Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Nobel Peace Prize handed out





  • India's Kailash Satyarthi, Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai are awarded Nobel Peace Prize

  • Satyarthi has been active in fighting against child exploitation for financial gain

  • Targeted by the Taliban, Yousafzai is a champion for girls education

  • Chairman: "We need people like Satyarthi and Yousafzai to show that it helps to fight"




(CNN) -- To thunderous and sustained applause, Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai and India's Kailash Satyarthi received the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday, an award that a Nobel official said he hopes encourages others to fight for young people's rights.


The two learned they would take home the prestigious prize two months ago. Wednesday's ceremony in Oslo, Norway -- attended by royalty, international officials, even some of Yousafzai's classmates from Pakistan -- made it official.


Both recipients had much at stake as they battled for what they believed in. In Satyarthi's case, it was to end the exploitation of children for financial gain. In the case of Yousafzai -- the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, at 17 -- it was for girls' right to an education, a quest that nearly cost her her life when Taliban fighters called her out and shot her in the head two years ago.


"We need people like Satyarthi and Yousafzai to show that it helps to fight," said Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee.





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Jagland, who is the secretary general of the Council of Europe, added that in addition to bringing attention to children's rights, he hopes the joint award will also bring India and Pakistan closer together. Those neighboring countries have long been at odds, politically and at times militarily.


"While it is in the nature of extremism to create enemies and frightening images, and to divide the world into us and them, the laureates show us something else," Jagland said. "A young girl and a somewhat older man. One from Pakistan, one from India. One Muslim, the other Hindu. Both symbols of the world needs -- namely, more unity."


Satyarthi spoke first after accepting his prize, giving a rousing call to action and a condemnation of the reality in many places worldwide.


"I refuse to accept that the world is so poor when just one week of military expenditures can bring all children to classrooms," he said. "I refuse to accept that all the laws and constitutions and police and judges are unable to protect our children. I refuse to accept that shackles of slavery can ever be stronger than the quest for freedom."


Next up was Yousafzai, from northwestern Pakistan's Swat Valley. The Taliban began establishing themselves there in 2003, bringing with them their conservative views -- including that girls should not be educated.


Yet Yousafzai didn't only continue going to school, she blogged about her experiences for the BBC. That led to her being singled out on a bus by the Taliban and shot. After her recovery, Yousafzai has expanded her campaign for girls' education -- speaking all around the world for the cause.


Speaking Wednesday, she said the Nobel Peace Prize "is not just for me. It is for those forgotten children who want education. It is for those frightened children who want peace. It is for those voiceless children who want change."


"I'm here to stand up for their rights, to raise their voice," she said. "It is not time to pity them. It is not time to pity them. It is time to take action, so it becomes the last time ... that we see a child deprived of education."



SAG Award nominees announced






The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominates actors and acting ensembles in 13 categories across film and TV. Here's a look at the 2015 nominees, starting with the casts nominated for <strong>outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture</strong>: <strong>"Birdman"</strong> (pictured), <strong>"Boyhood," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "The Imitation Game," "The Theory of Everything."</strong>The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominates actors and acting ensembles in 13 categories across film and TV. Here's a look at the 2015 nominees, starting with the casts nominated for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture: "Birdman" (pictured), "Boyhood," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "The Imitation Game," "The Theory of Everything."

<strong>Outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role:</strong> <strong>Steve Carell</strong>, "Foxcatcher" (pictured); <strong>Benedict Cumberbatch</strong>, "The Imitation Game"; <strong>Jake Gyllenhaal</strong>,"Nightcrawler"; <strong>Michael Keaton</strong>, "Birdman"; <strong>Eddie Redmayne</strong>, "The Theory of Everything."Outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role: Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher" (pictured); Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"; Jake Gyllenhaal,"Nightcrawler"; Michael Keaton, "Birdman"; Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything."

<strong>Outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role: Jennifer Aniston</strong>, "Cake" (pictured); <strong>Felicity Jones</strong>, "The Theory of Everything"; <strong>Julianne Moore</strong>, "Still Alice"; <strong>Rosamund Pike</strong>, "Gone Girl"; <strong>Reese Witherspoo</strong><strong>n</strong>, "Wild."Outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role: Jennifer Aniston, "Cake" (pictured); Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"; Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"; Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"; Reese Witherspoon, "Wild."

<strong>Outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role: Ethan Hawke</strong>, "Boyhood" (pictured); <strong>Robert Duvall</strong>, "The Judge"; <strong>Edward Norton</strong>, "Birdman"; <strong>Mark Ruffalo</strong>, "Foxcatcher"; <strong>J.K. Simmons</strong>, "Whiplash."Outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role: Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood" (pictured); Robert Duvall, "The Judge"; Edward Norton, "Birdman"; Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"; J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash."

<strong>Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role: Emma Stone</strong>, "Birdman" (pictured); <strong>Patricia Arquette</strong>, "Boyhood"; <strong>Keira Knightley</strong>, "The Imitation Game"; <strong>Meryl Streep</strong>, "Into the Woods"; <strong>Naomi Watts</strong>, "St. Vincent."Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role: Emma Stone, "Birdman" (pictured); Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"; Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"; Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"; Naomi Watts, "St. Vincent."

<strong>Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series: </strong><!-- --> </br><strong>"Game of Thrones"</strong> (pictured),<strong> "Boardwalk Empire,"</strong> <strong>"Downton Abbey,"</strong> <strong>"Homeland,"</strong> <strong>"House of Cards."</strong>Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series: "Game of Thrones" (pictured), "Boardwalk Empire," "Downton Abbey," "Homeland," "House of Cards."

<strong>Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series: </strong><!-- --> </br><strong>"Orange Is the New Black" </strong>(pictured),<strong> "Veep," "The Big Bang Theory," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Modern Family."</strong>Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series: "Orange Is the New Black" (pictured), "Veep," "The Big Bang Theory," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Modern Family."

<strong>Outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series: Steve Buscemi</strong>, "Boardwalk Empire" (pictured); <strong>Peter Dinklage</strong>, "Game of Thrones"; <strong>Woody Harrelson</strong>, "True Detective"; <strong>Matthew McConaughey</strong>, "True Detective"; <strong>Kevin Spacey</strong>, "House of Cards."Outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series: Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire" (pictured); Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"; Woody Harrelson, "True Detective"; Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective"; Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards."

<strong>Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series: Viola Davis</strong>, "How to Get Away with Murder" (pictured); <strong>Claire Danes</strong>, "Homeland"; <strong>Julianna Margulies</strong>, "The Good Wife"; <strong>Tatiana Maslany</strong>, "Orphan Black"; <strong>Maggie Smith</strong>, "Downton Abbey"; <strong>Robin Wright</strong>, "House of Cards."Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series: Viola Davis, "How to Get Away with Murder" (pictured); Claire Danes, "Homeland"; Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"; Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black"; Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"; Robin Wright, "House of Cards."

<strong>Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series: Louis C.K.</strong>, "Louie" (pictured); <strong>Ty Burrell</strong>, "Modern Family"; <strong>William H. Macy</strong>, "Shameless"; <strong>Jim Parsons</strong>, "The Big Bang Theory"; <strong>Eric Stonestreet</strong>, "Modern Family."Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series: Louis C.K., "Louie" (pictured); Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"; William H. Macy, "Shameless"; Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"; Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family."

<strong>Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series: Uzo Aduba</strong>, "Orange Is the New Black" (pictured); <strong>Julie Bowen</strong>, "Modern Family"; <strong>Edie Falco</strong>, "Nurse Jackie"; <strong>Julia Louis-Dreyfus</strong>, "Veep"; <strong>Amy Poehler</strong>, "Parks and Recreation."Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series: Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is the New Black" (pictured); Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"; Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"; Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation."

<strong>Outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries: Billy Bob Thornton</strong>, "Fargo" (pictured); <strong>Adrien Brody</strong>, "Houdini"; <strong>Benedict Cumberbatch</strong>, "Sherlock: His Last Vow"; <strong>Richard Jenkins</strong>, "Olive Kitteridge"; <strong>Mark Ruffalo</strong>, "The Normal Heart."Outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries: Billy Bob Thornton, "Fargo" (pictured); Adrien Brody, "Houdini"; Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock: His Last Vow"; Richard Jenkins, "Olive Kitteridge"; Mark Ruffalo, "The Normal Heart."

<strong>Outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries: Frances McDormand</strong>, "Olive Kitteridge" (pictured); <strong>Ellen Burstyn</strong>, "Flowers in the Attic"; <strong>Maggie Gyllenhaal</strong>, "The Honorable Woman"; <strong>Julia Roberts</strong>, "The Normal Heart"; <strong>Cicely Tyson</strong>, "The Trip to Bountiful."Outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries: Frances McDormand, "Olive Kitteridge" (pictured); Ellen Burstyn, "Flowers in the Attic"; Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Honorable Woman"; Julia Roberts, "The Normal Heart"; Cicely Tyson, "The Trip to Bountiful."








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  • "Birdman," "Boyhood" are among leaders for SAG Awards

  • Benedict Cumberbatch gets nominations for "Imitation Game," "Sherlock"

  • TV shows nominated include "Game of Thrones," "Orange Is the New Black"




(CNN) -- Two movies that pushed limits -- "Boyhood" and "Birdman" -- were among the leaders for the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations.


The nominations were announced Wednesday morning.


"Boyhood" was filmed over the course of 12 years and followed its lead, Ellar Coltrane, from the age of 6 through his adolescence. The film, which was nominated for best ensemble -- the SAG Awards' equivalent of Oscar's best picture -- also earned nominations for Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette, who play Coltrane's parents.


Thanks to some technical wizardry, "Birdman" looks as if it consists of a single shot, showing Michael Keaton as a once high-flying superhero actor who's trying to rebuild his career with a Broadway play. Keaton, who has earned wide praise for his performance, earned a best male actor nomination, Edward Norton received a best supporting male actor nod, and Emma Stone, who plays Keaton's daughter, picked up a nod for best supporting female actor. The film was nominated for best ensemble.


One of Stone's fan Twitter accounts picked up on the nomination right away and congratulated her co-stars.


"Congrats to Michael Keaton & Edward Norton on their #SAGAwards nominations #BirdmanMovie," tweeted Emma Stone Fan.







"The Theory of Everything," a biopic about physicist and mathematician Stephen Hawking, received three nominations.


Other nominees for best ensemble include "The Imitation Game" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel."


Complete list of nominees


The SAG Awards are closely watched by awards season observers since they provide an early indication of what the performers themselves -- who make up the largest bloc of Academy Award voters -- believe are the top performances of the year. As such, they're noted as much for what didn't make it as for what did.


"Selma," the drama about the 1965 civil rights march, was shut out, as was "Unbroken," the Angelina Jolie-directed version of Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book about prisoner of war Louis Zamperini.


Nomination highlights


On the other hand, the SAG Awards aren't kidding when they highlight ensembles, which may be one reason that Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" -- a film bursting with colorful cameos -- was included among the best ensemble nominees, though its lead, Ralph Fiennes, didn't get a best male actor nomination.


Other films received plaudits for specific performances. Though "Foxcatcher," a drama about troubled heir John du Pont, didn't get an ensemble nomination, both Steve Carell -- who plays du Pont -- and Mark Ruffalo did earn nods for their performances. "Whiplash," about a brutal music instructor and his student, received a nomination for J.K. Simmons' performance as the instructor.


Twitterer Lana Walker was already wondering whether Simmons was going to go all the way.


"Is there any HOPE for any other supporting actor outside of #JKSimmons for #WhiplashMovie for the Oscar @TheAcademy ???" she tweeted.







Perennial awards frontrunner Meryl Streep did not disappoint, picking up a nomination for her performance as the Witch in "Into the Woods." It was the film's only nomination.


Jake Gyllenhaal's creepy performance as a videographer in "Nightcrawler" was also recognized.


Benedict Cumberbatch did particularly well in the SAG Awards nominations. Not only is he up in two categories -- best male actor in a film for "The Imitation Game" and best male actor in a miniseries or TV movie for "Sherlock: The Last Vow" -- "The Imitation Game" itself snagged a pick for ensemble.


Ruffalo, who was nominated for "Foxcatcher" and TV's "The Normal Heart," pulled off the same trick. Carell was quick to congratulate him.


"Congratulations @markruffalo on his two @SAGawards nominations!" he tweeted.







And Jennifer Aniston, who hasn't been on many handicappers' sheets, earned a best female actor nomination for her performance in the little-seen "Cake." She plays a woman in a chronic pain support group who looks into the death of a cohort.


"This is the best 6:00 a.m. wake up call ever. Words can't describe how blessed I feel to be recognized like this by my peers for this film. What an enormous feeling of joy and gratitude," Aniston said in a statement.


'Big Bang,' 'Game of Thrones' among TV nominees


The SAG Awards also go out to TV shows, and the list of comedies and dramas won't surprise anybody who watches the Emmys.


The nominees for best ensemble in a drama are "Boardwalk Empire," "Downton Abbey," "Game of Thrones," "Homeland" and "House of Cards."


The nominees for best ensemble in a comedy are "The Big Bang Theory," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Modern Family," "Orange Is the New Black" and "Veep."


Among the television performers earning nominations were Louis C.K. ("Louie"), Edie Falco ("Nurse Jackie"), Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation"), Viola Davis ("How to Get Away with Murder") and both leads of "True Detective," Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey.


Picking among dramas will be particularly hard, tweeted Adriana Schneider. In a response to a question from CNN's Entertainment account, she said, "awwwww crap three really great shows I love up for the same award."


Ansel Elgort and Eva Longoria made the announcement of the nominations Wednesday.


The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will air on TBS and TNT on January 25. Both TBS and TNT are units of Time Warner, as is CNN.



Car crashes into roof; driver missing





  • BMW crashes through roof of garage at house that sits lower than street level

  • Police say the BMW was a loaner from a car dealer

  • Driver's identity is known, but the person has not come forward so far




(CNN) -- "With a bang," George Strother told reporters when asked how his morning started.


A BMW sport utility vehicle crashed through the roof of the family's garage in Escondido, California, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. "My wife thought it was an earthquake, she was really freaked out," Strother later said.


The Strothers' house sits below street level, so an out-of-control car that careened off the roadway could land on top of the garage.


"The first thing that we saw," Strother said to reporters, "the BMW that had come through the roof had landed on the hood of our (Nissan) Pathfinder."


Police and firefighters stood by while a tow truck pulled the luxury SUV through the ceiling, into the garage, and dragged it out and across the driveway using the tow truck cables.


What remains, according to Strother, is "a hole big enough to drive a BMW SUV through," though he believes there is little overall structural damage to the garage.


The driver has not been located, Lt. Eric Skaja of the Escondido police told CNN by phone, and the automobile is a dealer loaner car. The person to whom the vehicle was loaned has been identified, but has not come forward or been arrested so far.


The police currently are investigating the incident as a misdemeanor hit and run. If it turns out the driver was under the influence, Skaja said the penalty for a DUI is significantly more serious than the penalty for a misdemeanor hit and run.


The Strothers, though, were never in danger. Their bedroom is at the other end of the house.



Mothers recount their sons' deaths





  • Six moms tell the stories of their sons' deaths

  • Dozens of protesters rally in downtown Phoenix

  • NBA stars join the chorus




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(CNN) -- They spoke of loss, of heartbreak and of their search for justice.


Six mothers gathered at a church in Washington to share their pain: the pain of losing their sons to a police officer's bullets.


There was Valerie Bell, whose son Sean was fatally shot dozens of times.





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"November 25, 2006, 50 shots were shot at his car for no reason," she said. "They didn't take my son to be a human being. I've never heard of a person shooting a dog or an animal 50 times."


There was Collette Flanagan, who buried her son Clinton Allen.


"My only son, Clinton Allen, was shot and killed by a Dallas police officer on March 10, 2013. Clinton was only 25 years old, and he was shot seven times, once in the back, and he was unarmed."


There was Mary Ann Hopkins, who struggled to speak about her son Gary, a sophomore in college.


"A police officer who had been in trouble many times before pulled him off the ledge of the car," she said. "Another officer comes around and says he saw an altercation to grab for the officer's gun and shot him in the chest."


Theirs is the pain that's now fueling the protests raging across the nation -- some peaceful, some not quite so.


Bigger than Ferguson


Organizers are calling this a "Week of Outrage." But as demonstrations pop up around the country, one thing is clear:


This is bigger than Ferguson, Missouri, and New York.


The protests over police brutality that the recent deaths of unarmed black men may have started in those cities, but the experience is hardly limited to those communities.


"We share an unspeakable pain and special bond at the arms of losing a loved one at the hands of reckless, callous and malicious police officers," Dorothy Copp Elliott said at the First Trinity Lutheran Church gathering on Tuesday.


"Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Gardner's deaths have caused men and women of conscience and all colors to stand up and say, 'Enough is enough.' "


Another shooting


And new instances of officer-involved shooting seem to be adding fuel to the fire.


In downtown Phoenix on Tuesday night, dozens of protesters shut down traffic and light rail tracks for about an hour, angry over last week's shooting death of an unarmed drug suspect during a scuffle with a police officer.


"Give everybody the same rights; treat everybody the same," Deja Curry told CNN affiliate KTVK. "They know it's bigger than race."


Eric Garner Jr., the son of the man who died after a New York police officer held him in a chokehold, said he was proud of how protesters are carrying on.


"It made me feel proud because I don't have to share this moment by myself and my family," the son told CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront."


"It's amazing how everybody (is) doing this. My father and I appreciate it."


Protesters 'die in'


At New York's Grand Central Terminal on Tuesday night, protesters re-enacted the chokehold that killed the elder Garner and then laid on the ground and chanted.


Dariel Ali, who's participated in New York protests for days, held a sign that said, "My only crime is being black."


"There's a lot of racial profiling going on within the system," he said as protesters chanted behind him.


It's been encouraging to see the ranks of protesters grow in recent days, he said.


What's next?


"We gain numbers," Ali said, "and we take the streets, like we always do."


California march


For the third night in a row, protesters took to the streets in Berkeley, shutting down BART transit stations and snarling traffic.


"Indict, convict, send those killer cops to jail," some chanted, according to affiliate KTVU.


The Berkeley City Council canceled Tuesday night's meeting ahead of the latest round of demonstrations.


"We received credible threats," Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan told KTVU.


A night earlier, the California Highway Patrol arrested 150 people for illegally blocking Interstate 80.


But unlike Sunday night, when some protesters looted businesses and damaged several police cars in the Oakland and Berkeley areas, there were no reports of major destruction in Northern California on Monday or Tuesday night.


Player join in


Basketball players have been a growing voice in the protests, not on the streets but on the courts.


A number of NBA stars have sported "I can't breathe" T-shirts during warm-ups.


Garner's last words have become a rallying cry for protesters after last week's grand jury decision not to indict an officer in his death.


NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that he supports players who want to voice their opinions.


"I have a tremendous respect for our players and the fact that they want to speak out on an issue, and we support them doing that," he said. "Of course, there are the four corners of the court, and in terms of the game itself it is my job to enforce our rules. Having said that, I recognize that there needs to be some flexibility, and I think, to me, that was a spontaneous reaction from our players ... and my sense is that, to respect it."


NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson senses that the Brown and Garner cases have brought about a change.


"I think that what all the people are saying -- not just African-Americans but everybody -- that we have to do something," Johnson said.


"There's a disconnect and a trust issue when it comes to African-Americans and police right now, so we've got to somehow bring everybody together and then do something about it."


What's next


Tt the gathering in D.C., Wanda Johnson spoke of her son Oscar Grant -- and what needs to be done next.


"The officer got up and pulled his gun and shot my son in the back. My son looked up at the officer and said to him, 'You shot me. I have a 4-year-old daughter. You shot me.' And my son was pronounced dead the next morning."


Lives are being lost, she said. "And the only way that's going to change is if you and I go up to Congress and say, 'We're not going to take it anymore. We are going to stand for what is right, and lives matter, whether the life is black, whether the life is brown, whether the life is right.


"Lives matter," she added.


Hundreds across the nation plan to march on Wednesday, echoing those words.


CNN's Betsy Klein, Lawrence Crook III, Kristina Sgueglia and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.