BURBANK, Calif. - "The Incredibles," Pixar Animation Studios' tale of a superhero family struggling with supervillians and suburban life, tops the list of nominees for the 32nd annual Annie Awards.
"The Incredibles" got 16 nominations while DreamWorks' "Shrek 2" and "Shark Tale" had seven each, according to a Monday announcement by the International Animated Film Society, which will present the awards on Jan. 30 in Glendale.
Nominations for "The Incredibles" include best animated feature, directing, music and voice acting for Samuel L. Jackson, who plays the hero Frozone, and Brad Bird as the fashion designer Edna Mode.
Other nominees for top animated feature include "Shrek 2," "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence" and "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie."
Nominated for best animated television production were the "SpongeBob SquarePants" show, "My Life as a Teenage Robot," "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends," "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Batman."
Society members will vote on the nominations, which were made by a committee.
On the Net:
http://www.annieawards.com/foryourconsideration.htm
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LOS ANGELES - There's just no keeping Star Jones Reynolds off Hollywood's red carpets.
Jones Reynolds will chat with nominees and guests as they arrive at the Beverly Hilton when she hosts E! Entertainment Television's two-hour "Live From the Red Carpet: The 2005 Golden Globe Awards" on Jan. 16.
"I have watched (the show) for years as a fan," she said in a statement Tuesday. "To be able to participate in all the fun and excitement now as the host is a dream come true."
Jones Reynolds, who has a daytime gig as a co-host of ABC's "The View," first stepped on the carpet for E! in September at the Emmy Awards.
She replaced Joan and Melissa Rivers after the mother-daughter duo took their acerbic fashion commentary to the TV Guide Channel in July.
Jones Reynolds married banker Al Reynolds in a star-studded Park Avenue ceremony in New York last month.
E! will offer 10 hours of Golden Globe programming, including a six-hour "Live Countdown" and a two-hour "Live Post-Show."
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NEW YORK - Julia Roberts is a mommy with big money.
The 37-year-old actress, who recently gave birth to twins, tops The Hollywood Reporter's annual list of the highest-paid actresses. Her paycheck per film? $20 million.
"Charlie's Angels" star Cameron Diaz, also with a $20 million price tag, is ranked second because her face was missing from the big screen this year (though her voice was featured in the animated "Shrek 2").
Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Drew Barrymore, worth $15 million each, rounded out the top five, followed by Halle Berry ($14 million), Sandra Bullock and Angelina Jolie (both earning $12 million to $15 million per film), and Renee Zellweger and Jennifer Lopez ($12 million each).
The Women in Entertainment issue also includes a paycheck tally of "Five Breakout Performers." Kirsten Dunst is No. 1 at $8 million, followed by Lindsay Lohan ($7.5 million), Jessica Alba ($3 million), Mandy Moore ($3 million) and Sarah Michelle Gellar ($2 million).
Anne Sweeney, co-chairman of media networks for the Walt Disney Co. and president of Disney-ABC Television Group, was the highest-ranked woman in the Power 100 list of women in entertainment. Sweeney was followed by Amy Pascal, vice chairman and motion picture group chairman for Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Nancy Tellem, president of CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group.
Twin producers-actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen share the 85th spot.
A committee of editors determined the names and ranking of the Power 100 after thorough field research and an evaluation of hundreds of submissions. Selections were based on numerous criteria, The Hollywood Reporter said Monday.
On the Net:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com
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WINDSOR, Conn. - A crew that was filming scenes for Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds," based on H.G. Wells' novel about an invasion from outer space, lost a few extras in the Connecticut River last weekend.
Two adult-size mannequins got free and drifted south down the river during filming on the riverbank in Windsor, said Windsor police Lt. Shannon Haynes.
Despite a search by the movie production's water safety crew, the mannequins weren't recovered, and other police departments along the riverfront were alerted.
"We just wanted them to know that if they got any calls about bodies floating in the river," Haynes said Monday. "But we never heard anything about them being found."
Spielberg and star Tom Cruise shot sequences across the state last week, including several scenes at an old chemical plant in Naugatuck.
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NEW YORK - Carnegie Hall is turning into Osmo Vanska's regular jumping-off spot whenever he heads out of the country.
Vanska, the music director of the Minnesota Orchestra, was at Carnegie Hall Monday to collect his award as conductor of the year from the Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts, classical music's top trade magazine. He immediately left for Reykjavik, Iceland, to conduct the Iceland Symphony Orchestra later in the week.
In February, Vanska performed at Carnegie Hall with the Minnesota Orchestra to kick off the orchestra's European tour.
Vanska is now in his second season with the Minnesota Orchestra.
Musical America's other award winners included Finnish soprano Karita Mattila as musician of the year, Estonian Arvo Part as composer of the year and German violinist Christian Tetzlaff as instrumentalist of the year. Other winners were New York-based contemporary music group Bang on a Can All-Stars, ensemble of the year, and Joseph W. Polisi, president of The Juilliard School, educator of the year.
On the Net:
http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/new-home/index.cfm
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MANCHESTER, Tenn. - The Bonnaroo music festival will return for the fourth time in 2005, with the three-day musical event slated to run from June 10-12.
The festival has grown every year, and more than 90,000 attended the event last year held at a 700-acre farm in Coffee County, about 60 miles southeast of Nashville.
Acts for the 2005 festival have not been announced. Dave Matthews, Bob Dylan and The Dead were among the headliners in 2004.
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On the Net:
Bonnaroo: http://www.bonnaroo.com/
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