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The Oscars aren’t a meritocracy – there’s a complex formula for winning

Every January, Hollywood is overtaken by a massive Oscar prediction game, with studios, critics and commentators all playing a role in shaping the debate.

The Conversation · Mar 9

Noah Jupe shares the lesson he took from Paul Mescal — and why Sadie Sink is 'annoyingly cool' ahead of West End debut

Jupe appears in the film as Hamlet, while his younger brother Jacobi plays Hamnet, the playwright’s son whose death shapes the story opposite Bafta nominated Mescal

Evening Standard · Feb 22

Oscars bellwether, British awards or both? The identity dilemma facing the Baftas

Few UK nominations this year as industry tries to balance attracting global attention and celebrating homegrown projects

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21

Golden Globes 2026: 'One Battle After Another' and British series 'Adolescence' win big

'One Battle After Another' was the big winner of this year's Golden Globes, taking home four trophies, including Best Film (Comedy or Musical) and Best Director. British drama Adolescence also won four prizes in the TV categories. Here’s everything you need to know.

Euronews · Jan 12

Hamnet review – Oscar-primed Shakespeare film isn’t as manipulative as its critics claim

4/5 Jessie Buckley, already the Best Actress Oscar frontrunner, is remarkable as William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes in Chloé Zhao’s speculative grief drama

The Independent UK · Jan 8

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell audiobook review – the life and loss of the woman behind the Bard

The wife of William Shakespeare takes centre stage in a rich, sensitive examination of parental grief, sensitively narrated by Jessie Buckley

The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2025

You’re all being weird about ‘Hamnet’

Stop being weird about it!

The Mary Sue · Dec 11, 2025

I Loved Paul Mescal In Hamnet, But His Favorite Part Of The Movie Surprised Me

The actor talks portraying William Shakespeare.

Cinemablend · Dec 5, 2025

Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Mescal, Lynne Ramsay and George Clooney set for London film festival

The festival marks the return of Day-Lewis to the screen in a film directed by his son, while a roster of urgent political films also form part of this year’s slate

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025