Performance by an actor in a leading role

• Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
• Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
• Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)
• Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
• Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

• Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features)
• Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax)
• Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
• Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

• Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
• Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
• Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

• Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
• Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
• Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
• Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
• Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Best animated feature film of the year

• “Bolt” (Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard
• “Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton

Achievement in art direction

• “Changeling” (Universal), Art Direction: James J. Murakami, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Peter Lando
• “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
• “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt

Achievement in cinematography

• “Changeling” (Universal), Tom Stern
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Claudio Miranda
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Anthony Dod Mantle

Achievement in costume design

• “Australia” (20th Century Fox), Catherine Martin
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West
• “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Michael O’Connor
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Glicker
• “Revolutionary Road”  (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky

Achievement in directing

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Fincher
• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Ron Howard
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Gus Van Sant
• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Stephen Daldry
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Danny Boyle

Best documentary feature

• “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” (Cinema Guild), A Pandinlao Films Production, Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
• “Encounters at the End of the World” (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment), A Creative Differences Production, Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
• “The Garden” A Black Valley Films Production, Scott Hamilton Kennedy
• “Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall Production, James Marsh and Simon Chinn
• “Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films), An Elsewhere Films Production, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

Best documentary short subject

• “The Conscience of Nhem En” A Farallon Films Production, Steven Okazaki
• “The Final Inch” A Vermilion Films Production, Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
• “Smile Pinki” A Principe Production, Megan Mylan
• “The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306” A Rock Paper Scissors Production, Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde

Achievement in film editing

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lee Smith
• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Elliot Graham
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens

Best foreign language film of the year

• “The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production, Germany
• “The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haut et Court Production, France
• “Departures” (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan
• “Revanche” (Janus Films), A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production, Austria
• “Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production, Israel

Achievement in makeup

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Greg Cannom
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
• “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal), Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Alexandre Desplat
• “Defiance” (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Elfman
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

• “Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
• “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
• “O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam

Best motion picture of the year

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
• “Milk” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Nominees to be determined
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer

Best animated short film

• “La Maison en Petits Cubes” A Robot Communications Production, Kunio Kato
• “Lavatory - Lovestory” A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production, Konstantin Bronzit
• “Oktapodi” (Talantis Films), A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production, Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
• “Presto” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Doug Sweetland
• “This Way Up” A Nexus Production, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes

Best live action short film

• “Auf der Strecke (On the Line)” (Hamburg Shortfilmagency), An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production, Reto Caffi
• “Manon on the Asphalt” (La Luna Productions), A La Luna Production, Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
• “New Boy” (Network Ireland Television), A Zanzibar Films Production, Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
• “The Pig” An M & M Production, Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
• “Spielzeugland (Toyland)” A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank

Achievement in sound editing

• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Richard King
• “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Tom Sayers
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
• “Wanted” (Universal), Wylie Stateman

Achievement in sound mixing

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
• “Wanted” (Universal), Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

Achievement in visual effects

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
• “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan

Adapted screenplay

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
• “Doubt” (Miramax), Written by John Patrick Shanley
• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Screenplay by Peter Morgan
• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Hare
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Original screenplay

• “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Courtney Hunt
• “Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax), Written by Mike Leigh
• “In Bruges” (Focus Features), Written by Martin McDonagh
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Written by Dustin Lance Black
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

Gloria Estan performing live at hard Rock Live. Photo by: Johnny Louis/jlnphotography.com

Glosia Estefan performing live at Hard Rock live. photo by:Johnny Louis/jlnphotography.com

Five-time Grammy Award winner Gloria Estefan perform all her greatest hits and feature music from her CD “90 Millas” at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino . A portion of the proceeds benefit the Education Funds of Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Indian River County Public Schools, all of which are dedicated to improving the lives of our youth through education,

The announcement of the concert was made, today, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino during a public unveiling of a special memorabilia display by Gloria and Emilio Estefan that celebrates their lifetime creative and musical achievements.

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T-Pain and DJ Irie on deck at Parkwest

T-Pain and DJ Irie

James Lesure showing the kids how to make a layover at the Overtown ZSG clinic photo by: Johnny Louis

Nathaniel “Nate” Robinson at the overtown youth clinic photo by: Johnny Louis

D-Wade and Alonzo Mourning with the youth of broward county photo by:Johnny Louis

The Groove Just Got Flashier’ as NBA Champions Alonzo “Zo” Mourning and Dwyane “Flash” Wade –a.k.a. D. Wade - host the Miccosukee Zo’s Summer Groove Introducing D. Wade (ZSG), a five-day weekend offering something for everyone from youth basketball clinics, golf tournament, comedy jam, benefit dinner, youth summit, free block party, all-star basketball game, and numerous after-party functions. Proceeds benefit Alonzo Mourning Charities and the Wade’s World Foundation. This ZSG Sponsored by Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, this nationally recognized fun-filled event has become a staple in the South Florida community and beyond. ZSG works to promote community involvement by encouraging event participants to enjoy a weekend of activities that ultimately benefits South Florida’s most underserved children and families. “Dwyane’s leadership and personal interest in helping young people develop their goals is aligned with the core of what Alonzo Mourning Charities does,” said Mourning. “I look forward to a successful partnership with him for many years to come as his presence will lend an additional boost to ZSG and our community-centered efforts.”

Kicking off the festivities on July 9th is the Nike ZSG Youth Basketball Clinic at the Miramar Youth Enrichment Center More than 2,000 kids learn basic basketball fundamentals from the league’s best including Rasual Butler, Kenny Anderson, Alonzo Mourning and Dwyane Wade. The second session will be held at the Overton Youth Center in Miami, where kids will be joined by NBA players- Udonis Haslem, Dorell Wright, Carlos Boozer and Mike James

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JLN Photography: Back Stage Interview with designers: Mercedes Benz 2007 Swim Week | Interview by Johnny Louis

La perla fashion show at the Forge Miami Beach, FL on Wednesday 11, 2008. Academy award winner Jamie Foxx and Mickey Rourke and many more…

Photo by:Johnny Louis/jlnphotography.com

Photo by:Johnny Louis/jlnphotography.com

Well known for being one of the first (and, one of the few) rock bands to make extensive use of horns, Chicago started as a politically charged, sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads.

While albums III and Live at Carnegie Hall fared more modestly, Chicago forged ahead with their fifth effort, buoyed by the hit “Saturday In The Park,” which reached #3 - the band’s biggest hit thus far, making critically-acclaimed Chicago V the biggest hit album of 1972, and Chicago’s first #1 album. Albums Chicago VI through XIV are most well-known for the popular hits and ballads “Just You ‘N’ Me” (#4), “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day” (#10), “(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long” (#9), “Wishing You Were Here” (#11), “If You Leave Me Now” (#1), “Baby, What A Big Surprise” (#4) and “Alive Again” (#14), but the band’s popularity soon waned. It wasn’t until 1982’s XVI that featured the hits “Hard To Say I’m Sorry” (#1), and “Love Me Tomorrow” (#8) that Chicago bounced back to platinum, reaching #9, rescuing their career in the process. After that, a steady stream of hits including “Stay The Night” (#16), “Hard Habit To Break” (#3), “You’re The Inspiration” (#3), “Along Comes A Woman” (#14), “Look Away” (#1), and “I Don’t Wanna Live Without Your Love” (#3) inspired a new generation.

Though the line-up may have changed through the years, Chicago retains the legacy of music they inherited from their parents and their teachers and that they have brought to millions of fans.

Carlos Santana has been reinventing and reshaping the popular music landscape and culture for close to four decades. His signature sound-fusing rock, jazz, blues, soul, Latin idioms, multi-cultural genres and more-is as unique as it is instantly identifiable. Born in Autlan de Navarro, Mexico-where there’s now a street and public square in his name–to the son of a virtuoso Mariachi violinist, Santana followed in his father’s musical footsteps, taking up the violin at the age of five. It was when his family moved to Tijuana several years later, however, that Santana began his lifelong relationship with the instrument that would make him a musical icon–the guitar. Early on he emulated his heroes–John Lee Hooker, T. Bone Walker, and B.B. King-who he heard on powerful American radio stations when their signals crossed the border.

In 1961, Santana made the crossing himself, moving from his native Mexico to San Francisco. A few years later, he formed the Santana Blues Band there, and the cool, soulful riffs and rhythms of his Latin-blues based sound found an audience eager for his innovative musical ideas. Santana and company emerged as giants of the era-defining Bay Area music scene of the late ’60s, and their fame grew far beyond its parameters while their artistry remained true to its free-flying spirit. Massive success quickly followed. By the end of the decade, Santana had played to packed houses on a cross-country tour, performed on the venerable Ed Sullivan Show, and made an indelible global mark with his legendary, crowd-detonating performance at the original Woodstock festival in 1969. He has not slowed down since.

As a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Santana has sold more than 90 million records, and performed to over 100 million people, globally. He has won ten Grammy Awards, including a record tying nine for a single project for his 36th album, the blockbuster 1999 disc Supernatural. Now exceeding 25 million in sales, Supernatural’s citations included Album of the Year and Record of the Year for the smash single “Smooth.” Santana has also won three Latin GRAMMY Awards, and in 2004, he received the Latin Recording Academy’s prestigious “Person of the Year” honor. His most recent releases are 2005’s All That I Am and 2007’s Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter Live at the 1988 Montreux Jazz Festival.Photo by: Johnny Louis/jlnphotography.com