Photo gallery: Entertainment highlights of 2011
Glimpses of some of the celebrities and entertainment events of the past year.
Amy Winehouse
British artist Amy Winehouse, left, performs during her show in Florianopolis, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011. Winehouse played new material for the first time in nearly five years at her comeback show in Brazil. Ramone worked with Winehouse on her final album in 2011, a duet with Tony Bennett, "Body and Soul." (AP Photo/Nabor Goulart)
Penpalling with Perry
Katy Perry performs in concert at the Pepsi Music festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina last September. Most men said they would love to get a love note from her.
Uma Thurman, Robert De Niro
Jury member Uma Thurman poses with president of the jury Robert De Niro on the red for the screening of Midnight in Paris and the opening ceremony, at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Melissa Leo, Colin Firth
Christian Bale, left, best supporting actor, Natalie Portman, best actress, second from left, Melissa Leo, best supporting actress, and Colin Firth, best actor, pose backstage with their Oscars at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Kirsten Dunst
Actress Kirsten Dunst, left, accepts the Best Actress award for the film Melancholia during the awards ceremony at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Jennifer Hudson
Actress Jennifer Hudson arrives before the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Beyonce
Beyonce arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Brad Pitt
Actor Brad Pitt speaks to the media during a press conference of his latest film, "Moneyball," in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Britney Spears
Britney Spears, center, performs on a stage during a concert in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. Britney Spears performs in Moscow, St.Petersburg and Kiev as part of her European Femme Fatale Tour. (AP Photo)
Johnny Depp
Actor Johnny Depp poses during a photo call for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short)
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey reacts after receiving an honorary doctorate in education from Prof. Dennis Francis, unseen, during her graduation ceremony at the Free State University in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Friday, June 24, 2011. A central South African university known for fraught race relations awarded an honorary education doctorate to Oprah Winfrey Friday, and her visit was welcomed as an acknowledgment of the progress the institution has made toward tolerance. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Claire Danes
Claire Danes holds the award she won for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television for her role in "Temple Grandin," at the Golden Globe Awards Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Maria Jose Cristerna
Maria Jose Cristerna poses for pictures during a press conference at a tattoo shop in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, June 3, 2011. The Mexican tattoo artist said she started to cover her body in tattoos, piercings, titanium implants and dental fangs to re-invent herself as a vampire, her reaction after suffering domestic violence. Cristerna is in Colombia to attend a tattooing international convention. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga performs at the MTV European Music Awards 2011, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Mickey Rooney
Entertainer Mickey Rooney testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 2, 2011, about elder abuse, before the Senate Aging Committee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Tom Cruise, Oprah Winfrey
Tom Cruise, right, appears with Oprah Winfrey during a star-studded double-taping of "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular," Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Chicago. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" is ending its run May 25, after 25 years, and millions of her fans around the globe are waiting to see how she will close out a show that spawned a media empire. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo accepts the award for best female actor in a supporting role for "The Fighter" at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Rob Lowe, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Poehler Laura Linney, Sofia Vergara
Rob Lowe, crowns Melissa McCarthy as Sofia Vergara, second right, gives her the award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for "Mike and Molly" at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 in Los Angeles. Looking at second from left is Amy Poehler and at right Laura Linney. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson, a cast member in "Captain America: The First Avenger," reacts to photographers at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 19, 2011. The film is to be released on Friday, July 22. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Best of 2011 - Entertainment
Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs at his Ozzy Scream Tour 2011 concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday March 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Sofia Vergara, Rico Rodriguez
Sofia Vergara and Rico Rodriguez pose together with their best comedy series trophies for "Modern Family" at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Celine Dion
Celine Dion sings a montage from James Bond movies during her opening night performance at Caesar's Palace, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Best of 2011 - Entertainment
Miss Angola Leila Lopes is crowned Miss Universe 2011 by Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete, of Mexico, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday Sept. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Lindsay Lohan
Actress Lindsay Lohan appears in court during her arraignment on a felony grand theft charge at the LAX Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Mario Anzuoni, Pool)
Paul McCartney, Nancy Shevell
Former Beatle Paul McCartney and American heiress Nancy Shevell are seen after their wedding at Marylebone Town Hall, London, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. McCartney and Shevell were married on Sunday, emerging joyously from a 45-minute civil marriage ceremony to be showered with confetti from fans. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short)
Prince Jackson, Prince Michael II 'Blanket' Jackson, Paris Jackson
From left, Prince Jackson, Prince Michael II 'Blanket' Jackson and Paris Jackson arrive on stage at the Michael Forever the Tribute Concert, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) *Editorial Use Only*
Juanes, Rosita, Elmo
Colombian musician Juanes poses for photos with Rosita, left, and Elmo on the set of "Sesame Street," during the taping of his appearance on the show in New York, Monday, April 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Neil Patrick Harris
Host Neil Patrick Harris performs during the 65th annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 12, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
Bono, Adam Clayton
Members of the Irish rock band U2, Bono, left, and Adam Clayton perform during the band's 360 world tour at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton poses for a photo with fans during her autograph signing session at a Sears in the Perisur Mall of Mexico City, Mexico, Tuesday March 29, 2011. Hilton is in Mexico to promote her new shoe line. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Beyonce
U.S singer Beyonce performs on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Music Festival, Sunday, June 26, 2011. More than 170,000 ticket-holders are at Worthy Farm for the 41st Glastonbury Music Festival.(AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Best of 2011 - Entertainment
Bass player Pedro Pablo, of the Cuban band Buena Vista Social Club, performs during a concert with Cuba's singer Omara Portuondo at the Plaza de Toros Mexico in Mexico City, late Tuesday Nov. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
Shakira
Colombia's star singer Shakira performs during "The Sun Comes Out World Tour" concert in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday night, May 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)