Facts Of The Day (George Clooney)October 7th, 2009 GEORGE CLOONEY has been honoured for his contribution to the arts in his home state of Kentucky. The Ocean's Eleven star was named the recipient of the National Award in the 2009 Kentucky Governor's Awards in the Arts in recognition of his illustrious movie career.
Beyonce claims Billboard mag's Woman of the Year awardOctober 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Popstar Beyonce Knowles has been named Billboard magazine's 'Woman of The Year'. The annual event recognizes the year's top 30 women in the music business.
Mckellen Receives Top Acting AwardSeptember 24th, 2009 SIR IAN MCKELLEN was handed a a lifetime achievement award for his illustrious acting career at a film festival in Spain on Wednesday evening (23Sep09). The veteran star was guest of honour at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, picking up the Donostia Award to mark his 40 years in Hollywood.
Mckellen To Be Honoured With Acting AwardSeptember 11th, 2009 SIR IAN MCKELLEN will be honoured with a prestigious acting award at an upcoming film festival in Spain. The veteran star has enjoyed a long and illustrious career in the movie business dating back to the 1960s, and bosses at the San Sebastian International Film Festival have decided to recognise his contribution to Hollywood.
Matt Damon to receive Lifetime Achievement AwardAugust 31st, 2009 LONDON - Oscar winning actor Matt Damon is all set to receive an honour for his contribution to the world of cinema. According to Variety, the actor will be presented the American Cinematheque Award at a ceremony next March, reports the Daily Express.
Peas Jam With Matthews At Outside LandsAugust 31st, 2009 Revellers at the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco, California were given a double treat when BLACK EYED PEAS stars FERGIE and WILL.I.AM joined the DAVE MATTHEWS BAND onstage during their headline performance. The Grammy Award-winners took to the stage on Saturday night (29Aug09) to close the second day of the event, thrilling the crowd with hits including Ants Marching and Two Step.
Damon To Accept Lifetime Achievement AwardAugust 29th, 2009 Oscar winner MATT DAMON is set to be honoured for his film career at an award ceremony next year (10). The actor, whose career took off following the success of 1997's Good Will Hunting, which he wrote with pal Ben Affleck, will be feted with the prestigious American Cinematheque Award, reports Variety.
Graffiti charges vs Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara are dropped in NYCAugust 28th, 2009 Charges against Japanese artist dropped in NYCNEW YORK — Japanese pop artist Yoshitomo Nara has something to smile about. Nara was arrested in New York City in February for scrawling a smiley face with a marker on a subway station wall.
JAPANESE POP STAR SAKAI ARRESTEDAugust 9th, 2009 Japanese pop star NORIKO SAKAI has been arrested on suspicion of drug possession after turning herself in to authorities. The singer and her 10-year-old son disappeared last Monday (03Aug09) when her husband Yuichi Takaso, 41, was detained for alleged drug possession.
TENACIOUS D STEP IN FOR BEASTIE BOYS AT OUTSIDE LANDSAugust 6th, 2009 JACK BLACK's raucous rock duo TENACIOUS D will replace the BEASTIE BOYS on the bill for the upcoming Outside Lands festival. The San Francisco, California event was one of many the Beastie Boys were forced to scrap after rapper Adam Yauch was diagnosed with cancer last month (Jul09).
AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER HAMLISCH LANDS LIFETIME HONOURAugust 3rd, 2009 Award-winning American composer MARVIN HAMLISCH is to be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at Belgium's Ghent Film Festival, marking his outstanding career. Hamlisch shares the rare honour of being awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony and a Pulitzer Prize with late American composer Richard Rodgers - and will be handed his latest accolade during the festival's 17 October (09) World Soundtrack Awards.
British naturalist Sir David Attenborough wins prestigious Spanish prizeJune 4th, 2009 British naturalist wins prestigious Spanish prizeMADRID — British naturalist Sir David Attenborough won Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias social sciences prize Thursday for his "great contributions to the defense of life and conservation of our planet."
Attenborough, 82, is best known for his nature documentaries on the British Broadcasting Corp. television. The Prince of Asturias foundation said Attenborough's talents "allowed him to approach the study of the earth and living creatures with a creative and innovative combination of skills."
"I am greatly honored," Attenborough said in a statement.
US team: Japanese rescuers will continue search for Wyo. poet missing on remote islandMay 9th, 2009 US team concludes island search for missing poetCHEYENNE, Wyo. — An American rescue team had no luck on its final day of searching for a Wyoming poet missing on a remote Japanese island, but a Japanese team will continue working, a rescuer said Friday.
Japanese authorities make final search for US poet missing on remote islandMay 5th, 2009 Search for missing US poet in Japan may endTOKYO — The weeklong search for an award-winning U.S. poet who disappeared while hiking up a volcano on a remote Japanese island has yielded no clues and will end after a final day of searching, a police official said Tuesday.
Relative of poet missing on Japanese island says search will continue at least one more dayMay 4th, 2009 Relative says search still on for missing poetCHEYENNE, Wyo. — A week has passed since a well-regarded poet disappeared on a Japanese island and his sister-in-law says the search will go on for at least one more day.
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