Joker – and Netflix – dominate Oscar nominations
The dark comic-book origins drama Joker has continued to dominate the nominations stage of Awards Season, being in the running in 11 categories
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Diversity backlash clouds BAFTA nominations that see Joker lead the pack
Hot on the heels of the Golden Globes, Britain’s film and TV academy, BAFTA has announced a set of film award nominations that
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1917, Rocketman, Joker and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood among Golden Globe winners
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has spread its honours thinly, making it hard to make predictions ahead of next month’s Oscars, but the
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Marriage Story and Irishman lead Golden Globes nominations for Netflix
The Golden Globes have fired the starting pistol for the 2020 Oscar race, as the first of the major film awards of the
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For Sama and David Copperfield dominate BIFAs
The documentary For Sama has won four prizes at the annual British Independent Film Awards in London. For Sama won 4 BIFAs, including
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Armando Iannucci’s David Copperfield tops BIFA nominations list
Armando Iannucci’s adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic David Copperfield sits atop the nominations list for the British Independent Film Awards, which will
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Monos, Atlantics and White Riot among prize winners at LFF 2019
A co-production involving seven countries has been named the winner of the Official Competition at the 2019 London Film Festival. Alejandro Landes’ Monos
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Saint Maud director Rose Glass wins £50,000 film bursary
The first-time British director Rose Glass has been won one of the largest artistic prizes in the UK, a £50,000 bursary backed by
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Documentaries dominate Raindance Film Festival Awards
As the 2019 Raindance Film Festival draws to a close, the thirty-one strong jury has selected winners in a variety of categories from
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Fleabag among surprise British winners at the Emmys
British stars and shows have upset the odds, taking many of the top honours at America’s most prestigious TV awards ceremony, the Emmys.
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Nazi satire Jojo Rabbit wins Toronto Audience Award
A World War Two satire – about a young German boy who discovers that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in the
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Joker wins top prize in Venice, with Polanski coming second
The Venice Film Festival jury has awarded its top prize to Joker, Todd Phillips’ origins story for the infamous Batman villain, previously brought
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Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman to close the 2019 London Film Festival
The BFI has announced that Martin Scorsese’s first mob film since The Departed, thirteen years ago, will close this year’s London Film Festival
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Venice line-up refines 2020 Oscar race
The Oscar-race has been given another shot in the arm, with the announcement of the line-up of the Venice International Film Festival. Joaquin
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Toronto sets up Judy, The Laundromat, Joker and The Report as Oscar hopefuls
The line-up has been announced for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival – along with the upcoming Venice International Film Festival – a
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Armando Iannucci’s take on David Copperfield to open 2019 London Film Festival
The organisers of the London Film Festival have announced that this year’s event will open with the European Premiere of Armando Iannucci’s take
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Hundreds more join Academy as efforts continue to improve diversity
The Academy that hands out the Oscars has taken another step towards improving the diversity of its membership by inviting nearly eight hundred
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South Korean Parasite wins Cannes Palme d’Or
Parasite – a dark social comedy from South Korea – won the Palme d’Or. The South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has achieved what
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Killing Eve kills it at the TV BAFTAs
The BBC drama Killing Eve was the big winner of the night at the TV BAFTAs, taking home three awards, after the rules
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Cannes rebrands the Special festival finale
The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have announced that its final film this year will be the French social comedy The Specials,
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