Whatsonstage.com awards nominations and the British Independent Film Awards

Nominees for the Whatsonstage.com awards include Charles Edwards (Best Supporting Actor in a Play); Ruth Wilson and Kristin Scott Thomas (Best Actress in a Play); and Benedict Cumberbatch and David Tennant (Best Actor in a Play). The full list of nominations is here, and voting closes 31 January.

Guests at the British Independent Film Awards included Benedict Cumberbatch, Dominic Cooper, Gemma Arterton, Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Hall, Ruth Wilson and Tom Hollander (Getty: arrivals, after party, inside arrivals).

Evening Standard Theatre Awards, BBC Radio

Nominees for the Evening Standard Theatre Awards include Benedict Cumberbatch (Frankenstein) and Charles Edwards (Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe) for Best Actor; Kristin Scott Thomas (Betrayal) for Best Actress; and Rob Ashford (Anna Christie) for Best Director.

The Drama on 3 Cock, an adaptation of the Royal Court theatre production, premieres next week. Andrew Scott, Ben Whishaw and Katherine Parkinson star. The following are currently available on iPlayer: The Tales of Max Carrados read by Arthur Darvill and The Wire The Thank You Present, starring Roger Allam and Reece Dinsdale.

Ruth Wilson, Rosamund Pike, actors on Twitter, BBC Radio

Ruth Wilson attended the De Beers pre-BAFTA film and jewellery lunch on 3 February. Earlier this week, she was a guest at the Evening Standard Film Awards, where winners included Andrew Garfield (Best Actor, The Social Network and Never Let Me Go) and Kristin Scott Thomas (Best Actress, Leaving). Pictures: WireImage, Rex Features, Getty.

Rosamund Pike will play Andromeda in the Clash of the Titans sequel (via Indiewire). Rosamund attended the London Film Critics Circle Awards, where she was nominated for British Actress of the Year. Other guests included Colin Firth (winner, Actor of the Year) and Kristin Scott Thomas (Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film). Pictures: WireImage and Getty (winners, arrivals, pre drinks reception).

A nice mention of Sam West and Hugh Bonneville in an article from the Guardian about theatres' use of Twitter:

There are some great actors tweeting brilliant material, but the skill of acting well is irrelevant to the skill of writing well for Twitter.

Hugh Bonneville will introduce a screening of Iris at the Minghella Film Festival on 12 March (via his Twitter, @hughbon).

BBC Radio

• James Fleet will be interviewed on Loose Ends
• Toby Stephens stars as Philip Marlowe in the Saturday Play The Lady in the Lake, which is part of BBC Radio 4's Classic Chandler
• David Morrissey will be interviewed on Midweek, and he stars in Adam Baron's Shut Eye {repeat}

Toronto International Film Festival. BBC Radio.

• Guests attending the Toronto International Film Festival include Andrea Riseborough, Carey Mulligan, Clive Owen, Colin Firth, Dominic Cooper, Gemma Arterton, Kristin Scott Thomas, Michael Sheen, Rebecca Hall, Rosamund Pike, Sally Hawkins; Mark Romanek, Mike Leigh, Nigel Cole, Stephen Frears, and Tom Hooper [link]
  
  
• BBC Radio
• Simon Woods, Kevin Eldon and Chris Larkin star in the Saturday Play Boscobel [link]
• Claire Skinner will be interviewed on Woman's Hour [link]
• Evanna Lynch narrates the Afternoon Reading Foster [link]

Entertainment news

• Extract from the book Showgirls, Teen Wolves and Astro Zombies by Michael Adams [link]
  
• Articles about Christmas Cranford 1|2
• London Film Critics' Circle awards
• Nominations [link]
  
• Films which have received nominations include:
  In the Loop. British film of the year, British director of the year (Armando Iannucci), British actor of the year (Peter Capaldi), Screenwriter of the year (Armando Iannucci et al.), Breakthrough British filmmaker (Armando Iannucci).
  An Education. British film of the year, Actress of the year (Carey Mulligan), British actress of the year (Carey Mulligan), British actor in a supporting role (Alfred Molina), British actress in a supporting role (Rosamund Pike), British actress in a supporting role (Olivia Williams), Screenwriter of the year (Nick Hornby).
  A Single Man. British actor of the year (Colin Firth).
  Good. British actor in a supporting role (Jason Isaacs).
  
• John Simm; Kristin Scott Thomas; Gemma Arterton and Carey Mulligan, Vera Farmiga, Mo'Nique, Patricia Clarkson, Robin Wright and Emily Blunt interviews john|kristin|gemma|carey, vera, mo'nique, patricia, robin, emily
  
• A Single Man
• Article about the film from the Independent [link]
• Matthew Goode interview (via ONTD) [link]
  
• Screen Actors Guild award nominees include Colin Firth (A Single Man, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role), Carey Mulligan (An Education, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role), the cast of An Education (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture), Jon Hamm (Mad Men, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series), Toni Collette (United States of Tara, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series) and the cast of Mad Men (Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series) [link]
• Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender and Christoph Waltz will star in The Talking Cure directed by David Cronenberg [link]

Film - London Critics Circle Film Awards nominations

British Actress of the year - Rebecca Hall; Sally Hawkins; Kristin Scott Thomas; Tilda Swinton; Kate Winslet

British Actress in a supporting role - Hayley Atwell; Kristin Scott Thomas; Tilda Swinton; Emma Thompson; Alexis Zegerman

The full list of nominations is here. The awards will take place at the Grosvenor House Hotel,
London on 4 February.

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Entertainment news

• Paul Newman obituaries 1|2|3|4
• Quantum of Solace links 1|2|3|4|5|6
• Sally Hawkins interview from wmagazine.com [link]
• A Taiwanese romance, Cape No. 7, has become the island's box office champion this year, a rare victory for Asian film over Hollywood blockbusters. [link]
• A positive review from the Associated Press of The Seagull, a Royal Court production that has transferred to Broadway which stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Mackenzie Crook and Carey Mulligan [link]
• Article about Frost/Nixon [link]
• Pictures from "A Tribute to Ian Fleming". Guests included Daniel Craig, Roger Moore, Toby Stephens, Gemma Arterton and Rosamund Pike [link]
• DreamWorks and Paramount have made a separation agreement [link]
• Adorable interviews with Simon Pegg and Dita von Teese from Radio 1 simon|dita
• David Cronenberg is in talks to direct The Matarese Circle, a Ludlum adaptation [link]
• Entourage has been renewed for a sixth season [link]
• Marvellous article by Sam Mendes (Road to Perdition, Revolutionary Road) about Paul Newman [link]
• Episodes 6-8 (final) of Simon Pegg's video diary from the Guardian 6|7|8
  

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Entertainment news

• Quantum of Solace Q&As 1|2|3
• Interview with Matthew Goode from The Guardian [link]
  
• Interviews with Dita von Teese and Kristin Scott Thomas from The Times dita|kristin
• Ashley Jensen interviews 1|2
• Pictures from the Broadway transfer of The Seagull, starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Mackenzie Crook and Carey Mulligan (via ONTD) [link]
• Article about Australia's National Film and Sound Archive [link]
• Relativity Media is going to finance Universal's slate till 2015 1|2
• Bill Nighy, Rupert Grint, Martin Freeman and Emily Blunt star in Wild Target, which is filming at the moment [link]
• Financing issues in Hollywood [link]
• Smoking in the golden age of Hollywood [link]
• Interviews with Liam Neeson about Taken 1|2
• Fantastic rant about voiceovers by James Henry [link]
• (the marvellously underrated) Guy Henry is in a production of Twelfth Night at the Donmar West End [link]
  

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