Last year, after Arcade Fire won a Grammy, the Twitter machine lit up with inquiries asking: Who is Arcade Fire? A Tumblr was started, a PSA was made, and even Tom Colicchio weighed in for some reason. Well, last night when Bon Iver took home a Grammy for Best New Artist (despite putting out albums since 2007) and Best Alternative Music Album, it was déjà vu all over again. Are these confused people Bon Curious or Bon Averse? Who knows, but they're Tweeting... and yes, there's a Tumblr keeping track of them all (it's been around since they were nominated). more ›

For those of you who consider the Grammys an actual, legitimate measure of musical talent (Simpsons fans, please sit down), you may like to check out the just-announced full list of this year's nominees. For everyone else, here's a small sampling of what to care just a little bit about. more ›

We knew the Emmys would be terrible (even Pat Kiernan says, "They weren’t funny—Jane Lynch wasn’t funny. And the voiceover guy was really not funny.") yet we still watched. Obviously, we suffering from some sort of Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Stockholm Syndrome, but at least there were these moments: more ›

This weekend, the booze-friendly city of New Orleans played host to shakers and stirrers from the world over at the annual Tales of the Cocktail festival, and New York bars racked up some top-shelf awards at the Spirited Awards ceremony. more ›

Last week, the officer who shot and killed Pace University student Danroy Henry amidst a chaotic Westchester night last fall was honored with the "Officer of the Year" award by his union. Henry's family was understandably upset at the honor, and now, has filed a wrongful death suit against the officer, as well as The Village of Pleasantville. "The pain of losing our son so suddenly is insatiable and not only has his absence changed us forever, but his suffering will always haunt us as well," the family said in a statement. more ›

Last fall, 20-year-old Pace University student Danroy Henry was shot and killed by police after hitting a cop with his car amidst a chaotic Westchester night. In February, a Westchester grand jury ultimately declined to bring charges against the two police officers who fatally shot him. And now, one of those officers has been given the "Officer of the Year" award by his union, and the decision has enraged Henry's parents: "It's consistent with the arrogant behavior and the insensitivity we have received since October 17," said the victim's mother, Angella Henry. more ›

Last night at Lincoln Center the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Awards were delivered to fashionable recipients, including designer Marc Jacobs, who won top honors. It was Alexander McQueen who took the spotlight, however. The designer committed suicide earlier this year and was given a special tribute last night—Sarah Jessica Parker delivered that tribute to the late designer (sans notes or teleprompter!), whose Fall 2010 collection was shown for the first time in the States. more ›

Up in the Air is up on top of the Golden Globe award contenders (full list after the jump), receiving six nominations, including props for best drama and nominations for George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. The tense Iraq war drama, The Hurt Locker, which just scored with the critics' awards in New York and LA, was also nominated for best drama, and Kathryn Bigelow was nominated for best director. James Cameron (Avatar), Clint Eastwood (Invictus), Jason Rietman (Up in the Air), and Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) were also nominated for best director. more ›

The Hurt Locker is picking up critical momentum as Hollywood heads into Academy Awards season. After nabbing the "best film" prize from the LA Film Critics Association, director Kathryn Bigelow's taut Iraq war drama has been named best film by the New York Film Critics Circle, which also declared Bigelow best director. The NYFCC voted George Clooney best actor for Up in the Air and Fantastic Mr. Fox, Meryl Streep won best actress for Julie & Julia, Christoph Waltz got best supporting actor for Inglourious Basterds, and Mo'Nique picked up best supporting actress for her widely-acclaimed performance in Precious. But nowhere on this list is our favorite film of '09, the Coen brothers' A Serious Man, which was also snubbed by LA critics. more ›

Last night the CFDA Fashion Awards took place at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. The Daily News reports that Michelle Obama was honored—designer and council President Diane von Furstenberg said of the First Lady, "Her meteoric rise in the world of fashion has echoed her husband in the world of politics." Obama, via a taped message, addressed attendees saying, "On behalf of women everywhere, I want to thank you for making fashion liberating, inspiring, but most of all, fun." more ›

The Tony Award broadcast usually amounts to a night of boring Broadway boosterism which most Americans happily ignore to watch basketball, but last night viewers actually got a few seconds of drama to go with all the backslapping, as Poison lead singer Bret Michaels got into an exciting accident with a piece of scenery. The "Rock of Love" star was on hand to perform a song with the cast of hair band jukebox musical Rock of Ages; but as you can see from the last few seconds of this video clip, that bit of cross-promotional synergy nearly cost him his life. more ›

The 2009 James Beard Foundation Awards were announced last night at their annual Lincoln Center soiree, which was attended by chefs both famous and unknown, fawning media, and that class of recession-proof swells for whom fin de siècle is just an amuse-bouche. What's a James Beard, and why do you care? James Beard was a pioneering 20th century gourmet gastronome, and maybe you don't. But last night's awards—which honored chefs, food writers, and restaurateurs across America—are worth mentioning if only because Totonno’s pizzeria in Coney Island (pictured) was one of five restaurants to win the America’s Classics designation. You'll recall that it was closed after a serious fire last month, and the place has struggled to reopen, so the exposure that comes with the Beard Awards can't hurt. The rest of the NYC winners are basically a who's who of "him again?", with Jean Georges, Drew Nieporent (Nobu, Corton), and David Chang's Momofuku Ko all getting some desperately-needed attention. more ›

The 2009 Tony Award nominees were announced this morning, and competition for a nod was particularly intense this year because the 2008-09 theater season saw the highest number of new Broadway plays, musicals, and revivals in 25 years—and an unusually large percentage of them weren't just flashy drivel. Take for example, reasons to be pretty, Neil LaBute's stirring relationship-wreckage play: the Broadway production nabbed three desperately-needed Tony nominations—including Best Play and one for Gothamist crush Marin Ireland—but the show is hanging by a thread at the Lyceum Theatre, filling just 30% of the house last week. more ›

While accepting the best supporting actor prize from the New York Film Critics Circle on Monday night for his riveting performance in Milk, Josh Brolin lashed out at the Times's chief theater critic Ben Brantley, who negatively reviewed Brolin in True West on Broadway. Sure, that was over eight years ago, but Jo Bro does not forget a slight: "As much as actors like to say they don't read reviews, I do. Ben Brantley—honestly I hate that motherfucker! And I don't think he's a good writer." (We do.) Then Brolin turned to his Milk co-star: "Quite an actor Sean Penn...Amazing. Not an asshole like Russell Crowe." more ›

Yesterday the New York Film Critics Circle [NYFCC] announced their awards, and today the Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed the Golden Globe Award nominees. Both are viewed by the movie industry as harbingers of what's to come at the Academy Awards in February, and today's winners will use the accolades for their Oscar campaigns. Milk was the big winner with the NYFCC yesterday, nabbing three awards, including Best Picture. Mike Leigh was named best director Happy-Go-Lucky, and Jenny Lumet won best screenplay for Rachel Getting Married. Man on Wire was awarded the prize for best documentary, and critics voted Wall-E the best animated film of the year. more ›

Last night the 18th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards took place at Cipriani on Wall Street. The award ceremony is the East Coast answer to the Independent Spirit Awards, and was founded as a satellite program of the 1979 NY Film Fest. more ›

One question: Did Josh Groban owe the Emmy producers a huge favor? Because his performance of a medley of various TV theme show songs (The Simpsons, Friends, The Andy Griffith Show, Gilligan's Island, Golden Girls, South Park, Happy Days, The Jeffersons) was excruciating. He did deserve the applause, if only for fortitude...or maybe the applause was for Animal from The Muppets, who dropped in to play the drums. Still, that plus the host idea (five hosts- Ryan Seacrest, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst, Tom Bergeron and Heidi Klum) ...terrible, terrible, terrible. more ›

This month's Bon Appetit features this year's winners of the Bon Appetit awards, which honor leaders in the culinary field. The intimate awards ceremony took place at Del Posto earlier this week, where current and prior winners dined on a seasonal Italian tasting menu created specifically for the occasion. The awards presentations were held between courses, hosted by Ted Allen, who did his best to entertain the crowd. more ›

The Emmy nominations have been announced, and Variety reports it may be the Year of Basic Cable! AMC's Mad Men and FX's Damages (both NY-based) were amongst the basic cable shows to get nods, and they go down in Emmy history as "the first basic cable series to get best-series bids." Other New York shows that got a slew of nominations include 30 Rock and Ugly Betty; Tina Fey was nominated for her role as Liz Lemon and also for her SNL hosting gig earlier this year, and Mariska Hargitay is up for best actress in a drama for Law & Order: SVU. Meanwhile, Broadway star Audra McDonald was nominated for her on-screen performance in Raisin in the Sun. See the full list of nominations here. The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards take place on September 21st. more ›

Last night the fashion world gathered behind the New York Public Library for the 26th annual CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) Awards, which honors the top designers. The Daily News reports back, saying the night also gave the group a chance to celebrate the life of one of their own, Yves Saint Laurent, who died this past Sunday at the age of 71. Diane von Furstenberg held back tears as she announced that "the world of fashion is mourning. Yves is an artist...a magician who changed the way women dressed forever." more ›

After last year’s stuffy exile at NYU’s Skirball Center, the Village Voice Obie Awards were back at the raucous, open-bar Webster Hall – or rather the Ritz, as Stew, co-creator of the phenomenal Broadway rock musical Passing Strange recalled. For over fifty years, the Obies have honored the best of Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway theater; coming on the heels of last week's Tony nominee announcement, the awards serve as a pointed reminder that the most exciting theater usually happens far away from the big stages in Times Square. more ›

The 2008 Tony Award nominees were just announced, and looking over the list we’ve got to admit that it was a pretty good year for Broadway, at least in terms of quality. The phenomenal rock musical Passing Strange picked up seven nominations, including Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Lead Actor (Stew, pictured). Also competing in the Best Musical category are the tepidly received Cry-Baby, the harmless Xanadu, and the underdog Latino musical In the Heights. more ›

Fans of Phish, the Clinton-era jam band road hogs, had high hopes for a reunion last night when the band appeared at the Theater at Madison Square Garden to accept a Lifetime Achievement award at the 7th annual Jammy Awards. But instead the four members gave polite acceptance speeches and walked off without so much as an a cappella “Freebird.” more ›

On all counts, Michael Psilakis has been on quite a roll. Though his two-starred Dona was shuttered due to a real estate snafu, he went on to earn a Michelin star at Anthos, one of only two Greek restaurants with this honor, his to-die-for gnudi recipe was featured on the cover of Bon Appetit, was named Esquire's chef of the year, and opened up Mia Dona, which just yesterday earned two stars from Frank Bruni. Now, to top it off, he's been named as one of Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs of the year. Congratulations! The list is definitely lacking in the New York department, though. Where's the love? more ›

Oh, to be a confused, sweaty fly on the wall at the Waldorf Astoria last night, when Iggy Pop sang Madonna songs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Pop and the Stooges covered "Burning Up" and "Ray of Light" in a tribute to the pop queen, who was inducted along with Leonard Cohen, John Mellencamp, The Ventures, and The Dave Clark Five. more ›

Due to the Writer's Guild of America strike, Hollywood's party, the Golden Globes Awards were transformed from a boozy, fun dinner party to a press conference where presenters from entertainment programs like Extra! and E! News got to announce the winners. Yes, it was as painful as it sounded (Giuliana Rancic, it's not about you); many said they couldn't believe they were announcing the winners but said they would prefer it with the stars. Inside Edition's Jim Moret struck a classy note when he acknowledged the Hollywood Foreign Association (the organization that doles out the Golden Globes) President Jorge Camara. more ›