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The Netflix "documentary" "The White Helmets", a film about the Syrian Civil War, wins the Best Documentary Short.The cinematographer Khaled Khatib who is himself a member of the rebel-aligned group couldn't attend the ceremony because officials from the Department of Homeland Security discovered "derogatory information" about him. 2017-02-26
Viola Davis wins the Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Fences". 2017-02-26
Ex National Football League player Darren Sharper is sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping two women in the American city of Los Angeles, California. Sharper has been accused of attacking a dozen women across the United States. 2016-11-29
American songwriter Hal David, who was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach, dies in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 91. 2012-09-1
The 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards is held in the US city of Los Angeles with Jean Dujardin winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his role in "The Artist". [https:--www.usatoday.com-life-movies-movieawards-story-2012-01-29-2012-screen-actors-guild-awards-52873680-1 ("USA Today")]Viola Davis wins the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her role in "The Help". [http:--old.news.yahoo.com-s-ap-20120130-ap_on_en_mo-us_sag_awards (AP via Yahoo News)]date=August 2019 Viola Davis wins the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her role in "The Help". [http:--old.news.yahoo.com-s-ap-20120130-ap_on_en_mo-us_sag_awards (AP via Yahoo News)]date=August 2019 2012-01-29
US rapper M-Bone, of the hip hop group Cali Swag District, is killed in a drive-by shooting in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood. 2011-05-15
English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor dies at the age of 79 in Los Angeles. 2011-03-23
Italian film producer Dino De Laurentiis ("Serpico", "Death Wish") dies in Los Angeles, California ending a movie career that spanned seven decades in both the United States and Italy. 2010-11-10
United States rapper T.I. and his wife singer Tameka Cottle are arrested on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles for illegal drug possession. 2010-09-1