Thursday, 11 March 2010 21:46

Below is a complete list of the 82nd annual Academy Awards winners and nominees.

Best picture

• "Avatar"
• "The Hurt Locker" [WINNER]
• "Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
• "Up in the Air"
• "Inglourious Basterds"
• "Up"
• "The Blind Side"
• "District 9"
• "An Education"
• "A Serious Man"

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Thursday, 11 March 2010 21:46

U2 raked in more money than any other music act in the US in 2009, according to Billboard magazine.

The music journal said U2 made $109m (£71m) from touring, record sales and other royalties - almost twice as much as the second best, Bruce Springsteen.

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Thursday, 11 March 2010 21:46

The star-laden Valentine's Day has topped the US box office, as the film cashed in on the romantic holiday. Starring Julia Roberts, Ashton Kutcher, Anne Hathaway and Jamie Foxx, among many others, the movie took $52.4m (£33.4m) in its opening three days.

Children's fantasy Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief opened in second place, ahead of The Wolfman.

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Thursday, 11 March 2010 21:46

Much has been made of Lil Wayne's surprising adjournment in a New York courtroom on Tuesday, which saw the rapper's prison sentencing delayed until March 2 because of dental surgery. There have even been murmurs that Wayne had the benefit of celebrity justice.

But the request made by Wayne's defense was hardly guaranteed: He had a large contingent of supporters from the Cash Money/Young Money camps arrive with him, seemingly ready to see him off, and he has been recording music and videos at a maniacal pace in recent weeks. 

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