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"Sunny Afternoon" crowned best musical at Olivier awards

"Sunny Afternoon", a British musical about the 1960's rock band The Kinks, blew away U.S. competitors at this year's Olivier Awards

13/04/2015

USA

'Fault in our Stars' wins big at MTV Movie Awards

Teen cancer romance “The Fault In Our Stars” walked away the big winner at Sunday night’s MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles. “Fault” is about two

13/04/2015

World News

Vote: final stage of the official euronews/sportaccord awards

10/04/2015

Culture news

Greece and Ukraine crises reflected at European cultural awards

In Brussels, Greece and Ukraine picked up prestigious a European cultural award on Tuesday named after Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. Her

01/04/2015

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Kirobo, a robot companion

28/03/2015

Russia

Your votes for the world's greatest sportspeople: official SportAccord awards

20/03/2015

France

'Illegal' Albanian migrant receives top award at French parliament

He has been named one of the best apprentices in France. But threatened with expulsion from the country, young Albanian migrant Armando Curri was

04/03/2015

Culture news

Ed Sheeran sweeps the board at Brit Awards

English singer songwriter Ed Sheeran was the big winner of the British music awards, walking away with two of the four awards he was nominated for

26/02/2015

United Kingdom

'I'm going to carry on': Madonna fall closes Brits with a bang

Madonna closes the Brit Awards with a bang, while 'nice guy' Ed Sheeran and singing sensation Sam Smith take home two statues each.

26/02/2015

World

'Birdman' awarded Best Picture, with Mexican Alejandro Iñárritu Best Director

Groundbreakers, veterans and newcomers flocked together for the 87th Academy Awards on Sunday night, also simply known as ‘the Oscars’. Alejandro

23/02/2015

USA

A sign of things to come? Birdman beats Boyhood at the Independent Spirits

Considered a precursor to the Oscars, the Film Independent Spirit Awards saw Birdman pip Boyhood to the post.

22/02/2015

Hungary

Hungarian Academy of Music wants to make casual wear from classics

19/02/2015

Germany

Controversial Iranian director wins Berlinale 2015 top prize

Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the main Golden Bear prize at the Berlin Film Festival for his anti-censorship movie ‘Taxi’. In the film, he plays

15/02/2015

Germany

Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella premiers at Berlinale 2015

Turned from classic animated fairytale into a live action movie, Cindarella stars Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Madden and Lily James.

14/02/2015

Germany

Wim Wenders honoured at Berlinale 2015

German filmmaker Wim Wenders has been honoured by the Berlin Film Festival for his lifetime’s work in the movie industry. Ten of his classic films

13/02/2015

World News

World Press Photo of the Year highlights homophobia in Russia

A picture of two gay lovers in St Petersburg has won the World Press Photo of the Year. Photographer Mads Nissen wanted to highlight the legal and

12/02/2015

Culture news

Sam Smith, Pharrell, Beyoncé shine at 57th Grammys

Pharrell Williams certainly had reason to be happy after winning three Grammy Awards, including Best Solo Performance and Best Music Video at the

09/02/2015

Cinema

BAFTAs give a taste of what's to come at the Oscars

Coming-of age drama ‘Boyhood’ scooped three prizes including Best Film and Best Director at Britain’s BAFTA awards. Shot over a 12-year period using

09/02/2015

USA

'Don't steal apples', and other messages to take away from the Grammys

A five-point list of serious and lighthearted messages from the 2015 Grammy Awards.

09/02/2015

USA

Grammys: Sam Smith triumphs, Beck surprises and Madonna does what Madonna does best

British soul singer Sam Smith wins big at the 57th Grammy Awards, while the red carpet provided some fine examples of thought-provoking wardrobe choices.

09/02/2015