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This year, the festival will host internationally-renowned authors such as Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Kumonyakaa, British Book Award-winner Hari Kunzru, Moroccan writer Abdelkader Benali, famed poet Beth Lisick and travel writer Peter Moore.
FORBES: The Hay Festival Goes To Kenya
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Chris Terrio took home the best screenplay prize for his work on Ben Affleck's film Argo, while Tim Burton received the best animation prize for his stop-motion horror fantasy Frankenweenie.
BBC: Amour and The Master collect honours at LA critics' awards
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The worst actor category recognises a body of work by a star, with Travolta, Murphy, Mike Myers, Rob Schneider and Ben Affleck up for the prize.
BBC: Transformers leads Razzies worst films contest
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The film's producers said they had expected fellow Oscar best-picture nominee "Beasts of the Southern Wild" to win the top Spirit Award and that they have no expectations of winning the big prize at the Oscars, where Ben Affleck's CIA thriller "Argo" is the best-picture favorite.
NPR: 'Silver Linings' Leads Spirit Awards With 4 Prizes
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In addition, the Ben Heck bobblehead contest continues, giving viewers a chance to win show t-shirts and the grand prize bobblehead.
ENGADGET: Ben Heck creates hands-free wheelchair attachment for expectant father