Orion Griffiths splits the vote (Photo: Wilsonmodels)

Monday night was the seventh annual Broadway Beauty Pageant, when male chorus members from the hottest shows on the Great White Way strut their stuff in a stiff competition involving creativity, uniqueness, nerve—Oh wait, wrong contest!

The six contenders—Callan Bergmann (Silence! The Musical), Orion Griffiths (Pippin) Julius C. Carter (Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark), Yurel Echezarreta (Matilda), Matthew Goodrich (The Nance) and Paul HeeSang Miller (Mamma Mia!).—vied in traditional pageant hurdles like swimsuit, talent and interview before all-star judges like Tony nominee Andrea Martin (Pippin), Michael Urie (How to Succeed in Business) and Billy Porter (Kinky Boots).

In the end Girffiths, Pippin’s amazing acrobat, took the sash and tiara at the sold out event, which raised more than $50,000 for the Ali Forney Center.

Hey, when you can suspend your whole body on one hand and flip your legs over your shoulders, it’s kind of a shoo-in.

Photos: Wilsonmodels
 

 Paul HeeSang Miller

Michael Urie, Andrea Martin, Billie Porter

Callan Bergmann gets propositioned by Nathan Lee Graham

Ali Forney Center director Carl Sicilaino

The family of Tyler Clementi

Mike Ruiz (left) and Martin Berusch

Orion Griffiths

From ghetto-fabulous to glamazon—to award winner? Our favorite supermodel of the world, RuPaul, has just been nominated for Best Reality Host in the 3rd annual Critic’s Choice TV Awards by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. This is the awards show that television critics and writers vote for—the people who devote their lives to the small screen. (They’re the folks who helped catapult a little show called Homeland into a critical and fan favorite last year.)

It was no easy feat making the cut: Emmy darlings like Modern Family, 30 Rock, Mad Men and Girls were either shut out or got a measly one nomination. We’d tell Ru not to $&% it up, but we’re sure she’s got it on lock.

Here’s the full list of nominees:

BEST COMEDY SERIES
• The Big Bang Theory – CBS
• Louie – FX
• The Middle – ABC
• New Girl – FOX
• Parks and Recreation – NBC
• Veep – HBO

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
• Don Cheadle (House of Lies) – Showtime
• Louis C.K. (Louie) – FX
• Jake Johnson (New Girl) – FOX
• Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) – CBS
• Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) – NBC
• Jeremy Sisto (Suburgatory) – ABC

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
• Laura Dern (Enlightened) – HBO
• Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) – FOX
• Lena Dunham (Girls) – HBO
• Sutton Foster (Bunheads) – ABC Family
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) – HBO
• Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) – NBC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
• Max Greenfield (New Girl) – FOX
• Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory) – CBS
• Alex Karpovsky (Girls) – HBO
• Adam Pally (Happy Endings) – ABC
• Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) – NBC
• Danny Pudi (Community) – NBC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
• Carly Chaikin (Suburgatory) – ABC
• Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory) – CBS
• Sarah Hyland (Modern Family) – ABC
• Melissa Rauch (The Big Bang Theory) – CBS
• Eden Sher (The Middle) – ABC
• Casey Wilson (Happy Endings) – ABC

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
• Melissa Leo (Louie) – FX
• David Lynch (Louie) – FX
• Bob Newhart (The Big Bang Theory) – CBS
• Patton Oswalt (Parks and Recreation) – NBC
• Molly Shannon (Enlightened) – HBO
• Patrick Wilson (Girls) – HBO

BEST DRAMA SERIES
• The Americans – FX
• Breaking Bad – AMC
• Downton Abbey – PBS
• Game of Thrones – HBO
• The Good Wife – CBS
• Homeland – Showtime

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
• Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) – AMC
• Damian Lewis (Homeland) – Showtime
• Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead) – AMC
• Timothy Olyphant (Justified) – FX
• Matthew Rhys (The Americans) – FX
• Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) – Netflix

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
• Claire Danes (Homeland) – Showtime
• Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel) – A&E
• Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) – CBS
• Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) – BBC America
• Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) – AMC
• Keri Russell (The Americans) – FX

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
• Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad) – AMC
• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) – HBO
• Michael Cudlitz (Southland) – TNT
• Noah Emmerich (The Americans) – FX
• Walton Goggins (Justified) – FX
• Corey Stoll (House of Cards) – Netflix
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
• Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) – Showtime
• Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) – HBO
• Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad) – AMC
• Regina King (Southland) – TNT
• Monica Potter (Parenthood) – NBC
• Abigail Spencer (Rectify) – Sundance

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
• Jim Beaver (Justified) – FX
• Jane Fonda (The Newsroom) – HBO
• Martha Plimpton (The Good Wife) – CBS
• Carrie Preston (The Good Wife) – CBS
• Diana Rigg (Game of Thrones) – HBO
• Jimmy Smits (Sons of Anarchy) – FX

BEST MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
• American Horror Story: Asylum – FX
• Behind the Candelabra – HBO
• The Crimson Petal and the White – Encore
• The Hour – BBC America
• Political Animals – USA
• Top of the Lake – Sundance

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
• Benedict Cumberbatch (Parade’s End) – HBO
• Matt Damon (Behind the Candelabra) – HBO
• Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra) – HBO
• Toby Jones (The Girl) – HBO
• Al Pacino (Phil Spector) – HBO
• Dominic West (The Hour) – BBC America

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
• Angela Bassett (Betty & Coretta) – Lifetime
• Romola Garai (The Hour) – BBC America
• Rebecca Hall (Parade’s End) – HBO
• Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Asylum) – FX
• Elisabeth Moss (Top of the Lake) – Sundance
• Sigourney Weaver (Political Animals) – USA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
• James Cromwell (American Horror Story: Asylum) – FX
• Peter Mullan (Top of the Lake) – Sundance
• Zachary Quinto (American Horror Story: Asylum) – FX
• Sebastian Stan (Political Animals) – USA
• David Wenham (Top of the Lake) – Sundance
• Thomas M. Wright (Top of the Lake) – Sundance

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
• Ellen Burstyn (Political Animals) – USA
• Sienna Miller (The Girl) – HBO
• Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Asylum) – FX
• Lily Rabe (American Horror Story: Asylum) – FX
• Imelda Staunton (The Girl) – HBO
• Alfre Woodard (Steel Magnolias) – Lifetime

BEST REALITY SERIES
• Duck Dynasty – A&E
• The Moment – USA
• Pawn Stars – History Channel
• Push Girls – Sundance
• Small Town Security – AMC
• Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan – BBC America

BEST REALITY SERIES – COMPETITION
• Chopped – Food Network
• Face Off – Syfy
• Shark Tank – ABC
• So You Think You Can Dance – FOX
• Survivor – CBS
• The Voice – NBC
BEST REALITY HOST
• Tom Bergeron (Dancing With the Stars) – ABC
• Cat Deeley (So You Think You Can Dance) – FOX
• Gordon Ramsay (Hell’s Kitchen/Masterchef) – FOX
• RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race) – Logo
• Ryan Seacrest (American Idol) – FOX
• Kurt Warner (The Moment) – USA
BEST TALK SHOW
• Conan – TBS
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy Central
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show – Warner Brothers Television Distribution
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! – ABC
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – NBC
• Marie – Hallmark Channel

BEST ANIMATED SERIES
• Adventure Time – Cartoon Network
• Archer – FX
• Phineas and Ferb – Disney Channel
• Regular Show – Cartoon Network
• The Simpsons – FOX
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Cartoon Network

It’s a Memorial Day Weekend miracle!

Half of the Friends cast, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry, were reunited yesterday on Ellen, bringing, we would guess, moments of joy to every child of the nineties. Of course, Miss Cox and Miss Aniston always seem to be together, so the addition of former Go On star Perry was what made this reunion extra special.

Lisa Kudrow was busy doing anything else.

All joking aside, you can watch their reunion skit above, which is very funny and very, very cute.

We have to assume, however, the reason for this may be that these kids are feeling a little salty that no one cares about a Friends reunion right about now, and everyone is all about Arrested Development being back, thus making Lucille Bluth the new Rachel Green. A comparison Lucille would no doubt hate.

And, to be clear, if anyone needs to be working on a reunion from that cast, it is Kudrow bringing back The Comeback.

Valerie Cherish is a national treasure.

While most of America is eagerly awaiting summer blockbusters like Pacific Rim, The Lone Ranger and Grown Ups 2: Breaking Dawn (Go USA!), we here at NewNowNext have been counting down the days until the premiere of Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives. And not because he won Best Director for the former film at Cannes two years back, or because he puts together one helluva soundtrack, or, perhaps more shockingly, because it stars the stupid hot and stupid talented Ryan Gosling.

Oh no friends, we are excited to see Kristin Scott Thomas.

Just look at the clip above, which we ran earlier this week, and be astonished at the talent of Miss Scott Thomas. We’re not totally sure what KST’s character’s name is in the film, but we’re gonna assume Baddest Bitch in the Game.

So, with the film premiering this evening in Cannes and reviews slowly rolling in, we were eager to see if the lovely, talented, and cinematically bilingual Miss Thomas (She was robbed of an Oscar nom for I Have Loved You So Long we tell ya!) would deliver on the promise of the movie’s previously released clips and trailers.

Turns out, she’s even better than we hoped.

Check out some of the reviews below.

“Our overall disappointment aside, there are a lot of good elements. Kristen Scott Thomas, as advertised in the sneak preview, is wonderful as the snarling, acid anti-mother, and every one of her scenes crackles with the sheer electricity of her venality and corruption. But everything about her, from her image-upending look to her already-famous withering, foulmouthed language, to the way she can twitch on Julian’s line by offering him motherhood like a cookie, is so enlivening that we really miss her when she’s gone, and there’s not actually a huge amount of her (the dinner scene shown as a preview is probably her biggest moment).” – Indiewire

“The wallpaper emotes more than Ryan Gosling does in Only God Forgives, an exercise in supreme style and minimal substance from Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn. In retrospect, the controlled catatonia of Gosling’s previous perfs is nothing compared to the balled fist he plays here, a cipher easily upstaged by Kristin Scott Thomas’ lip-smacking turn as a vindictive she-wolf who travels to Bangkok seeking atonement for the death of her favorite son. As hyper-aggressive revenge fantasies go, it’s curious to see one so devoid of feeling, a veniality even Drive fans likely won’t be inclined to forgive.” – Variety

“Gosling is not doing anything we haven’t seen from him before, but his sullen introspection is again perfectly attuned to the director’s sensibility, with moments of clairvoyant contemplation of his future suggesting a spiritual dimension to Julian. Pansringarm brings enough distinctive quirks to a stoical role to make him an original, morally ambiguous antagonist. And the bewitching Scott Thomas makes mesmerizing work of every minute of her screen time as a vicious screen bitch for the ages.” – Hollywood Reporter

• George Clooney sent his best wishes from the toilet in Katrina Bowden’s spliced and edited rehearsal dinner video (above).
• Demi Moore’s 30-year-old Australian boyfriend had a pearl inserted into his penis as part of a family tradition.
• Shirtless Harry Styles held his hairdresser’s baby in Barcelona.
• Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia apologized for his racist fried chicken joke about Tiger Woods.
• Ewan McGregor looked unrecognizable with black hair and a mustache.
• The final Man of Steel trailer features Michael Shannon as an evil General Zod.
• Bill Murray is the reason this baby is crying.
• Alexander Skarsgard loved filming the naked muddy bathing scenes for The East.
• Zac Efron nabbed a new role as a narc.
• A first edition copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone with JK Rowling’s notes and drawings sold for $228,000.
• The creator of the gif definitively ended the pronunciation debate. (It’s like the peanut butter.)
• Kim Kardashian’s music-box baby shower invitations each contain a spinning ballerina dancing to Kanye’s “Hey Mama.”
• Anthony Weiner officially launched his political comeback with a campaign ad announcing his run for mayor.

On May 11, Carl had his mother bring his boyfriend, Drew, to Bethesda Fountain in New York’s Central Park. Once there, a crowd of strangers began dancing in unison to Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years,” before Carl popped the big question.

Honey, if you’re reading this—if there’s not at least 15 people breakdancing and a plane skywriting in the sky, the answer is “no.”

It’s just about summer-concert season, when some of our favorite acts get in their buses and tour the country. Below, we’re combed the Web to find out the latest info on North American tour dates and special music festivals. (This is rock ‘n’ roll folks, so everything’s subject to change!)

MAY

Ke$ha
The NewNowNext Award winner is on the road with Pitbull through June. Then our “Dance Commander” goes it solo through the end of summer.
With Pit Bull: May 23 – June 28, Solo dates: August 9 – August 31

Of Monsters and Men
Iceland’s latest import scored a Billboard Music award nomination for Best Rock band—now they’re off to win the hearts of the American public.
May 22–June 16

Sasquatch!
We don’t know if you’ll see Bigfoot at this Northwest music jam, but you will see Mumford & Sons, The Postal Service, Sigur Ros, Vampire Weekend, The xx, The Lumineers, Arctic Monkeys, the Presets, Bloc Party and Andrew Bird.
George, WA; May 24-May 27

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Our favorite hip-hop artists/LGBT allies are hopping back and forth between Europe and the U.S. all summer long and into the fall.
May 24-November 1

The Lumineers
Ho Hey! The folk-rock quintet takes Cold War Kids and J Roddy Walston & The Business on tour through early August before heading to Europe.
May 27-Aug 4

JUNE

Free Press Summer Fest
Houston, we have no problem: Passion Pit, Cat Power, Matt & Kim, Quad City DJ’s, Iggy and the Stooges, Japandroids (above) and more play this two-day music festival.
Houston, TX; June 1-2

Bonnaroo
This year’s incredible lineup includes Wilco, Matt & Kim, Animal Collective, Solange, the Lumineers, Bjork, Wu-Tang Clan and Paul McCartney!
Manchester, TN; June 13-16

Bruno Mars: The Moonshine Jungle Tour
Ellie Goulding and Fitz and the Tantrums open for most the “”When I Was Your Man” singer’s U.S. tour dates.
June 22-Sept 1

MGMT
Psychedelic duo Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden trip across America to promote their forthcoming self-titled album.
June 19-Sept 2

Firefly Music Festival
Red-hot acts like Foster the People, Vampire Weekend and Yeah Yeah Yeahs join legends of rock like Tom Petty and the Red Hot Chili Peppers in the Blue Hen State.
Dover, DE; June 23

Beyoncé: Mrs. Carter World Tour (U.S. Dates)
After conquering Europe, Queen Bey (and Baby Number 2?) will be taking America by storm.
June 28 – August 3

Idol Tour Live!
The stars of  American Idol are back to entertain you this summer: See performances from winner Candice Glover and runner-up Kree Harrison, as well as the other members of the Top 10 (or should we say Top 11?).
June 30 – August 3

JULY

fun. with Tegan and Sara: Most Summer Nights Tour
NewNowNext faves Tegan and Sara are going out with the indie hipster trio fun. We’re excited, are you?
July 8 – September 28

Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z: Legends of the Summer Tour
Welcome back, Justin Timberlake! With 20-20 Experience climbing the charts,  JT is taking J-Hova cross-country. This could be an epic road trip.
July 22 – August 16

AUGUST

Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson
The original American Idol, Kelly Clarkson, is going on tour with The Voice coach Adam Levine and Maroon 5. Will this lead to some drama on tour?
August 1-October 6

Lollapalooza
Head to Chicago for three days of music from Imagine Dragons, Lana Del Ray, Phoenix (above), Mumford and Sons, Crystal Castles, Grizzly Bear and other breakout artists.
Chicago, IL; August 2 – 4

Outside Lands
This five-year-old festival brings everyone from Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson and Nine Inch Nails to Kaskade, Vampire Weekend and the National to the Bay Area.
San Francisco, CA; Aug 9-11

Electric Zoo
The beats come to the Big Apple when superstar DJs like Armin van Buuren, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Aoki, Victor Calderone, Benny Benassi, Martin Solveig and A-Trak start spinning.
Aug 30-Sept 1
Randall’s Island, NY

Bumbershoot
Seattle welcomes Kendrick Lamar, Bassnectar, Vicci Martinez, Tegan and Sara, Bob Mould, Deerhunter, Icona Pop (above) and more. We love it!
Seattle, WA; Aug 31–Sept 2

And they say the royal family is out of touch: Now Magazine reports that the birth of first child of The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, the presumptive future ruler of the British Isles, will be announced to the world via Twitter.

In generations past, the birth of a royal baby has been announced with a posting on the gate outside Buckingham Palace (that’s how the world met William in 1982). But Princess Kate is totally 21st century, so when that little heir decides to say hello—believed to be in the middle of July—it’ll go over the Twitterverse.

Okay, so we seriously doubt Kate will actually be the one tweeting. That’s what ladies-in-waiting are for, right?

Sure, we all want to spend the day basking in the summer sun’s warm embrace. But that big yellow blob of UV rays is not always our friend. Celebrity makeup expert Andrew Sotomayor checks in with NewNowNext to give us tips on protecting your skin during the warm-weather months—plus great ideas for summer-friendly cosmetics, scents and grooming.

Makeup artist Andrew Sotomayor has worked on Project Runway, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and Saturday Night Live and his client list includes Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, Bruno Mars amd Adam Lambert. He is also the host of  DIY Beautify on iVillage.com

Photo: @realadamlambert

Adam Lambert posted this photo on Instagram on Sunday, proving that though he’s a total glampire babe, he does like to go out in the daylight on occasion. It appears, however, that his toddler-shaped tiara is causing Adam some physical distress.

Of course we kid!

Seeing the “Never Close Our Eyes” singer frolicking with a little bambino makes us all swoony. Wonder whose it is? Or maybe Adam finally got our note about launching his own line of kids’ clothing!

Previously: Adam Lambert receives GLAAD Media Award in San Francisco

h/t: MTV Buzzworthy