A.R. Rahman’s hopes to repeat his 2009 double Oscar glory were dashed as he lost out in both the best original score and best song categories at the 83rd Academy Awards here on Sunday.

The King's Speech has been crowned best picture at an Academy Awards ceremony as precise as a state coronation, the monarchy drama leading as expected with four Oscars and predictable favourites claiming acting honours.

Martial arts fantasy flick The Last Airbender swept the board at the pre-Oscar Razzie awards for worst movies of 2010 on Saturday, while Sex and the City 2 also won one of the dubious honours.

List of winners at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night:

Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman lost the Oscar for best original score to composer duo Trent Rezmor and Atticus Ross who won it for The Social Network at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards here.

Her day began with a knighting ceremony at the Buckingham Palace but Hollywood beauty Catherine Zeta Jones was allegedly punched in the face by a paparazzo by the end of it.

The producers of hit TV series Two and a Half Men cancelled the show for the season on Thursday after a new outburst by troubled actor Charlie Sheen — who promptly launched another tirade.

Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner has finalised a date for his wedding with fiancé Crystal Harris.

Elvis Presley’s former Beverly Hills mansion is on the market for lease at $25,000 a month.

Reality TV family, the Kardashians, added a whopping $65 million to their bank balance over the last year, more than the combined earnings of Hollywood superstars Angelina Jolie, Sandra Bullock and To