Amy Schumer’s mainstream appeal is about to be tested with her feature debut, “Trainwreck”. Ahead of her red carpet appearance in Dublin this week, the comedian gives Melena Ryzik some interview time.

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Frank and Patrick’s Day have topped the list for film nominations with nine, while both Love/Hate and Vikings have the highest number of nominations for a television programme with seven.

This was the year that the Oscars got political.

Fox Searchlight, the arthouse film division of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, dominated the Academy Awards with eight awards, including the coveted best picture prize for its absurd comedy drama Birdman.

Birdman just picked up four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, so its fair to say that the floating-camera drama fromAlejandroIñárritu is in the public consciousness.

The 2015 Oscars may not have had the most electrifying host (sorry NPH) but they did have many well-deserved wins and a number of really heartfelt speeches and important messages.

An in-depth look at who will win the big prizes at tomorrow night’s Oscars ceremony and, more importantly, who should win:

The Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory Of Everything was the big winner at the Bafta awards last night.

Birdman topped the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning best ensemble cast, even though star Michael Keaton was upset by Eddie Redmayne in the most outstanding actor category.

Birdman topped the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning best ensemble cast, even though star Michael Keaton was upset by Eddie Redmayne in the most outstanding actor category.

Boyhood, Michael Keaton and Julianne Moore were among the top winners at the 20th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, winning best picture and director, actor and actress.

Kevin Costner received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards last night.

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The Golden Globes inched closer to legitimacy in its 72nd show, giving awards not just to A-List celebrities, but to the edgier productions that unequivocally deserved recognition, including Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Birdman.

Cyber-psychologist Mary Aiken, who is based in Dublin, is the model for Patricia Arquette’s character in CSI Cyber, the latest version of CSI Miami. She talks about her work to Arlene Harris

Birdman has topped the nominations for the Golden Globes, flying away with a leading seven nods, including best picture in the comedy or musical category.

Birdman squawked loudly at the Golden Globes, flying away with a leading seven nominations.

Keira Knightley is pregnant.

Benedict Cumberbatch has been nominated for two Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards.

Here’s a list of our top five events going on around the country.

MUSIC NEWS: The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue and co have been busy touring, with Hot Press also reporting the band recently shot the video for their single ‘Superheroes’ in a township in Johannesburg.

Begin Again ****

Nicolas Cage has become a grandfather for the first time.

The summer movie season is in full swing but as some of the bigger movies recede into the distance what else is there to look forward to

Sex photos of Nicolas Cage have reportedly been stolen.

James Gandolfini, the actor famous for his lead role in mob drama The Sopranos, has died in Italy, according to his managers.

* Best actress winner Andrea Riseborough works her caped Jenny Packham dress at the 2013 London Evening Standard British Film Awards. She oozes old Hollywood. Shame about the ghost face though.

Patricia Arquette has split from her husband.

Kelsey Grammer’s ex-wife could get a $30m (€23.5m) divorce payout, it has emerged.

Quentin Tarantino wants to make 'Kill Bill 3', a Western and a romantic comedy before he retires.

THE 67th Annual Golden Globes Awards brought much in the way of surprises – from the unpredictability of host Ricky Gervais to the inclement weather.

Patricia Arquette – who filed papers to legally separate from her husband Thomas Jane in January citing “irreconcilable differences” – has halted proceedings and requested a dismissal of the case after deciding she wants to remain married to the actor.

Patricia Arquette has filed for divorce from her actor husband, citing irreconcilable differences.

Production on Patricia Arquette's hit US TV drama Medium came to a halt earlier this month when comic Sacha Baron Cohen nvaded the set as his fashion reporter creation Bruno.

Patricia Arquette questioned how open-minded she was when her transgender brother Alexis first announced he was going to become a woman.

THE Sopranos, the mob series that went to its grave with a shockingly inconclusive finale, found a happy ending yesterday with 15 Emmy nominations, including best drama.

Dance star Moby is crazy about Patricia Arquette, hailing the actress as "sexy, smart and damaged".

Medium star Patricia Arquette wed her long-time boyfriend, actor Thomas Jane, over the weekend.

Nicolas Cage credits his brief failed marriage to Lisa Marie Presley with giving him the courage to marry a woman 20 years his junior.

Avril Lavigne has signed up to make her acting debut in a screen adaptation of Eric Schlosser's bestselling expose Fast Food Nation.

Kirsten Dunst refuses to "fix" her teeth because she thinks stars who don't look perfect are the sexiest.

Hollywood star Nicolas Cage is celebrating after his third wife Alice Kim Cage gave birth to their first child together yesterday.