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Paddington The Musical tipped for glory at Olivier Awards

The musical has received rave reviews since opening at the Savoy Theatre in London in December.

Evening Standard

All My Sons review – the stars of a dream cast align for Arthur Miller’s towering tragedy

Bryan Cranston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Paapa Essiedu and Hayley Squires achieve theatrical alchemy in Ivo van Hove’s superb production

The Guardian - UK

All My Sons review: 'An astonishing, deeply moving piece of theatre'

5/5 Bryan Cranston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Paapa Essiedu are pitch perfect in this Arthur Miller revival

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Marianne Jean-Baptiste: ‘I’d work for Mike Leigh again in a heartbeat – in fact, I’ll pay him!’

The actor moved to LA 22 years ago. Now she’s back in the UK to star alongside Bryan Cranston in All My Sons. She talks about the frightening rehearsal schedule, how she’d work again with Mike Leigh in a heartbeat, and why she’s taking up boot-making

The Guardian - UK

Best films of 2025 in the UK so far

From a dark and death-haunted classic by Mike Leigh to Tom Cruise’s final highwire stunt and Timothée Chalamet’s brilliant embodiment of Dylan we rewind six months of sensational cinema – in order of their UK release date

The Guardian - UK

Big Stars take over the West End again as Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste lead Arthur Miller classic

Breaking Bad star and Oscar winner jo9in powerhouse cast for revival of All My Sons - tickets set to sell-out fast

Evening Standard

And the winner is ... the rising generation of older female actors

With this year’s Oscars about to be handed out, Hollywood women of a certain age have never been more bankable or in demand. What’s behind the cultural shift?

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Oscars 2025 predictions: Who will win and who should win at this year’s Academy Awards

OSCARS 2025: Will it be Demi Moore or Mikey Madison? Timothée Chalamet or Adrien Brody? And is ‘Emilia Pérez’ really, truly dead in the water? Ahead of this Sunday’s Academy Awards, Adam White predicts who will reign supreme in the show’s major categories

The Independent UK

How to watch 'BAFTA Film Awards 2025': live stream the ceremony for free, full replay, highlights

David Tennant once again welcomes Hollywood to the Royal Festival Hall for the BAFTA Awards. Read our guide for how to watch the "BAFTA Film Awards 2025" online from anywhere.

Tom’s Guide

Baftas 2025: how to watch, predictions and timetable

The 78th British Film Academy awards are heading our way tonight – here’s what you need to know about the big night at the Royal Festival Hall

The Guardian - UK

How to watch the BAFTA Film Awards 2025 online tonight for FREE

Our guide explains how to watch BAFTA Film Awards 2025 free online, beginning Sunday, February 16 on BBC One, or on BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world.

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'Conclave' leads the pack and struggling 'Emilia Pérez' faces a test at Britain's BAFTA film awards

Papal thriller “Conclave” leads the race for the 78th British Academy while genre-bending musical “Emilia Pérez” faces a test of whether a global backlash has made the former prize favorite an awards-season pariah

The Independent UK

The BAFTA Film Awards: who will win and who should win?

The field is crowded this year: who will walk away with the gongs?

Evening Standard

Bafta film awards: What are the UK’s best chances for a win?

Not one of this year’s nominees for best director is from the UK.

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Hard Truths review – Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s blistering performance is the angry heart of Mike Leigh’s drama

Playing a raging but inwardly terrified housewife, the actor and a fine supporting cast are the intense focus of a story that cries out for closure

The Independent UK

Mike Leigh’s Bafta-nominated Hard Truths will make you laugh and cry

4/5 The British director’s new film features a titanic performance from Marianne Jean-Baptiste, who reunites with him nearly three decades after his Oscar-nominated ‘Secrets & Lies’

Evening Standard

Hard Truths review: Marianne Jean-Baptiste is ferocious and funny in this fearless drama

4/5 Mike Leigh’s uncompromising latest film is harrowing and hilarious, centred around a fearless lead performance by Marianne Jean-Baptiste

The Independent UK

The One Show is the most unapologetically weird programme on the BBC

IN FOCUS: On paper, BBC One’s weeknight light entertainment show should be one of the broadcaster’s most tedious programmes – but its jarring tonal shifts and random guest list often make for brilliantly bizarre viewing. Katie Rosseinsky explores the endearingly strange appeal of ‘The One Show’

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Marianne Jean-Baptiste decries lack of great roles for black women

Oscar-nominated actor says she has had to compromise because of dearth of complex roles in UK and Hollywood

Fortune

Emilia Pérez, The Substance lead Oscar nominations for women

A movie about a trans cartel leader and a body horror about pressures on women to stay young resonated with Academy voters.

Evening Standard

Marianne Jean-Baptiste on changes in US: It feels like going backwards in time

The London-born actress, who has been living in America for many years, said she hopes that ‘good will overcome and will unite people’.

Salon

Demi Moore leads big Oscar nom surprises

A history-making nomination. A nod that will get Trump riled up. A film no one can agree on. Yep, it's Oscar season

The Independent UK

Oscar nominations snubs and surprises, from Daniel Craig to Selena Gomez

The film academy had plenty of surprise nominations Thursday for the 97th Oscars

The Independent UK

Marianne Jean-Baptiste: ‘People were following a narrative that had been created to explain me’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: ‘Secrets & Lies’ made her the first Black British woman to be nominated for an Oscar. Now, nearly 30 years and 160 episodes of the ‘factory-like’ US cop drama ‘Without a Trace’ later, she has reunited with Mike Leigh for the blistering ‘Hard Truths’ – it’s earned…

The Guardian - UK

Conclave blessed with 12 Bafta nominations as Nicole Kidman and Denzel Washington shut out

Acting shortlists are dominated by newcomers to the exclusion of industry veterans, but The Substance’s Coralie Fargeat is the only female director in shortlist of six

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