Gemma Peplow
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Everything Everywhere All At Once makes Oscars history as the night's biggest winner
Everything Everywhere All At Once has cleaned up at the Oscars, winning three acting awards and the night's big prize, for best picture. → Read More
Oscars 2023: How the controversy around Andrea Riseborough's nomination could change the way campaigning works
The unexpected best actress Oscar nomination for British star Andrea Riseborough has led to questions about how film studios campaign in the run-up to the awards, and has also reignited debates around opportunity and racism in the film industry. → Read More
Austin Butler as Elvis Presley: Meet the woman who taught the Oscar nominee to move like The King
Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Whitney Houston - Polly Bennett is the woman behind the transformations of Austin Butler, Rami Malek and Naomi Ackie into three of the world's greatest music stars. Ahead of the Oscars, she tells Sky News why the role of a movement coach is so important. → Read More
Killing off Greta Thunberg and Dolly Parton? The artist creating fake obituaries of cultural stars
As a young artist, Adam McEwen subsidised his passion working as an obituary writer for the Daily Telegraph - but later merged his skills. He is currently showing his latest works in London, featuring well known faces including Greta Thunberg, Dolly Parton, Lewis Hamilton and Grace Jones. → Read More
Cocaine Bear: The unlikely true story of the animal that ate a duffel bag of drugs
Now in cinemas, Cocaine Bear has quickly become one of this year's most talked about films. Directed by Elizabeth Banks, the film tells the tale of a rampaging bear high on cocaine - and really is based on a true story. → Read More
David Bowie archive of more than 80,000 items to go on display for the first time
From Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane to Heroes, Fame and more, the display by the V&A Museum will feature thousands of David Bowie's costumes, photographs, recordings, instruments and letters, as well as some unrealised projects never before seen in public. → Read More
Why definition of treasure is changing
Under the current rules, newly discovered artefacts can only be legally classified as treasure if they are more than 300 years old and made of precious metal, or part of a collection of valuable objects. But now, the legal definition of what constitutes as treasure is changing. → Read More
Oscars luncheon 2023 in pictures: Inside the big preview party as nominees mingle ahead of ceremony
What do you get if you put 182 Oscar nominees in the same room in 2023? Film chat, presumably, a fancy meal, and lots of selfies with Tom Cruise. Here's what happened at this year's annual Academy Awards luncheon. → Read More
Harry Styles cleans up at Brit Awards with four prizes
Wet Leg and Beyonce also picked up two awards each at the show, which took place at London's O2 Arena and was held on a Saturday night for the first time. Performers included Stormzy, Lizzo, Lewis Capaldi, Sam Smith and Cat Burns - but the night belonged to the former One Direction star. → Read More
The Brits: Are there really no women good enough to take on the men for best artist?
Harry Styles, Stormzy, George Ezra, Fred Again and Central Cee are up for best artist at the 2023 Brit Awards. So where are the women? Organisers merged the male and female prizes last year to honour acts solely on their work - but if a pattern emerges, the onus is on the industry. → Read More
Gillian Anderson and Billie Piper to star in film telling inside account of Prince Andrew interview
Scoop will air on Netflix and is based on part of the memoir by former BBC producer Sam McAlister, the woman who secured the Prince Andrew interview for Newsnight. She will be played by Billie Piper, while Gillian Anderson plays Emily Maitlis and Rufus Sewell plays the duke. → Read More
Grammys 2023: Harry Styles wins biggest prize for best album
British star Harry Styles has won the biggest award at this year's Grammys, the prize for best album - on a night that also saw Beyonce making history to become the ceremony's most decorated artist of all time. → Read More
Andrea Riseborough: Oscar nomination for To Leslie performance is safe
The Academy, which organises the Oscars, has announced its findings in a review following British star Andrea Riseborough's surprise nomination for her performance in To Leslie - which came after she was publicly backed by several Hollywood stars. → Read More
Andrea Riseborough: What is the controversy surrounding British star's Oscar nomination?
The Academy, which organises the Oscars, has announced it is conducting a review of campaign procedures around the 2023 nominees, "to ensure that no guidelines were violated". Why? While they haven't mentioned any particular film or star, it appears to be down to one surprise nomination. → Read More
Barrett Strong: I Heard It Through The Grapevine writer and Motown's first star dies aged 81
Tributes are being paid to Barrett Strong, who became Motown's first hit-maker with Money (That's What I Want) - later covered by The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Voted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2004, he was cited as "a pivotal figure in Motown's formative years". → Read More
Raye on the fight to release debut album My 21st Century Blues: 'It's been a real wild journey'
In 2021, Raye parted ways with her record label after claiming in a series of tweets that she had been held back from releasing an album. Now, she has her first number one single - as an independent artist - and talks to Sky News about the record she always wanted to make. → Read More
How to watch all the big films nominated for Oscars and BAFTAs
Following the announcements for this year's Oscars and BAFTAs, you probably want to watch at least a few of the films experts are raving about. Here's our guide to where to see them, from Everything Everywhere All At Once and The Banshees Of Inisherin, to Top Gun: Maverick and Elvis. → Read More
Oscar nominations 2023 talking points: Blockbusters are back, first-timers rule, and a few notable snubs
Sci-fi Everything Everywhere All At Once leads the Oscar nominations with 11 nods in total, including four acting nominations and the big one, best film. But there's plenty to discuss following the Academy Awards' shortlist reveal for the 2023 ceremony, which takes place on 12 March. → Read More
BAFTAs 2023: All Quiet On The Western Front leads the nominations
The nominees for this year's BAFTA film awards have been revealed. Find out how films including The Banshees Of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Batman and Elvis fare in the 2023 shortlists - and if your favourite stars are in the running. → Read More
Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter over shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on set of Rust
Lawyers for Alec Baldwin, armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and Halyna Hutchins' family have all responded to the announcement that criminal charges will be filed over the fatal shooting. Baldwin has vowed to fight the charges, while prosecutors have said that "no one is above the law". → Read More