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From ‘Wednesday’ (Season 3) to Guy Ritchie’s latest film, take a look at the productions filming across the UK and Ireland in April. Now that awards season is behind us, we look forward to what the rest of the year has in store. Blockbuster season is right around the corner and there’s a huge variety […]

‘Adolescence’, ‘Amandaland’, Erin Doherty and Aimee Lou Wood receive the most nominations at the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards.  The nominations for the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards and BAFTA TV Craft Awards have been announced, highlighting a stellar year for British broadcasting ahead of the anticipated ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall. The frontrunners for the […]

‘Sinners’, Michael B. Jordan and Jessie Buckley among other top winners at the Academy Awards 2026. The winners of the 98th Academy Awards have been crowned at a ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, marking a monumental night for cinema that saw both long-awaited triumphs and groundbreaking firsts. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another won […]

The role of casting directors and why their craft is finally being recognised at the Oscars this year. For decades, they have been the invisible department. You see the actor’s face, you hear the writer’s words and you marvel at the director’s vision, but the person who initially fused those elements together often remains in […]

We pay tribute to the British Casting Directors behind 30 years of ‘Best Picture’ Oscar nominees. The introduction of the Academy Award for Best Casting is a monumental milestone – a long-overdue standing ovation for the professionals who assemble the emotional soul of every story.  While the ‘Big Five’ categories have traditionally taken the spotlight, […]

‘Paddington the Musical’ leads with nine awards, while ‘Evita’ wins six at the 2026 WhatsOnStage Awards.  The winners of the 2026 WhatsOnStage Awards have been crowned at a ceremony at the London Palladium, celebrating the very best of British theatre as voted for by audiences. As the only major theatre awards decided entirely by the […]