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BBC shows dominate festive ratings

11 hours ago | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

EastEnders is viewers' choice on Christmas Day as Coronation Street gives ITV only top 10 place

The BBC delivered nine of the top 10 shows in the Christmas Day ratings, after a mixed batch of festive fare saw millions fewer tune in to watch festive specials such as Doctor Who, featuring the first half of David Tennant's last outing as the 10th Time Lord, and Strictly Come Dancing.

The 10.9 million viewers who watched EastEnders on BBC1 proved to be the largest audience of the day, with a 45.9% viewer share. However, that was significantly less than the 14.3 million who watched the top-rated Wallace & Gromit adventure last year.

Doctor Who – featuring a cast including John Simm and Catherine Tate – was the third most popular show, with an audience of 10 million. Again, this was down on the 11.7 million who watched the show last year, and the 12.2 million who watched 2007's Christmas special, featuring Kylie Minogue »

- Mark Sweney

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Wallace And Gromit Creator's Award Accident

12 February 2009 4:05 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

The creator of BAFTA-award winning animation Wallace And Gromit is having to send his trophy away to be repaired - he broke the gong as soon as he was presented with it on Sunday night.

Nick Park, the brains behind the beloved plasticine pair, stepped up to collect the Short Animation award for Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death at the ceremony in London at the weekend.

But as soon as he left the stage the award broke - and Park found himself laughing about the blunder with actor Christian Slater.

He says, "As soon as I got it off the stage I dropped it and it broke. I was talking to Christian Slater at the time and we had a bit of a joke that they don't make awards like they used to. It's got to go back for repairs." »

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"Slumdog Millionaire" Top Dog at British Academy Film Awards

8 February 2009 6:58 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

"Slumdog Millionaire" continues its awards-season momentum by winning 7 at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). Meanwhile, Kate Winslet picked up the Best Actress award for "The Reader" and Mickey Rourke for Best Actor for "The Wrestler."

Here's the complete list of winners for the 2009 BAFTA Awards:

Best Film

"Slumdog Millionaire"

Outstanding British Film

"Man On Wire" - Simon Chinn / James Marsh

Leading Actor

Mickey Rourke - "The Wrestler"

Leading Actress

Kate Winslet - "The Reader"

Supporting Actor

Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight"

Supporting Actress

Penélope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

Director

"Slumdog Millionaire" - Danny Boyle

Original Screenplay

"In Bruges" - Martin Mcdonagh

Adapted Screenplay

"Slumdog Millionaire" - Simon Beaufoy

Film Not In The English Language

"I've Loved You So Long" - Yves Marmion / Philippe Claudel

The Carl Foreman Award For Special Achievement By A British Director, Writer Or Producer For Their First Feature Film

Steve Mcqueen, director »

- Manny

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Kung Fu Panda Rules The Annie Awards

31 January 2009 6:15 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Animated hit Kung Fu Panda was the toast of the 36th annual Annie Awards on Friday night - triumphing in 10 categories. The 2008 picture, starring Angelina Jolie and Jack Black, took the top gong for Best Animated Feature beating out competition from fellow Oscar contenders Wall-e and Bolt, as well as Waltz With Bashir and $9.99.

The film also picked up prizes in the Animated Effects and Production Design categories amongst others, while Dustin Hoffman was presented with the Best Voice Acting award for his role as red panda Shifu.

Other winners at the ceremony included TV show Futurama which landed the Best Animated Home Entertainment Production prize, while Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death was named Best Animated Short Subject. »

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