Thirty three years after she grasped her first gold statuette, Meryl Streep has secured her hat trick of Academy Awards 2012. It came on a night that saw a film with just two singular words of speech in its script sweep the board. The Artist was named Best Picture, Jean Dujardin Best Actor and the Best Directing gong went to Michel Hazanavicius with awards for best score and best costume design. It was undoubtedly the Franco American film’s night. It was an historical ceremony in more ways than one as …

Film Independent gave out its Spirit Awards for the 27th time on Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica, Calif. It comes one day before it is expected to take the top prize at the Oscars. In a scene that could have come out of a movie, Michel Hazanavicius was given a police escort from the airport to Santa Monica in time to see his film pick up four awards. The annual Spirit awards honour independent film making and a laid back warm up to the Oscars. They took place in a …

US actress Michelle Williams has become the first honorary Irishwoman to win an Oscar Wilde award for her role in ‘My Week With Marilyn’. The Oscar-nominated actress picked up the award at the ceremony on Thursday, which celebrates Irish cinema talent. She is the first non Irish woman to be honoured at the event. She was honoured alongside other Academy Award nominees John Logan, screenwriter of Hugo with Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy. Logan said ‘the actress was still eligible for the prize because being Irish means ‘an incandescent twinkle in …

Soulful songstress Adele and tousle haired singer song writer ‘Ed Sheeran’ lead the race for the U.K.’s Brit music awards 2012 ahead of Tuesday’s ceremony in London. Sheeran has four nominations for breakthrough act, best British album, for his debut ‘+,’ best single for ‘The A Team’ and best British male solo act. He is u20p against James Blake, James Morrison, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Professor Green in that category. Adele won six Grammys for her sophomore album ’21,’ is nominated for three Brits British album, British single …

Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan nabbed her hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live” without the help of her mother. The 25 year old actress tells us Dina Lohan, who used to manage her daughter, ‘had nothing to do’ with helping Li-Lo get a coveted gig hosting “SNL” on March 3. Dina is still managing Lindsay’s career. The rep says Lohan is currently managed by Untitled Entertainment by ICM and adds that no family members are involved in the shepherding of her career. The reported said that the actress personally reached out …

After all the testimonials from fans, relatives and friends, the songs from legends and pop stars, the preaching and even laughter, the raw emotion of Whitney Houston’s funeral came down to just one moment. The strains of her biggest record ‘I Will Always Love You,’ filled the New Hope Baptist Church at the end of the nearly four hour service Saturday. Her silver and gold casket was lifted in the air. The weight of the moment was too much for mother, singer Cissy Houston to bear. She was held up …

Hollywood singer Adele has showed off the new £7 million mansion. She has moved into in a new US TV interview. The mansion is costing the singer around £15,000 to rent, is situated in a remote part of West Sussex. You can watch the singer giving US TV a tour of the house. The house has 10 bedrooms in total, a helicopter hangar and two swimming pools with landing pad. It’s set in 25 acres of private land. Adele described it as a bit of a cliche and adds that …

There are many celebrities attended the 54th Annual Grammy Awards 2012 but the blue hair pop star made sure that her longtime pal hadn’t popped out of her dress at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. It would have been quite easy for the 23 year old Bajan singer Rihanna to shimmy out of her slinky black Giorgio Armani gown. The 27 year old singer Katy Perry wore a glistening gold Gucci gown paired with some signature Louboutin heels. Her blue hued hairdo added a pop of typical …

Grammy winning singer and actress Whitney Houston one of the most talented performers of her generation, who lived a turbulent personal life and admitted drug use, died on Saturday in a Beverly Hills hotel room in Los Angeles at the age of 48. Police reported said ‘they were called to the Beverly Hilton at around 3:20 p.m. in Los Angeles. Those emergency personnel found Houston’s body in a fourth floor room and she was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m.  She had been staying as a guest.’ Whitney Houston was one …

Pop star Jay-Z and Beyonce surprised fans by sharing the first pictures of their baby, Blue Ivy Carter. The star posted a series of intimate portraits of their beloved daughter. She was born just over a month ago. The 30 year old singer is seen beaming into the camera while she cradles her daughter in her arms. The camera is out of focus on the former Destiny’s Child singer with clarity on baby Blue. Singer Beyonce’s blue nails can be clearly seen. The proud parents set up a blog that …