Best entertainment photos of 2014

This year’s coverage of entertainment stories showcases the work of AP’s and Invision’s photographers, offering an up close view, from celebrity portraits, film festivals and concerts, to the industry’s biggest award shows.

As the editors of AP Images blog, we are proud to highlight the best photos from the top entertainment stories of 2014.

APTOPIX 86th Academy Awards - Audience

This image released by Ellen DeGeneres shows actors, front row from left, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Ellen DeGeneres, Bradley Cooper, Peter Nyong’o Jr. and, second row, from left, Channing Tatum, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong’o and Angelina Jolie as they pose for a "selfie" portrait on a cell phone during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ellen DeGeneres)

People-Miley Cyrus

FILE - In this Saturday, April 5, 2014 file photo, singer Miley Cyrus performs at the Barclays Center in New York. The 21-year-old pop singer’s May 2 date in Amsterdam and May 4, 2014 appearance in Antwerp, Belgium, on her Bangerz tour have been pushed back to June. A Wednesday, April 30, 2014 news release says Cyrus’ symptoms from a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics have returned and doctors will not allow her to travel. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file)

86th Academy Awards - Show

Matthew McConaughey accepts the award for best actor in a leading role for "Dallas Buyers Club" on stage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

2014 MTV Video Music Awards - Show

Beyonce on stage with Jay Z and their daughter Blue Ivy as she accepts the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Dave Grohl Portrait Session

Rock musician and creator of the new HBO series "Foo Fighters Sonic Highway" Dave Grohl poses for a portrait, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

APTOPIX Royals US Visit

Britain's Prince William, right, and Kate, second from right, Duchess of Cambridge, watch former Houston Rockets player Dikembe Mutombo joke with Cleveland Cavaliers' Brendan Haywood, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Obit Hoffman

In this Jan. 19, 2014 photo, Philip Seymour Hoffman poses for a portrait at The Collective and Gibson Lounge Powered by CEG, during the Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah. Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote," was found dead Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in his New York apartment. He was 46. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

42nd Annual American Music Awards - Show

Lorde performs at the 42nd annual American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

APTOPIX Games BlizzCon

A woman, dressed as a game character called Draenei, attends the BlizzCon, the fan-centric celebration of video game publisher Blizzard, Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif. The annual convention kicked off Friday with more than 25,000 attendees. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

APTOPIX France Cannes Human Voice Photo Call

Actress Sophia Loren, front center, takes a photo as she sits with photographers during a photo call for Human Voice (Voce Umana) at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Film The Hunger Games Mockingjay

In this Nov. 15, 2014 photo, cast members in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" from left, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson pose for a portrait in New York. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)

APTOPIX Germany Berlin Film Festival Nymphomaniac Red Carpetl

Actor Shia LaBeouf poses for photographers, with a paper bag over his head that says 'I am not famous anymore' on the red carpet for the film Nymphomaniac at the International Film Festival Berlinale in Berlin, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Axel Schmidt)

APTOPIX Italy Clooney Wedding

George Clooney, left, and Amal Alamuddin arrive in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Clooney, 53, and Alamuddin, 36, are expected to get married this weekend in Venice, one of the world’s most romantic settings. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

42nd Annual American Music Awards - Show

Iggy Azalea, left, and Jennifer Lopez perform at the 42nd annual American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

APTOPIX 2014 MTV Video Music Awards - Show

Nicki Minaj performs at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

APTOPIX Denmark Eurovision Song Contest

Singer Conchita Wurst representing Austria who performed the song 'Rise Like a Phoenix' listens as points are announced during the judging at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in the B&W Halls in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, May 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

APTOPIX Berlin Fashion Week

Model Lina Sandberg gets her hair prepared prior to the presentation of Lena Hoschek's Autumn Winter 2014 collection during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

2014 LACMA Art + Film Gala

Kim Kardashian, left, and Kanye West arrive at the LACMA Art + Film Gala at LACMA on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Beyonce And Jay Z - On The Run Tour - Paris - Night 2

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR PARKWOOD ENTERTAINMENT - Beyonce and JAY Z perform during the Beyonce and Jay Z - On the Run tour at Stade De France on Friday, Sept. 13, 2014, in Paris, France. (Photo by Rob Hoffman/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP Images)

86th Academy Awards - Show

Lupita Nyong’o accepts the award for best actress in a supporting role for "12 Years a Slave" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

YE Deaths

FILE - This Aug. 14, 2009 file photo shows actor Robin Williams in Los Angeles. Williams, whose free-form comedy and adept impressions dazzled audiences for decades, died Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in an apparent suicide. Williams was 63. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

APTOPIX Film-Maleficent-Angelina Jolie

In this Thursday, May 8, 2014 file photo, actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive for the "Maleficent" exhibit in Kensington Gardens, London. The exhibit showcases some of the costumes and props from the film "Maleficent," before they go on display to the public at the O2 in London. The film releases in theaters in the U.S. on May 30, 2014. (Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, file)

APTOPIX 2014 MTV Video Music Awards - Show

Taylor Swift performs at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

APTOPIX 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards - Show

Sofia Vergara, left, and Television Academy CEO Bruce Rosenblum speak on stage at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Super Bowl Football

Bruno Mars, left, performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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