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Crash featured an impressive ensemble cast Oscars highlights

Crash, the racial drama from director Paul Haggis, defied the predictions, taking the best picture award at the 78th Academy Awards in Los Angeles in March.

The coveted prize was expected to go to Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, which won a slew of awards ahead of the Oscars. Lee picked up the best director award.

Capote star Philip Seymour Hoffman and Walk The Line's Reese Witherspoon won the top acting accolades.

UK success included supporting actress Rachel Weisz, and Wallace and Gromit.

The couple were rumoured to be marrying in March in Italy Jolie and Pitt

Celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie celebrated the birth of daughter Shiloh Nouvel in Namibia in May.

The birth sparked yet another paparazzi frenzy, with the first images of the baby selling for a rumoured $7m.

Earlier in the year, a judge ruled that Jolie's adoptive children, Maddox and Zahara, could take Pitt's name. But a rumoured wedding did not go ahead.

Meanwhile, Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston's relationship with Break-Up co-star Vince Vaughn - broke up.

Dan Brown's book was at the centre of a plagiarism case Film highlights

Cannes Film Festival launched the film adaptation of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, amid calls from Christian groups to boycott the "blasphemous" movie.

Director Ron Howard and stars Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou worked the crowds on the Croisette, but reviews were mixed.

The stars of the third X-Men sequel, The Last Stand, proved more popular both in Cannes and at the box office.

Sofia Coppola's Marie-Antoinette also debuted at the annual French festival, but fell foul of national pride.

Gibson earned positive reviews for his latest film, Apocalypto Gibson's apology

Actor Mel Gibson, 50, apologised after making anti-semitic remarks following his arrest for drink-driving in Malibu.

The Passion of the Christ director said he was "not a bigot". "Hatred of any kind goes against my faith," said the devout Catholic and reformed alcoholic.

His outburst led some to question his future, but former co-stars defended him and new film Apocalpyto topped the box office this month.

Gibson was given three years' probation and ordered to attend AA meetings.

Superman tries to reignite his love affair with Lois Lane Film excerpts

Actor Brandon Louth stepped into Superman's tights for the Man of Steel's long-awaited screen comeback.

Both Nicolas Cage and Jude Law were originally rumoured to take the role.

It marked the superhero's first big-screen appearance since 1987's Superman IV: The Quest for Peace starring the late Christopher Reeve.

Director Bryan Singer won a critical thumbs up for the film, with Variety saluting its "artistic elegance and genuine emotional investment".

Borat portrayed Kazahks as ignorant, sexist and racist Borat in London

Borat topped the box office in the US and the UK after a huge publicity drive by his British creator Sacha Baron Cohen.

The film saw Baron Cohen, in the guise of Kazakh journalist Borat, travelling across America duping US citizens into revealing their prejudices.

The "racist" comedy is now the subject of a number of legal actions, with two US students and residents of a Romanian village among those suing film-makers.

Reports claim Baron Cohen has signed a $42.5m deal to make another film, and there are rumours of an Oscar.

The Scientologist ceremony took place at a castle outside Rome Tom and Katie

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes tied the knot in Italy in November, surrounded by A-list stars and the paparazzi.

It marked a rare public appearance for Holmes, who had become the subject of bizarre press speculation ahead of the birth of their baby, Suri, in April.

After poor box office returns for MI:3, Cruise, and studio Paramount Pictures severed ties, ending a 14-year relationship.

Nicole Kidman, Cruise's second wife, beat him up the aisle, marrying singer Keith Urban in Sydney over the summer.

The choice of a 'blond Bond' upset some fans UK Bond premiere

After months of negative attacks from fans and the media, Daniel Craig made his debut as the seventh James Bond.

Craig's raw performance in Casino Royale, based on Ian Fleming's first Bond adventure, drew a rapturous response from critics and film-goers.

Best known for roles in Layer Cake and Munich, the 38-year-old was the object of myriad downloads for his muscular torso and tight-fitting swimwear.

Bond, and Craig, will be back - at least for another two films.