The 2011 awards season is hotting up. In the run-up to the Oscars, track the key nominees and winners here; can you predict who will triumph this year? Now with Bafta longlist
9 Jan 2012:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes actor says his co-star deserves a best supporting actor nomination for his motion-captured turn as Caesar the ape
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and My Week with Marilyn earn 16 nominations each • The Iron Lady trails with 14 • The Artist and War Horse follow with 13, while The Help and Hugo pick up 12 • Disappointment for The Tree of Life and A Dangerous Method with just one apiece • The Deep Blue Sea, Wuthering Heights and W.E. already go home empty handed
From the blockbusting (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Dark Knight Rises) to the ludicrous (Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator), here's our pick of the next year in film, featuring three starring roles for Leonardo DiCaprio, Keira Knightley as Anna Karenina and post-franchise efforts from Twilight's Robert Pattinson and Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe
15 Dec 2011:
Nods for arthouse films – specifically Michel Hazanavicius's black-and-white The Artist – show a distinct raising of the brow, writes Catherine Shoard
15 Dec 2011:
• The Artist tops nominations with six • The Help and The Descendents trail with five each • Moneyball and Midnight in Paris, The Ides of March and 50/50 clock up more nods that expected, while Hugo and War Horse disappoint with two apiece
1 Dec 2011: Ben Child: Fox has greenlit sequels to Rise of the Planet of the Apes and X-Men: First Class, but all it wants is an Oscar for Serkis. But is it too soon in motion-capture history?