30 h. ago From jousting fish to thirsty camels and a 'screaming' sponge: Behold the spellbinding winners of the 2025 Underwater Photographer of the Year awards

More than 6,700 photos were entered into this year's competition by photographers hailing from 28 countries. Find out which image picks up the overall gong this year...

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31 h. ago The eight Greater Manchester restaurants named among UK's best at Nation's Curry Awards 2025

Amongst the winners at the Nation's Curry Awards 2025 are eight Greater Manchester restaurants, curry houses and takeaways

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33 h. ago Oscars 2025: best actor nominees – awards, interviews and what their chances are

What to know about the actors nominated for the Academy Awards’ biggest acting prize, along with the Guardian’s reviews and interviewsFull list of nominationsWant more? Our guide to the best picture raceAhead of the 2 March Oscars ceremony, the Guardian film looks at how the big contenders are shaping up in the race for glory. We sort through the nominees for the best actor Oscar, assessing each one’s chances and how you can watch or stream each film. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago This is the year the Oscars found God – but can they keep the faith?

From Conclave to The Brutalist to A Real Pain, films about religion are unusually well represented at the Academy Awards – some with decidedly unorthodox themes• Warning: contains spoilersWhat Tony Blair’s former spin doctor Alastair Campbell said of New Labour – “We don’t do God” – applies also to the Academy Awards. The secular gong-dispensing rite annually sweeps religion off its proverbial red carpet. The last best picture winner to deal with the subject was 2015’s Spotlight, which hardly proselytised for organised religion – it dramatised the Boston Globe’s investigation into sexual abuse in the Catholic church. You have to go back to 1973 to find a movie with a priestly protagonist that really beguiled the Academy: William Friedkin’s horror movie The Exorcist received 10 Oscar nominations, winning awards for screenplay and sound.This year, though, may be different. Two leading contenders, The Brutalist (10 nominations) and Conclave (eight), put faith front and centre. And let’...

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53 h. ago The 10 best independent bookshops in Scotland, based on the British Book Awards 2025

Ten bookshops in Scotland have been shortlisted

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53 h. ago Oscars 2025: Is the Academy Award the most valuable trophy in the world of TV and Film?

Just how much is an Academy Award worth - and is it the most valuable prize in town? 🤔🏆🎞

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56 h. ago War of words: who is winning the Oscar for best acceptance speech?

This season’s awards circuit has seen Demi Moore and Sean Baker praised for their speeches, but how much does that contribute to the big win?Winning an Oscar for acting has never looked particularly easy, even if certain types of performances – physical transformations, celebrity impressions – always seem to maintain an edge over others. One major factor contributing to the Oscar’s degree of difficulty is that the job doesn’t end when the movie does. There’s a whole season of awards campaigning requiring a different sort of performance – the equivalent of being thrown into an overtime that lasts far longer than the actual on-field game play. If awards season had a playbook for how to win this endless overtime, it would probably focus on acceptance speeches.There’s no better example than Demi Moore’s bonus-round performance at this year’s Golden Globes. As an awards body, the Globes are a longtime joke – a recently rebooted organization that can never claim any voting-body overlap wi...

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3 d. ago 'I went to the MOBO Awards 2025 and here's what you won't see on TV'

The MOBO Awards headed to Newcastle for the first time ever on Tuesday as fans flocked to celebrate their favourite artists

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3 d. ago Oscars 2025: best picture nominees – reviews, awards and where to watch

What to know about the 10 films nominated for the Academy Award’s biggest prize, along with the reviews, interviews and the big prizes earned so far• Full list of Oscar nominationsThe Golden Globes and Baftas are done and dusted, the Critics Choices packed up for another year. But the big one, the Academy Awards, is yet to come, and with it the ultimate prizes the film industry can bestow on its peers. Ahead of the 2 March Oscars ceremony, Guardian film looks at how are the big contenders shaping up in the race for glory. We sort through the nominees for the best picture Oscar, assessing each one’s chances and how you can watch or stream each film. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago MOBO Awards 2025 WINNERS: Central Cee scores Best Male Act for the third year in a row while Ayra Starr triumphs over Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé to scoop Best International Act gong

The winners for the 2025 MOBO Awards were announced on Tuesday night at a star-studded ceremony held at Newcastle's Utilita Arena.

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3 d. ago In Pictures: Mobo Awards 2025 showcase best of black music and culture

The Nova Twins, Krept and Konan, Odeal, Darkoo and Bashy are among the performers at the ceremony hosted by Indiyah Polack and Eddie Kadi.

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3 d. ago MOBO Awards 2025 WINNERS: Central Cee scores Best Male Act for the third year in a row while Ayra Starr triumphs over Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé to scoop Best International Act gong

The winners for the 2025 MOBO Awards were announced on Tuesday night at a star-studded ceremony held at Newcastle's Utilita Arena.

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3 d. ago MOBO Awards 2025 viewers confused as start time delayed for online broadcast

The 2025 MOBO Awards hosed all the big stars at Newcastle's Utilita Arena on Tuesday night, with Indiyah Polack and Eddie Kadi on hosting duties

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3 d. ago MOBO Awards 2025: Vick Hope and Ella Thomas shine as they lead red carpet arrivals

Love Island's Ella Thomas and radio icon Vick Hope looked out of this world in their black outfits for the MOBO Awards red carpet

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4 d. ago 2025 SAG Awards nominations: Full list ahead of ceremony set to stream live on Netflix

Nominees were originally supposed to be announced during a live event that was canceled due to the L.A. wildfires

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4 d. ago SAG Awards host Kristen Bell wanted it canceled after LA fires — here’s why she changed her mind

‘Nobody Wants This’ star originally called for the cancelation of all awards shows due to the Los Angeles wildfires

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4 d. ago The Independent journalists shortlisted for top gongs at Press Awards 2025

This newspaper has been recognised for publishing provocative opinion pieces, hard-hitting investigations and in-depth feature writing

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4 d. ago Gemma Atkinson leaves fans distracted with loo snap as she grins and tells them 'stay classy'

The Hits Radio host took to her Instagram page as she revealed she'd soon be off to The BRIT Awards 2025 and is preparing her look

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4 d. ago MOBO Awards 2025: full list of performers, nominees and how to watch the ceremony on TV or streaming

There’s set to be a carnival atmosphere at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena this evening as the MOBO’s arrive

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4 d. ago The beloved Greater Manchester bookshops that could soon be named the best in the UK

Two Stockport bookshops have been shortlisted as finalists for The British Book Awards 2025 Independent Bookshop of the UK

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