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The Golden Globe nominations prove that the industry is in the throes of a sea change for female writers and directorsCorks popped across the film industry when three female directors made history by getting Golden Globe nominations last week. Alongside Regina King and Chloé Zhao was British newcomer Emerald Fennell, until now best known as Camilla in The Crown and for stepping into Phoebe...

From lockdown in Dublin, the actor talks about working with the makers of Fleabag on his new show Run and the shadow of his famous fatherIt’s 2.15pm on a Wednesday afternoon when I ask Domhnall Gleeson what he’s wearing. With face-to-face interviews abandoned in favour of the telephone, and the actor confined to his Dublin home, Gleeson could have made up something classy. Instead,...

Fleabag creator says she was never told 007 script role was to help with female charactersPhoebe Waller-Bridge will be only the second woman ever credited on a Bond movie script but she has insisted gender was not the reason she was hired.The Fleabag creator said it was “mad” and “exciting” to work on No Time to Die, in which Daniel Craig will play 007...

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s comedy was the surprise victor while the final season of HBO’s fantasy drama picked up the most Emmy awardsEmmy winners 2019: the full listThe ceremony, fashion and red carpet – in picturesIt was a British invasion at the 71st Emmy awards, with Game of Thrones taking home the prize for best drama and Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag sweeping most of the comedy awards...