Kudos sampler: Annies, Grammys, kiddies & Brits

I have been soooo crazybizzy this weekend that I haven't had time to devote more dishing to these topics below, so best just to serve 'em up as small bonbons with link-offs for more info.

First bite, a gourmet delight: "Ratatouille" emerged as the big cheese at the Annie Awards on Friday night, claiming nine trophies, including best animated feature, direction and screenplay. Top TV awards went to "Creature Comforts America" and, for kids, Nickelodeon's "El Tigre." CLICK HERE

Listen to me and others sound off about the Grammys on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" show — CLICK HERE.

E! Entertainment is fibbing. Its calling its first-ever BAFTA pre-show with Ryan Seacrest "Live from the Red Carpet." However, it won't be telecast till Monday evening at 9 p.m. ET/PT — a full day after the event in Foggytown across the Big Drink. You can watch the awardcast Sunday night on BBC America at 8 p.m. and again at 10 p.m. ET.

Speaking of Brits, the London Film Critics Circle rubber-stamped the choices of their Yankee peers by naming "No Country for Old Men" and the Coens best picture and helmers, Daniel Day-Lewis best actor and — quelle surprise — Marion Cotillard as best actress. CLICK HERE for more info.

"Shrek the Third" leads with the most nominations (four) for the Kids Choice Awards that'll be bestowed on March 29 with Jack Black back as emcee. It competes for best animated feature against "Ratatouille," "Bee Movie" and "The Simpsons Movie." Contenders for best picture: "Alvin and the Chipmunks," "Are We Done Yet," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" and "The Transformers." READ MORE.

EW has a fun gallery of some of the craziest Grammy fashion get-ups, including J.Lo's low-plunging green dress, Britney Spears dressed like "rainbow sherbet," Elton John in pink polka dots and some wacko wearing only "Soy Bomb" on his naked chest while Bob Dylan sang nonplussed. CLICK HERE

Two more great photo galleries: AOL showcases the big music stars who never won a Grammy, some quite shocking (Neil Young, Diana Ross and the Supremes), others chuckle-inducing (Jessica Simpson). Also: outrageous moments at Grammycasts past, including — of course — the "Soy" boy plus the Big Gay Hug Elton John gave to Eminem after they sang "Stan."  CLICK HERE

But let's go back to Grammy snubbees for a moment. Here are some other surprising oversights not mentioned by AOL. I figure you might be curiouus, so I've dug these up for your personal outrage (or not — are you upset about Lawrence Welk?): Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Jackson Browne, Byrds, Patsy Cline, Cream, Credence Clearwater Revival, Jim Croce, Bing Crosby, Fats Domino, Drifters, Four Tops, Benny Goodman, Guns N' Roses, Jimi Hendrix, Jackson Five, Jefferson Airplane, Kinks, Curtis Mayfield, Buck Owens, "Little Richard" Penniman, Pretenders, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, Cat Stevens, Talking Heads, Three Dog Night, Velvet Underground and, oh, yeah, Lawrence Welk.

Slate.com claims there's a "'Juno' backlash." I say, what backlash? The few grumbles mentioned CLICK HERE? Oh, jeeeez. I doubt that its producers have yet to feel any sting from those lashes.

That smartcracker Carpetbagger David Carr gets serious (no! turn back, David!), locks himself inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber (you're no Michael Jackson, kiddo — I mean that as a compliment) and riffs at length in his breezy, cheeky prose about the top Oscar contenders, one by one. Check out: "No Country for Old Men", "Juno" and "Michael Clayton".

Over at FunnyOrDie.com, David Spade does a hilarious video riff on "There Will Be Blood" over whether or not the Oscar gala will go on. CLICK HERE

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