Musical La La Land wins big at Britain's main film awards as it scoops the prize for best film, while Emma Stone and Damien Chazelle pick up awards for best actress and best director respectively.
Actor Matt Day wins the top gong at the Tropfest short film festival for his dark comedy examining the link between soaring Sydney house prices and euthanasia.
Australian actors Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman and Joel Edgerton score Golden Globe nominations, while musical romance La La Land leads the list and actors of colour are recognised after the 'White Oscars' furore.
Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan compares the pressures he faces when writing lyrics to those that confronted literary great William Shakespeare 400-plus years ago, in his Nobel Prize for Literature acceptance speech.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos accepts the Nobel Peace Prize, saying it gives a boost to the "impossible dream" of ending his country's half-century-long civil war.
Angel Olsen's My Woman might be on everyone's best albums of 2016 list, but the US singer-songwriter isn't taking things as seriously as her lyrics suggest.
An ambitious exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria next year will celebrate Dior's 70th anniversary, and highlight the fashion house's connections to Australia.
Time magazine denies its Person of the Year cover intentionally gave US President-elect Donald Trump " cat, bat or devil horns", after it causes a stir online.
Twenty-first century technology like CT scans is shedding light on the lives of six ancient Egyptians, including a temple singer, a priest and a child, who were mummified as long as 3,000 years ago.
More than 130 rare treasures from the Palace of Versailles in France, including personal items from Louis XIV and Marie-Antoinette, go on display in Canberra.
When award-winning Batman writer Paul Dini was mugged and beaten to near-death in 1993, he found strength in the caped crusader character and is now ready to share his story.
Sales of vinyl records outstrip digital music sales for the first time in the UK, with audiophiles spending $4 million on vinyl records last week, versus the $3.6 million spent on digital downloads, according to Official Charts data.
The New South Wales Government's controversial lockout laws have been eased for live entertainment venues in the CBD and Kings Cross as part of a two-year trial.
Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci says the only novelty sprung on actress Maria Schneider in the film Last Tango in Paris was the butter — not the simulated rape, which he says was written into the script.
Hidden Figures tells the story of three African-American women who worked at NASA in the 1960s to help send astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The film's stars, Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner, discuss why it's such an important story to tell.
Host: John Barron
Panel: Maha Abdo, Caroline Overington and David Hetherington
Interview with: Iain MacGill
The panel discusses the ongoing Australian energy debate, the Liberal Party's deal with One Nation in WA & the increase in female finalists in Tropfest.
This week on The Mix: we chat to South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone (and a Mormon) about their controversial hit musical, The Book of Mormon. Plus, Zan meets Sampha, the British producer with a golden voice, our pub critics descend into the deep dark pit of reality TV, and we show you what Franz Kafka’s head looks like in 42 pieces.
Your phone holds a tiny collection of modern art – and this is the man behind it. The first emoji’s are on show at New York’s MOMA, creator Shigetaka Kurita went for a visit.
Maxine Beneba Clarke is an author and poet who's been targeted all her life over the colour of her skin. Her award-winning work is inspired both by personal experience, and the desire to start difficult conversations about race.
This week on The Mix: the 25th anniversary of John Waters’ acclaimed John Lennon show; the sights, sounds and scents of the Sydney Festival; and our pub critics look at Oscars contenders La La Land, Lion and Moonlight.