Ralph Fiennes

‘At 60, the bulk of your life is lived. What’s left now?’ Ralph Fiennes and Uberto Pasolini on their ripped and radical take on The Odyssey

The actor and director on why The Return took 30 years to make, their joy at persuading Juliette Binoche to join them – and the punishing regime that earned Fiennes his battle-scarred physique

Tom Shone

28, Mar, 2025 @5:00 AM

Oscars 2025: best picture nominees – reviews, awards and where to watch

What to know about the 10 films nominated for the Academy Award’s biggest prize, along with the reviews, interviews and the big prizes earned so far

Andrew Pulver

28, Feb, 2025 @6:10 PM

Oscars 2025: best actor nominees – awards, interviews and what their chances are

What to know about the actors nominated for the Academy Awards’ biggest acting prize, along with the Guardian’s reviews and interviews

Catherine Shoard

21, Feb, 2025 @9:00 AM

Why Conclave should win the best picture Oscar

Sturdy, classic storytelling and a peerless cast led by Ralph Fiennes’s anxious cardinal make this drama of Vatican intrigue a solid bet

Andrew Pulver

20, Feb, 2025 @10:00 AM

Demi Moore, Ralph Fiennes and Gromit: nine key Bafta snubs and surprises

Mikey Madison’s best actress victory, Emilia Pérez staying in the race, Bob Dylan getting no love: we round up the top marmalade-droppers from British film’s biggest evening

Catherine Shoard, Gwilym Mumford and Andrew Pulver

16, Feb, 2025 @10:31 PM

Baftas 2025: Conclave beats The Brutalist to best picture as Mikey Madison scoops best actress

Both Edward Berger and Brady Corbet’s dramas take four awards while Demi Moore denied comeback prize as competition heats up for next month’s Oscars

Catherine Shoard

16, Feb, 2025 @8:08 PM

Tomato and basilica: in Conclave, Stanley Tucci plays Stanley Tucci – and I couldn’t be happier

Thanks to his books, travel shows and TikToks, it’s impossible to see the actor as anything other than a classy sophisticate. So go on, Cardinal Bellini, fix us a cocktail

Stuart Heritage

04, Feb, 2025 @12:21 PM

The Brutalist wins best film at London Critics’ Circle awards

Epic drama takes top prize, Ralph Fiennes and Marianne Jean-Baptiste win best actors and RaMell Ross best director

Catherine Shoard and Harry Taylor

02, Feb, 2025 @7:00 PM

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

Catherine Shoard

15, Jan, 2025 @12:15 PM

Wicked, A Complete Unknown and Shôgun lead Screen Actors Guild nominations

This year’s SAG noms see a strong showing for music-led films while Nicole Kidman, Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie are snubbed

Benjamin Lee

08, Jan, 2025 @4:48 PM

Film: Wendy Ide’s 10 best of 2024

From Jonathan Glazer’s unforgettable view of Auschwitz to Sean Baker’s profane Cinderella story, daring directors proved there’s substance in style

Wendy Ide

22, Dec, 2024 @7:00 AM

Exceedingly good needle drops: why a 1915 reading of a Kipling poem is the cherry on top of the 28 Years Later trailer

Zombie movie action soundtracked by the unhinged vinyl screeches of Boots, Rudyard Kipling’s evocation of soldiers in battle? It’s a match made in horror movie heaven

Stuart Heritage

10, Dec, 2024 @4:52 PM