‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Defies the Critics, Delroy Lindo’s Getting Robbed and 11 More Lessons From a Wild Awards Week

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRina Sawayama’s self-titled debut album is indisputably one of the most innovative pop records of recent years, a head-spinning fusion of nu-metal, Lady Gaga-style pop and ballads that is catnip for critics, fans of daring music (such as her big fan Elton John) and prestigious awards like the Brits and Mercury Prize.So there was no small outcry when Sawayama, 30, who was born in Japan and is not a British citizen but has lived in the U.K.

Pauline Quirke is reported to have quit Birds of a Feather for good, following a rumoured “irreparable rift” between her and Linda Robson.

Rocks, a film supported and acted by a group of young, diverse women from London, has picked up five prizes at the British Independent Film Awards.The film – which handpicked its cast of unknown female leads from secondary schools around London – won best British independent film at last night’s (February 18) virtual awards ceremony, and one of its stars, Kosar Ali, was named both best supporting actress and most promising newcomer.D’Angelou Osei Kissiedu, who was just seven when he played

Rocks - a film about women, directed, written and produced by women - has taken top prize at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs). The movie, which handpicked its cast of unknown female leads from secondary schools around London, was the big winner on the night, claiming five awards.

Kemar Roofe has received a two-match ban for a tackle in the match against St Johnstone last Wednesday despite an appeal.The English striker was pulled up by a three-person disciplinary panel after a challenge on midfielder Murray Davidson on the stretch.The tackle was deemed worthy of a yellow card at the time by referee David Munro but that prompted further action from the governing body.Ibrox manager Steven Gerrard believed there was little intent behind Roofe's actions and confirmed the club

space launch is one small step closer after American giant Lockheed Martin chose where they want their rocket to blast off from.The multi-billion dollar firm plans to send a craft into orbit from a launch pad at the isle of Unst in Shetland by next year.And now they have selected a rocket called the RS1, will be provided by ABL Space Systems of El Segundo, California.If successful next year's launch would be the UK’s first ever vertical satellite launch.The project is called UK Pathfinder Launch

Nominations for the Critics Choice Awards have been announced, with Netflix's Mank leading the way and British stars in the running for several prizes. The shortlist follows those of the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, which revealed their nominations earlier in February.

Chloé Zhao’s road movie Nomadland won three honors, including Film of the Year, at the 41st London Critics‘ Circle Film Awards, which were held in a virtual ceremony on Sunday night.

Naman Ramachandran “Nomadland” and “Saint Maud” took top honors at the 41st London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, with three wins each, while the late Chadwick Boseman won actor of the year for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”American road movie “Nomadland” won film of the year, while lead Frances McDormand was named actress of the year, and writer-director Chloé Zhao won screenwriter of the year.British horror film “Saint Maud” won British/Irish film of the year, British/Irish actress of the year

Priyanka Chopra Jonas. It is home to the Grosvenor House hotel, scene of a thousand corporate awards ceremonies and, for the best part of 20 years, host to Miss World contestants who travelled from across the globe to take part in the behemoth of beauty pageants in London.

Mario Falcone has seemingly arrived home in the UK after it was reported he was "pretending" to be in Essex when he was "photographed in Dubai" last week.The 32 year old has been flooding social media with a number of snaps of himself, finacée Becky Miesner and two year old son Parker at home in Essex, leading his followers to believe he was at home. However, last week photos emerged of the former The Only Way Is Essex star and his family in influencer hotspot Dubai.

Mario Falcone has been caught out living it up in Dubai during lockdown while posting old photos on Instagram, giving the impression he is in the UK.  The former TOWIE star, 32, and his make-up artist fiancée Becky Miesner were seen enjoying the sunshine in the emirate with their son Parker, two, but have continued to upload images taken at their Essex home.

Glasgow South MP Stewart McDonald, who called the visit " a photo opportunity." He hit out: "At a time when the Government's own advice is to adhere to essential travel only, it flies in the face of logic and common sense for the Prime Minister to travel from London to Glasgow for what can only be described as a photo opportunity."I acknowledge and share the desire to thank the members of our armed services for their diligence, hard work, and expertise in setting up facilities to support the

Curtis Pritchard has sent a jibe to ex Maura Higgins after he detailed what his ideal woman would look like and it's not what you'd expect.Explaining what he's looking for "ever since being on Love Island," the 24 year old said, "I do think my type is blonde hair."Love Island 2019: jobs before they went on the show SLIDERAmy HartAmy is the 26-year-old Islander from Sussex who has never had a boyfriend before.She worked as an air hostess and cabin crew manager for British Airways for eight