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Uwe-Johnson-Preis

The Uwe-Johnson-Preis is a German literary prize worth 20,000 euros, awarded since 1994 to German-language authors whose work reflects the German past, present, and future in the spirit of Uwe Johnson.

UY Scuti (Young Thug album)

UY Scuti is Young Thug's fourth solo studio album, released September 26, 2025 on Young Stoner Life/300 Entertainment, named after a red supergiant star; distinct from Olamide's 2021 album of the same name.

UY Scuti Bøyz

UY SCUTI BØYZ is the 2026 debut collaborative mixtape by Atlanta rappers Tezzus and diamond of ØWay, released April 17 on Young Stoner Life Records; 18 tracks, 47 minutes, featuring Young Thug, Rylo Rodriguez, and skaiwater.

Uyare (ഉയരെ)

Uyare (ഉയരെ) is a 2019 Malayalam drama directed by Manu Ashokan, written by Bobby-Sanjay, starring Parvathy Thiruvothu as Pallavi, an aspiring pilot who survives an acid attack by her boyfriend; a 2019 box-office success, first Malayalam film released in South Korea.

Uyen Ninh

Uyen Ninh (Ninh Thị Uyên, born 1996) is a Vietnamese creator in Mannheim, Germany, making comedy videos on Vietnam–Germany cultural differences for TikTok (@uyennninh), YouTube, and Instagram, with millions of followers.

Uyghur art of Turfan

Uyghur art of Turfan is the Buddhist, Manichaean, and Christian painting, manuscript illumination, and sculpture of the Turfan oasis, chiefly from the Uyghur settlement there in 843 until Islamicization.

Uyir (2026 film)

Uyir (ഉയിർ) is a 2026 Malayalam crime thriller directed by M. Padmakumar, starring Roshan Mathew as probationary SI Ajeeb at Dharmadam station, Kannur, based on real incidents; released 26 June 2026, streaming on JioHotstar from 4 August 2026.

Uys Krige

Uys Krige (Mattheus Uys Krige, 1910–1987) was a South African poet, playwright, and translator in Afrikaans and English, a member of the Dertigers who won two Hertzog Prizes.

Uzak Şehir

Uzak Şehir ("Distant City") is a Turkish prime-time drama on Kanal D since 11 November 2024, adapted from the Lebanese series Al Hayba, starring Ozan Akbaba and Sinem Ünsal as Cihan and Alya Albora, filmed in Mardin, with a 21.4% premiere rating and 13.24 season-2 average.

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい!)

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい!) is Take's web manga about underclassman Uzaki Hana pestering senior Sakurai Shinichi; serialized on Dra-Dra Sharp#, adapted into 2020 and 2022 anime seasons by ENGI, published in English by Seven Seas.

Uzalo

Uzalo, also known as Uzalo: Blood is Forever, is a South African isiZulu-language soap opera on SABC 1 since 2015, set in KwaMashu, produced by Stained Glass Productions, and South Africa's most-watched drama.

Uzari & Maimuna

Uzari & Maimuna is a Belarusian musical duo pairing singer-composer Uzari (Yuri Navrotsky) with classical violinist Maimuna; after winning Eurofest 2015, they represented Belarus at Eurovision 2015 with "Time".

Uzbek literature

Uzbek literature is the oral and written literature of the Uzbek language and its predecessor Chagatai in Central Asia, with Alisher Navoi as its central figure.

Uzbek modernist literature

Uzbek modernist literature is the prose, poetry, and drama created by the Jadid reformers in Turkestan from about 1905, ending when Stalinist purges wiped out the generation by 1939.

Uzbek plov

Uzbek plov (osh, palov): Uzbekistan's national rice dish, cooked as zirvak of meat, onion and carrot layered with rice in a kazan; UNESCO-listed in 2016, with distinct regional styles.

Uzeyir Hajibeyov

Uzeyir Hajibeyov, also written Uzeyir Hajibeyli (1885–1948), was an Azerbaijani composer regarded as the founder of Azerbaijani composed music; his opera Leyli and Majnun premiered in Baku in 1908.

Uzhaippali (உழைப்பாளி)

Uzhaippali (உழைப்பாளி), also spelled Uzhaippaali, is a 1993 Tamil action drama directed by P. Vasu starring Rajinikanth as a coolie posing as an heir, with Roja and Radha Ravi; released 24 June 1993, music by Ilaiyaraaja, a hit despite a distributors' Red Card.

Uzielito Mix

Uzielito Mix (Uziel Silva, born 1998 in Mexico City) is a Mexican DJ and producer of perreo mexa, hard reggaetón with electronic sounds, who has played EDC México and Vive Latino.

Uzo Aduba

Uzo Aduba (Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba, born 1981, Boston) is an American, Igbo-descended actress; Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in Orange Is the New Black won her two Emmys, a third came for Mrs. America.

Uzumaki

Uzumaki (うずまき) is Junji Ito's 1998–1999 horror manga about Kurouzu-cho, a town cursed by spirals, published in English by VIZ and adapted into a 2000 live-action film and a 2024 Adult Swim anime.

Uzumaki (うずまき) (film)

Uzumaki (うずまき), also released as Spiral, is a 2000 Japanese horror film directed by Higuchinsky, adapting Junji Ito's manga about a town cursed by spirals; released February 11, 2000 by Toei, starring Eriko Hatsune.

Uzvyshsha

Uzvyshsha (Belarusian: Узвышша, "Height") was a Belarusian literary association of writers, founded in 1926 by authors who left the proletarian group Maladniak to pursue artistic quality.

V (1983 miniseries)

V (1983 miniseries), Kenneth Johnson's two-part NBC science-fiction event, depicts reptilian Visitors disguised as humans; its fascist takeover allegory drew tens of millions of viewers and spawned The Final Battle, a weekly series, and a 2009 remake.

V (1984 TV series)

V (1984 TV series), also V: The Series, is the NBC weekly continuation (October 1984 to March 1985, 19 episodes) of the V miniseries, with Marc Singer, Jane Badler, and the resistance fighting the Visitors after their defeat.

V (2009 TV series)

V (2009 TV series), ABC's reimagining of Kenneth Johnson's 1983 alien-invasion miniseries, ran 2009–2011 with Elizabeth Mitchell as FBI agent Erica Evans and Morena Baccarin as Visitor leader Anna; two seasons, 22 episodes.

V (2020 film)

V (2020) is a Telugu action thriller directed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti, starring Nani as a serial killer and Sudheer Babu as a cop. Nani's 25th film, it skipped its March 2020 Ugadi theatrical release due to COVID-19 and premiered on Amazon Prime Video on September 5, 2020.

V (character)

V is the unnamed masked anarchist protagonist of V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, first appearing in Warrior #1 (1982). Larkhill camp survivor, Guy Fawkes mask icon, portrayed by Hugo Weaving in the 2006 film.

V (Maroon 5 album)

V is Maroon 5's fifth studio album, released August 29 to September 2, 2014 on the band's 222 imprint via Interscope; it marked Jesse Carmichael's return, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and produced the Top 40 number-one singles Maps, Animals, and Sugar.

V (김태형) (singer)

V (뷔), born Kim Tae-hyung (김태형) in 1995 in Daegu, is the baritone vocalist of BTS, debuted 2013, released solo album Layover in 2023, served in the army 2023–2025, and rejoined BTS for the 2026 ARIRANG album and tour.

V Festival

V Festival, also known as V Fest, was a British music festival held each August from 1996 to 2017 at Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Weston Park in Staffordshire.