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Best picture nominees
Kermode's antidote to the Oscars
The Artist: Surprise silent movie hit
Nominees announced in Hollywood
Oldman's 'shock' at Oscar nod
Foreign film nominee In Darkness
Princess opens Blue Peter garden
Adele snub 'disappoints' minister
Adele triumphs at the Brit Awards
08:48 UK time, Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Singer Adele has capped a year of global success with two prizes at this year's Brit Awards ceremony in London.
24 February 2012
Last updated at 00:53 ET
Rowling to pen first adult novel
Author JK Rowling announces she plans to publish her first novel for adults, which will be "very different" to the Harry Potter books she is famous for.
Rocking horse unveiled on plinth
A 4.1m high bronze sculpture of a boy on a rocking horse, by artists Elmgreen and Dragset, is unveiled on the Fourth Plinth in London's Trafalgar Square.
Academy denies Baron Cohen ban
British comedy actor Sacha Baron Cohen is not banned from attending Sunday's Academy Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Arts & culture
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Rare US comic books fetch $3.5m
A collection of early comic books - including those featuring the debuts of Batman and Superman - is sold for $3.5m (£2.2m) at auction in New York.
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Digital art named for The Space
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Mona Lisa copy on show in Prado
Film
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Leguizamo to play Del Boy in US
Actor John Leguizamo, known for films such as Moulin Rouge and Carlito's Way, is to play Del Boy in the US remake of Only Fools And Horses.
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Oscar statuettes up for auction
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Radcliffe continues chart reign
Music
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British music heads 2012 ceremony
British music will dominate the closing ceremony of this summer's Olympic Games.
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Brit ratings 'biggest since 2005'
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Steinman to receive Fame honour
TV & radio
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The Simpsons' 500th episode airs
Animated comedy The Simpsons passes a major TV milestone with its 500th episode, guest starring Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
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Walliams book to be made for TV
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Taymor agrees Spider-Man pay deal
Watch/Listen
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Mexican hope for best actor Oscar02:51
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Stars give film picks and Oscar tips03:00
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What will the stars eat at the Oscars?00:43
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Billy Connolly 'Troubles' film airs01:48
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One Direction's US hit and more news02:20
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Putin in a bobsleigh - it's Odd Box04:00
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What changes after Oscar glory?03:50
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Iran novel mixes art and activism02:37
Features & analysis
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Foreign hopefuls
This year's nominees for the best foreign film Oscar
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Everybody scream
Why does anguished art and music appeal so much?
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Dancing incognito
Pakistan's 'secret' Ministry of Sound club night Newsbeat
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In pictures
Photographer Simon Annand captures West End theatre stars backstage
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50-cent advice
What business chiefs can learn from rap lyrics
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Oscar nominees' diary
British animators head for Hollywood
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Soaraway success
Music stars assess where it all went so right for Adele
Quote of the Day
Michael Parkinson pays tribute to the late Frank Carson“He was a good man - you're always smiling with people like Frank around”
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The Forum
As London Fashion Week gets underway, how much does fashion actually influence what we wear?
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Talking Movies
In Darkness tells the World War II story of how Jews in Poland hid in sewers to escape the Nazis
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