2011 in Film & Television

• Jan 14 16th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: The Social Network wins Best Film
• Jan 16 68th Golden Globes: The Social Network, Colin Firth, & Natalie Portman win
• Jan 30 27th Sundance Film Festival: "Like Crazy", directed by Drake Doremus, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic

• Feb 10 61st Berlin International Film Festival: "A Separation" wins the Golden Bear
• Feb 13 64th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): "The King's Speech" Best Film, David Fincher Best Director
• Feb 15 "A Separation" written and directed by Asghar Farhad, starring Leila Hatamiand and Payman Maadi premieres at the Fajr Film Festival in Tehran (Academy Award Best Foreign Film)
• Feb 26 31st Golden Raspberry Awards: "The Last Airbender" wins

• Mar 4 42nd NAACP Image Awards: "For Colored Girls" wins Outstanding Motion Picture

• Apr 17 "Thor", directed by Kenneth Branagh, starring Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman, premieres in Sydney, Australia

• May 22 64th Cannes Film Festival: "The Tree of Life" directed by Terrence Malick wins the Palme d'Or
• May 22 57th British Academy Television Awards: "Harry & Paul" Best Comedy, "Sherlock" Best Drama
• Jun 20 1st Critics' Choice Television Awards: Modern Family wins Best Comedy Series, Mad Men wins Best Drama Series

• Jul 21 44th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
• Aug 31 68th Venice Film Festival: "Faust" directed by Alexander Sokurov wins Golden Lion
• Sep 9 58th National Film Awards (India): "Adaminte Makan Abu" wins the Golden Lotus

• Sep 21 Scandinavian crime drama "The Bridge" created by Hans Rosenfeldt, starring Sofia Helin and Kim Bodnia premieres

• Jan 1 "Hot in Cleveland" actress Valerie Bertinelli weds financial planner Tom Vitale at their home in Malibu, California
• Jan 14 "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" actor James Marsters (48) weds longtime girlfriend Patricia Rahman in Los Angeles
• Jan 30 "Chuck" actress Sarah Lancaster (30) weds attorney Matthew Jacobs in Southern California
• Feb 16 Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupati (36) weds Bollywood actress and former Miss Universe (2000) Lara Dutta (32) at Bandra, Mumbai
• Feb 25 Actor and comedian Kelsey Grammer (57) weds Kayte Walsh (29) at the Longacre Theater in Manhattan, New York
• Feb 26 Musician Cisco Adler (32) weds model Barbara Stoyanoff (30) at Wayfarers Chapel in Palos Verdes

• Mar 31 Italian Canadian singer Michael Buble (35) weds actress and model Luisana Lopilato (23) in Buenos Aires
• Apr 2 Grammy Awarded singer Michael Buble (34) weds Argentine actress-model Luisana Lopilato (22) at Villa Maria Paz private mansion near Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Apr 17 Actress and model Torrey Devitto (26) weds actor Paul Wesley (28) in New York
• Apr 20 "Hollywood Confidential" radio host Leeza Gibbons (54) weds Steven Fenton (41) at the rooftop of the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills
• Apr 22 American actor Eddie Cibrian (37) weds American country and pop singer LeAnn Rimes (28) at a private home in California
• Apr 30 Actor Lorenzo Lamas (53) weds model Shawna Craig at Casa Dorada Resort in Cabo, San Lucas
• May 12 Victoria's Secret model Lily Aldridge (25) weds Kings of Leon singer Caleb Followill (29) at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California
• May 15 Actress Tamera Mowry (32) weds Fox News Correspondent Adam Housley (39) at Villagio Inn & Spa in Napa, California
• May 20 Actor Doug Hutchison (51) weds country singer Courtney Stodden (16) in Las Vegas, Nevada
• May 21 TV actress Sara Rue (33) weds Kevin Price (35) at Bel Air Bay Club in Pacific Palisades, California
• May 28 Former American beauty queen Candice Crawford (24) weds Dallas Cowboys football quarterback Tony Romo (31) at Arlington Hall in Dallas, Texas
• May 28 Actress and former "Clean House" host Niecy Nash (41) weds electrical engineer Jay Tucker at the Church Estate Vineyard in Malibu
• Jun 18 British peer and brother of Princess Diana Charles Spencer (47) weds Canadian social entrepreneur and former model Karen Gordon (39) at Althorp House in Northamptonshire
• Jun 18 Reality TV Personality Toya Carter (27) weds "The Deal" TV host Mickey Wright in Atlanta

• Jun 27 Actress America Ferrera (28) weds actor and director Ryan Piers Williams (31) in New York

• Jul 15 American TV personality and host Vanessa Minnillo (30) weds American singer-songwriter Nick Lachey (37) at Sir Richard Branson's private Necker Island in British Virgin Islands
• Aug 12 Actress and model Brooke Burke (40) weds singer/actor David Charvet (39) in St. Barthelemy, Guadeloupe
• Aug 13 "The View" co-host Sherri Shepherd (44) weds TV writer Lamar Sally at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, Illinois
• Aug 18 American Idol's first-ever blind finalist Scott MacIntyre (26) weds Christina Teich in Scottsdale, Arizona

• Sep 3 English DJ and musician Mark Ronson (36) weds french actress Josephine De La Baume (27) in Aix-en-Provence, France
• Sep 4 Fashion model and designer Lauren Bush (28) weds David Lauren (40), son of fashion designer Ralph Lauren at the 17,000 acre farm in Colorado
• Sep 10 Actress Amy Smart (36) weds TV personality and model Carter Oosterhouse (35) in Traverse City, Michigan
• Sep 17 Actor and film producer David Clayton Rogers (34) weds actress Sally Pressman (31) at Bacara Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara, California
• Sep 24 Model and actress Molly Sims (38) weds film producer Scott Stuber at Frank Caferatta Vineyards in Napa, California
• Sep 30 Paramore bassist Jeremy Davis (26) weds TV host and actress Kathryn Camsey in Las Vegas
• Oct 1 Rock bassist Gene Simmons (62) weds actress and model Shannon Tweed (55) at the historic Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California

• Oct 9 TV personality Layla Kayleigh (22) weds Radio Talk Show Host/DJ Steve Covino (36) in Las Vegas, Nevada

• Oct 16 Actress, screenwriter and model Nikki Reed (24) weds singer-songwriter Paul McDonald (27) at a private ranch in Malibu, California
• Oct 18 Actress, model and singer Bijou Phillips (32) weds actor and disc jockey Danny Masterson (36) at a private castle in Ireland

• Oct 22 "The Bachelorette" TV personality DeAnna Pappas (29) weds Stephen Stagliano (27) in Georgia
• Oct 29 Actress Eva Amurri (26) weds former Major League Soccer player Kyle Martino (31) in Charleston, South Carolina
• Nov 11 Actor and comedian Kenan Thompson (33) weds model Christina Evangeline at George Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia
• Nov 11 TV personality Kim Zolciak (33) weds Atlanta Falcons football player Kroy Biermann (26) in Roswell, Georgia
• Nov 11 Sixteen-time Grammy Award-winning hit producer and songwriter David Foster (62) weds model Yolanda Hadid in Beverly Hills
• Nov 12 Actress Tiffany Thornton (26) weds Christopher Carney at Anthony Chapel in Hot Springs, Arkansas
• Dec 5 American game show host and executive producer Jeff Probst (50) weds actress/model Lisa Ann Russell (40) at a private house in Los Angeles
• Dec 17 Backstreet Boys member A. J. McLean (34) weds model Rochelle Karidis (30) in an outdoor wedding at Beverly Hills, California
• Dec 17 "The Descendants" actress Judy Greer (36) weds "Real Time with Bill Mahe"r co-executive producer Dean Johnsen at the Los Angeles Athletic Club
• Dec 22 "Big Bang Theory" Indian actor Kunal Nayyar (30) weds Miss India 2006 winner Neha Kapur (28) in New Delhi, India
• Dec 28 "Stargate SG-1" actor Christopher Judge (47) weds actress and model Gianna Patton (33)

• Dec 31 "American Idol" alum and rocker James Durbin (22) weds Heidi Lowe at the edge of a redwood and oak forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California

• Jan 21 Actress Jaime Pressly (35) divorces entertainment lawyer Simran Singh (33) due to irreconcilable differences after more than 1 year of marriage

• Feb 10 Former Playboy model Camille Donatacci (42) divorces "Frazier" actor-comedian Kelsey Grammer (56) due to irreconcilable differences after 14 years of marriage

• Jul 1 "Medium" actress Patricia Arquette (40) divorces actor Thomas Jane (39) due to irreconcilable differences after 5 years of marriage

• Jul 1 Ann Serano Lopez divorces actor and talk show host George Lopez (49) due to irreconcilable differences

• Aug 12 Rock singer John Mellencamp (59) divorces model Elaine Irwin (41) after 18 years of marriage
• Aug 19 "My Fair Brady" actress Adrianne Curry (28) divorces "The Brady Bunch" actor Christopher Knight (53) due to irreconcilable differences after 5 years of marriage
• Aug 22 Actress Melissa Gilbert (47) divorces actor Bruce Boxleitner (61) due to irreconcilable differences after 16 long years of marriage
• Sep 23 Actress Lisa Linde (39) divorces "Xmen" actor James Marsden (38) due to irreconcilable differences after 11 years of marriage
• Sep 29 "House M.D." actress Olivia Wilde (26) divorces Italian prince Tao Ruspoli (35) due to irreconcilable differences after 8 years of marriage

• Nov 16 Second season American Idol winner Rubben Studdard (33) divorces Surata Zuri McCants due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
• Nov 22 Singer-songwriter and actress Ashlee Simpson (27) divorces rock band Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz (32) due to irreconcilable differences after two and a half year of marriage

Deaths 1 - 100 of 104

• Jan 2 Anne Francis, American actress (Honey West, Forbidden Planet, Pancho Villa), dies at 80
• Jan 2 Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (b. 1946)
• Jan 3 Fadil Hadžić, Croatian film director (b. 23 April 1922)
• Jan 9 Peter Yates, English film director (Breaking Away, Bullitt), dies at 81
• Jan 11 David Nelson, American actor, director, and producer (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), dies at 74
• Jan 12 Paul Picerni, American actor (The Untouchables), dies at 88
• Jan 13 Ellen Stewart, American actress, director and founder of La Mama Theatre Group, dies at 91
• Jan 20 Bruce Gordon, American actor (The Untouchables), dies after long illness at 94
• Jan 21 E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Indian Telugu Film Director, screenwriter and producer, dies at 54
• Jan 24 Bernd Eichinger, German film producer and director, dies at 61
• Jan 30 John Barry, English film score composer (b. 1933)
• Feb 2 Defne Joy Foster, Turkish actress, presenter and VJ. (b. 1975)
• Feb 2 Margaret John, Welsh actress (b. 1926)
• Feb 3 Maria Schneider, French actress (Last Tango in Paris, Crime of Honor), dies at 58
• Feb 4 Tura Satana, Japanese-American actress (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!), dies at 72
• Feb 12 Elizabeth "Betty" Garrett, American actress, comedian, singer and dancer (All in the Family), dies of an aortic aneurysm at 91
• Feb 13 T. P. McKenna [Thomas Patrick McKenna], Irish actor (Rivals, Holocaust), dies at 81
• Feb 16 Len Lesser, American actor (b. 1922)
• Feb 16 Alfred Burke, British actor (Public Eye, Backfire, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), dies of a chest infection at 92
• Feb 17 Egbert van Paridon, Dutch actor and director (Flodder, The Assault), dies at 90
• Feb 22 Nicholas Courtney, British actor (Doctor Who, Incendiary), dies at 81
• Feb 28 Annie Girardot, French actress (Three Rooms in Manhattan, Gypsy, Jacko & Lise), dies at 79
• Feb 28 Jane Russell, American actress and leading sex symbol in 1940s-50s (The Outlaw), dies at 89
• Mar 3 Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress and comedienne (Siedem Kotów, Kabaret Starszych Panów), dies at 98
• Mar 17 Michael Gough, English actor (Hammer Horror Films, Search for the Nile), dies at 94

• Mar 26 Roger Abbott, Canadian comedian (Air Farce Live) (b. 1946)
• Mar 28 Wenche Foss, Norwegian actress (b. 1917)
• Apr 4 Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, filmmaker and political activist (b. 1958)
• Apr 7 Pierre Gauvreau, Quebec painter, television writer and producer, dies at 88
• Apr 9 Sidney Lumet, American film director (Group, Pawnbroker, Fail Safe), dies at 86
• Apr 14 Trevor Bannister, British actor (Are You Being Served?), dies at 76
• Apr 17 AJ Perez, Filipino teen actor (b. 1993)
• Apr 19 Elisabeth Sladen, British actress (b. 1946)
• Apr 22 Moin Akhter, Pakistani actor (b. 1950)
• Apr 23 John Sullivan, British comedy writer (b. 1946)
• Apr 24 Marie-France Pisier, French actress (b. 1944)
• Apr 27 Marian Mercer, American actress (b. 1935)
• Apr 28 William Campbell, American actor (Jerry-Cannonball, Luke-Dynasty), dies at 87
• May 3 Thanasis Veggos, Greek actor (b. 1927)
• May 3 Jackie Cooper, American actor and director (Skippy, Superman), dies at 88
• May 4 Sada Thompson, American actress (Family, Pursuit of Happiness), dies at 83
• May 4 Mary Murphy, American actress (A Man Alone, Maggie-Investigators), dies at 80
• May 5 Dana Wynter, German-English actress (Airport, Invasion of the Body Snatchers), dies at 79
• May 7 Allyson Hennessy, Trindadian television presenter
• May 7 Big George, British broadcaster, composer, bandleader and musician (b. 1957)
• May 16 Edward Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1932)
• May 19 Phyllis Avery, American actress (Ruby Gentry, George Gobel Show, Mr Novak), dies at 88
• May 20 Randy Savage, American Pro-Wrestler (b. 1952)
• May 25 Paul Splittorff, American MLB pitcher and broadcaster (KC Royals), dies of oral cancer at 64
• May 27 Jeff Conaway, American actor (b. 1950)
• May 30 Clarice Taylor, American actress (Nurse Bailey-Nurse), dies at 93
• Jun 3 James Arness, American actor (Gunsmoke, How the West Was Won), dies of natural causes at 88
• Jun 19 Don Diamond, American actor (b. 1921)
• Jun 20 Ryan Dunn, American actor (b. 1977)
• Jun 23 Peter Falk, American actor (Colombo, Scared Straight), dies at 83
• Jun 25 Margaret Tyzack, English actress (b. 1931)
• Jun 26 Edith Fellows, American actress (Pennies From Heaven, She Married Her Boss), dies at 88
• Jun 27 Elaine Stewart, American actress and model (The Bad and the Beautiful, Take the High Ground), dies at 81
• Jul 1 Leslie Brooks, American actress (b. 1922)
• Jul 8 Roberts Blossom, American actor and poet (Home Alone, Deranged, The Great Gatsby), dies of a stroke at 87
• Jul 12 Sherwood Schwartz, American Television Writer (b. 1916)
• Jul 15 Googie Withers, British actress (b. 1917)
• Jul 17 David Ngoombujarra, Australian actor (b. 1967)
• Jul 19 Sheila Burrell, British actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark), dies at 89
• Jul 22 Linda Christian, Mexican actress (Athena, VIPs, Battle Zone), dies at 87
• Jul 22 Tom Aldredge, American actor (The Sopranos, What About Bob, Nurse, Mind Snatchers), dies at 83
• Jul 24 Jane White, African-American actress and singer (Strange Fruit, Once Upon a Mattress), dies at 88
• Jul 25 Mihalis Kakogiannis, Cypriot filmmaker (b. 1922)
• Jul 25 Michael Cacoyannis, Greek film director (Zorba the Greek, Trojan Women), dies at 90
• Jul 29 Claude Laydu, Belgian-born Swiss actor (Diary of a Country Priest), dies at 84
• Aug 3 Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (b. 1945)
• Aug 12 Robert Robinson, British television presenter (Ask The Family, Call My Bluff) (b. 1927)
• Aug 14 Shammi Kapoor, Indian actor and director known as the "Elvis Presley of India" (Amaran, Brahmachari, Vidhaata), dies of chronic renal failure at 79
• Aug 19 Raúl Ruiz, Chilean filmmaker (Three Sad Tigers), dies at 70
• Aug 27 Nico Minardos, Greek-American actor (The Twilight Zone, Twelve Hours to Kill), dies at 81
• Sep 2 Felipe Camiroaga, Chilean character animator, Chile (b. 1966)

• Sep 11 Andy Whitfield, Welsh actor (Spartacus), dies of cancer at 39
• Sep 15 Frances Bay, Canadian actress (b. 1919)
• Oct 5 Charles Napier, American actor (Night Stalker, Rambo), dies at 75
• Oct 6 Diane Cilento, Australian actress (Agony & Ecstasy, Wicker Man), dies at 78
• Oct 7 George Baker, Bulgarian-born British actor (I, Claudius, Goodbye Mr Chips, Curse of the Fly), dies at 80
• Oct 12 Heinz Bennent, German actor (Possession, The Serpent's Egg), dies at 90
• Oct 12 Patricia Breslin, American actress (b. 1931)
• Oct 12 Peter Hammond, British actor and director (The Buccaneers, King of the Castle), dies at 87
• Oct 13 Barbara Kent, Canadian born - U.S. silent film actress and WAMPAS Baby Stars (b.1907)
• Oct 15 Elizabeth "Betty" Driver, British singer and actress (Coronation Street, Pardon the Expression), dies from pneumonia at 91
• Oct 18 Norman Corwin, American screenwriter for radio drama, dies at 101
• Oct 23 Herbert A. Hauptman, American Mathematician whose models for determining the chemical crystal structures vital for life revolutionized chemistry, dies at 94
• Oct 25 Anna van Beers [Graeve], Dutch actress (A Woman like Eve, Diary of a Hooker), dies at 95
• Nov 2 Sickan Carlsson, Swedish actress and singer (b. 1915)
• Nov 2 Sid Melton [Sidney Meltzer], American actor (Green Acres, The Danny Thomas Show), dies from pneumonia at 94
• Nov 4 Andy Rooney, American radio and television writer (b. 1919)
• Nov 5 Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer, composer, lyricist, music director, and filmmaker from Assam (b. 1926)
• Nov 15 Dulcie Gray, British singer, actress, author and lepidopterist (Mine Own Executioner), dies at 95
• Nov 19 John Neville, English theatre and film actor, dies at 86
• Nov 29 Patrice O'Neal, American stand-up comedian, dies from stroke complications at 41
• Dec 3 Dharam Devdutt "Dev" Anand, Indian comedian, actor, director and producer, dies at 88

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