From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics reveal their picks for the year ahead.

Opening in Copenhagen in 1926, The Danish Girl (15A) centres on recently married artists Einar (Eddie Redmayne) and Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander). 

The British director behind a new film starring Eddie Redmayne as one of the first recipients of gender reassignment surgery has urged the industry to cast more transgender actors in lead roles.

The Danish Girl is a sumptuous period piece dealing with the true story of Lili Elbe - one of the first people to have their gender re-assigned through surgery.

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Tom Hooper may direct the upcoming Freddie Mercury biopic.

Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars have strolled down the red carpet ahead of the Oscars.

Some of the biggest names in Hollywood are gathering ahead of the Oscars.

Daniel Day-Lewis’s domination of the awards season is expected to continue at the Baftas tonight, where he is hot favourite to win the Best Actor award.

Daniel Day-Lewis's domination of the awards season is expected to continue at the Baftas tomorrow, where he is hot favourite to win the Best Actor award.

The cast of Les Miserables has become the first film cast to top the official albums chart in almost 16 years.

The Iran hostage thriller 'Argo' was a surprise best-drama winner at the Golden Globes, beating out the Civil War epic 'Lincoln', which had emerged as an awards-season favourite.

Adapted from the musical of the same name (which was itself adapted from Victor Hugo’s novel) and set in 19th century France, Les Miserables (12A) follows the fortunes of former convict Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) as he struggles to fulfil his destiny, despite being foiled by fate at every turn.

Tom Hooper, Oscar-winning director of The King’s Speech, dreamed a dream of immortalising Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil’s powerhouse musical without the conventional safety net of lip-synching.

The American Civil War saga Lincoln leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honours for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones.

Daniel Day-Lewis has been nominated for Best Actor for his title role in US historical drama 'Lincoln' as the nominations for the Oscars were announced today.

Historical biopic Lincoln leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with 10 nominations including best picture and best actor — but nothing for director Steven Spielberg.

Hugh Jackman "lived like a monk" to prepare for his part in 'Les Miserables'.

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Hollywood hasn’t diminished the magic of Les Miserables, says Marjorie Brennan

Anne Hathaway was determined to get a part in 'Les Miserables'.

Steven Spielberg’s civil war epic Lincoln leads the race for honours at the Golden Globes.

Anne Hathaway said being cast as tragic heroine Fantine in the film adaptation of Les Miserable was her “dream” job as she attended the movie’s world premiere last night.

Anne Hathaway said being cast as tragic heroine Fantine in the film adaptation of ‘Les Miserable’ was her “dream” job as she attended the movie’s world premiere tonight.

Colin Firth is to appear in a 'King's Speech' sequel.

Hugh Jackman and Lee Daniels are working on a movie about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

British actor Idris Elba is going to play Nelson Mandela in a film-adaptation of his autobiography, 'Long Walk To Freedom'.

Amanda Seyfried is set to star in 'Les Miserables'.

Sacha Baron Cohen will sing live in the new film version of musical 'Les Miserables'.

Sacha Baron Cohen is set to star in 'Les Miserables'.

Anne Hathaway will star as Fantine in the big screen adaptation of 'Les Miserables'.

Russell Crowe has signed on to star in 'Les Miserables'.

The script for 'The Wolverine' is being rewritten.

Production on 'The Wolverine' has been pushed back because of "weather conditions".

When King George V (Michael Gambon) dies in 1936, eldest son Edward (Guy Pearce) ascends to the throne, but his reign is shrouded in scandal as he continues to romance American divorcee Wallis Simpson (Eve Best).

'The King's Speech' director Tom Hooper will take on a new movie version of 'Les Miserables'.

THESE were supposed to be the younger, hipper Academy Awards, the ones that shook up the ceremony’s conventions with popular, great-looking masters of ceremonies in actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway, who were unlike the middle-aged comedians and TV talk-show hosts of years past.

The European Commission has claimed a share in the Oscar-winning glory of 'The King’s Speech' – because the film was made with a little help from EU finance.

The King’s Speech was a labour of love, passed over by the usual big investors, that has turned into one of the British film industry’s finest two hours.

The King’s Speech picked up four Oscars with its star Colin Firth admitting he felt his career had “just peaked” as he collected the award for Best Actor.

Colin Firth heads to the Oscars “as close as you can get to a dead cert” to winning the Best Actor Award.

Colin Firth heads to the Oscars “as close as you can get to a dead cert” to winning the Best Actor Award.

Comic book adaptation 'Kick-Ass' leads the field ahead of Oscar favourite 'The King’s Speech' in the nomination stakes for this year’s Jameson Empire Awards.