Loach’s anti-austerity cry wins him a second Palme d’Or
The British director Ken Loach has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival for the second time. Ten years after winning
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Oscar-winning Iranian added to Cannes 2016 line-up
With less than three weeks to go to the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, the organisers have announced a number of
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Two British directors among regulars in competition at Cannes
Confirming the old adage that the best way to get your new feature into the Cannes Film Festival is to have screened an
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Spingsteen cancels North Carolina concert over ‘anti-LGBT’ laws
Bruce Springsteen in Los Angeles in March. Photo: Pam Springsteen Bruce Springsteen has cancelled Sunday’s gig in North Carolina, in protest at the
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Record eighth Olivier win for Dame Judi Dench
Dame Judi Dench in The Winter’s Tale Dame Judi Dench has collected a record eighth Olivier Award. At a ceremony in London, she
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Wolf Hall leads BAFTA TV nominations
Mark Rylance and Claire Foy are both nominated for Wolf Hall The BBC’s Golden Globe-winning adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Tudor drama Wolf Wall
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Woody Allen to open Cannes for a record 3rd time
The Cannes Film Festival has picked one of its most regular visitors – and one of the most prolific directors – to open
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Larry Sanders creator Garry Shandling dies at 66
Tributes have been paid to the comedian Garry Shandling, whose parody of the American talk show, The Larry Sanders Show, took Hollywood to
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Star Wars dominates Empire Awards
Star Wars: The Force Awakens won the most awards at the Empire Awards, being honoured as the Best Sci-Fi, for its visual effects, for director JJ Abrams and for its lead actors John Boyega and Daisy Ridley, who took the best male and female newcomer awards.
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Oscar spoils shared between The Revenant, Spotlight, Mad Max – and SPECTRE
At an Oscars ceremony where there was as much talk about who was not nominated as about who was, there were a number
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Progressive Spirit Awards cock a snook at Oscars
As the entertainment world gears up for an Oscar ceremony that’s been tainted by a row about a lack of diversity, the Independent Spirit Awards, handed out a day ahead of the Academy’s trophies, has shunned the establishment with three of the four acting awards going to black performers – and one of those being transgender.
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Hugh Grant honoured with a BFI Fellowship
The epitome of Englishness to many, Hugh Grant has been made a Fellow of the BFI for his contribution to British film. Hugh
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Mad Max and Star Wars lead Empire Award nominations
Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road Mad Max: Fury Road is leading the pack in the race for Empire Awards, with nominations
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BAFTA success nudges The Revenant closer to Oscar victory
The wilderness revenge drama The Revenant has dominated the BAFTAs, taking five awards – including three of the most influential – while Mad
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Directors give fresh Oscar momentum to The Revenant
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu directing Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant The Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu has been named the best film director for the
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Mad Max director George Miller to chair Cannes jury
They might not seem to be the most natural bedfellows, but the director of one of 2015’s biggest, noisiest blockbusters, Mad Max: Fury Road has been chosen to preside over the jury at the most prestigious and – dare I say it – high brow festivals on the film calendar.
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Actors’ backing boosts Leo’s Oscar hopes as Elba wins 2 SAG Awards
The Screen Actors Guild has given out its annual film and TV awards at a ceremony in Los Angeles that is seen as one of the better indicators of who might go on to win Oscars, as such a large proportion of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are actors.
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Academy increases diversity through Oscar presenters
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the first eleven awards presenters and performers to be joining the host, comedian
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2015 set new UK box office record as US franchises boost production
Box office takings in UK cinemas rose to a record £1.24 billion last year, an increase of 17% on 2014, on a 9%
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