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Past articles by Annabel:

The 13 youngest ever actors to be nominated for an Oscar

Child stars are a welcome but infrequent inclusion at the Academy Awards → Read More

Alan Cumming says he was ‘surprised’ by the reaction to returning OBE honour: ‘I kind of broke the internet’

Actor marked his 58th birthday by returning the honour he received in 2009 → Read More

‘Thank you’: 12 of the shortest Oscars speeches ever

Brevity is not always a winning actor’s strong suit → Read More

‘Thank you’: 12 of the shortest Oscars speeches ever delivered, from Joe Pesci to Rita Moreno

Brevity is not always a winning actor’s strong suit → Read More

The Masked Singer UK: Every clue we know about Rhino

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Alec Baldwin news – live: Hollywood backs actor in wake of Rust shooting involuntary manslaughter charges

Alec Baldwin faces jail time after Rust movie shooting → Read More

Måneskin review – Rush!: Eurovision winners continue to broaden their appeal with an infectious third album

Italian rock band continue to prove their 2021 Eurovision triumph was only the beginning → Read More

David Crosby death: Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash musician dies aged 81

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy notice {{ #verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ ^verifyErrors }}Something went wrong. Please try again later{{ /verifyErrors }} David Crosby… → Read More

Happy Valley episode three talking points, from bloody noses to a rolling-pin murder

A lesser show would make us wait for answers after the episode two cliffhanger, but this is ‘Happy Valley’ and satisfaction is guaranteed → Read More

Every Love Island series ranked from worst to best

With eight seasons under its belt, there’s plenty of Love Island to crack on with – but as with anything not every series is created equal. Ahead of season nine, Annabel Nugent looks at which years kept us hooked → Read More

‘I’ve never been afraid to cry’: Micheal Ward on Empire of Light, life after Top Boy, and kissing Olivia Colman

The Essex actor is in good company with Colman and Sam Mendes on ‘Empire of Light’. He opens up to Annabel Nugent about growing up in a house of women, returning to Jamaica for the first time, and becoming an unintentional ‘spokesperson for the roads’ with the Netflix hit ‘Top Boy’ → Read More

Alejandro G Iñárritu: ‘No award will solve your deep needs’

The five-time Oscar winner gets personal with his divisive new film ‘Bardo, False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths’. He speaks with Annabel Nugent about fielding criticism, the homogenous landscape of cinema as he sees it – and feeling perpetually ‘out of place’ as a Mexican immigrant in LA → Read More

Happy Valley episode two talking points, from sister betrayal to plots of revenge

Catherine Cawood is on the case of her sneaking sibling, while more light is shed on football coach Rob → Read More

Rapper Theophilus London has been found ‘safe and well’, says cousin

Grammy-nominated musician was reported missing by his family in December → Read More

Fred White death: Earth, Wind & Fire drummer dies aged 67

‘Boogie Wonderland’ musiciain was remembered by Lenny Kravitz as a ‘true king’ → Read More

Genuinely good Boxing Day TV: 14 shows to watch during the festive season

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Edward Norton in Glass Onion brings to mind one man in particular – just admit it

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‘For whatever dark reason, I want to build a world and control it’: Lucy Prebble on I Hate Suzie, her letter from Weinstein, and Succession series four

The Emmy-winning writer and Olivier-nominated playwright speaks to Annabel Nugent about breaking taboos with ‘I Hate Suzie’, finding her way back to writing through hypnotherapy, and her top-secret verdict on ‘Succession’ season four so far → Read More

‘I was scared, not necessarily for my life – although it did cross my mind’: Margarita Levieva on starring in Litvinenko

The Russian-American actor talks to Annabel Nugent about playing the wife of the murdered defector, war propaganda and being a gymnast ‘owned by the government’ → Read More

Nightmare Before Christmas in concert, review: Danny Elfman and Phoebe Bridgers join for a spectacularly spooky evening

A terrific BBC Concert Orchestra performed the much-loved hits from Tim Burton’s 1993 classic → Read More