Music Monday: Good Morning by Norah Jones - The opening track from the album Little Broken Hearts highlights the concept and theme of the whole record: Heartbreak makes for great music.

Favorite April Fools' Day Joke. The first of April is when everybody gets their creativity juices flowing, coming up with the cleverest (and hopefully funny) pranks to fool the most vulnerable. I take a short break from my Holy Week hiatus to bring you a short list of my favorites to commemorate this year's April Fools' Day:

The best of the best in film and television will be honored at the Critics Choice Awards 2016 on January 17, 2016. T. J. Miller. will host the event live from the Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hangar in California.

The awards show is honoring the finest achievements in 2015 filmmaking, where it will be broadcast on The CW at 8PM EST. The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the BFCA to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. There will lots of great A-list stars who will present for at the awards night, so don't miss it.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association also announced they will be honoring Amy Schumer
the Critics' Choice MVP Award. The “Trainwreck” writer and star will be given the trophy at the 21st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. “The BFCA and BTJA are thrilled to be honoring someone as wildly talented and multifaceted as Amy Schumer with our second MVP Award. With her work in both film and television Amy proves that she can make us laugh until it hurts whatever the platform,” said BFCA/BTJA’s president Joey Berlin.

Additionally, the two organizations behind the event revealed that “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” director J.J. Abrams will be on hand to present the Critics’ Choice Genius Award to Industrial Light & Magic, which is being recognized for revolutionizing filmmaking through its technology. “For our Genius Award this year, there seemed no more deserving recipient than Industrial Light & Magic.  For the last 40 years, George Lucas and his extraordinary team have changed the way we see film and the industry would not be the same without their groundbreaking work.”

Nominees for the awards were announced on December 14, 2015. Here are the complete 2016 Critics Choice Awards nominees list:


MOVIE

BEST PICTURE
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Sicario
Spotlight

BEST ACTOR
Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
Matt Damon - The Martian
Johnny Depp - Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett - Carol
Brie Larson  - Room
Jennifer Lawrence - Joy
Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
Charlize Theron - Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Paul Dano - Love & Mercy
Tom Hardy - The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo - Spotlight
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon - 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone - Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara - Carol
Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
Helen Mirren - Trumbo
Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Abraham Attah - Beasts of No Nation
RJ Cyler - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Shameik Moore - Dope
Milo Parker - Mr. Holmes
Jacob Tremblay - Room

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
The Big Short
The Hateful Eight
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Trumbo

BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Haynes - Carol
Alejandro González Iñárritu - The Revenant
Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott - The Martian
Steven Spielberg - Bridge of Spies

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen - Bridge of Spies
Alex Garland - Ex Machina
Quentin Tarantino - The Hateful Eight
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley - Inside Out
Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy - Spotlight

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay - The Big Short
Nick Hornby - Brooklyn
Drew Goddard - The Martian
Emma Donoghue - Room
Aaron Sorkin - Steve Jobs

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carol - Ed Lachman
The Hateful Eight - Robert Richardson
Mad Max: Fury Road - John Seale
The Martian - Dariusz Wolski
The Revenant - Emmanuel Lubezki
Sicario - Roger Deakins

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Bridge of Spies - Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo
Brooklyn - François Séguin, Jennifer Oman and Louise Tremblay
Carol - Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
The Danish Girl - Eve Stewart, Michael Standish
Mad Max: Fury Road - Colin Gibson
The Martian - Arthur Max, Celia Bobak

BEST EDITING
The Big Short - Hank Corwin
Mad Max: Fury Road - Margaret Sixel
The Martian - Pietro Scalia
The Revenant - Stephen Mirrione
Spotlight - Tom McArdle

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Brooklyn - Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Carol - Sandy Powell
Cinderella - Sandy Powell
The Danish Girl - Paco Delgado
Mad Max: Fury Road - Jenny Beavan

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Black Mass
Carol
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ex Machina
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
The Walk

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

BEST ACTION MOVIE
Furious 7
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Sicario

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Daniel Craig - Spectre
Tom Cruise - Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Tom Hardy - Mad Max: Fury Road
Chris Pratt - Jurassic World
Paul Rudd - Ant-Man

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Emily Blunt - Sicario
Rebecca Ferguson - Mission:Impossible – Rogue Nation
Bryce Dallas Howard - Jurassic World
Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Charlize Theron - Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST COMEDY
The Big Short
Inside Out
Joy
Sisters
Spy
Trainwreck

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Christian Bale - The Big Short
Steve Carell - The Big Short
Robert De Niro - The Intern
Bill Hader - Trainwreck
Jason Statham - Spy

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Tina Fey - Sisters
Jennifer Lawrence - Joy
Melissa McCarthy - Spy
Amy Schumer - Trainwreck
Lily Tomlin - Grandma

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
Ex Machina
It Follows
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Assassin
Goodnight Mommy
Mustang
The Second Mother
Son of Saul

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Amy
Cartel Land
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
He Named Me Malala
The Look of Silence
Where to Invade Next

BEST SONG
Fifty Shades of Grey
“Love Me Like You Do”
Furious 7
“See You Again”
The Hunting Ground
“Til It Happens To You”
Love & Mercy
“One Kind of Love”
Spectre
“Writing’s on the Wall”
Youth
“Simple Song #3”

BEST SCORE
Carol - Carter Burwell
The Hateful Eight - Ennio Morricone
The Revenant - Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto
Sicario - Johann Johannsson
Spotlight - Howard Shore

TELEVISION

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson - Black-ish – ABC
Aziz Ansari - Master of None – Netflix
Will Forte - The Last Man on Earth – Fox
Randall Park - Fresh Off the Boat – ABC
Fred Savage - The Grinder – Fox
Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent – Amazon

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Hugh Dancy - Hannibal – NBC
Rami Malek - Mr. Robot – USA
Clive Owen - The Knick – Cinemax
Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan – Showtime
Justin Theroux - The Leftovers – HBO
Aden Young - Rectify – Sundance

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Wes Bentley - American Horror Story: Hotel – FX
Martin Clunes - Arthur & George – PBS
Idris Elba - Luther – BBC America
Oscar Isaac - Show Me a Hero – HBO
Vincent Kartheiser - Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel
Patrick Wilson - Fargo – FX

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Rachel Bloom - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – The CW
Aya Cash - You’re the Worst – FXX
Wendi McLendon-Covey - The Goldbergs – ABC
Gina Rodriguez - Jane the Virgin – The CW
Tracee Ellis Ross - Black-ish – ABC
Constance Wu - Fresh Off the Boat – ABC

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Shiri Appleby - UnREAL – Lifetime
Carrie Coon - The Leftovers – HBO
Viola Davis - How to Get Away With Murder – ABC
Eva Green - Penny Dreadful – Showtime
Taraji P. Henson - Empire – Fox
Krysten Ritter - Jessica Jones – Netflix

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Kathy Bates - American Horror Story: Hotel – FX
Kirsten Dunst - Fargo – FX
Sarah Hay - Flesh and Bone – Starz
Alyvia Alyn Lind - Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors – NBC
Rachel McAdams - True Detective – HBO
Shanice Williams - The Wiz Live! – NBC

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Black-ish – ABC
Catastrophe – Amazon
Jane the Virgin – The CW
Master of None – Netflix
The Last Man on Earth – Fox
Transparent – Amazon
You’re the Worst – FXX

BEST DRAMA SERIES
Empire – Fox
Mr. Robot – USA
Penny Dreadful – Showtime
Rectify – Sundance
The Knick – Cinemax
The Leftovers – HBO
UnREAL – Lifetime

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ellen Burstyn - Mom – CBS
Anjelica Huston - Transparent – Amazon
Cherry Jones - Transparent – Amazon
Jenifer Lewis - Black-ish – ABC
Timothy Olyphant - The Grinder – Fox
John Slattery - Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp – Netflix

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Richard Armitage - Hannibal – NBC
Justin Kirk - Manhattan – WGN America
Patti LuPone - Penny Dreadful – Showtime
Margo Martindale - The Good Wife – CBS
Marisa Tomei - Empire – Fox
B.D. Wong - Mr. Robot – USA

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Childhood’s End – Syfy
Fargo – FX
Luther – BBC America
Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel
Show Me a Hero – HBO
The Wiz Live! – NBC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher
Brooklyn Nine-Nine – Fox
Jaime Camil
Jane the Virgin – The CW
Jay Duplass
Transparent – Amazon
Neil Flynn
The Middle – ABC
Keegan-Michael Key
Playing House – USA
Mel Rodriguez
Getting On – HBO

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Clayne Crawford
Rectify – Sundance
Christopher Eccleston
The Leftovers – HBO
Andre Holland
The Knick – Cinemax
Jonathan Jackson
Nashville – ABC
Rufus Sewell
The Man in the High Castle – Amazon
Christian Slater
Mr. Robot – USA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
David Alan Grier
The Wiz Live! – NBC
Ne-Yo
The Wiz Live! – NBC
Nick Offerman
Fargo – FX
Jesse Plemons
Fargo – FX
Raoul Trujillo
Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel
Bokeem Woodbine
Fargo – FX

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Mayim Bialik
The Big Bang Theory – CBS
Kether Donohue
You’re the Worst – FXX
Allison Janney
Mom – CBS
Judith Light
Transparent – Amazon
Niecy Nash
Getting On – HBO
Eden Sher
The Middle – ABC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Ann Dowd
The Leftovers – HBO
Regina King
The Leftovers – HBO
Helen McCrory
Penny Dreadful – Showtime
Hayden Panettiere
Nashville – ABC
Maura Tierney
The Affair – Showtime
Constance Zimmer
UnREAL – Lifetime

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Mary J. Blige
The Wiz Live! – NBC
Laura Haddock
Luther – BBC America
Cristin Milioti
Fargo – FX
Sarah Paulson
American Horror Story: Hotel – FX
Winona Ryder
Show Me a Hero – HBO
Jean Smart
Fargo – FX

BEST ANIMATION SERIES
Bob’s Burgers – Fox
BoJack Horseman – Netflix
South Park – Comedy Central
Star Wars Rebels – Disney XD
The Simpsons – Fox

BEST REALITY SHOW – COMPETITION
Chopped – Food Network
Face Off – Syfy
MasterChef Junior – Fox
Survivor – CBS
The Amazing Race – CBS
The Voice – NBC

BEST REALITY SHOW HOST
Ted Allen
Chopped – Food Network
Phil Keoghan
The Amazing Race – CBS
James Lipton
Inside the Actors Studio – Bravo
Jane Lynch
Hollywood Game Night – NBC
Jeff Probst
Survivor – CBS
Gordon Ramsay
Hell’s Kitchen – Fox

BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SHOW
Antiques Roadshow – PBS
Inside The Actors Studio – Bravo
MythBusters – Discovery
Project Greenlight – HBO
Shark Tank – ABC
Undercover Boss – CBS

BEST TALK SHOW
Jimmy Kimmel Live! – ABC
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – HBO
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy Central
The Graham Norton Show – BBC America
The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC

BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SHOW
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – CNN
Cops – Spike
Deadliest Catch – Discovery
Intervention – A&E
Naked and Afraid – Discovery
Pawn Stars – History

2014 American Music Awards Best Dressed. On on to your hats as your most liked music stars come out this Sunday, Nov 23. for the 42nd American Music Awards. The spectacular musical event takes place at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. The AMAs 2014 recognized the most popular artists and albums of 2014. Iggy Azalea leads the nominees with six nominations. It broadcasts live on ABC with Pitbull as host.

Anne Hathaway and Kristen Stewart starred in the Jenny Lewis video clip with their Adidas sports suits, baseball caps and mustaches.