Tracey Ullman ‘to be honoured with Lifetime Bafta award’

May 18th, 2009 LONDON - Music legend Sir Elton John was honoured for his contribution to musical theatre at the Annual Drama League Awards in New York. The singer received a special tribute during the ceremony for his work on hit stage shows including 'Aida', 'The Lion King' and 'Billy Elliot', which has been a major success since it opened on Broadway last year, reported contactmusic.com Other stars honoured at the ceremony included Angela Lansbury, currently appearing in the Broadway revival of 'Blithe Spirit', who was recognised for her unique contribution to theatre, and writer-director Arthur Laurents, the man behind the recent revivals of 'West Side Story' and 'Gypsy', who received the Julia Hansen Award for directing.

April 28th, 2009 LONDON - Legendary Hollywood actress Meryl Streep is to be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Rome film festival. The 'Out of Africa' star will receive the Marcus Aurelius Lifetime Achievement Award, reports The Daily Star.

April 27th, 2009 LONDON - Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rome Film Festival. The 'Out of Africa' star will receive the Marcus Aurelius Lifetime Achievement Award, which has previously been bestowed upon industry legends such as Sir Sean Connery and Al Pacino, reports contactmusic.com.

April 27th, 2009 LONDON - Sir David Attenborough, the BBC's voice of natural history programmes for more than 50 years, has repeated his success at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 48 years after bagging his first BAFTA trophy. The 82-year-old was honoured for his wildlife series Life In Cold Blood that went on to win the specialist factual category.

April 23rd, 2009 Santana to receive lifetime achievement awardCORAL GABLES, Fla. — Carlos Santana will receive a lifetime achievement award at the 2009 Billboard Latin Music Awards.

April 8th, 2009 LONDON - Legendary director Martin Scorsese will be honored with the 'Humanitarian' award by the Multicultural Motion Picture Association (MPAA). The Oscar-winner will become the second recipient of the prestigious award, as Clint Eastwood was the first person to be honoured with it last year, reports the Daily express.

April 7th, 2009 LONDON - Jade Goody has been honoured with a posthumous award for her TV appearances. The former Big Brother star, whose funeral was held on Saturday, was given 'Ultimate Reality Star' gong at the first ever Digital Spy Reality TV Awards.

March 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Francis Ford Coppola is set to be honoured with the Founder's Directing Award at the San Francisco Film Festival. The Godfather director will receive the award from the oldest continuously running film festival in the Americas at the Film Society's Awards Night fundraiser on April 30.

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra will receive the Nielsen Box Office Award for outstanding contribution to Asian cinema. The award will be presented during the 3rd Annual Asian Film Awards March 23.

February 15th, 2009 NEW YORK - After winning top honours at the Golden Globes and BAFTA, Oscar favourite 'Slumdog Millionaire' has won an award at the Art Directors Guild Awards. Danny Boyle's movie was named the Best Contemporary Film at the black-tie ceremony held at Beverly Hills Saturday.

February 10th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Kate Winslet was supported by her family along with her 30-member entourage when she won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award recently. 'It's fantastic to win an award at home and to share it with my mum and dad,' mirror.co.uk quoted Winslet as saying.

February 8th, 2009 LONDON - Indian composer A.R. Rahman has said he hoped to become only the third Indian to bag an Oscar after picking up the coveted BAFTA award for his score in the film 'Slumdog Millionaire.' 'It is a great feeling...

February 8th, 2009 LONDON - Indian-origin British teenager Dev Patel won the loudest cheer from fans as he walked up the red carpet for the BAFTA awards ceremony. The 'Slumdog Millionaire' actor, who comes from an ordinary family in the London suburb of Harrow, received a deafening welcome from fans when he joined the red carpet at the Royal Opera House Sunday night, Sky News reported.

January 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor will be honoured by the Rotary Club for being the youngest achiever of the film industry. She will be given the Vocational Excellence Award by Bansi Dhurandhar Feb 1 here at the Grand Hyatt, Santacruz.

December 29th, 2008 LONDON - Hollywood star Sean Penn will be honoured at a California film festival for his portrayal as San Francisco's first openly gay elected official in the new film 'Milk'. According to contactmusic.com, the actor will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award at the 20th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival next month.