The searing historical epic 12 Years a Slave and the con-artist caper American Hustle lead the 71st annual Golden Globes with seven nominations each.

Fashion guru Dame Vivienne Westwood is to give the Brit Awards a makeover by designing next year’s trophies, it was announced today.

The executive director of the film academy said that Farrah Fawcett wasn’t included in the Academy Awards’ In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.