Mission impossible star Tom Cruise is a four-time Oscar nominee who has never won the award

Sally Kirkland, star of Anna, JFK and Bruce Almighty, entered hospice care two days before death

The male-female split among the star’s rivals for a gender-neutral acting award is the sort of result sceptics feared

Academy Award nerds are already engraving the Hamnet star’s name on the best-actress trophy. All that stands in her way are pesky other actors

Like his friend Paul Newman, Redford helped define American culture through his acting – and was exemplary off-screen

Plus: How many best actress Oscar nominations have Irish nationals accrued in total?

TV host placed on indefinite leave by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments, prompting debate on whether the land of the free is becoming a dystopia

89-year-old Hollywood superstar had lead roles in comedies, dramas thrillers

Big-screen charmer made serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with audiences

Actor who starred in Scotland-based movie released in 1995 will attend King John Summer Prom Festival

The lavish take on Thackeray’s novel received mixed reviews on its first release, but has secured its place among the greats

Depardieu’s sexual assault convictions will challenge those intent on finding his dissolution charming

Grouping including guitarist pointed to Kneecap controversy, noting ‘how sad it is that those supporting their freedom of expression are the same ones most determined to restrict ours’

Donald Clarke: There has been speculation that this is good news for low-budget titles, but expect no seismic shift

Miguel Gomes won the best director award at Cannes for a film that is properly strange, in a way you don’t get from the mainstream

Documentary based on U2 frontman’s memoir will premiere in Cannes, while Paul Mescal will attend for The History of Sound

The actor, who recently starred in the Oscar-winning Conclave, arrives to Uberto Pasolini’s The Return as a known property – but is still also a bit of a mystery

Collection of 83 songs will include 74 that have never been officially released

Hamdan Ballal was hospitalised for his injuries

This tiny Latvian film hammered the giant studios in the race for animated feature at the Oscars