Carol and Bridge of Spies lead BAFTA Nominations
Two films – Carol and Bridge of Spies – that study the politics of mid-20th Century America have set the running for this year’s BAFTA Film Awards.
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Star Wars, Fifty Shades and Kingsman actors up for Rising Star BAFTA
BAFTA has announced its shortlist for the Rising Star Award, that will be voted for by the public; clockwise from top right: Brie Larson, John Boyega, Bel Powley, Taron Egerton, Dakota Johnson
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Radiohead confirm their SPECTRE theme was rejected
Radiohead’s frontman Thom Yorke has confirmed on Twitter that his band was originally asked to record the theme for the most recent Bond
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Warner Brothers UK boss to be first US-born BFI chairman
The Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has confirmed that Greg Dyke will be replaced as the Chairman of the BFI by the President and
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British talent dominates European Film Awards
British talent has dominated the European Film Awards in Berlin, with the UK co-production Youth winning Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor.
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Golden Globes offer a mix of usual suspects and surprises
Often seen as the curtain raiser to Awards Season, the Golden Globes have delivered their usual blend of safe and quirky nominees in
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Trumbo, Steve Jobs, Carol, Danish Girl and Spotlight lead SAG nominations
America’s Screen Actors Guild has announced the first set of nominations that are likely to act as indicators for who might take away
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Ex Machina scoops 4 BIFAs as acting honours shared
The former novelist and Danny Boyle collaborator Alex Garland has come away as the big winner at the 18th annual British Independent Film
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BFI relieved at Spending Review settlement for film
While everyone from politicians and journalists to low-income families and buy-to-let landlords are considering the implications of the Chancellor George Osborne’s Spending Review,
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Carol & Spotlight among more independent Spirit nominees
Cate Blanchett in Carol Todd Haynes’ 1950s-set lesbian romance Carol – starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara as secret lovers – is leading
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Lobster, 45 Years & Macbeth lead the charge at the BIFAs
With seven nominations, spread both in front of and behind the camera, the surreal, satirical multinational comedy The Lobster has set the running
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Women reign supreme at London Film Festival
BFI Fellow Cate Blanchett The Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett has joined the debate about women’s equality in the film industry – by saying that
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Venice honours Venezuela
From Afar, by Lorenzo Vigas, won the Golden Lion at Venice From Afar, or Desde Alla – a Venezuelan film about a rich
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Sam Smith to sing new Bond Theme
Sony Pictures have confirmed that Sam Smith will be singing the theme to the new Bond film, Spectre. The song, “Writing’s On The
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Cate Blanchett to be honoured at London Film Festival
Cate Blanchett stars as the celebrated TV journalist Mary Mapes in Truth The BFI is to bestow its highest honour, a Fellowship, on
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EXCLUSIVE: HFPA suspends Russian member over ‘extortion’ scandal
The organisation behind the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has suspended a member for bullying a journalist applying to join the
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New British film tax incentive approved by EU
The European Union has approved the government’s plans to extend tax breaks to the British film industry. The Chancellor George Osborne says he
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Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs to close LFF 2015
Danny Boyle is to close the London Film Festival for the third time, with his eponymous biopic of the Apple founder, Steve Jobs.
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Venice and Toronto pave the way for awards season
The starting gun has been fired on the 2016 film awards season, with the announcement of the line-ups of two of the most
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Mr Turner 2014’s most complained about film to BBFC
Mr Turner, Mike Leigh’s eponymous biopic of the master painter JMW Turner was the subject of more complaints than any other film to
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