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Do Something Awards 2011

Held to recognize the most charitable people, places and events over the past year, the winners of the 2011 Do Something Awards were crowned in Los Angeles, California on Sunday night (August 14).

With "Glee" actress Jane Lynch tending to hosting duties for the second straight year, big winners announced during the swanky ceremony included Olivia Wilde as Do Something Movie Star, Justin Bieber as Do Something Music Artist and David Beckham as Do Something Athlete.

With the show set to air on Thursday, August 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on VH1, the 2011 Do Something Awards features a star-studded lineup of presenters including Adam Lambert, Victoria Justice, Olivia Munn, Kristen Bell and Jon Cryer while Demi Lovato, B.o.B, Foster the People and OneRepublic all graced the stage as performers.

The list of 2011 Do Something Awards winners is as follows:

Do Something Movie Star:
Kristen Bell
Orlando Bloom
Kathy Griffin
Scarlett Johansson
Daniel Radcliffe
WINNER: Olivia Wilde

Do Something Comedian:
Russell Brand
WINNER: Will Ferrell
Josh Duhamel
Chelsea Handler
George Lopez
Chris Rock

Do Something Athlete:
WINNER: David Beckham
Jeff Gordon
Bethany Hamilton
Rafael Nadal
Ryan Sheckler

Do Something Music Artist:
WINNER: Justin Bieber
Nick Jonas
Lady Gaga
Adam Lambert
Linkin Park
AnnaLynne McCord

Do Something Style:
WINNER: Tyra Banks
Nigel Barker
Gisele Bundchen
Fergie
Christy Turlington

Do Something Charity Song:
"Born This Way" Lady Gaga
"God Bless America" Beyonce
WINNER: "Make A Wave" Demi Lovato & Joe Jonas
"Sing" My Chemical Romance
"Thank You" CeeLo Green

Do Something Twitter:
WINNER: Sophia Bush
Ashley Greene
Kim Kardashian
Ashton Kutcher
Eva Longoria

Do Something Concert:
CMT Presents Jimmy Buffett & Friends: Live From the Gulf Coast Featuring Kenny Chesney & The Zac Brown Band
Kokua For Japan Benefit Concert Featuring Willie Nelson & Jack Johnson
Music Builds: The CMT Disaster Relief Concert Featuring Keith Urban & Alan Jackson
Oklahoma Tornado Relief Concert Featuring Reba McEntire & Blake Shelton
WINNER: Taylor Swift's Speak Now Tour to Benefit Tornado Victims

Final 5 "Do-er" finalists eligible for the $100,000 prize are:
Taryn Guerrero Davis from Buda, Texas of the American Widow Project
David Schwartz from Providence, Rhode Island of The Real Food Challenge
WINNER: Sarah Cronk from Bettendorf, Iowa of the Sparkle Effect
Adam Lowy from Neptune, New Jersey of Move for Hunger
Mark Kabban from San Diego, California of Youth Leaders Living Actively (YALLA)
Photo Credit: Getty Images

India gets five nominations at Asia Pacific Screen Awards

India has received five nominations, including three for Marathi cinema, in the fourth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) to be held in Australia Dec 2.

Tejaswini Pandit is nominated as the best actress for her "strong and sincere" performance in Marathi film "I am Sindhutai Sakpal", while Atul Kulkarni stands a chance to win the best performance by an actor award for Marathi film "Natarang".

Also, technicians from Marathi film "Vihir" (The Well), produced by Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL), and Mani Ratnam's "Raavan" have been nominated for best cinematography.

Sudhir Palsane is nominated for "Vihir", and Santosh Sivan and V. Manikandan for "Raavan".

Anurag Kashyap's acclaimed film "Udaan", directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, is also among the nominations for the best children's feature film category.
APSA is an initiative of the Queensland government, Australia, in collaboration with Unesco and FIAPF -- International Federation of Film Producers' Associations.

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