Singer-songwriter Sam Smith wins the Brits Critics' Choice award, which will be presented during next year's nominations.

Ten artists from eight countries are shortlisted for a prestigious contemporary art prize that offers £40,000 for the winner.

The Weinstein brothers take legal action over Warner Bros' decision to adapt the Hobbit into three films, claiming it deprived them of revenue.

Philosopher and writer AC Grayling chairs the 2014's Man Booker Prize judging panel, featuring an American literature professor as the competition opens up to writers from the United States.

The BBC includes a special making-of segment in its forthcoming nature documentary Hidden Kingdoms, explaining to viewers how some scenes have been re-enacted.

Fashion photographer Kate Barry, the daughter of Bond theme composer John Barry and actress Jane Birkin dies in Paris at the age of 46.

Prominent fund-raisers for the arts are honoured by the Prince of Wales, with calls to inspire the next generation of philanthropists.

Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave joins American Hustle as the frontrunner at this year's Golden Globe awards.