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One Battle After Another defeats Hamnet and Sinners at Baftas, as I Swear’s Robert Aramayo takes best actor

Paul Thomas Anderson drama scores six awards, as Jessie Buckley becomes first Irish woman to win leading actress prize

The Guardian - UK

Prince William says he is not ‘calm’ at Baftas in first appearance since Andrew’s arrest

The Prince of Wales has said he needs to be in a ‘calm state’ to watch Hamnet, adding: ‘I’m not at the moment’

The Independent UK

William says he's 'not in a calm state' at the BAFTAs amid Andrew arrest drama

Revealing he has yet to watch the movie Hamnet, William says: ‘I need to be in quite a calm state and I’m not at the moment’

Evening Standard

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Hudson among Hollywood stars at Baftas

Gillian Anderson, Emily Watson, Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley were also photographed on the red carpet in central London.

The Independent UK

Bafta chairwoman: It’s been a really good year for watching films

Sara Putt, the head Bafta, said it had been a “glorious” year for audiences as stars arrived for the awards ceremony in central London.

Evening Standard

Jessie Buckley tipped for victory at Bafta film awards

Hamnet made Bafta history with 11 nominations.

Evening Standard

Hamnet Deserves All Its Oscar Nominations But One. Let Me Explain

It pains me to say this as a longtime Max Richter fan.

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Hideo Kojima reckons Eternals director Chloe Zhao "must be a witch" after being blown away by her new Oscar-nominated drama: "Has the power to rewrite cinema"

Hamnet "lays bare the miracle of movies", says everyone's favorite film critic Hideo Kojima

Total Film

London's Poems on the Underground celebrates 40 years of bringing verses to commuters

Judith Chernaik, an American writer in London, started the Poems on the Underground project 40 years ago

The Independent UK

‘Begging my boyfriend to get one’: Paul Mescal inspires yet another fashion craze with Hamnet earring

The Night Manager’s Diego Calva and James Norton are also helping to build hype around small singular hoops

The Guardian - UK

Hamnet costume designer living ‘dream’ life as she meets Camilla

The Queen met the cast of the Oscar-nominated film on Tuesday evening ahead of a special screening.

Evening Standard

Bafta film awards 2026: See the full list of nominations

One Battle After Another, Hamnet and Marty Supreme lead the nominations

Evening Standard

BAFTA 2026 nominations revealed with One Battle After Another leading the pack

Sinners, Hamnet and Marty Supreme also dominate the nominations list for the biggest night in British cinema

Evening Standard

Jessie Buckley nominated for Bafta as Hamnet makes history

It has scored the most nominations for a film by a female director in Bafta history.

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Jessie Buckley tipped for Bafta nomination for Hamnet

The actress is a frontrunner in this year’s awards season.

Evening Standard

Shakespeare was actually a black Jewish woman, new book claims

Feminist historian identifies Tudor poet Emilia Bassano as true author whose identity was hidden by literary establishment

Evening Standard

Jessie Buckley ‘honoured’ by Oscar nomination and addresses Paul Mescal snub

The 36-year-old actress has been recognised by the Academy in the best actress category.

Tom’s Guide

Oscar nominations 2026 — live updates as nominees announced (and who's left out)

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Zero stars for poor Hamnet — it's a beautiful film but the storyline is utter tosh

The star-studded film was more than a little annoying, says author A.N.Wilson

Evening Standard

Irish stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal tipped for Oscar nominations

The contenders will be revealed on Thursday.

The Conversation

Shakespeare reinvented: how Chloé Zhao blends East and West philosophies in Hamnet

In Hamnet, Agnes Hathaway (Jessie Buckley) asks William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) to introduce himself by telling her a story. It is her way of seeing who this man really is.

Cinemablend

Watching Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley And Hamnet Cast Dancing To Rihanna On Set Is The Best Remedy For That Sob-Worthy Ending

They found *dance* in a hopeless place.

The Guardian - UK

‘To me, Lady Macbeth sounds like Tina Turner’: the musical mashup about to rock the RSC

In All Is But Fantasy, the fates of Juliet, Lady Macbeth, Cleopatra and more are given a thrilling twist by US writer, director and singer Whitney White. She talks about untimely deaths – and being left speechless by Judi Dench

The Independent UK

Is Herefordshire experiencing a Hamnet boom? The quiet corner of England that’s been cast into the spotlight

How the award-winning motion picture could help Herefordshire rival the Cotswolds when it comes to rural escapes

Marie Claire

Gracie Abrams Has Spoken Out About Her Relationship With Paul Mescal

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