Promising Young Woman follow-up Saltburn given opening slot at London film festival
Emerald Fennell’s film, starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike, is ‘a tale of privilege and desire’ following a young student at Oxford
December 2021
Top UK films 2021
The 50 best films of 2021 in the UK
Our countdown of the best films released in the UK during 2021 reaches No 1 with Jane Campion’s menacing western about two warring brothers
June 2021
Best culture of 2021 so far
The best films of 2021 so far
Chloé Zhao hits the road, Carey Mulligan takes her revenge and Emma Stone refashions Cruella in the pick of this year’s films
May 2021
Outrage as male voice actor dubs Laverne Cox in Italian-language Promising Young Woman
Cox’s character in the revenge thriller given deep voice of Roberto Pedicini, sparking backlash over European dubbing of trans actors
April 2021
Oscars 2021 winners: the full list
Oscars 2021: no real upsets but Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland triumph is a wonderful coup
Peter Bradshaw
Historic wins for Nomadland – and surprise victory for Anthony Hopkins – at odd Oscars
Emerald Fennell wins best original screenplay Oscar for Promising Young Woman
Real-life plot twists leave Oscars struggling to adapt to new reality
And the winner should be … Peter Bradshaw’s predictions for the 2021 Oscars
Art or activism? The Oscars’ identity crisis
Oscars 2021: where to watch the best picture nominees in Australia (and if you should)
Baftas 2021: Nomadland wins big as Promising Young Woman and Anthony Hopkins surprise
‘It hides this dark interior’: Promising Young Woman’s weaponisation of feminine style
No man’s land: in crowning Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell, Bafta has triumphed
Peter Bradshaw
March 2021
‘It’s wild!’ Carey Mulligan and Emerald Fennell on making Oscars history
Promising Young Woman’s five nods include the first for a female British director. Its star and writer-director discuss telling women’s stories, tackling difficult subjects – and feeling shellshocked
The full list of 2021 Oscars nominations
From Mank to Judas and the Black Messiah, all the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards, which take place on 25 April
Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2021: Rachel Pronger on Promising Young Woman
Four women up for best director in strikingly diverse Bafta nominations