The Oscars Are Rewarding Hollywood’s Big Bets

Major studios took risks last year that seem to have paid off with Academy voters.

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has administered an almighty smackdown to critical favourites One Battle and Hamnet

Coogler’s vampire thriller swept the Oscar nominations over Chloé Zhao’s tearjerker and Paul Thomas Anderson’s counterculture thriller. This genre-defying drama about the black experience could now rule awards season Full list of nominees Sinners becomes first film in history to earn 16 Oscar nominations

Oscar nominations 2026: the full list

All the nominees, from Sinners to One Battle After Another, for the 98th Academy Awards, which are due to take place on 15 March Sinners becomes first film in history to earn 16 Oscar nominations

It’s open warfare in the castle! How The Traitors lost its soul

It used to be a breath of fresh air – TV’s most relatable reality show. Now it features shouting matches and bad-tempered confrontations, and the biggest loser is the viewer

‘The only woman for the job!’ Nigella Lawson must be the new Bake Off judge

The TV chef is rumoured to be replacing Prue Leith on The Great British Bake Off. She is exactly what the show needs right now

TV tonight: Davina McCall reunites more long lost families

Scott calls on Davina to help find his long-lost sister in the heart-tugging series. Plus, a Dispatches investigation into Palestine Action. Here’s what to watch this evening

Goodbye, Queer Eye: pure comfort TV that’s too fabulous to exist in this world any more

The fab five convene in Washington DC for the show’s 10th and final season – and one last, escapist feelgood hurrah

David Lynch would struggle to make films in social media landscape, say collaborators

Shorter attention spans would make it hard for director to tell ‘deeply connective’ stories, say colleagues on 80th birthday

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms review

The real world is way worse than Westeros – so why not let this heartwarming underdog tale of a simple soul and his ethereal squire be your safe space

Alicia Keys reflects on "Hell's Kitchen" leaving Broadway and its success

In an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings," Alicia Keys reflects on "Hell's Kitchen's" Broadway run ending after nearly two years of sold-out performances. The musical is inspired by Keys' own experiences and will continue its national tour. She speaks about the decision for it to leave Broadway and how she has found a healthy relationship with success.

‘It’s very embarrassing’: Sophie Turner on rage, romance and the horror of watching Game of Thrones

She was a star at 14, learned how to act with the whole world watching, then stepped away to discover herself. Now she’s back in the new Tomb Raider – and a Die Hard-style thriller

‘I have rewatched the show more than 60 times’: your favourite comfort TV

From Gilmore Girls to Perry Mason, readers reveal the programmes that never fail to bring them joy