The Grinch claims second week at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart

Getting a Number 1 is a big deal, but managing to score the UK's two biggest songs of the moment isn't an easy feat. In fact, only eight acts have achieved it. Let's take a look at who claimed Number 1 and 2 on the Official Singles Chart at the same time.

Jim Carrey was in makeup for so long during filming for The Grinch that a CIA operative had teach him how to endure torture. While the 2000 film is a firm Christmas favourite in households across the world, it was a rather gruelling feat for the now 59-year-old actor, who was in makeup for upwards of 800 hours in total.

No Time To Die debuts at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart – taking this year’s crown as the Christmas Number 1 film.

With only a couple more days to go before the UK’s Christmas number one is announced, the Official Charts Company has published its weekly Trending Chart. It shows which songs are rising up the charts the fastest.

Great acting was everywhere in 2021. While we received the usual assortment of great performances in festival standouts and end-of-year awards contenders, we also found inspired performances in big-budget multiplex movies and no-budget horror.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas is a classic piece of festive cinema that holds a special place in everyone's heart over this time of year.

Best Film: “Drive My Car”Runner-up: “The Power of the Dog”Best Director: Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”Runner-up: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Drive My Car”Best Actor: Simon Rex, “Red Rocket”Runner-up: Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog”Best Actress: Penelope Cruz, “Parallel Mothers”Runner-up: Renate Reinsve, “The Worst Person in the World”Best Supporting Actor: (tie) Vincent Lindon, “Titane,” and Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog”Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose, “West Side

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The Grinch (2018) makes it to a third week atop the Official Film Chart.

George Ezra's Come On Home For Christmas has vaulted to Number 1 on the UK's Official Trending Chart. 

Adele is surging towards her fourth consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with 30.

Ed Sheeran and Elton John are heading for a second week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with their new collaboration Merry Christmas. The track is zooming ahead of its competition in our First Look Chart Update.

Jane Campion’s “The Power Of The Dog” and Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut “Passing” top the list of nominations by the Alliance Of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ).

Ed Sheeran and Elton John fly straight to Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with their new collaboration Merry Christmas.

Adele’s 30 reigns supreme on the Official Albums Chart this week, holding at Number 1 for a third week.

“How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” — and the TV and film incarnations it inspired. The 1957 book about a grumpy hermit who lives on the outskirts of town — where he hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville — has spawned, most notably, a classic 1966 TV special and Ron Howard’s 2000 feature film starring Jim Carrey and Taylor Momsen.The residence, hand-carved on the side of a massive stone mountain, will be available to rent between Dec.

Ed Sheeran and Elton John's Merry Christmas has become the UK's Number 1 Trending Song.

Academy Awards. It's only the second time in the last four decades that the critics' top honor went to a non English-language film.

The New York Film Critics Circle announced their annual year-end honors, giving an awards season boost to one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, Ryusuke Hamaguchi‘s “Drive My Car.” Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” took three honors including Best Director, Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), and Best Supporting Actor (Kodi Smit-McPhee).