“Half a decade ago” sounds like a while ago, right?
Hopper was nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Supporting Actor (Hoosiers) and Best Writing (Easy Rider)
And here’s what happened in Movies, Music and Sports…
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Easy A, Date Night, Grown Ups, Due Date, Hot Tub Time Machine, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Get Him to the Greek, Life as We Know It, Dinner for Schmucks, Flipped, Valentine’s Day, She’s Out of My League, Morning Glory, The Backup Plan, Killers, The Bounty Hunter, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Greenberg, Love & Other Drugs, Death at a Funeral, Leap Year, The Switch, Going the Distance, Super, MacGruber, AND…
Shutter Island, The A-Team, The Expendables, Salt, Red, Predators, Takers, The Tourist, Machete, Green Zone, Devil, Unstoppable, The Next Three Days, Iron Man 2, Insidious, Edge of Darkness, The Losers, The American, Saw VII, 13, The Ghost Writer, Unthinkable, Buried, Piranha 3D, Repo Men, The Crazies, Monsters, The Book of Eli, Paranormal Activity 2, Knight and Day, From Paris With Love, Dylan Dog, AND…
How to Train Your Dragon, Despicable Me, Tangled, Shrek Forever After, MegaMind, Legend of the Guardians, The Illusionist, Arrietty, Alpha and Omega, Batman: Under the Red Hood, Yogi Bear, AND…
Black Swan, The Social Network, The Fighter, Dear John, Remember Me, The Town, 127 Hours, Robin Hood, Submarine, Blue Valentine, The Kids Are All Right, All Good Things, Let Me In, True Grit, Cyrus, In A Better World, Winter’s Bone, Trust, Charlie St. Cloud, The Way Back, Animal Kingdom, Last Night, The Tempest, AND…
Colin Firth was nominated the year before for “A Single Man”
Christian Bale was nominated again in 2014 for “American Hustle”.
Natalie Portman was nominated once previously for “Closer” in 2004.
Melissa Leo was nominated once more in 2009 for “Frozen River”.
“The King’s Speech” won 4 of the 12 Awards it was nominated for, including Best Directing and Writing.
01. “Tik Tok” – Ke$ha
02. “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
03. “Hey, Soul Sister” – Train
04. “California Gurls” – Katy Perry
05. “OMG” – Usher
06. “Airplanes” – B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams
07. “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem featuring Rihanna
08. “Bad Romance” – Lady Gaga
09. “Dynamite” – Taio Cruz
10. “Break Your Heart” – Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris
11. “Nothin’ On You” – B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars
12. “I Like It” – Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull
13. “Bedrock” – Young Money featuring Lloyd
14. “In My Head” – Jason Derulo
15. “Rude Boy” – Rihanna
16. “Telephone” Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce
17. “Teenage Dream” – Katy Perry
18. “Just The Way You Are” – Bruno Mars
19. “Cooler Than me” – Mike Posner
20. “Imma Be” – Black Eyed Peas
21. “Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z + Alicia Keys
22. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” – Usher featuring Pitbull
23. “Billionaire” – Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars
24. “Not Afraid” – Eminem
25. “Replay” – Iyaz
Average: Josh Hamilton (TEX) – .359
Hits: Ichiro Suzuki (SEA) – 214
Home Runs: Jose Bautista (TOR) – 54
RBI: Miguel Cabrera (DET) – 126
OPS: Josh Hamilton (TEX) – 1.044
Stolen Bases: Juan Pierre (CHW) – 68
Wins: CC Sabathia (NYY) & Roy Halladay (PHI) – 21
ERA: Felix Hernandez (SEA) – 2.27
Strikeouts: Jered Weaver (LAA) – 233
Complete Games: Roy Halladay (PHI) – 9
Shutouts: Roy Halladay (PHI) – 4
Saves: Brian Wilson (SF) – 48
AL – Josh Hamilton (TEX)
NL – Joey Votto (CIN)
AL – Felix Hernandez (SEA)
NL – Roy Halladay (PHI)
AL – Neftali Feliz (TEX)
NL – Buster Posey (SF)
Points Per Game: Kevin Durants (OKC) – 30.1
Rebounds Per Game: Dwight Howard (ORL) – 13.2
Assists Per Game: Steve Nash (PHX) – 11.0
Kobe Bryant (LAL)
Kevin Durant (OKC)
Dwight Howard (ORL)
LeBron James (CLE)
Dwyane Wade (MIA)
Passing Yards: Phillip Rivers (SD) – 4,710
Passing Touchdowns: Tom Brady (NE) – 36
Passer Rating: Tom Brady (NE) – 111.0
Rushing Yards: Arian Foster (HOU) – 1,616
Rushing Touchdowns: Arian Foster (HOU) – 16
Receiving Yards: Brandon Lloyd (DEN) – 1,448
Receiving Touchdowns: Dwayne Bowe (KC) – 15
Receptions: Roddy White (ATL) – 115
Goals: Sidney Crosby (PIT) & Steven Stamkos (TB) – 51
Assists: Henrik Sedin (VAN) – 83
Points: Henrik Sedin (VAN – 112
In the year that Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper was born…
And in the worlds of Movies, Music, and Sports…
My Cousin Vinny, Encino Man, Sister Act, Home Alone 2, The Mighty Ducks, Honey I Blew Up the Kids, Beethoven, The Player, Singles, Captain Ron, Class Act, Mo’ Money, Revenge of the Nerds III, Boomerang, Toys, Housesitter, Mr. Baseball, White Men Can’t Jump, Ladybugs, The Muppet Christmas Carol AND…
Patriot Games, Basic Instinct, Under Siege, Alien 3, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Lethal Weapon 3, Raising Cain, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Batman Returns, Poison Ivy, Candy Man, Live Wire, Freejack, Rapid Fire, Bad Lieutenant, Passenger 57, AND…
Scent of a Woman, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Last of the Mohicans, A River Runs Through It, The Bodyguard, Juice, Lorenzo’s Oil, Far and Away, Malcolm X, The Crying Game, School Ties, Of Mice And Men, Stalin, Damage, Newsies, To Be The Best, Gladiator, Sinatra, Hoffa, Chaplin, Zebrahead, The Cutting Edge, Forever Young, AND…
1. “End of the Road” – Boyz II Men
2. “Baby Got Back” – Sir Mix-A-Lot
3. “Jump” – Kriss Kross
4. “Save the Best for Last” – Vanessa Williams
5. “Baby-Baby-Baby” – TLC
6. “Tears In Heaven” – Eric Clapton
7. “My Lovin (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” – En Vogue
8. “Under the Bridge” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. “All 4 Love” – Color Me Badd
10. “Just Another Day” – John Secada
11. “To Be With You” – Mr. Big
12. “I Love Your Smile” – Shanice
13. “I’m Too Sexy” – Right Said Fred
14. “Black or White” – Michael Jackson
15. “Achy Breaky Heart” – Billy Ray Cyrus
16. “I’ll Be There” – Mariah Carey
17. “November Rain” – Guns N’ Roses
18. “Life is a Highway” – Tom Cochrane
19. “Remember the Time” – Michael Jackson
20. “Finally” – CeCe Peniston
21. “This Used To Be My Playground” – Madonna
22. “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough” – Patty Smyth
23. “Can’t Let Go” – Mariah Carey
24. “Jump Around” – House of Pain
25. “Diamonds and Pearls” – Prince and the New Power Generation
Average: Edgar Martinez (SEA) – .343
Hits: Kirby Puckett (MIN) – 210
Home Runs: Juan Gonzalez (TEX) – 43
RBI: Cecil Fielder (DET) – 124
OPS: Barry Bonds (PIT) – 1.080
Stolen Bases: Marquis Grissom (MON) – 78
Wins: Kevin Brown (TEX) & Jack Morris (TOR) – 21
ERA: Bill Swift (SF) – 2.08
Strikeouts: David Cone (NYM & TOR) – 261
Complete Games: Jack McDowell (CHW) – 13
Shutouts: Roger Clemens (BOS), Tom Glavine (ATL) & David Cone – 5
Saves: Dennis Eckersley (OAK) – 51
AL – Dennis Eckersley (OAK)
NL – Barry Bonds (PIT)
AL – Dennis Eckersley (OAK)
NL – Greg Maddux (CHC)
AL – Pat Litasch (MIL)
NL – Eric Karros (LAD)
(1) Duke, (6) Michigan, (4) Cincinnati and (2) Indiana
(1) Duke over (6) Michigan 71-51
Points Per Game: Michael Jordan (CHI) – 30.1
Rebounds Per Game: Dennis Rodman (DET) – 18.7
Assists Per Game: John Stockton (UTAH) – 13.7
Clyde Drexler (POR)
Michael Jordan (CHI)
Karl Malone (UTAH)
Chris Mullin (GS)
Davis Robinson (SA)
Charlie Ward (Florida State) & Gino Toretta (Miami)
Alabama over Miami 34-13 in the Sugar Bowl
Passing Yards: Dan Marino (MIA) – 4,116
Passing Touchdowns: Steve Young (SF) – 25
Passer Rating: Steve Young (SF) – 107.0
Rushing Yards: Emmitt Smith (DAL) – 1,713
Rushing Touchdowns: Emmitt Smith (DAL) – 18
Receiving Yards: Sterling Sharpe (GB) – 1,461
Receiving Touchdowns: Sterling Sharpe (GB) – 13
Receptions: Sterling Sharpe (GB) – 108
Goals: Brett Hull (STL) – 70
Assists: Wayne Gretzky (LA) – 90
Points: Mario Lemieux (PIT) – 131
