The producers of 'Milk' were so convinced they would lose out at the Academy Awards on Sunday, they reportedly cancelled a planned post-ceremony party.

The Oscar contenders Milk and 'Slumdog Millionaire' won top honours yesterday at the Writers Guild of America Awards.

To be young and realise you were gay in 1970s America — or 1980s Ireland — was to await an adulthood encumbered with dim career prospects, fake wedding rings and darkened bar windows. No one person could change all that, and not all the changes are complete, here or in America.

In this season of gong hand-outs comes a truly wonderful performance from Penn as the Harvey Milk of the title, the first openly gay to achieve elected office – as a city supervisor – in San Fransisco in l977.

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.

'Frost/Nixon' and 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button' led the nominees as the contenders for the Golden Globes were announced today.

The Academy Awards picture should begin to grow clearer today as contenders are announced for Hollywood’s Oscar prelude, the Golden Globes.

A 60-COW dairy herd from Co Clare is the 2006 champion herd in the Limerick and Clare Friesian breeders’ club awards.

Women would prefer to watch comedian Peter Kay to football superstar David Beckham in TV adverts, according to a survey.

Former jump jockey Jamie Osborne gained the biggest victory of his four-year training career as Milk It Mick caused a 33-1 upset in the Group One Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket today.

Cadbury bosses are hoping to sign up Robbie Williams as the Milk Tray man for a new campaign.