Mirren honoured at British awards
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Actress Dame Helen Mirren wins a special prize at the British Independent Film Awards in London.
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Dame Helen Mirren is among the favourites to pick up an award at the Bafta ceremony in London later.
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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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Fresh talent grabbed centre stage at the 25th Brit Awards with British teen star Joss Stone and radical US dance act Scissor Sisters bagging a string of honours, while household names such as Robbie Williams and Bob Geldof also got a taste of the action.
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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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Arts & entertainment: Helen Mirren and Ricky Gervais were among the winners at last night's 59th Emmy awards in Los Angeles.
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Pop star Kylie Minogue is to be honoured with a prestigious music industry award in London.
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Salman Rushdie, singer Emma Kirkby and Michael Eavis are among the figures honoured by the Queen.
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Dame Helen Mirren is among the favourites to pick up an award at the Bafta ceremony in London on Sunday.
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A gracious monarch and a charismatic dictator took the top prizes Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards.
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Helen Mirren, Leonardo DiCaprio and Clint Eastwood were among the multiple Golden Globe nominees Thursday, while the multinational ensemble drama "Babel" led contenders with seven nominations, including best dramatic picture.
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French Edith Piaf biopic, La Vie En Rose, wins the most Baftas including best actress for Marion  Cotillard while Atonement wins best picture
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Dame Helen Mirren is to play The Queen in a film about the aftermath of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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A combination photograph shows British actress Helen Mirren arriving for the British premiere of "The Queen" at the Curzon Mayfair cinema in London September 13, 2006 and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaving ...Comment
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Dame Julie Andrews is to receive a lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild.
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TORONTO  - The Toronto Film Critics Association on Tuesday chose "The Queen" as the best picture of 2006, while Helen Mirren won the actress award for her title role.
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A former KGB agent who passed Soviet secrets to Britain during the Cold War received a top award from Queen Elizabeth II Thursday.