27 December 2010Last updated at 01:09

In pictures: A year in arts and entertainment

In January, Jonathan Ross greeted the media with hot tea after announcing he was leaving the BBC after 13 years.

US singer Pink wowed TV audiences by performing a range of impressive aerial acrobatics in a "nude" bodysuit at the Grammy awards in February.

In February The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow landed the Oscar for best achievement in directing, the first time in Academy Awards history a woman had won the award.

Lily Allen collected a Brit award for best female solo artist, under the guise of a bright orange wig which she wore "to make it more difficult for the cameramen to find me".

In May, artist Yinka Shonibare's scale replica of HMS Victory in a giant bottle was unveiled as the latest work to grace Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth.

Scarlett Johansson and Sandra Bullock at MTV Movie Awards

Sandra Bullock surprised the audience when she grabbed Scarlett Johansson for a kiss at the MTV Movie Awards in May.

Kylie Minogue, the Scissor Sisters and Stevie Wonder on stage at Glastonbury as England fans watch the football

Kylie Minogue, the Scissor Sisters and Stevie Wonder performed at Glastonbury's 40th anniversary festival in June while England fans watched watch live World Cup games in brilliant sunshine, which lasted all weekend.

US singer Chris Brown weeps as he performs a Michael Jackson medley at the Black Entertainment Television awards

US singer Chris Brown, who was convicted of assaulting then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, broke down performing a Michael Jackson medley at the Black Entertainment Television awards in June. Many accused him of faking the tears but he denied it.

Lindsay Lohan weeps in court as she is sentenced to 90 days in prison for probation violation

Actress Lindsay Lohan sobbed in a US court as she was sentenced to 90 days in prison for violating her probation in a 2007 drug case in July. She served less than two weeks.

Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams reunite live on stage at the Help for Heroes concert

Former Take That bandmates Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams reunited on stage at the Help for Heroes concert, performing together for the first time in over a decade. Williams officially rejoined the band in July for a new album and tour.

Lady Gaga models her meat dress at the MTV Video Music Awards while a dog in fancy dress pays tribute to the wacky outfit

Lady Gaga's meat dress from the MTV Video Music Awards in September, where she picked up eight trophies, inspired some canine tributes.

A cheerful Davina McCall and Ultimate Big Brother champion Brian Dowling before the emotion of the last ever series got to the visibly upset presenter.

Davina McCall presented Big brother series two winner Brian Dowling with the accolade of Ultimate Big Brother champion in the last ever series on Channel 4. The visibly upset presenter hosted the reality show for 10 years.

Members of the public were barred from walking on Sunflower Seeds, by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, at the Turbine Hall in London's Tate Modern in October because of concerns about harmful porcelain "dust" being created.

Harry Potter cast members Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe have grown up making the films together

The first part of the final Harry Potter film in the series premiered in the UK 10 years after the first film was announced. Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe star in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.

(Clockwise from top-left) Roy Lichtenstein's Ohh... Alright..., Portrait of Angel Fernandez de So by Pablo Picasso, Turner's Modern Rome - Campo Vaccino and La Belle Romaine by Amedeo Modigliani

Several paintings reach new sales records including (clockwise from top-left) Roy Lichtenstein's Ohh... Alright..., Portrait of Angel Fernandez de So by Pablo Picasso, Turner's Modern Rome - Campo Vaccino and La Belle Romaine by Amedeo Modigliani.

Sotheby's staff flick through the book (AP) and an image of an American Flamingo (PA)

A rare copy of John James Audubon's Birds of America, billed as the world's most expensive book, sold for more than £7m at auction Sotheby's in London in December.

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In pictures: A year in arts and entertainment

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