Hugh Bonneville News

Acclaimed director-choreographer Gillian Lynne CBE and multi-Olivier Award winning playwright and novelist Michael Frayn will both receive Special Awards at this year's Olivier Awards 2013 with MasterCard in celebration of their outstanding contribution to theatre and the Arts.

On the heels of its ratings success with original series Song by Song, Ovation, the only network dedicated to the arts, will launch an Easter weekend event with the premiere of its four-hour miniseries BEN HUR, Sunday, March 31 at8:00 pm ET.

The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2013 with MasterCard - the most prestigious event in the UK's theatrical calendar - will be announced by Olivier Award winners Ruth Wilson and Elaine Paige on Tuesday 26 March at 11.30am live on the BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce show.

As reported by the Daily Mail, 'Downton Abbey' star Hugh Bonneville is set to co-host this year's Olivier Awards with Sheridan Smith at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden on April 28, 2013. Nominations will be revealed March 26.

Columbia Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox announced today that THE MONUMENTS MEN, a Smokehouse production directed by and starring George Clooney, has started production in Berlin, Germany.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Lily James has officially been promoted to a series regular on DOWNTON ABBEY.

Comedian Richard Sandling has put together a video mashup featuring the cast of DOWNTON ABBEY covering One Directions' hit single 'What Makes You Beautiful.' Check it out below!

Ovation, the only network devoted to artists and every kind of artistic expression, will air the U.S. premiere of the miniseries BEN HUR on Sunday, March 31 at 8:00 pm ET.

Maleah Torney Photography (http://www.maleahtorney.com), in association with The Artisan Group, will showcase its "Modern Florals Photo Set" at GBK's Luxury Gift Lounge in Honor of the 2013 Academy Award Nominees & Presenters. A version of the set printed on metallic paper will also be included in celebrity swag bags. The GBK Gift Lounge takes place February 22-23, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.

Below, Masterpiece and PBS speak to the cast of DOWNTON ABBEY about the 6th episode of the historical drama which aired last Sunday. WARNING: This video contains spoilers - proceed at your own risk!

Below, catch a sneak peek of a scene from the next episode of PBS's DOWNTON ABBEY airing this Sunday, February 17th!

Change arrives in a big way for several key characters on the next episode of PBS's DOWNTON ABBEY. A yearly cricket match with the village sees old scores settled and new plots hatched while Lady Violet's niece Rose arrives. Get a sneak peek below!

Following the shocking and sorrowful events of last week's episode of DOWNTON ABBEY, PBS presents a montage of the the most sweet, tender and moving moments featuring Sybil and Tom. Check it out below and be sure to have plenty of kleenex handy!

Below find out the cast's reaction to the the shocking and sorrowful events of last week's episode. (SPOILER ALERT: Proceed at your own risk if you have not yet viewed this episode).

On the next episode of PBS's DOWNTON ABBEY, things go badly amiss as Robert and Cora are not speaking. The servants are shunning Matthew's mother Isobel. And Matthew and Robert have fallen out. Also, Bates takes a gamble. Below, watch an exclusive scene from Episode 5 premiering February 3rd on PBS.

The producers of the brand new 20th anniversary production of Jonathan Harvey's classic play, Beautiful Thing, are thrilled to announced full casting for the show, which will open at the Arts Theatre in the West End from 13 April - 25 May, followed by a short UK tour visiting Liverpool, Leeds and Brighton. Directed by Nikolai Foster, and designed by Colin Richmond, the production will star Suranne Jones as 'Sandra', Zaraah Abrahams as 'Leah', Oliver Farnworth as 'Tony and introducing Jake Davies as 'Jamie' and Danny-Boy Hatchard, making his professional debut as 'Ste'. Nancy Sullivan and Luke Baker will also join the company as understudy covers.

The SAG Awards Ceremony Auction benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation's Children's Literacy and Emergency Assistance programs begins online today at 6 p.m. (PT) atsagawards.org/auction.

On the next episode of DOWNTON ABBEY's Season 3 on PBS, Lady Sybil goes into labor and struggles with the idea of giving up her and her husband Tom's wish of having their baby christened in Ireland rather than at Downton. Get a sneak peek below!

PBS has released a new DOWNTON ABBEY behind-the-scenes video entitled 'Edith: Unlucky in Love?'. 'I don't think Edith is making bad choices,' begins series star Elizabeth McGovern. 'I think she's been playing the cards that she's been dealt.' Decide for yourself in the sneak peek below! (Warning to viewers - video contains a SPOILER ALERT!)