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Another Tumblr of the Year nominee. (The brains behind Binders Full of Women right here.)
EatSleepDraw at the 5th Annual Shorty Awards
Good luck to Lee and all of the other nominees at this year’s Shorty Awards. As a former nominee, I have a few friends in the mix this year, and I hope, whoever wins in the Tumblr of the Year category, their hand gets sore from giving out so many high-fives. — Ernie @ SFB
‘Lincoln’ leads Golden Globe movie nominations with 7 bids
AP: Civil War drama “Lincoln” leads the Golden Globes with 7 nominations, including best drama and best director, along with acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.
“Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Life of Pi,” and “Zero Dark Thirty” are also nominated in the drama category.
Nominees for best musical or comedy are: “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” “Les Miserables,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” and “Silver Linings Playbook.”
Photo: Daniel Day-Lewis portrays Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln.’ (Dreamworks via Reuters)
“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” sounds like the name of a really good backpacker-rap mixtape, but no, it’s actually about salmon fishing in the Yemen. Somewhat of a surprise nod, but “Moonrise Kingdom” (or “Silver Linings Playbook”) should beat it easily. (BTW: Worth noting that Bill Murray got a nod for “Hyde Park on Hudson,” so DDL doesn’t hold a monopoly on the presidential beat.)
First off: Congrats to the creators of the “We Are the 99 Percent” Tumblr, who won a Shorty Award tonight for Microblog of the Year on Tumblr. (As I told them, I didn’t even write an acceptance speech because I knew they would win. Still had fun.) I got a chance to meet both of them tonight, and I admit to learning a ton from by just listening. Really cool to hear all that perspective in person. Too many encounters in the media are cut down to a soundbite. It’s nice to take a step back, listen and consider. That’s what I felt like I got to do tonight. It was great. (Also, Jeremy “Missing e” Cutler totally got robbed.) — Ernie @ SFB
Today, and for the following 19 days, the Knight News Challenge is open for business. The theme of the challenge is Networks.
The most common question I’ve been asked since we announced the challenge is exactly what we mean by Networks. We’re trying not to define the term too…
If you have an itching for technology and journalism, get involved in this. Popular startups, including EveryBlock, received funding through the Knight challenge in prior years.
The big Razzie superstar: M. Night Shyamalan kept up with his track record of producing reliable Razzie “winners” and scored five trophies last night, including “Worst Picture,” for his widely-criticized live-action version of “The Last Airbender,” a popular Nickelodeon toon. Beyond the usual crapfest that might follow a film like this, it wins a little extra because the characters are largely Asian but the lead actors chosen to play them were mostly white – a decision made all the stranger because Shyamalan is Asian himself. source
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