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Bang Showbiz / Liza Marshall, Sir Sam Mendes and Dame Pippa Harris accepting the Outstanding British Film gong at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards

BAFTAs 2026: Hamnet named Outstanding British Film

Hamnet was declared Outstanding British Film at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards.

The Shakespeare drama - which stars Paul Mescal, 30, and 36 year old Jessie Buckley - managed to beat 28 Years Later, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Bridget Jones: Mad about the Boy, Die My Love, H Is For Hawk, I Swear, Mr Burton, Pillion, and Steve, to bag the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Robert Aramayo accepting the EE BAFTA Rising Star Award at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards

BAFTAs 2026: I Swear's Robert Aramayo jokes about past award drop after Rising Star win

Robert Aramayo joked he was scared to pick up his EE BAFTA Rising Star Award after he previously dropped a gong.

The 33-year-old actor received the publicly-voted accolade and fended off Miles Caton, 20, Chase Infiniti, 25, Archie Madekwe, 31, and 33 year old Posy Sterling.

The White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood and Alien: Romulus cast member ...Read more

BAFTAs 2026: Akinola Davies Jr. dedicates BAFTA win to immigrant parents

Akinola Davies Jr. dedicated his EE BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut to immigrant parents who sacrificed everything to give their children a better future.

The 40-year-old British-Nigerian filmmaker created the film My Father's Shadow - which follows two brothers exploring Lagos with their troubled dad during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis....Read more

BAFTAs 2026: Sinners' Ryan Coogler surprised by Best Original Screenplay win

Ryan Coogler "didn't expect" Sinners to win Best Original Screenplay at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards.

The 39-year-old actor wrote and directed the 2025 supernatural horror movie, and praised those who helped bring his vision to life in his acceptance speech.

After The Studio stars Bryan Cranston, 69, and Kathryn Hahn, 52, handed him the award...Read more

Bang Showbiz / One Battle After Another's Sean Penn won Best Supporting Actor at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards

BAFTAs 2026: One Battle After Another's Sean Penn takes Best Supporting Actor

Sean Penn was declared Best Supporting Actor at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards.

The 65-year-old actor fended off his One Battle After Another co-star Benicio del Toro, Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein), Paul Mescal (Hamnet), Peter Mullan (I Swear), and Stellan Skarsgard (Sentimental Value) following his standout performance as Colonel Steven J. ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sinners' Wunmi Mosaku accepting her Best Supporting Actress gong at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards

BAFTAs 2026: Sinners' Wunmi Mosaku bags her first award

Sinners' Wunmi Mosaku has won her first EE BAFTA Film Award.

The 39-year-old actress beat Odessa A'zion (Marty Supreme), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value), Carey Mulligan (The Ballad of Wallis Island), Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) and Emily Watson (Hamnet) in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance as ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / This Is Us actor Milo Ventimiglia

This Is Us star Milo Ventimiglia reveals how fatherhood has made him a better actor

Milo Ventimiglia credits fatherhood for making him a better actor.

The This Is Us star has injected a much deeper and endless range of emotions into his work since he and his 42-year-old wife, model Jarah Mariano, welcomed their 13-month-old daughter, Ke'ala Coral, into the world in January 2025.

Milo, 48, told People: "The well of ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jacob Elordi at the Wuthering Heights UK premiere

Jacob Elordi likens Wuthering Heights' sex scenes with Margot Robbie to 'choreographing a fight scene or a dance sequence'

Jacob Elordi has likened filming his and Margot Robbie's steamy Wuthering Heights sex scenes to "choreographing a fight scene or a dance sequence".

The pair star as Heathcliff and Cathy, respectively, in the Emerald Fennell-directed movie - loosely inspired by Emily Bronte's 1847 novel of the same name - which is jam-packed with raunchy scenes,...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Chris Hemsworth with his wife, Elsa Pataky, and twin sons, Sasha and Tristan

Crime 101 star Chris Hemsworth's children 'don't care' about his global fame

Chris Hemsworth's children "don't care" about his global stardom.

The 42-year-old actor thinks daughter India, 13, and 11-year-old twin sons Sasha and Tristan - whom he has with his 49-year-old wife, model-and-actress Elsa Pataky - loved his films when they were younger, but have grown less interested.

Asked if his children are scoring him "...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Rebecca Gayheart has thanked supporters following Eric Dane's death

Rebecca Gayheart thanks GoFundMe donors following Eric Dane's death

Rebecca Gayheart has thanked those who have offered financial support to her family.

The 54-year-old actress shared a series of throwback photos of her late husband Eric Dane - who died from ALS on Thursday (19.02.26), 10 months after sharing his diagnosis - and their daughters Billie, 15, and 14-year-old Georgia along with a short message of ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / James Van Der Beek and Eric Dane both died this month

Kimberly Van Der Beek pays tribute to Eric Dane

Kimberly Van Der Beek has offered support to Rebecca Gayheart in the wake of their husband's deaths.

The Bathroom Chronicles podcaster's spouse, Dawson's Creek actor James Van Der Beek, died of cancer on 11 February and following Eric Dane's passing on Thursday (19.02.26), she has shared a photograph of the quartet together to pay tribute to ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Christian Bale in American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis: Stars rejected new American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis has claimed a number of major stars have "turned down" the lead role in American Psycho.

Director Luca Guadagnino and writer Scott Z. Burns are working on a new adaptation of the author's 1991 novel but Bret has revealed they are having issues with casting because people are hesitant to play serial killer and investment banker...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Anna Sawai will play Yoko Ono

Anna Sawai finds playing Yoko Ono 'very meaningful'

Anna Sawai has admitted playing Yoko Ono in the Beatles biopics is "very meaningful" for her.

The 33-year-old actress will portray the artist opposite Harris Dickinson as husband John Lennon in Sir Sam Mendes' upcoming quartet of films about the Fab Four and she is very excited about the project.

She told People magazine: "It's just exciting ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Dave Grohl has addressed Josh Freese's Foo Fighters departure

Dave Grohl addresses Josh Freese's departure from Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters spent months debating Josh Freese's future with the band.

The sticksman was drafted into Dave Grohl's band following the death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022, but he was dismissed from the group last summer and now the frontman has insisted the move was a group decision and "didn't happen overnight".

Speaking to Apple ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Kevin Parker forgot about the Grammy Awards

Tame Impala's Kevin Parker 'forgot' about the Grammy Awards

Tame Impala's Kevin Parker slept through his Grammy Awards win because he "forgot" about the ceremony.

The Australian musician's track End of Summer scooped the Best Dance/Electronic Recording accolade for the second year in a row at the event on 1 February but Kevin admitted he was left baffled when he received a string of congratulatory ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Timothee Chalamet's acting skills were questioned.

Timothee Chalamet's acting skills questioned by 'punk' co-star

Timothee Chalamet has slammed a "punk" co-star for questioning his acting ability.

The Marty Supreme actor has been nominated for four Academy Awards, five Golden Globes, nine Actor Awards, six BAFTAs and 10 Critics' Choice Movie Awards over the years but his skills were dismissed by an unnamed star in an ensemble piece because of his level of ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / A fundraiser has been set up in the wake of Eric Dane's death

Sam Levinson donates 25k to Eric Dane fundraiser

Sam Levinson has donated $27,000 to a GoFundMe set up for Eric Dane's family.

The Euphoria star and his wife Ashley Levinson have pitched in to help with medical expenses incurred during the late actor's battle with ALS and to support his and Rebecca Gayheart's daughters Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14, as they grow up, giving the generous donation...Read more

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Barry Manilow postpones tour dates after 'depressing' doctor's visit

NEW YORK — Barry Manilow has decided to postpone the first leg of his upcoming tour following a “very depressing visit” with his surgeon amid his battle against early-stage lung cancer.

In a social media statement shared Friday, 82-year-old Manilow revealed that despite taking to his treadmill three times a day, he was still unable to ...Read more

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DOJ probes Netflix's power over filmmakers in Warner deal review

The Justice Department’s investigation of Netflix Inc.’s proposed $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. includes scrutiny of the streaming giant’s behavior and whether it wields anti-competitive leverage over creators in negotiations for acquiring programming.

The department is seeking to determine whether the deal “may ...Read more

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Eric Dane's girlfriend Janell Shirtcliff pays tribute to late actor

Eric Dane’s girlfriend, photographer and director Janell Shirtcliff, paid tribute to the late actor Saturday with several tender glimpses at their relationship, following his death on Thursday from ALS.

The “Habit” filmmaker, 42, shared multiple photos that clearly show the pair enjoying each other’s company.

Among the most touching ...Read more