Claire Gregory
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What is the new Oscars Crisis team and what have they already been called on for?
A crisis team has been implemented to be on hand should anything unexpected happen after ceremonies in recent years have seen the wrong film announced as best picture and the now infamous slap by Will Smith. → Read More
Everything Everywhere All At Once directors 'the Daniels' on this year's craziest film
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - known collectively as "the Daniels" - are the filmmakers behind madcap multiverse drama Everything Everywhere All At Once. The film leads this year's Oscars race with 11 nominations - but it's not your typical Academy Awards fare. → Read More
Hugh Jackman on his admiration for King Charles, his feud with Ryan Reynolds and the challenges of being a dad
X-Men star Hugh Jackman takes on a very different role from Wolverine in his latest film, The Son, by Oscar-winning director Florian Zeller. The Australian star admits, it's changed him as a father to his two children, Oscar and Ava. → Read More
Backstage with… The reluctant traveller Eugene Levy
Better known as Jim's dad in American Pie, Eugene Levy is breaking out of his comfort zone and travelling the world. From ice baths in Finland, to Sumo wrestling in Tokyo, the Canadian actor is a reluctant traveller throughout. → Read More
'Every rejection has led you to this moment': The road to a BAFTA nomination
BAFTA nominees Michelle Yeoh, Bill Nighy, Brendan Fraser and Martin McDonagh tell Sky News exactly what their award nomination means to them, and how they'll be dealing with nerves on the night. → Read More
Spike Lee on his secret to success and diversity in the film industry
Known for films like Oscar-winning BlacKkKlansman, Lee says he has "too much work to do to look back on the past" and reflect. In receiving the British Film Institute's honour, he joins a list which also includes Martin Scorsese and Tilda Swinton. → Read More
Backstage With... Gemma Arterton on new show Funny Woman: 'You have to make a fool of yourself'
New Sky show Funny Woman follows Barbara (Gemma Arterton) from a factory in Blackpool to the male-dominated world of the 1960s sitcom, where she redefines attitudes to funny women - and finds her voice in the process. Sky News' Backstage podcast caught up with Arterton to find out more. → Read More
Claire Foy and Jessie Buckley on Women Talking: 'We don't need to be protected or looked after'
Women Talking is nominated for best picture and best adapted screenplay at the Oscars in March; set in a remote, devout community, its themes of misogyny and power are pertinent. Here, stars including Claire Foy and Jessie Buckley speak to Sky News. → Read More
Puss In Boots is back, and new film's 'dark' storyline has struck a chord with Antonio Banderas
The Spanish actor also tells Sky News how his decision to give the character a deeper voice elevated the film's comedy value - and that he is delighted to be up for an Oscar but isn't taking it too seriously. → Read More
Rupert Grint on Servant and Knock At The Cabin
After working with M Night Shyamalan over four series of the psychological horror series Servant, Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has teamed up with the acclaimed filmmaker once again for horror film Knock At The Cabin. → Read More
Backstage With... Bryan Cranston on his latest series and forgiveness: 'We've lost empathy'
Originally planned as a limited series, Your Honor tells the story of a judge who is pushed to the limit when his son kills another teenager in a hit-and-run. Star Bryan Cranston speaks to Sky News' Backstage podcast about why he decided to return. → Read More
What most scares Sarah Michelle Gellar and how she moved on from 'toxic' Buffy set with new show Wolf Pack
The Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Cruel Intentions star says now she's an executive producer, she needed to have the "power" to change attitudes on set - and even call staff an Uber if they needed it - to move on from her experiences growing up in the industry. → Read More
Lockwood & Co: Joe Cornish on his first TV project since The Adam And Joe Show
Lockwood & Co stars Ruby Stokes, Cameron Chapman and Ali Hadji-Heshmati as young paranormal investigators. Director Joe Cornish - of Adam And Joe fame - caught up with Sky News' Backstage podcast to discuss why he's so excited to bring the books by Jonathan Stroud to life on screen. → Read More
Good Luck To You Leo Grande star says BAFTA nomination is 'best birthday gift I could get'
Rising star Daryl McCormack tells Sky News's Backstage podcast that he is "very chuffed" to have received the nomination for best actor just days before he turns 30. → Read More
Steven Spielberg says antisemitism 'on the rise'
The legendary director's latest film, The Fabelmans, portrays some of the discrimination he endured in high school - and Spielberg says it's "frightening" that antisemitism appears to have grown in recent years. → Read More
BAFTA rising star: Emma Mackey and Naomie Ackie among nominees for coveted award
Nominees for the prestigious award, which last year was won by eventual Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, were selected by panellists including Marvel actor Hayley Atwell and Snatch star Jason Flemyng. → Read More
The Rig: A supernatural oil rig thriller with very Scottish roots
The Amazon Prime show about a remote oil rig has supernatural overtones that will give an extra chill to long winter nights. Shot entirely in Scotland, the drama's provided a welcome boost to the Scottish TV industry. → Read More
Backstage with... Christian Bale and The Pale Blue Eye cast on humanising Edgar Allen Poe
New Netflix film The Pale Blue Eye explores Edgar Allan Poe's life, and his time in the US Military Academy. → Read More
Daniel Craig is back in Knives Out sequel Glass Onion
Such was the success of the 2019 hit Knives Out that Netflix has picked up the franchise, reportedly paying £375m for Glass Onion and one more sequel. This time round, the ensemble cast is even more starry - featuring Kate Hudson, Edward Norton and Janelle Monae. → Read More
Kate Winslet on I Am Ruth and how film explores teenage phone addiction: 'Social media has always worried me'
Channel 4 film I Am Ruth sees Kate Winslet starring alongside her own daughter Mia Threapleton, and explores the relationship young people now have with technology. Here, the Oscar-winning actress speaks to Sky News about why the story resonated. → Read More