Seth’s two films, 50/50 and Kung Fu Panda 2 have been nominated at the 2012 Comedy Awards! The awards will be taped at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Saturday, April 28, 2012 and will premiere on Comedy Central on Sunday, May 6, 2012.

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“Kung Fu Panda 2″

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“50/50″

I’ve added over over 900 Blu-ray quality screen captures from Seth’s latest film, 50/50. Joseph Gordon-Levitt received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the film which is now available on DVD and Blu-ray disc. Head over to the gallery for the latest additions.

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Not only will Seth be hosting the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards this year, but his film, 50/50 received three nominations as well! Congratulations to everyone involved with the film! Winners will be revealed on Saturday, February 25, 2012. Take a look at the nominations 50/50 received below:

Best Feature
“50/50″ (2011)

Best First Screenplay
Will Reiser – “50/50″ (2011)

Best Supporting Female
Anjelica Huston – “50/50″ (2011)

It was reported this week that Seth Rogen will make his directorial debut on the comedic end-of-the-world movie The Apocalypse, but when NY Magazine caught up with Rogen at last night’s Times Talk, he admitted:

“It’s funny — until a contract’s totally closed I don’t think a movie’s happening, and the contract’s not completely closed on this one. So I feel like I don’t want to jinx anything, but I hope I’m the best director of all-time.” Rogen joked that though the conceit of The Apocalypse finds him and his famous friends trapped in James Franco’s apartment while the world ends, his mother already has him well prepared for catastrophic events. “My mother made me have [a kit] when I moved into my own house in California,” he laughed. “When I got a house she was like, ‘You’re going to have an earthquake preparedness kit’ … I’ve literally never opened it. There could be nothing in it at all. That would be a sick fucking joke.”

Rogen was at the Times Talk to discuss 50/50 with his friend and screenwriter, Will Reiser, and when Vulture asked about the well-liked movie’s Oscar chances, Rogen was blunt: “I think Will, honestly, has the best shot of being nominated out of anyone with the movie.” Perhaps that’s for the best, as Rogen says he doesn’t have much of a game plan for accepting awards. “I got nominated for an Emmy once [for writing on HBO's Da Ali G Show] and I did not write a speech,” he said. “I knew we weren’t going to win. I was 100 percent sure that The Daily Show was going to beat us.” Anyway, said Rogen, “I feel like if I won an award and I was giving my speech and the music started, that’s all I’d remember, the humiliation I felt when the music started. It would mar the entire experience for me.”

Take note, awards ceremony conductors of the world: Your overeager cues can hurt. (Source)

TulsaWorld.com has posted their year end Best Movies of 2011 list. To our delight, 50/50 made the list!

#9 – 50/50
In what came to be known as “the cancer comedy,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt delivers the kind of performance that’s so authentic and funny and touching – but in a non-flashy way – that it won’t be nominated for any awards. But that performance, and the film, will be remembered for a long time by anyone who has had cancer, or anyone who has loved someone who had cancer, which is far too many people. This is a special movie, fatalistic and yet comically crowd-pleasing, that succeeds because it respects its audience as much as the gravity of the situation.

Seth Rogen doesn’t want kids yet – because he has a dog. The 29-year-old actor – who married longterm girlfriend Lauren Miler in October – insists he isn’t ready to start a family yet but he and his spouse are content showering their affections on their pet pooch instead. Asked if he is ready to have children, he said: “No. We have a dog. That’s good for now.”

The 50/50 star is very happy with Lauren, but doesn’t think marriage has made much difference to their lives – except he no longer feels he is “disappointing” his spouse.

He explained to People.com: “Life is good. I’m pretty happy right now. Married life is exactly like non-married life, except you’re not constantly having the feeling that you’re disappointing your significant other by not marrying them.”

Thinks are also looking good professionally for Seth, whose latest movie 50/50 – which he also produced – nominated for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical at the forthcoming Golden Globe Awards. The funnyman admits the nomination was “really surprising and nice”, but he insists he has never set out to create award-winning work.

He said: “It’s really surprising and really nice. I make movies for people to see them. I don’t talk about them getting nominated for awards, nor do I expect it. If I tied my happiness with getting nominated for awards, I would have been pretty miserable up until now.”

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Excitement for the Golden Globes is in full swing and reporters cannot resist asking the nominees for soundbits! Seth was asked by LA Times how he found out about the 50/50 nomination, his initial reaction, Ricky Gervais and what he’s working on now. Take a look at what he had to say below:

On how he heard the news:
I was phoned by my publicist on my home phone, which woke me up, because no one ever calls that. For a split second I thought someone I know might be dead, and then I remembered that today was the Golden Globe nominations and that maybe I was getting called for that.

His initial reaction:
I was very happy, it’s awesome. After never getting nominated for anything, it’s much nicer to get nominated for stuff. And honestly, I think it will help more people be aware of the movie, which to me is one of the most important things. I think that Will [Reiser] did a pretty amazing thing by even writing this movie, so it’s really nice that people seem to like it.

I was very pleased with and proud of the movie before this happened, but it’s obviously really nice when anyone recognizes what you’ve done. Believe me, I’ve done stuff that people hate, so whenever that doesn’t happen, I’m … psyched.

Thoughts on Ricky Gervais and the ceremony:
I think Ricky Gervais is funny. I’m not actually nominated [for a performance], so maybe I won’t get insulted horribly. But if he chooses to do it, then I’m game for that.

I only went to the Golden Globes once, a few years ago. It’s pretty fun. I remember being shocked at how few people actually seem to be paying attention to the show. You can watch it a lot easier on TV. But I did get drunk with Laurence Fishburne, so that was fun.

What he’s working on now:
Nothing that is officially tellable at this moment in time. As of now, I am actually technically unemployed.

The 50/50 producer and star Seth Rogen spoke to The New York Times about that film’s Golden Globes nominations with this to say:

“I think you can make a comedy about any subject if you approach it correctly,” he said of the so-called cancer comedy. “The truthfulness of the story, in this case, was key. I don’t think we would have even thought to make the movie if we hadn’t experienced it.”

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The 2012 Golden Globe nominees were announced this morning! To our delight, 50/50 received two nominatations! The film was nominated for “Best Motion Picture; Musical or Comedy” and Joseph Gordon-Levitt received a nomination in the “Best Performance by an Actor; Musical or Comedy” category!

Congratulations to all involved with the film!