In 2012, his film Passion was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.

* 2012 – Sheldon Moldoff, Golden Age and Silver Age comic book artist ( b. 1920 )

At the 2012 Golden Globe Awards Kelsey Grammer won the award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama for his role on Boss.

The Underground does not run 24 hours a day ( except at New Year and major public events – such as the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002 and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London Olympics in 2012 ) because most lines have only two tracks ( one in each direction ) and therefore need to close at night for cleaning and planned maintenance work.

On April 11, 2012, The Path of Totality won " Album of the Year " at the 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Awards.

In the elections of 6 May 2012, Golden Dawn received 6. 97 % of the votes, entering the Greek parliament for the first time with 21 representatives.

Four successful applicants in England have become cities, as well as two in Wales ; in 2000 for the Millennium Celebrations, the new cities were Brighton and Hove and Wolverhampton ; in 2002 for the Queen's Golden Jubilee it was Preston and Newport, and in 2012 for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee it was Chelmsford and St Asaph.

There are currently 69 officially designated cities in the UK, of which eleven have been created since 2000 in competitions to celebrate the new millennium and Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee in 2002 and Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

On February 23, 2011, the Jazz traded star player Deron Williams to the New Jersey Nets for two 1st round draft picks ( New Jersey's 2011 and Golden State's conditional 2012 ) and players, Derrick Favors and Devin Harris.

Witherspoon at the 69th Golden Globe Awards | 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards in 2012

* " The All Golden / Sassafrass ", 2012

In March 2012, Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. entered into a purchase agreement with Golden Nugget Biloxi Inc., a subsidiary of Landry's Inc., to sell its Casino complex in Biloxi.

The 69th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2011, were presented on January 15, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, where they have been held annually since 1961.

Gervais returned to host the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards in 2011, and the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in 2012.

From 2004 to 2012, he played Dr Gregory House, the protagonist of House, for which he received two Golden Globe awards, two Screen Actors Guild awards, and six Emmy nominations.

Kings Island has won Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Award for having the " Best Kids ' Area " in the world for twelve consecutive years ( 2001 – 2012 ).

In 2010 Gervais became the first British person to host the Golden Globe Awards in 14 years ; he returned to host in 2011 and again in 2012 ..

On 4 August 2012, she became the second player after Steffi Graf to win a career Golden Grand Slam after winning the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in Wimbledon, and the first player in history, male or female, to win the Career Golden Grand Slam in both singles and doubles.

The Globe pub now occupies the site ( 2012 ), a few yards from the modern-day Moorgate station.

Loach is supporting the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition in the London Assembly election, 2012 He wrote a letter to The Observer in 2012 condemning the Globe theatre for allowing an Israeli theatre company to perform there.

In 2012 the Shakespeare's Globe's 2012 Globe to Globe festival Henry V was the UK entry, one of 37 and the only one performed in spoken English.

* 2012: Wesley Morris of Boston Globe, " for his smart, inventive film criticism, distinguished by pinpoint prose and an easy traverse between the art house and the big-screen box office.

As of May 13, 2012, Shutesbury still has no means to provide access to high-speed internet to any of its inhabitants ( aside from universal-placement satellite uplinks ); The Boston Globe ran a story in 2005 describing Shutesbury and its neighboring town, Leverett, as one of " America's Broadband Black Holes ".

In 2012, the RSC is producing the World Shakespeare Festival, a celebration of ' Shakespeare as the world ’ s playwright ' working with UK and international arts organisations, and including the Globe to Globe Festival by Shakespeare ’ s Globe.

* Interview in Boston Globe, February 12, 2012

* The play was adapted to Kiswahili by Joshua Ogutu and performed at the Globe Theatre in London as part of the 2012 Globe to Globe festival.

The 84th Academy Awards, honoring films in 2011, was held at the Dolby Theatre on February 26, 2012.

In February 2012 McLean won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Life Time Achievement award

He will be a member of the Jury of the Global Holcim Awards in 2012.

On March 5, 2012, the band won the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.

In 2012 his dance film Pina was nominated for the Best Documentary Feature of the 84th Academy Awards.

In February 2012, Blur were awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Music award at the 2012 Brit Awards.

Close at the 84th Academy Awards Red Carpet, February 26, 2012.

The 54th Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

The eligibility period for the 2012 Grammy Awards was October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.

Wang's evening wear has been worn by stars at many red carpet events, including Viola Davis at the 2012 Academy Awards.

Simon paying tribute to musician Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen who were the recipients of the first annual PEN Awards for songwriting excellence, at the JFK Presidential Library, on February 26, 2012.

On February 26, 2012, Simon paid tribute to fellow musicians Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen who were the recipients of the first annual PEN Awards for songwriting excellence at the JFK Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts.

* Design Awards: Eight shows have swept the design awards ( original 3 of Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design – joined by Best Sound Design starting in 2008 ): Follies ( 1972 ), The Phantom of the Opera ( 1986 ), The Lion King ( 1998 ), The Producers ( 2001 ), The Light in the Piazza ( 2005 ), The Coast of Utopia ( 2007 ), the 2008 revival of South Pacific ( first to sweep the expanded 4 awards for Creative Arts ) and Peter and the Starcatcher ( first straight play to sweep the expanded four awards for Creative Arts ) ( 2012 ).

Wings was the first of two silent films, the other being The Artist at the 84th Academy Awards in 2012, to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

In 2012, the category was renamed to its current name for use in the 85th Academy Awards and onward.

The most recent recipient was Octavia Spencer, who was honored at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony ( 2012 ) for her performance in The Help.

Category: Awards established in 2012

Gabriel Landeskog, the Avs ' lone representative at the 2012 NHL Awards walked away with the Calder Memorial Trophy joining Chris Drury, Peter Forsberg and Peter Stastny for top rookies in franchise history.

The girls won the top prize at the 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards.