3 h. ago Film critics say Russell Crowe is back in awards contention more than 20 years since last Oscar nomination

Crowe last received a Best Actor Oscar nod in 2002 for ‘A Beautiful Mind,’ a year after he won the award for ‘Gladiator’

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23 h. ago Kristen Stewart blasts Hollywood over 'devastating' lack of progress after MeToo movement

The 35-year-old Oscar nominee cautioned she was 'in a severe state of PMS' while presenting her seven-minute keynote speech

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23 h. ago Deliverance 'banjo kid' unrecognisable after 'really hard' money struggles

Billy Redden shot to fame as a child for playing the banjo boy in the Oscar-nominated 1972 thriller Deliverance, but his life took a sad turn and he fell on hard times

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55 h. ago Hollywood star Jesse Eisenberg donating kidney to a stranger and 'doesn't know why'

Oscar-nominated actor Jesse Eisenberg said he's "so excited" to be donating his kidney to a stranger next month, but has admitted he doesn't know what's motivating him to do it

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57 h. ago Sharp, subtle and effortlessly Lynchian: Diane Ladd had a potent star power

In a hugely successful TV and film career, her waitresses, neighbours, moms and daughters ranged from comedy to drama to David Lynch films, always with compelling authenticity• Diane Ladd, Oscar-nominated star of Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, dies aged 89Diane Ladd was part of a Hollywood aristocracy of character actors who from the golden period of the American New Wave onwards lent star quality to supporting roles. She brought an authentic, undiluted American screen-acting flavour to everything she was in, and ran hugely successful movie and TV careers in parallel for decades, playing waitresses, neighbours, moms, sirens and daughters, and ranging from comedy to drama.She was famously the mother of screen actor Laura Dern and wife of Bruce Dern, and repeatedly acted with Laura in a remarkable mother-daughter partnership in which the two women’s closeness always shone through. You might compare it to Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli, or Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher — although...

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3 d. ago 'Emotional' Irish drama fans warn you'll need tissues for is leaving Netflix

The period drama boasts a star-studded cast of Oscar winners and nominees

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4 d. ago Sex Education star confirmed for new Beatles film directed by Sam Mendes

Four new names have been announced for the hotly anticipated Beatles biopic directed by Sam Mendes which includes an Oscar nominee, Tracy Beaker star and White Lotus actor

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2 w. ago Samantha Eggar dead: Oscar nominated actress and Dr Dolittle star dies age 86

Samantha Eggar, who was best known for roles in The Collector and Dr Dolittle has died at the age of 86 after struggling with illness for five years, her daughter has announced

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2 w. ago Revealed: How Hollywood superstar Bradley Cooper's new film is based on the life of British comic John Bishop

A 12-time Oscar-nominated Tinseltown actor and a Scouse stand-up veteran most famous on this side of the pond might seem an unlikely combination.

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2 w. ago This is why Hollywood superstar Bradley Cooper's based his new film on the life of Liverpudlian TV comic John Bishop

A 12-time Oscar-nominated Tinseltown actor and a Scouse stand-up veteran most famous on this side of the pond might seem an unlikely combination.

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2 w. ago Star Trek and Dr Dolittle beauty dies as famous daughter announces tragic news

Samantha Eggar, who was Oscar-nominated for her role in the 1965 film The Collector, has sadly died at the age of 86 and her actress daughter has shared a touching tribute

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3 w. ago Penelope Milford dead: Oscar nominated Coming Home actress dies age 77

Penelope Milford has died at the age of 77, the news was confirmed by her brother Doug Milford but no cause of death has been shared at this time

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3 w. ago Jennifer Lopez reveals film she regrets turning down: ‘It haunts me’

Actor says she wasn’t sold on role that earned Diane Lane an Oscar nomination

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3 w. ago Oscar nominee dies after incredible Hollywood career with Angelina Jolie link

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3 w. ago Bradley Cooper reveals how John Bishop's life directly inspired his latest movie

Is This Thing On? is part-based on the life of British comedian John Bishop and was directed by Hollywood star and Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper

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3 w. ago Graham Norton reveals worst guest he has ever had on BBC chat show — and it is a Hollywood superstar

The Irish broadcaster’s 2013 interview with the acting A-lister and Oscar nominee was described as ‘hell’

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3 w. ago Dog asks to be considered for an Oscar after breakout horror movie role

‘How many great performances must go overlooked before the Academy throws us a bone?’ asked the dog

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3 w. ago Return of Ripley? Sigourney Weaver teases potential new Alien movie after reading ‘extraordinary’ script

Oscar-nominated star has appeared in four Alien movies

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3 w. ago Dog wants to be considered for an Oscar after breakout horror movie role

‘How many great performances must go overlooked before the Academy throws us a bone?’ asked the dog

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4 w. ago Beatles Paul McCartney biopic casts Oscar nominee as Linda McCartney

Saoirse Ronan will reportedly reunite with fellow Irish star Paul Mescal for role

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