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All the stylish looks at Australia's night of nights, the 2024 AACTA Awards

The best and brightest of Australian film and television grace the red carpet for the 2024 AACTA Awards on the Gold Coast.
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Here's everything you need to know about today's AACTA Awards

It's been billed as Australia's answer to the Golden Globes — or even the Oscars, depending on who you ask — and the stars are gathering for the ceremony on the Gold Coast.
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The Oscars will (finally) start awarding Best Casting, so here are five films that should have won

The Oscars have added a new category for the first time in more than two decades, with casting set to be honoured alongside acting, writing and directing. Here are five films we wish were honoured at the time.
Meryl, as Miranda, sits at her desk and looked pointedly down her nose in a judgmental way, with her hand on her hip

'We cast five incredible women': Eric Bana on the powerful actors who make The Dry 2 great

Eric Bana stars as detective Aaron Falk in the second movie in The Dry series, adapted from Jane Harper's distinctly Australian murder mystery series.
Eric Bana stands looking out over a wild mountain range

'True legend' Carl Weathers, who played Apollo Creed in Rocky, dies aged 76

Carl Weathers, who played Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies and starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator, has died aged 76.
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Carl Weathers

Margot Robbie breaks silence on Barbie Oscars snub

Margot Robbie has addressed controversy over Barbie's absence from the best director and best actress categories at the 2024 Oscars. 
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Margot Robbie wearing a pale pink sequined strapless mini dress with coreset-like detailing and sheer heels

Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to fatal shooting on movie set

The actor pleads not guilty over the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western Rust.
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Sofía Vergara transforms herself in ‘Griselda’

Modern Family star Sofía Vergara stars in new Netflix series 'Griselda'
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Elvis has never left the building. Here are the 10 best depictions of the king

Larger-than-life singer Elvis Presley offers storytellers plenty to play with. Here are our favourite portrayals of the king across the years, from small cameos to award-winning performances.
Against a glittery gold background, a composite of Elvises: L'il Elvis, Jacob Elordi, Austin Butler and Stitch.

No Oscar for Margot? We unpacked the (many) snubs and surprises from this year's nominations

Barbie's Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig miss out on key Oscar nominations, while Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer picks up 13 nods. Here's the full list.
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Composite of Oppenheimer, Barbie, and Poor Things.

Beverly Hills, 90210 actor David Gail dies aged 58

David Gail, who was best known for playing the fiance of Shannen Doherty's character in Beverly Hills, 90210, is being remembered as "a gift" after his death at 58.
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Alec Baldwin indicted again on manslaughter charge over fatal movie set shooting

Reviving a dormant case against the A-list actor, special prosecutors present their case after receiving a new analysis of the gun used on the set of Rust.
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Here are all the winners from the Emmy Awards, with Succession named best drama and The Bear named best comedy

See the full list of winners from the 75th Emmy Awards, where Succession, The Bear and Beef won multiple awards.
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Shiv takes a call near a pool.

Joyce Randolph, last surviving main character from The Honeymooners, dies age 99

Randolph played the sharp-witted Trixie, husband to Art Carney's Ed Norton, in the trailblazing '50s sitcom.
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Here are all the winners from the Critics Choice Awards

Here are all the winners from the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, where Barbie and Oppenheimer are once again competing for the top prize.
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The cast all smile and hug as they gather in together and pose with their trophy.

Golden Globes wins fuel Oscar buzz around 'The Holdovers'

Golden Globes Awards winners Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph talk about 'The Holdovers' which focuses on 1970s nostalgia and music.
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Duration: 5 minutes 16 seconds

Former Marvel actor Jonathan Majors says he deserves second chance following assault conviction

In his first interview since his December conviction over charges he assaulted his former girlfriend, Majors said he wants to act again, after Marvel Studios dropped him. 
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Starsky & Hutch actor David Soul dies aged 80

US-born actor and singer David Soul, a 1970s icon for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the classic TV crime series Starsky & Hutch, has died aged 80.
A man smiling.

All the times Sarah Snook was so sharp-tongued as Shiv Roy, she earnt that Golden Globe

With Sarah Snook nominated at the Golden Globes, let's take a look back at the Australian actor's finest moments as Shiv Roy.
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Sarah's character Shiv sits on a couch and looks up at someone off camera while holding a newspaper.

'She was very sweet': Actor Craig Fong on sharing the screen with Catherine Zeta-Jones during globetrotting career

From sneaking into Carnarvon's drive-in cinema in the back of his pop's car, to performing alongside Hollywood heavyweights – Craig Fong reflects on how his country upbringing shaped his life.
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Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead in Seoul amid drug allegations

Lee Sun-kyun, who starred in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, is found unconscious in a car park while reportedly being investigated as part of a government crackdown on illegal drug use.
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Lee Sun-kyun wears dark winter clothes as he exits the front right side of a car and looks over his right shoulder.

Actor Charlie Sheen allegedly attacked in Malibu home

Los Angeles police charge a woman, believed to be Sheen's neighbour, with assault and burglary. 
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Charlie Sheen gestures with hands while sitting down and chatting

Vin Diesel accused of sexual assault by former assistant in lawsuit

Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery while working for him in 2010.
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Vin Diesel in a suit.

Bradley Cooper delivers Oscar-worthy performance in his 'swooning biopic' Maestro

Cooper follows up his 2018 directorial debut A Star Is Born with an ambitious portrayal of the life of legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein.
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Actor Jonathan Majors walks outside court as a jury convicts him of violently assaulting his former girlfriend. 

Actor Jonathan Majors walks outside court as a jury convicts him of violently assaulting his former girlfriend. 
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Duration: 23 seconds