'Dolly Parton managed to give the world the ultimate mystery and fantasy in some corners of her life, but to give full transparency in the ways that counted. Somehow she was true grace and true grit, all in one dazzling person.'
One Battle After Another was among the big winners of the 98th Academy Awards, with six wins.
The 98th Academy Awards was a mix of high fashion, subdued politics, flashes of humour and emotions running high.
An awards season full of twists, upsets, and shifting narratives culminated in a night that defied early predictions. The Best Actor race delivered the biggest surprise, as momentum, controversy, and changing perceptions reshaped the field.
The Housemaid makes up for a few hiccups with a series of sharply staged shocks, resulting in a fun and satisfying thriller, notes Mayur Sanap.
Quentin Tarantino listed his Top 10 movies of the 21st Century, and the list had quite a few surprises.
The Critics Choice Awards was held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica and saw Hollywood's A-listers get honoured at the first awards ceremony of the year.
The 28-year-old Blake is one of six Americans to make the last eight at the Delray Beach International.
The Australian actress took home her first-ever Emmy trophy, winning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Princess Diana in The Crown.
James Blake fought off two match-points to beat Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 and lifted the United States to a 2-0 lead over France in their Davis Cup quarter-final on Friday. Earlier in the day, Andy Roddick gave the US a 1-0 lead in a close 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 victory over Michael Llodra.
South Africa's squad for the 12th hockey World Cup in New Delhi.
Jamaica's former world champion Yohan Blake sailed into the final of the 100 metres at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday, living up to his top billing on the opening day of the athletics at the Gold Coast.
A quick look at the winners of the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
Accepting his Best Actor Oscar for the biopic Oppenheimer, Irish actor Cillian Murphy gave a shout-out to his homeland, saying, 'I'm a very proud Irishman standing here tonight.'
Tokyo Games will be the second Olympics for Sanne and Lieke Wevers of the Netherlands.
Mardy Fish beat Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 6-4 to reach the final of the ATP event in New Haven.
Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin provided a potent mix of outside shooting and inside dominance to lift the Western Conference to a 143-138 victory over the Eastern Conference in the NBA All-Star game on Sunday.
India thus finished a fantastic badminton campaign with three gold, one silver and two bronze.
Blake Griffin delivered the dunk of the season on a rim-rattling slam over Kendrick Perkins to highlight the Los Angeles Clippers' 112-100 victory over the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.
It was the biggest full moon of 2017!
The sea 'n' sand is calling. Hit the beach no matter what!
Mardy Fish handed the French 32nd seed a 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 drubbing in the fourth round of the US Open.
This is as dramatic as it gets!
Candid shots you will *not* see on the show!
Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra kept France alive in their Davis Cup quarter-final against the United States on Saturday with an impressive 6-7, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 win over Bob and Mike Bryan. The Americans will go into Sunday's reverse singles with a 2-1 lead but will be disappointed their top-ranked doubles duo did not close out the tie on day two of the tie.
The fifth seed became the first major casualty at the Cincinnati Masters, losing in the opening round.
The former world No.1 told organisers of the Perth event that she wants to concentrate on defending her title at the Australian Open.
Jae'Sean Tate finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who fell for the second time in two days and have lost eight straight games.
Indian athletes have so far (Monday) not being able to win a single medal at Rio Olympics. But there are two performances- Dipa Karmaka's historic 4th place finish in Artistic Gymnastics and Lalita Babar finishing at a respectable 10th spot in 3000m Steeplechase- because these performances have come in events in which India had no significant performances in the past. Former cricketer Virender Sehwag, who has been active on social media, made a special request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Independence Day to honour these two athletes.
Defending champion Usain Bolt eased through Heat 9 of the 200 metres in 20.28 seconds at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday. Nigeria's Ejowvokoghene Oduduru took second place.
One of the finest actors of our time says goodbye, yet again.
The 71st Emmy Awards have been announced, and there have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods.
These images from across the globe tell that it is a crazy world out there.
Which films are *you* rooting for?
The complete set of winners on Oscar night!
The awards aren't the only story, and here, in chronological order, are my top 10 moments from this year's Globes.
This and more from the happenings in the world of football
In the history of sport, you were forced to ponder, had there ever been a champion more universally unloved than Gatlin, the twice doping offender who by winning world 100 metres gold on Saturday had ruined one of sport's great fairytale farewells.
When Deepika Padukone walked on the Cannes red carpet this year she followed in the footsteps of the biggest global beauty icons of two decades. Divya Nair looks back.
.. And other memorable couple outings at Cannes Film Festival.
