McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave is the big winner at this year’s Baftas

Also, Moss sisters make London Fashion Week appearance; Chennai film festival to debut on Thursday; Clean Bandit stay at top of charts.

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Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave was the big winner at the Baftas on Sunday, with a huge pre-Oscars boost. Adapted from Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir, the drama took the coveted Best Film prize at a star-studded ceremony at London's Royal Opera House. The film's lead star, the British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, walked away with the Best Actor prize. Philomena, starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, won in the Adapted Screenplay category. Jennifer Lawrence won Best Supporting Actress for her role in American Hustle; Barkhad Abdi was named Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a Somali pirate in Captain Phillips. McQueen missed out on the Best Director award, which instead went to the Mexican Alfonso Cuarón for Gravity. The Australian actress Cate Blanchett paid tribute to her late colleague Philip Seymour Hoffman, calling him "a continual profound touchstone", as she claimed her Best Actress award for her part in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine. – AP

For the complete list of winners and a picture gallery, visit www.thenational.ae/arts-culture

Moss sisters make London Fashion Week appearance

London Fashion Week wouldn't be complete without an appearance by Britain's most famous model. Just don't expect Kate Moss to stop and shoot the breeze with reporters. Moss stirred a brief commotion on Sunday when she arrived as a front row guest at Topshop's catwalk show, causing everyone to raise their smartphone cameras. But Moss ignored journalists' pleas for a quick word about the clothes, the weather, or anything at all. She was happy, though, to pose for pictures with her 16-year-old sister Lottie, who's just starting out in the modelling industry. They both sat beside American Vogue's editor Anna Wintour. – AP

Look out for our round-up of the best from London Fashion Week in Thursday’s Arts&Life

Chennai film festival to commence on Thursday

As many as 138 films from 19 countries will be screened at the first edition of the Chennai International Short Film Festival (CISFF). The three-day extravaganza will begin in the Tamil Nadu capital on Thursday. "The festival received over 350 entries from 19 countries, out of which we have shortlisted 138 films which will be screened. The festival will feature three competition and five non-competition sections, with total prize money worth 80,000 rupees [Dh4,744]," read a statement from CISFF. The three competition sections are for short fiction films, short documentaries and animation shorts. In the non-competition categories, the focus will be on Indian panorama and world cinema. A three-member jury comprising the actors Rohini and Abhishek and the film editor Akkineni Sreekar Prasad will judge the entries in the competition section. – IANS

Clean Bandit stay at top of charts

The British electronic group Clean Bandit have held on to the No 1 spot in the British music charts with their song Rather Be, seeing off stiff competition to make it four weeks running at the top, said the Official Charts Company. Stay the Night by Zedd and Hayley Williams placed second, pushing Pharrell Williams's Happy into third. Katy B entered the album charts at No 1 with her second studio album, Little Red. – Reuters