Eddie Redmayne

Daniela Vega, a Chilean trans actor, is sensational in ‘A Fantastic Woman’ and is helping nudge trans issues into the mainstream

Voyeur, Dark, and Easy all start on Netflix on Friday - perfect for a weekend of binge watchiing

Four Irish actors and one producer made it onto Screen International’s 'future talent' list

It's December 2016 - the likes of Home Alone and It’s A Wonderful Life could do with a bit of updating

There are more mysteries and imponderables this year than over the past decade

Tom Hooper’s film about a transgender woman born in 1882 has hit the zeitgeist

Why does the London Film Critics’ Circle refer to Irish actors as British? It’s baffling

‘Sherlock’ wins gong but Cumberbatch misses out again

He hates being told what to do, but Carey Mulligan’s costar in ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ joined the film world nevertheless – and is now Hollywood’s intense, go-to period hunk

‘Frank’ with Michael Fassbender and ‘Patrick’s Day’ with Moe Dunford top nominations

‘Birdman’ and ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ each take four awards at 87th ceremony

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s satire and Grand Budapest Hotel both receive four awards

The awards season enters its final lap as ‘Boyhood’ edges ahead of ‘Birdman’

David Oyelowo, a familiar face from film and TV, had to transform himself to play Martin Luther King jnr in ‘Selma’. Now, with backing from Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt, the film has propelled the British actor into the limelight with the role of a lifetime

‘The Theory of Everything’ actor shone and ‘Birdman’ picked up best ensemble cast

Linklater’s ‘Boyhood’ is odds-on favourite for best picture

Surprise as Irish nomination comes at expense of The Lego Movie

The Swedish actor (26) has taken a picky approach to parts, and it’s paying off now, with eight films due this year, starring alongside such Hollywood heavyweights as her rumoured boyfriend, Michael Fassbender

Richard Linklater takes top prize for coming of age film at Beverly Hills awards ceremony