The BAFTAs are one of the best predictors of who will win Best Actor category at the Oscars. In the past decade, nine of the 10 BAFTA champs went on to take the Oscar. The current frontrunner in both races is Will Smith (“King Richard”). But he has a strong rival in Benedict Cumberbatch for his layered portrayal of Phil Burbank in Jane Campion’s intoxicating neo-western, “The Power of The Dog.”
The one BAFTA winner that didn’t repeat at the Oscars was the English actor Chiwetel Ejiofor for “12 Years a Slave”; he lost to Matthew McConaughey, who was ineligible at BAFTAs as “Dallas Buyers Club” was not released in time in England. However, there is more than just nationality propelling Cumberbatch’s candidacy to triumph at BAFTA this year.
Ever since “The Power of The Dog” premiered at the Venice Film Festival last September, critics have raved about Cumberbatch’s performance.
The one BAFTA winner that didn’t repeat at the Oscars was the English actor Chiwetel Ejiofor for “12 Years a Slave”; he lost to Matthew McConaughey, who was ineligible at BAFTAs as “Dallas Buyers Club” was not released in time in England. However, there is more than just nationality propelling Cumberbatch’s candidacy to triumph at BAFTA this year.
Ever since “The Power of The Dog” premiered at the Venice Film Festival last September, critics have raved about Cumberbatch’s performance.
- 3/12/2022
- by Nick Bisa
- Gold Derby
Comcast-owned European pay-tv giant Sky is overhauling its UK channel portfolio, retiring its flagship Sky One after nearly 40 years and launching Sky Showcase in its place.
Sky Showcase will replace Sky One at 106 on the TV guide and will be the home of a curated selection of Sky’s content from across its portfolio, including Sky Nature and Sky Arts.
The channel will “hero” episodes of dramas including the upcoming series Wolfe, documentaries like Hawking, and U.S. imports such as NBC’s Young Rock.
Elsewhere, Sky is launching Sky Max, which will house the broadcaster’s general entertainment output. Dramas like A Discovery of Witches and panel shows including A League of Their Own will sit here.
The last major change is beefing up Sky Comedy with original scripted shows that originally sat on Sky One. The channel will feature the likes of Code 404 next to U.S.
Sky Showcase will replace Sky One at 106 on the TV guide and will be the home of a curated selection of Sky’s content from across its portfolio, including Sky Nature and Sky Arts.
The channel will “hero” episodes of dramas including the upcoming series Wolfe, documentaries like Hawking, and U.S. imports such as NBC’s Young Rock.
Elsewhere, Sky is launching Sky Max, which will house the broadcaster’s general entertainment output. Dramas like A Discovery of Witches and panel shows including A League of Their Own will sit here.
The last major change is beefing up Sky Comedy with original scripted shows that originally sat on Sky One. The channel will feature the likes of Code 404 next to U.S.
- 7/27/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Science met science fiction in London, Friday, with “Avengers” and “Star Trek” actor Benedict Cumberbatch among those paying tribute to the late physicist Professor Stephen Hawking. Cumberbatch, who played the scientist in the 2004 BBC TV movie “Hawking,” gave a reading at a memorial service, which was held at Westminster Abbey.
Other names from the entertainment world in attendance included Piers Morgan, David Walliams, Lily Cole, and scientist and TV personality Professor Brian Cox. They joined Hawking’s family and luminaries from the worlds of science and politics, as well as members of the public, who received tickets after entering a public ballot. There were 25,000 applications for 1,000 available tickets.
British astronaut Tim Peake also gave a reading at the service. Hawking’s ashes will be buried alongside the graves of Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton. In a fitting tribute to a scientific great, Hawking’s words have been set to an...
Other names from the entertainment world in attendance included Piers Morgan, David Walliams, Lily Cole, and scientist and TV personality Professor Brian Cox. They joined Hawking’s family and luminaries from the worlds of science and politics, as well as members of the public, who received tickets after entering a public ballot. There were 25,000 applications for 1,000 available tickets.
British astronaut Tim Peake also gave a reading at the service. Hawking’s ashes will be buried alongside the graves of Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton. In a fitting tribute to a scientific great, Hawking’s words have been set to an...
- 6/15/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch have released statements honoring the late Stephen Hawking. The famed British theoretical physicist died on Wednesday, March 14 at the age of 76. Both Redmayne and Cumberbatch had the chance to meet Hawking during their preparations to play him in different film and television projects.
Cumberbatch starred as Hawking in the BBC television film “Hawking,” which followed the scientist during his early years as a PhD student and Cambridge University and the early onset of his motor neuron disease. “Hawking” was the first time the scientist was ever portrayed on screen and Cumberbatch earned a BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Actor.
“I feel so lucky to have known such a truly great man who’s profundity was found both in his work and the communication of that work,” Cumberbatch said about Hawking’s passing. “Both in person and in books. My heartfelt love and condolences to all his family and colleagues.
Cumberbatch starred as Hawking in the BBC television film “Hawking,” which followed the scientist during his early years as a PhD student and Cambridge University and the early onset of his motor neuron disease. “Hawking” was the first time the scientist was ever portrayed on screen and Cumberbatch earned a BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Actor.
“I feel so lucky to have known such a truly great man who’s profundity was found both in his work and the communication of that work,” Cumberbatch said about Hawking’s passing. “Both in person and in books. My heartfelt love and condolences to all his family and colleagues.
- 3/14/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The first trailer for upcoming biopic The Current War is now here, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the famed inventor Thomas Edison.
The film is based upon the historical “War of the Currents” of the late 19th century, which saw the Westinghouse Electric Company with their alternating-current (AC), and the Edison Electric Light Company with their preferred direct-current (DC) competing for domination of the world’s electricity supply. The Current War is obviously giving things a Hollywood twist though, and is pitching it as a personal battle between two powerful men that could change the face of the future. Edison’s business rival here is George Westinghouse, as played by Michael Shannon (sporting some of the best facial hair you’ll see in a film this year).
Comic book movie lovers might want to check this one out as well due to its quartet of superhero heavyweights. Apart from having Doctor Strange himself in the lead,...
The film is based upon the historical “War of the Currents” of the late 19th century, which saw the Westinghouse Electric Company with their alternating-current (AC), and the Edison Electric Light Company with their preferred direct-current (DC) competing for domination of the world’s electricity supply. The Current War is obviously giving things a Hollywood twist though, and is pitching it as a personal battle between two powerful men that could change the face of the future. Edison’s business rival here is George Westinghouse, as played by Michael Shannon (sporting some of the best facial hair you’ll see in a film this year).
Comic book movie lovers might want to check this one out as well due to its quartet of superhero heavyweights. Apart from having Doctor Strange himself in the lead,...
- 9/7/2017
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
How important is resemblance, really?
As we mentioned in our newsletter yesterday, Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to star as former vice president Dick Cheney in an Adam McKay helmed biopic, alongside Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney and Steve Carrell as Donald Rumsfeld. The news, broken by Variety, has lead to a host of reactions across the internet, including a number of Dark Knight and American Psycho related jokes because, you know, duh. Front and center in many of these reactions is speculation (though in some cases, anticipatory salivation might be more accurate) over how Bale will transform for the role.
After all, Christian Bale is known for physical metamorphoses that rank just below those of caterpillars on an impressiveness scale; he famously lost 60 pounds for his role in The Machinist (bringing the 6' actor to a skeletal 120-ish pounds), and afterwards went directly to Batman Begins, eating and weight-lifting his way to 220 pounds, which...
As we mentioned in our newsletter yesterday, Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to star as former vice president Dick Cheney in an Adam McKay helmed biopic, alongside Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney and Steve Carrell as Donald Rumsfeld. The news, broken by Variety, has lead to a host of reactions across the internet, including a number of Dark Knight and American Psycho related jokes because, you know, duh. Front and center in many of these reactions is speculation (though in some cases, anticipatory salivation might be more accurate) over how Bale will transform for the role.
After all, Christian Bale is known for physical metamorphoses that rank just below those of caterpillars on an impressiveness scale; he famously lost 60 pounds for his role in The Machinist (bringing the 6' actor to a skeletal 120-ish pounds), and afterwards went directly to Batman Begins, eating and weight-lifting his way to 220 pounds, which...
- 4/7/2017
- by Ciara Wardlow
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Benedict Cumberbatch is getting used to existing in the bizarre, shape-shifting world of Stephen Strange – aka Marvel superhero Doctor Strange.
Yet even this pales in comparison to his real-life adventure in the company of another genius called Stephen — Professor Stephen Hawking.
“It is the most extraordinary experience,” Cumberbatch — who played the renowned physicist in the 2004 TV movie Hawking — tells host Graham Norton in an upcoming episode of BBC’s The Graham Norton Show.
“We were at the Royal Society for a discussion on the future of science and it was a long night, so we decided to go for a drink,...
Yet even this pales in comparison to his real-life adventure in the company of another genius called Stephen — Professor Stephen Hawking.
“It is the most extraordinary experience,” Cumberbatch — who played the renowned physicist in the 2004 TV movie Hawking — tells host Graham Norton in an upcoming episode of BBC’s The Graham Norton Show.
“We were at the Royal Society for a discussion on the future of science and it was a long night, so we decided to go for a drink,...
- 10/28/2016
- by alexisloinazpeople
- PEOPLE.com
Narrowing down the talents and charms of one Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch to just five is no easy task. Though it may seem like the 38-year-old Brit actor has only recently come on the scene, thanks to his sit-up-and-take-notice, pitch-perfect performance as Sherlock Holmes, dedicated fans know better. Though he's undoubtedly experiencing the kind of golden moment most actors would gladly give their right arm (and possibly a leg) for, the London-born, recently engaged thesp has been a jobbing actor for more than a decade and a critically-acclaimed one for almost as long.
From his BAFTA-nominated performances in "Hawking" (2004) and "Small Island" (2009), to charismatic but smaller turns in Starter For 10 (2006) and Atonement (2007), Cumberbatch was already making a name for himself before he was approached to audition for the titular role in Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss's modern BBC look at Conan Doyle's famous detective. The role marked...
From his BAFTA-nominated performances in "Hawking" (2004) and "Small Island" (2009), to charismatic but smaller turns in Starter For 10 (2006) and Atonement (2007), Cumberbatch was already making a name for himself before he was approached to audition for the titular role in Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss's modern BBC look at Conan Doyle's famous detective. The role marked...
- 9/16/2015
- by Emma Badame
- Cineplex
The Forger
If you couldn’t get enough of John Travolta at the Oscars (he’ll never live the Adele Dazeem/Idina Menzel moment down), and have missed him in modern cinema (his last movie being 2013’s Killing Season), then get excited about his newest movie, The Forger.
Set to come out in April, the film follows the story of world class art forger Raymond Cutter, as played by Travolta, who makes a deal with some scrupulous characters in order to duck out of his prison time. Unfortunately for him, he’s now stuck stealing an original Monet out of a museum, making a perfect copy of it, and replacing the original painting with his copy in the hopes no one will be able to spot the differences. With a heist of this size, Cutter must rely on his talent, his street smarts, and both his son and father as...
If you couldn’t get enough of John Travolta at the Oscars (he’ll never live the Adele Dazeem/Idina Menzel moment down), and have missed him in modern cinema (his last movie being 2013’s Killing Season), then get excited about his newest movie, The Forger.
Set to come out in April, the film follows the story of world class art forger Raymond Cutter, as played by Travolta, who makes a deal with some scrupulous characters in order to duck out of his prison time. Unfortunately for him, he’s now stuck stealing an original Monet out of a museum, making a perfect copy of it, and replacing the original painting with his copy in the hopes no one will be able to spot the differences. With a heist of this size, Cutter must rely on his talent, his street smarts, and both his son and father as...
- 3/7/2015
- by Caitlin Marceau
- SoundOnSight
Out of all of the compliments that came Eddie Redmayne.s way following his win at the Academy Awards, the one that had to feel the best must have come from Stephen Hawking. The genius took to social media after the Oscars to congratulate Redmayne on his win for playing. well, for playing Stephen Hawking in James Marsh.s The Theory of Everything. While Hawking already had given his blessing to Redmayne.s portrayal, the noted theoretical physicist and cosmologist responded to the Oscar success by posting: Congratulations to Eddie Redmayne for winning an #Oscar for playing me in The Theory of Everything Movie. Well done Eddie, I'm very proud of you. .Sh In winning his first Oscar, Eddie Redmayne bested fellow Best Actor nominees Steve Carell, Bradley Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Keaton, who almost looked like he had a real shot to win in the category as his...
- 2/23/2015
- cinemablend.com
Stephen Hawking has congratulated Eddie Redmayne on his Oscar win.
Redmayne claimed the Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of Hawking in The Theory of Everything.
The actor's performance follows Hawking over three decades, focusing on his diagnosis with motor neurone disease and his marriage to Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones).
Writing on his Facebook page, Hawking said: "Congratulations to Eddie Redmayne for winning an Oscar for playing me in The Theory of Everything Movie.
"Well done Eddie, I'm very proud of you."
Post by Stephen Hawking.
Oscars 2015: Birdman, Eddie Redmayne, Julianne Moore among big winners
Redmayne beat early favourite Michael Keaton (Birdman), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game), Bradley Cooper (American Sniper) and Steve Carrell (Foxcatcher) to the Best Actor prize at last night's ceremony.
Oscars 2015: All the winners in pictures...
Redmayne claimed the Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of Hawking in The Theory of Everything.
The actor's performance follows Hawking over three decades, focusing on his diagnosis with motor neurone disease and his marriage to Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones).
Writing on his Facebook page, Hawking said: "Congratulations to Eddie Redmayne for winning an Oscar for playing me in The Theory of Everything Movie.
"Well done Eddie, I'm very proud of you."
Post by Stephen Hawking.
Oscars 2015: Birdman, Eddie Redmayne, Julianne Moore among big winners
Redmayne beat early favourite Michael Keaton (Birdman), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game), Bradley Cooper (American Sniper) and Steve Carrell (Foxcatcher) to the Best Actor prize at last night's ceremony.
Oscars 2015: All the winners in pictures...
- 2/23/2015
- Digital Spy
Eddie Redmayne has won the Best Actor Academy Award for his role as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.
The transformative performance follows Hawking over three decades, focusing on his diagnosis with motor neurone disease and his marriage to Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones).
"I don't think I"m capable of articulating quite how I feel right now, but please know this, I am fully aware that I am a lucky, lucky man," Redmayne said, before breaking off with a "Wow".
The actor went on to dedicate his award to "all of those people around the world battling Als," and to the Hawking family.
This is the first Oscar nomination and win for Redmayne, who has already won a BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Award for playing Hawking.
He beat early favourite Michael Keaton (Birdman), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game), Bradley Cooper (American Sniper) and Steve Carrell (Foxcatcher) to the prize.
The transformative performance follows Hawking over three decades, focusing on his diagnosis with motor neurone disease and his marriage to Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones).
"I don't think I"m capable of articulating quite how I feel right now, but please know this, I am fully aware that I am a lucky, lucky man," Redmayne said, before breaking off with a "Wow".
The actor went on to dedicate his award to "all of those people around the world battling Als," and to the Hawking family.
This is the first Oscar nomination and win for Redmayne, who has already won a BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Award for playing Hawking.
He beat early favourite Michael Keaton (Birdman), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game), Bradley Cooper (American Sniper) and Steve Carrell (Foxcatcher) to the prize.
- 2/23/2015
- Digital Spy
It's a wonderful night for Oscar... Oscar Oscar... Who will win? Wrong host. Neil Patrick Harris is MCing Sunday (February 22) night's Academy Awards, which is coming down to a "Birdman"/"Boyhood" showdown for the big prize. Thanks to The Guilds, we're all expecting a "Birdman" victory, but could there be exciting upsets in store? Click through, follow along and join (or start) the conversation below... 8:25 p.m. Et. That's a lot of Red Carpet coverage. My favorite moment was Terrence Howard playing "American Idol" nerd with Ryan Seacrest. 8:28 p.m. Really, ABC? You don't need a critical citation to call "American Crime" "an extraordinary new drama"? Well, if you say so yourself! 8:30 p.m. Let's Go! 8:30 p.m. Neil Patrick Harris rises onto the stage like a fire-free phoenix. "Tonight we honor Hollywood's best and whitest," he says, helping people playing Oscars Bingo at home. 8:31 p.
- 2/23/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Good evening and welcome to the 87th Academy Awards, live from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
The biggest movie event of the year is with us once more, and Digital Spy will be bringing you comprehensive live coverage, from the first Manolos on the red carpet to the last teary speech from the stage.
Refresh your memory with this list of all the nominations and compare your prediction cards with our guesses for who will win all the major gongs.
21:15What were your favourite moments from tonight? And what do you think of all the big winners, especially Birdman's victory over Boyhood? Do let us know in the comments box below, and stick around on DS for our full reaction to the ceremony.
21:14Neil Patrick Harris was undoubtedly a bit hit and miss, lacking confidence in the middle more than anything else, but there were...
The biggest movie event of the year is with us once more, and Digital Spy will be bringing you comprehensive live coverage, from the first Manolos on the red carpet to the last teary speech from the stage.
Refresh your memory with this list of all the nominations and compare your prediction cards with our guesses for who will win all the major gongs.
21:15What were your favourite moments from tonight? And what do you think of all the big winners, especially Birdman's victory over Boyhood? Do let us know in the comments box below, and stick around on DS for our full reaction to the ceremony.
21:14Neil Patrick Harris was undoubtedly a bit hit and miss, lacking confidence in the middle more than anything else, but there were...
- 2/22/2015
- Digital Spy
The Oscars are only days away, and host Neil Patrick Harris is warming up his pipes, dry-cleaning his tux, and getting ready.
But what about you? Are you ready for the 87th Academy Awards? Have you watched all the Best Actor noms: The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game, Foxcatcher, Birdman, and American Sniper? If you haven’t, we’ve got the lowdown on everything “Oscar” with this handy breakdown of all the nominees – with bonus interviews!
Best Actor Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything
Eddie Redmayne twists and turns his body to capture Stephen Hawking’s transformation from cavalier university student to the genius ravaged by motor neuron disease. Redmayne’s ability, using just the lift of an eyebrow or a half-smile, to illuminate Hawking’s inner life is remarkable, and Academy voters are renowned for rewarding such physically demanding performances come Oscar night.
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game...
But what about you? Are you ready for the 87th Academy Awards? Have you watched all the Best Actor noms: The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game, Foxcatcher, Birdman, and American Sniper? If you haven’t, we’ve got the lowdown on everything “Oscar” with this handy breakdown of all the nominees – with bonus interviews!
Best Actor Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything
Eddie Redmayne twists and turns his body to capture Stephen Hawking’s transformation from cavalier university student to the genius ravaged by motor neuron disease. Redmayne’s ability, using just the lift of an eyebrow or a half-smile, to illuminate Hawking’s inner life is remarkable, and Academy voters are renowned for rewarding such physically demanding performances come Oscar night.
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game...
- 2/21/2015
- by Cineplex Magazine
- Cineplex
Here's our guide to who we think will clean up at this year's Academy Awards, as well as who we think deserves to win...
Go into the Oscars appreciating them for what they are - awards for relatively popular, very good films - and they're a fun circus, whose mere existence ensures some movies get funded in the first place. Take them as an arbiter of what's actually the best of anything, and you're on far shakier ground. But I think most people have long accepted that.
This year alone, something as daring as Nightcrawler - a very uncomfortable, yet brilliant piece of cinema, with plenty to say - barely made it onto the Academy Awards radar. But that's democracy. Ask 5-10,000 people to choose the best thing, and many times, they're not going to choose yours.
This year's Academy Award nominations are no different in that regard, then. But...
Go into the Oscars appreciating them for what they are - awards for relatively popular, very good films - and they're a fun circus, whose mere existence ensures some movies get funded in the first place. Take them as an arbiter of what's actually the best of anything, and you're on far shakier ground. But I think most people have long accepted that.
This year alone, something as daring as Nightcrawler - a very uncomfortable, yet brilliant piece of cinema, with plenty to say - barely made it onto the Academy Awards radar. But that's democracy. Ask 5-10,000 people to choose the best thing, and many times, they're not going to choose yours.
This year's Academy Award nominations are no different in that regard, then. But...
- 2/20/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
The 87th Annual Academy Awards will take place Sunday February 22nd at 7pm Eastern time. Here is our overview of the major awards nominees in case you didn’t get to see them yourself.
There’s always a lot of talk leading up to the big day about who will win what awards. We try to make our predictions based on trends from the past, but we can’t help to be swayed by our own personal opinions. Some movies truly strike a chord with us, while others aren’t interesting at all. Furthermore, Oscar films are usually heavy in the drama department and therefore they aren’t always the easiest or most entertaining movies to watch.
That’s why we’re here. Here is your guide to the nominees of this year’s Academy Awards. We’ve compiled the following brief summaries, interesting facts, and critical reviews for all these films and people.
There’s always a lot of talk leading up to the big day about who will win what awards. We try to make our predictions based on trends from the past, but we can’t help to be swayed by our own personal opinions. Some movies truly strike a chord with us, while others aren’t interesting at all. Furthermore, Oscar films are usually heavy in the drama department and therefore they aren’t always the easiest or most entertaining movies to watch.
That’s why we’re here. Here is your guide to the nominees of this year’s Academy Awards. We’ve compiled the following brief summaries, interesting facts, and critical reviews for all these films and people.
- 2/18/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
There may have been a glittering array of Hollywood stars at the BAFTAs on Sunday night, but the man everyone wanted to meet at the after-show dinner was a 73-year-old physics professor from the slightly less glamorous world of Cambridge University. But then he was not your average academic: The professor in question was Stephen Hawking, whose inspiring story is told in the hit movie The Theory of Everything. So while you might expect that Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne never have to wait in line for anything these days, the truth is they - and a host of other...
- 2/9/2015
- by Philip Boucher, @philipboucher
- PEOPLE.com
There may have been a glittering array of Hollywood stars at the BAFTAs on Sunday night, but the man everyone wanted to meet at the after-show dinner was a 73-year-old physics professor from the slightly less glamorous world of Cambridge University. But then he was not your average academic: The professor in question was Stephen Hawking, whose inspiring story is told in the hit movie The Theory of Everything. So while you might expect that Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne never have to wait in line for anything these days, the truth is they - and a host of other...
- 2/9/2015
- by Philip Boucher, @philipboucher
- PEOPLE.com
Professor Stephen Hawking and the surprisingly good British weather were amongst the stars of the show at the 68th BAFTA Awards ceremony.Click here for full list of winners
At London’s Royal Opera House, Host Stephen Fry introduced the 68th Ee BAFTAs by making a reference to the night’s weather, which for the first time in many years, didn’t involve rain.
Making his entrance to “Uptown Funk”, Fry described the BAFTAs as “that most glorious of occasions when the heavens open and the great and the good of the industry rain down upon us,” adding: “It may be dry outside but in here it’s simply pissing down with stars.”
Those stars included David Beckham, Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke, Julie Walters, Kristin Scott Thomas, Noomi Rapace, Jesse Eisenberg, Ralph Fiennes and surprise guest Tom Cruise, who handed out the Best Film prize.
Absent directors
Despite winning the top prizes for Boyhood, director...
At London’s Royal Opera House, Host Stephen Fry introduced the 68th Ee BAFTAs by making a reference to the night’s weather, which for the first time in many years, didn’t involve rain.
Making his entrance to “Uptown Funk”, Fry described the BAFTAs as “that most glorious of occasions when the heavens open and the great and the good of the industry rain down upon us,” adding: “It may be dry outside but in here it’s simply pissing down with stars.”
Those stars included David Beckham, Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke, Julie Walters, Kristin Scott Thomas, Noomi Rapace, Jesse Eisenberg, Ralph Fiennes and surprise guest Tom Cruise, who handed out the Best Film prize.
Absent directors
Despite winning the top prizes for Boyhood, director...
- 2/8/2015
- by sarah.cooper@screendaily.com (Sarah Cooper)
- ScreenDaily
If you're betting on "Boyhood" to win big at the upcoming Academy Awards, think again! Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" was deemed to be the big Oscar frontrunner but a double-dose of guild awards over the weekend tamed those prospects down. First, the Producers Guild of America gave their top honor to Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman," and the Screen Actors Guild followed suit!
"Birdman" took home the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award! But, since the movie is about acting, this award is just fitting.
My biggest surprise, and it'a welcome surprise indeed, was "The Theory of Everything's" Eddie Redmayne taking home the Outstanding Male Actor trophy. Sorry Michael Keaton! I think Redmayne truly gave the Performance of the Year award!
The usual suspects took home the movie acting awards with wins for Julianne Moore for Best Actress in "Still Alice," J.K. Simmons for Best Supporting Actor for "Whiplash,...
"Birdman" took home the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award! But, since the movie is about acting, this award is just fitting.
My biggest surprise, and it'a welcome surprise indeed, was "The Theory of Everything's" Eddie Redmayne taking home the Outstanding Male Actor trophy. Sorry Michael Keaton! I think Redmayne truly gave the Performance of the Year award!
The usual suspects took home the movie acting awards with wins for Julianne Moore for Best Actress in "Still Alice," J.K. Simmons for Best Supporting Actor for "Whiplash,...
- 1/26/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Beating out some particularly tough competition, Eddie Redmayne took home the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role on Sunday for his performance as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. "I would like to dedicate this very wonderful, skinny man to people living with Als and to those who have lost their lives to this brutal disease," said Redmayne while accepting his award. Julia Roberts presented the award at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Redmayne squared off against Steve Carell for Foxcatcher, Benedict Cumberbatch for The Imitation Game, Jake Gyllenhaal...
- 1/26/2015
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- PEOPLE.com
The Screen Actors Guild handed out the 21st annual SAG Awards Sunday night live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Here is a rundown of all the nominees and winners as they are announced. And be sure to re-live our live blog of the show here! Theatrical Motion Pictures Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Steve Carell / John du Pont – "Foxcatcher" (Sony Pictures Classics) Benedict Cumberbatch / Alan Turing – "The Imitation Game" (The Weinstein Company) Jake Gyllenhaal / Louis Bloom – "Nightcrawler" (Open Road Films) Michael Keaton / Riggan – "Birdman" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) **Eddie Redmayne / Stephen Hawking – "The Theory Of Everything" (Focus Features)** - Winner Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Jennifer Aniston / Claire Bennett – "Cake" (Cinelou Films) Felicity Jones / Jane Hawking – "The Theory Of Everything" (Focus Features) **Julianne Moore / Alice Howland-Jones – "Still Alice" (Sony Pictures Classics)** - Winner Rosamund Pike / Amy Dunne – "Gone Girl...
- 1/26/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Eddie Redmayne thanked Stephen Hawking and his family for allowing him to make The Theory of Everything at the Golden Globe Awards last night (January 11).
The 33-year-old was named Best Actor for his portrayal of the theoretical physicist and cosmologist in his early days.
"Oh my god, what an extraordinary thing. It's a great privilege for me to be in this room," he said.
"I've spent most of this evening trying not to letch over actors I admire. Being here is an extraordinary thing. This was a huge privilege. Stephen, Jane and the Hawking family allowed us into their lives and trusted us in their story.
"I would like to thank our producers, the director, Felicity Jones - the most formidable actress who raised my game."
The newlywed also thanked his wife Hannah Bagshawe, after the couple cut short their honeymoon to attend the ceremony.
"[Thank you] Hannah, my wife of a couple of weeks.
The 33-year-old was named Best Actor for his portrayal of the theoretical physicist and cosmologist in his early days.
"Oh my god, what an extraordinary thing. It's a great privilege for me to be in this room," he said.
"I've spent most of this evening trying not to letch over actors I admire. Being here is an extraordinary thing. This was a huge privilege. Stephen, Jane and the Hawking family allowed us into their lives and trusted us in their story.
"I would like to thank our producers, the director, Felicity Jones - the most formidable actress who raised my game."
The newlywed also thanked his wife Hannah Bagshawe, after the couple cut short their honeymoon to attend the ceremony.
"[Thank you] Hannah, my wife of a couple of weeks.
- 1/12/2015
- Digital Spy
Before Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne compete against each other at the Golden Globes, Discovery Channel will show Cumberbatch performing what this year became Redmayne's role: Stephen Hawking. In honor of Hawking's 73rd birthday, Discovery will air Hawking, the 2004 BBC TV movie starring Cumberbatch as the famed theoretical physicist, on Saturday at 10 p.m. Cumberbatch was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for his portrayal. The next evening at the Globes, Cumberbatch's performance as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game will go up against Redmayne's interpretation of Hawking in The Theory of Everything in the Best Performance by an...
- 1/7/2015
- by Esther Zuckerman
- EW - Inside TV
TV Picks: Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Hawking’ on Discovery, Jan. 10 at 10 Pm.The film also features Michael Brandon as Arno Penziaz, Tom Hodgkins as Bob Wilson, Lisa Dillon as Jane Wilde, Phoebe Nicholls as Isobel Hawking and Adam Godley as Frank Hawking.TCA News: Discovery Channel marks Stephen Hawking’s 73rd birthday (Jan. 8) with the airing of Hawking, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 10 Pm Et/Pt.This explores the life of a young Stephen Hawking who received the worst medical news as a 21-year-old PhD student at Cambridge University, diagnosed with the debilitating motor neuron disease and given two […]...
- 1/7/2015
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
In one of those incredible coincidences that makes covering TV so rewarding: Thursday is Stephen Hawking’s 73rd birthday. Sunday is the Golden Globe Awards. The Theory Of Everything, the movie about Hawking’s early life, is up for a Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama. Eddie Redmayne, who plays Hawking in the movie, is up for a Globe for his performance. Benedict Cumberbatch is competing against Redmayne for that Globe, for his work in The Imitation Game, also playing a…...
- 1/7/2015
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline TV
In a brief moment of creative boldness in The Theory of Everything, a young Cambridge student Stephen Hawking, played by Eddie Redmayne, ponders over a theoretical concept while pouring milk into a cup of tea. As the white milk swirls in blackness of the tea, the scene suddenly moves in reverse, the swirling moving backwards until the milk dissolves into nothingness. It’s a scene that not only gives the audience a primer into the advanced scientific concepts the film is working with, but also provides a glimpse into how Hawking perceives the world: a man so enraptured by science that he sees it everywhere, whether it be in a cup of tea or the glowing clothing of dance partners. - It’s a pity that the film doesn’t indulge in these visually creative moments more often, because the rest of The Theory of Everything is as conventional and safe as biopics can be.
- 1/2/2015
- by Eric Robinson
- SoundOnSight
Eddie Redmayne's remarkable and physically transformative performance as Stephen Hawking has rapidly gathered buzz since The Theory of Everything debuted at Toronto.
James Marsh's biopic chronicles Hawking's life following his diagnosis with motor neurone disease at 21, focusing on his relationship with first wife Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones).
Watch the video above to hear Redmayne discuss working with a dancer to master the role's physicality, and his decision not to watch "old pal" Benedict Cumberbatch's celebrated performance as Hawking beforehand.
"I decided against it purely because I know myself," Redmayne explained, "and I know I'm a thief, and that if I'd seen Ben do brilliant things I would have tried to steal them!
"We have subsequently talked about it, and our experiences of meeting Stephen, and it's so lovely to be able to share that."
The Theory of Everything is released in the UK tomorrow (Friday, January...
James Marsh's biopic chronicles Hawking's life following his diagnosis with motor neurone disease at 21, focusing on his relationship with first wife Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones).
Watch the video above to hear Redmayne discuss working with a dancer to master the role's physicality, and his decision not to watch "old pal" Benedict Cumberbatch's celebrated performance as Hawking beforehand.
"I decided against it purely because I know myself," Redmayne explained, "and I know I'm a thief, and that if I'd seen Ben do brilliant things I would have tried to steal them!
"We have subsequently talked about it, and our experiences of meeting Stephen, and it's so lovely to be able to share that."
The Theory of Everything is released in the UK tomorrow (Friday, January...
- 1/1/2015
- Digital Spy
Nominees for the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performances in 2014 in five film and eight television categories, as well as the SAG Awards honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood.
SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard introduced Ansel Elgort (“The Fault in Our Stars,” “Divergent”) and actress/director/producer and SAG Award recipient Eva Longoria, who announced the nominees for this year’s Actors. SAG Awards Committee Chair JoBeth Williams and Vice Chair Daryl Anderson announced the stunt ensemble nominees.
The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 at 8 p.m. (Et) / 5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. An encore performance will air immediately following on TNT. The SAG Awards can...
SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard introduced Ansel Elgort (“The Fault in Our Stars,” “Divergent”) and actress/director/producer and SAG Award recipient Eva Longoria, who announced the nominees for this year’s Actors. SAG Awards Committee Chair JoBeth Williams and Vice Chair Daryl Anderson announced the stunt ensemble nominees.
The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 at 8 p.m. (Et) / 5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. An encore performance will air immediately following on TNT. The SAG Awards can...
- 12/10/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations were revealed Wednesday morning, serving as yet another precursor on the long road to the Oscars.
In the film categories, Birdman was the big winner, scoring four nominations, including for Michael Keaton, Edward Norton and Emma Stone, as well as the collective ensemble cast. Boyhood followed right in its footsteps with three nods for Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and another ensemble nomination.
The big surprises of the morning’s nominations started with Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler, a bubble contender in a crowded Best Actor race, Jennifer Aniston for Cake, a bubble contender in a disappointingly less crowded Best Actress race, Robert Duvall in the poorly reviewed The Judge and Naomi Watts for St. Vincent (Watts was in Birdman as well, but that must’ve slipped SAG’s minds).
Rounding out the prize for Outstanding Cast, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game,...
In the film categories, Birdman was the big winner, scoring four nominations, including for Michael Keaton, Edward Norton and Emma Stone, as well as the collective ensemble cast. Boyhood followed right in its footsteps with three nods for Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and another ensemble nomination.
The big surprises of the morning’s nominations started with Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler, a bubble contender in a crowded Best Actor race, Jennifer Aniston for Cake, a bubble contender in a disappointingly less crowded Best Actress race, Robert Duvall in the poorly reviewed The Judge and Naomi Watts for St. Vincent (Watts was in Birdman as well, but that must’ve slipped SAG’s minds).
Rounding out the prize for Outstanding Cast, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game,...
- 12/10/2014
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Birdman garnered four Screen Actors Guild nominations on December 10 for Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone and ensemble, while Norton and Benedict Cumberbatch earned three apiece. Fox Searchlight led the studios on six nods.
There are career-first nods for Norton — who arrived in style with an individual nomination for Fox Searchlight/New Regency’s Birdman and ensemble recognition for Birdman and Fox Searchlight’s The Grand Budapest Hotel — as well as for Jones, Keira Knightley and TV’s Uzo Aduba, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany.
Focus Features’ The Theory of Everything earned three for Redmayne, Jones and ensemble; IFC Films’ Boyhood garnered three for Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke and ensemble; and The Weinstein Company/Black Bear’s The Imitation Game earned three for Cumberbatch, Knightley and ensemble.
Cumberbatch is also in contention for his individual work in Sherlock: His Last Vow, broadcast in the Us by PBS.
Spc’s Foxcatcher generated nods for Steve Carell and Marc...
There are career-first nods for Norton — who arrived in style with an individual nomination for Fox Searchlight/New Regency’s Birdman and ensemble recognition for Birdman and Fox Searchlight’s The Grand Budapest Hotel — as well as for Jones, Keira Knightley and TV’s Uzo Aduba, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany.
Focus Features’ The Theory of Everything earned three for Redmayne, Jones and ensemble; IFC Films’ Boyhood garnered three for Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke and ensemble; and The Weinstein Company/Black Bear’s The Imitation Game earned three for Cumberbatch, Knightley and ensemble.
Cumberbatch is also in contention for his individual work in Sherlock: His Last Vow, broadcast in the Us by PBS.
Spc’s Foxcatcher generated nods for Steve Carell and Marc...
- 12/10/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
As some of you may know, I'm a bit of a jack(ass) of all trades. I follow the film industry for Lr, and critique films. But I'm also an actor, I front a rock band, I'm a DJ, film editor, and director as well. Basically, when it comes to entertainment, there's nothing I don't do. For some time now, I've been mulling over bringing some of my other interests to Lr, and I'll be starting with the SAG Awards. How? Well, I've been a member of SAG for 6 years now and I also am part of the voting process. That means every year I am sent screeners of all the films being considered for awards.
Here's where a new running feature comes into play:
As I start receiving these screeners, I will write special reviews for each one and publish them here. Then, as we near the voting deadline,...
Here's where a new running feature comes into play:
As I start receiving these screeners, I will write special reviews for each one and publish them here. Then, as we near the voting deadline,...
- 12/10/2014
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
As is our annual tradition we like to peruse the credits of the SAG Ensemble nods to see who got left out despite their film's nomination. The Film Experience started this kind of analysis ten years ago when The Aviator had some really dumb exclusions and inclusions but lots of other sites now cover the injustice. We never get credit for starting this line of Norma Rae righteous anger but, that said, at least a lot of people have it now.
Did SAG think her face looked like she'd licked a homelessman's ass?
If you aren't familiar SAG uses a system whereby only actors with solitary title cards are official nominees for the Cast category. This means if you are famous in a bit part and have a good agent you are more likely to be an official nominee than the unknown who delivered a better performance in possibly a...
Did SAG think her face looked like she'd licked a homelessman's ass?
If you aren't familiar SAG uses a system whereby only actors with solitary title cards are official nominees for the Cast category. This means if you are famous in a bit part and have a good agent you are more likely to be an official nominee than the unknown who delivered a better performance in possibly a...
- 12/10/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virture of Ignorance" topped the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations with 4 nods including Outstanding Actor for Michael Keaton, Supporting Actor for Edward Norton, Supporting Actress for Emma Stone, and Outstanding Performance By A Cast.
"Boyhood," "The Imitation Game," and "The Theory of Everything" each received three nominations.
Winners will be announced on January 25, 2015.
Here's the full list of SAG Awards nominations including TV categories:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Steve Carell / John du Pont . .Foxcatcher. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Benedict Cumberbatch / Alan Turing . .The Imitation Game. (The Weinstein Company)
Jake Gyllenhaal / Louis Bloom . .Nightcrawler. (Open Road Films)
Michael Keaton / Riggan . .Birdman. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Eddie Redmayne / Stephen Hawking . .The Theory Of Everything. (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jennifer Aniston / Claire Bennett . .Cake. (Cinelou Films)
Felicity Jones / Jane Hawking . .The Theory Of...
"Boyhood," "The Imitation Game," and "The Theory of Everything" each received three nominations.
Winners will be announced on January 25, 2015.
Here's the full list of SAG Awards nominations including TV categories:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Steve Carell / John du Pont . .Foxcatcher. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Benedict Cumberbatch / Alan Turing . .The Imitation Game. (The Weinstein Company)
Jake Gyllenhaal / Louis Bloom . .Nightcrawler. (Open Road Films)
Michael Keaton / Riggan . .Birdman. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Eddie Redmayne / Stephen Hawking . .The Theory Of Everything. (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jennifer Aniston / Claire Bennett . .Cake. (Cinelou Films)
Felicity Jones / Jane Hawking . .The Theory Of...
- 12/10/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Here is the full list of nominations for the 21st annual SAG Awards, which were announced this morning at La’s Pacific Design Center.
Fox Searchlight topped the film studios with six nominations, led by Alexander Gonzales Inarritu’s Birdman, which nabbed four total nominations: for Outstanding Cast, which is the closest thing the guild has to a Best Picture category; and for star Michael Keaton and supporting actors Edward Norton and Emma Stone. It was joined in the top cast category by IFC Films’ Boyhood, which also got nods for its co-stars Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette; Searchlight’s Wes Anderson pic The Grand Budapest Hotel; the Weinstein Co’s The Imitation Game; and Focus Features’ The Theory Of Everything. The latter two biopics landed lead noms for Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones.
On The TV side, HBO led all networks with 14 noms, thanks to multiple acting...
Fox Searchlight topped the film studios with six nominations, led by Alexander Gonzales Inarritu’s Birdman, which nabbed four total nominations: for Outstanding Cast, which is the closest thing the guild has to a Best Picture category; and for star Michael Keaton and supporting actors Edward Norton and Emma Stone. It was joined in the top cast category by IFC Films’ Boyhood, which also got nods for its co-stars Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette; Searchlight’s Wes Anderson pic The Grand Budapest Hotel; the Weinstein Co’s The Imitation Game; and Focus Features’ The Theory Of Everything. The latter two biopics landed lead noms for Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones.
On The TV side, HBO led all networks with 14 noms, thanks to multiple acting...
- 12/10/2014
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline
The Screen Actors Guild announced this year's nominees for the 2014 SAG Awards. The winners will be announced during a live telecast on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 25. The nominees are as follows... Theatrical Motion Pictures Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Steve Carell / John du Pont – "Foxcatcher" (Sony Pictures Classics) Benedict Cumberbatch / Alan Turing – "The Imitation Game" (The Weinstein Company) Jake Gyllenhaal / Louis Bloom – "Nightcrawler" (Open Road Films) Michael Keaton / Riggan – "Birdman" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Eddie Redmayne / Stephen Hawking – "The Theory Of Everything" (Focus Features) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Jennifer Aniston / Claire Bennett – "Cake" (Cinelou Films) Felicity Jones / Jane Hawking – "The Theory Of Everything" (Focus Features) Julianne Moore / Alice Howland-Jones – "Still Alice" (Sony Pictures Classics) Rosamund Pike / Amy Dunne – "Gone Girl" (20th Century Fox) Reese Witherspoon / Cheryl Strayed – "Wild" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in...
- 12/10/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Michael Keaton ("Birdman") leads our Oscar predictions for Best Actor, but because the Golden Globes split the top acting prizes between dramas and musicals/comedies, this year's top dramatic actors won't have to face off against the comic Keaton. So who will win Best Film Drama Actor? Our predictors are split between two stars of British biopics: Eddie Redmayne ("The Theory of Everything") and Benedict Cumberbatch ("The Imitation Game"). -Break- Why so serious? Golden Globes and Oscars love dramatic men Redmayne has a slight advantage, getting 12/5 odds for his role as famed physicist Stephen Hawking. He plays Hawking over the course of decades as motor neuron disease deteriorates his ability to move and speak. It would be the first Globe nomination and win for the 32-year-old actor. Cumberbatch is close behind with 27/10 odds. He plays another historical genius: Alan Turing, a computer-science pioneer w...
- 12/9/2014
- Gold Derby
It's that time of the year again. Which is to say that it isn't, yet, but it's close enough for us all to start speculating.
The 2015 Oscar nominations won't be announced until January, and thanks to the peculiarities of transatlantic release schedules, many of these contenders will barely have reached UK shores by then.
But we've now seen enough of the heavy-hitters to have a decent sense of how the next awards season is shaping up, and below we've rounded up our best guesses for the ten films that will dominate this year's Academy Awards.
Scroll all the way to the bottom to see our complete list of predictions for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
1. Foxcatcher
Bennett Miller's brooding true crime drama emerged as one of the year's earliest awards season frontrunners when it opened at Cannes, centring on...
The 2015 Oscar nominations won't be announced until January, and thanks to the peculiarities of transatlantic release schedules, many of these contenders will barely have reached UK shores by then.
But we've now seen enough of the heavy-hitters to have a decent sense of how the next awards season is shaping up, and below we've rounded up our best guesses for the ten films that will dominate this year's Academy Awards.
Scroll all the way to the bottom to see our complete list of predictions for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
1. Foxcatcher
Bennett Miller's brooding true crime drama emerged as one of the year's earliest awards season frontrunners when it opened at Cannes, centring on...
- 11/26/2014
- Digital Spy
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-Megan Meadows
The biopic is alive and well this fall movie season, and luckily the latest offerings are much better than Lifetime’s Aaliyah movie. In The Imitation Game, Benedict Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, the British mathematician who helped cracked Nazi code during World War II, while fellow English dreamboat Eddie Redmayne tackles the early life of cosmologist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Typically you’ll see one of these attractive actors on the red carpet and think, “Marry me.” But when you see them portraying a brilliant mind on the big screen you’re suddenly like, “Marry me, and have my babies while taking care of my taxes until death do us part!”
These actors aren’t necessarily geniuses in real life, but they play them on the big screen and we’re totally Ok with drooling over that. From biographical portrayals of...
-Megan Meadows
The biopic is alive and well this fall movie season, and luckily the latest offerings are much better than Lifetime’s Aaliyah movie. In The Imitation Game, Benedict Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, the British mathematician who helped cracked Nazi code during World War II, while fellow English dreamboat Eddie Redmayne tackles the early life of cosmologist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Typically you’ll see one of these attractive actors on the red carpet and think, “Marry me.” But when you see them portraying a brilliant mind on the big screen you’re suddenly like, “Marry me, and have my babies while taking care of my taxes until death do us part!”
These actors aren’t necessarily geniuses in real life, but they play them on the big screen and we’re totally Ok with drooling over that. From biographical portrayals of...
- 11/24/2014
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
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-Megan Meadows
The biopic is alive and well this fall movie season, and luckily the latest offerings are much better than Lifetime’s Aaliyah movie. In The Imitation Game, Benedict Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, the British mathematician who helped cracked Nazi code during World War II, while fellow English dreamboat Eddie Redmayne tackles the early life of cosmologist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Typically you’ll see one of these attractive actors on the red carpet and think, “Marry me.” But when you see them portraying a brilliant mind on the big screen you’re suddenly like, “Marry me, and have my babies while taking care of my taxes until death do us part!”
These actors aren’t necessarily geniuses in real life, but they play them on the big screen and we’re totally Ok with drooling over that. From biographical portrayals of...
-Megan Meadows
The biopic is alive and well this fall movie season, and luckily the latest offerings are much better than Lifetime’s Aaliyah movie. In The Imitation Game, Benedict Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, the British mathematician who helped cracked Nazi code during World War II, while fellow English dreamboat Eddie Redmayne tackles the early life of cosmologist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Typically you’ll see one of these attractive actors on the red carpet and think, “Marry me.” But when you see them portraying a brilliant mind on the big screen you’re suddenly like, “Marry me, and have my babies while taking care of my taxes until death do us part!”
These actors aren’t necessarily geniuses in real life, but they play them on the big screen and we’re totally Ok with drooling over that. From biographical portrayals of...
- 11/24/2014
- by VH1
- VH1.com
Benedict Cumberbatch is everywhere. He's got no fewer than three films coming out between now and the end of the year, with Oscar-tipped biopic The Imitation Game in cinemas now, and The Penguins of Madagascar and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies imminent.
After months of speculation surrounding the casting of Marvel's next superhero Doctor Strange, fresh reports have emerged linking Cumberbatch to the coveted role, although nothing has yet been confirmed. There's also the small matter of his recent engagement, which was announced in a characteristically classy manner earlier this month.
It would be easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of Cumberexposure. But fear not – Digital Spy's handy A-z guide is here to fill in the gaps in your knowledge.
A is for Alan Turing
In what's being widely heralded as the performance that will earn him his first Oscar nomination come January, Cumberbatch...
After months of speculation surrounding the casting of Marvel's next superhero Doctor Strange, fresh reports have emerged linking Cumberbatch to the coveted role, although nothing has yet been confirmed. There's also the small matter of his recent engagement, which was announced in a characteristically classy manner earlier this month.
It would be easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of Cumberexposure. But fear not – Digital Spy's handy A-z guide is here to fill in the gaps in your knowledge.
A is for Alan Turing
In what's being widely heralded as the performance that will earn him his first Oscar nomination come January, Cumberbatch...
- 11/15/2014
- Digital Spy
Benedict Cumberbatch is everywhere. He's got no fewer than three films coming out between now and the end of the year, with Oscar-tipped biopic The Imitation Game in cinemas now, and The Penguins of Madagascar and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies imminent.
After months of speculation surrounding the casting of Marvel's next superhero Doctor Strange, fresh reports have emerged linking Cumberbatch to the coveted role, although nothing has yet been confirmed. There's also the small matter of his recent engagement, which was announced in a characteristically classy manner earlier this month.
It would be easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of Cumberexposure. But fear not – Digital Spy's handy A-z guide is here to fill in the gaps in your knowledge.
A is for Alan Turing
In what's being widely heralded as the performance that will earn him his first Oscar nomination come January, Cumberbatch...
After months of speculation surrounding the casting of Marvel's next superhero Doctor Strange, fresh reports have emerged linking Cumberbatch to the coveted role, although nothing has yet been confirmed. There's also the small matter of his recent engagement, which was announced in a characteristically classy manner earlier this month.
It would be easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of Cumberexposure. But fear not – Digital Spy's handy A-z guide is here to fill in the gaps in your knowledge.
A is for Alan Turing
In what's being widely heralded as the performance that will earn him his first Oscar nomination come January, Cumberbatch...
- 11/15/2014
- Digital Spy
The 18th annual Hollywood Film Awards kicked off awards season Friday night, and for the first time ever, the event was broadcasted live on CBS. Host Queen Latifah entertained the crowd at the Hollywood Palladium as viewers and attendees got a glimpse of some of this year's major award frontrunners.
Robert Downey Jr. kicked off the evening, presenting the Hollywood Supporting Actor Award award to his The Judge co-star Robert Duvall.
"There’s never been anyone better and there likely never will be," Downey said of Duvall, who was equally effusive about his co-star.
"The reason I took the project mainly is because of Robert Downey Jr," Duvall praised. "We spent many good times together."
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Duvall also thanked his wife Luciana Pedraza, laughing, "I’ve had a few better halves, but she’s the best better half I’ve ever had."
Laura Dern presented Breakout Performance by an Actress to her on-screen daughter from The Fault In Our Stars...
Robert Downey Jr. kicked off the evening, presenting the Hollywood Supporting Actor Award award to his The Judge co-star Robert Duvall.
"There’s never been anyone better and there likely never will be," Downey said of Duvall, who was equally effusive about his co-star.
"The reason I took the project mainly is because of Robert Downey Jr," Duvall praised. "We spent many good times together."
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Duvall also thanked his wife Luciana Pedraza, laughing, "I’ve had a few better halves, but she’s the best better half I’ve ever had."
Laura Dern presented Breakout Performance by an Actress to her on-screen daughter from The Fault In Our Stars...
- 11/15/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
To makeover actor Eddie Redmayne into Stephen Hawking, whose could still sneak out a smile through a physical body mangled by disease, makeup designer Jane Sewell avoided all things Hawking. Forget about Benedict Cumberbatch’s biopic "Hawking." And definitely no "Simpsons" cameos. She wouldn’t even watch Errol Morris’s "A Brief History of Time" documentary. Save for reference photos, Sewell had blinders up to any Stephen Hawking appearance. If there was existing pop culture that helped her with the job, it would probably be "Absolutely Fabulous." Getting her start on BBC television, where Sewell says she could buy and experiment with any makeup technique, the makeup designer eventually landed on the classically crass comedy show. Stars Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley wore prosthetics on "Absolutely Fabulous" all of the time, whether the gals were aging or blowing up their lips with ridiculous collagen injections. "Ab Fab" pushed Sewell’s makeup to the extremes.
- 11/11/2014
- by Matt Patches
- Hitfix
An actor or actress can be on the periphery of stardom for what seems like an eternity before the right role comes along at the right time and transforms his or her career. Do you know how many times you probably saw Michael Fassbender on screen before he technically broke out four years ago? Did you know Benedict Cumberbatch had been a working actor for almost a decade before he finally got Hollywood's attention after "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "Sherlock" (2011)? Enter the latest star on the verge of global recognition: Eddie Redmayne. Ironically a good friend of Cumberbatch's, the London native has been a fixture in front of moviegoers since he earned his big break starring alongside Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie in Robert De Niro's "The Good Shepherd" (2006). And, he’s actually worked pretty consistently since, starting with "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (2007), starring as Kristen Stewart’s...
- 11/6/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
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Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch are both very good actors, who also happen to be dapper Englishmen who know how to wear a suit. In his new movie The Theory of Everything Redmayne transforms himself into renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking, a role his friend Cumberbatch portrayed in the 2004 BBC film Hawking.
Redmayne says he didn’t seek out his old pal for advice on how to play the talented physicist nor did he consult the previous TV project. And yet the spirit of Cumberbatch caught up with him anyway. Much like his photobombs, Cumberbatch photos have a knack for popping up where you least expect them. If only the rest of us could be so lucky. Check it out below.
[Photo: BBC, Focus Features]...
Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch are both very good actors, who also happen to be dapper Englishmen who know how to wear a suit. In his new movie The Theory of Everything Redmayne transforms himself into renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking, a role his friend Cumberbatch portrayed in the 2004 BBC film Hawking.
Redmayne says he didn’t seek out his old pal for advice on how to play the talented physicist nor did he consult the previous TV project. And yet the spirit of Cumberbatch caught up with him anyway. Much like his photobombs, Cumberbatch photos have a knack for popping up where you least expect them. If only the rest of us could be so lucky. Check it out below.
[Photo: BBC, Focus Features]...
- 11/4/2014
- by Emily Exton
- TheFabLife - Movies
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Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch are both very good actors, who also happen to be dapper Englishmen who know how to wear a suit. In his new movie The Theory of Everything Redmayne transforms himself into renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking, a role his friend Cumberbatch portrayed in the 2004 BBC film Hawking.
Redmayne says he didn’t seek out his old pal for advice on how to play the talented physicist nor did he consult the previous TV project. And yet the spirit of Cumberbatch caught up with him anyway. Much like his photobombs, Cumberbatch has a knack for popping up where you least expect him. If only the rest of us could be so lucky. Check it out below.
[Photo: BBC, Focus Features]...
Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch are both very good actors, who also happen to be dapper Englishmen who know how to wear a suit. In his new movie The Theory of Everything Redmayne transforms himself into renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking, a role his friend Cumberbatch portrayed in the 2004 BBC film Hawking.
Redmayne says he didn’t seek out his old pal for advice on how to play the talented physicist nor did he consult the previous TV project. And yet the spirit of Cumberbatch caught up with him anyway. Much like his photobombs, Cumberbatch has a knack for popping up where you least expect him. If only the rest of us could be so lucky. Check it out below.
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- 11/4/2014
- by Emily Exton
- VH1.com
Eddie Redmayne did such a convincing job of portraying Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything," the astrophysicist said he thought he was watching himself at some moments in the biopic, which opens Friday. The actor, whose previous films include "Les Miserables" and "My Week With Marilyn," worked with a movement coach to be able to endure long periods of time emulating Hawking's hunched-over posture, a result of his crippling motor neuron disease.
Redmayne also explained why he was "a big ball of tension" on set and why he's never seen good pal (and likely Oscar competition) Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal of Hawking from 2004.
Moviefone: You did so much research for this, you carried around a sort of Bible on set.
Redmayne: I did all the reading I could so I could throw myself into all this: I watched every video of Stephen Hawking I could find. I read...
Redmayne also explained why he was "a big ball of tension" on set and why he's never seen good pal (and likely Oscar competition) Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal of Hawking from 2004.
Moviefone: You did so much research for this, you carried around a sort of Bible on set.
Redmayne: I did all the reading I could so I could throw myself into all this: I watched every video of Stephen Hawking I could find. I read...
- 11/4/2014
- by Sharon Knolle
- Moviefone
As Americans continuously extoll the virtues of HBO, it’d be easy to come to the misunderstanding that the famed cable network invented the prestige drama and miniseries. But as a new commercial-cum-tribute makes clear, the BBC has had a long and storied tradition of long-form dramatic storytelling. Benedict Cumberbatch may be lining up franchise role after franchise role but the “Sherlock” actor still found time to star in a new spot for the network that has been home to some of his great performances —his superb turn as Stephen Hawking in the 2004 biopic “Hawking” familiarized Cumberbatch’s very posh-sounding name a full six years before his more buzzy showing on the popular Steven Moffat-run show. Anchored by Cumberbatch’s game recitation of the iconic “All the World’s a Stage” monologue from William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” the two-minute-long spot cuts together clips from a decades-spanning swath of programs like.
- 10/29/2014
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
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