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After a huge year for cinema, the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards have been announced.

Oppenheimer, Barbie, Poor Things and Killers Of The Flower Moon are among the films in the running, while stars including Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy are shortlisted for acting prizes.

You can read our full story on the stars and movies leading the Oscars pack here – and scroll down for the list of all the stars and films up for each prize.

Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer. Pic: Universal Pictures
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Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer, which leads the nominations. Pic: Universal Pictures

Best picture
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone Of Interest

NYAD. Annette Bening as Diana Nyad in NYAD. Cr. Liz Parkinson/Netflix ..2023
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Annette Bening as Diana Nyad in Nyad. Pic: Liz Parkinson/Netflix

Best actress
Annette Bening – Nyad
Lily Gladstone – Killers Of The Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy Of A Fall
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Emma Stone – Poor Things

Rustin.  (L to R) Jeffrey Mackenzie Jordan as Courtney and Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin. Cr. Parrish Lewis/Netflix .. 2023
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(L to R) Jeffrey Mackenzie Jordan as Courtney and Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in Rustin. Pic: Parrish Lewis/Netflix

Best actor
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer

Ryan Gosling as Ken in Barbie. Pic: Warner Bros.
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Ryan Gosling as Ken in Barbie. Pic: Warner Bros.

Supporting actor
Sterling K Brown – American Fiction
Robert De Niro – Killers Of The Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things

Da'Vine Joy Randolph stars as Mary Lamb in director Alexander Payne's The Holdovers. Pic: Focus Features/Seacia Pavao
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Da’Vine Joy Randolph stars as Mary Lamb in The Holdovers. Pic: Focus Features/Seacia Pavao

Supporting actress
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
America Ferrera – Barbie
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Anatomy Of A Fall director Justine Triet. Pic: Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP
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Anatomy Of A Fall director Justine Triet. Pic: Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP

Director
Justine Triet – Anatomy Of A Fall
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese – Killers Of The Flower Moon
Jonathan Glazer – The Zone Of Interest

The Boy And The Heron. Pic: Studio Ghibli
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The Boy And The Heron. Pic: Studio Ghibli

Animated film
The Boy And The Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Bobi Wine
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Pop star turned politician Bobi Wine

Documentary feature
Four Daughters
20 Days In Mariupol
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
To Kill A Tiger

Zone Of Interest has received nine nominations at this year's BAFTAs. Pic: A24
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The Zone Of Interest. Pic: A24

International feature film
Society Of The Snow – Spain
The Zone Of Interest – UK
The Teachers’ Lounge – Germany
Io Capitano – Italy
Perfect Days – Japan

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Napoleon. Pic: Apple Original Films/Columbia Pictures/ Aidan Monaghan

Costume design
Barbie
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre and Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro. Pic: Jason McDonald/Netflix
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Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre and Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro. Pic: Jason McDonald/Netflix

Make-up and hairstyling
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society Of The Snow

Harrison Ford returns as the legendary hero archaeologist in the fifth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise.
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Harrison Ford returned for the fifth instalment of the Indiana Jones franchise

Original Score
American Fiction
Indiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Billie Eilish poses on the pink carpet for the world premiere of the film "Barbie" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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Billie Eilish’s What Was I Made For? is one of two films from Barbie up for best song

Original Song
The Fire Inside – Flamin’ Hot
I’m Just Ken – Barbie
What Was I Made For? – Barbie
Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) – Killers Of The Flower Moon
It Never Went Away – American Symphony

Lily Gladstone in Killers Of The Flower Moon. Pic: Apple TV+
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Lily Gladstone in Killers Of The Flower Moon. Pic: Apple TV+


Production design
Barbie
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Sandra Huller stars in Anatomy Of A Fall
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Sandra Huller stars in Anatomy Of A Fall. Pic: Les Films Pelleas/ Les Films de Pierre

Film editing
Anatomy Of A Fall
The Holdovers
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Jeffrey Wright stars as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison in American Fiction. Pic: Claire Folger/Orion Releasing
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Jeffrey Wright stars as Thelonious ‘Monk’ Ellison in American Fiction. Pic: Claire Folger/Orion Releasing

Adapted screenplay
Barbie
Poor Things
American Fiction
Oppenheimer
The Zone Of Interest

Teo Yoo, left, Celine Song and Greta Lee pose for a portrait to promote Past Lives. Pic: Matt Licari/Invision/AP
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Past Lives director Celine Song (centre) with stars Teo Yoo and Greta Lee. Pic: Matt Licari/Invision/AP

Original screenplay
Anatomy Of A Fall
The Holdovers
Past Lives
May December
Maestro

Animated short film
Letter To A Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
War is Over! Inspired By The Music Of John & Yoko
Pachyderme
Our Uniform

Live action short film
The After
Invincible
Knight Of Fortune
Red, White And Blue
The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar

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Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault, has died, her family says

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Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault, has died aged 41.

In a statement to Sky’s US partner network NBC News on Friday, her family said she took her own life in the Perth suburb of Neergabby, Australia, where she had been living for several years.

“It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia,” her family said.

“She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.

“Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors.

“In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight.”

FILE - Virginia Giuffre, center, holds a news conference outside a Manhattan court in New York, Aug. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
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Police said emergency services received reports of an unresponsive woman at a property in Neergabby on Friday night.

“Police and St John Western Australia attended and provided emergency first aid. Sadly, the 41-year-old woman was declared deceased at the scene,” a police spokeswoman said.

“The death is being investigated by Major Crime detectives; early indication is the death is not suspicious.”

Sexual assault claims

Prince Andrew attends the Royal Family's Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene's church. File pic: Reuters
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Prince Andrew has denied all claims of wrongdoing. File pic: Reuters

Ms Giuffre sued the Duke of York for sexual abuse in August 2021, saying Andrew had sex with her when she was 17 and had been trafficked by his friend, the billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The duke has repeatedly denied the claims, and he has not been charged with any criminal offences.

In March 2022, it was announced Ms Giuffre and Andrew had reached an out-of-court settlement – believed to include a “substantial donation to Ms Giuffre’s charity in support of victims’ rights”.

She stuck by her version of events until the end

Of the many dozens of victims of Jeffrey Epstein, it was Virginia Giuffre who became the most high-profile.

She was among the loudest and most compelling voices, urging criminal charges to be brought against Epstein, waving her right to anonymity in 2015.

She told how he and Ghislaine Maxwell groomed her and “passed around like a platter of fruit” to be used by rich and powerful men.

But her name and face became known around the world after she accused Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was 17 years old.

The picture of her together with the prince and Maxwell at the top of a staircase, his hand around her waist, is the defining image of the whole scandal.

Prince Andrew said he had no memory of the occasion. But Giuffre stuck by her version of events until the end.

‘An incredible champion’

Sigrid McCawley, Ms Giuffre’s attorney, said in a statement that she “was much more than a client to me; she was a dear friend and an incredible champion for other victims”.

“Her courage pushed me to fight harder, and her strength was awe-inspiring,” she said. “The world has lost an amazing human being today.”

“Rest in peace, my sweet angel,” she added.

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Dini von Mueffling, Ms Giuffre’s representative, also said that “Virginia was one of the most extraordinary human beings I have ever had the honour to know”.

“Deeply loving, wise, and funny, she was a beacon to other survivors and victims,” she added. “She adored her children and many animals.

“She was always more concerned with me than with herself. I will miss her beyond words.

“It was the privilege of a lifetime to represent her.”

Ms Giuffre said at the end of March she had four days to live after a car accident, posting on social media that “I’ve gone into kidney renal failure”. She was discharged from hospital eight days later.

Raised mainly in Florida, she said she was abused by a family friend early in life, which led to her living on the streets at times as a teenager.

She said that in 2000, she met Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who was convicted in 2021 on federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Undated handout photo issued by US Department of Justice of Ghislaine Maxwell with Jeffrey Epstein, which has been shown to the court during the sex trafficking trial of Maxwell in the Southern District of New York. The British socialite is accused of preying on vulnerable young girls and luring them to massage rooms to be molested by Epstein between 1994 and 2004. Issue date: Wednesday December 8, 2021.
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Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Pic: US Department of Justice

Ms Giuffre said Maxwell then introduced her to Epstein and hired her as his masseuse, and said she was sex trafficked and sexually abused by him and associates around the world.

‘A survivor’

After meeting her husband in 2002, while taking massage training in Thailand at what she said was Epstein’s behest, she moved to Australia and had a family.

She founded the sex trafficking victims’ advocacy charity SOAR in 2015, and is quoted on its website as saying: “I do this for victims everywhere.

“I am no longer the young and vulnerable girl who could be bullied. I am now a survivor, and nobody can ever take that away from me.”

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Donald Trump has met Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of the Pope’s funeral, Vatican sources have told Sky News.

The US and Ukrainian presidents had a “very productive discussion”, according to a White House Official, and have also agreed to hold further talks after the service.

They are among world leaders, including Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron, who are attending the funeral of Pope Francis.

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There was applause from some of those gathered in St Peter’s Square when the Ukrainian leader walked out.

The former British ambassador to Russia Sir Tony Brenton said the event presents diplomatic opportunities, including the “biggest possible meeting” between Mr Trump and Mr Zelenskyy.

U.S President Donald Trump attends the funeral Mass of Pope Francis, at the Vatican, April 26, 2025. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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Trump and Zelenskyy meet for first time since Oval Office row. Pic: Reuters

He told Sky News it could mark “an important step” in starting the peace process between Russia and Ukraine, and is their first face-to-face meeting after a very public row between the presidents at the White House in February.

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The bilateral meeting comes after Mr Trump’s peace negotiator Steve Witkoff held talks with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin.

They discussed “the possibility of resuming direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine”, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.

Russia and Ukraine have not held direct talks since the early weeks of the war, which began in February 2022.

Mr Trump has claimed a deal to end the war is “very close” and has urged Mr Zelenskyy to “get it done” in a post on his Truth Social platform.

He has previously warned both sides his administration would walk away from its efforts to achieve a peace if the two sides do not agree a deal soon.

Meanwhile, the Polish Armed Forces said a Russian military helicopter violated its airspace over the Baltic Sea on Friday evening, in a post on X.

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Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine are ‘very close to a deal’ – and says ‘two sides should now meet’

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Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine are 'very close to a deal' - and says 'two sides should now meet'

Donald Trump has said Russia and Ukraine are “very close to a deal” with “most of the major points agreed” – as he called for the two sides to meet.

Shortly after arriving in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral, the US president said high-level officials should now meet to “finish [the deal] off”.

“A good day in talks and meetings with Russia and Ukraine,” Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

“They are very close to a deal, and the two sides should now meet, at very high levels, to ‘finish it off’.

“Most of the major points are agreed to. Stop the bloodshed, NOW. We will be wherever is necessary to help facilitate the END to this cruel and senseless war!”

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Ukraine-Russia peace talks explained

Throughout the week, the US president has criticised both Ukraine and Russia for failing to agree to a peace deal.

On Wednesday, he accused Mr Zelenskyy of harming talks on Truth Social, saying “the man with ‘no cards to play’ should now, finally, GET IT DONE”.

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A day later, after nine people were killed in Kyiv after a Russian missile and drone strike, Mr Trump said: “Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Let’s get the Peace Deal DONE!”

The president and other officials have also threatened to withdraw from negotiations if no progress is made toward a deal.

It comes after Mr Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss a US-brokered peace plan for Ukraine.

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Putin-Witkoff meeting

The talks allowed Russia and the United States to “further bring their positions closer together” on “a number of international issues”, a Kremlin aide said.

Speaking earlier on the flight to Italy, Mr Trump said he hadn’t been fully briefed on Mr Witkoff and Mr Putin’s meeting – but added it was a “pretty good meeting”.

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Russia and Ukraine have not held direct talks since the early weeks of the war, which began in February 2022.

Ukraine has repeatedly said it would not accept a deal conceding land or handing over sovereignty to Russia.

However, Mr Trump said in an interview with TIME magazine that “Crimea will stay with Russia,” describing the region as a place where Moscow has “had their submarines” and “the people speak largely Russian”.

“Zelenskyy understands that, and everybody understands that it’s been with them for a long time,” he added. “It’s been with them long before Trump came along.”

When asked on Friday about Mr Trump’s comments, Mr Zelenskyy did not want to comment but repeated that recognising occupied Ukrainian territory as Russian is a red line.

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