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The shonen genre of anime is widely known for its dominant characters. Surprisingly, a good number of these skilled combatants are severely advanced in age and wouldn't be doing any fighting in the real world. Popular characters like Whitebeard prove it's possible to age gracefully and powerfully. Despite being one of the oldest characters in One Piece, even the World Government thinks twice before taking on the old Sea Dog.

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 176 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2012 to the Academy.s roster of members.

.These film professionals represent some of the most talented, most passionate contributors to our industry,. said Academy President Tom Sherak. .I.m glad to recognize that by calling each of them a fellow Academy member..

Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.

The 2012 invitees are:

Actors

Simon Baker . .Margin Call,. .L.A. Confidential.

Sean Bean . .Flightplan,. .The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

Bérénice Bejo . .The Artist,. .Oss 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies.

Tom Berenger . .Inception,. .Platoon.

Demián Bichir . .A Better Life,. .Che.

Jessica Chastain . .The Help,. .The Tree of Life.

Clifton Collins,...

Surprising exactly no one, Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s The Book of Mormon took home Best Musical tonight at the Beacon Theatre, as well as eight other Tony Awards. Other multiple winners included The Normal Heart and War Horse, which galloped its way to snagging Best Play and a slew of technical awards. See what other productions will be able to augment their marquees tomorrow morning with the full list of winners below.

Best Musical

The Book of Mormon

Catch Me if You Can

The Scottsboro Boys

Sister Act

Winner: The Book of Mormon

Best Play

Good People

Jerusalem...

Here’s the easiest prediction we can make about this year’s Tony Awards, which will be presented June 12 at NYC’s Beacon Theatre: Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark will be a recurring punchline for returning host Neil Patrick Harris. The CBS broadcast will also manage to include a number from this still-to-officially-open show, featuring composers Bono and the Edge as well as on-stage Spidey Reeve Carney. Predicting the actual awards isn’t nearly as easy. But in a lot of the major categories, there seem to be some very strong front-runners. Expect The Book of Mormon (pictured left, top...

Here’s the easiest prediction we can make about this year’s Tony Awards, which will be presented June 12 at NYC’s Beacon Theatre: Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark will be a recurring punchline for returning host Neil Patrick Harris. The CBS broadcast will also manage to include a number from this still-to-officially-open show, featuring composers Bono and the Edge as well as on-stage Spidey Reeve Carney. Predicting the actual awards isn’t nearly as easy. But in a lot of the major categories, there seem to be some very strong front-runners. Expect The Book of Mormon (pictured left, top...

New York, New York (X17online) - This year's Tony Award nominations are out, and Daniel Radcliffe, Robin Williams, James Earl Jones and Ben Stiller are absent from them. Musical The Book of Mormon swept the nominations with 14. Actors including Al Pacino, Vannessa Redgrave, Edie Falco and Frances McDormand all scored nominations, while Daniel Radcliffe, Ben Stiller and Robin Williams did not. Radcliffe won rave reviews for his performance in the revival of the Tony-winning play How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The production itself was nominated eight times this year. The Book of Mormon, written by the creators of South Park, won at the box office despite its lack of big-name actors in the cast. Williams, had he won a Tony, would have been the eleventh actor ever to win a Grammy, Tony, Emmy and Oscar. Alas, he was not nominated. Stiller was starring in The House of Blue Leaves.

By Sean O’Connell

Hollywoodnews.com: Tony Award winners Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderick announced the 2011 Tony Awards nominees live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City Tuesday morning.

“The Book of Mormon,” Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s well-received musical, leads all nominees with 14, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Direction, Best Choreography, and four acting nominations.

The Tonys will air on CBS on Sunday, June 12, at 8 p.m. Et.

The full list of nominees, from BroadwayWorld.com, are:

Best Play

Good People

Author: David Lindsay-Abaire

Jerusalem

Author: Jez Butterworth

The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis

War Horse

Author: Nick Stafford

Best Musical

The Book of Mormon

Catch Me If You Can

The Scottsboro Boys

Sister Act

Best Book of a Musical

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Alex Timbers

The Book of Mormon

Trey Parker,...

Nominations for the 2011 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®

Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing

Best Play

Good PeopleAuthor: David Lindsay-Abaire

Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove

JerusalemAuthor: Jez Butterworth

Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Royal Court Theatre Productions, Beverly Bartner/Alice Tulchin, Dede Harris/Rupert Gavin, Broadway Across America, Jon B. Platt, 1001 Nights/Stephanie P. McClelland, Carole L. Haber/Richard Willis, Jacki Barlia Florin/Adam Blanshay

The Motherf**ker with the HatAuthor: Stephen Adly Guirgis

Producers: Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Public Theater Productions, Oskar Eustis, Joey Parnes, Labyrinth Theater Company, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vázquez, Danny Feldman, Fabula Media Partners LLC, Jean Doumanian, Ruth Hendel, Carl Moellenberg, Jon B. Platt, Tulchin Bartner/Jamie deRoy

War HorseAuthor: Nick Stafford

Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, National Theatre of Great Britain, Nicholas Hytner, Nick Starr, Bob Boyett,...

The Book of Mormon, the musical comedy from the creators of South Park, was the big winner this morning when the 2011 Tony Award nominations were announced, earning 14 nominations, including Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score, and Best Direction. The Scottsboro Boys also cleaned up, with 12 nods. Tony winners Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderick made the announcements, and the ceremony will air Sunday, June 12 on CBS. The entire list of nominations is after the jump.

Best Play

Good People

Author: David Lindsay-Abaire Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove

Jerusalem

Author: Jez Butterworth Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson,...

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Celeb Sightings

Above: Paul Bettany, Zachary Quinto, Jeremy Irons and Simon Baker, the players in 'Margin Call.' The snow is coming down, but the celebs aren't done yet. Danny Glover smooches Harry Belafonte. Adrian Grenier hits the Toast to Teachers luncheon. Eminem says hello. Paul Giamatti sticks out his tongue. Kate Hudson hits the circuit, and Elizabeth Banks shines in red.

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We know and love Vera Farmiga, the actress, and now Jenni Miller says we can fall for her directing in 'Higher Ground.' "What's so clear and powerful about 'Higher Ground' and Farmiga's work is that it's entirely earnest but not humorless."

5-Minute Video continues with a chat with 'The Lie's' Joshua Leonard, Jess Weixler and Mark Webber.

Erik Davis also reviewed the film: "Easily digestible and completely satisfying, this is one of the...

Filed under: Movie News, Sundance Film Festival, Cinematical

Celeb Sightings

Above: Paul Bettany, Zachary Quinto, Jeremy Irons and Simon Baker, the players in 'Margin Call.' The snow is coming down, but the celebs aren't done yet. Danny Glover smooches Harry Belafonte. Adrian Grenier hits the Toast to Teachers luncheon. Eminem says hello. Paul Giamatti sticks out his tongue. Kate Hudson hits the circuit, and Elizabeth Banks shines in red.

Our Coverage

We know and love Vera Farmiga, the actress, and now Jenni Miller says we can fall for her directing in 'Higher Ground.' "What's so clear and powerful about 'Higher Ground' and Farmiga's work is that it's entirely earnest but not humorless."

5-Minute Video continues with a chat with 'The Lie's' Joshua Leonard, Jess Weixler and Mark Webber.

Erik Davis also reviewed the film: "Easily digestible and completely satisfying, this is one of the...

Photo: Hfpa I had no idea if this was going to happen or not, but it did, it will and it is happening as I will be running down the festivities as well as updating the winners live. I will obviously be including winners in the blog and they will be highlighted in yellow as such, but you can also keep track of them right here. So, with that said, stay tuned as the show begins at 5:00 Pm Pst and 8:00 Pm Est... I have a few things to do really quickly and will be back and updating as soon as possible. 4:24:29 Pm: What is Tiki Barber doing reporting from the Golden Globes? 4:24:50 Pm: Gotta admit, it is so nice to actually have an award show to talk about as opposed to last year's Golden Globe abortion. 4:26:29 Pm: Denis Leary's family, that...

Well, it looks like finding an East Coast feed for the Golden Globes may be out of my reach unless someone knows of some way to find it online which means I am going to be updating the awards as they are announced, but won't be able to watch it until three hours after it is all over. I honestly believe this is the only example of a situation in which the West Coast is the coast that ends up screwed on a television schedule. Considering it is the Golden Globes I guess I can be thankful, but nonetheless it is frustrating. However, one thing I can bring you courtesy of Gold Derby is the award presentation schedule for the show. Yesterday I brought you the list of presenters and today we have the order in which a lot of it will happen. Check it all out below. Opening Montage...