Former Friends star David Schwimmer’s West End debut was given a mixed response by critics today.

David Schwimmer is leaving the role of his Friends alter-ego Ross far behind – by playing a womaniser.

Sienna Miller is in the running for her first acting prize with a nomination for best newcomer at the Empire Awards.

IT'S the question everybody's asking: when the Oscars are handed out tomorrow night, will Clint Eastwood and his Million Dollar Baby clip the wings of Martin Scorsese's The Aviator's wings and burst Sideways bubble?

Veteran British actress Imelda Staunton is savouring every moment in the run-up to the Oscars, and describes her coveted nomination as “gold-dust”.

Low-budget British film Vera Drake held its own against the Hollywood blockbusters in a triumphant night at the Baftas.

Martin Scorcese’s The Aviator and Vera Drake were the big winners at tonight’s Bafta Awards.

Hollywood stars have begun to grace the red carpet in anticipation of tonight’s Baftas.

The Howard Hughes epic The Aviator led Academy Awards contenders with 11 nominations today, best picture among them, plus acting honours for Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett and Alan Alda and a directing slot for Martin Scorsese.

Alfred Hitchcock has topped a poll of directors never to have won an Oscar.

Kate Winslet has a double shot at Bafta glory after landing two best actress nominations.

The nominations for this year’s Bafta film awards are being announced tomorrow.

Clint Eastwood is celebrating after his film Million Dollar Baby and star Hilary Swank picked up two accolades at the National Society of Film Critics Awards on Saturday.

There is much talk of an Oscar for English actress Imelda Staunton in this powerful drama ... and it would be fully deserved.

British director Ken Loach is to be honoured for his outstanding contribution to cinema.

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.

THE road-trip flick, Sideways, led Golden Globe contenders yesterday with seven nominations, including for best musical or comedy film, best director and three acting nominations.

Irish actor Liam Neeson was nominated for best dramatic actor at the Golden Globe Award nominations today for his role in Kinsey, a film biography of sex researcher Alfred Kinsey.

A British film tackling the controversial subject of abortion has scooped two prestigious awards at the Venice Film Festival.

As the Venice Film Festival gets underway today, organisers are hitching their stars to director Steven Spielberg – just the man, they hope, to inspire Hollywood moguls and prize-hunting artists alike during 11 days of glitz and film magic.