Carrie Bickmore And Waleed Aly In Race For Gold Logie

Both his co-hosts on the Ten show Carrie Bickmore and Waleed Aly are nominees for the coveted Gold Logie to be announced in Melbourne on May 8. Peter revealed the contenders for the top TV prize at a special ceremony at the Melbourne Crown – the others are actor Essie Davis (Game of Thrones), Family Feud…

ByThe Carousel04/04/20160Comments

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2016 Oscars: Australia Set For Record Haul

If experts and bookmakers are correct, 10 Australian Mad Max: Fury Road crew members will walk out of Hollywood's Dolby Theatre with gold statuettes on February 29 (Australia time). It will easily top two other bumper years for Australians at the Oscars. In 1996 six won Oscars in four categories when George Miller's Babe and Mel Gibson's…

ByThe Carousel26/02/20160Comments

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Lady Gaga Gets Bowie Tattoo For The Grammys

The 29-year-old headliner at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 16 (Australia time) solidified her love with a Ziggy Stardust tattoo on the side of her body. Inked in LA by legendary artist Mark Mahoney, the memorial of the Aladdin Sane album cover was caught on tape by onlookers, and the video clip soon…

ByThe Carousel15/02/20160Comments

Fashion

Red Carpet Insider: Best & Worst Looks From The BAFTAs

Alicia Vikander from The Danish Girl and Ex Machina, and set to star in the latest instalment of The Bourne films, wore our favourite look of the night. Alicia wore a bold leather Louis Vuitton dress with chunky stitching and iron chain embellishments. The wide shoulders and cinched waist offers the perfect balance of masculine…

ByHannah Lising-White15/02/20160Comments

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Australia Wins Big At The BAFTA Awards

Homegrown box office smash Mad Max: Fury Road picked up four awards from its seven nominations. Lesley Vanderwalt and Damina Martin won for makeup and hair, Jenny Beavan for costume design, Margaret Sixel for editing, and Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson for production design. Mad Max has a further 10 nominations at the Oscars in…

ByThe Carousel15/02/20160Comments

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SAG Awards: Top Red Carpet Looks

Sofia Vergara The gorgeous Colombian showed off her curves in a figure-hugging hot pink Vera Wang gown. She paired it with an elegant pink silk clutch, which was contrasted with chunky statement gold jewellery. Her golden brown hair was swept behind her shoulders, and she wore a darker dusky pink lip with dark smouldering eyes. Sofia Vergara. Image:…

ByHannah Lising-White01/02/20160Comments

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Will Smith And Jada Pinkett Smith’s Oscar Snub Backlash

The Smiths are threatening to shun the February 28 awards due to the lack of black nominees. But Janet Hubert, who played Will’s aunt Viv on the hit TV comedy series, questions the couple’s motivation and Will’s acting ability during a four-minute Facebook video response. “First of all, miss thing,” the 60-year-old says, referring to Jada, “does…

ByThe Carousel20/01/20160Comments

Arts & Culture

Why Australia Had Its Best Ever Year At The Cinema

With hits like Mad Max: Fury Road and The Dressmaker leading the charge, Aussie films have collectively taken $84 million at the local box office, or 7.7 per cent of the total. In raw dollar terms, that's the highest haul ever, and the best share since 2001. Not surprisingly both films also lead the nominations for…

ByThe Carousel07/12/20150Comments

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The Australian Ballet Dancer Of The Year Is…

Without further adieu, The Australian Ballet dancer Benedicte Bemet has been crowned the 2015 winner of the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award (TBDA), the nation's most prestigious prize in ballet. The highly-coveted award recognises Benedicte’s exceptional talent and outstanding achievements throughout the year. But Benedicte’s long-term passion and dedication to ballet did not go unnoticed. Born in Queensland’s…

ByFranki Hobson04/12/20150Comments

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Tina Arena Says Women Aged 40-plus Need To Be Heard

On local music’s biggest night of the year, Tina thanked all the people who had helped her during her four decades in the business. But she also took a swipe at the industry, calling on commercial radio to “continue to support Australian music on the quality of the song and not the age of artist” and…

ByThe Carousel27/11/20150Comments