‘Dark Knight’ wins 8 Key Art Awards, including best poster and TV spot, WALL-E wins 7

June 10th, 2009 Mexican university wins Spanish awardMADRID — The National Autonomous University of Mexico has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities. The award foundation says in a statement Wednesday the near 100-year-old university "has become a point of reference, combining quality and an extensive academic and research offering with its firm commitment to disseminate culture, humanism and new technologies." The communication and humanities award is one of eight handed out each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation.

April 30th, 2009 EAST LONDON - Troubled Kolkata Knight Riders would be hoping for some luck against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Friday. The last time the two team met, Knight Riders were at the receiving end of two stalwarts of Mumbai Indians -- Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar -- and slumped to a humiliating 92-run defeat.

April 24th, 2009 Steven Curtis Chapman wins gospel artist of yearNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Veteran Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman capped an emotional year by winning artist of the year during the Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards.

February 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - Late Heath Ledger's three-year-old daughter Matilda will finally become the proud owner of the Oscar statuette if he wins a posthumous award for his supporting role in 'The Dark Knight' Feb 22. Ledger is nominated for his supporting role as the Joker in the Batman movie and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided Matilda will be handed the accolade should the actor triumph at the Oscars.

February 8th, 2009 LONDON - British filmmaker Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire', a rags-to-riches tale of an improbable winner of game show 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire', has picked up seven honours at the British Film Academy Awards (Bafta) 2009. Boyle's film won seven trophies, including those for best film, best director and best original music score, the daily Telegraph reported on its website.

February 8th, 2009 LONDON - British filmmaker Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire', the Mumbai-based rags-to-riches movie, has won top honours at Britain's most prestigious film awards with a sweeping seven wins, including best film. It beat four other contenders Sunday - 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', 'Frost/Nixon', 'Milk' and 'The Reader' - to win best film at the awards ceremony in London's Royal Opera House.

February 8th, 2009 LONDON - 'Slumdog Millionaire', the feelgood movie charting the rags-to-riches tale of a boy born in the slums of Mumbai, swept the pre-Oscars BAFTA awards in London Sunday night with seven wins, including best film. The makers dedicated the prestigious best film award - it beat 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', 'Frost/Nixon', 'Milk' and 'The Reader' - to the 'people of Mumbai.' 'Slumdog was dragged kicking and screaming into the world by the passion, talent and dedication of the people who made it,' said co-producer Christian Colson.

January 15th, 2009 LONDON - After her double win at the Golden Globes, Kate Winslet has got two nominations at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for her performances in 'Revolutionary Road' and 'The Reader'. The actress has been nominated in the best actress category for both the movies and will face competition from Angelina Jolie for her role in 'The Changeling', Kristin Scott Thomas for her film 'I've Loved You Too Long' and Tilda Swinton in 'Burn After Reading', reported mirror.co.uk.

January 11th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Heath Ledger won a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor Sunday for his role as The Joker in the Batman drama 'The Dark Knight'. The award came almost a year after the Australian actor died from an accidental drug overdose in New York last January.

January 10th, 2009 LONDON - Charles Roven, the producer of box office smash 'The Dark Knight', has revealed that he is uncertain about plans for a sequel to the film. The Warner Bros.

January 8th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Mumbai-based movie Slumdog Millionaire has won five prizes at the Critics Choice Awards, cementing its position as a surprise favourite just as the Oscar season moves into high gear. The tale of an Indian orphan whose life experiences take him to the final of a big-money Indian game show, won prizes for best picture, as well as for director Danny Boyle, writer Simon Beaufoy, star Dev Patel and composer A.R.

January 7th, 2009 LONDON - Batman sequel 'The Dark Knight' bagged the maximum awards at the 35th annual People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles recently. The action film bagged favourite superhero, movie, on-screen match-up, action movie and cast at the close of the event, reported contactmusic.com.

December 31st, 2008 LONDON - The movie 'Iron Man' has beaten 'The Dark Knight' in the best movie poll conducted by inthenews.co.uk. According to contactmusic.com, 'Iron Man' took in an estimated $101 million and earned 23.4 percent of the vote.

December 29th, 2008 DUBAI - After back-to-back wins at Perth and Melbourne, South Africa is now just a win away from dethroning Australia from the number-one spot in the ICC Test rankings. South Africa will top the list if it wins the third and last Test starting in Sydney Jan 3.

December 22nd, 2008 DUBAI - India reclaimed the second position from South Africa in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship after their 1-0 win in the two-match series against England in Mohali Tuesday. India won the first Test in Chennai by six wickets and drew the second to earn two ratings points and go ahead of South Africa in second, a position it had briefly enjoyed after its 2-0 home series victory over Australia recently.