December 18, 2010 – January 8, 2011: Firework – Katy Perry
January 9 – February 19, 2011: Grenade – Bruno Mars
February 20 – April 16, 2011: Born This Way – Lady Gaga
April 17 – July 2, 2011: E.T. – Katy Perry featuring Kanye West
July 3 – July 9, 2011: Rolling in the Deep – Adele
July 10 – September 10, 2011: Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock
September 11 – September 17, 2011: Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) – Katy Perry
September 18 – October 1, 2011: Someone Like You – Adele
October 2 – October 8, 2011: Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
October 9 – November 26, 2011: Someone Like You – Adele
November 27 – December 3, 2011: We Found Love – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
December 4 – December 31, 2011: Sexy and I Know It – LMFAO
World Changing Event: Snapchat App became available
The Top Song was We Found Love by Rihanna
Influential Songs include: Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons, It Will Rain by Bruno Mars, Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People, and Born This Way by Lady Gaga
The Movies to Watch include Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, We Bought a Zoo, The Help, and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive: Bradley Cooper
Notable books include: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Price of a gallon of gas in 2011: $3.58
Croft & Barrow Necktie: $34.00
Nike sneakers: $59.99/pair
The Funny Guy was: Daniel Tosh
In 2011 it cost 2.41 cents to make a single American Penny.
The Billionaire: JK Rowling was the youngest self-made female billionaire in 2011, although charitable giving has put her into the hundreds of millions range since then.
Year of The Rabbit
The year of the rabbit is one of the 12 years in the Chinese zodiac cycle. The rabbit is the fourth animal in the cycle.
The years of the rabbit include: 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035, 2047, and 2059
The year of the rabbit is associated with elegance, diplomacy, and good luck. People born in the year of the rabbit are said to be kind, gentle, and sensitive. They are also said to be wise, discreet, and have a good sense of humor. They are usually good at avoiding conflicts, and they are very good listeners. They are also very sensitive, so they can easily understand other people’s feelings. They are said to be lucky in love and money matters. They are also known to be good at art and design.
Top Ten Baby Names of 2011:
Sophia, Isabella, Emma, Olivia, Ava, Jacob, Mason, William, Jayden, Noah
Fashion Icons and Sex Symbols:
Mila Kunis, Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, Katy Perry, Emma Watson, Bar Refaeli, Blake Lively, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Cobie Smulders, Olivia Munn, Cameron Diaz, Kate Middleton
The Heartthrob(s):
Colin Firth, Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Taylor Lautner, Johnny Depp, Rob Pattinson, Hugh Laurie, Joe Manganiello, Tim Tebow, Brad Pitt
“The Quote:”
“I’m a winner” – Charlie Sheen
Time Magazine’s Man of the Year:
The Protester
Miss America:
Teresa Scanlan
Miss USA:
Alyssa Campanella
The Picture:
“It was completely engulfed and everything was up in flames,” said bride Nancy Rogers, posing here with new husband Mike as White Point Beach Resort’s main lodge burned in the background. “We lost all of that stuff, but that’s not important to us. We got the most important things.”
The Scandal:
Charlie Sheen
Whas New:
Dynamic Eye Sunglasses, invented by Chris Mullin, block sun glare instantly with liquid crystal lenses.
The Habit:
Playing Angry Birds
2011 Toys inducted to the National Toy Hall of Fame:
Hot Wheels, Dollhouse, Blanket
2011’s Most Popular Christmas Gifts, Toys and Presents:
LeapFrog LeapPad, Amazon Kindle Fire
Best Film Oscar Winner: The King’s Speech
Broadway Show – Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (Musical) Opened on June 14, 2011, and closed on January 4, 2014
2011 Entries to The National Film Registry: Allures (released in 1961) Bambi (released in 1942) The Big Heat (released in 1953) A Computer Animated Hand (released in 1972) Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (released in 1963) The Cry of the Children (released in 1912) A Cure for Pokeritis (released in 1912) El Mariachi (released in 1992) Faces (released in 1968) Fake Fruit Factory (released in 1986) Forrest Gump (released in 1994) Growing Up Female (released in 1971) Hester Street (released in 1975) I, an Actress (released in 1977) The Iron Horse (released in 1924) The Kid (released in 1921) The Lost Weekend (released in 1945) The Negro Soldier (released in 1944) Nicholas Brothers’ Home Movies (released in 1930s-’40s) Norma Rae (released in 1979) Porgy and Bess (released in 1959) The Silence of the Lambs (released in 1991) Stand and Deliver (released in 1988) Twentieth Century (released in 1934) War of the Worlds (released in 1953)
The Big Movies: (according to boxofficemojo)
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
4. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
5. Kung Fu Panda 2
6. Fast Five
7. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,
8. The Hangover Part II
9. The Smurfs
10. Cars 2
2011/12 Most Popular TV Shows:
1. NBC Sunday Night Football (NBC)
2. American Idol (Fox)
3. The Voice (NBC)
4. Modern Family (ABC)
5. Big Bang Theory (CBS)
6. Two and a Half Men (CBS)
7. X-Factor (Fox)
8. 2 Broke Girls (CBS)
9. Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
10. New Girl (Fox)
Sports:
World Series Champions: St. Louis Cardinals
Super Bowl Champions: Green Bay Packers
NBA Champions: Dallas Mavericks
Stanley Cup Champs: Boston Bruins
U.S. Open Golf Rory Mcllroy
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Novak Djokovic/Samantha Stosur
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Novak Djokovic/Petra Kvitova
NCAA Football Champions: North Dakota State
NCAA Basketball Champions: UConn Huskies
Kentucky Derby: Animal Kingdom
Popular and Best-selling Books From 2011: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard The Affair by Lee Child Alone by Lisa Gardner Archery in Death by J.D. Robb The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks Bossypants by Tina Fey Dead or Alive by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris Decision Points by George W. Bush The Drop by Michael Connelly 11/22/63 by Stephen King Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson The Greater Journey by David McCullough The Help by Kathryn Stockett In My Time by Dick Cheney The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer Jacqueline Kennedy by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard Known and Unknown by Donald Rumsfeld Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea Handler The Litigators by John Grisham Locked On by Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney Micro by Michael Crichton Onward by Howard Schultz with Joanne Gordon Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan Pym by Mat Johnson Red by Sammy Hagar with Joel Selvin Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning Smokin’ Seventeen by Janet Evanovich The Social Animal by David Brooks Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Stone Arabia by Dana Spiotta Swamplandia! by Karen Russell Those Guys Have All the Fun by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales Tick Tock by James Patterson The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss Zero Day by David Baldacci
The 2011 Oscars, or 83rd Academy Awards, announced winners on February 27, 2011.
The ceremony took place at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
James Franco and Anne Hathaway were the hosts for the event, marking the first time in Oscar history that both hosts were under the age of 40.
Films eligible for awards were released in the year 2010.
Noteworthy Moments:
“King’s Speech” took home Best Picture and Colin Firth won Best Actor for the same film.
Natalie Portman won Best Actress for her role in Black Swan.
Aaron Sorkin’s memorable speech: “Roxy Sorkin, your father just won the Academy Award. I’m going to have to insist on some respect from your guinea pig.”
James Franco and Anne Hathaway’s hosting was generally poorly received, leading to a return to solo hosts in subsequent years.
Melissa Leo dropped an F-bomb during her acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress, causing a stir.
The event drew 37.9 million viewers, a decline from the previous year.
This was the second year in a row that a film distributed by The Weinstein Company won Best Picture.
“Inception” won four technical awards but failed to capture any of the major Oscars.
2011 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The King’s Speech – Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, producers (WINNER)
127 Hours – Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, producers
Black Swan – Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, producers
The Fighter – David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, producers
Inception – Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, producers
The Kids Are All Right – Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, producers
The Social Network – Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, producers
Toy Story 3 – Darla K. Anderson, producer
True Grit – Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, producers
Winter’s Bone – Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, producers
Best Director:
Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech (WINNER)
Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan
David O. Russell – The Fighter
David Fincher – The Social Network
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – True Grit
Best Actor:
Colin Firth – The King’s Speech as King George VI (WINNER)
Javier Bardem – Biutiful as Uxbal
Jeff Bridges – True Grit as Deputy U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn
Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network as Mark Zuckerberg
James Franco – 127 Hours as Aron Ralston
Best Actress:
Natalie Portman – Black Swan as Nina Sayers (WINNER)
Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right as Dr. Nicole “Nic” Allgood
Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole as Becca Corbett
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone as Ree Dolly
Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine as Cynthia “Cindy” Heller
Best Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale – The Fighter as Dicky Eklund (WINNER)
John Hawkes – Winter’s Bone as Teardrop Dolly
Jeremy Renner – The Town as James “Jem” Coughlin
Mark Ruffalo – The Kids Are All Right as Paul Hatfield
Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech as Lionel Logue
Best Supporting Actress:
Melissa Leo – The Fighter as Alice Eklund-Ward (WINNER)
Amy Adams – The Fighter as Charlene Fleming
Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech as Queen Elizabeth
Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit as Mattalyn “Mattie” Ross
Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom as Janine “Smurf” Cody
Best Original Screenplay:
The King’s Speech – David Seidler (WINNER)
Another Year – Mike Leigh
The Fighter – Screenplay by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson
Inception – Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right – Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
Best Adapted Screenplay:
The Social Network – Aaron Sorkin based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich (WINNER)
127 Hours – Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy based on the book Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
Toy Story 3 – Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich based on the previous films Toy Story and Toy Story 2
True Grit – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen based on the novel by Charles Portis
Winter’s Bone – Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell
Best Animated Feature Film:
Toy Story 3 – Directed by Lee Unkrich (WINNER)
How to Train Your Dragon – Directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
The Illusionist – Directed by Sylvain Chomet
Best Foreign Language Film:
In a Better World (Denmark) in Danish – Susanne Bier (WINNER)
Biutiful (Mexico) in Spanish – Alejandro González Iñárritu
Dogtooth (Greece) in Greek – Yorgos Lanthimos
Incendies (Canada) in French – Denis Villeneuve
Outside the Law (Algeria) in Arabic – Rachid Bouchareb
Best Documentary Feature:
Inside Job – Charles H. Ferguson and Audrey Marrs (WINNER)
Exit Through the Gift Shop – Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
Gasland – Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
Restrepo – Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
Waste Land – Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Strangers No More – Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon (WINNER)
Killing in the Name – Jed Rothstein
Poster Girl – Sara Nesson and Mitchell W. Block
Sun Come Up – Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
The Warriors of Qiugang – Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Best Live Action Short Film:
God of Love – Luke Matheny (WINNER)
The Confession – Tanel Toom
The Crush – Michael Creagh
Na Wewe – Ivan Goldschmidt
Wish 143 – Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite
Best Animated Short Film:
The Lost Thing – Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan (WINNER)
Day & Night – Teddy Newton
The Gruffalo – Max Lang and Jakob Schuh
Let’s Pollute – Geefwee Boedoe
Madagascar, a Journey Diary – Bastien Dubois
Best Original Score:
The Social Network – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (WINNER)
127 Hours – A. R. Rahman
How to Train Your Dragon – John Powell
Inception – Hans Zimmer
The King’s Speech – Alexandre Desplat
Best Original Song:
“We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3 – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman (WINNER)
“Coming Home” from Country Strong – Music and Lyrics by Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges
“If I Rise” from 127 Hours – Music by A. R. Rahman; Lyrics by Rollo Armstrong and Dido
“I See the Light” from Tangled – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Best Sound Editing:
Inception – Richard King (WINNER)
Toy Story 3 – Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
Tron: Legacy – Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
True Grit – Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
Unstoppable – Mark Stoeckinger
Best Sound Mixing:
Inception – Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick (WINNER)
The King’s Speech – Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
Salt – Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
The Social Network – Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
True Grit – Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
Best Art Direction:
Alice in Wonderland – Art Direction: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara (WINNER)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
Inception – Art Direction: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
The King’s Speech – Art Direction: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
True Grit – Art Direction: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Best Cinematography:
Inception – Wally Pfister (WINNER)
Black Swan – Matthew Libatique
The King’s Speech – Danny Cohen
The Social Network – Jeff Cronenweth
True Grit – Roger Deakins
Best Makeup:
The Wolfman – Rick Baker and Dave Elsey (WINNER)
Barney’s Version – Adrien Morot
The Way Back – Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
Best Costume Design:
Alice in Wonderland – Colleen Atwood (WINNER)
I Am Love – Antonella Cannarozzi
The King’s Speech – Jenny Beavan
The Tempest – Sandy Powell
True Grit – Mary Zophres
Best Film Editing:
The Social Network – Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter (WINNER)
127 Hours – Jon Harris
Black Swan – Andrew Weisblum
The Fighter – Pamela Martin
The King’s Speech – Tariq Anwar
Best Visual Effects:
Inception – Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb (WINNER)
Alice in Wonderland – Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 – Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
Hereafter – Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
Iron Man 2 – Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Dan Sudick
Academy Honorary Awards:
Kevin Brownlow
Jean-Luc Godard
Eli Wallach
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Francis Ford Coppola
The 2011 Grammy Award winners were announced on February 13, 2011.
The event was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Unlike many other years, there was no official host for this ceremony.
The eligibility year for the awards ranged from September 1, 2009, to September 30, 2010.
Noteworthy Moments:
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire won Album of the Year, surprising many.
Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now snagged Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
Esperanza Spalding became the first jazz artist to win Best New Artist.
This was the last Grammy ceremony to be held before the categories were reduced from 109 to 7
Mick Jagger made his first-ever live appearance at the Grammys, performing a tribute to Solomon Burke
Barbra Streisand returned to the Grammy stage for the first time in 6 years to perform “Evergreen
Jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding upset Justin Bieber and Drake to win Best New Artist
The awards ceremony was watched by 26.6 million viewers, a significant increase from the previous year.
2011 Grammy Winners
Album of the Year:
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Record of the Year:
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Rap Album:
Recovery, Eminem
New Artist:
Esperanza Spalding
Song of the Year:
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Pop Vocal Album:
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:
Hey, Soul Sister (Live) – Train
Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Crazy Love – Michael Bublé
Female Pop Vocal Performance:
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
Male Pop Vocal Performance:
Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
Imagine – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare, The Imagine Project
Pop Instrumental Performance:
Nessun Dorma – Jeff Beck, Emotion & Commotion
Pop Instrumental Album:
Take Your Pick – Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
Female R&B Vocal Performance:
Back to Me – Fantasia
Male R&B Vocal Performance:
There Goes My Baby – Usher
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:
Soldier of Love – Sade
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:
Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots
R&B Song:
Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots
R&B Album:
Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots
Contemporary R&B Album:
Raymond V Raymond – Usher
Rap Song:
Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group:
On to the Next One – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
Rap Solo Performance:
Eminem – Not Afraid
Urban/Alternative Performance:
F*** You – Cee Lo Green
Rock Album:
The Resistance – Muse
Solo Rock Vocal Performance:
Helter Skelter – Paul McCartney
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:
Tighten Up – The Black Keys
Rock Song:
Angry World – Neil Young
Hard Rock Performance:
Them Crooked Vultures – New Fang
Metal Performance:
El Dorado – Iron Maiden
Rock Instrumental Performance:
Hammerhead – Jeff Beck
Country Album:
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Female Country Vocal Performance:
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
Male Country Vocal Performance:
-Til Summer Comes Around – Keith Urban
Country Song:
Need You Now – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Country Instrumental Performance:
Hummingbyrd – Marty Stuart
New Age Album:
Miho: Journey to the Mountain – Paul Winter Consort
Contemporary Jazz Album:
The Stanley Clarke Band – The Stanley Clarke Band
Jazz Vocal Album:
Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, – Dee Dee Bridgewater
Latin Pop Album:
Paraiso Express – Alejandro Sanz
Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album:
El Existential – Grupo Fantasma
Tropical Latin Album:
Viva La Tradición – Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Tejano Album:
Recuerdos – Little Joe & La Familia
Norteño Album:
Classic – Intocable
Banda Album:
Enamórate De Mí – El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
Contemporary Jazz Album:
The Stanley Clarke Band – The Stanley Clarke Band
Jazz Vocal Album:
Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee – Dee Dee Bridgewater
Improvised Jazz Solo:
A Change Is Gonna Come – Herbie Hancock
Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group:
Moody 4B – James Moody
Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
Live at Jazz Standard – Mingus Big Band
Latin Jazz Album:
Chucho’s Steps – Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers
Gospel Performance:
Grace – BeBe & CeCe Winans, Still
Gospel Song:
It’s What I Do – Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway), The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter III
Rock or Rap Gospel Album:
Hello Hurricane – Switchfoot
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
Love God. Love People – Israel Houghton
Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
The Reason – Diamond Rio
Traditional Gospel Album:
Downtown Church – Patty Griffin
Contemporary R&B Gospel Album:
Still – BeBe & CeCe Winans
Dance Recording:
Only Girl (in the World) – Rihanna
Electronic/Dance Album:
La Roux – La Roux
Alternative Music Album:
Brothers, The Black Keys
Americana Album:
You Are Not Alone, Mavis Staples
Bluegrass Album:
Mountain Soul II – Patty Loveless
Traditional Blues Album:
Joined At The Hip – Pinetop Perkins & Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith
Contemporary Blues Album:
Living Proof – Buddy Guy
Traditional Folk Album:
Genuine Negro Jig – Carolina Chocolate Drops
Contemporary Folk Album:
God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise – Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
Hawaiian Music Album:
Huana Ke Aloha – Tia Carrere
Native American Music Album:
2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit’s Dance – Various Artists
Zydeco or Cajun Music Album:
Zydeco Junkie – Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Reggae Album:
Before The Dawn – Buju Banton
Traditional World Music Album:
Ali And Toumani – Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
Contemporary World Music Album:
Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks – Béla Fleck
New Age Album:
Miho: Journey to the Mountain – Paul Winter Consort
Short Form Music Video:
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
Long Form Music Video:
When You’re Strange – The Doors
Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling):
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)
Musical Show Album:
American Idiot (Featuring Green Day)
Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:
Crazy Heart (Various Artists)
Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:
Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman, composer
Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:
The Weary Kind (From Crazy Heart), Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters
Instrumental Composition:
The Path Among the Trees – Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble), Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz – Chamber Music Vol. 2
Popular and Best-selling Books From 2011:
