2001: A year in pictures

BBC News Online charts some of the entertainment year's main events in pictures.

Crowe leads Gladiator to glory

March: Julia Roberts picks up best actress Oscar award for Erin Brockovich while Russell Crowe wins best actor for Gladiator.
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Bridget Jones hits the silver screen

April: Colin Firth, Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant prove a success in the big-screen adaptation of Bridget Jones's Diary
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Bond bikini sells for £35,000

February: The bikini worn by Ursula Andress in the Bond movie Dr No sells for £35,000 at auction.
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Creed lights up Turner prize

December: Controversial as ever, the Turner Prize is presented by Madonna to artist Martin Creed for his work entitled The Lights Going On and Off.
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Paul and Helen: We're an item

July: The romance between Big Brother contestants Paul and Helen fascinates the nation as Brian Dowling goes on to become winner of the second series.
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All eyes on Pearl Harbor première

May: A host of stars attend the gala opening of Pearl Harbor on board the USS John C Stennis but the critics savage the movie.
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Young Daniel gets Potter part

August: The child stars of the first Harry Potter movie are named: They are Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.
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S Club boys 'sorry' after drugs bust

March: The three male members of S Club 7 are arrested for smoking cannabis in London's Covent Garden.
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All over for Cruise and Kidman

February: The entertainment world is shocked to hear Hollywood couple Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise are separating after 10 years of marriage.
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Trafalgar Square sculpture unveiled

June: Rachel Whiteread's Monument - a water-clear resin cast of the inside of the granite plinth itself - is unveiled on the empty plinth at Trafalgar Square.
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