Awards and prizes
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Academy Awards: comedian Kevin Hart to host 2019 ceremonyHart, who starred in 2017 film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, follows talk show host Jimmy Kimmel -
Prime Minister’s Literary awards 2018: Gerald Murnane wins for 'exquisite' novelBorder Districts described as ‘crowning achievement of a singular literary career’, beating works by Peter Carey and Richard Flanagan -
Charlotte Prodger's Bridgit: a memorable, rich and beguiling filmProdger interrogates the world as she attempts to locate herself -
iPhone film-maker Charlotte Prodger wins 2018 Turner prizeGlasgow-based artist’s film Bridgit praised by judges as ‘unexpectedly expansive’
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James Frey wins bad sex in fiction award for ‘dubious’ KaterinaUS author’s ‘fictional retelling’ of a Paris love affair is the winner from all-male shortlist -
The Favourite conquers British independent film awards with record 10 winsRestoration romp wins 10 awards including best British independent, with best actress for Olivia Colman; while Joe Cole takes best actor for A Prayer Before Dawn -
Trump absent again as Kennedy Center Honors pay tribute to BushTrump misses event for second year running as ex-president gets standing ovation and Hamilton gets special award -
Aactas 2018: Sweet Country and Ladies in Black lead early categoriesSweet Country, Warwick Thornton’s neo-western film, and Ladies In Black, starring Rachael Taylor, pick up three awards each
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Haruki Murakami and James Frey lead all-male shortlist for bad sex awardAnnual prize intended to show up the worst sexual description in fiction singles out some famous names for a second time – but no women -
Bad sex award 2018: the contenders in quotesExtravagant metaphors are indecently exposed in the shortlist for the Literary Review’s annual showcase of ‘outstandingly bad’ erotic writing
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Linda Fairstein: literary group rescinds honor over role in Central Park Five caseMystery Writers of America withdrew Grand Master award from ex-prosecutor after writers expressed outrage over the decision
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Sally Rooney's Normal People named Waterstones book of the yearBookseller praises word-of-mouth hit as ‘cementing her reputation as the voice of her generation’


Sweet Country deserves its Aactas but Australia's stellar indie films lose out again