Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman Already Winners in First Awards Season Nominations

Photo: Atsushi Nishijima/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (3)Awards season is almost here — and three leading ladies are already winners.The 28th annual IFP Gotham Awards announced its nominations Thursday morning with highly-anticipated movies likeThe FavouriteandIf Beale Street Could Talkgetting top honors.In a surprising move, the leading ladies ofTheFavouritedidn’t get a nod in the best actress category but instead are receiving their own award. Gotham announced that the jury voting for best actress decided to jointly giveEmma Stone,Rachel Weiszand Olivia Colman a Gotham Jury Award....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 642 words · Jason Sanchez

Emma Sweet, 2-Year-Old Girl Found Dead in Indiana River, Died by Homicidal Drowning: Coroner

Emma Sweet.Photo: Bartholomew County Sheriff The Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office has determined thatEmma Sweet— who went missing on Thanksgiving Day and was found deceased three days later — died from “complications of hypothermia and asphyxia due to drowning,” PEOPLE confirms. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Emma and her father, 39-year-old Jeremy Sweet, were reported missing on Thanksgiving Day, the day after they were last seen together....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Patrick Pruitt

Emma Thompson Admits She Wrote Prince William a 'Fan Letter' After Receiving Damehood From Him

Dame Emma Thompson isPrince William‘s biggest fan. “Prince Williamwas giving the awards and he was just so – I wrote him a fan letter afterwards because he was just so kind and good to everyone,” she shared while promoting her new filmLate NightonToday.“And they have to do these a lot and he engaged so sweetly and generously with every single person. I was incredibly impressed.” Though Thompson admitted to admiring William’s profound stance during the Dame ceremony, she said she was “so not” into obsessing over the royal family’s lives....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Taylor Smith MD

Emma Thompson Calls Plastic Surgery 'Form of Collective Psychosis': 'It's a Very Strange Thing to Do'

Photo: Roy Rochlin/GettyYou won’t catchEmma Thompsongoing under the knife for plastic surgery any time soon.The 62-year-old actress, who stars in the upcoming filmGood luck to You, Leo Grande, about a widow who hires a young male escort so she can finally explore the sexual intimacy that her marriage lacked,talked to The Wrapabout what it’s like to nowbe an actress in her sixties.When asked if she’s ever considered plastic surgery, Thompson vehemently said she’s against it....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1366 words · Lisa Campos

Emma Thompson Chews on George Clooney's 'Reserved' Seat Sign Next to Amal in Hilarious Venice Photo

Emma Thompson, Amal Clooney and George Clooney at the DVF Awards in Venice on Aug. 31, 2023.Photo:Shutterstock Shutterstock Emma Thompsonknows how to steal a photo! As captured in a photo, Thompson, 64, is seen playfully taking George’s seat reservation sign at the awards and biting on it, while George, 62, tries to take it back from her. Meanwhile, George’s wife,Amal, appears smiling at the back-and-forth between the two actors. The DVF Awards pay tribute to women “who have demonstrated the courage to fight, the strength to survive and the leadership to inspire,” per a press release....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Christopher Garcia

Emma Thompson Defends Wearing White Sneakers at Damehood: 'They Were Posh'

Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Emma Thompson stays true to her style no matter the occasion – even if she’sreceiving one of Britain’s highest honorsin Buckingham Palace. Now in a new interview, Thompson revealed that she had no idea that her outfit caused such a reaction — but doesn’t mind that it did. “They were posh trainers,” she said on the podcast,My Dad Wrote a Porno, revealing that the footwear was Stella McCartney’s $325 Stan Smith vegan style....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Jennifer Mahoney

Emma Thompson Explains Why She Quit a John Lasseter Project in Searing Letter: Taking a 'Stand'

Photo: Getty (2) Emma Thompsonis opening up about why she quit a project after the hiring of former Pixar headJohn Lasseter, who faces accusations ofsexual misconduct. The 59-year-old actress dropped out of Skydance Animation’s upcoming animated filmLuckafter the company hired Lasseter, her rep previously confirmed to PEOPLE. In an letter sent to Skydance management, and made available to theLos Angeles Timeson Tuesday, the Oscar winner wrote, “It feels very odd to me that you and your company would consider hiring someone with Mr....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Megan Johnson

Emma Thompson Forms a Touching Bond with a Sex Worker in 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande' : Trailer

Emma Thompsonis a woman on a mission — albeit with a lot of questions — inGood Luck to You, Leo Grande.Thompson, 63, appears oppositePeaky Blindersstar Daryl McCormack in the trailer for the Searchlight Pictures dramedy, which premiered at theSundance Film Festivalin January and is set to stream on Hulu June 17.According to an official synopsis, Thompson stars as Nancy, who “embarks on a post-marital sexual awakening” while sex worker Leo (McCormack) “draws on his skills and charm....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1096 words · Caleb Chambers

Emma Thompson Gets Into Character Filming 'Cruella' in London, Plus Justin Theroux, Jameela Jamil & More

01of 96Sneak PeekSplashNews.comEmma Thompson steps out in full character as Baroness while shooting scenes for Disney’s upcoming live-action filmCruellain London. 01of 96 Sneak Peek SplashNews.com Emma Thompson steps out in full character as Baroness while shooting scenes for Disney’s upcoming live-action filmCruellain London. 02of 96Blossoming BromanceDave Kotinsky/GettyJustin Theroux and Jonathan Van Ness hit the U.S. Open together on Tuesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City. 02of 96 Blossoming Bromance Dave Kotinsky/Getty...

March 16, 2025 · 22 min · 4614 words · James Greene

Emma Thompson Has 'Never' Been Offered Sex Scenes, Was Told She Didn't Have the 'Right Kind of Body'

Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Emma Thompsonhas experienced her share of body shaming. The two-time Academy Award winner, 63, recounted male executives telling her she didn’t have “the right kind of body” for sex scenes as she spoke toThe Timesabout her new movieGood Luck to You, Leo Grande. “I’ve never really been offered sex scenes,” she said. “As my mother said, I’ve basically played a series of ‘good’ women. I do ‘cerebral.’ And I have also never conformed to the shape or look of someone they might want to see naked....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Jennifer Cross

Emma Thompson Is a Comedian Who Gets Help from Mindy Kaling in Hilarious 'Late Night' Trailer

Amazon Studios “What exactly is wrong with my bits?” Thompson asks Kaling in the trailer. “You’re a little old and a little white,” Kaling carefully says, prompting Thompson to reply, “Well, what can I do about that?” The trailer is also filled with jokes outlining the patriarchal atmosphere Kaling is thrust into, like whenI, Tonyastandout Paul Walter Houser boils her down as a diversity hire. “I wish I was a woman of color so I can get any job I want,” Houser says, before the hilarious John Early (Search Party) sets him straight: “We talked about this, you can’t say that....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Richard Quinn

Emma Thompson Is a Scary Miss Trunchbull in First Teaser Trailer for Netflix's 'Matilda the Musical'

Emma Thompsonis one intimidating headmistress. The actress, 63, is unrecognizable as she takes over the role of Miss Trunchbull in the upcomingNetflixadaptation ofRoald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical. “Matilda Wormwood, criminals like you need a real lesson,” Thompson tells Weir at the end of the teaser trailer, which debuted Wednesday. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Alexander Blackburn

Emma Thompson Jokes That Her 'Cruella' Underwear Felt Like a 'Torture Item,' Prefers to Go Commando

Emma Thompsonhad one fashion-related issue with playing Baroness von Hellman inCruella. In anew interviewwithLorraine, the 62-year-old British actress lamented over having to wear underwear with her costume for the upcoming Disney film, saying that it felt “like a torture item.” “It’s not my scene,” she added. “I don’t like comfortable underwear. I find comfortable underwear uncomfortable.” Emma Thompson in Cruella.Disney Describing her on-set undergarments as “industrial,” the Oscar winner went on to jokingly compare herself getting into the underwear to squeezing a tub of toothpaste....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Kimberly Rivera