Are You Connecting to the Biggest Entertainment Events?

We all can't be on the red carpet BUT you can connect to events through your blog. Join the conversation!

Here are BlueShoes Media's predictions for the 2010 Oscars. Can't wait to see how we fair.

Best Picture: Avatar

Directing: James Cameron, Avatar

Leading Actor: Jeremy Renner

Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz

Leading Actress: Sandra Bullock (but should be Gabourey Sidibe)

Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique

Foreign Language Film: “The White Ribbon”

Writing (Original Screenplay): Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino

Writing (Adapted Screenplay): “Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Music (Original Score): “Avatar” James Horner

Music (Original Song): “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Cinematography: “Avatar” Mauro Fiore

Art Direction: “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

Animated Feature Film: “Up” Pete Docter

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

1. Best Picture –Hurt Locker
2. Best Director – Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
3. Best Actor – Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
4. Best Actress – Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
5. Best Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
6. Best Supporting Actress – Mo’Nique “Precious”
7. Best Original Screenplay – Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker)
8. Best Adapted Screenplay – Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
9. Best Animated Feature – Up
10. Best Foreign Language Film – El Secreto do Sus Ojos (Argentina)
11. Best Documentary Feature – The Cove
12. Best Score – Up
13. Best Original Song – “The Weary Kind” (Crazy Heart) – Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett
14. Best Film Editing – The Hurt Locker
15. Best Cinematography – Avatar
16. Best Costume Design – The Young Victoria
17. Best Art Direction – Avatar
18. Best Makeup – Star Trek
19. Best Visual Effects – Avatar
20. Best Documentary (Short Subject) – Music by Prudence
21. Best Short Film (Animated) – Logorama
22. Best Short Film (Live Action) – The New Tenants
23. Best Sound Editing – The Hurt Locker
24. Best Sound Mixing – The Hurt Locker

2008 VMAs and Other Important Events

It's my job to make sure my clients are aware of current events and especially important entertainment events. So in my personal fashion, I took time out on Sunday to send a note to all my entertainment industry clients about watching and weighing in on the 2008 MTV Music Video Awards, airing that evening. The subject read "The Biggest Entertainment New Story Tomorrow" and the body started "...will be the 2008 MTV VMAs, of course!" I went on to encourage them to not only watch the program, but take notes and think critically, and make sure to get involved in the converstation with their personal blogs! Most of them did (I'm so proud).

It turned out that the 2008 VMAs were a bit of a bust. Boring and predictable are words that come to mind and I was actually surprised to see less than normal press coverage the following day, than expected. Regardless, there is a lesson to learn here. Being up on popular events and disciplining yourself to write about it will help get your name out there.

Here are a few ways:

1. Start your own blog and update it frequently.

2. Put this same blog text on your social networking sites.

3. Use this same text Find music/entertainment forums and get involved in the conversations.

4. Email it to your mailing list and start an actual conversation with those you usually just promote to.

5. If you're really serious, I challenge you to go through the 12 month calendar and compile a list of popular and obscure holidays as well as entertainment events and start planning your writing ahead of time.

Happy writing!

-BSM