Film and TV Awards
Jan 6 36th People's Choice Awards: Johnny Depp & Sandra Bullock win (Movie Star) and Hugh Laurie & Katherine Heigl win (TV Drama)
Event of Interest
Jan 11 Simon Cowell leaves "American Idol"

Simon Cowell
- Jan 15 15th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: The Hurt Locker wins Best Film
Film and TV Awards
Jan 17 67th Golden Globes: Avatar, Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock win

Jeff Bridges

Sandra Bullock
Event of Interest
Jan 22 Conan O'Brien's last Tonight Show episode after a big controversy over the Tonight Show timeslot

Conan O'Brien
Film Awards
Feb 21 63rd British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): "The Hurt Locker" Best Film, Kathryn Bigelow Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow
- Feb 26 41st NAACP Image Awards: "Precious" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
Film Release
Mar 3 "Alice in Wonderland", inspired by Lewis Carroll directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska is released
- Mar 6 30th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" wins
Film Awards
Mar 7 82nd Academy Awards: "The Hurt Locker", Jeff Bridges & Sandra Bullock win

Sandra Bullock

Jeff Bridges
- Mar 20 56th National Film Awards (India): "Antaheen" wins the Golden Lotus
- Apr 3 Matt Smith's first appearance as the 11th Doctor in BBC program "Doctor Who" during "The Eleventh Hour" episode
- Apr 11 "The night of Sora Aoi", Japanese porn actress Sora Aoi joins twitter prompting many Chinese fans to try and circumnavigate Chinese censorship
Film Premier
Apr 21 "Shrek Forever After" directed by Mike Mitchell with voices by Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival

Eddie Murphy

Cameron Diaz
Event of Interest
Apr 24 Christy Turlington’s directorial debut, "No Woman, No Cry", is released in the U.S.

Christy Turlington
Film Premier
Apr 26 "Iron Man 2", directed by Jon Favreau, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, premieres in Los Angeles

Robert Downey Jr

Gwyneth Paltrow
Event of Interest
May 4 Julia Louis-Dreyfus receives the 2,407th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, although on the original star her name is spelled incorrectly

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Event of Interest
May 10 Flavor Flav guest hosts the wrestling show WWE Raw

Flavor Flav
- Jun 20 "Despicable Me" directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud with voices by Steve Carell and Jason Segel premieres at the Moscow Film Festival
Film Premier
Jun 24 "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse", based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, directed by David Slade, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, premieres in Los Angeles
Film Premier
Jul 8 "Inception", directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, premieres in London

Leonardo DiCaprio

Christopher Nolan
- Jul 22 43rd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
Event of Interest
Aug 4 California's Proposition 8, the ballot initiative prohibiting same-sex marriage passed by the state's voters in 2008, is overturned by Judge Vaughn Walker in the case Perry v. Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Television Awards
Aug 29 62nd Emmy Awards: Mad Men, Modern Family, Bryan Cranston & Kyra Sedgwick win

Bryan Cranston
- Sep 1 67th Venice Film Festival: "Somewhere" directed by Sofia Coppola wins Golden Lion
Film Premier
Sep 6 "The King's Speech" directed by Tom Hooper starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush premieres at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2011)

Colin Firth

Geoffrey Rush
- Sep 17 The 54 year run of the soap opera As the World Turns ends as its final episode is broadcast.
Film Premier
Sep 24 "The Social Network" directed by David Fincher and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake premieres at the New York Film Festival

Andrew Garfield

Justin Timberlake
Event of Interest
Sep 29 Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller become engaged

Seth Rogen
- Oct 22 57th National Film Awards (India): "Kutty Srank" wins the Golden Lotus
Event of Interest
Nov 10 Alan Menken, famous Disney composer, receives the 2,442nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Alan Menken
Film Release
Nov 19 "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" the 7th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released worldwide
- Dec 31 Post-apocalyptic zombie TV series "The Walking Dead" premieres, starring Andrew Lincoln and Jon Bernthal on AMC