Dearie Awards 2008: Movie of the Year - MILK

This past election year, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times, and Gus Van Sant’s Milk caught that dichotomy perfectly. Mil...

Dearie Awards 2008: Woman of the Year - MERYL STREEP

"There is nothing new under the sun." So says Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius, the crusading, potentially misguided nun who accus...

Dearie Awards 2008: Man of the Year - HEATH LEDGER

Heath Ledger proved his talent in the past by taking on tough roles (like his haunted characters in Monster’s Ball and Candy ), but then h...

Dearie Awards 2008: New Star of the Year - SALLY HAWKINS

The plucky, perky Poppy in Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky gives Pollyanna a run for her money in the irrepressibly cheerful department. An...

Dearie Awards 2008: Television Show of the Year - PUSHING DAISIES

Next to Ugly Betty (last year's Dearie Award winner in this category), no other series had the queer sensibility of Pushing Daisies . I...

Dearie Awards 2008: Stage Show of the Year - BILLY ELLIOT

Some of our favorite films of all time have been adapted for the stage, and the results can be great ( Hairspray ) or ... not so great ( The...

Movie Dearest Proudly Presents: The 2nd Annual Dearie Awards!

2009 is already upon us, but before we commence with all the latest and greatest of the new year, we here at Movie Dearest have one more bi...