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The Queen’s Gambit won best limited series, another first for the streaming platform
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Strong Italy team will present a challenge for Ireland after last week’s loss against England
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Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor star in Aisha, Frank Berry’s movie about direct provision
Jessie Buckley: ‘The balcony love scene – and we couldn’t touch! You must be f**king joking’
She relishes challenging roles, but filming Romeo & Juliet in lockdown was a tough gig
Golden Globes 2021: Nomadland starring Frances McDormand wins best dramatic film
Chloé Zhao becomes only the second woman, after Barbra Streisand, to win best director
The Crown’s Josh O’Connor: ‘I’m a republican. I’m not interested in the royal family’
As Prince Charles on The Crown, the ‘liberal left-winger’ has thrived in a role he never sought
The Crown offers a ‘Now That’s What I Call The Troubles!’ version of Irish history
The Crown season four review: The ‘angry Nordie’ stereotype is long past its sell-by date
The Crown’s Charles and Diana years: A world of privilege, glamour and tension
The fourth series of the much anticipated 10 episodes was reportedly produced on a €110 million) budget
Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in November
Including The Crown Season 4, Sophia Loren in The Life Ahead, Hillbilly Elegy and Dolly Parton
Mia Goth: ‘I always felt it’s plan A or I’m f**ked’
The actor on staying in character and why starring in Emma is a rite of passage
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Olivia Colman is the queen in The Crown, Timothée Chalamet stars in The King and Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci team up in The Irishman
The Crown season three trailer shows a country and a queen in turmoil
Olivia Colman takes over from Claire Foy as Netflix’s hit royal saga reaches the 1970s
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Martin McDonagh’s ‘Three Billboards’ triumphs as Saoirse Ronan left empty handed
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Four Irish actors and one producer made it onto Screen International’s 'future talent' list
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