Golden Globe Nominations 2012 Awards Announced

The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. The annual formal ceremony and dinner at which the awards are presented is a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year with the Academy Awards. 

The first Golden Globe Awards were held in 1944, at the 20th Century Fox studios. Subsequent ceremonies would be held at various venues throughout the next decade, including the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Golden Globe Nominations 2012: Movies & Television Awards Nominees Announced 

It’s that most wonderful day of the year, Golden Globe nominations, day, when we learn who will be Ricky Gervais’ new crop of victims on Jan.15, as he hosts the Most Important Trophy Show for No Particular Reason, live, on NBC.

Awards season kicked off in earnest on Thursday morning with the announcement of the 2012 Golden Globe nominations.

There were a lot of big names, but few sure things, amongst this year's contenders for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's television and movie awards. Ryan Gosling scored big, with nominations for Best Actor in both comedy and drama-"Crazy, Stupid, Love." and "The Ides of March "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" star Rooney Mara scored a Best Actress, Drama nomination, as did Meryl Streep for "The Iron Lady" and Viola Davis for "The Help." Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer also received nominations for "The Help," which itself was nominated for Best Picture, Drama. 

As for TV, surprise picks abound: NBC's "Parks and Recreation" did not get a look for Best Comedy, though star Amy Poehler got nominated. Defending Emmy winner Jim Parsons got overlooked for "The Big Bang Theory."

Golden Globe nominations: ‘New Girl,’ ‘Homeland,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ pick up nods.

 

The fresh blood includes Zooey Deschanel, Laura Dern and Matt LeBlanc — their series “New Girl”, “Enlightened,” and “Episodes” are among the nominated shows for best comedy series. Good luck, guys!

 

Golden Globe Nominations Go to ‘The Help,’ ‘The Descendants,’ ‘The Artist’
2012 Golden Globe Awards Contenders.

It's that time of year again.  That brief period where the worlds of movies and television form a cohesive union to get wasted at the expense of a relatively small group of International journalists.  But, before filmmakers, actors, actresses, studio and network executives head to the Beverly Hilton's grand ballroom in January.

The biggest mystery about the Golden Globes year in and year out is how such stinkin’ terrible movies often get nominated! Now we know it’s the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and not actual industry people doing the nominated, but really — did you see “The Tourist?” 

Was it not one of the worst movies of the year? My husband and I blew a rare date night on this mess, and I admit I’m still bitter.

HARP Making Home Affordable refi program.

What’s HARP?  Home Affordable Refinance Program.
The federal government announced that “allow many more struggling borrowers to refinance their mortgages at today’s ultra-low rates, reducing monthly payments for some homeowners and potentially providing a modest boost to the economy.”

A look at the Obama administration’s efforts in trying to help
homeowners and bring the nation out of its housing slump.

 The media says, The HARP program, which was rolled out in 2009, is designed to help. it has reached less than one-tenth of the 5 million borrowers it was designed to help. Here’s a quick breakdown of what you need to know about the changes.
The proposed changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) will be made by President Obama today, when the government takes action to help homeowners keep their homes.
President Barack Obama was scheduled for more details on the new program in a speech later on Monday in Nevada, where the housing slump has beaten harder.
White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer said to media, “We can not expect Congress to act, so we will take steps as we can,”
Oct. 24, 2011, Today's announcement by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) of enhancements to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) is a welcome development.  By removing some of the impediments to refinance, lenders can more easily participate in the program allowing more eligible homeowners to take advantage of the low interest rates.
Do you Qualify for a "Making Home Affordable" Refinance?
: refinance and loan modification loans. The refinance portion is called the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP).
To qualify for a HARP loan, you must:
Own-occupy a one-to four-unit home. This plan only applies to those who own and occupy a property that is a single-family home, condo, duplex, triplex, or four-unit house.
Be current on your mortgage payments. If you were late on your mortgage payment by more than 30 days or missed a payment entirely in the past 12 months, you do not qualify. This requirement to be current is to show you can make payments.
Owe between 80-125% of your mortgage. An analysis of Zillow Q1 Real Estate Market Reports shows that up to 36% of all homeowners with mortgages, or 20.1 million households, could now potentially qualify for the plan.
Have a loan backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Approximately 60% of single-family loans are backed by Fannie or Freddie, but a homeowner may not know this about their own loan.