Actor John Hurt made CBE by queen
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Actor John Hurt laughs as he holds his Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or CBE, presented to him by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, in London, Thursday Dec.
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Sir Ian McKellen _ Gandalf to 'Lord of the Rings' fans _ rose further in status Saturday as he joined the elite circle of Britain's Companions of Honor.Kylie Minogue rivaled McKellen for attention as Britain announced Queen Elizabeth II's New Year's Honors list. The Australian pop diva was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE.Companion of Honor is the top honor in the British system, limited to 65 living people. It was the latest addition to the list of honors collected by Mckellen, 68, who was knighted in 1991. Read more
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Goalkeeping legend Bert Trautmann, the former German prisoner-of-war who played on after breaking his neck in an FA Cup Final, is to be honoured by the the Queen, it was announced today.
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Kylie Minogue, the Australian singer and actress who has battled breast cancer, was honored by Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Saturday, with other awards given to sportsmen, entertainers and businessmen.
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LONDON  - A rock 'n' roll belter, an astronaut and the inventor of the automatic teller machine were all honoured by the Queen on Friday in the New Year's honours list.
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Actor Colin Firth makes his first trip to Edinburgh for the UK premiere of his new film Trauma. Plus other entertainment news in brief.
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Sir Ian McKellen Â Gandalf to "Lord of the Rings" fans Â rose further in status Saturday as he joined the elite circle of Britain's Companions of Honor.
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Terminal cancer sufferer, Jane Tomlinson, has been made a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours list.
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Sir Elton John and Warren Beatty were among six entertainment legends honored for their lifetime contributions to American culture on Sunday.
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Actors playing Truman Capote and June Carter Cash won top honors this year at the Academy Awards. Next year, actors playing Queen Elizabeth II and Idi Amin could do the same.
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Playbill - Tony Award winner John Glover, who played twin brothers in Broadway's Love! Valour! Compassion!, will be the new Man in Chair in Broadway's award-winning The Drowsy Chaperone at the Marquis Theatre.
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Friends of John Inman, most famous for the BBC comedy Are You Being Served?, pay tribute to the late actor.
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Don't call him Sir Anthony Leggett just yet. Queen Elizabeth II put the University of Illinois physics professor and Nobel Prize winner, a British native, on her birthday knighthood list this summer, but he ...
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Franco Zeffirelli, who has often worked with British actors, received an honorary knighthood from Britain.
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âAtonement,â adapted from the Ian McEwan novel and starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy as suffering lovers, was named best film at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (popularly known as the Baftas) on Sunday night in London, The Associated Press reported. Daniel Day-Lewis, above, came away with best actor honors for his performance as the oilman in âThere Will Be Blood,â and Marion Cotillard was named best actress for her portrayal of Ãdith Piaf in âLa Vie en Rose.â Joel and Ethan Coen won the award for directing for âNo Country for Old Men,â and the prize for best original screenplay went to Diablo Cody for âJuno.â.
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Arts & entertainment: 67-year-old British actor nominated for her performance in Away From Her
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Franco Zeffirelli, the legendary filmmaker who has directed greats like Elizabeth Taylor and Placido Domingo, will be the first Italian to receive an honorary knighthood from Britain Wednesday.