Morgan Freeman, who played Nelson Mandela in the Oscar- nominated film Invictus after being chosen by the icon himself as his favoured actor, hailed the late South African leader as a “giant” of the 20th century.

LAST year, the musical returned to Academy Awards grace with best picture winner Chicago. Now, the long-overlooked fantasy genre is positioned for Oscar favour.

Actress Halle Berry showed off a very, very curvy figure in an elegant gown that revealed plenty of the figure that gets men everywhere hot under the collar.