Anna Kendrick has split from director Edgar Wright.

The 'Pitch Perfect' actor had been dating Edgar since 2009 after he directed her in the movie 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World' but the pair have now called time on their relationship because they found it difficult to maintain a long distance romance with Anna based in Los Angeles and Edgar in London.

Katy Perry has received an accolade in recognition of her work with the LGBT community.

The 28-year-old singer received the Trevor Hero Award from the Trevor Project - a non-profit company which offers suicide-prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth - at the organisation's annual awards ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles last night (02.12.12).

'Silver Linings Playbook' has been nominated for five Film Independent Spirit Awards.

The David O. Russell directed quirky romance received nods for its stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence in the Best Male and Female Lead categories, along with nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the announcement at the W Hotel Hollywood on Tuesday (27.11.12).