awards
Sylvie Guillem awarded Venice's Golden LionSunday, 13 May 2012The dancer Sylvie Guillem has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by the 8th International Festival of Contemporary Dance in Venice. The ballerina, the longtime superstar of the Royal Ballet after her rise to glory at Nureyev's... Read more... |
The Space makes room for all the arts onlineWednesday, 02 May 2012Now live and online is The Space, the new "freely available digital arts space" developed by Arts Council England in partnership with the BBC. Over the next 6 months, The Space will showcase high-profile arts events from across the UK, adding new... Read more... |
Kate Bush, Grayson Perry and Michael Frayn triumph in South Bank Sky Arts AwardsWednesday, 02 May 2012Surprises galore at Wednesday's South Bank Sky Arts Awards, hosted by Melvyn Bragg at London's Dorchester hotel. Kate Bush won the Pop Music category for her album 50 Words for Snow, trouncing Adele and PJ Harvey. The RSC's Matilda pinched the... Read more... |
Kerrang! announces nominees for 2012 award ceremonyWednesday, 02 May 2012Pop-punk band You Me At Six lead the nominations for this year's Kerrang! Awards, the shortlists for which have been published today.The Surrey five-piece have nods in four categories, including Best British Band, Best Album and two shouts for Best... Read more... |
2012 Tony Award nominationsTuesday, 01 May 2012
Things didn’t go well for Eva Perons past and present at this morning’s announcement from New York of the nominations for Broadway’s 2012 Tony Awards, honouring the best of the 2011/12 theatre season, and Richard Bean will surely be wondering how it... Read more... |
BAFTA's 2012 television awards nominees announcedTuesday, 24 April 2012The nominations have been announced for the 2012 BAFTA television awards, which will be held on 27 May. Among the leading role noms are Benedict Cumberbatch for Sherlock, Dominic West as murderer Fred West and his co-star Emily Watson in ITV1's... Read more... |
2012 Olivier Awards: comedy sidelined as Matilda enters the record booksMonday, 16 April 2012
Matilda, the Royal Shakespeare Company-spawned musical about an extraordinary young girl, managed the extraordinary feat Sunday of snaring a record seven trophies at last night’s 36th Laurence Olivier Awards. Its rampaging hold over the black-tie... Read more... |
Scottish Album of the Year longlistFriday, 13 April 2012The hunt is on to find the best Scottish album of the past year, with a £20,000 prize at stake for the winner.The 20-strong longlist for the inaugural Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award was published today, with contenders ranging from King... Read more... |
South Bank Show returns to TV with awardsMonday, 02 April 2012The South Bank Show is returning to TV on 27 May on Sky Arts, announces the broadcaster, to be preceded by the ceremony for the 16th South Bank Sky Arts Awards. The awards event on 1 May at the Dorchester Hotel, London, highlights the year's top... Read more... |
2012 Olivier Awards nominations announcedThursday, 15 March 2012
In how many categories is it possible for a show to be nominated for this year's Olivier Awards? Answer: 10. The producers of Matilda the Musical will be smiling from ear to ear after the nominations for next month’s awards were revealed, with the... Read more... |
Oscars 2012: Meryl wins election in a landslide for the silent ageMonday, 27 February 2012
Maybe it was host Billy Crystal at far from peak form. Or a surfeit of cringe-making shtick by too many presenters, including the distaff principals of Bridesmaids. Or the desperation that clung to the multiple on-air tributes to an art form whose... Read more... |
Oscars 2012: Who Will, Who Should, Who Won'tSunday, 26 February 2012
Every year before the Academy Awards speeches are tacitly composed, flowing gowns and priceless necklaces booked and no doubt small blameless animals slaughtered in the Roman style for good luck. Before the gladiators enter the ring, we at... Read more... |
