Mildred Pierce, but already has two Golden Globes
Following their lead was the category for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV movie.
Boardwalk Empire star Kelly Macdonald will battle Jessica Lange from American Horror Story, Maggie Smith of Downton Abbey, Sofia Vergara of Modern Family and Evan Rachel Wood for Mildred Pierce.
Best Actor for a Television Comedy Series category sees Alec Baldwin of 30 Rock take on David Duchovny of Californication, Johnny Galecki of The Big Bang Theory and Matt LeBlanc of Episodes.
Down to business: The quartet shared plenty of jokes during their Golden Globe duties
Their lucky day: Woody and Gerard looked particularly pleased with themselves as they posed with Sofia and Rashida
There doesn't seem to be a clear runner for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Film, with Jean Dujardin (The Artist), Brendan Gleeson (The Guard), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (50/50), Ryan Gosling (Crazy, Stupid, Love) and Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris) all in the running.
The Flowers of War, In the Land of Blood of Honey, The Kid With a Bike, A Separation and The Skin I Live In will all compete for Best Foreign Film.
Ricky Gervais will return as the host, despite offending the entirety of the auditorium earlier this year.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced through Twitter last month that the British comedian will reprise his role as presenter for the third time at the ceremony in January 2012.
Hot favourite: George Clooney has been honoured with Best Actor in a Drama and Best Director nods
Making Angie proud: Brad Pitt, seen here with Jonah Hill, has been nominated for his efforts in Moneyball
A previous quip drew gasps when he referred to one film featuring ‘two heterosexual actors pretending to be gay, so the complete opposite of some famous Scientologists then’.
He then added: 'My lawyers helped me with the wording of that joke.'
The 50-year-old also said that Sex And The City 2 should have won the special effects award for ‘the team that airbrushed that poster... 'Girls, we know how old you are.'
Today he revealed he will be eating something light prior to popping on his tuxedo on the night, saying: 'I'll just have something light like beans on toast so I don't throw up all over Robert De Niro.'
Show off! Sofia Vergara poses with a cake on Twitter to celebrate her nomination, with the caption: 'Celebrating with cake at 5am my Golden Globe nomination'
Simple, yet chic: Sofia and Rashida opted to leave the bling at home and light up their outfits with a smile
The 69th annual Golden Globes ceremony will take place on January 15.
Five-time Academy Award and Globe nominee Morgan Freeman, who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Million Dollar Baby and a Best Actor Globe for Driving Miss Daisy, will receive the group's Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Last year, The King's Speech ruled over Hollywood with an impressive seven nominations.
GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS 2012
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE (TV)
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY Jodi Foster, Carnage Charlize Theron, Young Adult Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn Kate Winslet, Carnage BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA The Descendants Moneyball The Help Hugo The Ides of March War Horse BEST DIRECTOR Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris George Clooney The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Alexander Payne, The Descendants Martin Scorsese, Hugo
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA Claire Danes: Homeland Mireille Enos: The Killing Julianna Margulies: The Good Wife Callie Thorne: Necessary Roughness
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY Laura Dern: Enlightened Zooey Deschanel: New Girl Tina Fey: 30 Rock Laura Linney: The Big C Amy Poehler: Parks and Recreation
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE The Flowers of War In the Land of Blood and Honey The Kid With a Bike A Separation The Skin I Live In
BEST SCREENPLAY Midnight in Paris The Ides of March The Descendants Moneyball Bridesmaids
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE (TV) Peter Dinklage: Game of Thrones Paul Giamatti: Too Big Too Fail Guy Pearce: Mildred Pierce Tim Robbins: Cinema Verite Eric Stonestreet: Modern Family
BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY Alec Baldwin: 30 Rock David Duchovny: Californication Johnny Galecki: The Big Bang Theory Thomas Jane: Hung Matt LeBlanc: Episodes
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE The Artist W.E. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Hugo War Horse
BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Mildred Pierce Too Big Too Fail Cinema Verite Downton Abbey The Hour
BEST TV SERIES OR COMEDY Enlightened Episodes Glee Modern Family New Girl
BEST ANIMATED FILM The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas Cars 2 Puss in Boots Rango
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE (TV) William Hurt: Too Big Too Fail Hugh Bonneville; Downton Abbey Idris Elba: Luther Bill Nighy; Page Eight Dominic West: Appropriate Adult
BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA Steve Buscemi: Boardwalk Empire Bryan Cranston: Breaking Bad Kelsey Grammer: Boss Jeremy Irons: The Borgias Damian Lewis: Homeland
BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA American Horror Story Boardwalk Boss Game of Thrones Homeland
BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY Jean Dujardin: The Artist Brendan Gleeson; The Guard Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 50/50 Ryan Gosling: Crazy, Stupid, Love Owen Wilson: Midnight in Paris
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Bérénice Bejo, The Artist Jessica Chastain, The Help Janet Mcteer, Albert Nobbs Octavia Spencer, The Help Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
BEST ACTOR, DRAMA George Clooney, The Descendants Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar Michael Fassbender, Shame Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March Brad Pitt, Moneyball
BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY 50/50 The Artist Bridesmaids Midnight in Paris My Week With Marilyn
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn Albert Brooks, Drive Jonah Hill, Moneyball Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method Christopher Plummer, Beginners
BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs Viola Davis, The Help Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
BEST ORIGINAL SONG Hello Hello: Gnomeo and Juliet The Keeper: Machine Gun Preacher Lay Your Head Down: Albert Nobbs The Living Proof: The Help Masterpiece: W.E.
