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The GRAMMY Awards 2011 - Jamie's Picks

The nominees for the 2011 Grammy Awards were recently announced during a live concert at the Club Nokia, located in Los Angeles. It seems that rapper Eminem has staked his claim in the music world this year, coming in with ten nominations, including the biggest award at the show, Album of the Year.

His album, “Recovery”, is going head to head against “The Suburbs by Arcade Fire, “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum, “The Fame Monster” by Lady GaGa, and “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry.

The second most nominations went to Bruno Mars, a relative newcomer on the music scene this year. One of his nominations Is for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, which pits him against Michael Buble, Michael Jackson, Adam Lambert, and John Mayer.

The Best New Artist nominees include teen sensation Justin Bieber, as well as Drake, Florence and the Machine, Mumford & Sons, and Esperanza Spalding. Bieber is also competing against Susan Boyle, Lady GaGa, John Mayer, and Katy Perry for the Best Pop Vocal Album.

A few other nominees received votes in numerous categories, including Lady Antebellum, Jay-Z, Miranda Lambert, B.o.B, and Muse. The awards show will air on February 13, 2011.

Album of the Year:
# The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
# Recovery – Eminem
# Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
# The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
# Teenage Dream – Katy Perry

Song of the Year:
# “Beg, Steal or Borrom” – Ray LaMontagne
# “Forget You” – Cee Lo
# “The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert
# “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem feat. Rihanna
# “Need You Know” – Lady Antebellum

Record of the Year:
# “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem feat. Rihanna
# “Nothin’ On You” – Bruno Mars
# “Forget You” – Cee Lo
# “Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
# “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum

Best New Artist:
# Justin Bieber
# Drake
# Florence + The Machine
# Mumford & Sons
# Esperanza Spalding

Best Rap Album:
# The Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B
# Thank Me Later – Drake
# Recovery – Eminem
# The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
# How I Got Over – The Roots

Best Contemporary R&B Album:
# Graffiti – Chris Brown
# Untitled – R. Kelly
# Transition – Ryan Leslie
# The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monáe
# Raymond V Raymond – Usher
I can't decide

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
# “Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version)” – Glee Cast
# “Misery” – Maroon 5
# “The Only Exception” – Paramore
# “Babyfather” – Sade
# “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)” – Train

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
# “Airplanes II” – B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
# “Imagine” – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
# “If It Wasn’t For Bad” – Elton John & Leon Russell
# “Telephone” – Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
# “California Gurls” – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg
Tie second is “California Gurls” – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg and “Airplanes II” – B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams

Best Dance Recording:
# “Rocket” – Goldfrapp
# “In For The Kill” – La Roux
# “Dance In The Dark” – Lady Gaga
# “Only Girl (In The World)” – Rihanna
# “Dancing On My Own” – Robyn *
*This it is the hardest category to choose because i love all these songs

"Hold It Against Me" - Britney Spears

Jamie's OSCAR PICKS and PREDICTIONS

PINK - My Pick BLUE - Will Probably get

Actor in a Leading Role

• Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
• Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
• Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
• Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
• James Franco in “127 Hours”

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
• John Hawkes in “Winter's Bone”
• Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
• Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
• Geoffrey Rush in “The King's Speech”

Actress in a Leading Role

• Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
• Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
• Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter's Bone”
• Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
• Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
• Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech”
• Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
• Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
• Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

Animated Feature Film

• “How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
• “The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
• “Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich (Also Jamie's PICK)

Art Direction

• “Alice in Wonderland”
  Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara (Also Jamie's PICK)
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
  Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
• “Inception” 
  Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
• “The King's Speech” 
  Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
• “True Grit” 
  Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

Cinematography

• “Black Swan” Matthew Libatique
• “Inception” Wally Pfister
• “The King's Speech” Danny Cohen
• “The Social Network” Jeff Cronenweth
• “True Grit” Roger Deakins

Costume Design

• “Alice in Wonderland” Colleen Atwood
• “I Am Love” Antonella Cannarozzi
• “The King's Speech” Jenny Beavan
• “The Tempest” Sandy Powell
• “True Grit” Mary Zophres

Directing

• “Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
• “The Fighter” David O. Russell
• “The King's Speech” Tom Hooper
• “The Social Network” David Fincher (Also Jamie's PICK)
• “True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Documentary (Feature)

• “Exit through the Gift Shop” Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
• “Gasland” Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
• “Inside Job” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
• “Restrepo” Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
• “Waste Land” Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Foreign Language Film

• “Biutiful” Mexico (Also Jamie's PICK)
• “Dogtooth” Greece
• “In a Better World” Denmark
• “Incendies” Canada
• “Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” Algeria

Best Picture

• “Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
• “The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
• “Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
• “The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
• “The King's Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
• “127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
• “The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
• “Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
• “True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
• “Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
• THIS ONE IS TOO HARD TO PICK

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• “127 Hours” Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
• “The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
• “Toy Story 3” Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
• “True Grit” Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• “Winter's Bone” Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini