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Oscar nominations 2017: What to look out for

This year's Oscar nominations are due out later, with La La Land likely to land as the clear frontrunner.

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Is 'Deadpool' an Oscar contender?

"Deadpool" was one of the biggest surprises of 2016. Could it be one of the biggest surprises of the Oscars as well?

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La La Land sweeps Golden Globe Awards

Hollywood musical La La Land has broken the record for the most Golden Globe Awards, winning seven prizes.

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S. Korea's drama awards season rolls around

South Korea's top stars will be gathering at major broadcasting stations next week to honor and celebrate the best performances by actors in TV series this year.

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'La La Land' scores 7 Golden Globe nominations

"La La Land" is the early darling among contenders for the 74th Golden Globe Awards announced Monday by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The movie pulled in seven nominations, including best picture, best director and best actor and actress nods for its stars, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.

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Beyonce scores nine Grammy nominations

Beyonce has scooped nine nominations for the 2017 Grammy Awards, extending her lead as the most-nominated woman in Grammys history.

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Chinese cinema very rich, filmmaking cooperation with China necessary: Cairo Film Festival's president

The Chinese cinema is very rich and future cooperation between Egypt and China, the guest of honor of the ongoing 38th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), is a necessity, said the festival's president in an exclusive interview with Xinhua.

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"Best in travel 2017", Lonely Planet releases latest recommendations to world travellers

The Lonely Planet names 10 best places around the world where you must visit in 2017. From Peru to French, there comes a list consisting of the best destinations, and one of which might surprise you.

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Feng Xiaogang, Fan Bingbing lead Asian honour roll at San Sebastian film festival

Feng’s I Am Not Madame Bovary, a satire about a cafe owner, played by Fan, swindled by her ex-husband wins best film and best actress at Spanish festival; Korea’s Hang Sang-soo named best director

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Vietnamese movie to join China's top film festival

Vietnamese movie "Trung So" (Jackpot) will join the 25th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, which will be held on Sept. 21-24 in Tangshan, China's northern Hebei Province.

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Silk Road film festival features cultural diversity

​The third Silk Road International Film Festival opened here on Monday, attracting 676 films from 35 countries to compete for awards.

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G20 Dinner: Fine dining that's fit for kings

Hangzhou has always been the playground for Chinese princes and poets through the centuries. We can now add global politicians to that august list.

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Emmy Nominations 2016:‘Game of Thrones' rules again

It will feel like a familiar affair at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, with “Game of Thrones,” “Modern Family” and Julia Louis-Dreyfus once again landing nominations on Thursday.But the occasionally stodgy Emmys, which sometimes latch on to winners (like Ms. Louis-Dreyfus) and stay with them, was also infused with new blood.

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15 movies shortlisted at Beijing Int'l Film Festival

A total of 15 movies have been selected for the competition at the 6th Beijing International Film Festival, which will be chaired by Brett Ratner, executive producer of "The Revenant."

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Aussie Oscars winners receive "gold statue" treatment on Qantas flight home

​Australia's national airline Qantas has treated Australia's latest academy award winners to a first class tribute on their flight home to Australia overnight.

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"The Revenant" big winner at British film academy awards

​The film 'The Revenant' came out a big winner at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) film awards, on Sunday night, winning five awards.