Video: Meryl Streep has a Cinderella moment at the Baftas
13 February 2012 01:57 PM
Meryl Streep picked up the Bafta for leading actress in, but managed to lose her shoe as she stepped up to the podium.
And the Bafta for best dressed goes to...
13 February 2012 12:00 AM
Forget the films – it's always the outfits that steal the show. Rebecca Gonsalves selects the red carpet's most blockbusting frocks from ceremonies gone by
Trending: Designs for life – and cycle lanes
13 February 2012 12:00 AM
The final part of Gary Hustwit's design documentary trilogy, Urbanized is released on DVD today.
Silent revolution at the Baftas as the French take top awards
13 February 2012 12:00 AM
The Artist wins in seven categories, with Meryl Streep the other big success story
Movie that was meant to spark Houston's comeback
13 February 2012 12:00 AM
Whitney Houston left behind two new songs and a movie performance that insiders say would have been "a big, big comeback" for her this year.
Carpet rolled out for Bafta awards
12 February 2012 08:51 AM
The champagne is on ice and the red carpet is being rolled out as some of the biggest names in Hollywood gather for tonight's Bafta film awards.
Boos in Berlin for Jolie's war drama
12 February 2012 12:00 AM
Hollywood star defends her hard-hitting and controversial story set during the 1990s Bosnian conflict
David Lister: You want to thank your mum and dad, but we want to hear a decent acceptance speech
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
The Week in Arts
Paradise Lost in limbo as bid to bring Milton to the big screen descends into hell
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
It should have been the ultimate "hell-on-earth" blockbuster, starring the "sexiest man alive" and including the most spectacular battle scenes ever seen on screen.
Which Gatsby is the greatest? Plays go head-to-head in roaring Twenties row
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
Three productions clash with the DiCaprio blockbuster – so which will end in tragedy?
Naomi Watts to take lead role in Diana: the movie
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts has signed on to play Diana, Princess of Wales, in "Caught in Flight", a film based on the last two years of her life.
Billy Connolly joins cast of The Hobbit
09 February 2012 12:16 PM
Billy Connolly is going from Big Yin to tiny dwarf to complete the cast of Peter Jackson's movie version of The Hobbit.
Say the words, Scarlett, and just leave the music
08 February 2012 12:00 AM
Remember Once, the charming, low-budget film about an Irish busker and a Czech cleaner who meet and make beautiful music together?
Colman and Hurt take lead roles at film awards
07 February 2012 12:00 AM
Michael Fassbender and Olivia Colman were named best actor and actress at last night's London Evening Standard British Film Awards.
A most sensational, inspirational host
06 February 2012 12:00 AM
Miss Piggy has been appointed as the official red-carpet host of the British Academy Film Awards. "Imagine the likes of Clooney, Fassbender, Oldman and Pitt achieving the very pinnacle of their careers by getting a chance to speak with the one and only moi – Miss Piggy!" the Muppets star said.
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