YouTube Video Awards

YOUTUBE: 2006 was a pioneering year for online video, user-created content and the YouTube community. You let us into your bedrooms, created new forms of entertainment, and radicalized popular culture. Now it's time to reflect on what a tremendous year it was and recognize the best of the best during the first YouTube Video Awards.

YouTube has recently handed out recognition for the 7 Best Videos of 2006 in the very first YouTube Video Awards.

After 5 days of fervent ranking, the YouTube community came up with the seven best videos in 7 categories.

OK Go was chosen as Most Creative

Smosh made the Best Comedy

thewinekone got Best Commentary

Ask A Ninja got Best Series (beating Lonelygirl15,who is pretty much the unofficial YouTube mascot)

Terra Naomi got Best Music Video

the Free Hugs Campaign got Most Inspirational

and Kiwi! won Most Adorable.

Gump & Company, Forrest Gump sequel?

It worked for 1976 Best Picture winner Rocky, so who knows? Maybe a sequel to the 1994 Oscar champ isn't such a crazy idea after all.

Forrest Gump may help illuminate more of 20th Century history. DarkHorizons.com reports producers Steve Tisch and Wendy Finerman are reconsidering the script for Gump & Company, a sequel to Forrest Gump.

The script was written six years ago by Eric Roth, but ended up on the shelf, while Forrest Gump's creator, novelist Wilson Groom, worked out disputes over royalties from the original film adaptation. Now that the issue is settled, Gump may run again.

The storyline is set to pick up several years after the end of the first film. Gump's shrimp fishery has gone out of business, and Forrest will be an unemployed single father who somehow manages to be at the center of the most important historical events, this time of the 80's and 90s. Apparently the storyline even has him meeting an actor by the name of Tom Hanks.

Hanks and Gary Sinese are part of the planning, but no decisions have been made as to whether the sequel will be made, and if it is, who will star.

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Walt Disney's First Black Princess

The Walt Disney Co. has started production on an animated musical fairy tale called "The Frog Princess," which will be set in New Orleans and feature the Walt Disney Studio's first black princess.

The company unveiled the plans Thursday at its annual shareholders' meeting in New Orleans.

John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Disney and the Disney-owned unit Pixar Animation Studios, said the movie would return to the classic hand-drawn animation process, instead of using computer animation that has become the industry standard. He called the film "an American fairy tale."

"The film's New Orleans setting and strong princess character give the film lots of excitement and texture," Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook said.

The movie will be scored by Randy Newman, who also wrote the music for Disney's "Toy Story," "A Bug's Life" "Toy Story 2," "Monsters, Inc." and "Cars."

Newman performed a song from the score for the shareholders.

John Musker and Ron Clements, who co-directed "The Little Mermaid" "Aladdin," and "Hercules" will co-direct the movie. The pair also wrote the story for the film.

Disney said its new animated princess Maddy will be added to its collection of animated princesses used at the company's theme parks and on consumer products.

Captain America Dies

Captain America has undertaken his last mission --- at least for now. The venerable superhero is killed in the issue of his namesake comic that hit stands Wednesday, the Daily News reported.

On the new edition's pages, a sniper shoots down the shield-wielding hero as he leaves a courthouse, according to the newspaper.

It ends a long run for the stars-and-stripes-wearing character, created in 1941 to incarnate patriotic feeling during World War II. Over the years, an estimated 210 million copies of "Captain America" comic books, published by New York-based Marvel Entertainment Inc., have been sold in a total of 75 countries.

But resurrections are not unknown in the world of comics, and Marvel Entertainment editor in chief Joe Quesada said a Captain America comeback wasn't impossible.

Still, the character's death came as a blow to co-creator Joe Simon.

In the comic-book universe, death is not always final. But even if Captain America turns out to have met his end in print, he may not disappear entirely: Marvel has said it is developing a Captain America movie.

2006 Most Sensational People

They say there is no such thing as good or bad publicity. As long as people are talking about you, you’re hot and popular! If they don’t talk about you anymore, then it’s bad news to your showbiz career.

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Here is a compilation of the most “visible” people in the year 2006:

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SCENE STEALER OF THE YEAR:

DJ Mo for making himself and his radio show controversial by asking intriguing, provoking and even slanderous questions to famous celebrities.

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CRUSH NG BAYAN OF THE YEAR:

Sam Milby. After his PBB stint, millions adored this FilAM that his tv shows, movies and album are all hits. Ladies are drooling over him despite the rumor that he is gay or silahis.

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ENDORSER OF THE YEAR:

Sam Milby again. He is now one of the top endorsers in local showbiz being visible in tv commercials, print ads and giant billboards.

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PRIMADONNA OF THE YEAR:

Gretchen Baretto. She says “I’m rich” and she gets into trouble. The no. 1 trophy wife in the Philippines.

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JERK OF THE YEAR:

Borgy Manotoc. Having a big mouth lambasting a number of celebrities in one talk show is enough for Borgy to win this award. Cesar Montano, Vina Morales, Sam Milby and Christian Bautista might volunteer to give this infamous award to Borgy.

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STARLET OF THE YEAR:

Alyssa Alano. If American Idol has William Hung, we have Alyssa Alano who became a comedianne after her Kiss Me video proliferated in the internet.

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INTERNET IDOL:

Alyssa Alano again. She is probably the most watched and most shared artist in the internet for a very “entertaining” rendition of Kiss Me, with subtitles of course.

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REVELATION OF THE YEAR:

Rustom Padilla admitting he’s gay on national television.

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DI AKO BAKLA AWARD:

With so many nominees vying for this award every year, let’s give it this year to Erik Santos.

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FLOP ACTRESS OF THE YEAR:

Keanna Reeves. Her two starrers, Binibining K and Reyna, were box office flops.

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WIFE BEATER OF THE YEAR:

Willie Revillame for allegedly beating her wife Liz Almoro.

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BREAK-UP OF THE YEAR:

Jeremy Marquez and Alessandra de Rossi. Their roller coaster love story has finally come to an end.

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PLAYGIRL OF THE YEAR:

Jennylyn Mercado. Is she the real reason of Jeremy and Alessandra’s break-up?

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PLAYBOY OF THE YEAR:

Andrew Wolff. He has a thing for booba-licious women: Gwen, Ethel, Keanna. But where is the big bad wolff now?
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FRIENDS LANG KAMI AWARD:

Regine Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid. Despite the obvious, they still answer to reporters “Friends lang kami.”

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VIDEO SCANDAL OF THE YEAR:

Ethel Booba and Alex Crisano for their infamous video that ended Ethel’s career?

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SURPRISING COUPLE OF THE YEAR:

Vic Sotto and Pia Guanio. Is it really surprising that Vic is dating his co-host?

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ARE THEY REALLY A COUPLE? AWARD:

Erik Santos and Rufa Mae Quinto. People are still in doubt about their relationship. Bakit naman?

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LOVE TEAM OF THE YEAR:

Gerald Anderson and Kim Chiu. They’re the only love team na nakapag-pataob sa 12 seasons-old Love to Love ng channel 7.

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ODD COUPLE OF THE YEAR:

Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby. After the Shangila incident where many people allegedly saw them holding hands, rumors that they are a couple flooded the showbiz world. They have chemistry kasi and they’re cute together. Watch out for their Valentine concert na niluluto ng ABS CBN.

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SURPRISE WEDDING OF THE YEAR:

Kris Aquino and James Yap for surprising the public that they are already married a year before.

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COUPLE OF THE YEAR:

Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo. They are the most believable couple who could end up in a lifelong marriage.

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NEW MOM OF THE YEAR:

Lea Salonga. Miss Saigon is finally a fulfilled mom.

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HERO OF THE YEAR:

Manny Pacquiao for making us proud once again.

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BOXER OF THE YEAR:

This time it’s not for Manny Pacquiao. It’s for Vina Morales.

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BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR:

Gina Pareno for gathering a number of Best Actress awards around the world for the movie Kubrador.

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BOX OFFICE KING OF THE YEAR:

Vic Sotto for topping the MMFF boxoffice for the 5th time.

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Top Earning Stars Under 21

Forbes announces its first-ever list of Hollywood’s top-earning stars under 21! In reversed order, they are…

10. Jojo

Estimated Earnings: $1,000,000.00

Age: 16

Profession: Actress, Singer

Known for: the movies “Aquamarine” and “RV” and the hit single “Too Little Too Late”

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9. Tyler James Williams

Estimated Earnings: $1,200,000.00

Age: 14

Profession: Actor

Known for: the hit tv series “Everybody Hates Chris"

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8. Abigail Breslin

Estimated Earnings: $1,500,000.00

Age: 10

Profession: Actress

Known for: the Oscar-winning movie “Little Miss Sunshine”

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7. Vanessa Anne Hudgens

Estimated Earnings: $2,000,000.00

Age: 18

Profession: Actress

Known for: the hit tv musical “High School Musical”

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6. Hayden Panettiere

Estimated Earnings: $2,000,000.00

Age: 17

Profession: Actress

Known for: the hit tv series “Heroes”

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5. Amanda Bynes

Estimated Earnings: $2,500,000.00

Age: 20

Profession: Actress

Known for: the tv series “What I Like About You” and the movies “She’s the Man” and “Lovewrecked”

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4. Dakota Fanning

Estimated Earnings: $4,000,000.00

Age: 13

Profession: Actress

Known for: the movies “War of the Worlds”, “Hide and Seek” and “I Am Sam”

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3. Lindsay Lohan

Estimated Earnings: $6,000,000.00

Age: 20

Profession: Actress

Known for: the movies “Freaky Friday”, “Parent Trap”, “Georgia Rule”, “Mean Girls” and “Herbie: Fully Loaded”

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2. Daniel Radcliffe

Estimated Earnings: $13,000,000.00

Age: 17

Profession: Actor

Known for: the Harry Potter movies

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1. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

Estimated Earnings: $40,000,000.00 (combined)

Ages: 20

Profession: Moguls, Models, Actresses

Known for: their retail empire

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Yep, Hilary Duff is not on the list.