BBC Robert Harris published Conclave in 2016, which has since been made into an award-winning film The bestselling novelist Robert Harris says a conclave to select a new Pope has a similar dynamic to hit TV show The Traitors. The author of Conclave, which was last year turned into an Oscar-winning film adaptationsaid the programme … Read more
Alamy Ralph Fiennes plays Cardinal Lawrence, who attempts to shape the outcome of the race The 2024 film Conclave – a box office hit and Oscar winner – tells the story of a papal election in which there are no obvious favourites. For many people, it was a glimpse into the rarefied world of the … Read more
The 2025 Academy Awards are in the past, but it’s hardly time to turn off the TV. Winners wait unwatched, and you can check many off your list without abandoning your cozy spot on the couch. Anora snagged five Oscars — the most out of the bunch — including best picture. Sean Baker directs and … Read more
5:09 p.m. Here comes “Anora,” with Sean Baker winning for original screenplay. — M.M. Big win. Hopefully the first of many for Sean Baker. — G.W. I was so afraid you were going to say “this means he probably won’t win for directing.” I am here for an “Anora” sweep. — M.M. If he wins … Read more
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Getty Images Conclave cast left to right: Sergio Castellitto, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini and Ralph Fiennes Conclave was the big winner at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Sunday, leaving the Oscars race too close to call with one week to go. The Pope selection drama won the ceremony’s top … Read more
Do you want to be an actor? Listening to Screen Actors Guild Awards host Kristen Bell singing that question to the tune of “Do You Want to be a Snowman,” it seemed like the only reasonable response was a hearty “hell yes,” even with all the talk of failure and embarrassment and the possibility that … Read more
Emma Saunders Culture reporter Baftas 2025: Catch up on the big winners in 100 seconds Pope drama Conclave and immigration epic The Brutalist walked away with some of the biggest prizes at the Bafta film awards on Sunday. Conclave, made by German director Edward Berger, picked up four awards in total including best film and … Read more
Edward Berger didn’t grow up Catholic. “I was raised outside the church, but if we went, it would be the Protestant Church,” he says over the phone. But when he was 9, he attended a Catholic Mass with a friend, an experience that stayed with him. “I remember really feeling caught out. I had no … Read more
