Kenneth Branagh

Máiréad Tyers: ‘It freaks me out when there are people in their mid-20s who seem to have it sorted’

Tyers is on her way to becoming a well-known name in the acting world. The Cork star talks about her breakout Disney+ role, Bafta nod and more

Sat Mar 30 2024 - 05:00

Ranked: The 15 greatest Irish moments at the Oscars

From Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker winning acting awards for My Left Foot to the Academy singing Happy Birthday to James Martin in 2023

Sun Mar 10 2024 - 05:00

Jamie Dornan to receive honorary degree from Queen’s University

Co Down actor, who starred in Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and in TV series The Tourist, joins F1 pundit Bernadette Collins and former SDLP leader Mark Durkan in receiving doctorate

Mon Dec 11 2023 - 06:00

The Movie Quiz: How many films has George Lucas directed outside the Star Wars universe?

Plus: What was the last film for which Meryl Streep gained an Oscar nomination?

Fri Oct 06 2023 - 06:00

A Haunting in Venice: Kenneth Branagh dishes up a Doge’s dinner

Grand ambition to marry horror and cosy murder mystery dishes up sausages on ice cream

Fri Sept 15 2023 - 05:05

This England review: If you can stomach the material, this show is hugely watchable

Michael Winterbottom’s dramatisation of UK’s Covid response portrays Boris Johnson as buffoonish and vain yet essentially well intentioned

Wed Sept 28 2022 - 15:11

Hugh Callaghan: ‘The night terrors have become less frequent’

Man wrongfully convicted of Birmingham bombings sees Belfast film with sharper eye

Sat Apr 02 2022 - 01:00

Branagh’s Belfast: Derelict patch of wasteland in deprived area now at centre of Oscar glory

Locals in director’s home place celebrate film’s success and upbeat depiction of city

Wed Mar 30 2022 - 15:14

Oscars 2022: Will Smith slapping Chris Rock overshadows CODA’s best picture award

Kenneth Branagh takes best original screenplay for the autobiographical Belfast

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 05:58

Oscars 2022: Irish contingent among pre-ceremony Covid outbreaks

Belfast’s Kenneth Branagh and Ciarán Hinds have been isolating in New York after testing positive

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 09:36

Oscars 2022: Who should win, and who will win?

Ireland has its biggest haul of nominations since 2016, but has won few awards so far

Sat Mar 26 2022 - 05:00

Oscars 2022: 11 great Irish moments at the Academy Awards

Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker and many others have taken home an Oscar to Ireland

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 16:54

Oscars 2022: Can Jessie Buckley win an award before Saoirse Ronan?

Kerry woman Jessie Buckley has been nominated for best supporting actress

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 09:03

Oscars 2022: The odds just changed. It’s now a two-horse race for best picture

Once a rank outsider, Coda has won best film from the Producers Guild of America

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 10:10

Belfast’s waning Oscar prospects: The film could go home with not a single award

In ‘the curse of the early favourite’, Kenneth Branagh’s film has lots of nominations but few wins

Fri Mar 18 2022 - 05:45

The Irish Times view on Irish-language film: on-screen renaissance

Public and critical acclaim confirms that a hitherto untapped appetite is being satisfied

Wed Mar 16 2022 - 18:45

Baftas 2022: Belfast edged out by The Power of the Dog

Kenneth Branagh’s film takes just one prize as Joanna Scanlan is ‘surprise’ best actress

Sun Mar 13 2022 - 21:00

Iftas 2022: An Cailín Ciúin beats Belfast in ‘watershed moment for Irish-language cinema’

Catherine Clinch (12) wins best actress while Moe Dunford wins best actor for Nightride

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 22:01

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast wins no Screen Actors Guild award in ceremony of upsets

Irish actor Ferdia Walsh-Peelo among the award-winning cast for Coda

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 13:50

Belfast and An Cailín Ciúin lead nominations for Irish film and television awards

Winners to be announced at virtual and in-person events in March and April

Tue Feb 22 2022 - 10:45

Travel News: Ferries, fast cars and a star turn in Belfast

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Sat Feb 19 2022 - 00:00

Underdeveloped Derry is an all-island problem

For years the city has suffered from significant economic and social disabilities

Fri Feb 18 2022 - 05:04

Kenneth Branagh’s cinematic vision of Belfast unearths memories of a grimmer reality

Oscar-nominated film brings mixed emotions for locals as it shines light on Tigers Bay

Sun Feb 13 2022 - 17:33

Death on the Nile: Harmlessly enjoyable entertainment

Kenneth Branagh’s long-delayed whodunnit overcomes most of its problems

Fri Feb 11 2022 - 05:00

Oscars 2022: Will any Irish nominees win? Will Lady Gaga’s snub break the internet?

Donald Clarke: Here are 10 key questions on this year's Oscars nominations

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 17:45

Oscars 2022: Kenneth Branagh, Jessie Buckley and Ciarán Hinds among nominees

Belfast up for best picture and Van Morrison nominated for best original song

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 12:10

Branagh’s Belfast is right, unionists didn't have a problem calling themselves Irish

Donald Clarke: Even Ian Paisley saw no contradiction in being both British and Irish

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 05:00

Belfast film review: Kenneth Branagh’s memoir is black-and-white and rose-tinted all over

The film is aggresively apolitical but as romanticised reverie it could hardly be bettered

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 05:00

Catriona Balfe: ‘Monaghan in the ’80s, a guard’s daughter … you’re not particularly welcomed’

The Monaghan star on modelling, motherhood – and becoming Kenneth Branagh’s ma

Sat Jan 15 2022 - 05:00

Mark Rylance on theatre, film and his family’s tragedy: ‘For me, love is stronger than death’

The actor’s beloved stepdaughter, Nataasha van Kampen, died aged 28 in 2012

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 10:07

Golden Globes 2022: Belfast wins best screenplay in discredited awards

Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog wins best drama, in a low-scoring night for the Irish

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 05:55

Golden Globes 2022: Belfast leads the nominations for controversial awards

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast gets seven nods. Ruth Negga is also nominated for Passing

Mon Dec 13 2021 - 15:30

The Hand of God: Paolo Sorrentino’s love letter to Naples

Movie has tragedy at its heart but more than anything else it is one of the great ‘city films’

Fri Dec 03 2021 - 05:00

Jamie Dornan: ‘Since my dad died, it’s lit this extra fire within me’

With Belfast, the Fifty Shades of Grey star has planted himself firmly in prestige filmmaking

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 06:00