23 January

Actor Heath Ledger Dead at 28

Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in a New York residence, apparently from a drug overdose. Ledger, who was nominated for a best actor Oscar for Brokeback Mountain (2005) had separated from his former fiancee Michelle Williams in September. The pair, who met on the set of that film, have a 2-year-old daughter. Ledger recently finished filming the Batman sequel, The Dark Knight (2008), in which he plays The Joker. This month he had been working on The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, directed by Terry Gilliam, which was due to be released in 2009.

Academy Awards Nominations

The nominees for the 80th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. The ceremony will take place on 24 February 2008.

16 January

Actor Brad Renfro Dead at 25

Actor Brad Renfro was found dead at his home in Los Angeles. The cause of death has not been determined, but Renfro has a history of drug abuse. Renfro, a former child-actor, has played in such movies as The Client, Sleepers, Apt Pupil, Skipped Parts, Bully, Ghost World and The Jacket. He recently finished shooting a thriller called The Informers with Winona Ryder, Mickey Rourke, Billy Bob Thornton and Kim Basinger.

14 January

Golden Globes Awards

Winners for the 65th Annual Golden Globes Awards have been announced. No huge surprises there. Of the 10 predictions (see below), 7 were correct.

5 January

Golden Globes Predictions and Wish List

The 65th Annual Golden Globes Awards will take place on 13 January 2008 at 8pm EST. Nominations for the 80th Academy Awards will be announced on 22 January 2008 and the ceremony will take place on 24 February 2008. Category Nominees All 2007 Movies Who will Win? 1 DK's Wish List 2 Picture (Drama) No Country for Old Men None None Picture (Comedy) Sweeney Todd N/A None Director No Country for Old Men (Ethan and Joel Coen) None Smokin' Aces (Joe Carnahan) Actor (Drama) There will be Blood (Daniel Day-Lewis) None Chapter 27 (Jared Leto) Actor (Comedy) Sweeney Todd (Johhny Depp) N/A N/A Actress (Drama) Away from her (Julie Christie) None Secret Sunshine (Do-yeon Jeon) Actress (Comedy) La Vie En Rose (Marion Cotillard) N/A Smiley Face (Anna Faris) Supporting Actor No Country for Old Men (Javier Bardem) N/A N/A Supporting Actress Charlie Wilson's War (Julia Roberts) Gone Baby Gone (Amy Ryan) None Screenplay No Country for Old Men (Ethan and Joel Coen) None I could never be your Woman (Amy Heckerling) 1 Based on Best Betting. 2 DK's wish list is currently based on 151 movies and does not include some major movies such as: There will be Blood, Sweeney Todd, Juno, Michael Clayton, Across the Universe, Enchanted, Lars and the Real Girl, The Savages, Walk Hard, La Vie En Rose.

Actors and Artists we Lost in 2007

Ingmar Bergman Director Michelangelo Antonioni Director Laszlo Kovacs Cinematographer Freddie Francis Cinematographer Deborah Kerr Actress Merv Griffin Talk-show host Anna Nicole Smith Actress