Hi, I am Ryan Pratt, and I am a frontrunner

I have to admit. I like winning and I like winners. And I especially like winning winners that know that they're winners. I am a big fan of the big W.

I do not understand how "fandom" and "loyalty" got all mixed up together? Why do people insist on being "loyal" and rooting for losing teams? They're losers! You don't watch bad TV shows or pay for a movie ticket to see a rotten film. So why do you keep paying to sit in left field in your smal midwest town?  You don't go out to eat,  have terrible service and crummy food, and make reservations to go back again next week. So why do you go out of your way to wear your brown and orange in Northeast Ohio every Sunday afternoon?

Fandom is defined by Merriam-Webster as "the state or attitude of being an enthusiastic devotee of a sport as a spectator." So I guess enthusiasm is to blame. But it's still no excuse.

In fact, there are no excuses, just results! Results are all that matter. Winning is all that matters. And for that reason, and that reason alone, I am frontrunner. 

List of American Idol Winners

List of "American Idol" Winners Can you remember who has won each of the seven seasons of the hit FOX television show "American Idol"? Did you think Clay Aiken and Jennifer Hudson won? Because they didn't! Lister:Tv Guy Category:TV

List of Movies Who Have Won Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Director and Writer

"Big Five" Academy Award Winners Only three films have received the so-called "Big Five" Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Writing): Lister:Ryan Pratt Category:Movies

List of Golden Globe Winners

2009 Golden Globe Movie Award Winners "Slumdog Millionaire" the big winner, taking home four awards. Here are all the other winners in movies from the 2009 Golden Globe awards: Lister:Ryan Pratt Category:Movies

List of Emmy Award Winners

60th Annual Primetime Emmy Award Winners (2008) Do you know who got rushed off the stage by orchestra music in the middle of the acceptance speech? Find out here. These are the winners from the recent Emmy Award ceremony: Lister:TV Guy Category:TV

TPC Golf Winners

The Players Championship (often styled THE PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Since 1982 it has been played across the road from Sawgrass Country Club, on the Stadium Course at the "Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass" (usually referred to as the TPC at Sawgrass; it is not uncommon for "TPC" in this context to be conflated with "The Players Championship" because they happen to have the same initials). The Players Championship offers the highest prize fund of any tournament in golf ($8 million 2004–06, $9 million in 2007, $9.5 million in 2008), and is sometimes referred to by certain sections of the North American media as the "Fifth Major", but it does not have official major status. Here are the winners from each year:

1986 John Mahaffey
1985 Calvin Peete
1984 Fred Couples
1983 Hal Sutton
1982 Jerry Pate

(to see more winners see the full list here)

"Real World" Bash Award Winners

The winners from the MTV Real World Awards Bash 2008:

see the full list here:
http://www.listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/12470/TV/Real+World+Bash+Award+Winners.aspx

Fastest Times for Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Winners

Although the first few times the race was run the winning teams took over 20 days to complete the race, over the years the teams have gotten faster (in part do to the addition of faster huskies to replace the original malamute dogs). Now, winning sleds cross the line in just over 9 days, and one team actually finished the 1,049 miles (1,853 km) race in under 9 days. These are the fastest times by winning mushers ever:

see the list here

Academy, Emmy, Grammy, AND Tony Awards Winners

This is a list of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards, the four major entertainment awards in American show business.

	Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
	Helen Hayes (1900-1993)
	Rita Moreno (1931- )

see the final 6 people and other Academy Award lists here

Grammy Award Best "Song of the Year" Winners

Unlike Record of the Year, which goes to the performer and production team of a single song, Song of the Year goes to the composer(s) of the song.

	2008 - Amy Winehouse for "Rehab" performed by Amy Winehouse
	2007 - Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, and Dan Wilson for "Not Ready To Make Nice" performed by Dixie Chicks
	2006 - U2 for "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own"
	2005 - John Mayer for "Daughters"
	2004 - Richard Marx and Luther Vandross for "Dance with My Father" performed by Luther Vandross
	2003 - Jesse Harris for "Don't Know Why" performed by Norah Jones see the rest of the 50 years here

Top 10 Current American Idol Favorites

If you can tell anything from the buzz around a person, these American Idol Season 7 contestants may very well have the best chance at winning this season. These are the current American Idol favorites (according to the number of web searches on their names):

1.	Chris Watson
2.	Kayla Hatfield
3.	Brittney Davis
4.	Alexis Brown
5.	Katie Admire

6. ... see the next 10 here

80th Annual Academy Award Oscar Nomination WInners (2008)

There were few surprises but a solid list of choices was nominated for the Oscars which are going to be revealed on February 24th, 2008:

	Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
	George Clooney, Michael Clayton
	Daniel Day-Lewis, There will be Blood
	Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
	Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
	Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
	Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role:
	Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
	Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
	Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
	Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
	Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton
	Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
	Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
	Julie Christie, Away From Her
	Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose
	Laura Linney, The Savages
	Ellen Page, Juno
	Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
	Cate Blancett, I'm Not There
	Ruby Dee, American Gangster
	Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
	Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
	Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
	Best Animated Feature Film of the Year:
	Persepolis
	Ratatouille
	Surf's Up
	Achievement in Art Direction:
	American Gangster
	Atonement
	The Golden Compass
	Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
	There will be Blood
	Achievement in Cinematography:
	The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
	Atonement
	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
	No Country for Old Men
	There will be Blood
	Achievement in Costume Design:
	Across the Universe
	Atonement
	Elizabeth: The Golden Age
	La Vie En Rose
	Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
	Achievement in Directing:
	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
	Juno
	Michael Clayton
	No Country for Old Men
	There will be Blood
	Best Documentary Feature:
	No End in Sight
	Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
	Sicko
	Taxi to the Dark Side
	War/Dance
	Best Documentary Short Subject
	Freeheld
	La Corona (The Crown)
	Salim Baba
	Sari's Mother
	Achievement in Film Editing:
	The Bourne Ultimatum
	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
	Into the Wild
	No Country for Old Men
	There will be Blood
	Best Foreign Language Film of the Year:
	Beaufort
	The Counterfeiters
	Katyn
	Mongol
	12
	Achievement in Makeup:
	La Vie En Rose
	Norbit
	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
	Achievement in Music (Original Score):
	Atonement
	The Kite Runner
	Michael Clayton
	Ratatouille
	3:10 to Yuma
	Achievement in Music (Original Score):
	Once
	Enchanted
	August Rush
	Enchanted
	Enchanted
	Best Animated Short Film:
	I Met the Walrus
	Madame Tutli-Putli
	MÊme (sic) Les Pigeons vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go To Heaven)
	My Love (Moya Lyubov)
	Peter & The Wolf
	Best Live Action Short Film:
	At Night
	Il Supplente (The Substitute)
	Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)
	Tanghi Argentini
	The Tonto Woman
	Achievement in Sound Editing:
	The Bourne Ultimatum
	No Country for Old Men
	Ratatouille
	There will be Blood
	Transformers
	Achievement in Sound Mixing:
	The Bourne Ultimatum
	No Country for Old Men
	Ratatouille
	3:10 to Yuma
	Transformers
	Achievement in Visual Effects:
	The Golden Compass
	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
	Transformers
	Adapted Screenplay:
	Atonement
	Away From Her
	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
	No Country for Old Men
	There will be Blood
	Original Screenplay:
	Juno
	Lars and the Real Girl
	Michael Clayton
	Ratatouille
	The Savages
	Best Motion Picture of the Year:
	Atonement
	Juno
	Michael Clayton
	No Country for Old Men
	There will be Blood

Complete List of 2007 Primetime Emmy Winners

The 34th Daytime Emmy Awards, commemorating excellence in American daytime programming from 2006, was held on June 15, 2007 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. CBS televised the ceremonies in the United States. Meanwhile, Creative Arts Emmy Awards were presented one day earlier on June 14 at the Hollywood and Highland Ballroom. Nominations for the children's series categories were announced on February 7, 2007. The rest of the nominations were released on March 14. The "Service Show" award categories were renamed the "Lifestyle" categories. Also a new award for Outstanding Morning Programming debuted. Here are the winners:

	Best drama series - Fox - 24
	Best comedy series - NBC - The Office
	Lead actor, drama series - Fox - Kiefer Sutherland, 24
	Lead actor, comedy - USA - Tony Shalhoub, Monk
	Lead actress, comedy series - CBS - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
	Lead actress, drama series - NBC - Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
	Supporting actress, comedy series - NBC - Megan Mullally, Will & Grace
	Supporting actor, drama series - NBC - Alan Alda, The West Wing
	Supporting actress, drama series - Showtime - Blythe Danner, Huff
	Supporting actor, comedy series - HBO - Jeremy Piven, Entourage
	Variety, music or comedy series - Comedy Central - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
	Outstanding miniseries - HBO - Elizabeth I
	Directing, comedy series - NBC - Mark Buckland, My Name Is Earl
	Writing, comedy series - NBC - Greg Garcia, My Name Is Earl
	Directing, drama series - Fox - Jon Cassar, 24
	Writing, drama series - HBO - Terence Winter, The Sopranos
	Performance, variety or music program - PBS - Barry Manilow, Barry Manilow: Music And Passion
	Directing, variety, music or comedy program - Louis J. Horvitz, 78th Annual Academy Awards
	Writing, variety, music or comedy program - Comedy Central - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
	Actor, movie or miniseries - FX - Andre Braugher, Thief
	Lead actress, miniseries or movie - HBO - Helen Mirren, Elizabeth I
	Supporting actor, movie or miniseries - HBO - Jeremy Irons, Elizabeth I
	Supporting actress, movie or miniseries - HBO - Kelly McDonald, The Girl in the Cafe
	Made for TV movie - HBO - The Girl in the Cafe
	Reality competition - CBS - The Amazing Race
	Directing, movie or miniseries or dramatic special - HBO - Tom Hooper, Elizabeth I
	Writing, movie or miniseries or dramatic special - HBO - Richard Curtis, The Girl in the Cafe