Police whistleblower Frank Serpico has said Al Pacino played him better than he did himself.

As the V&A museum in London opens an exhibition of iconic Hollywood costumes, Suzanne Harrington takes a look at the stories behind the clothes.

Morgan Freeman has won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, has played God and has now been honoured with a lifetime achievement award.

Morgan Freeman has won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, has played God and has now been honoured with a lifetime achievement award.

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart have tied the knot – in a wedding presided over by a US state governor.

Animated film 'Wall-E' has been given another major movie nod - it's been named one of the best movies of the year by a prestigious film awards board.

Tilda Swinton reckons life hasn't changed much for her since winning an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at this year's Academy Awards.

Hollywood star Michael Douglas is to be honoured with the American Film Institute (AFI)'s lifetime achievement award next summer - 18 years after his actor father Kirk was presented with the same accolade.

Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing Ben-Hur and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other figures in Hollywood epics of the 1950s and 60s, has died at 84, his family said today.

Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing Ben-Hur and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other figures in Hollywood epics of the 1950s and 60s, has died at 84, his family said today.

ROY SCHEIDER, a one-time boxer whose broken nose and pugnacious acting style made him a star in The French Connection and who later uttered one of cinematic history’s most memorable lines in Jaws, has died. He was 75.

Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as the police chief in the blockbuster ‘Jaws’, has died, it was announced today.

Elizabeth Taylor arrived fashionably late to her 75th birthday party decked out in diamonds and fur.

Veteran actor Dustin Hoffman put his acting career on hold for three years, because he suffered a panic attack after being given a lifetime achievement award.

Kilted bagpipers inspired Sean Connery to perform an impromptu jig on the Kodak Theatre stage in Los Angeles as he accepted the American Film Institute’s highest honour.

Hollywood’s elite have paid tribute to Sean Connery, who received The American Film Institute’s annual lifetime achievement award.

Sean Connery is expected to officially announce he is quitting Hollywood when he collects his Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Film Institute (AFI) later this year.

The entire Arquette acting family will be honoured with the American Film Institute's sixth Platinum Circle Award on May 10.

Brokeback Mountain, the story of forbidden love between two cowboys, is emerging as the front runner for a best-picture Golden Globe nomination today.

MARLON BRANDO was a contender in the American Film Institute’s list of best quotes from US movies, but No 1 was Rhett Butler’s parting shot to Scarlett O’Hara: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”

Wine-drinking comedy Sideways has come from nowhere to become a leading Oscars contender after picking up a string of film awards at the weekend.

Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn and his family have been honoured AFI Associates of the American Film Institute for their "creative contributions" to the entertainment industry.

Jim Carrey will receive the American Film Institute’s Star Award at the 2005 Comedy Arts Festival in February.

Jack Nicholson shocked the audience at an award show held to honour Meryl Streep when he announced on stage how Dustin Hoffman had reportedly described the OSCAR-winning actress as a c***.

Meryl Streep and Steve Martin are set to receive achievement awards for their film work.

Donald O’Connor, who combined comedy and acrobatics in the show-stopping Make ’Em Laugh number in the classic movie Singin’ In The Rain, has died at 78.

The American Film Institute has honoured Robert De Niro with its 31st Life Achievement Award.

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Actor Robert De Niro is to be awarded the American Film Institute’s prestigious Life Achievement Award.

Harrison Ford is to present a run down of the 100 most thrilling films on Britain's Channel 4 later this month.

Classic cross-dressing comedy Some Like It Hot has been acclaimed by American film experts as the funniest film ever made.