WATCH: Salvatore Ferragamo's 'Walking Stories'

NOT JUST ABOUT THE SHOE. "Walking Stories" is about love and adventure.
Photo from Salvatore Ferragamo on Facebook

Here's the full movie from 8 successful episodes of the Internet success

MANILA, Philippines - If you loved "Before Sunrise," "Before Sunset" and "Before Midnight," and Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris," you will definitely love Salvatore Ferragamo's "Walking Stories."

"Walking Stories" is a 21-minute film made up of 8 episodes originally aired in walkingstories.ferragamo.com.

The film is a romantic comedy directed by Luca Guadagnino. It features veteran actress Lauren Hutton, with newcomers Kaya Scodelario, Tom Ellis, Billy Manussen, Nathalie Buscombe and Lee Roy Kunze.

According to an official release about the film, it "narrates a life-changing trip full of surprising coincidences, unexpected revelations, and fortunate encounters -- a love story that literally walks fast across the world."

The film has more than 58,000 views on YouTube as of writing.

Watch it here:

- #CoffeeWithKai

Salvatore Ferragamo is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI). Branches are at Greenbelt 4, Rustan’s Makati, Power Plant Mall, Rustan’s Tower, Rustan’s Cebu, Newport Mall and Alabang Town Center. 

Reunited with Jodilly Pendre of Asia's Next Top Model S2

WELL-TRAINED. In this first shoot in episode 1, Jodilly showed photographer Mike Rosenthal what she's got.
Photo courtesy of Visions and Expressions

You've met Katarina Rodriguez. Now it's time to meet the other Filipina in the competition.

MANILA, Philippines - I no longer remember the first time I ever worked with Jodilly Pendre. All I remember is that we worked in a lot of runway shows when I was still actively styling, and that she was one of the easier models to manage. Quiet, patient, will eat anything, will do anything the director tells her to do, will dress up quickly, will walk the runway unforgettably. No complaints.

So imagine my joy upon finding out that she is one of two Filipino girls in the current season of Asia's Next Top Model. When I saw her again last January 9 at the TRESemme x Asia's Next Top Model S2 intimate press conference at Brasserie Girolle, The Fort Strip, Bonifacio Global City, I felt like an older sister proud of her bunso (youngest sibling).

Jodilly was blooming and had an air of confidence I never saw in her before. Perhaps it was the maturity as a professional model, all those years of being trained by the best in the industry at such a young age. Perhaps it was the experience of being in the reality competition and making a new friend in fellow Filipino Katarina Rodriguez.

Close and comfy with Katarina Rodriguez of Asia's Next Top Model S2

I don't know. I couldn't tell. All I know was, at that moment I said "Hi" to her and asked if she remembered me, Jodilly simply and cheerily said, "Opo! Kanina ko pa nga kayo tinitingnan, eh. Akala ko po 'di n'yo na ako kilala." (Yes! I was looking at you. I thought you no longer remember me.)

Last time, I featured the cute, bubbly and super nice Katja. This time, it's Jodilly's turn. Read on. :)

FEARLESS. In this episode 2 challenge, Jodilly showed she could jump and fly even while standing on stairs.
Photo courtesy of Visions and Expressions

Before you joined Asia's Next Top Model, how many years had you been modeling? At what age did you start?
I started modeling when I was 16. I was forced by circumstances to be independent. After two years of modeling, I realized that [it had become] my life, my paradise. (Jodilly is now 20 years old.) 

Who are your fashion mentors?
Designers Roland Alzate and Noel Crisostomo. They really push me to my limits, as in! They never get tired of telling me words of greatness. They always give me their clothes to make me look like a great model. 

Aside from your natural height and slender built, what made you decide to pursue modeling as a job?
My attitude

How did you balance modeling with school?
It's all about determination. Believe that all things are possible with God. 

Tell us about your family, Jodilly. You mentioned in episode 1 that you come from a poor family and that you joined for your mom. What do you want to give your family?
I want to give my mom the best future. I want her to feel that she still has a daughter that really cares for her.

In the Philippine fashion industry, you're already considered a runway and editorial veteran. Why did you decide to join Asia's Next Top Model? What career push or growth do you still want?
I wanna go global and be [a] great [model].

Tell us about the audition/screening.
It was a long process but it was an awesome experience.

Tell us about the Asia's Next Top Model experience. You're a nice girl so I'm sure you did not have a hard time making friends. But was there anyone who wasn't nice to you?
All the girls had different attitudes. You can't really please everyone.

You and Katarina have become close friends. What do you like about her?
I love [everything] about Katarina.

What was the most challenging part of being in Asia's Next Top Model?
The toughest part was controlling my emotions whenever I was feeling down, and trying to appreciate myself all the time.  

What was your favorite challenge? Shoot?
My favorite challenge was the walk on water [in episode 1]. In that challenge, I was tested physically and emotionally.  I love learning new things and developing new talents! 

I don't have a favorite shoot because all the shoots were amazing.

Who is your favorite judge and why?
I didn't have favorite judge. Each of the judges taught me so much about modeling and real life lessons.

In season 1, Stephanie Retuya was the runner-up. Can we expect that you will be in the final weeks of season 2, too?
I can promise one thing [about the next episodes]: I will do great things and I will be great!

Did Stephanie give you any advice?
She gave me the heart to keep pushing [toward] my goals.

What do you think set you apart from the other professional models in the competition?
I had the attitude of a victor. 

What do you have as a Filipino model that made you different from them, as far as modeling is concerned?
As a true-blooded Filipina, I knew that I would be resilient; that no matter how many times they rejected me, I believed I could still step up and stand out among the others

What is your skin care regimen?
I honestly don't have a skin care regimen. I'm practical. I wash my face then apply toner and moisturizer. I use body oil, not lotion. 

"STIFF FROM THE NECK UP." The judges did not love this picture of Jodilly, but photographer Jesper McIlroy said he was very impressed with her. Photo courtesy of Visions and Expressions

Fast facts about Jodilly:

• Favorite color - Purple
• Favorite food - Sinigang
• To stay in shape, I... - Eat like a caveman HAHAHAHA
• Modeling/fashion idol - Naomi Campbell, because she wows everyone who sees her
• Where she hangs out - Jollibee
• Music - Party songs LOL
• Favorite artist - Jayesslee
• Favorite song - "All to Jesus I Surrender"
• Hobbies - Learning how to play the keyboard and to beat box through YouTube,  making covers of Tagalog rap songs, playing volleyball, swimming

Here are my photos from the TRESemme x Asia's Next Top Model S2 event:

TOP MODEL HAIR. Jodilly happily adjusts her TRESemme-styled hair while being interviewed by Star World 

MENTORS. TRESetters Lourd Ramos and Joey Mead at the press event

THEY MAKE US PROUD. Jodilly, Katarina and Unilever Philippines PR Head of Personal Care Apples Aberin, herself a supermodel

BOSOM BUDDIES. Katarina and Jodilly tell the press that they've been inseparable ever since the competition

TRESemmé KERATIN SMOOTH RANGE. Nourishing Keratin Shampoo, Nourishing Keratin Conditioner, Heat Protection Shine Spray and Keratin Deep Treatment Masque 

When asked for their final words for the guests at the event, here's what the two had to say:

SHE RETURNS THE SUPPORT. Jodilly sends me this pic in-between work. Thank you, Jodi! :)

Catch Katarina and Jodilly on Asia's Next Top Model S2 every Wednesday, 9:40pm, on Star World. The episode replay is every Saturday, 8:45pm.

Connect with Jodilly on Twitter @jodigagaa and on Facebook through her Asia's Next Top Model page. For more photos and updates, follow Asia's Next Top Model on Facebook. - #CoffeeWithKai

Also read: Close and comfy with Katarina Rodriguez of Asia's Next Top Model S2

WINNERS: Grammy Awards 2014

MUSIC'S BIGGEST NIGHT. Pharell Williams and Daft Punk accepting one of their many awards.
Photo from The GRAMMYs Facebook page

My first time to live blog for Yahoo! Philippines made for a fun and exciting morning

MANILA, Philippines - The 56th Grammy Awards (aka #Grammys) took place last January 26 (January 27, Philippine time) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Rapper and "NCIS: Los Angeles" star LL Cool J hosted the 3 and a half hour-long event. It was filled with unforgettable performances from The Beatles' Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Daft Punk and Stevie Wonder, and my favorite Macklemore and Ryan Lewis with Queen Latifah and Madonna.

Watch the amazing McCartney-Starr reunion here:

The night's big winners were Daft Punk and New Zealand wonder Lorde. Daft Punk brought home the awards for Album of the Year ("Random Access Memories"), Record of the Year ("Get Lucky" featuring Pharell Williams) and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the same song.

Lorde took home the Song of the Year Award for her hit "Royals" and the Best Pop Solo Performance Award.

By this time, a lot of you already know that I joined Yahoo! Philippines last January 20 as Lifestyle and Entertainment Editor. I am still a freelancer, and I continue to write for Asian Dragon Magazine. I thank Yahoo! PH's Country Manager and Country Editor Kate Delos Reyes for allowing me to continue blogging, too.

Blogging "saved" me from the feeling of emptiness after I left Rappler in 2013. This is something I am committed to doing until I find the right reason to stop -- which, I hope, I never will. I take this chance to thank everyone who's been visiting my blog not only from the Philippines but also from the US and around the world. Your support overwhelms the newbie blogger in me. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Back to the Grammys: it was my first time to live blog/live tweet an event as a Yahoo! I teamed up with Lui Yanoria, Yahoo! PH OMG's resident boy wonder. It felt so great to know that Lui and I can work together and that he could keep up with my mad pace. Expect more from our tandem this year. :)

Watch Daft Punk, Stevie Wonder and Pharell Williams perform here:

Here is the complete list of winners from the 56th Grammy Awards:

• Best Pop Instrumental Album: Steppin' Out, Herb Alpert
• Best Dance Recording: Clarity, Zedd Featuring Foxes
• Best Dance/Electronica Album: Random Access Memories, Daft Punk
• Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: To Be Loved, Michael Bublé
• Best R&B Performance: Something, Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway
• Best Traditional R&B Performance: Please Come Home, Gary Clark Jr.
• Best R&B Song: Pusher Love Girl, James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters
• Best Urban Contemporary Album: Unapologetic, Rihanna
• Best R&B Album: Girl On Fire, Alicia Keys
• Best Rap Performance: Thrift Shop, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
• Best Rap Song: Thrift Shop, Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters
• Best Rap Album: The Heist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• Best New Age Album: Love's River, Laura Sullivan
• Best Improvised Jazz Solo: Orbits, Wayne Shorter, soloist
• Best Jazz Vocal Album: Liquid Spirit, Gregory Porter
• Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue, Terri Lyne Carrington
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Night In Calisia, Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic
• Best Latin Jazz Album: Song For Maura, Paquito D'Rivera And Trio Corrente
• Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance: Break Every Chain [Live] Tasha Cobbs
• Best Gospel Song: If He Did It Before... Same God [Live] Tye Tribbett, songwriter
• Best Contemporary Christian Music Song: Overcomer, David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens
• Best Gospel Album: Greater Than [Live], Tye Tribbett
• Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Overcomer, Mandisa
• Best Latin Pop Album: Vida, Draco Rosa
• Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: Treinta Días, La Santa Cecilia
• Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): A Mi Manera, Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
• Best Tropical Latin Album: Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Pacific Mambo Orchestra
• Best American Roots Song: Love Has Come For You Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters
• Best Americana Album: Old Yellow Moon, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
• Best Bluegrass Album: The Streets Of Baltimore, Del McCoury Band
• Best Folk Album: My Favorite Picture Of You, Guy Clark
• Best Regional Roots Music Album: Dockside Sessions, Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
• Best Reggae Album: Ziggy Marley In Concert, Ziggy Marley
• Best World Music Album: Savor Flamenco, Gipsy Kings and Live: Singing For Peace Around The World, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (TIE)
• Best Children's Album: Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well, Jennifer Gasoi
• Best Spoken Word Album: America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't, Stephen Colbert
• Best Comedy Album: Calm Down Gurrl, Kathy Griffin
• Best Musical Theater Album: Kinky Boots
• Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: Sound City: Real To Reel, Butch Vig, compilation producer
• Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media: Skyfall, Thomas Newman, composer
• Best Song Written For Visual Media: Skyfall Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters
• Best Instrumental Composition: Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra, Clare Fischer, composer
• Best Instrumental Arrangement: On Green Dolphin Street, Gordon Goodwin, arranger
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Swing Low Gil Goldstein, arranger
• Best Recording Package: Long Night Moon Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors
• Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition)
• Best Album Notes: Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded) Neil Tesser, album notes writer
• Best Historical Album: Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965 and The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums (TIE)
• Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Random Access Memories (Daft Punk)
• Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)
• Best Surround Sound Album: Live Kisses
• Best Engineered Album, Classical: Winter Morning Walks
• Producer Of The Year, Classical: David Frost
• Best Orchestral Performance: Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
• Best Opera Recording: Adès: The Tempest
• Best Choral Performance: Pärt: Adam's Lament
• Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Roomful Of Teeth
• Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Corigliano: Conjurer - Concerto For Percussionist & String Orchestra
• Best Classical Vocal Solo: Winter Morning Walks
• Best Classical Compendium: Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik
• Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks
• Best New Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – "Get Lucky"
• Best Rock Song: Paul McCartney – "Cut Me Some Slack"
• Best Pop Solo Performance: Lorde – "Royals"
• Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – "Holy Grail"
• Trust Awardees: Rick Hall, Jim Marshall, Ennio Morricone
• Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical: Pharell Williams
• Best Pop Vocal Album: Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox
• Best Country Album: Kacey Musgraves – Same Trailer, Different Park
• Song of the Year: Lorde – "Royals"
• Record of the Year: Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – "Get Lucky"
• The Music Educator Award: Kent Knappenberger
• Album of the Year: Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

Here's the unforgettable Macklemore-Ryan Lewis number with Queen Latifah and Madonna:

Here are the other Yahoo! PH stories on the Grammys:

• Daft Punk wins big at Grammys
• Queen Latifah? She Was Queen Commish for the Night
• Grammy Awards 2014 Red Carpet Arrivals
• Adele, Buble, Lauper early Grammy winners
• Daft Punk gets lucky as Grammys celebrate gay marriage
• Best Beauty Looks At The Grammys 2014
• Grammys 2014 show photos

- #CoffeeWithKai

My other awards season posts:

• WINNERS: Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015
• 'Gravity' and 'American Hustle' sweep Critics' Choice
• LIVE BLOG: Critics' Choice Awards 2014
• NOMINEES: Critics' Choice Awards 2014
• 'American Hustle' wins big at Golden Globes 2014
• LIVE BLOG: Golden Globe Awards 2014
• WINNERS: People's Choice Awards 2014
• WINNERS: Palm Springs Intl Film Fest 2014

WINNERS: Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015

VOTED BY PEERS. The Screen Actors Guild Awards are currently happening at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Image from the Screen Actors Guild Awards Facebook page

Rolling list of winners I am updating as they are announced. Keep refreshing! :)

MANILA, Philippines - The Screen Actors Guild Awards are currently taking place at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles, California. This is its 20th year.

What makes the SAG Awards even more special to the winners is that they win through the vote of their fellow actors.

Here are the winners:

• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: JARED LETO, “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB”
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: LUPITA NYONG’O , “12 YEARS A SLAVE”
• Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: “LONE SURVIVOR”
• Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series: “GAME OF THRONES”
• Screen Actors Guild 50th Annual Life Achievement Award: RITA MORENO
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS, “VEEP”
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: TY BURRELL, “MODERN FAMILY” 
• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: “MODERN FAMILY”
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: HELEN MIRREN, “PHIL SPECTOR”
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: MICHAEL DOUGLAS, “BEHIND THE CANDELABRA” 
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: MAGGIE SMITH, “DOWNTON ABBEY”
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: BRYAN CRANSTON, “BREAKING BAD”
• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: “BREAKING BAD” 
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY, “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB”
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: CATE BLANCHETT, “BLUE JASMINE” 
• Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: “AMERICAN HUSTLE” 

Here are photos from Screen Actors Guild Awards on Facebook and @SAGAwards on Twitter:

Lupita Nyong'O and Emma Thompson on the red carpet

A sleek Jennifer Lawrence at the red carpet

Jennifer Lawrence with friends

Cate Blanchett waves to fans

Nominee Matt Damon with his wife

Lifetime Achievement awardee Rita Moreno 

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Jared Leto (Dallas Buyes Club)

Jared Leto has won the Golden Globe, Critics' Choice and Screen Actors Guild awards

Lupita Nyong'O on her way to accept her second trophy in the awards season

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Lupita Nyong'O (12 Years A Slave)

Rita Moreno hugs her former "Electric Company" co-star Morgan Freeman 

Sofia Vergara hold the Screen Actors Guild award for best comedy ensemble (Modern Family)

- #CoffeeWithKai

My other awards season posts:

• 'Gravity' and 'American Hustle' sweep Critics' Choice
• LIVE BLOG: Critics' Choice Awards 2014
• NOMINEES: Critics' Choice Awards 2014
• 'American Hustle' wins big at Golden Globes 2014
• LIVE BLOG: Golden Globe Awards 2014
• WINNERS: People's Choice Awards 2014
• WINNERS: Palm Springs Intl Film Fest 2014

'Gravity' and 'American Hustle' sweep Critics' Choice

MOST AWARDED. "Gravity" takes home 7 Critics' Choice awards.
Image from the "Gravity" Facebook page

These movies went home with the most trophies tonight

MANILA, Philippines - The Critics' Choice Awards 2014 took place on January 16 (January 17, Philippine time) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Talk show host-actress Aisha Tyler of "The Talk" hosted the program. 

I live blogged the event as it happened. Check out the backstage photos! :)

The event was more relaxed compared to the recent Golden Globe Awards, and took place hours after Oscar nominations were announced. Tom Hanks, star of "Captain Phillips," was not nominated for an Oscar.

This was given a "soft" protest at the Critics' Choice Awards, first by Tyler in her opening spiel ("I would not snub you, baby.") and by "American Hustle" writer and director David O. Russell who dedicated his Best Comedy award to Hanks, mentioning the actor's name 3 times. ("Argo" writer and director Ben Affleck had the same experience in 2013, when he was not nominated for an Oscar Best Director award yet was honored by other award-giving bodies.)

And the critics' choices for 2014 are:

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY: Amy Adams – American Hustle
BEST COMEDY: American Hustle
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE: Mark Wahlberg – Lone Survivor
BEST ACTION MOVIE: Lone Survivor
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE: Sandra Bullock – Gravity
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE: American Hustle
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Blue Is the Warmest Color
JOEL SIEGEL AWARD: Forest Whitaker
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Frozen
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS: Adele Exarchopoulos – Blue Is the Warmest Color
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
LOUIS XIII GENIUS AWARD: Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater
HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST STAR: Benedict Cumberbatch (crowd-sourced award)
BEST DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
BEST SCORE: Steven Price – Gravity
BEST SONG: Let It Go – Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez – Frozen
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: 20 Feet from Stardom
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE: Gravity
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Spike Jonze – Her
BEST ACTOR: Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Gravity
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Gravity
BEST EDITING: Gravity
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP: American Hustle
BEST ART DIRECTION: The Great Gatsby
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: The Great Gatsby
BEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
BEST PICTURE: 12 Years a Slave

Got time? Watch the "12 Years a Slave" press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival:

- #CoffeeWithKai

My other awards season posts:

• LIVE BLOG: Critics' Choice Awards 2014
• NOMINEES: Critics' Choice Awards 2014
• 'American Hustle' wins big at Golden Globes 2014
• LIVE BLOG: Golden Globe Awards 2014
• WINNERS: People's Choice Awards 2014
• WINNERS: Palm Springs Intl Film Fest 2014

LIVE BLOG: Critics' Choice Awards 2014

WHOM HAVE THE CRITICS CHOSEN? Stay with me and find out first!
Image from the Critics' Choice Awards Facebook page

I am constantly updating this page so please keep refreshing! :)

MANILA, Philippines - The 19th Annual Critics' Choice Awards are happening in a few minutes!  

The program will be hosted by The Talk's Aisha Tyler and will be held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.

NOMINEES: Critics' Choice Awards 2014

Aside from this live blog, I will also live tweet the winners @KaiMagsanoc and post updates on my Facebook page.

Here are the winners:

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY: Amy Adams – American Hustle
BEST COMEDY: American Hustle
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE: Mark Wahlberg – Lone Survivor
BEST ACTION MOVIE: Lone Survivor
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE: Sandra Bullock – Gravity
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE: American Hustle
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Blue Is the Warmest Color
JOEL SIEGEL AWARD: Forest Whitaker
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Frozen
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS: Adele Exarchopoulos – Blue Is the Warmest Color
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
LOUIS XIII GENIUS AWARD: Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater
HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST STAR: Benedict Cumberbatch (crowd-sourced award)
BEST DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
BEST SCORE: Steven Price – Gravity
BEST SONG: Let It Go – Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez – Frozen
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: 20 Feet from Stardom
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE: Gravity
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Spike Jonze – Her
BEST ACTOR: Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Gravity
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Gravity
BEST EDITING: Gravity
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP: American Hustle
BEST ART DIRECTION: The Great Gatsby
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: The Great Gatsby
BEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
BEST PICTURE: 12 Years a Slave

BACKSTAGE FUN. Ian Somerhalder of "The Vampire Diaries." Photos from @CriticsChoice on Twitter

James Marsden, David O Russell and Christina Applegate

"Supernatural" stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles

Bradley Cooper and Amy Adams of "American Hustle"

Marlon Wayans and Aisha Tyler

Actor Forest Whitaker with fellow humanitarian (and actor) Oprah Winfrey

Jonah Hill of "The Wolf of Wall Street"

Jessica Chastain, 2013 Critics' Choice Best Actress for "Zero Dark Thirty"

The one and only Sir Ben Kingsley (Mandarin, is that you?)

- #CoffeeWithKai

My other awards season posts:

• NOMINEES: Critics' Choice Awards 2014
• 'American Hustle' wins big at Golden Globes 2014
• LIVE BLOG: Golden Globe Awards 2014
• WINNERS: People's Choice Awards 2014
• WINNERS: Palm Springs Intl Film Fest 2014

NOMINEES: Critics' Choice Awards 2014

GREAT ENSEMBLE. Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Rdnner, Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence.
Photo from the Critics Choice Facebook page

Will "American Hustle" win big like they did at the Golden Globes?

WINNERS: Golden Globe Awards 2014

MANILA, Philippines - The 19th Annual Critics' Choice Awards are slated to take place on January 16 (January 17, Philippine time) at the Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California. Talk show host-actress Aisha Tyler ("The Talk") is this year's host.

“I am truly honored to be hosting the 2014 Critics’ Choice Awards,” Tyler said in criticschoice.com. “It was an incredible year for film and actors. The field of nominees is diverse and robust, the talent represented extraordinary."



Here are the nominees:

BEST PICTURE:

• American Hustle
• Captain Phillips
• Dallas Buyers Club
• Gravity
• Her
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• Nebraska
• Saving Mr. Banks
• 12 Years a Slave
• The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ACTOR:

• Christian Bale – American Hustle 
• Bruce Dern – Nebraska
• Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
• Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
• Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
• Robert Redford – All Is Lost

BEST ACTRESS:

• Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
• Sandra Bullock – Gravity
• Judi Dench – Philomena
• Brie Larson – Short Term 12
• Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
• Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

• Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
• Daniel Bruhl – Rush
• Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
• Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
• James Gandolfini – Enough Said
• Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

• Scarlett Johansson – Her
• Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
• Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
• Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
• June Squibb – Nebraska
• Oprah Winfrey – Lee Daniels’ The Butler

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS:

• Asa Butterfield – Ender’s Game
• Adele Exarchopoulos – Blue Is the Warmest Color
• Liam James – The Way Way Back
• Sophie Nelisse – The Book Thief
• Tye Sheridan – Mud

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE:

• American Hustle
• August: Osage County
• Lee Daniels’ The Butler
• Nebraska
• 12 Years a Slave
• The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST DIRECTOR:

• Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
• Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips
• Spike Jonze – Her
• Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
• David O. Russell – American Hustle
• Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

• Eric Singer and David O. Russell – American Hustle
• Woody Allen – Blue Jasmine
• Spike Jonze – Her
• Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
• Bob Nelson – Nebraska

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

• Tracy Letts – August: Osage County
• Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke – Before Midnight
• Billy Ray – Captain Phillips
• Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope – Philomena
• John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
• Terence Winter – The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

• Emmanuel Lubezki – Gravity
• Bruno Delbonnel – Inside Llewyn Davis
• Phedon Papamichael – Nebraska
• Roger Deakins – Prisoners
• Sean Bobbitt – 12 Years a Slave

BEST ART DIRECTION:

• Andy Nicholson (Production Designer), Rosie Goodwin (Set Decorator) – Gravity
• Catherine Martin (Production Designer), Beverley Dunn (Set Decorator) – The Great Gatsby
• K.K. Barrett (Production Designer), Gene Serdena (Set Decorator) – Her
• Dan Hennah (Production Designer), Simon Bright (Set Decorator), Ra Vincent (Set Decorator) – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Adam Stockhausen (Production Designer), Alice Baker (Set Decorator) – 12 Years a Slave

BEST EDITING:

• Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers – American Hustle
• Christopher Rouse – Captain Phillips
• Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger – Gravity
• Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill – Rush
• Joe Walker – 12 Years a Slave
• Thelma Schoonmaker – The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

• Michael Wilkinson – American Hustle
• Catherine Martin – The Great Gatsby
• Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Daniel Orlandi – Saving Mr. Banks
• Patricia Norris – 12 Years a Slave

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP:

• American Hustle
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Lee Daniels’ The Butler
• Rush
• 12 Years a Slave

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

• Gravity
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Iron Man 3
• Pacific Rim
• Star Trek into Darkness

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:

• The Croods
• Despicable Me 2
• Frozen
• Monsters University
• The Wind Rises

BEST ACTION MOVIE:

• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Iron Man 3
• Lone Survivor
• Rush
• Star Trek into Darkness

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE:

• Henry Cavill – Man of Steel
• Robert Downey Jr. – Iron Man 3
• Brad Pitt – World War Z
• Mark Wahlberg – Lone Survivor

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE:

• Sandra Bullock – Gravity
• Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Evangeline Lilly – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Gwyneth Paltrow – Iron Man 3

BEST COMEDY:

• American Hustle
• Enough Said
• The Heat
• This Is the End
• The Way Way Back
• The World’s End

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY:

• Christian Bale – American Hustle
• Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
• James Gandolfini – Enough Said
• Simon Pegg – The World’s End
• Sam Rockwell – The Way Way Back

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY:

• Amy Adams – American Hustle
• Sandra Bullock – The Heat
• Greta Gerwig – Frances Ha
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Enough Said
• Melissa McCarthy – The Heat

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE:

• The Conjuring
• Gravity
• Star Trek into Darkness
• World War Z

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

• Blue Is the Warmest Color
• The Great Beauty
• The Hunt
• The Past
• Wadjda

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:

• The Act of Killing
• Blackfish
• Stories We Tell
• Tim’s Vermeer
• 20 Feet from Stardom

BEST SONG:

• Atlas – Coldplay – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Happy – Pharrell Williams – Despicable Me 2
• Let It Go – Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez – Frozen
• Ordinary Love – U2 – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Please Mr. Kennedy – Justin Timberlake/Oscar Isaac/Adam Driver – Inside Llewyn Davis
• Young and Beautiful – Lana Del Rey – The Great Gatsby

BEST SCORE:

• Steven Price – Gravity
• Arcade Fire – Her
• Thomas Newman – Saving Mr. Banks
• Hans Zimmer – 12 Years a Slave

Who do you think will win the critics' vote? Let me know by posting your comments below. - #CoffeeWithKai

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