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Because Jeff Bridges has so completely and successfully embraced the craggy old man persona over the past 20 years, as seen in the television series The Old Man, its easy to forget Bridges previous career as the handsome, open-faced, sandy-haired star of such films as The Last Picture Show, Starman, and Tron, among many others. However, while Bridges excelled in a wide variety of genres and roles throughout his earlier career, the basic cheerfulness and transparency of his younger screen persona made it difficult for audiences to see this version of Bridges as a villain. This changed with the 1985 thriller film Jagged Edge, in which Bridges plays a San Francisco newspaper publisher who is charged with the gory stabbing murder of Jacks socialite wife.

Jagged Edge delights in framing the possible guilt or innocence of Bridges character, Jack Forrester, in equally convincing terms. Specifically, in terms of forcing audiences, while faced with contrasting pieces of evidence,...

"Avatar" won two trophies at the 57th annual Golden Reel Awards given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors (Mpse). James Cameron's game-changing sci-fi film took home Best Sound Editing of Music in a Feature Film award and Best Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature.

The Mpse also honored Steven Spielberg with its 2010 Filmmaker Award.

2010 Golden Reel Award Winners

Feature Films

Sound effects, foley, dialogue, Adr and music in an animation feature film

"Up"

Supervising Sound Editor: Michael Silvers

Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer: Tom Myers

Supervising Foley Editor: Pascal Garneau

Music Editor: Stephen M. Davis

Sound Effects Editors: Al Nelson, J.R. Grubbs, Teresa Eckton

Foley Editor: Jonathan Null

Adr Editor: Steve Slanec

Foley Artists: Jana Vance, Dennie Thorpe

Sound effects, foley, dialogue and Adr in a foreign feature film

"District 9"

Supervising Sound Editors: Brent Burge, Chris Ward

Sound Designer: Dave Whitehead

Sound Effects Editors: Hayden Collow, Melanie Graham...

Despite being nominated for Best Drama and having its star Anna Paquin win Best Actress in a TV Drama at this year's Golden Globes, "True Blood" was shut out of the major categories for the 2009 Emmy Awards, which announced its nominees earlier today. But that's not to say it, and a few other genre-related shows, won't be showing up at the party.

Here's a list of the horror-tinged shows that were recognized (with a few others whose fanbase includes a lot of our readers thrown in for good measure):

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series

Bones • The Hero In The Hold • Fox • 20th Century Fox Television

Michael Mayer, Production Designer

Gregory S. Richman, Art Director

Kimberly Wannop, Set Decorator

Heroes • Cold Snap • NBC • Universal Media Studios in association with Tailwind Productions

Ruth Ammon, Production Designer

Sandy Getzler, Art Director

Ron Franco, Set Decorator

True Blood • Burning House Of...