English actress, CBE; BAFTA winner; Oscar nominee
The Television Academy is distributing hundreds of Primetime Emmys across two ceremonies at the Peacock Theater, LA. The Pitt leads drama nominations with up to nine wins possible; Hacks leads comedy nominations. Five categories move to Sunday, boosting star power as guests and rookies contend for top prizes.
Matthew Rhys has become the first actor to win two lead acting Emmys in a single night, taking honors for Widow’s Bay (comedy) and The Beast in Me (limited series). He also holds a previous lead drama win, making him the first man to win in all three lead acting categories. Apple TV+’s Widow’s Bay dominates the night with 14 wins.
The 70th London Film Festival has opened with Simon Stone’s biographical drama Elsinore, starring Olivia Colman and Andrew Scott, about Ian Charleson’s final Hamlet performance. The director has discussed Day-Lewis’s reaction to revisiting the exit from the 1989 production. The festival runs for 12 days, featuring world premieres and a roster of international talent.
Netflix releases a trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, a prequel set in 1950s London. The film stars Daniel Craig, Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep, and David McKenna, with a wide theatrical release planned before streaming in 2027. Gerwig describes the project as a spiritual quest and confirms a stairway to the film’s marketing via Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven.