No Country For Old Men and Atonement lead this year's British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominations. Atonement picked up nominations for Best Film, Best British Film, Best Director and Adapted Screenplay.

The movie's stars, Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, have been nominated for Best Leading Actress and Best Leading Actor respectively, while their co-star Saoirse Ronan was given a nod for Best Supporting Actress.

No Country for Old Men scooped five nominations including Best Film and Best Director. Tommy Lee Jones was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role a...

It's almost here. The Superbowl of Hollywood (a.k.a. The Academy Awards) will be held for its 80th run on February 24. With the announcement ceremony on January 22, I would like to take a moment to look at one of my favorite categories: Best Animated Feature.

Some real gems have been nominated in this category in the past (i.e. Spirited Away, The Incredibles, The Triplets of Belleville, etc.). For this year's Oscars, there are 12 animated features that have been submitted for consideration:

"Alvin and the Chipmunks," "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters," "Bee Mov...

Johnny Depp's dark musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street was a double winner at the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Depp himself claimed his first Globe after being nominated seven times - he took home gold in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical category and the Tim Burton film was named one of the night's two Best Films.

Acclaimed TV drama Mad Men also celebrated two awards, claiming the Best TV Drama Series and Best TV Actor honors at the Globes.

It was a semi-disappointing night for Kiera Knightley's period drama Atonem...

The writers' strike has officially infiltrated awards season. The Golden Globes have been reduced to a lackluster news conference. That means no best and worst dressed list. No boozy celebrities making a fool of themselves. All that remains is an hour-long meeting at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with angry WGA picketers surrounding the premises.

So, until the Hollywood powers-that-be finally buckle down and give the writers what they want and deserve, we here at Starpulse are going to call the winners and losers. We looked at reviews, other expert predictions, viewer attitudes and who we ...

As the year nears its close, have you really seen all the 2007 movies that count? The film buffs at WENN locked themselves away in a dark room with a week's supply of popcorn and warm soda and decided to review the last 12 month's hits and misses at the cinema.

We battled over 300, chuckled about Knocked Up, went native as we recalled Into The Wild's highlights and then dressed up for Hairspray - and we came up with the definitive naughty and nice lists. So, if you're keen to check out one of the year's best films and avoid the worst, read on...

The Nice List

1. The...

No Country For Old Men and Juno triumphed at The Satellite Awards on Sunday night, taking home two gongs each. Ethan and Joel Coen's Western thriller, No Country For Old Men, was awarded Best Director and Best Drama, while Juno was hailed as Best Comedy.

Juno's star, Ellen Page, was also named Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her role in the Jason Reitman-directed film.

The Best Actor in a Drama prize went to Viggo Mortensen for his part in Eastern Promises, and Marion Cotillard won the female equivalent for her passionate depiction of French chanteuse, Edith Piaf, in La V...

The Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) just announced its selection of the gritty thriller No Country for Old Men as Best Film of 2007.

In total, the Miramax/Paramount Vantage film won four awards including Best Director for Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Best Acting Ensemble and Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem.

Earning his first accolade from WAFCA, George Clooney was named Best Actor for his intense portrayal of an ethically challenged lawyer in Warner Brothers' Michael Clayton, while Julie Christie was awarded Best Actress for her heartbreaking turn as an ...

Alicia Keys' U.S. album chart success last week with As I Am has helped the R&B star tie a record with Britney Spears - she has become the second female artist to have her first four albums top the Billboard charts.

Oprah Winfrey has agreed to campaign for presidential hopeful Barack Obama in key states as he fights to become the Democratic candidate for next year's presidential election. The media mogul will join Obama as he campaigns in Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire next month.

Hit animated movie Ratatouille has just topped $600 million at the global box office. The fil...

Another Christmas is upon us, as well as one more year down the drain. On that cheerful note, here are some recently released and upcoming DVD releases to help you survive another holiday season.

The first movie on our list is the third installment of the very popular family friendly "Shrek" series. In this sequel, Shrek and the love of his life Fiona attempt to have a fairy-tale wedding, but the death of King Harold throws a monkey wrench into their plans. The film stars the usual gang of suspects, Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy, as well as the always funny John Cleese. It...

Bollywood has topped Hollywood at the international box-office over the weekend. Indian movies "Om Shanti Om" and "Saawariya" premiered in first and second places respectively in cinemas outside the U.S., beating out competition from Tom Cruise movie Lions For Lambs, which debuted at three.

"Om Shanti Om" took $17 million, "Saawariya" made $14.8 million, while "Lions For Lambs" earned $10.3 million.

Ben Stiller comedy The Heartbreak Kid is at four with $8.6 million, while animated rodent movie Ratatouille, last week's number one, drops four places to five with $8.1 million.

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A scrawny rat named Remy finds his dreams of culinary superstardom stirring up sizable controversy in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant in director Brad Bird's madcap computer-animated comedy Ratatouille. Also on DVD: I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry, Deck The Halls, and Sicko.

Ratatouille continues to scuttle around at the top of the international box-office chart - the animated rodent movie is the world's number one film for a fourth successive week.

Ratatouille took a further $21.9 million in cinemas outside the U.S. over the weekend, scoring a $346.8 million global haul.

Horror sequel Saw IV debuts at two with $12.6 million, while fantasy movie Stardust drops a place to three with $11.2 million.

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Animated rodent movie Ratatouille continues to gnaw away at the top of the international box-office chart, where it sits as the world's number one film for a second week.

Ratatouille earned a further $21.2 million in cinemas outside the U.S. over the weekend, taking its total global haul to $271.4 million.

Zombie sequel Resident Evil: Extinction remains at two with $9.8 million, while Mexican/Spanish film The Orphanage sits at number three.

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Animated rodent movie Ratatouille has scuttled to the top of the international box-office chart, replacing I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry as the world's number one film. Ratatouille climbed three places to dominate the chart of cinema takings outside the U.S. over the weekend, with a weekly haul of $19.7 million.

Although the Disney movie's total global haul now stands at $247 million, this marks the first time it has hit the number one spot. At two is zombie sequel Resident Evil: Extinction with $8.6 million, while Adam Sandler comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry falls two...

The Bourne Ultimatum has spied its way to the number one spot at the international box-office, toppling The Simpsons Movie after four weeks.

The Matt Damon sequel took a further $14.4 million in cinemas outside the U.S. this past weekend, bringing its total global haul to $55 million.

The Simpsons Movie falls to two after taking $11.6 million, while Disney film Ratatouille claims the third spot.

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix drops a place to four with a $10.5 million weekly haul.

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The Simpsons Movie remains the top draw at the international box-office for a third successive week, taking a further $23.2 million over the weekend. The big screen adventures of Homer Simpson and family continued to dominate cinemas in territories outside the U.S., bringing its total global haul to $230 million.

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix climbs back up a place to number two after taking $21 million, while Ratatouille is at three with $19.2 million.

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Disney's new rodent movie Ratatouille is a record-breaking hit in France, where the film is set.

The film, about a talking rat who has ambitions to become a great chef, has made $16 million in its first week on release in France to score the country's highest debut for an animated feature.

The previous record was held by Finding Nemo in 2003.

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A scrawny rat named Remy (voice of Patton Oswalt) finds his dreams of culinary superstardom stirring up sizable controversy in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant in director Brad Bird's madcap computer animated comedy. It's hard being a rat with culinary aspirations, but Remy is convinced he has what it takes to break the stereotypes and follow in the footsteps of star chef Auguste Gusteau. Continue Summary

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